Snaresbrook: turn right out of the station and continue down the High Street. At the third junction on the left, take the left fork, Nightingale Lane. Follow the road along until you see the pub on your right. Wanstead: Leave the station by the main entrance and cross over the main road (towards the George pub). Continue ahead along the High Street. At the second junction on the right, take the left fork, Nightingale Lane. Follow the road along until you see the pub on your right. The W12 bus goes right passed the pub.
Street View - click to see the area around the Nightingale
What a fine pub this is. The exterior decoration - beautifully painted, and posing a few questions - is good preparation for what goes on inside. The decor is similarly smart and well-kept, with cosy seating and, among other things, a selection of pen-and-ink drawings of various vintage movie stars, from Charlie Chaplin to Sydney Greenstreet. There are several well-kept real ales on the hand pumps, a moderately wide selection of Scotch whiskies, and a reasonable selection of wines. The pub has various nooks and crannies and rooms, including at least one with a log fire, something that was much appreciated on our winter visit. The food menu, which mostly offers variants on traditional pub meals, not to mention old-fashioned English desserts, represents good value for money. All in all, this is a justly popular pub, seemingly with people of all ages, and one that we are pleased to recommend most heartily.
reviewed: 2/10/2007
Eating at TheNightingale... we last ate here on 14/01/2007
Traditional pub grub, with a few innovations as well. Sunday provides a choice of four roasts and the likes of Jam Roly-Poly feature on the dessert menu. Not the most amazing you'll ever have, its nonetheless very reasonably priced.
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posted by Poland - Sunday 28th February, 2010, 6:18pm
Awful service
posted by Poland - Saturday 27th February, 2010, 9:31pm
I was eating in this pub with my children aged six & eight years one Saturday lunch time, when I noticed a long dark hair in my food. When I asked to speak with the landlord an elderly grey haired man came over & when I explained he became quite abusive. I felt extremely intimidated & my youngest daughter started crying. Although I paid the full price for our substandard food we left immediately as my main concern was getting my children to safety. We will never frequent the Nightingale ever again
posted by thexyone - Tuesday 9th June, 2009, 1:51pm
Nice Pub, don't feel you have to be a Cabbie or Builder to drink here, stand strong and enjoy.
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cask marque - beautiful beer award
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