Big Penny Social is a large community focused pub and events venue at 1 Priestley Way in Walthamstow. Set on the Blackhorse Beer Mile, it combines a spacious beer hall, garden, games areas and a varied programme of music, sport, comedy and family events. Food is made for casual tables and groups, with seasonal produce and local suppliers shaping the menu.
Hand thrown sourdough pizzas are a central choice. Margherita keeps the topping simple with tomato and fior di latte, while pepperoni adds red onion and oregano. Courgette with goat cheese and a vegan combination of plant based burrata and rocket broaden the range, and the rectangular sharing format is designed to divide easily across a group.
Sharing plates include homemade sausage rolls, chicken skewers with hot honey, lamb Scotch egg with harissa mayonnaise and pork scratchings with piccalilli mayonnaise. A vegetarian arrangement can bring together cauliflower cheese Yorkshire pudding bites, cheesy garlic bread, corn ribs and a vegan sausage roll. Hummus, baba ganoush and feta with pistachio provide a lighter trio of dips with warm pitta.
Fresh salads, comforting pub dishes and changing Sunday roasts reflect the seasons, with sides and sweet bites available for a fuller meal. The drinks selection is especially broad, spanning more than one hundred beer taps as well as wine, spirits, cocktails, soft drinks and alcohol free choices. That variety makes the venue equally useful for lunch, a relaxed pint, a family gathering or a busy event night.
Address: 1 Priestley Way, Walthamstow, London E17 6AL, United Kingdom
Big Penny Social Menu
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Seasonal Specials
CHICKEN TIKKA
Tender chicken in a creamy yoghurt sauce with a touch of chilli. Served with mixed rice, cucumber salad and naan. Available Monday – Friday.
LENTIL DHAL (VG)
Aromatic curry with delicate lentils in coconut milk and infused with spices. Served with mixed rice, cucumber salad and naan. Available Monday – Friday.
TUNA MELT PIZZA
Hand-stretched pizza base, homemade tomato sauce, mozzarella, tuna and red onion…
Mains
SMOKED CONFIT CELERIAC (VG, GF)
Smoked confit celeriac, oyster & portobello mushrooms, mushroom jus, bitter leaf salad. Available Monday – Friday.
SLOW BRAISED PORK RIB (GF)
St Louis Cut (belly end) British pork rib, BBQ sauce, hasselback potatoes. Available Monday – Friday.
PAN FRIED CHICKEN SUPREME (GF)
Free range British chicken supreme, green beans, white wine sauce. Available Monday – Friday.
Sides
MAC & CHEESE (V)
Macaroni, cheese sauce (red leicester, stilton, cheddar), thyme breadcrumb topping
WINTER COLESLAW (VG, GF)
Red cabbage, celery, fennel, green apple, tahini & mustard dressing
CHEESY LEEK & POTATO GRATIN (V, GF)
BRAISED HISPI CABBAGE (VG, GF)
KOFFMANN'S FRIES (VG, GF)
For the Table
CHEESE, CHIPS & GRAVY (V, GF)
HALLOUMI FRIES (V, GF)
Halloumi fries, buffalo sauce, pomegranate seeds and molasses
CRISPY CHICKEN WINGS (GF)
Buffalo sauce or BBQ sauce, pickles, blue cheese dip
HUMMUS (VG)
Hummus, crispy chickpeas, salsa verde, radish, artisan baked pitta for scooping
BABY BACK RIBS (GF)
Slow braised British pork baby back ribs, BBQ Sauce
SAUSAGE ROLL
Homemade with Cumberland Sausage
LAMB SCOTCH EGG (GF)
With harissa mayo
GARLIC FLATBREAD (VG)
CHEESY GARLIC FLATBREAD (V)
MIXED OLIVES (VG, GF)
Green, Nocellara, Nicoise
Salads
WINTER ROOT VEGETABLE & FETA (V, GF)
Roasted butternut squash & parsnips, beetroot, kale, feta, pumpkin seeds, dill, parsley, pomegranate vinaigrette
CURRIED CAULIFLOWER (VG GF)
Roasted spiced cauliflower, cucumber, crispy chickpeas, poppadom shards, raisins, coconut dressing
Sourdough Pizzas
MARGHERITA (V)
Homemade tomato sauce, mozzarella, basil
PEPPERONI
Homemade tomato sauce, mozzarella, Cobble Lane Cured salami, red chilli
NDUJA & HOT HONEY
Homemade tomato sauce, mozzarella, nduja, hot honey
COURGETTE & GOAT’S CHEESE (V)
White based, mozzarella, goats cheese, green & Yellow courgette ribbons, cherry tomatoes, garlic
BURRELLA & ROCKET (VG)
Homemade tomato sauce, Julienne Bruno plant-based burrella, rocket, cherry tomato
Burgers & Steaks
HOUSE CHEESEBURGER
Double beef patty, house seasoning, cheddar, burger sauce, lettuce, brioche bun and Koffman’s fries
CHICKEN BURGER WITH HOT HONEY SAUCE
Crispy coated chicken thigh, house seasoning, hot honey, garlic aioli, pickle, brioche bun and Koffman’s fries
PULLED MUSHROOM BURGER (VG)
Potato latke, vegan garlic aioli, lettuce, pickled red onion, crispy onions, vegan bun and Koffman’s fries
FLAT IRON STEAK (GF)
Topped with rocket, salsa verde and fries
Sunday Roasts
Roast Beef
With a Yorkshire pudding, Swedish style roasted potatoes, seasonal vegetables & lashings of gravy.
Roast Chicken
British chicken with a Yorkshire pudding, Swedish style roasted potatoes, seasonal vegetables & lashings of gravy.
Veggie Roast (VGO)
Veggie roast with roasted potatoes, seasonal vegetables & lashings of gravy. VGO available without Yorkshire puds.
Cauliflower Cheese (V)
Cauliflower heads with Blacksticks mild blue cheese sauce
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