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N:The Black Lion
FN:The Black Lion
TEL;WORK;VOICE:020 8472 2351
ADR;WORK:;;59-61 High Street, Plaistow;E13 0AD
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NOTE:Low-ceilinged, smoky, noisy and convivial. This pub has indefinable magic, some secret ingredient that is all too rare. It possesses a television, a Juke box, a dartboard, the most dubious dance floor ever (totally unused) and a back room that can only be reached by walking behind the bar. One of the truly great London pubs.
NOTE:This is a true East End family run pub with a very friendly atmosphere.
Look around and you see the customers are as varied as the beers.
The pub itself has a lot of character, not a straight wall or square corner anywhere, the original crooked house. There is a massive beer garden for the long summer days where a nice cold pint or two can be enjoyed. Being a free house a good selection of ales always seems to be available.
Good pub grub is served lunchtime and early evenings, the portion size is large and the price is very reasonable.<br><br> 
For the weekend afternoons horse racing and football are the flavour and dominate the TVs, there's a smaller lounge bar without the TV for quiet drinkers.
The jukebox has both new hits and golden oldies on it with most in between; if you're in there long enough you'll hear it all.
It can get very busy around West Ham home games. Being less than a mile to the ground it's used by both home and away supporters before and after the game.

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