The Eight Bells, Saffron Walden, Essex

£10 buys you a homemade 7oz burger (with or without bacon and mature cheddar) and skinny fries. Problem is, it's bloody awful

Pavel Le Bouche of How Not To Do A Food Blog knows the Eight Bells in Safron Walden well – he worked there for two years while he was at college. A lot has changed since then, owners have come and gone, so Pavel returned, wondering if the ancient beamed pub still serves up a great burger...