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Morgan Arms, Bow  fancyapint.com rated pub, rated3 pints - click for an explanation of our ratings

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location:

Bow

address:

Morgan Street, E3 5AA

phone:

0871 258 6139*
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nearest stations:

Mile End London Underground station
(360m) - zone 2

Bow Road London Underground station
(460m) - zone 2

Bow Church Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station
(710m) - zone 2

Devons Road Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station
(1.1Km) - zone 2

Stepney Green London Underground station
(1.2Km) - zone 2

how to find it:

Out of Mile End tube, cross Mile End Rd at the pelican crossing. Turn right and walk along to Coborn Road (2nd left). Walk up Coborn Road, Morgan Street is the first street on the left and the pub's on the corner.

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nearby attraction(s):

Ragged School Museum (1Km)

picture of Morgan Arms
The relentless gentrification of parts east continues and the Morgan Arms hasn't been left out of the process. Having had a bit of an up and down career (mostly down) in days of yore, the Morgan Arms, perhaps inevitably, became a gastropub. We were a little surprised it took so long for this to happen around here, there are some pretty posh houses nearby, many of the original inhabitants having taken the money and run, and every bit of available land around is having some sort of dwelling squeezed onto it. So what's the pub like? Got your gastropub checklist handy? Let's begin - comfy settees, check. Butchers block tables, check. Other objets from recent decades, check. Art on the walls, check. Extensive wine list, check. Cool vibe, check etc. etc. The picture should be clear to most of you. The Morgan is OK, especially for round here, and there's decent beer on the hand pumps plus Aspall's cider and the service is usually fast and friendly. Friday and Saturday nights will see it filled with the bright young things of Bow. It must be said that prices are somewhat on the high side, even for this area - we suppose it keeps out the riffraff.

reviewed:
09/08/2010
reviewed by pubdog

second opinion:

Have your say! - 2 comments on this pub - click to add your own comment
posted by Bella - Saturday 26th January, 2008, 2:04am
Having heard such great things about The Morgan Arms, how dissapointed we were with the food. The service, environment and wine choice was great but the food was truely awful. Our party had 2 steaks and 1 fishcake with juiliene fried potatoes. The steaks were fatty and the fishcakes were burnt on the outside and soggy & cold on the inside the fried potatoes were very dark brown due to the oil in the fryer needed to be changed. 1 of our party ordered sticky toffee pudding and the caramel sauce was burnt too. Maybe the 'normal' chef was on holiday the evening we visited (26 Jan 2008). I feel truely let down.
posted by martinmerry - Sunday 13th January, 2008, 12:20pm
really disappointed! OK it was Saturday night and completely packed but everyone was shouting to try and get themselves heard over the background taped music. Very slow service but the real ale, when it arrived, was very good quality. Shame!
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