location:
address:
40 Parkholme Road, E8 3AG
phone:
0871 984 1384*
* calls cost 10p/minute, click here for more about 0871 numbers.
nearest stations:
Hackney Downs 
(640m)
Dalston Kingsland 
(690m)
London Fields 
(830m)
Hackney Central 
(880m)
how to find it:
Either tube to Highbury and Islington and bus along St. Paul's Road and Balls Pond Road to Dalston or a walk from Dalston Kingsland BR down the road, along Dalston Graham Road and down Parkholme Road.
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nearby attraction(s):
Hackney Museum (820m)
We feel that some of the pubs in the Remarkable Restaurants group go a little overboard on the décor and food front, but this one, thankfully, focuses firmly on the basics. The main bar leads away to darkened alcoves with some original furnishings still intact. The whole prospect is ideal for ale-fuelled conversation and if a modicum of exertion is needed, a neatly tucked away pool table is on hand. Food only appears to be a going concern on a Sunday, but the rest of the week you're left with the usual RR mix of Belgian beers, Czech lagers and traditional ales to work your way through - hardly a chore. Add on one of this chain's archetypal jukeboxes and a quiz on a Monday night and it's no wonder such a wide cross section of locals stop by.

