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Building is still there and occupied but the pub is boarded up and closed.
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Has the pub disappeared then? I used to play there in the Jerry Murphy I rish showband around 1977. Cracking times!
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Currently boarded up
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First time back in here last saturday night after being away from it for a couple of months and fancied a bottle of cider. Well...."No Magners" was the answer I got ??? Surely pubs should be fully stocked for Saturdays shouldnt they ?
ps. There was a lovely aroma coming through from the smoking area and it wasnt cigarettes if you know what i mean
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This place is a little rough around the edges but it is an east london boozer after all! the place has been pickng up the pace a bit recently due to the live bands that are now playing every weekend - everything from acoustic solo sets to from rock covers to new indie bands. What I like about it here is that they have a smoking area/beer garden and what's very rare these days - pool tables!!! Contrary to some claims they do have have beer haha and it's at a pretty good price too..
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Theres a rumout that they might actually be getting some beer delivered to this place this year, but hey its only a rumour so dont hold me to it.
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Have you been down to the Earl of Essex lately,the pub is buzzing and the beer is great.
All the old crowd are coming back.
well done
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Went in hear last Sunday and they had run out of Larger !
anonymous - 19 Jul 2007 08:11 |
I always find myself drawn back to this pub and I'm not entirely sure why. If you like Irish music and horse racing this is the pub for you. They have replaced the regular Friday night discos with Irish Bands which play on Fridays and Saturdays. These evenings are good and but not well attended. During the day the horse racing and Irish news channels can be seen on large screens. If you want to stay out late wait around in this pub as there may be a slim chance of a lock-in.
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You've heard the one about a Fly in my soup but what about there's a fly or two in my Fosters !
This place should be shut down ! Don't they have cleaners in this gaff !
anonymous - 20 Jun 2007 08:49 |
Popped in Sunday for a couple of quick pint's and a strange sight greeted me as I waited at the Bar.
A young Chap with white shoes performing some version of the River Dance shot pass me holding his rear ?
Somewhat puzzled by this I proceeded to ask the staff and the responce I got somewhat stunned me, " That will be the Fosters" upon hearing this I cancelled my drink and made a swift exit because you guessed it, I had ordered Fosters !
anonymous - 29 Mar 2007 10:06 |
The "arl of Esse" as the sign proudly boasts on the outside is a curious thing. Seems to go through landlords like they're going out of fashion which inevitably causes fluctuations in the quality of the beer. Still, the majority of the regulars seem to have been drinking in there non-stop for the last 10 years so it can't be doing them much harm. Apart from the red faces, hairy cheeks and visible heart palpitations, obviously...
A big pub that's rarely busy, says it all really. Pool tables and a jukebox the only real incentives to go in.
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If you fancy a quality joint of M&S beef get your a*se down here on a Sunday it's half the price it is in Marks.
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Such a lovely place years ago, but then again most pubs were.
It's had an endless string of "Guv's" not fit to wipe my axx. Run a pub these jokers couldn't run a BATH !! But there is hope cos there's this bloke who's been around for years, walks up & down the Romford Rd with carrier bags, toes gone out of his shoes and often sleeps on the bench outside the Library(you know the sort of bloke)well he could do a better job of running than these clown's !
And wait till you see the latest arrival who seems to have an effliction against England, all things English and if you speak English well you've got no chance cos you might be classed as a man made substance derived from Polymer Beads(PLASTIC) of someone who's been out in the sun too long and their skin tone has changed slightly(TAN).
On to the Beer, what can I say........"Pint of Gut Rot please" and" Can I have that extra flat, no head".
Those of you lucky enough never to have had stomach cramps get some of the Foster's Super Chilled(Ha,Ha) down you then you'll now all about it
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My main gripe is the state of the fosters in this pub, it will cut through your guts like broken glass, not much to ask to clean the lines once in a while I'd stick to the bottles or large brandies!
On a positive note if you like a gamble then this is your Mecca in E12, on any given Sat afternoon you'll see some serious hard gambling action going on. H Toby across the road is either in tears of joy or despair, depending on the luck of the regulars.
Overall the criac can be mighty in the Essex if a good crowd of you I've been drinking here since I was 14 (sorry 18 :-) and most of my good hard drinking buddies do as well!
ps: you get 5p off the price of a pint lager if your a regular (not much good though if you've just done your bo**ocks at the bookies.
anonymous - 22 Jan 2007 20:37 |
Dont know where they get the beer from but its not fit for human consumption. If you do order a pint it should come with the phone number of the local samaritans cos this is one depreesing place !
anonymous - 17 Jan 2007 09:08 |
