The Queens is perhaps the perfect expression of the “East End Dive” pub. From the old gent in the wheelchair waiting to get in at opening time to the inevitable OAP drunk by mid-afternoon ready to have a go at everyone who walks in to the crushing crowds on match day (it is across from the West Ham FC ground, you know), this pub is a classic.
Yes, it’s seedy. Yes, it’s smelly. Yes, away fans are advised to avoid it like the plague unless they enjoy doing the “Green St. Sprint” to the relative safety of the Upton Park Tube station, particularly on match day. But if you want to spend a whole day drinking in East London, I really can’t think of a better place to hole up in and put down some pints.
The beers, while nothing spectacular, are well-kept and there is a truly fascinating mix of people from all over the world in and out of the place all day. Give it a go!
Address: 410 Green St Plaistow, London, E13 9JJ [map] [gmap]
Tel: 020 8472 4983
Upton Park (0.1 miles), East Ham (0.9 miles), Plaistow (0.9 miles)
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