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Old Boots left this review about The Waterfront
Also known as “Lils on the Waterfront”, not to be confused with “Lil’s Bar” next door, oh and Camra thinks it’s a chicken tiki bar called “Winner Winner” - LOL. The interior is equally confusing being a random selection of spaces where walls have been removed. The counter is rear left if you come in the riverside door or round to the immediate left if you use the side door opposite the Kings Arms. Like that pub, flooding is a problem hence the basic furniture and walls, exposed bricks in places. It’s higher than its Samuel Smiths neighbour so not as floodable or basic. There are tide marks around if you look here and there a bit. Eight solos serve a fairly predictable range of kegs with Guinness, a couple of ciders, fake European lagers and Theakstons Pale (!), all priced around £6 a pint, no premium on halves. Screens and piped music (1960s - 2000s randomly) of course.
On 13th May 2026
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Quinno _ left this review about The Waterfront
Quayside location. Despite the Theakston gumpf outside there was no cask available at the weirdly small bar. Moved on.
On 3rd July 2024
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ROB Camra left this review about The Waterfront
No sports TV at all during our visit and food wasn't being served either. So a bit of a different feel to when Graham visited. The staff were very friendly, but the beer offering needs quite a bit of work. Ms CAMRA wanted a red wine, which she had and pronounced very good. I didn't feel the same way about my Theakstons keg though. It's perfectly OK for what it is, especially in Summer, but I doubt we'd bother again.
On 25th March 2023
- rating: 5
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Graham Coombs left this review about The Waterfront
After some years as a restaurant this has nominally reverted to being a pub, although it is still largely an eating house but now with an overly loud sports TV (which was being studiously ignored by the customers). A big draw is the tabled area outside on the quay but inside there is a single fairly modern-feeling room inserted in the old building, which was once the Ship Inn according to the old sign under the paint. Being prone to occasional flooding it is a bit plain with a stone tiled floor and much of the plaster removed from the walls, while the rows of tables are mainly copper-topped. A small restaurant-type servery counter is located in a side room with a fairly mundane set of taps. Bitters are restricted to John Smiths and Theakston's keg offerings. Frankly somewhere for the tourists only.
On 11th March 2023
- rating: 4
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