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Heathcote & Star, Leytonstone, E11

344 Grove Green Road
E11
E11 4EA

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Leytonstone

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David Walton left this review about Heathcote & Star

Visited 22/09/25

Cask was a single hand pump dispensing a decent pint of Oakham Citra with two hand pumps non dispensing. Keg offering was Two Tribes Premium Pilsner, Snails Bank Rhubarb cider, Forest Road Cube West Coast IPA, Bristol Beer Factory Laser Juice Session IPA, Yonder Vanilla Ice Cream Stout, Panama Creatures Session IPA from Hammerton, Camden Eazy IPA, the Apple cider from the Umbrella Project, Guinness, Becks, San Miguel, Camden Hells, Lucky Saint.

This is a large venue, quite traditional in appearance, but quite hipster’ish in terms of vibe. It is L shaped with the large L shaped bar servery following the inside shape of the pub. Ceramic tile skirt around the bar counter but otherwise bare boarded. The area around the bar counter has a mixture of seating styles with some tall stool seating at the bar counter. The area into the distance of the L has a lot of regular tables and chairs with candles flickering on each table during my visit (that zone of the venue named "Play") and that side leads to a very extensive outside seating area at the back, so large it has its own island bar with a subset of mainstream keg beers on offer. The gardens of the front part of the L shape is an area called "Party" with some peach velvet seating and a rather ornate fire grate. The colour scheme was quite dark, but the lighting was rather decent as the darkness descended.

On 6^th April 2026 - rating: 5
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Tris C left this review about Heathcote & Star

Originally the Heathcote Tavern and dating from 1905 in the Elizabethan Revival style to the designs of Yetts, Sturdy & Usher, featuring half-timbered gables and pargeting. This has been taken over by the ‘… & Star’, ‘Star of …’ or '...Star' chain and my experience seems to mirror that of David’s from November 2017.
The interior now is completely modern, with a largely featureless all-over black paint job, modern floor, modern lounge-style furniture or canteen-style tubular steel and plywood stuff. Décor takes the form of whacky prints or large pot plants, lit by mixed trendy light fittings. An unwatched silent TV exhibited no purpose, music was loudish and there’s a games room to the rear, with pool and pinball, beyond which is what is claimed to be the largest beer garden in Leytonstone. Further entertainment came in the form of future comedy acts from the likes of Hal Cruttenden and Alan Davies, so perhaps QI doesn’t pay that well. Customers were mixed professional types, though mainly young, making for very loud conversation.
At least there was a cask ale here aside from two unused pumps: Purity Pure Gold, just £5.20 a pint, in good condition and served by an efficient barman.
The Star by Hackney Downs is proof that this chain can come up with a decent venue, but with a student union bar feel, this isn’t really my type of place and the cask choice is limited; it also requires a bit of a pilgrimage to get here.

On 25^th January 2024 - rating: 4
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Aqualung . left this review about Heathcote & Star

This place was formerly a Charrington house.
It's one of those pubs that had an ACV slapped on it after rumours that the owners wanted to turn it into flats.
whether the ACV is the only reason it's still a pub is another matter. It was doing a good trade on a Saturday afternoon with the far right area and a few tables reserved from about half hour after my arrival.
It's a large corner pub with three areas that forms a rough L shape. As you enter there's the bar area which is fairly standard. To the far right is an area with more comfy furnishings. Behind the bar is a Games Room with a projector screen showing football results with no sound, two pool tables and two table tennis tables. Just what is it about these trendy new Leytonstone outlets? They're supposed to be pubs not youth clubs. I sat in the far right room where there was a table with the parents of some kids who were being allowed to run riot so it's not just Wetherspoons that has this problem.
There are just three hand pumps which had one unused, Three Sods Mud Puddler and Signature Brew Wild Winter Smoke Fairies. I went for the Signature beer which seemed in good nick but went completely flat. Having said that, I had a pint of it in the E17 Bell the day before and it did the same thing, so it's probably not the pub's fault. It cost £4.50 which is steep but it is advertised as a 6.8% beer.
I wasn't really taken with this place with the limited ale choice and given that I hardly ever visit this area I doubt that I'll return.

On 24^th December 2017 - rating: 5
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