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The Bell, Walthamstow, E17

617 Forest Road
E17
E17 4NE

Phone: 02085232277

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David Walton left this review about The Bell

Visited 20/04/26

Three handpumps, one dispensing Wainwrights Amber, one clipped for London Pride coming soon and the other with the clip turned round. Keg offering of Days AF lager, Cruz, Moretti and the Sale Di Mare unfiltered version, Asahi, Guinness, Brixton Reliance pale Ale, Neck Oil, Jubel peach lager, the Local session pale, Haze Machine from Signature Brew, Amstel, Inch's, berries & cherries Old Mount cider, Peroni. There were a few taps also marked coming soon - I understand from a convo at the bar that they are closing soon for a short refurb so maybe running down the kegs.

This is a vibrant venue, generally bare boarded with a tile skirt around the bar counter which is along the left-hand wall in the middle of the venue. There are some booth tables on the left-hand wall in the front corner and generally a mixture of regular, tall, and barrel tables in the area around the bar counter. There rear area beyond the bar counter has similar seating plus a few fabric banquettes. The area also houses a pool table and there is a rear small, paved beer garden beyond this area. Quite a few TV's showing sporting action including the horse racing action absent sound that provided by a very background music soundtrack, the sound here provided by groups of punters.

On 25^th April 2026 - rating: 5
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Tris C left this review about The Bell

A former Mann’s pub, the Bell dates from 1857, to be rebuilt on a grand scale in 1900 by Lewcock & Collcott, refurbished in 2012 and CAMRA’s East London Pub of the Year 2015; how are the mighty fallen and no obvious sign that this is a Craft Union joint, thankfully.
It’s nothing like as big as expected inside, with a raised rear with modern floor. Furniture is traditional, the only item of heritage I could spot was an attractive Victorian fireplace to the rear, with tiled surround. There were plenty of screens of all sizes showing silent unwatched sport along with an ugly AdChannel board; furniture was mixed. There was much Hallowe’en rubbish and worse still, a giant inflatable Father Christmas. Customers were mainly young and studenty – student deals were advertised – all soaking up the karaoke, with a couple murdering Islands in the Stream at the time of my Friday 9.25pm arrival.
Almost invisible, three pumps were marginalised to the left-hand side of the bar and due to obstructions – customers – I couldn’t see two of them, always assuming they were in use, then Landlord, £2.60 a half, served by a wafty barmaid and in decent nick.
Though far from good, this pub was better than expected, but the Hallowe’en twattery at least 13 days early – not to mention Satan – detracted from the experience, but I preferred it to the neighbouring Goose, which in all but name is now a gaming arcade.

Rated: 3.5.

On 20^th October 2024 - rating: 4
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Moby Duck left this review about The Bell

A large lump of a pub and a pretty imposing sight. Unfortunately now a Stonegate Craft Union pub and a recent refub has stripped any charm this place obviously once had. Quiet when I got there at about 11.30 but very soon it started to fill with a few adults accompanied by hordes of 7-8 year old kids who were not at all quiet and were not causing any dismay amongst the barstaff. The beer was poor ELB Cowcatcher and Jamboree The later NBSS 1 bareley drinkable and I was on the verge of returning it to the bar but the screaming rabble made me decide otherwise so I left the remainder and left, probably never to return.

On 16^th July 2023 - rating: 3
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