We were staying at the Crowne Plaza Dockland and wanted to get away from the hotel bar/pub to a…read morelocal pub. Streeties was our place. A great atmosphere of a east London pub! We went several times during our stay and had great conversations with others at the bar (Danny was awesome to talk to). One might be concerned about the walk or the neighborhood but the taxi ride is 5 pounds...worth the trip. I enjoyed the John Smith Ale (see picture above)....this is a real London pub, not like those in the restaurants and hotels near the Excel Center.....also and equally important...the prices are very, very good.

This is a great local pub. Fun place. There is a pool table and lots of regulars. Good cold beer!read more

Wow!! Just an amazing jewel of a pub @theabbeyarms What wonderful beautiful and fun people! Had the…read morebest time of my life! This is real England real folks and real English! Love you all!! See you soon! Highly recommended 5 Stars All the Way and you've earned my business for life!

This is a large irish family run pub…read more Its very quiet with mainly the older people going in here. It has all types of music(mainly irish) and a large screen to watch sports ie football and irish sports . It also has a pool table and a few fruit machines scattered about. They have celerbrations in there at christmas,st georges day, halloween and st patricks day. The whole place has just undergone a refurbishment so its very clean and the toilets are always clean. On a sunday they put out food for people to eat. Drink prices are reasonably priced.

A really wonderful pub/Resterant for the area it's in. I'm staying at the Aloft and I wish I had…read morefound this plays sooner, the facilities there are way over priced. If your looking for a simple little place to unwind watch some sports and get decent food, you could do much worse then hear. The staff is extremely friendly and helpful, the prices are on the right side of sane, and it's a very laid back vibe. Nice place to put your feat up at end of the day!

The floor may be a bit sticky, but it is a temple of West Ham fandom. Order your pints right before…read morethe end of the match to avoid the crush at the bar. Enjoy the singing and wear your West Ham kit, even if you don't care, they do. It is a Southern Baptist revival when they sing "Bubbles"! Stunning Victorian details and history make it worth the trip.

If I could give half stars, I'd definitely give this place 3.5. It's a really beautiful pub which…read morehas so much potential. It's our closest pub and we've had some good drinks in there. The staff could be a little friendlier, it would benefit from some craft beers and the place needs a bit of TLC. It's a stunning building with some really wonderful features. The room at the back, which the toilets are off, has a really gorgeous glass ceiling, and there's some lovely stained glass around. This is one of the main West Ham United supporters pubs so definitely one to stay away from on match day (unless you're a West Ham supporter!). With West Ham moving to the Olympic Stadium next season, it will be interesting to see what happens to The Boleyn. It is offering membership which includes transport to the new stadium so perhaps it'll still be a football pub but I hope it means it will be given some attention so that is a good local for us folk nearby. They have started doing a monthly quiz and they also have a karaoke night every so often, so it seems they are trying to make it a pub for more than just football fans. I hope within the next year, this will be a great place to go out with friends. I'd also love it to start doing some good food too. Perhaps we'll have to watch this space.

Had a spiritual experience in here one hazy spring evening. I thought it couldn't get any better…read morewhen after having been there for less than 5 minutes I was welcomed into the warm embrace of the regulars pool tournament... how wrong I was. A few hours later I found myself dancing to Candy with gay abandon among the friendly locals. 10/10

My wife and I stopped into The Queens when attending our first Premier League match between West…read moreHam and Stoke City. It was right next to the train station and on the way to the stadium. Extremely friendly bartenders, clientele, and on this match day the crowd was cheering for West Ham vigorously the entire time. I've never heard "Tiny Bubbles" so many times in my life. We felt very comfortable and very at home, almost a part of the neighborhood. Many thanks to the good people of The Queens for their hospitality.

Great bar to chat and play games with friends. No food available but you can order food to be…read moredelivered to you.

Based at the former Princess of Wales pub, Loading has moved into this pub to expand their brand…read morewhich mixes drinking with gaming both electronic and board based. Whilst Scenario in Dalston is focused on console gaming (Wii U, SNES and others), Secret Weapon are focusing on PC gaming similar to Meltdown and as such have several PCs for people to try out. The drinks on tap are a bit more like a typical pub fare in that there is Carling, Guinness and Budvar (Czech) and several others; but their bottle and can range is more vibrant from several breweries such as Flying Dog and Monteiths, In addition they have the same gaming cocktails that their Dalston bar are known for so it adds to the gaming vibe. The pub itself is largely intact from it's previous form in that it has kept more of the old school decor around. It has only one floor, but there is a beer garden out the back so you can get some fresh air in between gaming or watching some people play games.

Food was delivious Service was also good…read moreAmbiance are great Peacefull environment I am satisfied with forest tavern, i urge people to visit once here.

