Bull at Wanstead

You know the type of pub that doesn't need to try too hard because it's already got everything sorted? The Bull is that place. Walk in off the High Street and you're in proper Wanstead territory—stripped wood, actual character, the kind of spot where regulars genuinely know each other's names. The beer list takes itself seriously without being pretentious about it, and the food hits that sweet spot between ambitious enough to care and unpretentious enough to be genuinely good. It's the pub you'd take mates to without worrying they'd think you've lost it, and where you can easily spend an entire evening without anyone making you feel rushed.