Lauriston (ex The Alex), Hackney  rated2 pints - click for an explanation of our ratings

location:

Hackney

address:

162 Victoria Park Road, E9 7JN

phone:

0871 258 5126*
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nearest stations:

London Fields Railway station
(940m)

Homerton Railway station
(1Km) - zone 2

Cambridge Heath Railway station
(1Km)

Hackney Central London Overground station
(1.2Km)

bus route:

277 bus info

how to find it:

Leave Mile End tube and walk up Grove Road to Victoria Park. Carry straight on through the park, when you get to the roundabout at Lauriston Road, you should see the pub on your left. The 277 bus also goes past the pub on its way through Hackney on its way to Highbury and Islington.

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nearby attraction(s):

Hackney Museum (1Km)

York Hall (1.1Km)

Museum of Childhood (1.1Km)

picture of Lauriston
Situated in the heart of "Hackney Village" (don't you just love estate agents), this pub got trendified a while back, sporting bar-style décor and wood fired pizzas. But time waits for no-one and with a lick of paint and a new name things have changed yet again. There's still pizza on offer, but the atmosphere has downshifted towards a far more welcoming lazy Sunday afternoon, newspaper-reading kind of place. The ambience is convivial - relaxed tunes, arty prints on the wall and the pub's populated by the expected 20 and 30 somethings from these parts. In the early days of its latest reincarnation, there was a bit of a heavy-handed dress code/door policy, but things have calmed down a little since then. There's still a guy on the door at the weekend, but it appears the 'undesirables' have got the message and don't attempt to frequent the place . As a result the atmosphere's a bit lighter and a visit here is no longer a poor alternative to the other places nearby.

reviewed:
27/07/2007
reviewed by redcat

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separate restaurant - click for explanationtake away pizza
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