The Cock Tavern in Hackney

Nice pub but keep your bag close because the pub has frequent visitors who arrive looking for bags to steal…

What a great place! Lovely staff, brilliant beers and banging tunes. Couldn't ask for more, canya?

Really lovely pub. Lots of different beers on tap

Great local pub with a large bar. It has a bunch of beers and ales on tap + loads of ciders. Good place to meet people, definitely recommend stopping by for a pint

This is a real gem for those who like an authentic pub. It is cosy and the stools along the bar which have disappeared in most places give this an old-school feel. The staff were friendly and helpful and the pub had a nice bustling feel. It serves a good selection of ales and IPA on handpumps, with a good selection of canned beers & wines. Some nice touches are Bovril for £2 and an assortment pickled eggs, I'd recommend the marmite & balsamic flavours (see photo). All in all, this is the antithesis of the industrial gastropub and feels a little like stepping back in time 😊

Fantastic pub, great beer choice, friendly staff and nice atmosphere.

Lovely old pub with a huge choice of beers, ales, and ciders.

Excellent selection of beers on tap and I never had to wait long to be served.

Great beer. Friendly to the homeless. Drunk management

I am not from London, and I have enjoyed the beers and people. Felt at home.

The bartender was really nice and with the right knowledge about the beers

Really great cask and cider selection.

First time seeing a pub with mead on tap! 100% recommend

I can't believe I've never reviewed this pub. I love it. Amazing, rotating selection of beers and ciders. Great bar staff. A cosy, well used, not pretensious in any way, community pub, without the cheap Carling or annoying TV sports. You know it's a good pub when the owner of one of the other great local pubs is often in there. Food choices are pickled eggs, peanuts and a large selection of crisps. Or Yard Sale pizza delivered to the door. Or the chippy round the corner. Gluten free beers, sometimes on tap, always in cans. Plus more cask ciders than you can shake a stick at.

Excellent board games, incredible ciders

Potentially great place, big, empty at 12, loads a good beers ...BUT doesn't brew it's own any more. Tragedy! No food at lunch but allows you to bring in some Banh Mi baps from round the corner....which was nice!

Seemed a bit surly service to me, but overall we had a good time relaxing. It’s quite stuffy inside, with only fans, so I would def go earlier in the afternoon like we did. Great variety of ciders on tap and a wicked strong cherry mead also available.

A Hackney institution with a great selection of beers. Saw on an old map that there has been a tavern on this site for over a hundred years which is cool 🐓

An excellent pub. I like the nod to what is probably the smallest beer 'garden' in East London.

Sister pub to the very good Southampton Arms. On this visit the pub was fairly quiet with most of the punters hogging the bar. The condition of the beers was good.

Good vibes top beer mint service

Nice little pub with lots of good beers on. Would have got a five but barman made a point for serving regulars first despite me being first in the queue.

Wonderful selection of beers here, with plenty of styles to satisfy any beer drinker & a hit of an institution according the friend who recommended I try it

Excellent cask and keg options, along with 6 ciders on handpull. Craft offerings but in a proper pub, just like we need. Always nice to find a place where the staff seem to be as happy as the customers to be there.

Awful place it felt dirty and unkept. More people coming in to use the toilet than drinking. The toilets were interesting. Only takes card payments which is not really acceptable. Not a place I would recommand or revisit.

Fantastic beer and cider selection, could have stayed in here all day drinking my way through everything! Service was really friendly and other patrons were nice too. An absolute gem of a pub.

After ordering 4 drinks, we were just finishing our tap waters when we were asked to leave as ‘it was a Saturday night and he couldn’t have us just drinking water’. We were just having a break from buying drinks, but after this rudeness, we of course left. Not a great way to treat customers and a shame as the pub has an unusually good selection of real ciders.

Nice pub, superb real ale range. Friendly staff and good mix of punters. A must-visit if you're round Hackney way.

Brilliant city pub for beer. Great cask range in perfect condition. Best place to drink Howling Hops. Cracking keg stuff too. Visit was first time back since pre pandemic and glad to see it hasn't changed at all!

Lovely pub, with very friendly staff. Always has new drinks on tap, and is one of Hackney's hidden gems.

