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The King's Ford (JD Wetherspoon), Chingford Mount, E4
E4
E4 8JL
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David Walton left this review about The King's Ford (JD Wetherspoon)
Visited 09/03/26
Cask here was a number of quaffs part of their beer festival, the Almogaver Hop & Roll Vicious IPA brewed at Elgoods Brewery, the Brains Crimson Legend, the Brewed Awakening red ale from Hook Norton, the Bourbon Vanilla Porter from Acorn Brewery, the Orange Wheat Grand Cru from Green Jack Brewing Co, the Yard Work from Redemption Brewing Co then regulars Ruddles, Doom Bar and Abbot. Keg offering was a typical range of Carling, Stella, Budweiser, K1664, Bud Light, original and dark fruits SB, Stowford Press cider, Mad Squirrel Sumo APA, Angelo Poretti, BrewDog Punk IPA, Corona, Worthington CF, Coors, Guinness, Carlsberg, Leffe Blonde.
Old school JDW. Long narrow rectangle with the bar counter on the right-hand wall mid venue with a bare boarded skirt in an otherwise fully carpeted venue. Booth tables down the left-hand wall and in the initial part of the right-hand wall ahead of the bar counter, otherwise the floor space filled with a mix of regular and tall tables. Usual array of fruit machines and wall-based art describing the area. Furiously busy on my visit and with my pint of excellent Redemption cask at £1.99 it isn't difficult to see why.
On 15th March 2026
- rating: 6
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The King's Ford (JD Wetherspoon)
Typical North London 'spoons, housed in a relatively narrow but quite deep shop conversion. Dark inside too away from the full-height front windows, but thankfully these were fully open for a bit of breeze on a scorching hot summer day. I found Ruddles, Doom Bar and Abbot plus Nottingham Legend (£1.99), Bowman Quiver and Burton Bridge Top Dog stout as guests, together with Old Rosie cider, from a total of ten handpumps.
On 27th July 2022
- rating: 6
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Aqualung . left this review about The King's Ford (JD Wetherspoon)
Update 27/10/2012
They have added four more pumps along the side of the bar so there are now a more standard 10 handpumps. The four new ones have the usual suspects leaving the old bank of six exclusively for guest beers and ciders. The Festival Steenbrugge Blonde was in fine form during the week, and a bargain at £1.99.
I've been going to the Ford more or less since it opened back in the 90s. You can see from the picture that it's not the most attractive building spoons have selected, I believe it was a furniture shop originally.
It only has six pumps, but they do not do what many other spoons do, stick a clip on an unused pump to advertise a boxed cider held in one of the fridges.
All six punps were going last Saturday with GK Ruddles and Abbot plus four guests. These were Mauldon's Blackadder, Milk Street Beer, Brentwood Porter and a 4% ish one that I can't recall. The three stronger guests were priced at £2.25, thirty pence less than the Last Post about 5 or 6 miles away, and the weaker guest at £2.10.
The Milk Street and Brentwood were both in good nick, although I didn't take to the Milk Street as it had a smoked flavour presumably what is referred to as "musky" in the tasting notes. Fish and bacon should be smoked not beer!!
There only seemed to be two staff on, one serving and the other collecting glasses and clearing tables. I would say this is certainly not adequate.
Unusually this pub has an upstairs cellar which means that when beer is being delivered or barrels moved around it sounds like there's some sort of riot going on. I would say that some ninety percent or more of the times I have visited the beer has been good. Because of the limited 6 pumps lack of choice can be more of a problem.
On 27th October 2012
- rating: 8
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Angel Road, 2.04 miles, 39 min walk (show)
Chingford, 2.12 miles, 41 min walk (show)
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- Accommodation : No last updated 06 August 2013 by Aqualung .
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 06 August 2013 by Aqualung .
- Beer Festivals : Yes last updated 06 August 2013 by Aqualung .
- Beer Garden : No last updated 06 August 2013 by Aqualung .
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 27 August 2013 by Aqualung .
- Car Park : No last updated 06 August 2013 by Aqualung .
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 27 August 2013 by Aqualung .
- Darts : No last updated 06 August 2013 by Aqualung .
- Dog Friendly : No last updated 06 August 2013 by Aqualung .
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 16 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Jukebox : No last updated 06 August 2013 by Aqualung .
- Karaoke : No last updated 06 August 2013 by Aqualung .
- Live Music : No last updated 06 August 2013 by Aqualung .
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 06 August 2013 by Aqualung .
- Pinball : No last updated 06 August 2013 by Aqualung .
- Pool Table : No last updated 06 August 2013 by Aqualung .
- Quiz Night : No last updated 06 August 2013 by Aqualung .
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 16 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Real Cider : Yes - Usually One - last updated 06 August 2013 by Aqualung .
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 27 August 2013 by Aqualung .
- WiFi : Yes last updated 16 July 2013 by Dave McNally
