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Buccaneer, West Ham, E15
E15
E15 3ER
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 5 of 10) see review guidelines
David Walton left this review about Buccaneer
Visited 02/09/26.
No cask. Keg offering of Guinness, Fosters, Cruz, Moretti, Neck Oil, Cosmic Drop Berry Punch Beer also from Beavertown, Heineken, original SB, John Smiths.
Refurbished venue, re-opened for 2 months at the time of my visit. Been closed for a while so fantastic to see this backstreet local re-open. Venue continues to have a nautical theme, witness the large nautical map wall covering on the right-hand wall. Bare boarded and glass fronted on two sides with the bar counter being U shaped, albeit truncated on the right-hand side which has a pool table at the rear on that side and regular tables on the left- and right-hand wall sides. The front has a wooden bench under the window serving regular tables and around the front part of the left-hand side. Beyond that to the open kitchen at the rear of that side are a couple of ledges in the windows served by low stools. There is a decent amount of tall stool seating at the bar counter. A few screens mostly switched off on my visit and a decent music soundtrack. Quiet on my visit but a super friendly welcome as a new punter to the pub from the lady manning the bar. Not likely the demographic for cask beer, so with that expectation managed thought it was a rather decent venue.
On 14th September 2026
- rating: 5
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Britannia
Traditional corner pub, now with a 'J'-shaped bar with a small stage between the front and side entrances plus a pool table at the far end. Plainly furnished, faded decor, worn carpets and horse racing on a couple of TVs. No real ale, of course, but at least it had Worthington's at £3.00.
On 3rd June 2019
- rating: 5
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Rex Rattus left this review about Britannia
There is no real ale here, and no sign of food when I visited on Friday afternoon.
This looks to be a typical low-ceilinged basic backstreet pub. The exterior still has some nice original brown brewery tiling, but inside there's nothing of heritage interest. It's been completely opened up now, although the three doors (one now unused) and the ceiling plan show how the pub would once have been subdivided. This seems to be where Ireland meets West Ham. Irish flag bunting is strung around the bar gantry as well as across the front window, and there's more Irish and West Ham stuff all over the place. This is very much an orange, green, claret, and blue pub.
It's carpeted apart from a quarry tiled splash area around the bar counter, and furnishings are very basic normal tables and chairs apart from a bit of upholstered bench seating on the right. There are several TVs of course, one of them giving an Irish view of some cricket, but this soon gave way to showing some horse racing.
This is a very simple and ordinary pub. There was just a handful of locals in, plus a few younger customers playing pool at the table at the back on the left. This is the sort of unpretentious pub that I appreciate. The Guinness I had was OK (but served too cold for my taste obviously), but a decent real ale would be very welcome.
On 15th March 2016
- rating: 5
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