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In recent months this pub has transformed itself, it now has a great Japanese menu, pool table comfy sofas and a good range of bottled ales. One to watch!!
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Dropped into this pub recently, what a complete and utter disappointment. Immediately entering the place you were hit by the very strong smell of backed up toilets. Dirty glasses, dogs asleep on the tables and a collection of oddball customers that would not look out of place amongst the cast of Shameless. Could not wait to leave. Such a shame from what the place used to be.
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Quite nice interior and friendly staff but no real ales on, pretty much a Guinness or lager kind of place. Food was overpriced for what you get.
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Was aware of this pub for ages, cycling past it twice a day along the Hertfor Union Canal. For some reason I thought it would be pretty horrrible, but went in there the other day and was pleasantly surprised. Nice location by the canal and by Victoria Park, friendly staff and a BBQ outside when I was there on a Saturday.
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A quality boozer on the edge of Victoria Park, although perhaps not one for people who like rotating guest taps of real ale, or those who are afraid of others who use the F word every other time. I frequent some of the other pubs on there that are regularly (by which I mean more than a dozen times a year) voted in the top 10 on here, and this ranks amongst them. A hidden gem - a rough diamond.
Genuinely an old-style, bona fide east end pub without the nastiness others may have come to expect from this neck of the woods. I was in there today and the landlord (Sean) won one a punt on the feature race at Glorious Goodwood and bought the pub a pint. For a pub of this class, I doubt many can say they have this essence of atmosphere. 10/10
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Spent a good day there recently. The landlord was welcoming given that i had my 2 dogs with me. Nice place to sit and relax next to the canal, and have to agree with the previous comments re traditional eastend pub.
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used to frequent this place in the late 80s..really liked it.. do they still have the flowers in toilets bowls in the beer garden ?
anonymous - 13 Jul 2006 00:25 |
I used to work practically next door to this pub and loved the name. Nice in summer to sit in the garden by the canal. Very, very East End, almost felt I should be sitting having a good ol' sing-along 'round the old Joanna I did. And that's not knocking the place - nowt wrong with tradition! Worth a visit for the authenticity
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This is a terrible boozer for the uninitiated, but look past the gruff landlord and you'll appreciate the tired signage on the walls, the old old old urinals in the loos, the 16 foot ceilings and the beer garden right on the Hertford Union canal. You might even spot Jo Guest at the bar too....
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