The Brunel, Rotherhithe, SE16

The Adam & Eve looks good from the outside, with its original Wenlock Brewery “set in stone” signage on the gable. But it flatters to deceive as the interior really does not match up to the exterior. The main bar area is to the right as you enter, containing some banquettes, small stools, and small, round, metal framed tables. The carpet is fairly grimy; there are exposed cables on the walls; and some sort of TV/sound system and what looked like an upturned table on a small stage area on the right. The front of the bar counter and the walls up to the halfway point were varnished a patchy light brown colour, and there were some black and white photographs, possibly of old Rotherhithe scenes, above the bar. There’s also a smallish area on the left as you enter, containing a pool table, and with a shelf above the pool table with a number of sports cups on display. The only attractive thing about the pub interior is a pair of rather nice etched/cut glass mirrors behind the bar. They don’t do real ale, and the Stella was off during my visit. In the absence of a real ale I don’t imagine that I would visit again.