Historical version 2 of Royal Oak, E4 7PP (view current version)
- 219 Kings Head Hill, E4 7PP (streetmap) (osm) (gmap) (bingmap) (streetview)
- 11am-11pm Mon-Thu; 11am-1am Fri-Sat; noon-11pm Sun
- Bar Billiards, Beer Gardens, Food Served Evenings, Food Served Lunchtimes, Pubs, Real Ale, Smoking Area
- 2008
- Chingford, E4
Good Beer Guide pub in Chingford.
The 2008 Good Beer Guide says they have bar billards! Also that food is served noon-9pm every day, children are allowed until 9:30pm, and quiz night is Sunday.
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Comment added by Kake: McMullen AK 2.44/pint. Roast vegetable and Wensleydale crumble 9 quid. Smaller portions available for some dishes. 8oz rump steak and fries 5 quid. Guest beer was Saracens (or is this McMullens too?).
Separate bar side and lounge side. Lounge side is quite nice in a dark wood kind of way. Some comfy chairs (sofa style) at front. Raised dining area at back with bare floorboards at front and carpet at back. Easy listening/MOR piped music, but quiet enough to mostly ignore. Oh, they just randomly started playing Ticket To Ride. Only a few people in on a Tuesday lunchtime, mostly in pairs.
Fairly large patio-style beer garden out the back, with a couple of space heaters.
Veg crumble was well-flavoured, with nice chunks of cheese and a well-seasoned sauce, but the parsnips and red onions were undercooked. Potatoes and carrots OK. Too much onion in both the crumble and the salad. I also found three actual parsnip peelings in amongst the other veg. Salad wasn't dressed properly - just a drizzle of over-sweet vinaigrette over the top - but then what pub salad ever is? At this price though, a bit more care wouldn't go amiss.