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Nice old historic pub with river views but much pricier than others nearby. Staff polite but less friendly and engaging than at other pubs in the area.
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4th pub of the evening and a re-visit to this superb local.
4 pumps with 4 different ales, I went for Long Man American Pale Ale, a thoroughly decent pint.
Half busy inside with people finishing their meals, we took our pints to the back garden area that overlooks the river.
A decent pint later and it was time to move onto the Captain Kidd.
This is a cracking little pub & one of my favs in this part of London.
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Very pleasant pub with lovely beer garden enjoying the sound of the lapping Thames. The beer was good (Youngs) but over £6 for two halves is a bit steep to say the least!
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Hmmm, I really wanted to like this pub but I think it may only be fun if you are regular. Perhaps if I had stayed for quiz night things might have got better! It's got a nice unspoilt exterior, but beer, while not horrible, was nowhere near perfect. Food looked like overpriced micro ready meals - could be wrong of course! Staff, while not frosty, were not exactly engaging. Just a pub ticking over, not trying too hard. 5/10
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Love the location around here. The history is oozing out of the walls. I have been in here a couple of times before - but on a weekend, I had chance to have a meal as well as my pint of pride. The staff were very friendly - talking to all punters - and the food was traditional and tasty.
All in all, a great experience.
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Have been here twice now. Pint okay (Doombar) but food was awful. Overpriced and lacking flavour. They even managed to screw up a prawn salad. Stick to the beer
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Having just had an awful pint in Turners old Star, i thought the tatse was still with me when i had a pint of Bath Ales Gem, £4.00. I gave it just over half a pint to see if i had another bad pint. Yes i did, the mentioned pint was not that good. I commented on the way out and was told that if i had said something straight away they would have replaced it. Fair enough i said. But i should have heeded the previous comments. 2 bad pints in 2 pubs in Wapping on 1 night.
Not a good night out. The Mayflower did just about make up for it.
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smaller riverside garden than the nearby Captain Kidd but better beer and friendlier staff
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1.95 for a handful of nuts
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That photo is out of date, they've changed the colour of the sign from red to blue (yeah I know, why do people have to keep MUCKING ABOUT with things?).
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Beer quality is suspect in this pub and the staff don't know anything about it, but worth a visit if you can afford it.
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Went here based on a recomendation, was dissappointed. The Youngs Bitter was not on and the alternative tasted horrible. Pub decor more akin to city types rather than your serious beer drinker.
919er - 16 Feb 2013 12:17 |
Still like the pub but the service has dropped off, no beer mat given at the bar, for your beer and had to ask for the bar to be wiped. Beer in good condition but the price keeps us from going there as often as we would like.
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Whilst the Town of Ramsgate is in a nice location next to the river, I did find it a little touristy and also a little pretentious. A carvery was in operation at the far end of the bar. It looked very tempting. Beers on were Sharps Doom Bar, Wye Valley HPA, Youngs Bitter & Fullers London Pride. The foreign barman looked very confused when I asked for Hereford Pale Ale. The pre-amble to the Wimbledon Men's Tennis Final was being shown on one TV, whilst the British Grand Prix was on another. However, with the long narrow bar, very few people are actually able to view either. There was almost as many dogs and children as adults. Nevertheless, the selling point of this pub is its location. And it certainly delivers in that respect.
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Nice pub with historic feel. Friendly bar staff but beer selection uninspiring if you're into real ale. Ringwood Best Bitter was very average and overpriced. Will probably try other pubs in the area if visiting again.
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Visited here as the 5th pub on a friday night crawl
I must echo the last review and say what a great pub both internally and externally.
Busy when I went in, which with the long thin bar can be a bit annoying as people have to squeeze past for the toilets but for me it adds to the charm.
Good selection of ales which were very well kept. We should of had 1 beer here and moved on but it is a very appealing place so we stopped for 2.
Very nice friendly landlord, very attentive and obviously values strangers custom as he was happy to engage in a bit of banter while serving customers.
I can't rate this pub highly enough, The Town of Ramagate is a must visit.
Message to the landlord keep up the good work.
