Crate Brewery (Hackney)

• Hackney Wick is a quintessentially East End neighbourhood
• Central Hackney is a quite a way away to the West
• To the immediate East is the arterial River Lea
• The area was the centre of the universe (much like it was in Summer 2012 I guess) and was a rat&rsquo
• First perceptions of Hackney Wick are both familiar and foreign
• The Olympics are long gone and now the equally big task of realising the London Legacy begins &ndash
• Grace Dent recalled that this grand structure played host to the occasional rave and was plastered with graffiti for good measure &ndash
• The White Building is once again whiter than white
• The whole locale and the press releases that set the scene are full to bursting with tired synonyms of East London such as &lsquo
• SPACE itself is described as a &lsquo
• White Building is the introduction of Crate Brewery
• The clientele is mainly families and middle aged dogwalkers
• We are greeted with a vast and airy room which &ndash
• Seems intimate and cluttered (we are sat practically on top of the next table over)
• Bare surfaces and the atmosphere is one of strange
• Today the brewery seems as busy as when it was being built &ndash
• Everything is well explained and the bar staff actively encourage you to try what&rsquo
• My mate was happy enough with the Golden Ale but later on I tried a mango beer (from Belgium
• S modus operandi is much like any old pub
• Everything is priced between £
• So far this is proving to be one of the cheapest Saturday afternoons I have ever had
• We were presented with two wooden chopping boards
• One crowned with a Chicken Laksa pizza and the other with a Middle Eastern Lamb offering
• The chicken was Laksa fied alright &ndash
• Carried along elegantly with a little spice and a touch of ginger
• S lamb pizza was the real winner &ndash
• It was festooned with pine nuts and a subtle smattering of apricot
• The chaotic atmosphere of Crate ran along with tempestuous comings and goings
• There is a shortage of tables and the room was getting busier
• Feeling fine with sidling though the afternoon with the New Yorker and a newspaper or two
• We decided to vacate our benches and log table (it was snapped up seconds later)
• The legacy of London 2012 is yet to reach Hackney Wick
• S also an archetypical East London stereotype of self obsessed gentrification that will polarise those who are die hard aficionados of their own London neighbourhood (for example
• There is no denying that the craft beers and handmade pizzas are wonderful &ndash
• I have to say that I was very pleasantly surprised
• The romance of a canal is lost on few
• Particularly those with precarious funds who need to date creatively
• The Crate Brewery is the insanely hipster go to for people who can&rsquo
• Re confronted with a large and lofty former print factory with immensely high ceilings
• A sigh of relief is heard from those who&rsquo
• Ve travelled far and wide for this edgy spectacle when they realise it really is a microbrewery and the name isn&rsquo
• S no way your date is being left to make this trip alone
• The best thing to do is to walk from Victoria Park along the canal to Crate
• Go and get some proper ribs and test yourself with which hot sauce you can handle
• The flavours are incredible
• The lemon chicken pizza is a let down but the others are delicious
• Enjoy it here while the sun is still out and about
• Hackney Wick is a very interesting place
• There is a famous vietnamese saying that where the freshwater of the river meets the salt water of the sea this is where the fish are tastiest
• 90 (a cracker of a bar) Crate Brewery (Hackney) is a hub of energy and activity
• Truffle oil I have no idea why is not on the table of every pizza restaurant
• Margherita was just as good
• Both the restaurant and bar area is enticing and has a lot to offer
• We had our meal before going down at the bar and ordered a set menu comprising of three course meal along with a glass of wine
• The service is impeccable
• Our guests were very happy with the food
• The portions were also adequate
• The food was excellent and was cooked to perfection with wonderful flavours to it
• The quantity was also pretty good which makes Crate Brewery (Hackney) all the more attractive
• The service is pretty efficient and Crate Brewery (Hackney) is quite reasonable as well
• When we entered most of the tables were empty and that should have given us a cue that the quality of both the food and the variety in the menu has gone downhill
• The servers were attentive to the needs of the customers and particularly the one attending to us made sure that whatever trouble we faced was communicated to the manager
• The dishes were hard and salty
• The wine selection is extensive and varied as well
• The location is also quite convenient
• The place offers a nice ambiance and is located really close to my neighborhood
• The seating is nice and we decided to sit outside
• I visited Crate Brewery (Hackney) with some of my friends last week to have a couple of drinks
• We ordered some beer and were told that the pizza would take approximately 45 minutes to arrive
• The beer is very good here and same goes for the pizzas which are excellent but when it comes to the service that is not good at all
• The bar is very small and the staff is also very less (according to me)
• The seating lacks comfort whether it is inside seating or outside seating
• Order a beer along with your pizza
• As they serves one of the best beers in this city
• Especially the pizza and the drinks were pretty decent as well
• The ambience was quite cool and unique more like that of a warehouse
• The service is a also quite decent
• The service was very slow despite of the fact that Crate Brewery (Hackney) was not at all busy
• Our pizza took half an hour and even after that it was not at all good
• It had too much cheese in it and it was cooked unevenly
• The service was good and the staff was pleasing
• Not the best in the city but was cooked perfectly
• Especially beer which was of a really good quality
• I had ordered for a pizza and a dessert out of which I hated the pizza and the dessert was way too sweet that totally screwed the whole feel to have a meal
