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The Oystercatcher, Greenwich, SE10
SE10
SE10 9FR
Served areas
TheOystercatcher
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Reviews of The Oystercatcher (Average Rating: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
Pub SignMan left this review about The Oystercatcher
This is a smart, modern pub with a shallow but wide, bare boarded interior and an excellent riverside location. You enter via a riverside patio space with plenty of al fresco seating options, including some underneath patio heaters that must be pretty good, as plenty of people were sat outside on a cold winter's day when. Inside, some nice, comfy, long padded benches have been formed into booths alongside the full height front windows, with high tables and stools on either side plus a few comfier seating options here and there. The bar is along the rear wall and has a smart counter and bar back dominated by two large Battersea Brewery beer tanks which are perched on the top. Stairs to the rear right lead up to a first floor dining room with great views over the river, and a balcony looking down through a plant filled cut-away, into the bar area below. The whole pub has been liberally decorated with river/nautical themed images and more paintings of oystercatchers than you could ever imagine existed.
Five Points Green Hop was the only badged cask ale when we arrived, although another pump had a reversed clip, suggesting that something else had recently been taken off. The aforementioned Battersea beer tanks above the bar, promised some interesting beer too and there were a few non-standard craft keg options to round out a decent range. The barman was very friendly, but struggled to fill my pint glass with the Green Hop and I had to resign myself to either standing there all day or accepting a short measure. For all the fuss, it was a decent enough beer in pretty good condition.
I didn't mind this place, which is obviously hoping to encourage people out here from the centre of Greenwich, lured by the smart furnishings and peerless views. It was a comfortable enough spot to enjoy a decent green hop beer and whilst it's not going to appeal to the traditionalist, it is at least a good example of a modern, upmarket pub and I'm glad I walked out here to give it a try.
Date of visit - 10th December 2023
On 12th January 2024
- rating: 6
[User has posted 3114 recommendations about 3114 pubs]
Bucking Fastard left this review about The Oystercatcher
Almost next door to the Sail Loft on the Thames Path but so much better.It has a smaller modern interior and also an unvisited first floor but the scale of the outside area was also more pleasing with low backed seating booths ,under cover with great views.
There is some craft keg but I was delighted to see two real ale in Five Points Pale and Railway Porter,the latter in great form NBSS 4 and worth £2.75 for a half. The food is quite dear but also priced lower than next door and this was a good pub experience in very modern surroundings.
This is the Greenwich pub on the Thames Path that I would use again,a very worthwhile stop.
On 14th September 2023
- rating: 7
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- Accommodation : No last updated 04 August 2019 by Tris C
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 12 January 2024 by Pub SignMan
- Beer Garden : Yes - Riverside terrace. - last updated 04 August 2019 by Tris C
- Car Park : No last updated 12 January 2024 by Pub SignMan
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 04 August 2019 by Tris C
- Darts : No last updated 12 January 2024 by Pub SignMan
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 04 August 2019 by Tris C
- Jukebox : No last updated 12 January 2024 by Pub SignMan
- Karaoke : No last updated 12 January 2024 by Pub SignMan
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 12 January 2024 by Pub SignMan
- Micropub : No last updated 12 January 2024 by Pub SignMan
- Pinball : No last updated 12 January 2024 by Pub SignMan
- Pool Table : No last updated 12 January 2024 by Pub SignMan
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 04 August 2019 by Tris C
- Real Cider : No last updated 12 January 2024 by Pub SignMan
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 04 August 2019 by Tris C