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Great pub both inside and out- has a small terrace with a few straight across the river; you watch pleasure boats zoom past. It is in a nice part of Wapping - an easy walk from st Katherine's Dock.
Only two of the four real beers displayed were actually available - London Pride and Doombar. The LP was good. Quite expensive drinks but when coupled with the two for one luchtime meal offer it works out as good value.
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Mixed reviews left me in a bit of a quandary when choosing a Wapping pub for a Father's Day lunch. Plumped for the Ramsgate in the end - and we weren't disappointed. A genuinely yummy pint of Doom Bar (Youngs, Pride, HPA also on offer) and a tasty carvery (pork the pick of the three meats on offer). Friendly landlord too.
Perhaps not the East End den of iniquity that it once was, and maybe better for a Sunday afternoon than last orders on a boozy Friday, but we left satisfied.
gcc24 - 19 Jun 2011 19:58 |
Ignore the last two comments, the noisy extract fan was the prospect of Whitby, which also felt much more like a restaurant. The score remains the same!
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Lovely pub, good beer but knocked them down a point for the following: feels too much like a restaurant, the noise of the extract fan as you sit outside, and expensive beer.
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Nice pub with friendly staff, good food and well kept ale.
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I've been drinking and eating in Wapping for 10 years now and we've been choosing the Ramsgate over the Prospect recently. The 'buy one get another for �1' deal on Main courses and burgers is the main reason but also because they always have well kept ales including a guest. I swear by the Young's bitter in here. The yard is worth a look, crammed in between old buildings, it's taste of old docks.
If you're looking for the cheapest pint in Wapping then head to the Kidd but I find it really quite soulless these days.
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Brilliant friendly little boozer, with the best kept ales in the area by a long way. The London pride is always top notch, as the landlord has had many years experience with fullers.
Within a few visits I was being warmly greeted by the staff and locals- a rare thing nowadays.
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It's a shame such a great little pub has "modernised". It didnt need it. Please put back the blackboards and get rid of the white paint!
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I enjoyed my pint of Ringwood Best Bitter, but at �3.35 I will probably wait a while before I return. The beer was in reasonable condition, and Sharp's Doombar was also available, with Fuller's London Pride and one other real ale. Strangely, with snow on the ground, there was nobody outside in the beer garden. Pubs have changed a little since Dickens' time. Looks like the pub is open every day of the year.
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I can't agree with the previous comment. This is a really friendly, traditional boozer, with a feeling of having some locals, unlike the other Dickens World pubs along Wapping High St, which seem to cater for the tourist trade these days. The Ramsgate is nothing special, which is part of it's appeal. Decent pub grub, not too gastro, and some reasonable ales. Especially good to get cosy and warm after a winter walk along the canal and river, and great sunsets from the back garden.
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I found this pub to be a bit ordinary and uninspiring.
Other riverside pubs in this area such as The Captain Kidd or The Grapes, have kept their old worldy feel with lots of wooden beams and flagstones.
The Town of Ramsgate is a bit too modern for my tatse. It's very bright, with carpeting and sadly has one of those hideous pub quiz machines.
It does have a beer garden area backing out onto the Thames, but the view is restricted on both sides by other buildings.
Yet again, only cider on draught is Wrongbow.
I don't think I would return, but you may like it more than I did.
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Absoloute little gem of a pub. The service is very friendly and a fair range of well kept beers. The beer garden at the back, overlooking the river, is small but we manaed to get a table on Friday night. The interior is warm and welcoming. Would certainly recomend.
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Quick, friendly service and a choice of four real ales, albeit nothing out of the ordinary. Nice view over the river although only space for a very small area outside which means it soon fills up.
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I've been here a few times and I have always noticed how friendly the barstaff/landlord are. It is a little off the beaten track so we've always managed to get a table, usually just inside the door. There is a very small beer garden/deck out the back overlooking the Thames and the out front smokers can also wander down the ancient path immediately next to the pub which takes you down an alley to some steps into the Thames itself.
The beer is standard pub stuff (I'm not a real ale drinker so can't comment on that) and the service is always quick. I've not tried the food either (but can recommend the Il Bordello Italian just over the road - if you can get in!)
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We were there on Friday and found the food good as was the the service. The staff were friendly and there was a good range of bitter. I will be going there again.
