The Collab in Waltham Forest

Advertised as Beer and Burgers gives an apt description of what the restaurant offers. We were a walk in party of 4 and manged to find a table at this very busy venue. I had the double stack burger with stilton cheese washed down with a couple of pints of craft IPA. Getting refills was a little slow but nevertheless did not spoil our night. The food was tasty but the burger did not come with fries as they were a side order.

No doubt about the quality of the pale ale and burgers here. However you will be paying top £ for the privilege. A pint and six wings cost me £18. I’d check out a pub called The Chequers in the high street. The food and pale ale is better

It is a real shame that I have to review like this as the first time I came here it was amazing from start to finish the food the service everything - however having recently been twice with family and other members of my family having been on multiple occasions over the past year the service has really declined- to the point why would you pay a service charge for little - no & ignorant table service? The food is slightly overpriced for what you receive and other than their special burger there is nothing totally unique , however the chefs do an excellent job with the food itself and it is always hot looks and tastes great. The menu is a little confusing and the bar selection is not fantastic but has everything you need. The environment looks great with a good vibe which makes it all the more disappointing when your server has no idea what they are doing, when they take the order wrong , and when ( even when very quiet) you table ends up full of uncleared plates, no one checked if things were ok after serving the wrong food etc then we could have walked out without paying because frankly no one could have cared less and the toilet facilities were filthy with hand soap on the toilet seats, heir & urine and just generally not kept clean at all there is rustic and then there is filthy. To summarise the chefs are great the decor is great the food tastes great but everything else is really quite off putting and the staff really Ruined it for us with only 3 tables occupied in the whole place they just sat chatting not nothing with anyone. Personally we won’t be going here again and given it so many chances due to convenience but literally can’t stomach it anymore.

Lovely lunch. Great stout and Berger was wonderful and very flavoursome. Good choice from menu. Atmosphere was modest and friendly.

Awful customer service! I arrived to a near empty restaurant with several staff present behind the bar- who paid no attention to what was going on on the floor and took forever to come and take my order.. When my food arrived, I asked for a second drink and the bill- which never arrived. After 15 minutes I had to ask for the drink and bill again- despite the still empty restaurant the disinterested waitress had forgotten to bring it. As I reordered the drink I politely complained about the lack of service- to which the reply from the young girl with a German accent was: ‘if you don’t like it You can leave’. Wow 😅 Talk about lack of customer service, on all levels. Please sort your staff out, collab. Your food is good.

Went as a family and the staff were happy to accommodate the different requests we had with the menu. Everyone really enjoyed their burgers and wings. Large selection of beers on offer. We had a great meal!

this is a bar / restaurant formed from the collaboration of a street food catering company and a local small craft beer producer and I thought it works quite well. The result is some very tasty burgers ( £10 to £14 ) and chicken wings and some good craft ales. You can go here just for a beer, but most people will use it as a restaurant, as we did to line the stomachs before exploring what the locals are trying to market as the Blackhorse Beer Mile. A single square room, there is a bar at the back with a Brewdog style beer list above a multiple tap wall (14 if my memory serves me correctly). But the rest of the space is table seating with an elevated section to the front windows. Signaturebrew now brew in two locations in East London with a new site in an industrial estate just off Black Horse Lane joining the original location in the railway arches at Haggerston, and a good range of their beers were available here in the usual half, two thirds or pint sizes alongside guests from other craft beer brewers. Usual inflated craft beer price levels and you would not get much change out of £6 for a pint of most of these. Between us we tried the Moose Mousse Stout, Roadie IPA and Passions Pale Ale with our burgers and thought they were actually some of the best craft beers we had all day.

Absolutely amazing place.. came for dinner on the Monday and the waitress took our order of five people without a pad… returned 2 nights later and sat down and the same waitress read out our order from memory.. truly amazing and amazing food both times! Oh and the beer was spot on too! Wish we had one in Cornwall

Superb (award winning) wings made a good sharing starter, and I followed with a ‘Frank’, a tasty, juicy burger with bacon and blue cheese. Accompanying were the unbelievably good dripping fries, also shared. Craft beers came from the local Signature brewery, also very good. Good music too, and large TV was showing the Euro football during our visit.

