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The Merchant, E14
E14
E14 4DH
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Reviews of The Merchant (Average Rating: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Tea Merchant
Housed in a modern block, Fuller's made a reasonable effort of turning this large irregular-shaped space into one of Canary Wharf's better places for a pint in its previous guise as the Cat & Canary. I was therefore interested to see what had changed on my first re-visit since it was remodelled and refurbished as the Tea Merchant. The layout seems less cluttered now - a much needed improvement during the busiest vertical drinking period - but this means fewer seats (and the row of booths along the main façade are firmly laid up for those dining). There is a further dining area on a small glazed mezzanine called The Cabin that I've never noticed before, plus all the outdoor tables on the dockside terrace overlooking West India Quay that were always the best feature. The furniture and decor have moved from the semi-traditional slightly towards the semi-modern, losing features such as the dartboard in the process. Now has two banks of four handpumps, but with duplicated clips the choice was Pride, Oliver's Island and ESB (£4.70) plus Bath Ales Gem as a guest.
On 6th August 2017
- rating: 6
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E TA left this review about Cat & Canary
A Fullers U-shaped corner bar next to a footbridge over the water, a small seating terrace at the front. Inside is decorated with wood panelling, subdued carpet, gaming machines and a Georgian-style fireplace to give it a traditional pub feel. There is various rugby-related clutter dotted around the walls and ceiling, though the large projector and smaller TV screens were showing soccer. The beer is not well kept: I had pints of ESB and Dark Star Hophead, both short of top form. The staff were friendly, though, the WiFI worked and the clientele were less pretentious than in many of the nearby McBars.
On 20th November 2015
- rating: 6
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Rex Rattus left this review about Cat & Canary
Like just about everything in Canary Wharf, the Cat & Canary is a new build - this one on the ground floor of one of the slightly less a monstrous office blocks along Fishermans Walk. Inside there are several discrete areas that are available for private hire, a couple of which had been booked for such when I was in on Wednesday afternoon. There are the usual modern mix of tall tables/tall stools and normal tables and chairs.
But this pub's best feature is its outside seating along the frontage facing out over West India Quay. It's nice enough to sit outside on a nice day, but it's still essentially corporate Canary Wharf. However, with Fuller's beers available (Chiswick, ESB and Pride), plus a couple of guests from Moncada and Butcombe breweries, it has to be one of the better places in this part of the world.
On 16th June 2014
- rating: 6
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- Accommodation : No last updated 17 September 2015 by E TA
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 17 September 2015 by E TA
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 17 September 2015 by E TA
- Beer Garden : Yes - Large outside terrace. - last updated 16 June 2014 by Rex Rattus
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 17 September 2015 by E TA
- Car Park : No last updated 16 June 2014 by Rex Rattus
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 20 November 2018 by Komakino .
- Darts : No last updated 20 November 2018 by Komakino .
- Dog Friendly : No last updated 20 November 2018 by Komakino .
- Function Room : No last updated 17 September 2015 by E TA
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 16 June 2014 by Rex Rattus
- Jukebox : No last updated 17 September 2015 by E TA
- Karaoke : No last updated 17 September 2015 by E TA
- Live Music : No last updated 20 November 2018 by Komakino .
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 23 November 2013 by hondo .
- Micropub : No last updated 17 September 2015 by E TA
- Pinball : No last updated 17 September 2015 by E TA
- Pool Table : No last updated 20 November 2018 by Komakino .
- Quiz Night : No last updated 20 November 2018 by Komakino .
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 16 June 2014 by Rex Rattus
- Real Cider : No last updated 17 September 2015 by E TA
- Wheelchair Access : No last updated 20 November 2018 by Komakino .
- WiFi : Yes last updated 23 November 2013 by hondo .