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How can anyone say the food in here is good ?? It's frozen food that is not even properly cooked!! I wonder sometimes who writes these reviews! I took a few friends here for dinner and I totaly embarassed myself!!
Stay away!!
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Great pub and the chef knows his way around the kitchen.
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This Pub was highly recommended to me by a guy who owns a Pub near Tower Hill, just up the road, who had found out I�d landed in the Cpt Kidd. I was at first, expecting it to be a wind up, one guy with a Pub sending me elsewhere, thankfully it wasn�t.
It is a great little place, excellent ale, proper food at great prices and very good staff and customers. It has a lovely little area �out back�, though the weather didn�t really attract more than a cursory glance, I can see myself whiling away a few afternoons there come the summer.
The guy who runs the other place said; don�t be surprised if I see him in there. Sadly, he was not evident, but his recommendation is certainly worth a pint or two. To be recommended by another landlord is a great accolade and testament to the obvious hard work done by the owners and their staff, who I hope I will get to no better in future.
A lovely Pub and more that worth one visit. Well done.
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I have ecently returned to the Ramsgate on several occasions as the Young's Bitter is so well kept these days. In the last few months they have removed the over-bar shelving and painted the bottom of the bar to improve the feeling of space and light. Today they also had Otter Ale, Doom Bar and Pride on tap. Best beer pub in Wapping and no mistake.
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I've been to this pub twice. Both times I have been asked to vacate my table by barstaff. Both times I have meekly complied. Tonight we were 6. We had spent about �45 nad the landlord slapped a notice on our table, explaining it was quiznight and we would have to vacate for "regulars". We duly complied and moved to the last free table. The landlord then said that was no good we couldn't sit there!
I asked then where could we sit? "Well how much are you going to spend", he said? I pointed out we had spent almost �50 already. He replied, wasnt sure he wanted us to stay. We were 2 scots , 2 black guys, 1 north african and 1 English guy, I wonder what was wrong with our money? Beware.
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re: Malvinos' comment - I was in the Ramsgate that night, and your group was drunk, boorish and loud. Other customers were walking out while you fooled around trying to light each other's breath - even some of the people you knew disowned your group. The Kidd is welcome to you.
About the TOR, this is my local and it's an excellent pub. The ale is well kept, with a guest ale that varies, showcasing beers from around the country. Always-stocked beers are Fullers London Pride, Youngs, and Sharps Doombar. I'm a lager drinker myself, and I can honestly say I've never had a bad pint in the TOR. The food is good solid pub food - everything from sandwiches to homecooked pies, fish and chips, and a steak night on a Tuesday. Quiz night (8.30 Monday nights) is good fun and if you play regularly you will find yourself winning money! Nice friendly atmosphere with staff and customers who will chat to you and make you feel welcome, I wandered in here with a book 4 years ago and got adopted by some regulars, and I've never left!
Definitely the best pub in Wapping!
mavin - 20 Oct 2009 15:00 |
Went to this pub with a group last night. Lovely pub, awful landlord. There were 25 of us - we had one drink and someone ordered a round of shots, after which the landlord refused to serve us any more. WTF?! We were't noisy loud or rude etc. But we were definitely shocked... So, we went to the Captain Kidd and spent our money there instead! great pub, and had a great night there. Won't be going back to the town of ramsgate...
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Nice pub and although it doesn't have the location The Captain Kidd has, it has more atmosphere and the beer is good. Watch it for the pork scratchings - I cracked my tooth on one in here once!
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Took our friends that had just arrived from USA. It was Monday so very busy as quiz night, but what great service.
After experiencing lack of service on Sunday at The Chop House, in Butlers Wharf, what a refreshing experience.
The landlady told us we could wait in the garden area and when a table was free she would come and get us, we only waited about 5 mins and we were seated , she continued to fuss around our visitors carrying stools to the table etc and we saw her carry a table into a space for another group of people to sit down. The food was great and we had good fun playing the quiz.
After doing the "tourist thing" The Town of Ramsgate came out tops.
More of the "supposed" lanlords should take a visit to learn how to provide good service!
We cant wait for the East London line to open up again so we can use the TOR again more often.
