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The Old Crown, Leytonstone, E11

692 High Road
E11
E11 3AA

Phone: 02085561131

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David Walton left this review about The Old Crown

Visited 15/04/26. Visited previously as the Birds on 22/09/25.

Two hand pumps, one with the clip reversed, the other offering Wainwrights Gold. Keg offering of Fosters, Carling, Amstel, Inch's, John Smiths, Alpacalypse, Madri, Cruz, Moretti, Murphy's Irish Stout, three flavoured Old Mount ciders, Guinness and Carlsberg.

This place has been taken over and refurbished since I was last here about 6 months ago. The bar counter is still the same and an L shape in the rear right-hand corner and there is some tall stool seating discretely on both sides. It is bare boarded with a carpeted section down the left-hand wall and a large square in the centre of the floor space. Several large TVs were tuned into the sporting action absent sound that provided instead by a medium volume but most excellent pop soundtrack. Regular tables down the left-hand wall and then some tall tables at the rear of that side by the retained fire grate. There is a long leather bench down the middle serving regular tables with some tall tables in the front and a drinking ledge served by tall stools in the front window. The other side of the long bench is a sporting area with a pool table and a couple of dart boards in the front right-hand corner. The venue has been spruced up for sure, and I thought it was a decent venue and would be even better with the other hand pump dispensing something decent!

On 17^th April 2026 - rating: 6
[User has posted 1590 recommendations about 1565 pubs]

David Walton left this review about The Old Crown

Visited 22/09/25 as The Birds

Only Rosie's Pig Rhubarb cider on hand pump with two other pumps not dispensing. Keg range was Laine Sonar and their Zest Citrus lager, Brixton Defiance GF Pale Ale, Stone Wood Pacific Ale, Amstel, Moretti, Orchard Thieves cider, Guinness, dark fruits SB, Brixton Reliance Pale Ale, Signature Brew Haze Machine IPA and their own (Birds) branded pale ale.

This is another (relatively) high ceiling traditional venue, bare boarded with the L shaped bar counter against the rear wall. There is an attractive tiled fire grate with presumably original extractor hood, but the ambiance of that part reduced somewhat by plonking a pool table in front of it! There are a couple of facing leather sofas on the left-hand side mid venue, with seating in the middle via a mixture of styles of large wooden tables, with a large, long table along the right-hand wall (which is a mixture of presumably original tile and mural on some very reclaimed original brick wall) also mid venue. Some ceiling fans whirred round, rather unneeded, and games action provided via an illuminated darts area in the front right-hand corner and some original arcade machines plus a pinball machine. There appears to be some upstairs seating, but I didn't venture up.

On 6^th April 2026 - rating: 5
[User has posted 1590 recommendations about 1565 pubs]

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Tris C left this review about The Birds

Dating from at least the start of the 19th century as the Crown Inn, the Barclay Perkins house was replaced by the current incarnation for Charrington’s around the 1930s. Today, the place takes its name from some film, the product of an obscure director who apparently lived round here.
The interior wouldn’t look out of place if operated by Antic, but it’s been in the hands of Laine’s since 2017. A mash-up interior features a bare boarded floor, distressed woodwork, some exposed brick, a splash of smoky blue paint but an interesting possibly Lincrusta cornice painted gold, but then some very fine polychromatic tiling to a wall, hinting at past glory; there’s a grand marble fireplace, above which is an LGBTQ+ flag, whilst a solitary TV showed dross with the sound off, to not interfere with a good soundtrack. The bar back is bare brick with tubular steel shelving and furniture is quite modern; there’s table football for the young crowd or bored games should they wish. There are comedy nights and ‘life drawing’ classes every Wednesday.
There’s no cask here with just two unused pumps then a reversed Old Rosie clip, a quartet of Laine’s keg beers, including their egregious Del Monte-inspired Mangolicious, a half of Guinness coming in at £3.20, served by a friendly barmaid.
As Moby mentions, this place is trying to be funky (and failing), so I funked off to the North Star, a minute’s walk from here.

On 19^th January 2024 - rating: 4
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