Pub on the Park

Overrated, crappy place that lies on its specials and menus. I specifically came for the Butter Bean, Feta & Kale Burger, Chilli Jam & Chips (v) — 10– listed on the online menu. It’s no longer there. Also the site had once advertised a Monday burger special– more lies. We walked to Oslo instead and had a very good meal.

Wow — what a fantastic pub located just on the corner of London Fields with a great view over the park and fantastic vibes.
We went on the hottest day of the year so far (fingers crossed) and had a table reserved to celebrate a friend finishing the Hackney Half — but boy is it a sun trap. I was that typical English person complaining that it was too hot within seconds. Luckily the service at the bar was efficient and I was topped up with delicious refreshing shandys throughout the afternoon. They also have a massive self serve water cooler where you can keep yourself hydrated.
Unfortunately we had already stuffed ourselves at brunch but their roast dinners look phenomenal so I am dying to go back unfortunately it is a pain to get to by public transport and I live on the otherside of London (my only complaint).
For any sports fans they also show alllll the sports here!

Saturday night at Pub on the Park! Walking into the place, you second guess yourself because you’re no hipster and obviously not sporting some form of denim-​on-​denim. Throw your preconceptions out the window because Pub on the Park blew my socks off. Honestly, the Saturday night DJ played TLC’s No Scrubs not once… but twice in the same hour! Then she pretty much dug out every R&B bomb hit from my childhood. Had to bust out my dance moves as a form of worship to the beats! Such a great vibe from a pub that straddles both worlds old and new. My friend had been there from early on Saturday watching the rugby, and he said the place buzzed with energy. The burgers and chips hit the spot too!

Fell in love with this spot and I’m looking forward for the EURO Cup to start very soon to have some quality time here with the bros. This pub has it all: drinks, obviously, but also a gigantic terrace, on the park. BAM. Atmosphere is very cool, where hipsters mingle with sportsters (not sure this as a word) or football/​rugby fans.
I’ve see a few sunday roasts passing by… crazy stuff! A great spot for a sunday afternoon. 5 stars, all the way.

One of my favourite pubs in London. Why? Because it is an iconic pub overlooking an iconic spot right over London Fields.
Decent spot at decent prices. Only go for boozy but in the summer it is perfection. Even showed Rugby World Cup games this summer too.

Great Service & Great Food!!!
The weather was beautiful and perfect for a meal on the outdoor patio.
We reserved a table. For our meal, we ordered the
Lamb, Roast Beef, Pinot Grigio & Yorkshire Pudding.
There are television screens outside to catch the football matches &
patrons can oversea the park from their sitting area.
Our server was diligent & respectful by inquiring if our meal & the service was satisfactory etc.
A pleasant experience in total & I would recommend this pub in the future.

Great place for drinks especially in the evening — plenty of seating and heated outdoor sheltered areas. Great beers on tap. Haven’t tried the food here yet but I reckon it’s good as the pub is always busy and popular!

I’ve been here twice in two months and for the first trip I would have said 4/​5, but second trip was not as great as they seem to have halved the amount of food you get in your roast!

Gets absolutely rammed, especially on Sundays/​match days etc. so book a table if you can. Booze is decently priced, garden area is big and pretty, staff are nice, and food is pretty tasty. I went there for Sunday lunch and the kitchen closed just as we went to order because they were too busy. Annoying but it re-​opened within an hour and the food was delicious. Only been there in the winter so far but looking forward to spending summer days there.

They have the best veggie burger in town AND the hand cut chips are just too good to leave behind no matter how full the actual burger made you.
Please note: Bring a friend. You will need someone to carry you home (in a good way)
Also, they serve alcoholic ginger beer, which is, the best alcoholic drink ever?

Warning: I’ve only been here on beautiful patio-​friendly days so maybe that’s forcing a biased 5 star review. But I don’t think so. Or, well… judge for yourselves, k?
I love love love it here. Not only is it adjacent to London Fields (I’ll write a separate review for that), but points go to the following:
1) really really really attentively on-​the-​ball bartenders during busy rushes. Even though people are smashed up against the bar I’ve never had to wait a long time for a pint
2) food is good, and hearty, and they serve massive sandwiches like burgers with a big knife through them (I LOVE THE DRAMA!)
3) people are always really nice to me there. Like men giving way and women smiling with «cheers» when I let them pass. Am I being weird, here? I dunno. I just find it super-friendly…like, when we’re at Pub on the Park, we’ll all in on the secret together.
4) many different hang-​out spots. There’s the downstairs table tennis spot (bizarrely: accessed through the womens’ loos?). There’s the big open ground floor. There are two separate back patio spots. There’s an upstairs. Prime real estate this afternoon: one of the built in banquettes outside overlooking the puppies and hipsters in London Fields. What a view.
5) Hip hop (ya don’t stop). The music here can be eclectic… ally awesome.
Even though my pale winter skin had to leave after two pints today to decamp to an indoors setting… I hated to leave.
Unilocal note: my friend has reserved space here for private parties. I mean, I’d probably go wherever she wanted to celebrate (Friend Rulebook), but I think the Pub in the Park is a great choice.

nice outlook for summer drinking. probably a wee hipster overrated and hence overpriced. food was pretty decent, nothing special but far from bad. if i was local this would be a go-​to, otherwise i tend to head down to broadway market instead.