Walking in, you get Warehouse/Industrial vibes and then greeted warmly and show to a table. Really good atmosphere, stripped back and edgy interior. Simple Menu, but more than enough choices of everything which means they should get it right... they did. Burger are cooked lovely, juicy, great combos of flavours and strong bun choice. I would highly recommend the Chilli Cheese Fries as a side, it is wonderful!! Loads of choices of beers and ales catering for the East London obsession and good wines/sparkling choices too. Service was great, it very open plan so anyone can see you wherever you are so no looking around for help - you'll catch an eye in a few seconds. This will be my first restaurant trip when we are allowed out again! Cheers Guys.

Came in on Tuesday, Beers are great, food is wonderful, but the staff really topped it off. We ordered two of their £10 burger deals - not only was the burger cooked to perfection but the staff were totally on the ball with their service. Even the ambience was great considering all the covid changes, they really went out of their way to preserve a great atmosphere. 10/10 would 100% eat there again.

Fantastic grub, beer and top tier staff. Can’t recommend this place more. Best beer and burger joint in Walthomstow.

Really enjoyed my visit to The Collab. Despite living nearby, this was my first visit, but definitely won't be my last. I felt extremely safe with covid restrictions put in place. Staff were extremely helpful and attentive. I don't drink beer and was allowed to taste a few options before making my choice. I can't fault any of the food; burgers, dripping fries etc were delicious! Thank you to our beautiful waitress with the fab nails!!

Discrete, but effective social distancing greeted us. Very happy with my choice of craft beer and a very good burger. The beef dripping fries were especially delightful.

This place ia located few min away from Walthamstow st and offer selection of beers on tap and burgers. They also have live music. Beers are nice but the price could be a little cheaper.

Amazing burgers. Really good. Superb selection of craft beers from local brewery but not only. Nice wines. Very friendly staff and lovely atmosphere. Really enjoyed. Definitely I will come back.

Went with my family and all our burgers and fries we're spot on, service was fine, staff only bring the food to your table as you have to order at the bar, will be going again for the chairman burger cooked perfect!

Five of us all enjoyed some fine burgers and beers. I had the very appropriately named Death of Democracy burger and a pint of Progressive bitter. Both very fine. Recommended

Really good juicy burger served with hot chips. Didn’t have deserts but they looks nice. Will be back soon

We’ve a family tradition of burger-hunting up and down the country (our chart topper isThe Crafty Burger in Leicester) so when my brother said his local burger bar did the best burger in Britain we had to come and try it out. Great place, good...

I have ordered the burgers online for home delivery and the order arrived pretty fast. The burgers were fine but not spectacular for the price i have paid. Most burger places seems to have the same problems: overcooked patty with not enough salt or no...

Great venue, nice staff. Sampled the Asian chicken burger and a massive beef burger with chilli/pulled porked etc in - both were very good. Do not miss out on the chicken wings - best I’ve had in ages. I don’t drink a lot of beer...

Went to Collab yesterday, 5 adults & 2 children. Nice and clean, relaxed atmosphere etc. Most of us couldn't decide on what to have, so we paired up (the smallest child had his own) and halved. My wife and I (the grandparents) shared a proper...

I actually live above Collab and have been here several times! I want to love it, but it is not quite there for me.... I think they have set there selves up for a fall with all the “BEST” this and the “BEST” that........quite frankly...

My family and I had a great lunch at the Collab. We went for lunch as I was unsure of the what the atmosphere would be like for a 6 year old in the evening. It was amazing. My wife and I tasted the different...

Been a couple of times - burger and wings were nice got cold fries though and even second time around weren’t great. Second visit got mostly breadcrumbs in my Hitchcock burger not much sign of any chicken and family had to wait a while for...

This place is amazing. The staff are so polite and helpful. We have been several times and they treat us like Kings! They remember that we like particular tables, they take the service charge off (as we like to pay cash for that). The food...

Good quality food. Excellent beer. Very impressed with the service. Not sure about the price point for the area. Bit pricey.

I visited the Collab about a month ago with my partner, I would highly recommend the burgers which are juicy and excellent - there is also a real variety of burgers with some very interesting flavour combinations. My only gripe is with the fries which...

Window says "voted best buffalo wings 2017" - times have changed, or maybe just their recipe. Wings were meh. More flavour in Sainsburys hot counter. Everything seems to have blue cheese as well, and I'm not a lover. The layout is cool, the staff are...

Visited at lunch time. Burger came up uncooked, it was not rare it was uncooked and bloody. Sent back. Everyone else in my party had finished their meals before the burger came back, they didnt replace the side of fries and just grunted theres is...

Had dinner with my wife and sons at The Collab In Walthamstow, London at the recommendation of my son. It did not disappoint! The burghers were thick and juicy, the buns soft and fresh, and with a mayo-bacon topping that I ordered extra, it tasted...

