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The Crown, E8
E8
E8 1HP
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Moby Duck left this review about The Crown
A cosy and warm feeling locals pub, well attended and traditionally furnished. Horse racing was on TV adding to the local/Irish pub feel. The two handpumps on the bar were unused and this seems to be a permanent state of affairs, the keg options were mostly the standard usual suspects plus some Beavertown Neck Oil and Five Points Pale. Despite the lack beer interest here I found myself quite liking the pub.
On 29th December 2023
- rating: 6
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Tris C left this review about The Crown
This is a former Truman’s pub dating back to the mid-19th century. Until fairly recently it had gone through a couple of fake Irish incarnations, being part of the Wishing Well then Tommy Flynn’s chains.
An attractive frontage gives way to an interior with a boarded floor and a fake ‘chalet’-style bar array, with leaded stained-glass infill, but what’s really striking is the exposed brickwork, which with the bar and exposed rafters, gives a slightly baronial fee; I wonder if this is an example of 1950s’ theme pub kitsch? Furniture is traditional, with some booth-style banquettes to the periphery. Horse racing was shown on a smallish TV with the sound off, so as not to compete with a decent quality soundtrack and a darts match was in progress. Décor amounts to many assorted knickknacks to high shelves, then framed black and white pictures of assorted characters, presumably the pub’s patrons. Customers were certainly above the average age found in local hostelries, most but not all being older than me, with just one solitary jolly Irishman at the bar. In all there was a friendly atmosphere, devoid of the industrial language to be found at the Cock down the road and flyers were on display for upcoming events, including karaoke three times a week.
On the ale front, the pub displays Cask Marque accreditation on its website, but there were two unused pumps – CAMRA concurs – me opting for a half of Neck Oil at an almost charitable £2.80 a half, served by a very friendly old-school landlady, who on handing me the glass, immediately withdrew it for a top-up, even though not required.
A far cry from the trustafarian, hipsterfied pubs that now dominate Hackney, this is a great traditional locals’ boozer, one of just three remaining in the entire borough. With the addition of a couple of quality ales – Hackney has no shortage of breweries – this could be a minor destination with a higher mark, but as it stands, I’d have no problem including it on a crawl.
On 6th October 2022
- rating: 6
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hondo . left this review about The Crown
Now called the crown but still retains some of it’s Irish vibe. No real ale.
On 30th September 2021
- no rating submitted
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Alan Winfield left this review about Tommy Flynn's
Tommy Flynn's is a small looking pub from the outside.
Once inside there is a single oblong shaped room with the bar on the right side,the room is bare boarded with the seating being wood backed bench seating and normal tables and chairs in the middle area,there was a TV showing some something which i did'nt take much notice of.
There were no real ales on the bar which was not a surprise,i had a drink of John Smiths smooth crap which was a pretty crap drink.
The pub was quite busy with older drinkers on my late Saturday afternoon visit.
This seems to be a popular pub,but it is not my sort of pub.
Pub visited 4/10/2014
On 4th October 2014
- rating: 5
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Rex Rattus left this review about The Wishing Well
This is still a simple single-room Irish pub. There was no real ale on, just John Smith keg in the way of bitter. I didn’t see any sign of food, or any menus when I was in on Wednesday afternoon. There are some exposed brick pillars, what looks like a modern stone fireplace at the back, and a fair bit of light coloured wood. There is some bric-a-brac on the shelving – stuff like old bottles, old weighing scales and a typewriter. Furnishings are standard banquettes and normal tables and chairs. Live music was advertised, with Gerry Carne and his hit song “Paddy” as a forthcoming attraction.
This place was full of old boys drinking away the afternoon. I didn’t feel out of place here, despite not being Irish, but it’s not likely that I would return to somewhere that doesn’t offer real ale. But that didn’t seem to be an issue for the clientele here, and good luck to them.
On 5th April 2013
- rating: 4
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Steve C left this review about The Wishing Well
I'm a bit partial to Wishing Well pubs as they remind me of being dragged around pubs in my youth, but this one isn't very good. There is the usual generic draught selection and a few plasmas dotted about with the ability to show every sports channel and there is also a dartboard. I think that the problem with this place was the clientele and the depressingly crap music.
I would walk past If in the area again.
On 20th May 2009
- rating: 4
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