The Sun Tavern — Restaurant in London

🚇 Bethnal Green 🍺 £5.50 London Pilsner ❤️ A stylish Bethnal Green watering hole. . The Sun Tavern is nestled on a corner on Bethnal Green Road and is just a stones throw away from Bethnal Green Tube. . Originally opened in 1851 as The Sun Inn. Refurbished in the Seventies, some of its original decor lost, this place faced closure for many years. In 2014 The Sun Tavern was born. . This is a compact place with a distinct cocktail bar feel. The decor consists of exposed brickwork, weathered timbers and a stunning contemporary servery. The seating is a mix of stools around the bar and ledges, at the front and back of the bar are comfy banquettes and low level stools around tables. . I had a slight faux pas when trying to order a beer, I noticed there were no pumps on the bar so I asked if they sold beer? I then noticed the ten pumps behind on the back bar which were so obvious just after I asked the question 🤓. I ordered a pint of London Pilsner, my pint was tickerty boo and under six quid. There is a good selection of cocktails and spirits to go at, most cocktails cost around £9. No food as such but you can order Mediterranean style nibbles to soak up the sauce. . I turned up mid afternoon on a Saturday and there were a dozen or so punters in attendance. The crowd was predominantly hipster with only two looking like Meg from Family Guy. The atmosphere was very welcoming and the service was spot on, the gentleman who served me after my faux pas was gracious and personable. Not long after I settled in some musicians came in to set up for the evening’s entertainment, we exchanged a bit of banter on the amount of gear they had, a nice bunch of fellas. One side note, the Khazi plays whale music which makes for a unique toilet experience. . @thesuntavernbg is more bar/cocktail-bar with a hint of pub. Ten years ago someone saved this place and turned it in to a popular destination for a younger upcoming crowd which is commendable. I enjoyed my visit here but maybe not one for pub traditionalists, this is a great place to bring your better half. . ℹ️ Info correct on...

I’m so disappointed and sad to hear sharing this review. I had an extremely racist encounter with the manager I think of the sun tarvern. For context me and my friend who were both black went, I am a regular here and always had a great time, I went to order a drink and the bar man didn’t hear me, so we stopped a staff member, an Australian guy with a cap, someone mentioned he was a manager to ask him if he could pass on the message to the barman about the drinks, a few minutes later the couple next to us said they heard the Australian guy with the cap on referring to us as “those black people over there” we could immediately see the bar man looked uncomfortable and the couple also were disgusted, as we didn’t hear it ourself when the Australian guy with the cap walked past us, we asked him about the comment and initially he denied it when the couple who heard it told him they heard it he then went on to say “how else do you want me to describe them” I have never been more mortified in my life, mind you he was only and addressing the couple who mind I say were white. They stood up to leave as we did and when asked for a manager he said it was him and we could report it to him, as we all leaving he then gave us a sarcastic smile waved and said “bye bye” we really couldn’t believe it, my partner and me went the next day to see if we could find another staff member, there is works being done on the building so there were work men around, as we walked in the manager walked straight to us said “no can do” and denied us from walking in. We didn’t make a fuss and just walked off without saying a word, I’m so throughly disappointed, this is a place I’ve always enjoyed, to have this experience was so disheartening! I will also be leaving a review on trip advisor, I suggest better diversity and inclusion training for this member especially if he has come to the heart of London were you will find all walks of life, I’m not certain why our skin colour determined his...

To put it simply… this place is incredible. I had my birthday of 20 guests at this place on a Saturday night 5pm-1am and WOW was I impressed!! I’ve never been so well looked after by the staff at a bar like I was at The Sun Tavern. Firstly, as we were a large group, all staff constantly made sure that we had enough space for all guests to sit. Even at a time when there wasn’t, they moved chairs and candles without prompt to set us up a makeshift sitting area just so everyone could be comfortable. The staff were incredibly lovely to each and every single one of us offering the best table service EVER. It made the night so much more enjoyable as no one had to hover over a crowded bar at any point of the night. It also was a great atmosphere, great music and the music volume + overall volume of the place was not extremely loud which meant that you were never screaming to have a conversation which I feel is always a problem in bars on a Saturday night - it really did add to the night being GREAT. If you’re ever considering having your birthday here - just do it. You honestly won’t regret it!! Thank you to everyone who worked on the 2nd of April and made this night absolutely perfect. You were...