Pub on the Park, Hackney  

London Fields is steadily becoming an oh-so-trendy sort of place, with even the lido getting a makeover in recent years. A lot of pubs in these parts have recently been gastrofied and trendified, but The Pub on the Park was ahead of the game and was revamped well in advance of the current onslaught and, as a result, is beginning to look a little worse-for-wear by comparison. A bit of a novelty when it first opened, the extensive range of continental beers and laid-back atmosphere seem to be a little too old hat for the fashion-conscious locals and it no longer seems to pull them in like it used to. Call us stick-in-the-muds, anachronisms, fuddy-duddies, whatever, but we still quite like the place - the beer is decent (and a good choice is to be had, though the Grolsch Weissbier is somewhat pricey), the atmosphere laid-back and the service polite and friendly. The decking overlooking the park is a nice place to be in summer (if there aren't too many screaming kids and parents around) and with a bit of a spruce up - a lick of paint and a few broken bits patched up, this pub could easily hold its own with the surrounding arrivistes.

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