The Pommelers Rest (JD Wetherspoon), Bermondsey, SE1

Official site of The Pommelers Rest (JD Wetherspoon) - www.jdwetherspoon.com

Built around 1897 as the Tower Bridge Hotel, this pub was in effect created to be the southern gateway to the newly constructed Tower Bridge and has been a ‘spoons with this name since acquisition in 1998. As described below, none of what must once have been a fantastic interior remains; what’s left can be seen on the website’s gallery. Customers are predictable, with plenty of middle-aged fizzed-up squealers. Ales: Ruddles Best, Doom, Abbot, Terrapin Jazz and Naked Ladies at £1.65 and nice. There isn’t much in the immediate area; the Anchor Tap is primarily of curiosity value, the Tower Bridge Arms serving up ale to a low standard at rip-off prices.

Official site of The Pommelers Rest (JD Wetherspoon) - www.jdwetherspoon.com

Corner pub with quite a quirkily shaped interior. It’s a by the numbers spoons.

We took the corner entrance on our arrival and walked through a corner lounge, which was set out with mainly low tables and chairs. From this lounge you then are led into the bar and lounge at the rear, with the counter running along the back wall. The counter was finished in dark timber, with a black granite counter top, plus a roof light above, the seating arrangement in this section was high tables and chairs. After here there was another front lounge with booths, along with another street entrance. Quite busy on our early Friday eve visit, we only stayed for one drink as a group of middle aged woman drinking shots, was more than my ears could bear. Beer wise we went for the Truman's Bow Bells, which was in good shape and set us back £3.45 a pint.

Very impressive building a stone's throw from Tower Bridge. A fairly standard Spoons inside with at least 4 ales on. The IPA I tried was in good shape. I would happily call again.