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E1_WAPPING, SHOREDITCH, SPITALFIELDS and WHITECHAPEL

Mason and Taylor, 51-55 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA

Owner- Free House

Beers- Dark Star Hophead, Special Porter plus on draught Bitburger, Stennburger, Brooklyn Lager, De Koninck and Left Hand Milk Stout from the USA. 40 Bottled beers from UK and Overseas

Telephone -020-7749-9670

Web site- http://www.masonandtaylor.co.uk/

An interesting pub/restaurant in now trendy Shoreditch, with a good beer list. The décor is trendy as well, with a large window all along one side of the building, which looks out on to the street, as well as low lighting and bare floorboards. A well thoughtout beer menu makes this place stand out; it includes two real ales from Dark Star and specialist draughts from Germany, Belgium and the USA. The bottled beer menu of 40 has some good micro beers from the UK ( Kernel, Camden and Otley) , the Czech Republic, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and the USA. There are only 2 unisex toilets. The basement area is only used on a Friday and Saturdays. Dark Star Hophead was £3.20 a pint. Opens 1700 hours Monday to Friday. Food seems to be the mainstay, but it was alright for me to drink on a Sunday afternoon; not sure at some other times.

John 8/10 visit Jan 2011

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Pride Of Spitalfields, 3 Heneage Street, London E1 5LJ

Owner- Free House

Beers- Fullers London Pride, ESB, Couch Vale Brewers Gold, Sharp’s Doombar

Telephone-020-7247-8933

Homely cosy old fashioned boozer with a friendly atmosphere. Red upholstery all around, nice brick fireplace, pictures of old East London, guest handpump clips above the bar, beer bottles on a shelf and no fruit machine all add to the relaxing charm. Near to Brick Lane so you don't have too far to go for a curry, if you want one. A good underrated pub.

John 9/10 visit Sept 2009

A lovely locals' pub with a central seating area. It’s a squeeze inside but serves great beer and the food looked home-made and appetising. Walls were full of old photographs of London.

Stuart 9/10 visit Oct 2001

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Old Dispensary, 19A Leman Street, London E1 8EN

Owner- Free House

Beers- Adnams Bitter, Nethergate Umbel Ale, Weltons Horseham Bittter

Telephone- 020-7702-1406

Web site- http://www.thedispensarylondon.co.uk/

A new outlet in an old building. Presumably an old chemists shop. Full of city drinkers but welcoming inside. To the left is a large bar with plenty of standing room, to the right two smaller areas.

Stuart 8/10 visit Oct 2001

Lots of different drinking areas in this pub including a upstairs area, up the green spiral staircase at the end of the bar. Borders on the City of London, which means the pub is closed at the weekend. White seems to be the colour here-it's everywhere! Nice high ceiling fans and old print on the walls. Best pint of Adnams I have had outside Southwold, which was £2.90 a pint

John 8/10 visit Sept 2009

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Prospect of Whitby, 57 Wapping Wall, London E1W 3SH

Owner- Free House

Beers- Black Sheep Bitter, Fullers London Pride, Greene King Abbott, Titantic Showboat, Sharp’s Doombar, Young’s Bitter

Telephone 020-7481-1095

Web site http://www.squaremeal.co.uk/restaurants/london/view/84322/Prospect_of_Whitby

Upmarket riverside pub, whilst some of the pub is taken up by food there is still plenty of room to drink. Dimly lit with wooden beams, flagstone floor, pictures of old ships on the walls and a old world feel to the place. Claims to be the oldest riverside inn in London. History of the pub on the menu. Drinking on a Sunday at 1630 in the winter means I can get a seated view of the Thames-unlike the summer. There were 6 real ales on, double the number from my last visit 5 years ago. Sharp’s Doombar was £3.10 a pint.

