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The Black Horse, E1
E1
E1 8EU
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Tris C left this review about The Black Horse
This place dates from the early 19th century, but was rebuilt in the 1840s, was once known as Bar Bed before later becoming Zeppelin Shelter.
It’s much as described below, but the place seems to be geared to showing football, with very loud sound piped through the pub’s hi-fi system, though at least the very mixed customer base was actually watching it for once.
Ales came in the form of one unused pump, then GK IPA, me opting for a half of Staropramen at £3.15, served by an attentive barman.
This is a bit of a dispiriting sports bar; the far superior Oliver Conquest is a few doors down.
On 21st April 2022
- rating: 3
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Black Horse
Traditional-looking Greene King pub with a downstairs bar but a modernised room and small roof terrace on the first-floor. 80s background music and dartboards on both levels. Just the regular and Barmy Army versions of IPA (the latter badly overpriced at £5.00, and very end of barrel) available from two of the three handpumps. Not rushing back here anytime soon...
On 21st September 2019
- rating: 5
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Clive Thompson left this review about The Black Horse
This is a small, by comparison, city pub that has had a few names and guises over the years. It's now a traditional publayout with piped music and a single large TV screen showing Sky Sports. Three pumps but only one is on and the quality is not great - I suppose it's difficult this time of year. Signs to more upstairs seating and a terrace. Better than it has been. The most interesting thing about this pub is the keg toilets in the gents.
On 3rd January 2019
- rating: 5
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Alan Winfield left this review about The Black Horse
The Black Horse is a corner pub that is now painted in the modern battle ship grey colour.
Once inside there is a smallish oblong shaped room with the bar facing,unusually all seating was tall tables and chairs,there was a TV to the left which was showing tennis on mute,decent background music was playing.
There were three real ales on the bar,i had a drink of Windsor & Eton Knights of the Garter which went down well,the other beers were GK IPA and Old Speckled Hen.
This seemed a decent enough pub,shame there was no lower seating, i think there may be an upstairs room that i did'nt look at which is hopefully more comfortable than the lower one.
Pub visited 1/7/2015
On 1st July 2015
- rating: 6
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Rex Rattus left this review about The Zeppelin Shelter
I thought it might be worth dropping in here to see what it's like since it's changed from being the Zeppelin Shelter to a proper pub name of The Black Horse. I suppose it must be a Greene King house (although I saw no signage to confirm that) as it had on Old Speckled Hen, GKIPA, and a GK porter called 1799 (£1.90 a half). There was no sign of any food when I was in there on Tuesday evening. It's a small one-room affair downstairs, with the only furnishings being tall tables/tall stools, with a few stools at the bar of course. My impression of this pub is of thumping pop music, and flashing Christmas lights in the window. As I sat by the window I got two of my senses assaulted, but as it was nice and warm in there my other three were unscathed. There's a dartboard in here, and a sign on the bar gantry pointed to an upstairs room with a pool table, but I didn't investigate.
At least I could get to the bar in here to buy a drink, unlike the far superior but jam-packed Still & Star round the corner. It's possibly better than when it was the Zeppelin Shelter (although I can't be sure of that as I didn't visit it), but as the Black Horse I didn't rate it highly. But anywhere with thumping music isn't going to get my vote.
On 11th December 2013
- rating: 3
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Philip Carter left this review about The Zeppelin Shelter
Reported closed, According to The London Drinker
[admin note: the former Bar Bed has now reopened as the Zeppelin Shelter 03/06/2010]
On 27th July 2008
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