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The Prospect of Whitby, Wapping, E1
E1
E1W 3SP
Prospect of Whitby
Great selection of beers on this week @TRUMANSBEER @SambrookAle @GreeneKingIPA https://t.co/nJA4Sn8wpF
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Reviews of The Prospect of Whitby (Average Rating: 7½ of 10) see review guidelines
Delboy 20 left this review about The Prospect of Whitby
This is a must visit pub in my opinion. I can't add to the excellent descriptions below. I don't get to London that often and this has been high on my to do list for years. I expected a great pub and I wasn't disappointed.
6 beers on including Five Points XPA, Southwark Routemaster Red, BHB Pave the Way, New River Blind Poet and Prospect Of Whitby bitter. I went for the latter and it was fine. I sat outside on the upper beer garden overlooking the Thames.
Great pub, must come back!
On 18th June 2023
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Steve C left this review about The Prospect of Whitby
The Prospect of Whitby is a much lauded pub steeped in history so should certainly be included in a crawl of the area. A Sign on the front of this characterful looking pub lays claim to it being London’s oldest riverside inn. Inside there are flagstones throughout the ground floor. A couple of high tables sit against the windows either side of the entrance and there is some seating on the right wall. A copper topped bar counter runs up the left towards the rear whilst facing some small tables and a flight of stairs up the right. At the rear is raised seating by windows that look out onto the Thames. All the fixtures and fittings are wooden and of some age. I got a bit of a ship vibe as I scaled the stairs up to the first floor where, at the front is the Smuggler’s Bar where there is a second serving counter. To the left of this bar is more seating in the Lookout, but this area was closed due to my visit being a midweek afternoon when things were very quiet. At the rear is Pepys’ Dining Room that is another seating area. The walls throughout the pub are covered in historical facts and hearsay, and I had to take a look at the much reported hangman’s noose out the back, which is now more of a big knot. It was raining during my visit so I didn’t utilise the terrace at the rear.
The service was polite, without actually being very friendly, much like most tourist pubs in London. Premium and craft keg was available and I counted six hand pumps that were drawing Greene King’s IPA and Abbot Ale alongside, Southwark Brewing’s Bermondsey Best, Twickenham Fine Ales Grandstand, St Austell’s Tribute and Nelson Brewery’s Friggin’ in the Riggin'. I had a pint of Tribute that went down well. Being a tourist pub food is obviously available, the burgers are priced at around £14. There were only a handful of customers so I got to have a good nose around without being bothered. I may have been less enamoured if it was heaving with tourists. My only real gripe was the pop music that was being piped out of the speakers, completely unnecessary.
On 17th March 2023
- rating: 8
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Blackthorn _ left this review about The Prospect of Whitby
A well known and highly regarded pub on the banks of The Thames, it looks quite traditional from the outside with a brick façade and black wood panelling with curved white windows facing on to the street. It’s worth taking a walk down the passageway at the side of the pub, where you cannot only see the rear elevation, but the banks of the river and a hangman’s noose as a reminder of the executions that used to be carried out nearby.
Internally the traditional look continues as well as something of a nautical feel perhaps, which seems appropriate given it’s location. The flooring is all old flagstones, with varnished old boards on the ceiling in the majority of the pub, although the rear section was more conventional painted plasterboard. The walls were predominantly painted render, although there was also some dark wood panelling in places, and a fine old staircase to the right. A number of beer kegs were scattered around in front of the bar counter, as well as a couple of larger wooden ones for vertical drinking. Nautical artefacts included a ship’s wheel, compass, model sailing boat, lengths of rope and a few pictures. Even one of the windows was reminiscent of a porthole. The rear room was up a couple of steps separated with wooden balustrade, and the large windows gave good views over the river. An old stone fireplace was off to one side, although these days all it contained was a wood burning stove.
The menu offered a selection of “pub grub” dishes such as Hunter’s Chicken, Sausage & Mash, Lasagne and so on, and these were mostly priced in the £10 - £15 range. Our Fish & Chips and Gammon, Egg & Chips were both decent enough and generous portions.
Beers on tap were Southwark’s Bermondsey Best and London Pale Ale, along with Greene King’s IPA, Abbot and Jubilee. Ciders meanwhile were Lilley’s Apples & Pears, Old Mout Cherries & Berries and Aspalls.
On 27th May 2022
- rating: 7
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- Accommodation : No last updated 26 January 2015 by Pub SignMan
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 26 January 2015 by Pub SignMan
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 04 October 2017 by Komakino .
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 26 January 2015 by Pub SignMan
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 28 June 2022 by Tris C
- Car Park : No last updated 26 January 2015 by Pub SignMan
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 26 January 2015 by Pub SignMan
- Darts : No last updated 01 September 2017 by Tris C
- Dog Friendly : No - Dogs barred. - last updated 26 February 2016 by Tris C
- Function Room : Yes - From review - last updated 21 February 2015 by Dave McNally
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 26 January 2015 by Pub SignMan
- Jukebox : No last updated 04 October 2017 by Komakino .
- Karaoke : No last updated 01 September 2017 by Tris C
- Live Music : No last updated 21 October 2023 by Tris C
- Live TV Sports : Yes - Six Nations. - last updated 26 February 2016 by Tris C
- Micropub : No last updated 21 June 2015 by Pub SignMan
- Pinball : No last updated 26 January 2015 by Pub SignMan
- Pool Table : No last updated 26 January 2015 by Pub SignMan
- Quiz Night : No last updated 21 October 2023 by Tris C
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 15 August 2015 by Rex Rattus
- Real Cider : No last updated 01 March 2022 by Blue Scrumpy
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 26 February 2016 by Tris C
- WiFi : Yes last updated 26 February 2016 by Tris C
