The Spark House, E10

Official site of The Spark House - www.sparkhouse.pub

Official site of The Spark House - www.sparkhouse.pub

We were in here for our breakfast/brunch before setting off to sample the delights of Walthamstow's pub. The traditional breakfast in here is the fairly standard (for London anyway) £3.35. I also had a pint of Nethergate Stour Valley Gold for £1.99, which is outstanding value even for during a 'spoons beer festival. The range of ales on offer was also good, although I tend to expect that during their festivals. We thought that this 'spoons was a notch or two above the norm. There are several separate drinking areas, and the light pine wood everywhere gave it a much lighter aspect than in most 'spoons with their dark varnish, and the small conservatory type area at the back also made it much brighter. There's also an outside drinking area at the back. The two members of staff with whom we interacted were more friendly and helpful than is sometimes the case in a 'spoons. This is simply a better than average 'spoons - or at least it was when I visited.

The Drum is a a Wetherspoons that was converted from an original pub which was also called the Drum. Once inside this is a very small Spoons with a single split level room,the bar is on the left side which is up one step,the seating is the usual Spoons type with mainly normal tables and chairs plus a few tall ones. There was a decent choice of guest beers on the bar with 8 guest beers and 2 Spoons regulars,i had a drink of Archers Single Hop which went down very well after a long journey down here. I thought this was quite a pleasant and comfortable pub to have a drink in. Pub visited 21/3/2015