Ye Olde Rose & Crown, Walthamstow, E17

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The Rose & Crown as was, dates from the mid-19th century on Greenleaf Lane (presumably now neighbouring Greenleaf Road), rebuilt on amusingly named Hoe Street, the ‘Ye’ and ‘Olde’ affectations dating all the way back to around 2008.
Slightly tatty, this is a large, high ceilinged place on split levels, very woody with t ‘n’ g partitions, some with etched glass infill and white paintwork; a raised balustraded area to the right, home to live music, a great swing time band playing at the time of my Thursday 9.45pm visit; there’s a theatre, where on 2nd November, you can see a production of Fractal Bumhole; the RSC this isn’t. The floor is either bare boarded or carpeted, structural columns are red, décor taking the form of some unobtrusive trendy prints, then CAMRA citations for POTY, Community POTY, Cider POTY and East London POTY. Customers were a complete slice of local society, the venue clearly a social hub for cask drinkers, theatregoers and live music aficionados; there are no TVs here.
Cask wasn’t as extensive as hoped, with two unused pumps then Purity Gold, Byker Two by Two and Adnams/DEYA Red Ale, £6.50 a pint (though 6%), served by a friendly barman, ensuring an unprompted top-up and nice it was too.
This is a decent cask pub which certainly offers something different, the best boozer in E17, which along with the Nags Head should give paws for thought.

Rated 7.5.

On 27^th October 2024 - rating: 7
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