The Nags Head, Walthamstow, E17

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The Nags Head really is an impressive building. It's in the attractive Walthamstow village area and is a well kept, beautifully lit imposing Victorian pub.
Both front doors are covered inside with heavy red velvet curtains which when pushed aside reveal an extraordinary interior. The pub wraps around the central bar with carpeted floors and soft lighting courtesy of patterned pink lampshades. Furniture is a mixture of low sofas and pale pine tables and chairs some of which have leopard print tablecloths on. The walls have a strange mix of pictures of dolls, one real doll in a case, pictures and stories commemorating a recently deceased and clearly much loved 'community cat' with the odd picture of film and rock stars thrown in including one of Jimi Hendrix. It really is like being in a needy bird's bedroom and our strongest instinct was to find the nearest exit.
The pub is very popular and we received a warm welcome and an invitation to try any of the ales on offer. These were: ELB Foundation, Caledonian Double Amber, Mighty Oak Oscar Wilde, Wadworth's Swordfish, which was in decent nick and St Austell Tribute. It's a reasonable selection but nothing flew down and we swiftly succumbed to our original instinct and headed for the door.

On 1^st December 2011 - rating: 6
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