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It has three interior areas, as well as a beer garden out the back. The front bar has seating for maybe about 30-35 people, at sturdy wooden tables with upright chairs, and a small amount of standing room. The saloon bar isn't incredibly obvious, but is reached via a door to the right of the bar; it's sometimes booked out for private parties. Finally, there's another room reached via a half-flight of stairs to the left of the bar; this one is more spacious, with a couple of sofas too <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/24948286@N04/2354648666/ photo]</small>.	[[Kake]] and James visited late on a Monday evening. The place was quite full but we managed to grab a table in the back room (the front part looks quite small but the back room, which is accessed via a couple of steps up to the left of the bar, is bigger <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/24948286@N04/2354648666/ photo]</small>).
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[[Kake]] and James visited late on a Monday evening in March 2008. The place was quite full but we managed to grab a table in the back room. There were a number of interesting beers on, all at £2.60 or £2.70/pint; Nethergate Suffolk County, Bombardier, Woodforde Wherry, and Nelson Trafalgar. The Trafalgar was very tasty. Background music was reasonably interesting, and just on the right side of "too loud".	There were a number of interesting beers on, all at £2.60 or £2.70/pint; Nethergate Suffolk County, Bombardier, Woodforde Wherry, and Nelson Trafalgar. The Trafalgar was very tasty. Background music was reasonably interesting, and just on the right side of "too loud".
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[[Kake]] visited again on a Wednesday lunchtime in August 2008. There were a fair few people in eating lunch, but I had no trouble getting a table. The music was jazz this time, quiet enough that it mostly hid behind the noise of conversation. Beers available on this visit were Bombardier (£2.80), Eddie's Best (their house beer, brewed by Nethergate, £2.60), Broadside (£2.90), and Woodeforde Wherry (£2.70). I had the Wherry, and it was fine.	Food is served noon-10pm Mon-Sat; noon-9pm Sun. The menu is small, and although it does include some pub staples such as sausages and mash with onion gravy (£7.75) and beer battered fish and chips with tartare sauce (£8), it also has a number of more interesting dishes such as crab on toast (£6.50), brie and spinach spring roll with mushroom ragu (£9), and Spanish-style fish stew with mussels, clams, and tomato (£11). The menu changes regularly but a [http://kingeddie.co.uk/food-menu.php sample menu] can be viewed on the King Edward website or on [http://flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/2352891584/ Kake's Flickr photo]. (We didn't try the food on this occasion, having already eaten elsewhere.)
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I also tried some food; the lentil, mushroom, and coconut dahl with rice (£8.50) <small>[http://flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/2743075742/ photo]</small>. Unfortunately, this was quite disappointing. The dhal was overly sweet (it obviously had some kind of sweet chutney mixed in; I suspected this from the flavour and it was confirmed when I found a few chunks of the stuff). Extremely indistinct spicing too; I couldn't distinguish a single individual flavour. It reminded me of the curry powder/banana/desiccated coconut "curries" my mum used to make in the 1980s. The oddness of the dish was only amplified by its being served with rocket. The rice was fine though, and both rice and dhal were provided in generous portions. Another nice touch was the enormous linen napkin I got brought. I do suspect this dish was a one-off "miss", as a couple of people have told me how good the food normally is, and I would be more than happy to give the kitchen another chance.	There's a beer garden out the back. Pub quiz is on Sunday night, and there's an open mic almost every Thursday (but not <i>every</i> Thursday - call ahead to check).
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Food is served noon-10pm Mon-Sat; noon-9pm Sun. The menu is small, and although it does include some pub staples such as sausages and mash (£8.25 as of August 2008) and fish and chips (£8.50 as of August 2008), it also has a number of more interesting dishes such as crab on toast (£6.50 as of August 2008), brie and spinach spring roll with mushroom ragu (£9 as of March 2008), and Spanish-style fish stew with mussels, clams, and tomato (£11 as of March 2008). The menu changes regularly but a [http://kingeddie.co.uk/food-menu.php sample menu] can be viewed on the King Edward website or on Kake's Flickrstream: [http://flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/2352891584/ March 2008 menu], [http://flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/2746844998/ August 2008 menu]. They also usually have some specials written up on a blackboard (the one on Kake's August 2008 visit was "mushroom soup with soft herbs" at £4.75). Pub quiz is on Sunday night, and there's an open mic almost every Thursday (but not <i>every</i> Thursday - call ahead to check). Accessibility: One step down to get in. Half a dozen steps up to the back room, from which the toilets are also accessed. Not sure about the saloon bar.
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], 6 August 2008. Opening hours taken from the 2008 Good Beer Guide and verified with the King Edward website, September 2007. Food times taken from the King Edward website, September 2007.</div>	<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]] and James, 17 March 2008. Food and beer prices taken from menu on that visit. Opening hours taken from the 2008 Good Beer Guide and verified with the King Edward website, September 2007. Food times taken from the King Edward website, September 2007.</div> Comment added by Kake: Adnams, Deuchars IPA, Woodeford Wherry, a Nethergate one which might be a house beer. I paid 10.70 for lentil, mushroom, and coconut dahl with rice (8.50) and a pint of Wherry - not sure if they undercharged me. Quite a lot of people in eating lunch but no trouble getting a table. Food special written on blackboard by bar is "mushroom soup with soft herbs" at 4.75. No idea what soft herbs are.
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Good Beer Guide pub near Stratford Station, offering guest beers and interesting food. Also known as "King Eddie's".

Kake and James visited late on a Monday evening. The place was quite full but we managed to grab a table in the back room (the front part looks quite small but the back room, which is accessed via a couple of steps up to the left of the bar, is bigger photo).

There were a number of interesting beers on, all at £2.60 or £2.70/pint; Nethergate Suffolk County, Bombardier, Woodforde Wherry, and Nelson Trafalgar. The Trafalgar was very tasty. Background music was reasonably interesting, and just on the right side of "too loud".

Food is served noon-10pm Mon-Sat; noon-9pm Sun. The menu is small, and although it does include some pub staples such as sausages and mash with onion gravy (£7.75) and beer battered fish and chips with tartare sauce (£8), it also has a number of more interesting dishes such as crab on toast (£6.50), brie and spinach spring roll with mushroom ragu (£9), and Spanish-style fish stew with mussels, clams, and tomato (£11). The menu changes regularly but a sample menu can be viewed on the King Edward website or on Kake's Flickr photo. (We didn't try the food on this occasion, having already eaten elsewhere.)

There's a beer garden out the back. Pub quiz is on Sunday night, and there's an open mic almost every Thursday (but not every Thursday - call ahead to check).

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Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 10 and Version 9 of King Edward VII, E15 4BQ