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Submitted on Friday, 15th March 2019
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The Victoria, Mile End, E3
E3
E3 5TH
Served areas
Reviews of The Victoria (Average Rating: 5½ of 10) see review guidelines
Tris C left this review about The Victoria
A mid-Victorian pub rebuilt in the 1930s for Charrington’s, situated opposite Mile End Park, recently refurbished and no longer the Goth horror den encountered by a former reviewer.
Despite the lifting of plague protocols, I was chided by a member of staff for not manually listing my contact details and daring to stand at the bar, before being asked where I was sitting – I wasn’t – then being led to a table to be served by a waitress, the barman having taken my order; staff and customers were unmasked, rendering other measures meaningless.
The floor is bare boarded in various stages, judging by the mismatched styles. There’s also a fair amount of Minton-style tiling too. Walls are half height white field panelled then bluish floral wallpaper up to a white ceiling, from which hang a combination of shades, metal or fluted glass, with fluted glass sconces. There are mostly large high tables and chairs, some are low and a pew was spotted along with an obligatory fawn coloured vinyl banquette. Décor comprises a few framed prints to walls, along with very large pot plants. I didn’t spot anything of heritage value, apart from perhaps the wooden bar and pot shelf which is all fairly ornate; lavs are modern and swanky. Customers were young, professional incomers apart from myself, as I’m neither.
There were two clips, one reversed, the other dispensing Brewpoint’s Airship at a very painful £5.35 and a bit malty for my tastes and certainly too cold.
This pub isn’t one to avoid, but there’s certainly better in this enclave; with the table service and décor, I felt more like I was drinking in a restaurant or – worse still – a tearoom.
On 18th September 2021
- rating: 4
[User has posted 1515 recommendations about 1495 pubs]
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Graham Coombs left this review about The Victoria
A rather enterprising pub with numerous gimmicks, given a full refurb in some sort of trendy style. The island bar is surrounded by tabled areas, with a curious wood and wire netting partitioned coffee area at the front, and a strange small and cosy drinking room downstairs by the toilets. In the patio garden at the rear is a shuffleboard hut, a cocktail caravan and a Tuk-tuk doing something else. sadly the one thing they seem to be neglecting is the beer, with Marston's 61 Deep and Courage Directors on offer, alongside a charity brew, but neither in good form at all.
On 15th March 2019
- rating: 6
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Victoria
Recently refurbished, the opened-out 'U'-shaped interior of this Charles Wells corner pub has furniture and decor reminiscent of a Geronimo Inns outlet. Features a small section beside the main door partitioned-off with a slightly odd wire-mesh cage. Also has some café-style patio seating out front and a patio beer garden to the rear. Now has eight hand pumps on the counter, with Young's London Gold (£4.00) and Special, Bombardier, Dogfish DNA, Courage Best and Directors, plus Proper Job as a guest and a cider. Pleasantly relaxed atmosphere early on a Bank Holiday afternoon.
On 10th May 2015
- rating: 7
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Cambridge Heath (London), 1.02 miles, 19 min walk (show)
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- Accommodation : No last updated 15 March 2019 by Graham Coombs
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 15 March 2019 by Graham Coombs
- Beer Garden : Yes - Front patio and rear garden. - last updated 18 September 2021 by Tris C
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 15 March 2019 by Graham Coombs
- Car Park : No last updated 15 March 2019 by Graham Coombs
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 15 March 2019 by Graham Coombs
- Darts : No last updated 15 March 2019 by Graham Coombs
- Function Room : Yes last updated 15 March 2019 by Graham Coombs
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 31 March 2014 by hondo .
- Jukebox : No last updated 15 March 2019 by Graham Coombs
- Karaoke : No last updated 18 September 2021 by Tris C
- Live Music : No last updated 18 September 2021 by Tris C
- Live TV Sports : Yes - major events - last updated 15 March 2019 by Graham Coombs
- Micropub : No last updated 15 March 2019 by Graham Coombs
- Pinball : No last updated 15 March 2019 by Graham Coombs
- Pool Table : No last updated 15 March 2019 by Graham Coombs
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 31 March 2014 by hondo .
- Real Cider : No last updated 15 March 2019 by Graham Coombs
- WiFi : Yes last updated 15 March 2019 by Graham Coombs