New featured article - Clapton Hart, E5 8EG

[katstevens]

Hullo RGLers!

This week's featured article is the Clapton Hart, E5 8EG, a newly-refurbished Antic pub opposite Clapton Pond. As well as eight handpumps featuring plenty of local beers, you get a lovely view of all the 38 buses turning around at the end of their route!

There are three closures to report: Goldfish City, a Chinese restaurant in EC2; the Bloated Mallard pub in Teddington, and Manchurian Legends in Chinatown (now a Cantonese barbecue).

No new articles this week unfortunately - perhaps a pub or restaurant has just opened near you? Why not tell us about it in the comments and we'll put on our Investigating Hats and go check it out!

Comments

[techiebabe]

Hello RGLers!

Talking of Antic pubs reminds me that my local, the Red Lion in Leytonstone, have a pop up in the old Leyton Town Hall. It has a twitter account @leytonmunicipal apparently, but I cant find it. Not sure how long it is running for, probably just until after the Olympics at a guess!

Incidentally after lots of changes of chef etc. the Lion appears to have settled on a menu which could do with being reviewed again. Who wants to join me? I find myself eating cheese and tomato toastie more often than not, but at least they have moved on from their veggie offerings being Pie or Pie. :-) They are also CAMRA east london pub of the year, and CAMRA city and east London pub of the year, so worth a visit in any case. Anyone up for it? If a Sat afternoon, note that they have live music and we would need to reserve a table in order to get one after 7pm. And they have just opened a beer garden where they do a barbecue. And they run a craft market every other Saturday, and a quiz night every Monday. See, lots of changes to note and review, who fancies it?

If anyone fancies a trip to the Lion and the Leyton popup, please get in touch. They are about a mile apart, and each about 2 mins walk from consecutive stations, Leyton and Leytonstone. Lion has disabled access, Leyton will if it is on the ground floor, not sure but can find out. I would prefer interested people contact me on twitter, because I dont use dreamwidth much, but if you dont tweet please leave a comment here if you are interested.

I am free from 3pm or so until bedtime (lets say 10 / 11pm) most days.

Cheers!

e2a: er, Im @techiebabe on twitter, in case you cant guess!

[katstevens]

I'd definitely like to visit the Lion at some point soon, though my schedule is going to be very hectic over the next couple of weeks (Olympics-related). If I'm in the area I'll let you know!

[eccentricyoruba]

This is just like five minutes walk from where I live!

[kake]

Nice! My nearest Antic pub is a train journey away (albeit not a very long one).