Finally, after basically limping it’s way along for about 2 years or so the R Bar on mile end road is finally closing. Today is in fact the last night.
This pub has served some interesting food during its time and it’s a shame to see it go. I’m not sure however that its closure is really much of a surprise. I don’t believe the landlord took responsibility enough for the direct running of the place e.g. working regularly behind the bar and becoming a person that locals knew. It’s important for any pub opening next to wetherspoons to have something unique in order for it to survive. At various times, the R Bar employed cooks preparing Turkish food and Mediterranean food of really high quality but they never stuck at anything for long enough. There is a real lack of pubs in the Stepney Area where as it seems chicken places can just be opened at will. I do believe the area could support at least one other pub if it were ran well. It would probably need to serve good beer and reasonably priced food, but there is a largish body of students and other well paid people living in the area who would I suspect appreciate something better than Bangladeshi chicken shit to eat every day!
I am told that yet another Indian take away is to open up in place of the R Bar. If it’s another chicken shop then I think there is cause for some complaint to the council as surely there must be limits on the number of any type of business that can just open in an area. I will keep a look out to see what kind of business does replace the R Bar.
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