Pickled egg connoisseur thumbs up

Lovely pub, fab beers and great atmosphere

When it comes to independent pubs proudly serving independent brews the relationship between the customer and the landlord/bar staff I expect is pretty much the same of the trust bond I'd expect between the customer and the independent record shop owner. If I walk in and ask for a recommendation, I'm not expecting reverence but at least respect. After asking for a stout and being told they had many, I kindly asked what the staff would recommend and went for it. The bill was over £12 for a pint. When, left perplexed by the bill, I double checked the correctness of the price with another member of the staff I was welcomed by perplexity. That was a 13% beer, that's like ordering a pint of wine, so of course it was pricey. That was his nonchalant explanation. Fair play. As long as you inform your *new* customers on the slightly off the average price rate of your brews, it's all legitimate. However, when asked for a recommendation by a new client, transparency should be up front. Inform them of the above-average price of the pint so that they'll be able to consider whether to buy it or choose a cheaper option, especially if they are students. Otherwise, it's not surprising if the whole population turns to Spoons.

Cosy little pub on Mare Street with one of the best beer and cider selections in the area. Had forgotten all about it until recently. Cask ale is reasonably priced. Pickled egg challenge for the brave. I failed miserably on a previous visit. Hats off to those on the leaderboard. Good tunes on not too loud. Great stuff.

Old school pub vibe! Cosy and inviting, staff were a bit snarky to my friend about their beer selection.

Dark and full bodied with soft malt notes

Cute little pub, cosy beer garden/smoking area, great selection of ciders and beers!

A very local pub, on Mare Streets in Hackney, a significant amount of beers and a great atmosphere, seating inside and outside.

Nice boozer with good selection of beers but limited selection of two gins. Staff lovely and good music! One star taken off as no cash accepted. London seems further down the slippery slope of digital currency than the rest of the country...

Cool vibe. Loads on tap and friendly staff

Great selection of beers, lovely atmosphere and not super packed. Come for the beer garden 🤣

Sehr schöner alter Pub, mit sehr großer Bierauswahl und sehr netten Personal. Keine Barzahlung möglich! Ist aber eher ein Vorteil als ein Nachteil!

Decent Tavern with plenty of choice for beers and a vanilla stout which is super delicious! If you are looking for a decent pint and proper pub vibe then here is your place, plus it has a fun name and its always a giggle saying you have been there! :)

Great selection of beers and ciders, friendly staff

A great place to enjoy beers with friends. Very kind service, great variety of beers and ciders

Pub typique. Le personnel est très sympathique.

This is a really nice old-fashioned pub with a modern twist. What a selection of hand-pulled beers of all types.

Impolite bar staff. Won't return

Brilliant, simple pub - I just love it. Great staff, lovely atmosphere.

A good range of ales. Nice atmosphere. A proper pub in the heart of Hackney. Note that at present it’s card payment only, no cash.

Excellent Victorian Pub in the Heart of Hackney. A Real Ale and Real Cider drinker's paradise. Has Eight Real Ales. Eight Real Ciders and Eight Craft Beers on Tap. The Staff are very helpful when are was asking questions about the Ales. Well worth a visit on a Hackney pub crawl.

Cute little pub , nice crowd and nearby lots of other venues

Amazing variety of beer on cask and keg + some excellent draught ciders. always worth a visit

Excellent selection of ales and ciders always well conditioned. The staff are very helpful and knowledgeable

A proper Pub serving an amazing array of Cask and Craft Keg beers and ciders

Proper boozer with great cask and keg beer (some but not all from affiliated Howling Hops), pickled eggs, and "interesting" toilets. Update Dec 2021: previous manager did a good job of ventilating the place, new manager has a sign up saying "It's cold outside, keep door closed". Decide for yourself if this is pro or con.

A proper pub with original features. Great selection of beer's.

Very good Hackney pub at the top of Mare Street. 6 cask beers - and 7 ciders - on tap when I visited. Unusually, the beers included two dark beers - a stout and a mild. The pub only offers bar snacks but outside food is welcome.

In that special category of "Proper Boozer". Like quality beer? Come here.

A pub where the bar staff know their beers and a choice that is worthy of a Mexican wave. Lovely.

A nice bar with a good selection of beers on the taps. Great place to stop by after a show at the theatre next door. I was surprised we get to take our pint glasses and sit outside, on the pavement. But hey, I’m not complaining!

Solid no nonsense pub, always has an excellent selection of beers. Even better now they have ditched their cash only policy and accept card payments.

Just had the one half each in here and were charged for pints, so £11:00 for our 2 halves of cider!! The lady that served us was pleasant enough. One part of the wooden floor was wearing away and the ladies' toilet was disgusting. We finished our drinks, left and will not be returning. Not recommended.

