The Blind Beggar, Whitechapel, E1

Official site of The Blind Beggar - theblindbeggar.com

Official site of The Blind Beggar - theblindbeggar.com

Basic boozer really and not moved with the times on beer selection.Pride,Doom and a rebadge .Quite busy and noisy on my visit.Drunken guy at the bar told me it used to be a hard pub.(found it hard drinking my half of Beggars Belief to be honest)and it was famous for the Craze brothers shooting a blind beggar and running away to Cornwall or something like that.

Notorious East End boozer with an unfortunate place in history, but now almost devoid of old-school character inside (although it retains a decent façade, and there is one display board explaining the infamous events). The 'L'-shaped bar is gloomy and austerely decorated, almost to the point of being oppressive. Also has an equally plain pool room at the back. However, the patio beer garden to one side was quite a pleasant spot on a sunny Spring day (with quite a watchable, if unreliably intermittent, water feature). Although not obvious at first, there are three handpumps on the side part of the counter, offering Doom Bar, Pride and a 'house' Beggars Belief (which seems quite apposite when you get charged £4.70 for it...).