The Slug & Lettuce, Canary Wharf, E14

I was surprised to see a hand pump in here drawing Bombardier, although the Pride was draught. Standard lagers are also available with Pimm’s and lemonade also on tap. There was a projector screen set up for showing the World Cup, but there is no Sky. Two for one cocktails are available from 16:00 until 22:00 Thursday until Saturday and food is served all day. There is some outside seating, but unlike most bars along this stretch they are not waterside. I thought that the staff were friendly, but this could be a slug and Lettuce anywhere and I wouldn’t choose to go in any of them.

I once had the dubious pleasure of having to kill half an hour waiting for someone at Canary Wharf and, not knowing the area very well, just happened to see the S&L. I'm not a fan of modern plastic pubs especially when they have a no ale policy for no other obvious reason than they presumably can't be arsed to sell anything that involves making an effort, but needs are needs and at the time I needed a pint. The loud interior (both decor and music) was so painful it drove me to the seats outside where I watched the share prices revolving around the dot matrix on the Reuters building above. My share portfolio went down about £200 in the 20 minutes or so that I sat there but it still wasn't as painful as the price of the pint of Guiness. I have since discovered a couple of awful bars in the area that are much better than this.