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Lord Palmerston, E17
E17
E17 5JN
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
David Walton left this review about Lord Palmerston
Visited 20/04/26
No cask, the two hand pumps dispensing ales from East London Brewing Co were subject to line cleaning on my visit. The keg offering wasn't particularly exciting, Fosters, Moretti, Heineken, John Smiths, Guinness, Carlsberg, Cruz, Stella, and original SB.
This is an ornate venue, bare boarded generally but with a few carpeted areas and with attractive leaded and colourful glass windows on the two roadside frontages. There is some picnic bench seating at the front on the main road. Inside it is U-shaped with the longer left-hand side due to a pool table area beyond the left-hand end of the bar counter and providing three pool tables and an impressive silverware cupboard on the rear wall between the entrance to the toilets. Regular / tall tables and chairs / tall stools in the space plus a dartboard and windows looking out onto the "secret garden", which does involve some astroturf, so secret maybe, attractive not! The bar counter is also U-shaped following the internal shape of the venue and offering tall stool seating on its three sides with an attractive dark wood and mirrored backing housing the spirits etc. There is an upstairs bar called the Palmy Bar, but it was roped off on my visit. Seating around the main bar area via dark blue fabric and tan leather banquettes supporting regular tables and chairs. A couple of fruit machines and several TVs showing recorded footy action absent sound, that provided by a decent music soundtrack. There is an attractive offshoot to the U shape to the left of the entrance, this area being fully carpeted and having some wood panelling and an unused fire grate that looks like it is still decorated for Xmas with the same banquettes as deployed in other parts of the venue. There is another unused fire grate on the rear wall of the right-hand side of the venue. Venue has potential to be a decent pub but disappointed by no cask beer on my visit.
On 25th April 2026
- rating: 5
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Tris C left this review about Lord Palmerston
Summed up well by Rex, this is an early Edwardian pub (1905), featuring on CAMRA’s list of pubs with historic interiors, this being of Regional Importance.
Behind a very ornate exterior, this is a large, opened out place with some Art Nouveau etched glass and mirrors, indicating the original layout; the bar is quite majestic, also with Art Nouveau etched detailing. Otherwise, there’s a smoky blue and white colour scheme, boarded or carpeted floor, ornate fireplace, traditional furniture and mixed conventional lighting. There’s a pool and darts room to the rear, with two tables beneath traditional billiard room illumination; at the back of the room is a cabinet, replete with trophies; décor is minimal, a few prints and adverts for meal deals or upcoming entertainment. Thereafter there are games machines and TVs aplenty, showing the football with commentary – and adverts – with some customers clearly distraught every time West Ham conceded a goal, the customers in question being an older and traditional local bunch.
Ales amounted to Landlord ‘coming soon’, Hobgoblin ‘coming soon’ then Hobgoblin Gold at a very agreeable £2.10 a half and good, served by a pleasant barmaid.
This isn’t a bad place but the all dominating TV sport and games machines let it down; the Tavern on the Hill is a short walk up said hill.
On 10th April 2023
- rating: 4
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Rex Rattus left this review about Lord Palmerston
This is another of those Victorian pubs that were intended to dominate visually the immediate area. The exterior is pretty much unchanged since it was built, with the original red brick facing that no-one has been tempted to paint indigo or any other unsuitable colour. The name of the pub is spelled out in terracotta on the corner facing, next to the pub sign. Inside it's similarly impressive, with plenty of surviving original Victorian features. These include the magnificent mahogany bar back with mirrored backpieces and with a (now disused) dumb waiter on the end of it); original bar counter; baffle with etched glass separating the public bar and lounge bar counters; and panelling separating different sections of the pub. You can get an idea of the pub's original layout from the screenwork and unused doorway - It would once have at least five rooms.
The public bar is on the corner; to the right of that is what was once the saloon bar; the main room on the left is what I suppose must have been the lounge (with two separate areas leading from it); and with another large lounge room at the back. The public bar contains a table football game, and the rear lounge has a pair of pool tables and a dartboard, with a magnificent antique trophy cabinet on the back full of trophies. Furnishings are mainly standard tables and chairs; there are TVs around the place, and with the floors a mix of carpeting and bare boarding.
There was just the one real ale on (St Austell Tribute), plus Lilley's Apple & Pear Cider on handpump. There were two further handpumps, one with a Bombardier clip reversed, and the second with a Lilley's Mango Cider clip reversed. Being a Stonegate chain pub the usual illustrated menus were on all the tables, advertising the usual sort of pub grub and meal deals.
This pub still loks mightily impressive from the outside, and although it does have something of a corporate feel about it, it also has enough traditional character coupled with loads of original features to make it worth a visit.
On 19th August 2018
- rating: 7
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Bucking Fastard left this review about Lord Palmerston
An attractive exterior on a corner plot the interior is split into sections either side of the large U shaped bar.The left handside has a pool table at the rear and televised horse racing was proving popular with a good crowd of regulars.It's comfortable and clean but does feel like a bit of a chain with food menus dotted about.The bar back is worthy of note however.Two handpumps with Woodforde Wherry and CW Bombardier so not much for the real ale fan to get their teeth into,but a decent enough pub as it stands.
On 23rd March 2015
- rating: 6
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Alan Winfield left this review about Lord Palmerston
The Lord Palmerston is a nice looking pub that is on the corner of a busy road junction.
Once inside there is a long room with the bar on the right side,the seating is comfy bench seating and normal tables and chairs,the left side has pool table to the rear,there was a TV showing the rugby.
There were two real ales on the bar,i had a drink of Woodfordes Wherry which went down well,the other beer was Bombardier.
I was happy enough having a drink in this pub.
Pub visited 21/3/2015
On 21st March 2015
- rating: 7
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