One of the most proper of proper boozers that lives. Pure East London beer den with great cask, great craft, and great pickled eggs. One for the purists.

Lovely proper pub. Friendly staff. Happily non pretentious

Fresh local craft beers. Pickled eggs. Barstools & good chat. Joy!

Great beers and friendly staff. They were more than happy to give us a taste and talk about the different beers. We ended up staying for a few. And yes we tried the pickled eggs too. Definitely with a visit

Good selection of beers and ciders! Good and relaxing atmosphere with a friendly manager. Dog friendly place! You can also order pizza to be delivered from Yard Sale Pizza.

Ubicada en la concurrida calle Mare, cerca de la estación central de Hackney, esta es una cervecería de calidad con la más amplia selección de cervezas que probablemente encontrarás en cualquier lugar de Hackney. Hay alrededor de ocho cervezas de barril en constante cambio, principalmente de cervecerías locales como Hackney, Five Points y Howling Hops, esta última comenzó su vida como una micro cervecería en el sótano del pub. Otras bombas manuales distribuyen una selección de sidras y peras reales, mientras que las fuentes de barril largo ofrecen numerosas cervezas artesanales de moda, también principalmente de proveedores locales.No estoy seguro de por qué el pub aparece aquí como restaurante, ya que no tienen una cocina que yo sepa. Los bocadillos de bar, incluidos algunos huevos en escabeche temibles, componen las ofertas de comida internas, pero creo que el pub está bien con los clientes que traen comida de pizzerías cercanas / tiendas de pescado y papas fritas, etc. .El personal conoce muy bien las cervezas, así que pídales recomendaciones y / o degustadores antes de elegir. Mis únicas quejas reales con el lugar serían que no hay suficientes asientos (he visitado muchas veces a lo largo de los años y nunca he logrado obtener un asiento aquí) y que muchas personas se alinean a lo largo del bar en taburetes, bloqueando la vista de las cervezas, o bien deben mantener despejada una sección del bar o colocar tablas que enumeren las opciones de cerveza, ya que solo pude distinguir unas tres o cuatro de las cervezas disponibles en mi última visita.Aparte de eso, este es un destino para mí cuando estoy en Hackney y no dudaría en recomendar el lugar a los fanáticos de la cerveza de barril, los pubs tradicionales y, por supuesto, los huevos en escabeche.

Nice little pub shame the staff have a bit of an attitude:-(

Professor Plum, with the candlestick ... in the beer garden.

This place has a nice old authentic charm to it and a wide selection of beers that change on a regular basis

Fuimos aquí después del panto ya que está cerca del Imperio Hackney. Estaba ocupado pero no estaba abarrotado y era fácil conseguir un taburete de bar. Las bebidas tienen un precio razonable y el personal del bar es amable. Es típico del antiguo pub londinense con muebles y decoración reciclados y un bar bien abastecido.

Typical Tavern with lively atmo. Choice of Beers and Ciders but no kitchen working on Friday Night. Disappointing...

A dark old boozer with a dozen or so handpumps (beware loads of them have cider). Dark wood panelling, wooden floor and a black/maroon ceiling should make it popular with a goth crowd! I had a Chorlton Pale(?) not in the best nick tbh, a few days past its best.

Love the beer and the sophisticated interior

Really good, reasonably priced and genuinely beautiful inside. It cost us 10 quid for a double maker's mark and a good pint. Not bad for London

In a stripped back place like this a feel of decay & closure takes some effort to effect. Aroma of toilet freshener pervaded the bar, the usual perfunctory service more insouciant than usual. Languid country rock. Much theatrical clattering of furniture, cling film round beer taps & ringing of bells. This is super happening Hackney - 10pm is bedy byes.

Go to meeting point pre gig in Hackney. Good selection of beers, knowledgeable staff & friendly atmosphere.

¡Trabajando en todo el Reino Unido visita bares y restaurantes donde puede ver que el personal está ocupado y bajo presión o en esta ocasión absolutamente grosero! ¡Nunca he experimentado personal así! ¡No gastes tu dinero aquí! Las cervezas son geniales al igual que la gente en el bar. ¡Ordene una bebida en el bar, es una historia completamente diferente! ¡Grosero! ¡Es casi un entretenimiento! ! ¡Aquí puedes todos en el bar con el mismo comentario! Quien posee este lugar. . . ¡es un gran bar con un personal horrible! No te relajes e ignores ya que hay bares increíbles a tu alrededor como el barco. . . etc! Potencial para ser un lugar increíble. . . . en este momento debido al personal. . . . ¡prueba Wetherspoons en el camino! (Un lugar que siempre trato de evitar y apoyar grandes bares) ¡guau! ¡Nunca he experimentado personal del bar como este!

