Limin Beach Club, Southbank, SE1

Official site of Studio 6 - www.limin.co.uk

Official site of Studio 6 - www.limin.co.uk

I stopped off here on a whim as they had plenty of outside seating, and I fancied sitting outside on a warm day watching the comings and goings in Gabriel's Wharf. This is mainly a restaurant, but there is a fairly large and well signposted outside area for drinkers only. There is also a good amount of inside seating, but it wasn't apparent how much of it, if any, was available for those only wanting a drink. There's no real ale of course. The cheapest beer was Grolsch, on special offer at £3.80 a pint or £1.90 a half. There was other keg stuff from the likes of Brewdog and Harviestoun. This has all the look of a pop up bar in an old prefab house. It's not much like a pub at all, but is a nice enough place to sit outside on a warm day, as long as you can manage without real ale for a short period of time.

Strange little two-part pre-fabricated structure, located towards the back of the Gabriels Wharf dining complex, comprising the bar area plus a separate dining room. Covered patio area on the Upper Ground side. Quite an authentic Spanish bar feel, busy and loud, serving tapas (Monday to Friday only). No real ale, but a total of 14 beers - including Meantime London Pale Ale (£4.20), Palm, Kozel, Moretti, Sagres, etc - available on tap. Also serving warm Winter Pimms with apple juice and mulled wine on my pre-Christmas visit.