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    The Nightingale

    The Nightingale

    3.8(8 reviews)
    1.7 miSnaresbrook
    £

    A quality, traditional local pub. The decor and wrought-iron furniture is definitely a throwback -…read moreand not in an ironic sort of way. This pub looks like it has done (I'm assuming) since about 1985. The vast menu full of pub comfort food presents excellent value for money, and the real ale on tap is even better. Two big all-day breakfasts and two pints of ale was only £17, and the pub offered some much-needed respite after a morning of moving to the area. I'll definitely be back to this pub with frequency, but I would be lying if I said it was because of any 'je ne sais quoi' that this pub has over others in London. No, it's because it's cheap, friendly and inviting. And because it's within stumbling distance of my new house. The fact that the pub patrons smiled welcomingly when I walked in, never having seen me before, definitely made me feel like I'd walked straight out of London and into some small-town local, which was unnerving - I'll be honest. But I guess that's all part of getting used to living in the lovely village of Wanstead. There are also some picnic tables out front that catch an impressive amount of midday sun, even in the winter.

    A proper old cosy pub the way Beer intended. We managed to get the whole section to the right as…read moreyou go in all to ourselves so we decided to settle in for a while below an odd collection of old pictures. Adnams Herbalist is a beer that is both interesting and very tasty, so I stuck with that.

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    Visage - Cocktails (except martinis) and Dreams

    Visage

    2.0(1 review)
    2.8 miGants Hill

    My boss had had a few and for some inexplicable reason suggested we go…read moreto this bar for a few more drinks. I informed him that I would be the oldest person in there by 20 years and he would be the oldest by 40 years and that would have been true had there been anyone else there. But no. To be fair it was 8pm on a Thursday night and the Faces crowd don't usually turn up for a couple more hours so I don't think that's typical. But anyway... Once my eyes had got accustomed to the retina-burning neon pink and blue decor I sat at the bar to choose my drink. It's a cocktail bar, what better than a martini right? Ummmm, no. The 12 year old barman said 'sorry we don't do martinis, we don't have any vermouth'. This is like going to a sushi bar and them saying 'sorry no fish' - genuine WTF moment right there. So I had a bellini in a plastic champagne glass. The boss expressed some surprise at this but I told him it's probably for the best when your clientele is the 'quantity over quality, belligerent binge-drinker' type. The last thing you need when you dare to look at someone funny in the girl's toilets is for them to have a dangerous weapon in hand. I also had a cosmopolitan. In a plastic martini glass. With a straw so you can get it down your neck quicker. Awesome. We decided to leave having been there for an hour with no further patrons walking through the door. But don't listen to me - if you're 18, sporting five inch heels and a mahogany spray tan and are looking to get liquored up in order to bag a footballer then this is the place for you. I will say one thing though. I'm old enough to remember the 80s FIRST TIME ROUND and nothing was this '80s' even then. I mean check out the sign! It should say 'Cocktails (except martinis) and Dreams'. And I can't give a good score to a bar that plays Phil Collins. I'm off to the pub for a gin and tonic IN A PROPER GLASS.

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    The North Star - The North Star

    The North Star

    4.0(8 reviews)
    0.7 miLeytonstone
    £££

    This is a great little pub, a proper back street local which is friendly enough to passers by…read more It's split into two halves, with the bar down the middle and it makes a lot of effort with nights devoted to live bands and stand up comedy. It's in a very quaint sidestreet, just off the main high street but feeling like a million miles away from the hustle and bustle of it all, which is perfect for a pub where you can escape and relax. They have a good range of real ales, which change often enough and now seem to be consistently kept well which is a must for a good pub. There is a juke box and a dart board, plus a seating area outside which although not huge has had quite a lot of seating space added in providing plenty of seats without feeling too over crowded. There are also a couple of benches out front where you'll also usually find a few locals standing around, giving you the impression that this really is their second home, as the local pub always should be to its loyal locals. All in all, a charming pub that does make an effort, but there are a couple of things that do knock it down from being a 5 star establishment. One is the TV screens, they have one in each half of the bar but will often show the same sporting event on both, which really seems to spoil the whole advantage of having two separate halves. Often the pub won't even be that busy, so all could comfortably fit in one half, leaving the other for more peaceful drinking. However they don't do this, and if you've made the effort to head up there and are not into sports it can be a real let down to find that there's no space away from them. Another odd thing, and this is probably harder for them to do anything about, is that very often there's one or two incredibly drunks guys in there - and you could understand this if it was late in the evening but this seems to regularly be the case at about 5 or 6, early in the evening. Quite often they'll be shouting or jumping up and down causing a racket, never in a threatening way but just very out of kilter with the atmosphere in the rest of the pub. I think it's a sign of it being very much a locals' pub, and perhaps this is something the other locals are happy with, but as someone who visits less regularly it really makes the place seem less inviting and certainly not so easy a place to kick back and relax in. It's definitely a 4 star pub, many excellent reasons to go there but one or two minor foibles that keep it from being a top place. Perhaps they prefer it that way though.

    Great service and atmosphere at this pub. The staff are always very friendly and ready to help you…read moreout. They've been working here for a while now and know their stuff, so you won't be left waiting for your drink more than a few minutes and even when it gets crowded they serve you just as quick. The prices might seem a bit high for some people, but it's understandable. The location is pretty good, so the pub is really easy to find. Atmosphere is very warm and welcoming, good for groups. The whole place is decorated in a very traditional style, with lots of wood panellings and old artwork. Totally recommended!

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