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N:The Camel
FN:The Camel
TEL;WORK;VOICE:020 8983 9888
ADR;WORK:;;277 Globe Road, Bethnal Green;E2 0JD
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NOTE:This attractive old East End boozer has been given the makeover treatment to suit Bethnal Green's new affluent young residents. Taking a Victorian building and turning it into a honeypot for the hip and trendy is fraught with problems, but the owners of this place seem to have been sympathetic to the existing architecture and decor. On entering the overriding impression is the size. This is a small pub. Next, you are visually assaulted by the floral wallpaper which resembles the aftermath of a bizarre GM experiment involving roses and a ton of horse manure. That aside, the pub feels warm and cosy. The beer options include Adnams Bitter and Broadside together with the usual selection of lagers. Wine is given greater emphasis than some other pubs and there is a small but well selected range on offer. For those whose livers are still shot to bits after all the Christmas and New Year excess there is a selection of herbal teas. On our visit soft jazz music and the wobbly vocals of Bryan Ferry dribbled forth from the speakers. The soothing musical notes and the rest of the pub ambience relaxed me so much that I almost slithered off my bar stool. Mmmm nice.
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