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First time in here a couple of weeks back - didn't sit outside as I'd already caught my fair share of rays elsewhere but I'd definitely like to give the beer garden a go sometime and watch the goings-on on the river. It felt like a nice, cosy pub with a good local following. On the ale front, I tried the Sharp's Doom Bar and it was spot on. Will definitely be back, hopefully when it's sunny!
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I had the pleasure of visiting this place this Sunday early evening supping a pint of Cornish ale (Sharps Doombar) in the garden over looking the Thames a lovely place, please transform me back there.
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The Town of Ramsgate is by far the best pub in Wapping. Run by the friendly Janet & Peter, you are assured a great time. Monday night is quiz night, so expect the pub to be full. Tuesday is steak night. Home made food in the Ramsgate is brilliant, with a great Sunday Roast and amazingly huge steak and ale pie. Board games are available behind the bar, and dogs are more then welcome.
Every week a new guest ale is introduced to the Ramsgate, ensuring you can always try something new.
There is a small beer garden out the back, but it's nothing to get excited about.
Prices are reasonable, atmosphere friendly and great selection of drinks. A must visit.
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In the way of ales, they had some of the usual suspects on � Pride, Young�s Bitter, Adnam�s Bitter � but the guest ale was the excellent Butcombe Bitter, and very good it tasted too. This is a long thin pub leading down to the river at Wapping Old Stairs. It has a long history � Judge Jeffries etc � and it claims to be the oldest pub on the river. But I believe that the Prospect of Whitby just down the road also makes that claim. It�s an improvable claim I suspect, like so many such claims involving London pubs.
Nevertheless, this is a real pub although it inevitably gets a number of tourists in. No problem with that, as it seems to have retained its essential character. It�s comfortably furnished with normal tables and chairs; no one-armed bandits; and no overly loud music. I quite like this pub; I�ve been several times before, and no doubt will visit again.
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Another little riverside pub that once must have been full of lightermen and warehouse workers but now is full of local office people and some locals, though the locals probably go more to the Old Star and the Cuckoo. More interesting beer than the Prospect of Whitby and probably friendlier too.
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Brilliant pub, full of locals. If you go there twice people start talking to you and everyone (staff and customers) is very friendly. Beer is good and food freshly prepared, definitely a fun place to go for a night out. Check out the quiz night on Mondays, which is excellent fun.
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Been going back to this pub after an absence of 10 years due to having started to play badminton again at the local sports centre. I get the feeling the management has changed since the most recent comments since it is comfortable and the bar staff genial. They have a couple of good bitters on, rotating one of them and keeping them at �3 a pint. The food however is somewhat un-imaginative and rather over-priced - and very stodgy ... having just played badminton I'd like something like a baked potato or something healthy (-ish) but the menu is very meat and two veg, and heavy.
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a nice pub. although not a regular visitor i've always enjoyed myself there. well looked after beer and i've always found the chaps behind the bar very friendly.
food is basic but freshly prepared, proper pub lunches. and the (small) terrace on the river is nice in the warm weather. probably the best pub in the area.
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No one in it yesterday lunchtime which is a bit shocking for a Thursday lunchtime. Has BITE got that much clout?
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what a dump. full of strange locals, who bizarrely aren't `proper` local people but seem to think they own the place??? the owners are hideous, dinosaurs from a Fullers background, who seem to prefer to antagonise their clientele. has taken me a while to post this review but I was sat next to a table once, who tho slightly rowdy, were not unpleasant. the landlord virtually screamed at them to get out, using language which if I repeated I would probably have my membership from this site removed. AVOID this place. Oh yeah, and the food is like school dinners, not in the good way.
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IS A NICE PUB BUT DONT LAUGH OR SPEAK TO LOUDTHE MISSES NOSES WILL COME UP FROM HER MAG AND GLARE AT YOU,WONT BE BACK OR MY WORK MATES
anonymous - 29 Jul 2007 18:03 |
Why does everyone keep praising this pub? The beer might be good but it is hugely overpriced and has to be one of the most uncomfortable places to sit it. Chairs from your grandparents house that have not been recovered in 30 years and nearly falling apart. Tables that even a short person could not get there legs under and hugely overpriced food that does not taste too good either.