John 8.5/10 visit Jan 2011

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Town of Ramsgate, 62 Wapping High Street, London E1W 2PN

Owner- Free House

Beers- Black sheep Bitter Fullers London Pride, Sharp’s Doombar, Young's Special Bitter

Telephone- 020-7481-8000

Web site - http://www.pubs.com/pub_details.cfm?ID=245

The pub gets its name from the Ramsgate fisherman who landed their catch at Wapping wall. There's a Ramsgate Harbour mirror on the left hand side as you walk in the pub. The pub backs on to the river, and the views out to the Thames on the terrace are nice. Long narrow wood panelled pub with a down to earth feel about it and odd bric-a-brac like old cash till by the gents’ toilet. While a lot of Wapping is going yuppie it's nice to see this pub is not (yet). Sharp’s Doombar was £3.15 a pint.

John 9/10 visit Jan 2011

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E2 BETHNAL GREEN

Approach Tavern, 47 Approach Road, London E2 9LY

Owner- Free House

Beers- Adnams Bitter,Fullers Chiswick Bitter, London Pride, ESB, Jack Frost. Affligen, Litovel, Zurb, and Hoegarden on draught. Budvar in bottles

Telephone-020-7980-2321

Atmospheric back-street local, with bare floorboards, white walls and a cosy drinking area around the back, as well as a big outside drinking area at the front. Seems to be going for the yuppie market, why else is there, a lot of wine in the fridge and a art gallery upstairs! That said it still has the feel of a good East End boozer. Good CD jukebox. Now expensive a pint of Adnams is £2.70.

John 8.5/10 visit Feb 2005

Laid-back Saturday afternoon place. Old world war prints on the wall with an Art gallery upstairs. After a beer we decided to have a look. A bit modern and pretentious for us but Sue liked it. Large interior with two side seating areas.

Stuart 8/10 April 2002

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Carpenters Arms, 73 Cheshire Street, London E2 6EG

Beers- Adnams Tally Ho, Truman’s Runner, Timothy Taylor Landlord

Owner- Free House

Telephone- 020-7739-6342

Web site- http://www.carpentersarmsfreehouse.com/

A small narrow pub which was busy when I entered; I was lucky to get a seat. There is a back room which leads on to a beer garden with people eating food in their coats. A good atmosphere with low lighting, a fire, chandeliers and photos of the old East End on the wall-the pub has a Krays’ history; the twins bought the pub for their mum. Three ales are on draught plus a list of Belgian bottled beers on the blackboard behind the bar. Truman’s Runner is brewed at the moment by the Nethergate brewery, the people who own the name hope to brew in the East End in the future.The old Truman brewery was in nearby Brick Lane. The beer was £3.20 a pint and was in good form. The pub only opens Thursday to Sundays.

John 8.5/10 visit Jan 2011

Worth a try

Alibion 94 Goldsmith Row, London E2 8QY. Small pub with a WBA theme in the heart of the east end. Micro beers on handpull and genuine lagers make for interesting drinking. It is close to the Dove in E8.

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E3 BOW

Bow Bells, 116 Bow Road, London E3 3AA

Owner- Free House

Beers-Fullers London Pride, Brains Bitter. Lowenbrau on draught.

Telephone-020-8981-7317

A good traditional boozer on the Bow Road. Orange exterior stands out from the road, inside is small with a nice intimate feel. White rosy wallpaper, Bobby Moore picture and old prize list with Double Diamond at 7p a pint. Good oldies CD jukebox. Pool table takes a bit of room up for a small pub. Brains bitter at a very reasonable £1.80 a pint.

John 8.5/10 visit Oct 2005

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Coburn Arms, 8 Coburn Road, London E3 2DA

Owner- Young's

Beers- Young's Bitter, Special, Burton Strong Ale

Telephone-020-8980-3793

A nice back-street local with nice décor and atmosphere, just off the busy Bow Road. The walls are cream and yellow, with a red ceiling and green seats. The pub has two darts areas, and a large sports screen with the sound low. Cosy pub with lots of different areas you can drink in. First time I have tried Burton strong Ale, good beer.

John 8.5/10 visit Oct 2005

Loads of seating with a food area at the rear. Real flowers as well on the table.

