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    The Birdcage

    3.7 (35 reviews)
    InexpensivePubs
    Closed 4:00 pm - 11:00 PM

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    THE BIRDCAGE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Open Mon-Wed till 1 AM, arrive 04/17 @ 11 PM. Not allowed to buy 1 drink even tho it's their mistake for not keeping social media updated.
    Kyla Y.

    Yelp says this place is open till 1 AM from Mon-Wed. Go at 11 PM on Tues and they say it's closed and refuse to serve us, not even one drink while they still had many people lounging around. Your establishment needs to update your yelp profile as that is extremely lazy and embarrassing. It's 2018 not the 1990s, your social media needs to be accurate. We took an expensive cab to get here across town.

    Martina O.

    The Birdcage is an interesting one. I went there on a Saturday night with some friends and the place was jam packed. Interesting mix of people, some in a faily intoxicated state. There is a pool table, which is useful if you get bored of listening to people having a laugh trying to sing which probably wont happen as Karaoke here is pretty entertaining. My pals and I laughed so hard. I have yet to try it, one day, one day! I also spotted a dart board which might be exciting for dart players out there. The atmosphere is great, really friendly and happy, great mix of customers, from locals, young people and artists.

    Christoph N.

    What? Only 2 checkins? That can't be true...this place is one of my favourite pubs in the neighbourhood. Their knowledge of beers & ales is fabulous, and the staff is always on point when it comes to my taste. I've tried (and loved) a belgian 9% beer last time, but can't remember the name (haha. Obvs.) Lovely location on the corner, this as a great place to catch the last rays of sunshine. The pies look pretty good too, next time fosho.

    Daniel F.

    Newly developed and renovated in last year or so. Less grimey (though I liked it this way) but it's very nice. More hipster admittedly but a lovely jewel in pub crown by Columbia Road Flower market amidst residential area.

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    This used to be my old local, I fondly remember grabbing a rickety old chair, propping it up next to the faded wallpaper and watching the FA Cup Final with a gin and tonic (no ice) in my hands. The clarets burping and slurping by the bar, watching an epic final which saw which Premiership giant depose them in an epic penalty shoot out? Sorry if this review is turning into a pub quiz, but that's just the sort of activity you'd find in this East End boozer, conveniently situated on the corner of Colombia Road. Oh, and cheap beer by the shed load.

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    Traditional bar with seating inside and outside. Good beer on draft but unfortunately no karaoke anymore (at least on Fridays)

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    Great atmosphere with a real independent feel. Strongly recommend the seasonal range.

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    My birthday event turned into a brithweek event and (somewhat) ended with Karaoke at the Bird Cage.

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    The Carpenters Arms

    The Carpenters Arms

    4.4(51 reviews)
    0.3 miShoreditch, Bethnal Green
    ££

    Popped in for some food. As a few other have said - it's a…read moregood mix between a more modern food menu and the good/cheap beer and look of an older London pub. I got the bangers and mash while by wife got the cottage pie. I think I got the better meal as the sausages were really tasty and the whole grain mustard in the potatoes was a great way to elevate the potatoes. Her cottage pie was fine but didn't have a ton of flavor. Food came out surprisingly quickly, but we also had an order of chips which was crazy slow to come out of the kitchen. The chips were quite good but we'd both finished our entire meals and most of our beers by the time we got them. Beer options were solid, some good German choices. Beer was cheap too.

    Though it is located just a short walk from the many attractions of Brick Lane, The Carpenters Arms…read moreretains a very local feel. This place is not trying to play up on an image like many of the bars in this areas and sticks instead to the important business of being a damn fine pub. Being quite small there is a naturally cosy feel to the place and this is complimented by the decor wuth lots of wood panelling and comfy seats. The bar has a great selection of draft and bottled beers and, for the summer months, there is an excellent beer garden. I've yet to try the food but they do serve traditional pub grub between 12 and 5 Tuesday through Sunday. With a great atmosphere, warm and friendly bar staff and an excellent range of drinks, The Carpenters Arms is a brilliant place for a relaxing evening or a great stop-in after a hard days shop.

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    The Salmon and Ball

    The Salmon and Ball

    3.2(17 reviews)
    0.7 miBethnal Green
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    This pub is the first place I stumbled into upon arriving in Bethnal Green, instantly outside the…read moreunderground station exit. The place is old and run down, just like almost everywhere in this little pocket of East London, but rather then struggle against this handicap the pub has perservered and shone through as a local boozer where everyone knows one anothers name... and an outsider isn't always welcome. I ignored the alarms going off inside my head as I took my seat, watched beadily by about 10 locals all sitting at the bar swearing at each other. I was in their end now, so I have to be careful... The bartender however could not have been nicer, even when I was just sitting in there to watch the cricket (I came back later for a pint as homage to this good service.) The TV is projected (sports) onto a big screen and Led Zeppelin/David Bowie screams in the background.. awesome. Their are boxing posters all over the wall, looking back to a time when boxing was still a huge part of East End culture. An excellent little boozer.

    So I've stood outside The Salmon & Ball many a time, waiting to meet friends at Bethnal Green…read moreTube Station. Finally, last week, whilst waiting in the arctic London temperatures, I decided it was better for both my body and spirit to wait inside. So into the Salmon & Ball I went. And it was rather pleasant. A traditional East-London boozer with the usual smattering of cool boys and old men that look like they've been glued to their bar stools since the late 60s. Bar staff were really friendly and my pint was ice cold, so no complaints here. A far better alternative than standing on the street!

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