• I have realized that it is better consider advice and count on the reviews
• The service was very impressive
• I ordered Crate's lager known as 'flavor' and it was the best thing I had there
• It had a tinge of fruity taste and was slightly bitter
• The atmosphere at Crate Brewery (Hackney) is enticing and much inviting
• The furniture here is very comfortable and provides a very relaxing atmosphere
• The ambiance here is alive and buzzing at all times and you might find a friend in a stranger sitting next to you
• Ale and cider in beer which are all amazing
• Their pizza is quite great and perhaps the best in the city
• The flavours are great and melt in your mouth
• The service was quite slow
• We also ordered a variety of dishes which were all perfectly cooked and well presented
• The portion sizes were quite small
• The atmosphere is quite noisy though
• Crate Brewery (Hackney) is majorly famous for the great atmosphere
• They make some really delicious wood fired pizzas which are perfectly thin crust
• Take a beer along with it and you are done for a perfect evening
• The only thing good about Crate Brewery (Hackney) is the drinks and the friendly staff
• You can visit Crate Brewery (Hackney) for the appetizers but not otherwise if you are keen on a full course meal
• Especially the pizza which was cooked to perfection and had wonderful flavours to it
• The service was pretty efficient and the ambience was quite comfortable as well
• This is the place for only the pizza lovers and who are open to try out some quirky toppings and do not just stick to the basic pizzas
• We also ordered a laksa chicken pizza and that was also delectable
• Order a beer along with it and you are done with your meal
• The place is wonderful with a nice setting
• The golden ale was my favourite and the best I've had
• I recently tried Crate Brewery (Hackney) and was left tad bit disappointed with the food
• Especially the pizza which is the only thing that is served here
• The service is pretty efficient and the ambience is also quite comfortable but that does not make up for the disappointing food
• The only thing good about Crate Brewery (Hackney) is it's drinks which are amazing
• The ambience at the bar is wonderful which makes Crate Brewery (Hackney) a favorable hangout
• Especially the pizzas which were cooked to perfection with wonderful flavour to it
• The ambience was pretty comfortable and the service was also pretty efficient
• This is one of those places that I really do want to visit every now and then for the fact that it is very relaxing to just sit by the canal and enjoy your beer
• In the summers Crate Brewery (Hackney) is always bustling with people
• You should book your seat in advance else the chances of you managing a place to sit are rather bleak
• In my opinion the hand made oven baked pizza is just delicious and worth the wait
• The interior is very beautifully done and it will surely catch your eyeballs
• The outdoor area gives you a chance to just keep viewing the beautiful canals and you are sure to have a lovely time
• You can try the beer which is offered in interesting variety
• The pizzas are worth the try
• My experience here was amazing in terms of food
• The kind of variety that was being offered in terms of the pizzas and the starters was surprising
• I went on a public holiday and the place was just jam packed
• The servers were on their toes
• We were surprised to get a very prompt service for our pizzas and we were more than happy with that
• I felt that the pizzas were even better than the ones in Italy
• Spacious place to be seated with your friends then this is definitely the best in this area
• It was one of my dreams to be seated near a river and enjoying my meal and I have to say that it was perfectly fulfilled
• You can go with a group of friends and just hang out for a couple of hours
• Crate Brewery (Hackney) has a perpetual rush of people and it is crazy to stand in a queue to wait for your order
• Crate Brewery's is nothing if not enterprising
• Everything outside is built from crates and palettes but inside
• What better way to wash down your pint than with a very moreish pizza
• These crisp stonebaked pizzas have some of the best toppings I've ever tasted
• Red onion and gremolata pizza and managed to demolish it in one fell swoop with the help of some fiery chilli oil
• Any bar that serves Brooklyn Beer by the canal in London is bound to be an absolute winner
• Young hipsters with their dogs seem to love Crate Brewery (Hackney) more than most
• Filling the place on a Friday night with a relaxed kind of buzz
• If these bad boys are anything to go by
• Nice place to chill with a craft beer
• The sort of place with a lad playing records in the corner
• Complete ur Hackney wick day out with a walk down the canal after
• Their own brewery is just next door and they have seats inside
• It may not be the cheapest place in Hackney but it's certainly not expensive either and the quality of what is served is well worth it
• If making my piece with the inner H means having craft beer and awesome pizza by the canal on a chilled Sunday afternoon
• Crate Brewery Hackney Wick is located in a former industrial area on the banks of the River Lea and is an upcycled venue that&rsquo
• S fitting in with the current &ldquo
• The seating has been formed out of ladders and ratchet straps while old bed springs are used as light fittings
• Located in what i assume is an old industrial area
• The place made me recall the days back when the production plant I used to work at as an QC engineer was being revamped
• The decoration is minimalistic
• The pizzas are really damn good
• My girlfriend had the sage and trufles and I was very torn to pick which was the best
• The crate golden beer was a good complement to a nice pizza but not that exciting to be honest
• It serves pizza and although the bases are crisp Middle Eastern flatbread rather than your standard doughy base
• 12 probably my favourite with good earthy flavours and textures roaming throughout
• 12 the weirdest and most creative pizza had a nice spiced element but I have to admit the sweet banana was a bit further along the strange spectrum on this pizza

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