Stuart 8/10 visit April 2002

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Worth a try

Palm Tree, Haverfield Road, London E3 5BH. Old fashioned booze now left in the middle of a park. Not many interesting beers but a good atmosphere, especially in the summer when people drink outside.

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E5 CLAPTON

Anchor and Hope, 15 High Hill Ferry, London E5 9HG

Owner- Fullers

Beers- Fullers London Pride, ESB

Telephone-020-8806-1730

Small traditional basic pub with the same landlord for over 50 years on the banks of the River Lea. A serious drinkers' pub serving some excellent beer in a intimate locals' atmosphere. This pub is not easy to get to and the surrounding estates are not exactly inviting, but it's worth the effort. Sadly landlord Leslie Heath died in 2003, but on my last visit the pub is still has the same décor and the beer still remains good.

John 8.5/10 visit Jan 2005

Super position by the river Lea - although the council estate which surrounds it is not exactly a work of art. The pub can be seen on the Stanstead to Liverpool Street line. The interior of the pub had a Carol Smiley makeover in 1962 and is pretty well unchanged. The old gas fire looked dangerous. The locals looked as old as the Landlord , very friendly and good beer.

Stuart 8.5/10 visit April 2002

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E6 EAST HAM
Millers Wells, 419-423 Barking Road, London E6 2JX

Owner- Wetherspoons

Beers-Courage Directors, Greene King Abbot, Marstons Burton Bitter, Pedigree Guest beers Herold Dark Czech lager, Robinsons Lighthouse, Wells IPA, Woodforde Nelsons Revenge. International bottled beers.

Telephone-020-8471-8404

Smallish Wetherspoons pub done out in standard décor, with photos of local history and people on the wall. Also with a beer patio around the back. A good choice of guest beers at a reasonable £1-59. Best beer pub as well as beer choice, in the area by a long way.

John 8/10 visit Oct 2005

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E8- HACKNEY

Dove Free house and Kitchen, 24-28 Broadway Market, London E8 4QJ

Owner- Free House

Beers- Draught Bass, Timothy Taylor Landlord, plus over 100 Belgian bottled beers on the beer menu about £3.00 to £3.50 and Belgian draught beers.

Telephone-020-7275-7617

Web site - http://www.dovepubs.com/

A genuine Belgian bar in London E8? Well this must be the nearest to it. A Belgian beer menu which would put a lot of Belgian bars to shame. The front bar is mainly wooden seats and tables but the back is very atmospheric, with dimly lit lighting, candles on the tables, and tablecloths. To the side is a Thai restaurant. A little student/yuppie, but a great atmosphere when we visited. One of the Belgian bottled beers is called Slag!

John 9/10 visit Aug 2007

This is a magic pub. Uncooth -with loads of Belgian beers. Front seating area with a dark and smoky section to the rear. Found a wet seat but suffered with a bottle of Orval. 100 beers on the menu. Candles illuminate the place.

Stuart 9.5/10 visit Aug 2001

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Pembury, 80 Ashurst Road, London E8 1JH

Owner-Militon

Beers- 5 Milton beers plus 3 guest beers. Budvar on draught, plus German and Belgium bottled beers.

Telephone 020-8 986-8597

Web site- http://www.individualpubs.co.uk/pembury/

Having done well with the Oakdale in N4. This is the Milton brewery’s second pub which reopened in 2006 Not as homely as the Oakdale, lots of floorboards wooden tables and chairs, with the white wall and paintings it reminds a little of a upmarket German pub. Pool table seems out of place here. Excellent choice of beer, for us beer lovers. No mainstream beers here at the moment. Pub was non-smoking before the July 2007 smoking ban.

