The Blind Beggar, Whitechapel, London

Dropped in a couple of times over the last few months. Polite staff. intially thought the beer was expensive but there were a group of us the second time around and we worked out the main expense was the Peroni at £4.50 a pint.

Bought a Kray tour booklet in the pub and I think you can buy teeshirts as well so its past is still evident.

Men's toliets have hardly any space, possibly the smallest I have ever seen in a pub and a bit rough too.

Beer garden is great, there were about 9 of us and we got a space to drink at in the Saturday afternoon sunshine. Inside there is a pub game of Jenga with some explicit forfeits, good for an adult laugh after a few drinks.

I go back from time to time just because of its connection with a bygone East London age.

Just dropped in at midnight today, and yeah the staff is lovely, the atmosphere is kind of late studentyish, and the drinks are cheap.
It was really cool to see this cat coming from across the room, straight in my laps, and I am not a cat person but the whole surprise thing was cute.

This is a nice place.

I have always known this as the place where Ronnie Kray shot George Cornell and had always intended to visit this pub and take in a piece of London's gangland history. Henceforth I will know this pub as the first place in the UK where I paid more than 4 pounds for a pint. And not just a little more - £4.40 for a Peroni! Went for the lager as the London Pride tasted quite bland, but regretted it slightly when told the cost. Was a very nice pint though (as I'd expect for that price!)

For some reason I expected this to be quite a rough as sandpaper, good old fashioned pub so I was slightly disappointed by the clean and modern interior. How nice of them to leave the toilets unmodernised though, as a grim souvenir of the past :(

Well - at least I've seen the place now. And no I’m not just sore because I didn’t get to meet the resident cat.

Had our little work party in here few weeks back, in the garden on a cold autumn day, but we had a nice area with heated lighting which warmed us up. Even got free food on the house as we had booked it. Those wedges are nice! A must try.

Reasonable priced drinks, the food is much improved and a cosy atmosphere inside. Worth a visit if your around the Whitechapel area.

I’m a big fan of this pub. Mainly because it has a cat.

I haven’t been in a while - my best mate has moved, and the east London line being down makes is difficult to get to from my place, but if I ever found myself in this part of town, it’s a nice place to cosy up in.

There’s a nice little beer garden outside, but this pub is more fun when it’s cold and rainy outside - then you can sit by the fire with a drink, a book, and a cute kitty purring next to you.

Fun!

I visited this pub on a lunch time and was very surprised how few customers were in.This house was built in 1894 The pub took its name from the legendary character The blind beggar of bethnal green,A man after being wounded,disfiqured,and blinded during the Battle of Evesham in 1265,The Blind Begger also appears on the Bethnal Green coat of arms.On the 9th March 1966 Ronnie Kray walked into the saloon bar and shot George Cornell in the head using a 9mm Mauser,susposedly because he had called Ronnie a big fat poof,and it is said that the record playing on the juke box was The sun aint gonna shine anymore by the walker brothers Anyway I enjoyed a good pint of London Pride,and although there were very few customers I felt comfortable.and welcome,

Bit of a tourist trap what with the old Krays connection (this is where they stabbed Jack the Hat etc), but actually a very decent boozer. Quite big too, and has been known to have the odd lock in.

This is a proper East Ender boozer with a great atmosphere, good food, lively banter and, of course, the requisite alcohol! A short walk from Whitechapel, the pub is also the site where on 9th March, 1966 Ronnie Kray shot George Cornell allegedly because the George (rather unwisely) referred to the gangster as ‘a big fat poof’. There’s a huge beer garden which is packed in the summer with the locals- everyone from fashion students to ex military. In the winter there’ll be a fire roaring with the two resident moggies curled up in front of it. Go Fridays for live music and Tues for the quiz.

Weekly quiz nights on a Tuesday are absolutely legendary at this East End institution. None of yr Shoreditch riff-raff in here (just 100 metres too far from the hubbub), this pub boasts an airy beer garden which nearly drowns out the car exhausts from inner city traffic. Resident cat Peggy is also a joy to behold!

This is a cosy traditional English pub set in the heart of Whitechapel. I recommend a pint by the fireplace on a cold winter's evening. Also, there is a pretty good beer garden - my favourite feature being the randomly placed Buddha in the middle.