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The Gate Clock (JD Wetherspoon), Greenwich, SE10
SE10
SE10 9RB
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J D WetherspoonReviews (Current Rating Average: 5 of 10) see review guidelines
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Roger Button left this review about The Gate Clock (JD Wetherspoon)
This modern glass fronted Wetherspoons stands on the site of previous pub called the Ship and takes its current name from the clock on the gates of the nearby Royal Observatory, the centerpiece of world time.
The interior is spread over 2 floors with the trademark Wetherspoon blandness apparent throughout. The large open ground floor has a slight raised area at the front and a few wood and steel pillars breaking up the sight lines but overall it is generally a rather featureless interior that hardly deserves more than a passing glance.There isn’t much in the way of local displays which is surprising given the amount of history and number of personalities associated with Greenwich. There is however a 1937 photo of the previous pub which will be of interest to pub historians.
It wasn’t unit my third or fourth visit that I realized there was an upstairs bar accessed by the staircase to the right of the main bar that I had always assumed led to nowhere more adventurous than the toilets. The upstairs has its own bar and a couple of flat screen TVs but again, there isn’t really much beyond the formulaic nature of ‘Spoons. There is also some outside seating under the buildings front overhang but it’s hardly relaxing with the busy traffic trundling past.
Beer wise there are 15 hand pumps (10 downstairs and 5 upstairs) but my most recent visits have seen the usual stock supplemented by numerous Adnams beers (presumably some recent local tie up) with just the occasional more interesting option. I wouldn’t normally mention food as everyone knows what to expect but I have to say that I rarely have meals as bad as I have encountered here on my last couple of visits with dishes regularly served up stone cold.
Like most ‘Spoons, the Gate Clock meets its not too stretching goals but in an area with several more interesting options for a pint, it doesn’t exactly come across as an essential visit even on a pub crawl.
On 10th February 2011
- rating: 4
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john mcgraw left this review about The Gate Clock (JD Wetherspoon)
Fairly large Wetherspoon's on two levels.Has a fairly good selection of real ales. Can get packed with tourists and students. A few doors away from Cutty Sark DLR station and at the heart of Maritime Greenwich.
On 30th September 2008
- rating: 6
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