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The Spanish Galleon, Greenwich, SE10
SE10
SE10 9BL
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Reviews of The Spanish Galleon (Average Rating: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
Bucking Fastard left this review about The Spanish Galleon
I normally steer clear of Shepherd Neame pubs on account of their disappointing ale,but this one has an attractive curved exterior,great flower display and an unspoiled interior.All three external doors open onto seperate sections divided by archways and throughout the furniture is traditional.Two coal affect gas fires in the larger rooms but good brick fireplaces,fine wood panelling in the largest room and lots of pub ephemera dotted about.If I was a tourist this might tick the box of typical London pub .
The welcome was friendly ,the muzak was laid back and with a wood floor throughout it all felt clean and tidy.I didn't investigate the upstairs seating .
Three Sheps ale on my visit in Masterbrew,Spitfire and Whitstable Bay (£3 half,NBSS 2.5,average at best) .I moved on after a brief half as I'm unlikely to sink multiple pints of ale that doesn't excite me.
However it's worth a squint for the good interior.
On 14th September 2023
- rating: 7
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Tris C left this review about The Spanish Galleon
With its buxomly curvaceous frontage, this dates from around 1811 though was seemingly rebuilt in 1834, grade II-listed, the galleon in question being the Santa Maria.
This is very much a Shep’s pub, dark throughout with brown lacquered wood and a chocolate brown Anaglypta ceiling. Furniture is traditional, knickknacks aplenty, many nautical and two very attractive marble fireplaces, one sporting a gas ‘real’ coal fire; good sounds wafted out of a somewhat incongruous jukebox. Customers were, as expected, studenty types and not that many for a Thursday, which seems typical for Greenwich pubs.
A predictable ale range, with just Whitstable Bay, Bishop’s Finger which went off on my arrival and new to me, their ‘Cask Club’ Maverick at £2.40 a half, served by a friendly barman; however, it tasted of garlic, maverick indeed.
This is really quite an attractive pub, but Shep’s beers – especially one tasting of garlic – don’t exactly float my boat, but you could certainly do worse in central Greenwich.
On 4th April 2023
- rating: 5
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Rex Rattus left this review about Spanish Galleon
This is a Shepherd Neame pub, which (in the left hand room in which I sat) had on Spitfire and Late Red (£3.95 a pint), with a third pump having a Whitstable Bay clip, but also a "line cleaning" sign hanging from it. The "Great British Menu", as they call it, does have some traditional pub grub on it. The burger is £9.50, with extras at £1 a pop, and sarnies are £7 - £8.45 I had a roast beef sarny (£8.25) which came with a tiny bit of salad, chips in a little metal bucket of course - but was served on a plate instead of the too often seen block of wood. Cod & chips from their "fish & chip shop" is £10.95.
The pub is split into several separate drinking areas. On the left is a fairly plain room - bare-boarded, normal tables and chairs, and with some original wood panelling on the walls. At the back of this room is what is probably an extension to the original pub, with a bit more seating and a glass roof letting in more light. The centre door into the pub takes you into a very small room with just the one table and stools, which I guess is a sort of waiting area as this room has the fish & chip counter, a first for me in a pub. There's a door leading to the "Upper Deck", which I didn't explore.
On the right is another fairly large room, with more traditional furnishings and wood panelled walls, but its attractiveness is diminished somewhat by the presence of a fruit machine flashing away.
This is quite a nice pub, and is really what I would expect from a pub a stone's throw from the Cutty Sark - a tourist lunch venue. Anyway, that's what it was when I was in at Wednesday lunchtime, but maybe in the evening it's a different place. It's not really worth going out of your way to seek out, but a decent enough place to stop off for a pint or bite to eat if you happen to be in Greenwich.
On 27th September 2015
- rating: 6
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Pub Details
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- Accommodation : No last updated 24 March 2023 by Tris C
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 11 June 2014 by Steve C
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 31 March 2023 by Tris C
- Beer Garden : No last updated 11 June 2014 by Steve C
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 31 March 2023 by Tris C
- Car Park : No last updated 11 June 2014 by Steve C
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 31 March 2023 by Tris C
- Darts : No last updated 11 June 2014 by Steve C
- Dog Friendly : No last updated 31 March 2023 by Tris C
- Function Room : Yes last updated 31 March 2023 by Tris C
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 27 September 2015 by Rex Rattus
- Jukebox : Yes last updated 31 March 2023 by Tris C
- Karaoke : No last updated 31 March 2023 by Tris C
- Live Music : No last updated 31 March 2023 by Tris C
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 31 March 2023 by Tris C
- Micropub : No last updated 24 March 2023 by Tris C
- Pinball : No last updated 11 June 2014 by Steve C
- Pool Table : No last updated 11 June 2014 by Steve C
- Quiz Night : No last updated 31 March 2023 by Tris C
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 27 September 2015 by Rex Rattus
- Real Cider : No last updated 31 March 2023 by Tris C
- Wheelchair Access : Yes - Disabled WC. - last updated 31 March 2023 by Tris C
- WiFi : Yes last updated 31 March 2023 by Tris C
