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People's Park Tavern, E9
E9
E9 7BT
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People's Park Tavern
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Reviews of People's Park Tavern (Average Rating: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Steve of N21 left this review about People's Park Tavern
Haven’t been here for many a moon, but looked it up again whilst in the area.
A sizeable pub, both inside and out.
A large wooden floored single room with the main bar populated by a collection of shabby furniture styles and assorted decorative pieces of varying artistic merit including an old pub sign hanging from the ceiling which may or may not be original from its Queens Hotel days. Then there is a slightly smarter additional room off to the left that used to be the location of the in house Laines brewery, sadly long gone , as is any sign of ale hand pumps and it’s keg taps only nowadays. These included Laines continuing in keg form and there was a pale ale, an IPA and a session IPA amongst other offerings and the couple of halves I tried were perfectly fine in line with modern keg offerings but nothing inspiring for my pallet.
But the ksp of this place continues to be the impressive outside space and it’s position on Victoria park. Initially there is a large covered area with stone paving that has bench tables in the middle and seating booths on the left side and then it’s own bar on the right. Then beyond this is a further large uncovered area laid to artificial turf with tons of bench seats and again private booths around the edges. And then a gate in the metal boundary fence leads out to Victoria Park itself.
To be fair no pub was a pleasurable experience during the dark order through an app table service only nonsense we had to endure during the pandemic and this is a much better pub than the previous reviewers experience. Best enjoyed on a balmy summers afternoon or evening when you can utilise the outside space.
On 28th June 2022
- rating: 6
[User has posted 2111 recommendations about 1992 pubs]
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Tris C left this review about People's Park Tavern
Dating from 1865, this pub has gone by a variety of names since the original, Queen's Hotel: Falcon and Firkin, Victoria Park and now People's Park Tavern on account of it abutting Victoria Park, or people's park.
A first in here a couple of nights ago, which involved registering my details on the pub's website - no compulsory NHS Track and Trace - before receiving a confirmatory email a few minutes prior to arrival, to be shown to staff at the door, which I did on arrival to the bouncer who regarded me with suspicion. Was I too well dressed? Was I a hitman? Or was I a parent, arriving to pick up one of the young drinkers who make up most of the customers here?
Only one table was available which I gladly took. Next up, use the dog 'n' bone to scan the menu on the table to order drinks. So far so good, but the website didn't work properly so I couldn't add the drink to 'My Basket'. This in turn signalled that had I successfully completed the task, the website was obviously going to ask me for my bank details; fat chance of that, my ol' china. As orders could neither be made manually nor payment made by card, I had no choice but to leave.
As things stand though, this is a semi-industrial pub with exposed air handling vents with ductwork and dark gloomy interior, all of which looks like a Goth pub that would be more at home in Camden Town. There's food, which includes chips served in little metal cans.
Ales: Laine's and none on cask. As I don't really like Laine's Willi Wonka beers, I would have plumped for a Guinness which came in at over a fiver a pint, had I been able to place my order.
This is one of the worst pubs I've ever visited, so there is absolutely no chance of a return visit. Avoid.
On 1st November 2020
- rating: 2
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john gray left this review about Peoples Park Tavern
Surprised on a warm London night to see very few people in this pub .Then I went outside to the rear garden and there were a couple of hundred people out there.Not impressed by the interior of the pub.Very dated and the toilets are scuffy. Seem to spend their profits on the garden.Cocktail bar,barbecue shack also putting are all outside.Two very good beers from the in house brewery on cask.nice one.
On 20th August 2016
- rating: 8
[User has posted 1023 recommendations about 1009 pubs]
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Hackney Wick, 0.76 miles, 14 min walk (show)
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- Accommodation : No last updated 10 August 2015 by Pub SignMan
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 10 August 2015 by Pub SignMan
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 17 January 2014 by Aqualung .
- Car Park : No last updated 21 April 2019 by Tris C
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 17 January 2014 by Aqualung .
- Darts : No last updated 10 August 2015 by Pub SignMan
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 17 January 2014 by Aqualung .
- Function Room : Yes - According to Twitter - last updated 21 July 2015 by Dave McNally
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 17 January 2014 by Aqualung .
- Jukebox : No last updated 10 August 2015 by Pub SignMan
- Live Music : Yes last updated 23 October 2020 by Tris C
- Micropub : No last updated 10 August 2015 by Pub SignMan
- Pinball : Yes last updated 10 August 2015 by Pub SignMan
- Pool Table : No last updated 10 August 2015 by Pub SignMan
- Quiz Night : Yes - Wednesdays 7.30pm. - last updated 21 April 2019 by Tris C
- Real Ale : Yes - Young's/Ram. - last updated 22 February 2019 by Tris C
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 22 February 2015 by Bucking Fastard
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 17 January 2014 by Aqualung .
