The Castle, Walthamstow

This is a lovely pub and has been decorated and furnished very tastefully and looks perfect for adults to come and have a drink or bite to eat. Exactly what a good pub should be, except...

...KIDS! I don't know why it is, but all the young kids that pour into this place with their parents are especially badly behaved. It really is insufferable on a Sunday as it's basically an out of control creche.

Sorry, but good as this pub may be, family friendly shouldn't mean annoying for everyone else.

18 Jan 2012 14:50

The Nags Head, Walthamstow

Having recently moved to lovely Walthamstow Village i thought i would take some friends to what appeared to be a lovely looking pub...from the outside.

Step inside and the smell of urine hits you before you've been able to take in the horrible decor. Velour tablecloths and nasty leather sofas and armchairs that appear to have come from the DFS sale circa 1990 are arranged badly throughout. The rest of the place is just plain shabby - the toilets especially are some of the most disgusting i've seen. Why is the floor always soaked in the gents??

The cat theme is VERY wierd and creepy. Shrines to dead cats litter the place. Why?

Finally the staff are slow and rude. It took them 10 minutes to serve me when there was only one other person at the bar.

All in all this is a shockingly bad pub. It's hugely annoying as, in the right hands, this place could be something really special.

In its current state and under the curent ownership avoid it at all costs. If you are looking for a nice pub in Walthamstow Village it has to be the Castle really.

18 Jan 2012 14:05