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Nags Head

9 Orford Road, E17 9LP Full details & map

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By Time Out Editors Posted: Jun 30 2010

This bright, homely pub accommodates quietly spoken ale drinkers, well-meaning ladies of a certain age keen on self-improvement (classes here include Egyptian dance and pilates) and, crucially, cats and those who love them.

The place is dotted with images of the little darlings, refugees from a nearby rescue home; one of them, Tetley, 'the village cat', has a near-permanent place at one of the tables on the front terrace and in a lovely illuminated garden.

The beer-hunters eschew Tetley (and, for that matter, Tetley's) in favour of Landlord, Woodforde's Wherry, Mighty Oak's lovely Oscar Wilde Mild and Nethergate Itinerant, brewed in the cats' honour.

The Nags Head also offers jazz on a Sunday night, and gives house room to an art project investigating the origins of the Barbie doll.

Tags: Local flavour, Outdoor : Drinking, Something different, Speciality beers, North East, Walthamstow, Pub

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Nags Head details

Address

Nags Head

9 Orford Road E17 9LP

Transport Walthamstow Central tube/rail

Telephone

020 8520 9709

Nags Head website

Open 4-11pm Mon-Thur; 2-11pm Fri; noon-11pm Sat, Sun

Credit cards MC, V

Facilities

Tables outdoors ( 8, patio; 20, heated garden ), Entertainment ( life-drawing classes 7.30pm Mon; women's belly-dancing classes 7pm, 8.30pm Tue; Pilates 7.30pm Wed, Thur; musicians 4-8pm Sun )

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Comments & ratings 1/5 (Average of 3 ratings)

By Derek Robert - Oct 16 2011

1/5

The staff and owners are family-unfriendly to a point I find depressing and plain weird. Case in point: my partner and I and two month old son in a pram were instructed to leave the front garden immediately (“I'd like you to leave now“) for staying slightly longer than their 7.30pm cut-off. Strange thing is, this evening was a special celebration for a local cat that had just passed away, beloved of our family, and we'd popped down specially to have a pint. Surely a wake would be one occasion you'd think they'd let relax the rules by a minute or two just to let us finish out pints? Damn, you'd be wrong. It seems strange that the owners are more concerned about hustling kids in prams off the premises than nurturing good relations with the locals. We wouldn't have gone down if it wasn't for the special occasion, so as a point of principle, and to play along with what seemed to me a ridiculous rule, I wandered back on my tod and asked for the quid I'd put in the collection box back. The landlady calmly gave it to me and explained that she had to keep the ground rules so strict to stop people taking liberties. Understood, but if strict enforcement of the ground rules is more important than cutting local families an inch of slack, you have to wonder about their priorities. No wonder there's such a weird atmosphere in there. Beer OK, constant acid jazz/trip hop muzak, watch out for the rules on signs everywhere, and they put furry table clothes on the tables for some reason.

I recommend The Castle in the Village for family-friendly service, each time we've been there, they couldn't have done more to accommodate us. Better music also.

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By Dean Stacey - Oct 2 2011

1/5

AVOID AVOID AVOID! If you don't want children in your pub/garden then put signs up saying so. Signs as we entered told us children were allowed in garden until 7.30 and to leave pushchairs in the alleyway. We sat in the furthest most corner where the two 3year old's in our party played and laughed but not in an excessive manner as to disturb other drinkers in the garden. We were approached after purchasing our drinks by in my opinion the rudest landlord in London who demanded in a very angry, aggressive and nasty tone that he, and I quote directly " I don't want to hear your kid's laughing, I don't want them moving or talking. I don't even want them in my pub or garden. I want them quiet sitting down in a chair" After speaking to friends who've visited this pub they have had similar experiences with the landlord/lady. Several have commented on the managements weird and erratic behaviour and lack of social skills for people in there position.

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By davies - Aug 27 2011

1/5

not exactley child friendly. even though i didnt go there drink alcohol but go and look at a vintage fair, the pushchairs had to be left in a alleyway, one of the staff of the fair aloud me to come in with the pushchair, then to be approached by one of the pub staff very rudely told me that pushchairs are not allowed and to leave my pram in the alleyway in the rain, even though my 1 year old son was asleep, best thing i did was leave, never going there again is the fact the women was very rude, in telling me, and showing me up infront of friends and customers