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Eko Bar, Homerton, E9

245 Wick Road
E9
E9 5DG

Phone: 02089853093

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David Walton left this review about Eko Bar

Visited 02/10/24

No cask, just Peroni and Asahi on tap. A bizarre 600ml bottle of Guinness Foreign Extra at 7.5% abv for me at this venue!

This used to be the Tiger, closed since pre-pandemic at least. Ostensibly a Nigerian restaurant with bar drinking via velvet backed stools at the bar counter in the back right hand side of the venue. A glitzy and lively venue with a very enjoyable West African soundtrack. There is a red velvet banquette against the wall in the corner by the entrance and an identical one in the opposite corner. Otherwise, regular tables filling the floor space with turquoise velvet dining style chairs. A green (in terms of flora) with a yellow neon style sign confirming the bar name to the left of the bar counter. The overhead lighting, both above the bar counter and in the room is very pleasant, although the globe lights above the banquette in the opposite corner to the entrance were collectively off in some form of Xmas tree fairy light failure as a result of a single bulb capitulation. Their venue on Homerton High St has now closed in favour of this venue which is indeed an attractive fit-out on a decent corner location. Nice to see traditional venues that have closed forever coming back as something if not the same, providing for what is what the area calls for. For beer options has to be v lowly rated though.

On 8^th August 2025 - rating: 3
[User has posted 816 recommendations about 811 pubs]

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Tris C left this review about The Tiger

Strangely, a first review here for this prominently located corner pub dating from the mid-19th century. A former Whitbread pub sign remains, but otherwise the exterior has been painted up to superficially resemble a tiger.
The interior is best described as 'Anticesque' - think the Clapton Hart but with added punch and less light. What we have are exposed RSJs, rough walls, one which is partially clad with corrugated iron with a ship's porthole set into it and no discernible colour scheme aside from generally mungey and without obvious décor; indeed there's no real trace of the original pub. There's outside seating under awnings, accessed via bifold doors and a roof terrace of sorts. A bar back is modern and brutally functional and with large industrial metal shades over the bar which is rusticated field panelled, displaying eight taps for the likes of Beavertown. There's little else in the way of lighting other than some delicate white Victorian-style chandeliers powered from exposed metal trunking; most of the light seemed to come from the TVs showing the football with the sound off, so as not to compete with loud music courtesy of ChartAllstarz. Furniture is surprisingly traditional with Britannia tables and ordinary chairs where the mainly young customers were seated. There was further seating to window drinking shelves and deep recesses.
I plumped for a Neck Oil (£5.90) served by a friendly barmaid.
This isn't a great place, or perhaps it's just not aimed at the older, more traditional pub-goer, so I'll leave it to its fans.

On 9^th September 2021 - rating: 3
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