Poitín fuelled piss up We might be a long way from the land of the four-leaf clover here in Bethnal Green, but we’ve still got plenty of Poitín, Irish Whiskey and Irish bartenders We had a craic’ing night here in The Sun Tavern, bit of an alternative one as there were no Guinness […]
Author: Stephen Thompson
Poitín & Coffee
You like Coffee right…? Ever tried Poitín…? “Let us tell you they go great together.” You might already know, we love Poitín here at The Sun Tavern and we also love coffee. Then a bartender had a brain wave one day and thought… “We sell great Coffee, we specialise in Poitín…” and the light bulb […]
Whiskey Wednesday – April – Heaven Hill Distillery
You probably already know or have been to all the cocktail bars in Shoreditch for a mid week tipple… This month you should definitely head over to our cocktail bar, The Sun Tavern right by Bethnal Green tube. As we mentioned on our previous News post about Whiskey Wednesday’s, our cocktail bar has seen the likes […]
Whiskey Wednesdays – March – Bushmills
If you’ve been having cocktails during the week around Bethnal Green recently, you may have noticed that every Wednesday in The Sun Tavern there is a bespoke cocktail menu on the tables. These cocktail menus are in collaboration with a different Whiskey distillery each month. The Sun Tavern kicked the year off with Woodford Reserve […]
Local Hero: Theresa – G. Kelly Pie & Mash – Bethnal Green
Local Hero – Theresa of G. Kelly’s Pie & Mash in Bethnal Green Theresa has lived and worked in G. Kelly’s Pie & Mash shop on Bethnal Green road, just over the road and down a bit for us here at The Sun Tavern. She tells us about some of the history of Bethnal Green, how […]
Why London Beer Week is a good thing? – Rich Yong
Rich Yong – Camden Town Brewery Here we have Rich Yong from Camden Town Brewery sitting in The Sun Tavern, telling us why Drink Up London’s London Beer Week 2016 is a good thing. Giving us some of the do’s and don’t’s when it comes to £3 pints and £5 Boilermakers.
BLOODY MARYS ON A SUNDAY
Spice up your Sunday with our ‘hangover cure’ Bloody Mary Menu. This will include a TST twist on a classic Bloody Mary, the Bloody Murphy and finally, the Mad Mary. The Sun Tavern Bloody Mary – £7.50 “Our twist on a classic” Vodka, Sun Spice Mix, Fresh Tomato Juice, Celery Bloody Murphy – £7.50 “An Irish inspired take” Poitin, Sun […]
Ballantine’s – Whiskey Wednesday – December
Scotch Whisky always seems more fitting in December, see how the Scots brave the bitter winds and icy evenings. In Bethnal Green we do it slightly differently in the shape of Scotch cocktails. For December’s Whiskey Wednesday bespoke cocktail menu we teamed up with Ballantine’s Blended Scotch Whisky to bring you these Scotch serves. Christmas […]
Shoreditch Shaken: Rose Hipster
The Sun Tavern’s very own Jake Rogers offered a live tutorial for Shoreditch Shaken’s ‘Bartender Takeover’ where he demonstrates The Sun Tavern’s signature serve ‘The Rose Hipster’. If you’re yet to try this mixed drink, come down to The Sun Tavern and see why it was chosen as Septembers ‘Bartender Takeover’ drink of choice.
NYE TICKETS & BOOKINGS
The Sun Tavern has table bookings available for groups on New Years Eve if you’d like a guaranteed space on one of the most hectic nights of the year! Tickets cost £5 per person in advance, plus there will be a very limited number of tickets available on the door of the night. Tickets guarantee […]
PRIVATE AREA BOOKINGS
The Sun Tavern hosts private bookings for small groups as well as private area hire for larger groups throughout the seasonal period. So if you want an escape from the continuous Christmas songs and flashing reindeers we’ve got you covered. That isn’t to say we don’t like the festive period, but we’d rather fill our […]
CHRISTMAS / NYE OPENING TIMES
If you were in East London… in Bethnal Green… thinking about having a tankard cocktail, a pint of fine ale or a cup of Hot Punch, here at The Sun Tavern, over the Christmas period… You were probably wondering what the holiday opening hours were… CLOSED – 24/25/26/27 DECEMBER OPEN – 28/29/30 DECEMBER NYE – […]
THE SUN TAVERN FOOD MENUS
In addition to the new drinks, The Sun Tavern now has to offer a new food menu. The Scotch Eggs, curtsey of Pig & Hay, come in a few varieties like Pork & Herb, Pork & Stilton or Vegetarian. The Sausage Rolls, also provided by Pig & Hay, come in a variety of Pork & […]
THE SUN TAVERN’S SUMMER MENU
Very recently The Sun Tavern decided to release the 2nd Edition of their Menu. The new menu was inspired by the British summer, using British ingredients, Mezcal, Gin, Rum, Irish Whiskey and Poitín. As The Sun Tavern has the UK’s largest selection of Irish Poitin, we have introduced a Parliament Whiskey and Poitin List. ‘Parliament’ was […]
London beer week always brings us joy amidst the harsh winter conditions and we recommend everyone keep the 16th-22nd February free in their diaries. The Sun Taverns 2015 celebrations saw Camden brewery host pints of their fine ale at £3, whilst we had our ‘Bán Poitín Boiler Maker’ on sale for £5 alongside our ‘local […]
SUBCULT KITCHEN RESIDENCE
CIARAN – SHORTLIST MAGAZINE
Our General Manager, Ciaran, is an absolute Poitín and potato distilled spirit nerd. As a result, he was asked his opinion on new potato spirits in an issue of Shortlist magazine in winter 2014. POITIN IRISH SPIRIT Ciaran Duffy, of The Sun Tavern on new potato spirit Bán, £35; masterofmalt.com “Made from grain and sugar beets, […]