The Blind Beggar — Restaurant in London

The Blind Beggar. Part one. The ' Krays '

This Famous Pub is best known for being one of the haunts of the Kray Twins, ( Ronnie and Reggie ). One dark night a member of the Richardsons gang, George Cornell a local career criminal was disrepecting the Krays after one pint too many in the blind beggar. The strange part of this story was that George went to school with the Krays. He joined the Watney streeters gang, after leaving school before going back to his friends, the Krays. He then switched sides by joining the Richardsons. True rival gangs. News quickly got back to the brothers, who were not pleased. He was on his last warning !!!... On hearing that George was yet again drunk and slagging off Ronnie, something this time changed. He has gone too far !!!... The Krays rushed to the blind beggar, only to find George, in a state, he even answered back !!!.... This was too much, much to Reggies amazement Ronnie had a gun in his pocket. With his hackles up, he pushed George against the wall and pulled the trigger. To this day the bullet hole can still be seen preserved behind glass. My family had a genuine connection to the Kray family, This was a different era, but was it really worse ?. My opinion though, is more of a question, should it matterthat whilst the people I met at an early age were perfectly normal. I was friends with drivers and yes met the Brothers, I was young, I like people for the way they present themselves, not on monetary value at all. These were misunderstood people and today, without doubt would have been reformed. I met friends from days long past. Great friends !. When you visit, don't be an arrogant person, just talk and be friendly. Everybody there are really friendly. The salt of the earth !!, diamonds. On our visit, this was a pleasant pub with very friendly people. Food is served and the odd pint or two drunk. I would highly recommend that you visit this establishment, if just for the ambience and historical value. How did this place get its name ???.. I will leave that to you to discover or follow us for we will tell you later. As a pub, Highly recommended !!!!!. Don't forget your hotdogs and play with the...

🚇Whitechapel 🍺 £6.80 Madri ❤️ The East End’s most famous or infamous boozer. . Due to its location close to Whitechapel Station, the pub is generally described as being in Whitechapel; it is however located just on the Bethnal Green side of the historic boundary between Bethnal Green and Whitechapel. . Built in 1894, the pub takes its name from the ballad and legend The Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green. The pub is notorious for its connection to The Kray twins, in 1966, Ronnie Kray shot and murdered George Cornell of rival gang the Richardsons. On a lighter note, The Blind Beggar is where William Booth held his first sermon when he started The Salvation Army. . This is a medium sized one bar pub which is traditionally decorated. There is a dark wood panelled servery which is centrally located, at the rear of the bar is a pool table which is a rare find in this neck of the woods. There is loads of seating, at the side of the pub is a large beer garden for the summer months. . The beer lineup was all keg mainstream brands including Guinness. I decided on a pint of Madri which was served in an Aspall’s glass. My pint was decent enough but £6.80! for Madri is way off and not justifiable considering the surrounding pubs prices. . I visited just after midday on a Saturday and there were a few punters in attendance. As I arrived a group of lads were drinking up, I presume they were pub crawling the area. There was a mix of young and old plus a couple of wide boys trumping each others exploits. The atmosphere was calm with a chill house soundtrack in the background. . 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 which I must admit was the reason for my first ever visit. This pub is definitely worth a visit to see for yourself but be prepared to pay protection money prices. . ℹ️ Info correct on...

We have enjoyed this pub before, particularly the brilliant American member of staff, which made today’s experience disappointing. Our initial order wasn’t available, and when puzzled because I had the same order recently, the Manager was sent over to tell me I had imagined things. Best check with the lovely American who served me three last time!

Today we ordered two drinks and the waitress accidentally spilled some of one over us. She was “literally” so sorry, however when she returned and told us she had taken 15% off the bill for the accident, I laughingly asked whether it was appropriate to charge us for a beer you tipped on us? She went off to double check, at which point we said it’s fine we will pay. With that she went back to the bar to reprint the receipt, but instead cried to her manager who came out and said he wouldn’t tolerate us abusing his staff and taking the piss, and then cut us off. It was our first drink, and he had no interest in hearing what had actually happened. It was a bit of a shock, perhaps a bad day for the Manager. At any rate, if that’s a normal day, perhaps both of you should find a different profession. Don’t people come to this pub because the Krays used to come here (and shot someone)... I suspect our manners...