The Blind Beggar, Whitechapel - pub details
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Address: 337 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BU [map] [gmap]
Tel: 08721 077 077 (ref 648)
Whitechapel (0.2 miles), Stepney Green (0.5 miles), Bethnal Green (0.5 miles)
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Bethnal Green (0.3 miles), Cambridge Heath (0.9 miles), Limehouse (1 mile)
Pub facilities/features:
- Sky TV
- Pool table (1)
- Outside seating
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> Current user rating: 5.6/10 (rated by 67 users)
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other pubs nearby:
LHT Urban Bar, Whitechapel (0.0 miles), Grave Maurice, Whitechapel (0.1 miles), White Hart, Stepney (0.1 miles), Forty Fives / Three Cranes, Spitalfields (0.2 miles), Black Bull, Whitechapel (0.2 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Blind Beggar, Whitechapel
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| The Blind Beggar is my local, so I'm bound to be a bit biased (the only other place so close to where I live is the White Hart, and some of the regulars there are, how shall I put it, vaguely terrifying). Nevertheless, it's a decent, fairly spacious pub with friendly staff and a nice big smoking area, even if it is a little lacking in atmosphere. The music of choice appears to be "Kashmir" by Led Zeppelin, every single time I go in there. Drinks are about what you'd expect, £3.20 for a pint of Fosters, £3.20 or £3.40 for a single vodka & Coke if I remember correctly. However, a pint of Peroni costs £4.20, and considering that I bought the same drink for 20p less in the Red Lion (Whitehall), I wouldn't call that particularly good value, given the location of the pub and whatnot (I do love you though, Whitechapel). As someone else mentioned, the fact that there's only one ladies' toilet is a bit of a pain as well. All in all, if you live in the area then it is pretty much definitely your best option pub-wise, but I wouldn't put that down to the quality of the pub so much as the complete lack of anything else until you get up to the New Globe on Mile End Road. I wouldn't say it's worth going out of your way for, but it's a perfectly nice pub. sianisit - 26 Oct 2009 14:14 |
| Called the Blind Beggar after a 13th century cockney riches-to-rags legend the pub is laced with history - but you wouldn't have thought it visiting. Recently refurbed it's not modern but new. Average. That said, it's now run by an ex-military Brit; the bar staff are pleasant - sort of place they do shots behind the bar on a Friday night. Worth a visit to see Nadine: hopefully she'll dump her boyfriend soon. Big concrete smoking garden to one side. Abbot and Pride on the pumps. Walkers crisps too. glennquagmire - 11 Jul 2009 10:33 |
| i dont know if its true or not but my uncle Steve (who was in here the night the Crays topped George Foreman) told me that this was Jack the Rippers local!. He also sayed that Douglas Bader (who he?) was a regular and that Arneka Rice (who, Steve?) met her husband here!! wavydavygravy - 8 Jun 2009 18:10 |
| Even as I live in town (Central London), I always still find this pub nice and homey. I came to discover it in a cold Winter evening and was extremely pleased that they have three fire places. The staff were lovely, they can cheer yopu up any time of day and the pub landlord takes time to chat new-commers and regulars alike. It's a fun place. History is also rich but dont expect portraits of Kray's hanging about as it was criticized before for glorifying crime. Still, they have tidbits of the pub's history framed all over the place. Nice pool table indoor and outdoor. PubCrazedBuffoon - 22 May 2009 17:33 |
| Been coming here now for over a year, I love the huge outside area with music. Had a refit recently, wooden floors and comfy sofas replaced with less than comfortable wooden chairs. I this pub doesn't get swamped with so called 'trendies' like so many pubs in the East End. I like my pubs with character, which in my opinion disappears when the Nathan Barley lot move in. Ignition - 22 May 2009 15:22 |
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