The Essex Arms, Stratford

This is now a pound shop.

11 Jan 2013 17:12

The Smith and Western, Boxhill

The food here is pretty mediocre, the chilli isn't hot, they can't cook a steak and the chicken burger we had was dry. The price you pay you expect something decent, and don't ask me about their nachos - what a pile of shit. No flavour to the chilli, no guacamole, it was a chore to eat. If you enjoy the food here you'd be better off going back to eating Iceland meat pies and tripe, it will be significantly cheaper. Plus it's 15 quid for a �4 bottle of wine. Service was pretty piss-poor, and all.

27 Sep 2011 22:58

The Loaded Dog, Leytonstone

Now run by the previous tenants at the Colgrave Arms, everyone's decamped. Apparently they've stuck a flat in the bit that used to be the stage. Selection of lagers, I went in to have a look when they just reopened so was a tad unfinished. Pool table.

14 Sep 2010 20:09