The Beehive, Edmonton

Pleasant neighbourhood pub with a nice welcoming atmosphere. Not the widest range of drinks but they do have real ales and everything that they serve is of good quality and fairly reasonably priced. If you like animals, this pub has added value in the two pub cats who wander freely around the place and may come over for a fuss if you are lucky, a fair sized fish tank and (I kid you not) a real live Iguana called Blue who has a window that overlooks the urinals in the gents toilets.
Service is always attentive and relatively quick. I've not eaten here yet, but from what I have seen and smelled other people enjoying, the food seems very decent.
They have a music quiz on the second Monday of every month which is tremendous fun as well.
All in all, if you are passing this way, it is worth a visit.

2 Apr 2025 09:44

The Victory, Walton on the Naze

Lovely cosy and friendly pub with an agreeable background of amiable chatter. Well served and delicious pints of Beavertown's ever enjoyable Neck Oil poured by attentive and hospitable bar staff for a very reasonable price. Looks like a traditional corner pub from outside and then doubles down on being a timeless mind's eye vision of a relaxed convivial neighborhood pub inside. Might be a bit tranquil for younger drinkers, but for those of us slightly more *ahem* experienced patrons this is ideal. One word of warning, when they say mind the step by the centre door leading down to the bar, pay attention! My fiancee made quite the dramatic entrance stumbling in spectacularly and narrowly avoiding braining herself on the fireplace. That safety note aside, very heartily recommended!

15 Sep 2022 13:31

Vine Inn, Waltham Cross

Extensively refitted about 4 years ago and whilst the interior looks much nicer and more is being made of the outside space, it has definitely turned into something more akin to a restaurant that happens to have a small pub inside it with the majority of floorspace given over to tables for eating and those just here for a drink confined to a small strip of the pub to the left of the bar. The food is in fairness good, but in an area not overstocked with decent pubs to begin with, it feels almost like we've lost 60% of another one. That said, service is quick and polite, the McMullen's beers are still well kept and they have an extensive range of Gins , the odd cocktail and various other drinks available. Price is on the steep side. Occasional quiz nights can be good fun here too and it is a nice place for a meal on birthdays, Christmas, leaving dos and so on. Just not a place you would pop in for a night of regular drinking with your mates.

16 Dec 2021 11:38