We came here for a fellow Unilocalers birthday, she had reserved the patio upstairs but it was traditonal British summer weather so we had to decamp to the room downstairs. Which you get to by going through the girls’ toilets like some kind of Peeing Narnia. There was a woman changing her baby, as we scuttled past. Really, Pub owners?
No prizes for guessing how they brought the food, yup, through the toilets again. Is that allowed? I can’t imagine so.
Fairly decent roast though, hmm pork crackling. My first time getting that in a roast in London. They charged extra for the subpar Yorkshire pud though. Outrageous. How can you not get a pud — what kind of communist régime are they running?!

Oh rainy day in London why did you have to challenge my one day to get to Pub in the Park and enjoy the outdoors. I arrived here soaking wet, and freezing (in July). I wanted so badly to sit outside but I needed to warm up. I went down to the toilet to find my door stall wouldn’t close, paper roll wouldn’t roll, and then when washing my hands there was no soap. It wasn’t a busy hot day either so why the careless taking care of the basic facilities?
I got a beer and sat down only to then be harassed by a man from the Congo who professed his love to me. He was a local to this bar as the people that worked there all talked to him, but he wouldn’t leave me alone. so I left.
Oh well. try again on a nice day?

Tristan’s review reminded me about this awesome pub. I looove it here! Everyone else seems to agree that this is an excellent pub in summer… I actually visited it on a super cold day for a friend’s birthday party, and I thought it was fantastic for chilly winter-​not-​yet-​feeling-​like-​spring evenings too.
My friend had reserved the huge room upstairs that has its own fire surrounded by comfy sofas. It seemed a bit like a large version of your gran’s living room (but with a far more interesting choice of drinks downstairs!!) Awesome.
**I should probably mention that the one thing that really confused me in this pub was blokes walking through the ladies loos! The easiest way to get to the table tennis room downstairs is to wander through the girls toilets. I didn’t realise this, so ended up blushing when some lads barged past as I tried to adjust my skirt by the mirror. Eep! I had already tried some lovely cider by this point, so I got over my blushes pretty speedily!

I kinda feel that when new management take over a business, their Unilocal review should start from scratch. It would if they, say, changed the name.
Pub on the Park was taken over by new management a while ago and is now one of the best pubs in London Fields. The outdoor area has been extended and fancified, there is free table tennis (with a £10 deposit), a boules pitch, they now take cards, the food is SO much better than it was, they have a fancy new private room under the decking that opens straight onto London Fields — perfect for parties, the staff are lovely and when the weather is sunny, they will provide you with plastic glasses to go out and sit on the fields.
But it’s not just for sunshine anymore. It’s great all year.

Aside from the obviously ample outdoor area, which is the attraction for most, this place serves up one hell of a Sunday Roast. Huge portions, all the trimmings. Just what you need on a Sunday afternoon after a night on the town when your eyes are feeling bigger then your belly.
I quite liked the staff and they now accept card payments.
I can’t wait to spend more time here as the days get longer and warmer.

Wow — it seems like the overall consensus is that this pub is amazing because of the outdoor area. I would agree — it’s appealing even on a crisp winter’s day.
In fact, I’ve only started frequenting it this winter and I also would vouch for its cosy indoor environment. I love the ‘Bear’s Den’ on the 2^nd floor, with its open fire and couches (bars with couches being a ‘thing’ for me!). I’ve never actually been lucky enough to secure seating here — it seems it’s very popular to get booked up for private parties, so plan ahead if you want to hunker down here.
I also love the roomy unisex bathrooms in the basement. They’re lovely and clean (a somewhat rarity in East London), with plenty of mirror and counterspace for the ladies.
I think the one negative I would add is that I was underwhelmed with their selection of beers. I generally come from the school of thought that I’d rather drink more expensive, tasty, beers and drink fewer of them, than drink lots of cheap, uninspiring beer. Unfortunatley, I think the most exotic lager in stock here was a Kronenburg. It would be great if they could partner up with the local London Fields brewery or something to stock some more special beverages.
Oh, also, I hate TVs in bars that are switched on even when nothing special is showing. I came here with a group of friends who got into a big discussion about this because some crappy daytime tv programme was showing on a Saturday afternoon and they were having trouble concentrating on the conversation because they could see a number of tvs in their eyeline. Unless you’re showing a match (and this doesn’t strike me as a sportsbar venue) — switch it off!!!

Clearly very popular in the Summer, my only evening here so far was very enjoyable.
Decent service and well priced double bloody marys (£6.50) + a generally well stocked bar made for a pleasant couple of hours in welcoming surroundings.

Autumn sitting,
people watching,
paper browsing,
chess playing…
Pub on the Park
Not a Pub on the Pull
Not a Pub full of Pikeys
Pub full of people
Match day,
Big screen,
Boys scream,
Kids play
Summer sun,
Perfectly warm,
Sitting, sitting,
Weekend passing.