The Coach & Horses, Greenwich, SE10

Attractive pub on the edge of the Market and as such attracts quite a crowd. A youngs pub and I could only see Original and Special available on my visit. Although nice to look at the touristy element puts me off and so this wouldn't be first on my list of area visits.

Official site of The Coach & Horses - www.the-coach-and-horses.co.uk

Official site of The Coach & Horses - www.the-coach-and-horses.co.uk

Grade II-listed, this dates from at least the start of the 19th century, so is probably original as it comprises part of the very lovely Greenwich Market, which, like the Admiral Hardy, utilises the stall area as a beer garden of sorts; a Taylor Walker gun carriage can be seen atop the pub’s arched hanging sign frame. Doubtless unchanged since Graham’s visit, this has an attractive mahogany etched mirrored bar back, pale grey walls and ceiling, teal wainscoting and bare brick chimney breast, the green wainscoted bar front reminding of the one in Islington’s Drapers Arms. Furniture is mixed, holding no surprises, with décor amounting to randomly placed trendy prints, then a photo gallery of visiting dogs. Lighting comes from hanging spun metal shades, interspersed with fairy lights; the overall impression is that it’s a little spartan, the mood enlivened a little by a decent soundtrack. Customers were mainly sitting at the picnic tables in the market and along with those seated inside, seemed to be students, the pub well attended for a Thursday, which is rare for Greenwich. A Young’s pub, so I went for the Proper Job (£2.80 a half), on good form, served by a friendly barmaid. This place isn’t great, but it’s probably your best bet for a pub in central Greenwich; a longer walk from the centre yields quality results.

A rather modernised old pub opening out into the covered market behind where there is a large patio area. The polished wood floor and turquoise furnishings, aided by some rubbish music, seemed like an attempt to be trendy but didn't feel quite right. Youngs Original & Special and Proper Job on the pumps; to his credit the barman declined to serve us the latter as it was a bit cloudy. Adequate but I won't be rushing back.

Tucked into Greenwich Market ,this is a small corner pub with a single L shaped room and a corner entrance.The furniture is pleasingly traditional ,with a long bench to the front and settles to the side.The frontage looks over the market stalls and the large windows bring in lots of natural light.Food is served but I gather you will need to have ordered before 8pm.At the bar there are 5 handpumps serving a variety of ales,in what appears to be a free house.My Titanic Plum Porter was in decent order and seemed the best option besides TT Landlord ,while there were 3 Locales including something from Twickenham ales.Better than i was expecting,a decent ale range and a friendly welcome will tempt me back inside.

must be the worst pub in Greenwich just walk past

The Coach and Horses is an L shaped pub at the edge of Greenwich Market that has a good sized covered outside seating area within the market confines. A standard and premium draught range is available and during my visit on Wednesday afternoon last week Sharp’s Doom Bar and Wychwood’s Hobgoblin were both available from hand pump. There are three more hand pumps that were reverse clipped with Adnams Bitter, Marston’s EPA and Green King’s Ale Fresco. Food is available all day and the pub mains are priced around the £9 mark. The décor is pretty basic and there is a piano in the corner, although I didn’t spot any live music advertisements. The plasma screen was off with no signs for live sport, but there was some background music playing. The service was polite and I would pop back in if passing.