John visit 9/10 Aug 2007

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Prince George, 40 Parkholme Road, London E8 3AG

Owner- Free House

Beers-Adnams Bitter, Flowers IPA, Fullers London Pride, Greene King Abbot Ale, plus Litovel Czech lager and bottled German Wheat Beer Erdinger

Telephone-020-7254-6060

Lively pub with a good atmosphere on a Saturday afternoon. Seating area at the front of the pub. Good beer choice seems to attract a lot of punters. White walls, bare floorboards and different drinking areas makes for good drink. Old posters of Brighton in the back bar. Nice fire for the winter. Opens 1700 hours weekdays and 1400hours weekends.

John 8.5/10 visit Aug 2007

Outside seating area. Globe light Front and rear seating area. Good local.

Stuart 8/10 visit Aug 2001

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Pub on the Park, 19 Martello Street, London E8 3PE

Owner- Free house

Beers-Fullers London Pride, Greene King IPA, Moreland Tanner Jack plus Leffe Blonde, Hoegarden and Staropramen on draught.

Telephone-020-7275-9586

Aptly named pub on the edge of London Fields. The pub has lots of outside drinking areas, which were not used today as it is was raining. Inside is bare floorboards, and a impressive Trumans brewery mirror as well as a old railway sign for London Fields above the bar. Sadly only Leffe Blonde is the only Belgian beer left on draught, on my visit here there was five. Nice pub and friendly bar service.

John 8.5/10 visit 2007

Very special place. Outdoors seating area. Good selection of Belgian beers as well as real ale and malts. Corner pub by the park. Relaxing!

Stuart 8.5/10 visit Aug 2001

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E10- LEYTON

William IV, 816 High Road, London E10 6AE

Owner- Free House

Beers- Fullers London Pride, ESB, Summer Ale. Leffe Blonde on draught

Telephone-020-8556-2460

Impressive pub with wonderful interior and exterior. The outside seems have a record number of flower baskets. Inside it's hard to know where to start, nice original wood fittings on the bar, big brewery mirrors, nice prints on the wall, brass pots from the ceiling and big plants on the window sills. Pub is mainly done out in red and you have the choice of a quiet bar at the back or more noise in the front bar. Not doing any home brew beers, at the time of visit. Thai menu, with most meals around £5.

John 8.5/10 visit July 2004

Now back to being a home brew pub again in 2009 selling Brodie’s beers.

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Worth a try

Drum, 557 Lea Bridge Road, London E10 7EQ. Busy high street Wetherspoons pub. With pictures of Alfred Hitchcock, who was born in Leyton, in the conservatory. A good choice of quest ales at £1-59.

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E11 LEYTONSTONE and WANSTEAD

George,159 High Street, Wanstead, London E11 2RL

Owner- Wetherspoons

Beers-Courage Best Bitter, Shepherd and Neame Spitfire, Guest Beers from 7 different micro breweries plus Kozel in bottles

Telephone-020-8989-2921

Unlike most Wetherspoons pubs which are shop conversions, this is an original pub with a wonderful frontage, with its etched-glass window showing it off in all its glory. Inside is nice and airly with a lot of light coming in, a big chair and a upstairs galleried area (which is non-smoking). Good pub with good choice of beer from smaller breweries. Next to Wanstead tube station. Very different from most Wetherspoons pubs.

John 9/10 visit Sept 2004

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North Star, 24 Browning Road, Leytonstone, London E11 3AR

Owner- Free House

Beers-Adnams Bitter, Fullers London Pride, Charles Wells Bombardier

Telephone-020-8532-2421

A nice cosy pub in a conservation area just off the busy Leytonstone High Road, which gives this pub a 'village feel' to it. Interesting railway memorabilia on the wall, as well as a Bass brewery mirror and a ceiling fan for hot summer’s days. Walls look a little old, but it gives the pub a lived-in feel. Beer garden at the rear and small public bar at the front! Leytonstone station is the nearest tube stop.

John 8.5/10 visit Sept 2004

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E13 PLAISTOW

Black Lion, 59-61 High Street, Plaistow, London E13 0AD

Owner- Free House

Beers- Courage Best Bitter, Directors, guest beers Timothy Taylor Landlord

Telephone-020-8472-2351

16th Century coaching inn rebuilt in 1875 with a courtyard, archway and a beer garden around the back. Giving the pub a more rural feel than urban feel. Small quiet lounge on one side, more lively public with low ceiling, black beams, bare brick wall and sport on TV on the other side. Nice place.

