Flukes (Big Penny Social Venue)

Opens Thursday 8^th May 2025.

Flukes, the new games hall within Big Penny Social, is bringing old school competitive socialising to Walthamstow with a new concept that balances nostalgic aesthetics with high-tech gameplay. Rejuvenating classic group games including darts, pool, shuffleboard, karaoke and a brand-new cocktail bar that overlooks the rest of the already enormous venue at Big Penny Social, Flukes will be the perfect new spot for a head-to-head with mates, colleagues, or larger groups, seeking a lively night out filled with friendly competition. Guests can choose to play from six interactive darts oches, two interactive shuffleboards which are the first of their kind in the UK, four pro-standard American pool tables, and three Karaoke rooms powered by Lucky Voice, offering over 11,000 tracks.

Players can refuel with Big Penny’s own beers and a variety of cocktails including a Rum Punch called Carlito’s Thunder (named after a legendary employee) and a Boff Whalley – a twist on a Manhattan named after the Chumbawamba guitarist and inherited from Walthamstow’s now lost bar-in-a-pie-and-mash-shop The Jellied Eel. The food menu features Big Penny Social’s pizzas alongside sharing plates and platters featuring modern interpretations of nostalgic treats, including homemade pork scratchings with piccalilli mayo, spiced lamb scotch eggs with a harissa dip, and bitesize Yorkshire puddings filled with cauliflower cheese. With plenty of gluten-free and vegan options, there’s something to satisfy every craving and refuel the whole team between games.