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E5 Bakehouse - London Fields

4/10 — Setting 6 Selection 2 Service 4 Food 7 Value 3 Overall 5

Visited November 2024 whilst taking Mrs Wheresthepath on a self-designed Hackney artisan bakery tour (she loves bakeries!). This one was (according to her) a cult bakery in its day, but now feels like it's becoming a bit mainstream/commercial compared to most of the others nearby and somewhat living off it's reputation. By artisan bakery standards it's a huge, rambling and very busy café area. The baked goods were decent, but not up to other bakeries in the area, and it was far more expensive than most. The few beers available were in a fridge on the left as you went in - no more than 10 brews, including 2 kvass collaborations between Kernel and E5. There were other local goods available to buy too, but all felt rather overpriced. Service was a little slow and certainly didn't come with a smile. In terms of bakeries, it's ok but there are certainly much better ones nearby. In terms of beer, it's not worth it unless you're desperate for those Kernel kvasses and can't find them elsewhere.

Visited on 30 Nov 2024 at 11:24

wheresthepath (332) reviewed

Brazenor's Brews Brewery & Taproom

4 months ago

6/10 — Setting 4 Selection 6 Service 7 Food Value 7 Overall 6

Visited November 2024. Theydon_Bois has pretty much nailed the review for this. Small unit on an industrial estate, with a few tables inside and outside. 10 taps, 6 of their own, 4 guests - Stardust, Elusive, Indie Rabble and Vault City on our visit. At 3pm on a Saturday sadly we were the only visitors, so it lacked atmosphere somewhat. Tried a couple of brews; the saison was excellent. Not convinced it's the ideal location for a brewpub, but I wish them all the best.

Visited on 16 Nov 2024 at 15:00

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The Granary Deli

4 months ago

6.6/10 — Setting 7 Selection 6 Service 8 Food 8 Value 6 Overall 6

Visited November 2024. A lovely little deli in the heart of this picturesque small town; they also run a café a few doors down. Really, really good cheese (the gorgonzola was amazing!), plus their fresh deli bar is delicious. Lots of unusual packaged goods too, including about 40 beers, many of which are ones that we don't usually see in this area. Amongst other breweries I recall 3 each from Traquair and Bewdley, some L&G & Gloucester cans, along with the local XT brewery and some Belgian and German brews. Prices are ok by deli standards, and the staff were very friendly. Nice place; I'd definitely go back if I was nearby.

Visited on 11 Nov 2024 at 15:09

wheresthepath added a new venue The Granary Deli located in Watlington, England
4 months ago

wheresthepath (332) reviewed

BrewDog Tower Hill

5 months ago

5.8/10 — Setting 5 Selection 10 Service 4 Food Value 3 Overall 7

Whilst this sprawling 'Dog has a huge, interesting beer selection (including a few brewed on the in-house microbrewery and more international guest beers than other 'Dogs) I didn't like it much as a venue. It was gloomy, crowded and noisy. The barman seemed reluctant to serve us at all, got half of our order wrong, and was distinctly grumpy about rectifying his mistake. The music inside was too loud for comfortable conversation so we ended up sitting at the outside tables (where it was quite nice to watch the world go by). Unlike other 'Dogs it just didn't feel comfortable, friendly or a nice place to be. Very pricey too, even by Brewdog standards. So, somewhere to visit quickly to down some brews that you probably won't get elsewhere, before moving on to a nicer place for the rest of your evening.

Visited on 26 Oct 2024 at 15:58

wheresthepath (332) reviewed

Craufurd Arms

5 months ago

5.6/10 — Setting 7 Selection 1 Service 8 Food Value 6 Overall 6

Small music venue way out in the north of MK - we were there to see the Dollyrots (one of the support acts, Danny Gruff, was superb too!). At the front is a large and funky bar area with very friendly staff and great music. Sadly the beer selection is not so great - just macro and faux craft (standard Beaverton) taps. There were some cask pumps, but they hadn't had real ale on for some time. The only non-standard beer was Fightback Lager bottles in the fridge (which is crap, but at least the profits from it go towards supporting small music venues like this. There also was a small beer "garden" on the tarmac to one side. The music venue was a large room with a small bar down a corridor to the right of the main bar - rather charmingly we weren't asked for tickets, but instead had our names ticked off of a register. It was a nice little venue, although sadly some people were a bit lairy and abusive (got the impression that they were regulars rather than fans of the band, which is not a good sign for the venue). Overall - come here for the music, not fit the dismal beer selection.

Visited on 02 May 2025 at 19:18

wheresthepath is visiting Craufurd Arms located in Wolverton, England
5 months ago

wheresthepath (332) reviewed

Gooseberry Bush (JDW)

5 months ago

6.4/10 — Setting 4 Selection 7 Service 6 Food 5 Value 9 Overall 6

Wetherspoons that's a little way out of town, but which was very handy for the Premier Inn we were staying at. It's also very close to Nottingham Trent uni and so it was popular with (well-behaved) students. It's an atypical 'Spoons, with the whole thing being a floor above street level. 6 casks, including on our visit two local ones from Pheasantry and Silhill. It was clean & tidy & service was reasonably fast. Somehow the layout and appearance felt oddly like a social club, but overall was an ok 'Spoons. There's a particularly lovely Victorian park and arboretum behind (north of) the pub which is well worth a quiet wander round if you have the time and inclination.

Visited on 17 Sep 2025 at 17:58

wheresthepath updated a beer: Forest Bacuri brewed by Amazon Beer
5 months ago