The Castle

I ventured up to East London, to this gastro-​pub in Walthamstow Village, well it is actually on the other side of the Village, and not in the Village, as I was told by a local who lives nearby! The birthday girl was down from Suffolk and chose this pub as she was staying nearby. It’s a 10 minutes walk from Walthamstow Central Station (Zone 3). It is a 15 minutes journey on the National Rail from Liverpool Street Station, so a quick journey, if coming from the City.
Quite a nice pub for the locals. Roomy and lots of tables and sofas to lounge on. I tried the Village Burger with chunky chips and added bacon as extra, or you can add cheese as well. Was well impressed that the burger was actually very tasty and the chunky chips was too and quite a good portion size. The wines were good too. We had a kitty and had a lot of bottles, so they seemed a decent price.

A lovely pub with a chilled, friendly vibe and pretty decent food. Great atmosphere inside with board games for rainy days. Really friendly staff. We both ordered burgers which were delicious and the skinny fries came with the skin on, which was a game changer! That with the garlic mayo was fantastic after an exhausting day — all washed down with a pint. Desserts looked great too but we had no room — planning to go back for a Sunday roast soon.

Nice modern pub full of books and games (I’m a bored gamer, rather than a board gamer but I have a lot I friends who love them)
They had an OK beer range. Most of my friends went for the Trumans Tail Feather… and most of them grimaced when they tasted it, including myself. Persisting with it… I actually found it to be not so bad once you got used to it, but I was alone in this opinion.

A bit disappointed with somewhere that describes itself as a gastro-​pub, no starters, nothing but normal (though perfectly nice) pub fare. No table service although we didn’t know and waited for an age at our table before we realised!
Shame.

Management rude to customers. You should be embracing the community not taking them for granted.
Food portions on the small side.
Walthamstow is crying out for a lovely gastropub, but this isn’t it.

Food OK but kitchen tends to get overwhelmed when busy and services disappointing, have tried Sunday lunch here twice and both times after mains was told would have to wait 30 mins before we could think about ordering desserts. Would suggest maybe putting a tag on the wine bottle table markers indicating that tables are reserved rather than the cutlery on the table, we had to move table as did not realise the one we had picked and thought empty was already taken.
Sorry to say I won’t be back again

I really enjoy coming to the village in Walthamstow for visits. There’s a feeling here that one isn’t «in it alone» in this life as passersby often smile and/​or say hello as they move along down the pavement. And, by this, I don’t mean just the crazies who’ve sadly infiltrated this corner of the capital, but actual «normal people». I’m also a fan of «Tetley» the 12 yr. old cat who acts like he’s the Emperor of the ‘stow, and can be found, very often, on the grounds of the Vestry House Museum soaking up the sun, if there’s any to be had.
Wow, I’ve really digressed. Let’s move on to a pub called The Castle which is just around the way from the village’s main drag. On Monday nights, as luck would have it, they’ve a pub quiz that’s really quite fun, if, however, pretty challenging at times. Our group came in 3^rd out of 9 teams, so no prize money or bottle of wine was to be had. It was a hoot to participate though. The food, usual pub grub with a slightly upper-​level look and taste, was tasty, but a bit costly. The interior is clean, funky, and replete with both proper tables and comfy sofas alike.

Really nice pub in Walthamstow, close to the ‘Village’ area, which is considered to be the posher part of Walthamstow. Set in a residential area, The Castle is a few minutes’ walk from Orford Road where there are several shops and restaurants. I used to hate this pub, mainly for it’s lack of atmosphere and Ikea furniture, however, the most recent owners have done a great job of making this feel like a proper pub which wouldn’t feel out of place in an area like Islington or Primrose Hill. the décor is cosy and art work is displayed on one side of the pub.
I’ve been twice in the last few weeks. Once on a Monday night and once on a Friday. The Monday was very quiet despite the quiz night that was happening, but the food (we had burgers) was delicious and I can’t recommend their chips enough! The menu is small and offers gastro pub style food from what I could tell. Expect to pay around £8−10ish. will definitely try and eat here again soon. the Friday night was a lot busier and we managed to get the last seat left. Seemed to be lots of groups of friends and some couples there, catching up, having meals and generally everyone seemed to be having a good time (the age range was around early twenties — mid-​forties).
All in all this is my new favourite pub in Walthamstow.