So glad we've found this great pub. It's probably going to become our new local, even though it's…read morehalf an hour away on the bus! It has everything you want a good pub to have. Good selection of craft beers - check Nice wines - check Places to sit, not just stand - check Live music sessions - check Friendly staff - check Delicious food - check Board games - check It also allows dogs, and they have water bowls for them if you have a dog or want to go and coo over someone else's! We went for a Sunday roast and it coincided with when they had a live jazz band playing. It's quite shabby chic, but really quite big. There's a room out the back which is more of a dining room but we stayed in the front bit as that's where the music was. It was busy but we got a table and people came and went so there was normally space for those arriving. The roast dinner was the best I've probably ever had out, certainly in London and at £12 each it wasn't bad at all. There was so much meat (we both had the lamb) and it was so tender and juicy. It had the largest, tastiest homemade Yorkshire pudding I've ever seen, crispy goose fat roast potatoes and perfectly cooked parsnip, carrots and cabbage. It had really delicious gravy too. The drinks were cheap and the jazz band were brilliant. When they weren't playing, there was a guy in the corner with decks playing LPs. There have been some comments on here from other reviewers about the toilets. The ladies were really clean and nicely decorated so may have been refurbished recently. My boyfriend went to the men's and said they weren't the best but not that bad so they may have had some work recently too. This pub is really handy for Forest Gate station and also Wanstead. We had a lovely walk around Wanstead Flats before going to the pub so there's lots to do if you travel to the area. We'll definitely be visiting a lot more.

Was expecting average, but honestly quote decent. They are into the craft beer thing which is…read moresurprising... And they do it at great value. £2.49 for a lagunitas! An oasis in an otherwise dry stretch of London desert. Also hammers friendly.

The outdoor area in the summer is amazing, nicely landscaped you feel like sitting in a park and…read morenot in the middle of Forest Gate.

This is my local pub, though I don't often have time to pop in, it's great to know that a great…read morelocal is there for when I fancy a relaxed hour or three. There is always a good range of beers, typically including Adnams and Doom. There is a long bar counter in the main lounge, service is friendly and fast. The pub is not dominated by music, though there will be some playing unless there is a big sporting event on. The quiet bar has a smaller counter. Quiet is a relative term, there's usually a good friendly hubbub. Food is served at mealtimes, check the website before you go if you intend on eating there. Portions and flavours are robust. Menu choices are not extensive, there will be pies, omelettes and sandwiches on the menu at reasonable prices. It's great to get a square meal now that so many pubs have gone gastro. The pub is probably one of the oldest buildings in Plaistow, thought the frontage is only a century or two old, and the windows are far more recent. Stand back across the street and you can see what looks like a medieval roof line. There is a beer garden at the back, and at the front there is a seafood stall in the car park.

If you're getting off the tube at Plaistow, your pub options are going to be quite limited, unless…read moreyou fancy a Wheatherspoons drink-factory or a face-full of broken glass. But even with the bar set low, the Black Lion was a very pleasant and welcome surprise. Who would have expected an historic, CAMRA-award-winning Tudor pub, complete with thick-hewn timbers, ambered-glass windows and excellent beers on draught? Not this traveller. The handles carried Doom Bar, John Courage, and two guest beers, all of which were fresh and well-poured. There are three mid-size TV screens (only one was on, and the sound was very low), and this is a pub that welcomes the sporting type, but it is neither loud nor yobbish. The crowd at this Free House is almost exclusively locals, ranging from fringe-hipsters to racing fans. You are not going to get smiles and high-fives, but everyone doesn't stop and stare when an "outsider" walks in either, thankfully. Service was a mixed bag--one friendly bartender and one aloof blonde girl who negligently smoked a vapourizer and looked as if she wouldn't cross the street to piss in your mouth if your teeth were on fire (i.e. not very friendly). The lass had sass, though, and what are the stubbornly non-trendy areas of NE London about if not a bit of attitude? Plaistow is no place the weak of heart or slow of wit, after all. If you want some doofus with a perma-grin that stops dead at the eyes, go to a Kensington Starbucks (or, better yet, just leave London).

This is a super fun bar in a super fun hotel near a super fun part of town including the Excel and…read morethe 02! I was pleasantly surprised by the modern clean lines and hip vibe inside this hotel restaurant/bar. I loved the use of color intermixed with fun decor. This is more reminiscent of a New York or Miami style property but muted nicely outside by the glass so it blends in with the existing skyline. The bar staff were very attentive but much to my dismay, although they say they serve food until midnite, the menu becomes very limited past 10pm ish. We tried a few different choices before we landed on the wings, one of the few things we could still get, and they were very good. A nice serving of 16 wings in a light bbq sauce. We asked for a side of dressing but apparently salad dressing is part of what you can't get after about 10pm ish. Anyway, after a long day of tennis at the 02, it was nice to get something to eat without having to venture out again. If in the area for a visit to the 02 again, I would stay here again and visit the bar. The location was great as it sits right on the DLR and although a bit outside the city, it was a quick tube ride to London Bridge and substantially less expensive.

Good bartenders and beer. 1 star taken off for the 12am last call time but otherwise great service.read more