John 8/10 visit Oct 2005

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E14 -LIMEHOUSE - CANARY WHARF

Cat and Canary, 1-24 Fisherman's Wharf, Cabot Square, London E14 4DH

Owner- Fullers

Beers- Fullers London Pride, ESB plus seasonal beer. Hoegraaden on draught Duvel, Leffe Blonde and Budvar in bottles.

Telephone- 020-7512-9187

New pub in the brave new world of Canary wharf! with windows looking out on the dock outside. Red carpets, green walls and white ceiling in a modern style. Busy with Canary Wharf workers at lunch time, but service is good. Check for weekend hours as Canary Wharf is a little like the City of London, death at the weekends! Nice pub sign. Lots of TV screens about the pub for sporting events. Dartboard by the loos!

John 8/10 visit April 2005

A modern pub, yet modelled in a traditional style with attractive dark wood furniture, wood railing dividers carved in intricate designs and many sectioned off areas. Very pretty gilt-edged paintings with Tudor influence. Indeed, a very 'Tudor' style to this pub. Alas fake plants! Very attractive metallic-look chandelier lights and pretty green drapes. Red patterned wallpaper. Very 'rich' decorative style.

Sue 8.5/10 visit March 1993

East India Quay - A recent addition to the Fullers Chain. More up market than the Tollebury and more expensive. Lively atmosphere with wooden floors and a nice quay frontage. You feel they could have made more of the place. 3 beers on tap.

Stuart 7.5/10 visit May 2002

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Grapes, 76 Narrow Street, London E14 8BP

Owner- Free House

Beers- Adnams Bitter, Draught Bass, Marstons Pedigree

Telephone-020-7987-4396

A lot has changed housing-wise since I last visited this area, so much so I was wondering if the pub might still be there. Pub as good as I remember it, small pub but a nice intimate atmosphere with lots of wood and small terraced area to drink in-by the river. Upstairs is a famous seafood restaurant and the bar menu also has a good choice of seafood as well. Watch out for joggers on the Thames Path after a few beers! On one visit on a hot day the heating was on! Only in this country! Good painting on the wall of the local’s in 1949.

John 9/10 visit April 2005

On our last visit in the mid 80's docklands was a glint in the engineer’s eyes. Lovely riverside pub set amongst yuppie flats. This was just an ordinary road in those days but now set in a housing estate. However, this little pub gets better as you walk inside. Long narrow bar. At the rear is an even narrower staircase to the famous fish restaurant. At the back of the bar are doors onto a tiny balcony and when we were there, the river was just 6 inches below the floor on our previous visit in march 2001! Real fire with a brick hearth - bricks have manufacturers' marks on them!

Stuart 9.5/10 visit May 2002

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Ledger Building, 4 Hertsmere Road, West India Quay, London E14 4AL

Owner- Wetherspoons

Beers- De Koninck Belgian Ale, Fullers London Pride, Greene King Abbot Ale, Marstons Burton Bitter, Pedigree, Shepherd Neane. Guest beers Brewesters Moll Cutpurse, Deuchers IPA, Exmoor Gold, Ridley IPA, Wells Bombardier. Warsteiner, Budvar and Kozel in bottles, plus a range of international bottled beers.

Telephone-020-7536-7770

New pub with two different drinking areas, one with flagstone floor, bar stools and tables. The other is a non-smoking areas with comfy seats with one family room, which I find a little strange as the pub is full of office workers! Purple lighting above the bar and a big choice of champagne, but no longer has a bottle for one at £5-99! The toilets have won awards. Good pub for Docklands!

John 9/10 visit April 2005

Very modern and posh. We visited during the jubilee beer festival - great range of beers on tap. You must visit the toilets - nouveau riche! The drinking area has stone floors in this old Harbour Master's building. We sat in the purple children's room - very appropriate.

