The Birds, Leytonstone, E11

Quite a dark interior with fake books on one wall. 3 real ale taps 2 on. Food served.

From looking at the last review, nothing has changed that much certainly not as far as the decor has changed. I got the impression that those that frequent this pub do so on a regular basis and you might get the impression that they were not too happy to have 'strangers' in it. If you are a young larger drinker you'll be o.k. for somewhere to drink before going clubing.

This place was dead when I visited on a hot Saturday afternoon a couple of weeks ago. The other two customers seemed to be enjoying the Magners and my Guinness was ok, but there was no real ale. There is a dartboard, pool table and table football along with 3 large plasma screens for sports on Sky and GAA. The pub is a little sparse and I would imagine that most of its revenue is brought in during the live music nights which are advertised in a shabby fashion on the windows outside the pub. I don't think that I'll be going in here again, unless I'm in the area and need to pop in to check the distance from Leytonstone to Donegal from one of their handy mileage signs.