The Travellers Friend, Woodford Green - pub details
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Address: 496-498, High Road, Woodford Green, Essex, IG8 0PN [map] [gmap]
Tel: 08721 077 077 (ref 15156)
Woodford (0.7 miles), Roding Valley (0.9 miles)
Highams Park (1.3 miles), Chingford (1.5 miles), Wood Street (2.5 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Real ale
Pub suggested by Boozer on 13 Oct 2004
NB: Information may be incomplete or out of date as this pub is not currently registered.
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> Current user rating: 6.1/10 (rated by 29 users)
> Local guide: Essex pub guide
other pubs nearby:
Horse and Well, Woodford Wells (0.2 miles), Rose and Crown, Woodford Green (0.4 miles), Railway Tavern, Woodford Green (0.8 miles), Monkhams Inn, Buckhurst Hill (0.8 miles), Forest Edge, Chingford (0.8 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Travellers Friend, Woodford Green
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| One right Filthy Den, needs a total refurbishmend including NEW STAFF!!!, get those two sour face women out, run a pub...they haven't a clue, the most miserable pair of women I have clapped eyes on, how they run a pub is behond me and apparantly you dare not complain about anything, because they will tell you to leave. Alelou - 9 Jan 2010 22:25 |
| Last time I visited The Travellers it was run by a distinguished and highly respected lady named Noseworthy. I had a pint of mild which cost I believe two old pennies! No breathalizers in those days! From the Rose and Crown to the Travellers was no great distance anyway! A good quiet neighbourhood pub. Investigations - 5 Sep 2009 05:52 |
| Great pub, BTW I miss the lunch time menu :-( Weretooyoungtodie - 30 Jun 2009 23:23 |
| Superb, traditional old-fashioned small single bar pub, situated jist off the busy High Road in Woodford Green. It's main claim to fame lies in being one of the last remaining pubs in London with original snob screens still in situ - these are on the left hand side of the bar. The existence of these screens, plus the fact that there are 2 doors, one at either side, clearly indicate that this would have originally been a two bar pub, with the saloon / lounge bar being the one on the left. The pub retains etched windows at the front with wood pannelling throughout. There's a splendid collection of brewery jugs and ash trays - some from breweries long gone. There's a Charringtons Brewery mirror, reflecting former ownership. A very small unobtrusive plasma TV is the only concession to modern pub traits. On my lunctime visit yesterday, the pub was quite busy by about 2pm. There's no food - beer and conversation represent the staple diet here. There's several seats outside at the front for catching the sun's rays, but unfortunately the sound of the passing traffic thundering past is all too present. Beers on were Bombardier, Broadside and Courage Best together with Fullers Summer Ale and Youngs Dallaglios Heroes (?). There was no pump clip for the latter, but I imagine it's just the Youngs Ordinary or Special "re-badged". Both the Broadside and the Fullers Summer Ale were on good form, as befits a pub in the Camra GBG, and relatively cheap at only £ 2.85p and £ 2.80 p respectively. I was surprised to note that the pub closes between 4 -7 pm on Sunday, but is open throughout the afternoon on the other 6 days of the week. I would have expected Sunday afternoon to be one of its busiest times. Also surprisingly, a well-hidden price list revealed that this pub is in the Barracuda pub chain - a chain recently described to me as a "sort of down-market Wetherspoons". The Barracude website tells us that the Travellers Friend is in the Juniper brand - "a comfortable, but smart high quality finish that reflects the unique and special atmosphere that an outstanding local pub must have to accommodate the needs of today's consumer". Finally, given the plethora of unfavourable comments about the staff, I ought to add that I had no issues during my visit. I didn't detect any feeling of being unwelcome or frostiness at all. The Welsh landlady was chatting animatedly to customers throughout, often popping outside to join those sitting at the outside tables when time permitted. Based on yesterday's visit, I would be happy to have this pub as my local. Shame I don't live nearer. I shall return definitely. JohnBonser - 22 Jun 2009 13:30 |
| This is a very good pub, but that is not to say it is a nice pub. Beer very good and the locals as good as anywhere, no loud music or loud people. Not very friendly bar staff - any of them - must be trained to be miserable - but so what you can't have everything. I choose to drink there by choice because overall it is a cracking pub, just don't expect the red carpet to be put out, or a smile from behind the bar, that's just the way it is. Take it or leave it, I vote with my feet and go through the door, this pub would be nearer a perfect score if the staff were better. The landlord who has just died was a top bloke, he would offer a welcome and a cheerio, he is sadly missed in my opinion. barbarellarina - 19 Jun 2009 16:40 |
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