William The Conqueror, Manor Park, E12

This place has recently reopened after a while being boarded up. I visited three weeks ago and found the seating arrangement to be very sparse, but this may be due to the recent opening rather than the management going for a minimalist feel. There are a couple of pool tables at the rear along with a test your strength boxing machine and there are also two plasma screens for showing Sky Sports. The bar wasn’t the best stocked and there are no hand pumps, but the Guinness was well served and the staff seemed nice enough. There were some advertisements up for an Indian band ‘coming soon’, but I do not know whether this is a one off night or a resident band with regular sets that is starting soon. Four picnic tables can be found out the back alongside a car park. I cannot see myself visiting here again.