Over to East London…
As you may know from reading my previous blogings, East London is rather a fond favourite of mine. I’ve made many trips to new resto’s, bars and breweries over East and for the third year running still finding some of my favourite places in London.
I'm now looking to find a mix of cafe's and restaurants who also serve beer, which is mixing two of my favourite things in life... coffee and beer. So firstly I would like to introduce a great little cafe, bar and restaurant The Hackney Pearl, nicely tucked away around the corner from Hackney Wick over ground station and in the heart of Hackney Wick.
Once you find it you'll have no regrets.
It first opened its doors in 2009 and has kept growing in popularity from then on. Hackney Wick is rather a cool place to be seen with trendy warehouses, studio spaces and a very interesting nightlife, so this trendy little place fits in well.
The feeling is light, open and cosy, with an open kitchen next to the bar.
The bunk seating with vintage cushion covers gives it a great place to chill, drink coffee, use the free WIFI and later meet up with friends.
I enjoyed rather a boozy night here, but had great fun catching up with an old friend and learning about cool places to go round this neighbourhood.
The coffee is delicious here and made to perfection, they take this very seriously and you can tell by the pretty leaf picture created on the top of the foam. They also have an impressive selection of cakes and cookies to nicely add company to your coffee. 
We had cocktails as it was 2-4-1 The Basil Berry Spritz and The Hot Dark & Stormy, which both tasted great and fresh, the hot meaning a chilli kick. They have cocktail happy hour from 5-7pm every Monday to Thursday, so a great way to start your evening during the week.
The cocktail menu is seasonal and so is the delicious food menu so always changing and always new and interesting ingredients to be tried. They make all their own syrups for their cocktails and all their foodie ingredients are sourced locally but often with a European twist.
I was of course happy to see they stocked a healthy selection of craft beers, Meantime on draft (Yakima red, Pilsner and Pale Ale) Pints costing £4.50-£5, bottle beers seemed to be all from London, Beavertown Gamma Ray 5.5% abv, Kernel Table beer 4.8% abv, Five Points Railway Porter 4.8% abv, Pressure Drop pale ale 5.1%. All bottles cost between £4.5-£5 and all from local London Breweries.
If you’re joining them for brunch then I do recommend the brekky bap, a delicious combo of streaky bacon, house made egg mayo & chilli jam, served in a bap with rocket, Also a fond favourite are their scrambled eggs.
Why not check out their menu and see what’s going on here www.thehackneypearl.com.
The Hackney Pearl truly is a fab little gem to the Hackney Wick community and loved by many around the area, if you like good food, good coffee and decent brews then come check it out.
Food prices range from £4-£5 for sandwiches, £5-£9 for brunch, there is a mid-week lunch special for £8, dinner for two people 3 courses with drinks would cost between £70-£90. They also do a set dinner menu mid week two courses for £15 and three courses for £18.
Another great thing about The Hackney Pearl is the staff, they are a great bunch that only want to help and make your experience here a good one to remember. Good work guys!
Hey Hackney Pearl I will be back for more very soon.
4 out of 5 pints.
The Hackney Pearl
11 Prince Edward Road, Hackney Wick, London, E9 5LX
LPD xx
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