The White Hart, Whitechapel, E1

The White Hart is a single room high ceiling Victorian pub on a corner plot so windows run down either side of the entrance. Inside, seating runs alongside these windows and on the rear wall is a bar counter that faces a couple of high tables that are sat between a couple of thin supporting columns. The bar counter was supporting premium keg alongside Beavertown Neck Oil and Fosters. Four of the six hand pumps were in operation drawing McMulllen’s AK Mild, IPA and Country alongside Rivertown Brewing’s Ernest. To the left of the bar is a kitchen hatch, the burgers were priced at around £11. The television was off with no signs of any live sport being advertised, but there was some background music playing. The service was polite, but this place is forgettable so I’ll probably walk past when next in the area.

Official site of The White Hart - www.mcmullens.co.uk

Official site of The White Hart - www.mcmullens.co.uk

Imposing Victorian building on a road junction, heftily modernised but retaining good character. There is one large room with scrubbed tables and wooden chairs, albeit with slightly dubious orange seating round the periphery. There is also an upstairs bar signed (not visited). As mentioned previously, originally the home of the One Mile End brewery before it relocated to Tottenham but it still carries their beers (mainly on keg) as well as a good range of draught ales from smaller breweries both local and from further afield. A friendly barman volunteered tasters and a CAMRA discount without being prompted.