The Blind Beggar Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "quick service even when busy"
• "The public house service is great with a huge beer garden and call buttons to request attention."
• "Friendly staff, great atmosphere."
• "bar staff very pleasant"
• "The staff friendly and always smiling."
• "service was fast and polite"
• "Staff were pleasant, drink was perfectly chilled."

Cons:

• "When eventually she did take our order, it took her an extremely long time to make the drinks."
• "Staff weren’t particularly friendly and, on a December lunchtime, this place was freezing!"
• "Staff a bit dippy."
• "Staff weren’t particularly friendly."
• "Service was atrocious - it was like the chuckle brothers serving."
• "Slowwwwww service."
• "The service from the waiter was awful and the food unfortunately below standard."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "it's strange that once you get into the pub garden it's like being somewhere else and not in whitechapel"
• "The beer garden was tranquil and secluded."
• "The atmosphere was calm with a chill house soundtrack in the background."
• "They have a gorgeous friendly pub cat."
• "Feel like you're experiencing a real slice of London legend when you're here."
• "Such a lovely pub! Felt like a traditional English pub with really friendly staff and they even had their own little cat service."
• "The Blind Beggar is undeniably a cool spot to enjoy a beer."

Cons:

• "The pub is really quite soulless and cold."
• "I’m still not sure what to make of it. On this visit I left here thinking 'tourist trap' due to the price point and this pub is playing on its Kray connection."
• "It was cold uninviting no atmosphere and very grubby."
• "No atmosphere, not friendly, do not serve food... So how some people are saying food good as we had reserved table to have food and was told on arrival we haven't done food for months."
• "Very disappointing. Hardly anything relating to the Krays."
• "It also doesn't cater well for children (no children's menu/child specific drinks available)."
• "The whole place seemed to be covered in thick layers of dust and dirt, the smell was unsavoury."

Price & Selection

Pros:

• "Drinks are quite cheap and the beer garden is excellent!"
• "Drinks reasonably priced considering it was Whitechapel."
• "Good selection of drinks, reasonably priced, and a lovely beer garden."
• "A really nice pub, drinks are quite cheap and the beer garden is excellent!"
• "Good selection of beers and the beer garden is massive and comfortable."
• "Cheeseboard is cheap and quality."
• "Good Beer Selection, Cheeseboard is cheap and quality."

Cons:

• "Really disappointed when we visited; nearly £5 a pint for standard flat ale."
• "But I can't get over paying nearly £12 for two pint of lager!!"
• "Slightly pricey at £6.60."
• "My pint was decent enough but £6.80! for Madri is way off and not justifiable considering the surrounding pubs prices."
• "I feel that £5.60 for a pint of 1664 with a splash is expensive for this part of London."
• "Prices changed by £1 for same drinks on same night."
• "I was told £7.80 for a pint of Guinness. I walked out."