I was excited to go here as I've been to another outlet of 'we serve humans' and the wings were very good, but the buffalo wings at the collab were dreadful. The overriding flavour of the sauce was mustard. What on earth?! Get that mustard...

This restaurant would get a 5 if it wasnt for the non flexible menu. My partner only eats chicken and although there were 2 on the menu, they were both with buffalo sauce. We asked to not have the sauce and add a gherkin and...

I came with some friends to the collab. The food was okay however I cant say the same about the service.

So pleased this place has opened up in Walthamstow. As an avid beer and burger fan, I've visited most of the tap rooms and burger joints in East London and this is up there with the best. I'm delighted to have this place on my...

Visited here for partners birthday as we both love burgers! When we asked about a particular beer we were allowed to try it, free of charge! (it was delicious). We had the two chicken burgers- one hot, one with America’s cheese and they were great!...

I really wanted this to be a 5 star review. I like simple food done really well and in general this was what I received - burger and wings were fine, and there's not much that can go wrong with fries. Mac and cheese is...

Their chairman veggie burger is amazing. Better than meat. Service and beers were great too. Still feels very new, and a little bare, I'd reccomend putting the abv up on the board, some condiments on the tables and some nice prints on the wall. Nice...

Went here on the opening night and then again a few weeks after so I could try the food properly and all I can say is it’s fantastic! The decor is really well done with a nice modern feel to it which goes well with...

Oh man we’re so happy that The Collab is here. The air is slightly smoky, this is because they have an actual fire in the kitchen which you can see through the glass wall. The staff are Super helpful and friendly but not too needy....

Really enjoyed my visit to the Collab. The staff and owners were really friendly and service was fast. The range of beers was extensive, I only wish I had more time to try them all. Food was top class with the spicy Dareman burger being...

Such a great place to hang out with friends, drink a beer and enjoy an amazing We Serve Humans burger. Top marks for the founders being on the floor and offering great service. I will be back, excellent wine menu too!

Fantastic - hard to describe but they're sort of tender. Basic cheeseburger was excellent. 'End of Democracy' burger, with proper beef chilli, superb. Unlike any other burger we've had and we are big burger people :-). Beer was also fantastic.

I am a resident of Walthamstow and a huge fan of both Signature Brewery and Human burgers (I love Leyton Star). I haven’t based this review on a single visit but on 4. If you’ve been to one of the star pubs, you won’t recognise...

Perfection. We had mac and cheese, fried chicken, burgers, chips, pints, wine. Was all perfect. Great atmosphere, stylish inside, been back since.

Previous incumbents of this site-Grill-stock opened to good reviews and were busy.......the bubble soon burst ,lessons should be learnt and heeded! Poor,disorganised service! Short,uninspiring menu!(bar snacks!) Under cooked bland wings! Strange,insipid barbecue? Type sauce! Sloppy Burgers! NOT chips,but Fries! Watery,warm,flat apple cider! All in all...

My girlfriend and I shared some buffalo wings and fries, and they were amazing. The staff were also very friendly and attentive. Though the food was a on the pricey side, the large portions made up for it and was good quality. The drinks selection...

Very nice food. Good service but some of the staff needs more training. A little expensive for this area.

This is a great new addition to Walthamstow. Spacious venue with friendly and attentive service. We didn’t try the wings but will definitely do so next time. The burgers were 5 star cooked to our liking medium. We tried the kimcheeseburger and the end of...

Allowances made for it having opened less than a week ago, we were met with cold food and poor service. The beer was good, but less than full (and came 15 minutes after ordering— the restaurant was almost empty at the time). Chips were very...

Sadly no. If I paid less for my Kimcheese burger maybe I wouldn’t have been so underwhelmed by it. It was OK, a decent burger but not as good as a Byron, Shakeshavk, or even the best burgers in Walthamstow. A choice of American cheese...

Was very excited to hear of this place opening having enjoyed "We Serve Humans" food and "Signature Brew" beers in other locations. It didn't disappoint. We shared some really great burgers, wings, sides and beers (and some wine and cocktails as well...)Particular highlights included the...

Known as “The Collab”, we visited on it’s 2nd day open. Very good burgers and wings, with interesting sides, but fries were extra. The beer selection was very good, ranging from local craft beer to German weiss beer. Serving team were enthusiastic and hard working...

Phenomenal place! Great combination of tasty beers and awesome burgers. The Roadie is out of this world!