Stuart 8/10 visit May 2002

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E15 STRATFORD

King Edward V11, 47 Broadway, London E15 4BQ

Owner- Free House

Beers-, Fullers London Pride, Shepherd Neame Spitfire, Charles Well Bombardier, plus Staropraman Czech lager

Telephone-020-8221-9841

Web site- http://www.kingeddie.co.uk/

Good traditional pub in the town centre with a almost country pub-type feel to it. The frontage is impressive. Bare floorboards, wood-panelled walls plus old photos give it a nice cosy atmosphere. Back part of the pub has a sports screen ( opens 18-00 hours ); if you like peace and quiet then the front bar is for you.

John 8/10 visit Sept 2004

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Worth a try

Golden Grove, 146-148 The Grove, Stratford, London E15 1NS.Wetherspoons pub which is very busy at 11-45 AM. Good choice of guest beers.

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E17 WALTHAMSTOW

Flowerpot,128 Wood Street, London E17 3HX

Owner- Free House

Beers-Draught Bass, Young’s Special. Leffe Blonde on draught

Telephone-020-8223-9941

Nice homely pub, nicely done out in a green colour with 2 large Bass brewery mirrors and a Wenlock brewery mirror. as well as wooden beer barrels. Used to do just Bass (not on at the visit) but now does another beers. Two different live football games on the TVs on one visit, this time its horse racing. Fresh rolls and pies daily, and schnapps at £1-80 a shot. Brews are on the blackboard.

John 8.5/10 visit Dec 2005

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Nag's Head, 9 Orford Road, London E17 9LP

Owner- Free House

Beers-Adnams Broadside, Deuchars IPA,Fuller's London Pride, Might Oak Oscar Wilde, Skinners Cornish Knocker plus Mort Subite on draught and Belgian fruit beers in bottles

Telephone-020-8520-9709

Modern style pub in Walthamstow village, with no TV and quiet laid-back feel . White walls, comfy seats, cloths on the tables, background jazz music, and low lighting make for a pleasant atmosphere. Non-smoking at the back, next to the beer garden. Photos of old movies stars on the walls. Friendly bar service added to a enjoyable visit. Opens 1600 hours weekdays, 1400 hours Saturday

John 8.5/10 visit Dec 2005

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Village, 31 Orford Road, London E17 9NL

Owner- Free House

Beers-Adnams Broadside, Courage Directors, Greene King IPA, Shepherd Neame Spitfire.

Telephone-020-8521-9982

I am not sure how old this pub is? It does look a bit like a shop conversion, but it does live up to its name, with a village type atmosphere. Green walls with old photos and prints. Pub was crowded at the time of visit, with a lively feel to it. Only a small TV for the horse racing.

John 8/10 visit Dec 2005

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HORNCHURCH
Chequers, North Street, Hornchurch, Essex. RM11 1ST

Owner- Free House

Beers- Draught Bass, Youngs Bitter

Telephone-01708-442094

Nice decorated pub on a traffic island, with red ceiling, blue carpet, comfy seats, mirrors and a nice wooden bar front. Separate corners for the sport screens and dart boards. Reasonable prices for the well-kept beer ( Bass at £2.01 a pint ); shame about the average range.

John 8/10 visit Oct 2005

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WOODFORD GREEN

Travellers Friend, 496-498 High Road, Woodford Green, Essex. IG8 0PN

Owner- Free House

Beers- Fullers Honey Drew, Greene King IPA, Ridley IPA, Rumpus

Telephone- 020-8504-2435

Nice cosy pub, just off the Green which creates a nice village atmosphere. No TV, music or fruit machines. Nice wood panelled walls which house some interesting memorabilia including beer trays, ashtrays and spirit jugs.

John 8.5/10 visit Sept 2004

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Worth a try

Cricketers, 299-301 High Road, Woodford Green, Essex. IG8 9HQ Two bar Mcmullens pub, with Winston Churchill memorabilia. Good beer

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