The place must be milking it for zero investment into the pub except the outside deck area which is only good for smokers.
anonymous - 25 Jul 2007 16:56 |
Less well known than the Prospect of Whitby down the road, the Town of Ramsgate has a more pubby feel to it. This seems to be the pub where the locals of the area drink, which is always a good sign.
My visit to the ToR last Friday unfortunately coincided with the visit of a wedding party. One of the golden rules of wedding parties in pubs seems to be that they have to congregate in the narrowest, most restrictive part of the bar area. This group were no exception, although thankfully they did soon move to the small verandah outside overlooking the river.
Perhaps surprisingly, the London Pride is 10p more expensive in here than in the Prospect of Whitby, but worth every penny based on my visits to the pubs last Friday.
Friendly locals and staff combined with the traditional atmosphere combine to make this my pub of preference along this stretch of the Thames.
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Nice pub. Very friendly service. But the ale was poor.
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Great pub for being able to walk down the side of it and having a leak in the Thames..Tried to work out for the last 20 years why this pub doesnt look old-ITS THE CARPET-Leave it sans carpet slipper country,and you've added 200 years of history..
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Ok, The Town of Ramsgate. I have lived in Wapping for 10 years and in the 8 years I have been alowed to drink this pub has been up and down and up again.
At the moment with Peter and Janet running it, its become the best pub in Wapping by some distance. Former regulars at the Prospect have now migrated further west to come to this top class local.
Ther beer is great, Youngs, Adnams and Pride. All are well kept. There are a range of largers and also Lefe and Hogardden.
The food is not fancy, but great value and very good for what it is.
On the staff being off with people, its not true. I started getting recognition after 2/3 visits and I only get there once or twice a week and the landlord has chats with me.
Its a great pub and a great local.
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OK yesterday afternoon. Mainly locals of all sorts, pleasant enough atmosphere, though I suspect it gets fairly manic on summer weekends. Beer range standard, and both Young's Ordinary and Pride in poor condition, any worse and they would have been returnable. Food of the vast plates of stodge school, fine if you like that sort of thing, most of the punters in there clearly do.
A decent enough stop if you're doing a crawl down this stretch.
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the best on my pub crawl in this area. Reasonable barman. OK beer. typical selection. Lots of wood and old bits and bobs. Tend to agree with the last reviewer apart from the bit about the quiz. Don't know about that.
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By far the best, although not the cheapest, pub on the riverside in Wapping. It has a real local feel, not chainy like the Captain Kidd, or over done and touristy like the Prospect of Whitby. I can heartily recommend the pub quiz on a Monday night; look out for the snowball round and the free popcorn, although the locals provide some very tough opposition.
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Couple of slightly harsh reviews there. I'll redress the balance somewhat by mentioning that on each of my visits the staff here have been excellent - a reassuringly no-nonsense approach that results in drinks swiftly served even when the busy (long) bar indicates a potential long wait. The place has real character, and - whilst I am certainly not a 'local', let alone 'local local' - it maintains a friendly feel. And I am not writing on behalf of management. And I do not work there.
The large mirror towards the front has historical value apparently.
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Rude rude rude. One time they messed up our order and didn�t apologise - the manager even went as far to say that it was our fault. If you're not a 'local local' don�t waste your money in this place - The Captain Kidd is so much more superior.
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Didn't like this pub at all. Far too smoky, seemingly led by the landlady who was sitting down smoking, reading a magazine, and too `busy` to serve as the poor lad behind the bar rushed to help as many customers as he could. Food average and predictable (please no more steak pies!), cliquey atmosphere, I felt I was being glared at for interrupting conversation to order a drink. Not one for my pub crawl again.
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I used to work with an old fella who worked in the old wharf warehouses in Wapping many years ago, he told me there was once 30 pubs on and around the high street and they all were packed with dockers . I visited Wapping for the first time today and was surprised to find the strangest London High Street I`ve ever visited, there were no shops just old warehouses that had been turned into homes for the well heeled, it was a little eerie and very quiet. Found this pub though and absolutely loved it, it was a relic from them old days and one of the few links to the past, a long narrow bar and a small terrace/garden overlooking the river, a classic London pub I just hope it never gets the poncey makeover that is sweeping across London pubs like wildfire
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Nice traditional riverside pub run by Janet and Peter who used to run the big Fullers Ale and Pie House near the Bank of England - The Counting House.
