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The Mayflower, Rotherhithe, SE16

117 Rotherhithe Street
SE16
SE16 4NF
Phone: 02072374088
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Steve of N21 left this review about The Mayflower

Back in again two weeks after Will and it's still bleedin cold and damp and downright grey. So not the best time to visit when you cant utilise the covered garden area out the back or sit comfortably on the couple of tables to the front. so had to squeeze ourselves into a small table in the front room. No cynic here, I love all the fake fittings, the candles, the stuffed squirrel, the very small taxidermied Pike, the Mona Lisa, the antlers, the assorted ships paraphenalia hanging from the ceiling and all the Olde English writing (which dates from 1957 and later as Will comments). But most of all I like to look at the former Green King pub sign hanging above the bar and then look at the pump clips for a dose of instant happiness. Yesterday I had the choice of East London Brewing Quadrant Oatmeal Stout, The Park Brewery Saw Pit West Coast IPA, Bermondsey Best Bitter, East London Brewing Table Beer and a further Extra Special Bitter from a brewery I didn't note because on this cold afternoon I only had eyes for the Oatmeal Stout, and it was very decent. Sill one of the top pub visits in London for me. No need to change my previous rating.

On 13th February 2025 - no rating submitted
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Will Larter left this review about The Mayflower

Hmm. I was doing some pubs in London, most of which feature on Camra's inventory of historic pub interiors. This one is an oddity, originally "dating back to 1780, and rebuilt as the Spread Eagle and Crown in the 19th century, war damage led to a major refurbishment in 1957 which created a 16th century style interior, whereupon it was renamed the Mayflower after the ship which in 1620 carried the Pilgrim Fathers to America". So it's a 1957 pub interior made up to look like it's more than 500 years old. That's some historical interest.

It was easily the busiest pub I'd been in this cold and now nearly dark January Tuesday. All tourists of course, and as I was a tourist - albeit a beer and pubs tourist - I was in no position to complain. Everyone was crammed into small seats at small tables with real 17th century candles on them - those olden times people were a lot smaller than modern ones, you know - and I wasn't going to give mine up to go around photographing the "period" features anyway. There were six beers on from obscure breweries; sorry, four obscure breweries plus two from Oakham. I went for the lowest alcohol option as I was now six pubs into a nine pub day, but this was one of those beers that are deliberately made to taste of lemon so that it's difficult to tell when the beer has started to go off.

Sorry, all the fake fittings and furniture and candles and name had brought out the cynic in me. Anyway, no need to come back to this one. Some interesting pictures on the walls, to be fair.

Date of visit: 9th January 2024

On 25th February 2024 - rating: 4
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Tris C left this review about The Mayflower

This has a history dating back to around 1550, when it was the Shippe Inn. It was later known as the Spread Eagle & Crown upon rebuilding in the 1800s, then just the Spread Eagle, the current name arriving in 1958 to commemorate the ship taking the Puritans who set sail for America a stone’s throw from here in 1620. The pub is on CAMRA’s list of pubs with historic interiors, this being of Some Regional Importance.
Sometimes I think CAMRA doesn’t quite appreciate what’s around as the interior, much of which dates from the late ‘50s, gives the visitor a true nautical experience of old, with sturdy wood beams, dark from age and not Dulux. There are simple walls and leaded stained-glass windows, much dark wood and a riot of nautical bric-a-brac, such as a stuffed parrot and rats climbing ceiling mounted rigging; out back there’s a poop deck patio, with fine views out over the Thames. Customers had packed out the pub, even on a Tuesday evening, no doubt drawn in by the quiz, a mixed bunch with a few American tourists in attendance.
No longer a GK outlet (Black Dog pubco since 2013), there was one clip reversed, then Tribute, Kent’s El Dorada, Southwark Brewing’s Full Sail and Bedlam’s Amagansett, a 5% APA at £2.35 a half – how much would Hopwood’s have charged me – served by very friendly and professional bar staff, one barman carefully inspecting glasses of ale after prolonged pull throughs following barrel changes and all deftly skipping over the open cellar hatch, like wallabies.
This is an absolute must-visit at a national level.

Rated 9.75.

On 27th April 2022 - rating: 9
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Map location corrected by Rex Rattus
Rotherhithe, 0.13 miles, 2 min walk (show)
Canada Water, 0.52 miles, 9 min walk (show)
Wapping, 2.37 miles, 45 min walk (show)
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13th Feb 2025, 17:37
Review submitted by Steve of N21 amended by Steve of N21
 
13th Feb 2025, 17:36
Review submitted by Steve of N21 amended by Steve of N21

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  • Accommodation : No last updated 18 December 2019 by Quinno _
  • Bar Billiards : No last updated 18 December 2019 by Quinno _
  • Beer Festivals : No last updated 18 December 2019 by Quinno _
  • Beer Garden : Yes - Terrace overlooking the Thames - last updated 18 December 2019 by Quinno _
  • CAMRA Discount : No last updated 18 December 2019 by Quinno _
  • Car Park : No last updated 18 December 2019 by Quinno _
  • Child Friendly : No last updated 18 December 2019 by Quinno _
  • Darts : No last updated 18 December 2019 by Quinno _
  • Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 27 April 2022 by Tris C
  • Function Room : Yes last updated 18 December 2019 by Quinno _
  • Hot Food : Yes last updated 18 December 2019 by Quinno _
  • Jukebox : No last updated 18 December 2019 by Quinno _
  • Karaoke : No last updated 18 December 2019 by Quinno _
  • Live Music : No last updated 18 December 2019 by Quinno _
  • Live TV Sports : No last updated 18 December 2019 by Quinno _
  • Micropub : No last updated 18 December 2019 by Quinno _
  • Pinball : No last updated 18 December 2019 by Quinno _
  • Pool Table : No last updated 18 December 2019 by Quinno _
  • Quiz Night : Yes - Tuesdays. - last updated 27 April 2022 by Tris C
  • Real Ale : Yes last updated 18 December 2019 by Quinno _
  • Real Cider : No last updated 18 December 2019 by Quinno _
  • Wheelchair Access : No last updated 18 December 2019 by Quinno _
  • WiFi : Yes last updated 18 December 2019 by Quinno _
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