He revisado el gallo antes y le he dado una calificación de 5. Hoy le doy una calificación de 2, puramente por la arrogancia de la mujer miembro del personal (no trabajando hoy, pero apoyando el listón hasta que decide arrojarse a nuestro lado). Desafortunadamente, es un gran problema para ella quitarse los pies sucios de un taburete para que mi amiga pueda sentarse, sin ningún tipo de delicadeza, por lo que parecería que (para ella) los clientes son un inconveniente y no es necesario ser agradable.Al gestor; la cámara sobre los baños de damas mostrará el episodio completo.

Sozzled staff... poorly looked after beer. Not the best....also six quid for a pint of howling hops....also only half the taps on...this place has really gone down hill...only positive is the interior

Great traditional pub with a lot of locals hanging out and a lot of craft beers and casks. But it smelled like toilet in there. Didnt like that.

Great traditional pub with a great selection of craft beers! Has a bit of a quirky smell but overall a great atmosphere

Great atmosphere and great local beer/cider.

Really friendly staff, great beer and good snacks. The best pub in the erara

This is a traditional pub, no pretentions just a great selections of beer and (real) cider. Contrary to some reports they have taken cards for the last few months.

Great choice of craft beer and cider. Could be a bit brighter!

Fantastiska valmöjligheter, gott om handpumpat, givet varje gång i London. Själv eller med vänner.

Nice pub, great range of craft and cask beer. A bloke went on the piano and another one sang. They were good.

The Cock es un refugio de la monotonía y seamos estresantes en la tarea de las compras. La única forma en que puedo arrastrarme fuera para comprar las aburridas cosas de supermercado que realmente necesito, es sobornando mi cerebro con una hora perdida en el Gallo.Hoy tuve tres Pints ​​of Howling Hops Dinner Ale (formalmente conocida como Ruby Red) y la cerveza estaba deliciosa.

Un gran pub, con una gran variedad de cervezas y cervezas.Muy tradicional por dentro sin campanas ni silbidos, y muy popular también.Estoy escribiendo como un tipo - Puedo ver que esto tal vez no sea un lugar de damas - a menos que, por supuesto, estén en sus ales: -)

Lovely pianist and beer at this quietly local pub.

Poor communication. Many misunderstanding which the servers didn't care to clear out.

Nice pub, lively and didn’t have to queue to get a drink. The music was a bit loud at some of the booths but the toilets were in an awful state which makes me wonder about the cleanliness in general especially if they’re serving food...

Un pub tradicional de la esquina. Interior con baldosas y madera oscura. Fuimos un sábado por la tarde, nos ocupamos pero encontramos asientos. Gran bar con un montón de bombas y fuentes de barril de cerveza local y de más allá. Servicio amable y eficiente. Cerveza de excelente calidad. Vale la pena una visita para un pub tradicional adecuado centrado en servir excelente cerveza. Recomendado.

Might be my new favourite when I visit London. Quirky, cool place with an excellent, generous service. Lovely music, and above all - a brilliant selection of real ales and ciders (as well as draught beers from kegs) for a reasonable price. Tried the picked eggs as well, wasn't disappointed. Visited in a quiet Saturday afternoon. I'm sure I'll visit again.

The staff is really friendly but it smells like hell's armpits and they sell really bad boxed wine for £5 a glass. I actually wanted lager but they had ran out. The spirits are reasonably priced. All the men in there look like the same guy copied and pasted over and over with slightly different colour shirt or hair. They seem to have a very large selection of those snacks (pickled eggs and crisps with flavours) only British people can enjoy and ales, so if this is your thing, you are going to love it there. The little garden at the back should be on all London guides, it's worth drinking bad wine just to see it.

Place with young hip audience but not at all pretentious. Cheap, a bit rough, worn down furniture but very charming and great atmospehere. Nice beer and cider, unusual brands. LOvely music playing, from Curtis Mayfield to Big Star! The only thing that I have to complain about is the awful idea of Pickled eggs. It smells funky and it's not good.

The beer selection is indeed great and the staff friendly and knowledgeable. But it does smell funny. Shabby chic is a stretch. Chic does not go anywhere near it. But again, if it's all about the beer you can't go wrong.