Warm and welcoming feel and the London Pride was spot on yesterday evening - also had Youngs Ordinary on and Adnams Explorer, but didnt sample those.
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Nice little local pub, the river view area was closed for refurbishment (new decking) so not much of a draft through the pub, so was a bit smokey.
Liked the history of the place too. Beer was good, as was the menu, and not too expensive. Captain Kidd up the road is bigger if it's rammed.
Not full of suits, which I was afraid of given it's in Wapping.
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I can't really say much that hasn't already been said. Worth the healthy journey for me (from Earl's Court), a beautiful traditional pub with a bar staff that made a nervous, lonely American kid feel very welcome.
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A great little pub with a wonderful beer garden right on the river. I look forward to the no smoking law coming into effect and the place will be near perfect. Food is good too, as far as pub food goes. Nice people behind the bar.
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Well this was my local until last night! Been going in this place for the last six months on a regular basis and have got to know the Landlord and his missus fairly well. Then last night, my girlfriend was smoking a herbal cigarette (the legal type - she's giving up tobacco) and we were made to feel most unwelcome. Gill had spent an hour glaring at us - and check this bit out - even had given me an ashtray when I asked for one. Later as we got up to leave, she asked to 'have a word in my ear' and told me she 'didn't like the type of cigarette we were smoking.' Showed her the packaging but she still wasn't happy. I think there are ways of dealing with issues like these and to be honest, if a landlady can't deal with them in a reasonable way (i don't believe in guilty until proven innocent) then they should change their career.
Oh - i thought it was a great place until this incident.
Dante - 29 Oct 2005 22:31 |
I wish this pub was my local because I like everything about it (apart from Magic FM being played: radio adverts in pubs - horrible). Excellent London Pride - really at peak condition every time. Atmosphere very low-key and chatty.
Although I haven't eaten there yet (apart from a pint of prawns), the menu looks like the most perfect pub menu, and reasonable with it.
The beer garden is possibly the most charming in London - you have to see it to believe it.
jossv - 26 Oct 2005 12:52 |
Stumbled upon this gem whilst working in the south east part of the city, it is a great place to have lunch. Good real beer and the stake and ale pie are great. We just kept going back.
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Hadn't been in for a while and couldn't believe how improved it is. They've got rid of most of those horrible "knick-knacks" and the place has a real, freshness about it. Good range of drinks but it's not cheap.
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A great local pub. Since it got a new landlord and landlady about 6 months ago, the food is excellent, the service always friendly and quiz night on a Monday is always packed to the rafters. I fantastic local.
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this is a pub full of character with very friendly staff. great for a beer in the evening or lunchtime
Wardy - 18 Jul 2005 13:41 |
Great little pub. They could make more of the outdoor area with its river view. Well worth a visit.
Jack Dimbee - 18 Aug 2004 15:37 |
Surprised this pub does not have a better rating. It is a real gem. An authentic riverside pub, with excellent beer, than is not (like some of its neighbours) on the tourist trail.
John Shepperd - 2 Jun 2004 10:45 |
I used to go here at lunchtimes when I worked in St Kathatrine's Docks. Really friendly Guv'nor and staff, good beer and excellent food.
Feels like a proper pub - a real gem.
Mark - 12 Mar 2004 20:32 |
Very old attractive pub. Friendly staff. Decent beer. Sunday roast very good if you like that sort of thing! Nice (but small) beer garden which backs onto Thames, great if you can get a seat.Worth a visit.
Steptoe - 14 Jan 2004 10:56 |
Nice pub, good atmosphere, good food for lunch,gret view of Thames when weather is nice, friendly staff!!
Ian Parker - 4 Sep 2003 16:31 |
Great old pub on the Thames with a great choice of cold beers. Landlords and barstaff are fantastic and it has an old charm about it.
Gareth Drennan - 22 Jul 2003 16:13 |
