"The Eclipse" pub, Elderfield Road, Hackney, London. (Please note, due to a larger chain of shittier pubs bullying the Eclipse as I know it, my Eclipse is shortly having to undergo a name change. Please keep an eye out for it under it's new, yet to be chosen, name. And don't go to the new chain of Eclipses, one of which is in Islington).
I love this pub. It is tucked away in the residential area off of Chatsworth road and contains the nicest landlords, Steve and Joyce, I have had the opportunity to meet. Joyce loves babies. As a consequence, it's cool to go there early doors with babies (they open at 4pm weekdays) and weekends, when they open at 10.30 am for breakfast. It will be even nicer after July, as i won't have to sit outside when someone sparks up. Joyce does a good fry-up on a weekend, and the bitters are well kept and varied (good Harvey's). I've breastfed tucked away in a corner and it was fine. The locals are all lovely. A real range of customers and ages, great bar staff, good not-too-loud music and a friendly atmosphere. Good nights out (although those days are behind me now, at least for a while...) and merry days spent in this pub. This is a broad minded pub that welcomes all genders and ages and types, and Joyce won't stand for any nonsense or misbehaviour either. And she'll take your baby for a hold if you are lucky while you experience the bliss of sitting in a pub, baby-less, like you used to.
They also serve paninis etc in the day/ evenings, and have a range of coffees, teas, and so on. Fancy beers and lagers for those that like them. And Theo the comedy barman, who lends me books.
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