Baker's Arms, Sewardstone  fancyapint.com rated pub, rated3 pints - click for an explanation of our ratings

location:

Sewardstone

address:

Sewardstone Road, EN9 3QF

phone:

0871 258 7739*
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bus route:

215 bus info

how to find it:

By nature of its location, travelling here by car might seem a necessity, so an A-Z is your best bet. If you want to walk, like we did, catch the 215 bus from Walthamstow to its terminus at Lee Valley Campsite, turn left onto Sewardstone road and walk for about 15-20 minutes. The pub will be welcome sight on the right, if you make it passed The Plough.

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picture of Bakers Arms
It's initially tricky to assess The Bakers Arm's age. The stonework and heavy wooden beams suggested 'old', but it looked suspiciously clean and tidy. And, of course, olde worlde pubs don't normally have such huge car parks. Indeed, it transpired to be a new pub, built as part of a hotel complex, presumably located here for easy access to the M25. As such, the hotel provides a fair chunk of the clientele, making it feel rather transient here. Sundays offer up a different, albeit equally transient crowd, filled as it was with families and couples on trips into the countryside. Consequently it gets pretty hectic, with harried but unfailingly polite staff. Despite the nature of the place, it wasn't as bland as some country-style pubs we've encountered recently and seeing a handful of well-kept ales was also pleasing. Despite the hotel connection, its perfectly easy to see this as a pub in its own right.

reviewed:
22/06/2008
reviewed by redcat

pub features:(click on an icon to see an explanation)

good beer served - click for explanationreal ales
beer garden or outdoor seating available - click for explanationlarge outdoor seating area
accommodation available - click for explanationpart of a modern hotel complex

second opinion:

posted by mcjchick - Sunday 22nd July, 2007, 9:46pm
I was hopeful as we parked up outside The Bakers Arms - the building looks beautiful, particularly with the lovely hanging baskets. The good bit ends there however! It was a Sunday night and not very busy and yet as we stood at the bar, we failed to be served. Spotting a waitress, we asked if we needed to be shown to a table, or whether we just choose one and sit down. She said we should sit down and a waitress would come over. I normally have to ask for a bit more time to look at a menu as it takes me a while to decide, but I was decided and well-and-truly bored by the time someone came to take our order. Considering how quiet it was in there, it took an obscene amount of time before our drinks came AND my drink was not what I ordered. Our garlic bread should have come as a starter, but when the waitress brought out our meals, we had to ask for it. My meal was also not what I had ordered, but having waited so long and being quite hungry by this point, I didn't argue. Aside from my dining companion's mushy peas being slopped over most of his meal, the food was actually fairly nice if not very warm. I loathe any sort of confrontation, so if I have a bad meal, I'd rather leave no tip than actually say anything to anybody, but on this occasion, I felt I had to reply honestly when the waitress asked "Was everything ok with your meals?" She did offer to get us free drinks by way of apology but we really just wanted to get out of there! Avoid at all costs!!!
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