Forest Bar And Kitchen in Waltham Forest

Worth a visit. Went for the launch of their new Sunday roast menu and was not disappointed. The food was delicious, portion sizes generous and good value for money. We started with a retro prawn cocktail to share and then had the short rib and the lamb. Because we’re greedy we also had the tiramisu! The kids had a ball too with their version of a Sunday roast (fried chicken and chips), entertained by the Collab colouring pencils and paper. Finally, had a couple of glasses of wine from their all by the glass list, so I had the Gruner from Austria followed by the Susumaniello from Puglia, not often do you get that choice in a restaurant! Staff were cool. Like I say, worth a visit.

I was staying at the Travelodge next door and Incoming Coffee is situated next door to the hotel. Great coffee!

The bread here is good, the staff, however, really need some training in customer service. I've never seen any of the people who have served me smile or say a friendly word. Today, the bread I usually buy was sold out so I asked for some advice on what to buy instead. I was told, in a rather impatient tone, that all the breads contain 'a mixture' of grains (very helpful, especially to people with food allergies). When I asked about the difference between bread X and bread Y (looked different, had different prices and different, rather uninformative, names), I was told brusquely "They are the same". IGNORANT and RUDE. And this is not my first such experience - to the point that, despite their bread being really tasty, I don't feel like going back.

I've been here a couple of times before and everything was great, but not so today. I ordered a Cappuccino and the Three Cheese Toastie. The coffee was great, but the toastie took ages to arrive (despite the cafe being almost empty), and when it did arrive it was burnt to the point of being virtually inedible. Surely a chef / cook can't have made that, looked at it and thought "yep, I think I'll serve that". I'd travelled a fair distance especially to visit Dudley's, but I won't be going back.

Good local pub in Manor Park, 1 minute walk to station. Has a pool table, friendly staff, locals and regulars. Shows Sky sports, and has a DJ at weekends.