The Nightingale, Wanstead

A great pub - really nice food that's very good value for money, friendly staff and well-kept ales.

It is small and sometimes smokey as one of the other comments points out but it depends what you're after. It's certainly not the most modern pub in Wanstead, but in my opinion it's the best.

14 Oct 2006 01:27

The Marquis of Granby, Fitzrovia

I visited this pub on a Thursday afternoon for lunch and a pint. The barmaid was very nice and friendly and can't complain about the beer but the food was absolutely bloody appalling. I paid �9.95 for a "Large Chicken Steak Burger" to be served with chips and salad.

What I got is this - not a word of a lie: two bits of bread of a type I couldn't identify so I'm still not sure as to whether it's *supposed to be rock solid or not*, on top of which was an overcooked rubbery chicken breast - no batter, crumbs or anything else. The portion of chips was so small that no chip was touching any other chip on the plate. The salad was a few leaves of romaine lettuce and a couple of segments of a tomato.

Perhaps someone braver than me might care to go there and find out what the *regular* chicken steak burger consists of. I sure as hell won't be going back.

14 Oct 2006 00:46