George, Isle of Dogsback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
It’s been nearly 5 months now since the landlord sold up and moved abroad, selling the pub to Hippo Inns.
Both bars have been closed at separate times this year while they were decorated and down up tastefully with the toilets in the saloon bar being upgraded.
The 4 ales have stayed the same but the price of each pint has been increased by around 30p. Tim Taylor’s Landlord is still very good but not quite as good as when the previous owner had it, not sure why it just doesn’t taste quite as good.
There’s more emphasis on food now but it’s not become a foodie pub and that’s due to the clientele and locals that still frequent in their droves and his includes me.
Half of the previous bar staff still remain and the atmosphere in the pub has not really changed. The garden has been extensively changed ready for the summer.
Still a cracking pub and one of the best “work” pubs I’ve ever had.
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Lease for sale at the moment.
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So pleased that the pub appears in the GBG 2015, the standard of the ales served here really are superb.
Cracking pub, well priced and tasty food, superb beer and great service.
An absolute gem.
10/10 again from me
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I use the George a couple of times a week and it really is a great locals pub.
Not would you would expect for the area but definitely worth a visit.
4 ales on the hand pumps and these normally are Fuller’s London Pride, Sharp’s Doom Bar, Young’s Bitter & Timothy Taylor’s Landlord. I normally alternate between the 4 but the Landlord is normally the best pint, though there isn’t much difference as they are all well kept.
Nearly always busy, whether it be a lunch time or an evening.
In this good weather we are currently having the garden is getting a lot of use.
One note re the food, it’s excellent and extremely well priced….the Egg and Chips is too die for!
The George goes from strength to strength for me and now deserves 10/10
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This is the best pub close to the Docklands / Canary Wharf area.
Proper traditional East End welcome from the landlady.
3 ales on tap, the landlord from Tim Taylor is consistently good.
Food will be had on my next visit so cannot comment on that but its a good price for what's on offer.
Decent pub that should not be overlooked for the more pouncy options elsewhere in Docklands.
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The George is situated just across from the Crossharbour DLR. It is situated on the edge of a residential area that is a far cry from the wealth of Canary Wharf. This makes it a much more down-at-heel place compared with the monied bars in the financial area. There are 3 reasonably-sized rooms that are decorated in a traditional style. Beers were Wychwood Ginger Beard, Fullers London Pride, Youngs Bitter, Timothy Taylor Landlord & Caledonian Deuchars IPA.
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Well, I work quite close to the George, and though not a "regular" user, I do go in there.
Contrary to what others have said, I have always found it at least comfortable and usually welcoming. Yep, it is a local's pub, hardly surprising when you see where it is located though! And yes, I stand out like a sore thumb in there; I am a bald short-arsed northerner, which has been noted, but there was cetainly no malicious intenent or atmosphere. Great place to observe the London Marathon from, and a good place to eat at lunchtimes.
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RE: mendes.
Yes I do enjoy watching the occasional football match, does that make me a 'total brainless idiot'.
Many people do 'invade the pub' to watch football, but why does it make it a no-go area for you camra people? is it all the men drinking beer that makes you feel unconfortably, mainly just about your sexuality....?
as for the pub trade, i think the average landlord, especially in the Eastend would rather have a football fan, drinking a few pints an hour, visit for a day than you and your muggy camra pals going round witherspoons comparing the prices and %%'s on each point.
As for this pub, I've been there a few times, quite a nice pub, nothing special.
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And John Bonser, what the hell has the flag of england got to do with the bnp, west ham or millwall you sap
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Doggerisle, from what you've writtan you sound like a freak, thats probably why the landlord kicked you out. prick
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The George - A fabulously old fashioned pub, with an excellent range of freshly cooked meals. To be washed down with a list of first class real ales and wines. It a great local for all and certainly plays a pivotal role in the Crossharbour community, it makes living on the Island Complete !
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Coming from the Island I live close by and dived in one Thursday night for a couple of quick pints and to kill time before going to the 24 hour Asdas next door to for a bit of midnight shopping. The pub is beautifully ornate inside with fine cornicing and a nice (original?) tiled area by the bar. There was a half decent Timothy Taylors on offer and I settled down to kill time. Unfortunately that was as good as it got and I can confirm the previous reviewers comment that the whole bar staff have an attitude of "who the XXXX do you think you are drinking in our pub". Despite ordering 3 pints and being nothing but polite to the bar staff I was a third of the way through my third pint when the landlord out of nowhere marched up, grab my pint off the table and announced I was making everybody nervous and he was kicking me out. This has never happened to me before but apparently my crime was to "walk up and down the pub" - I was actually looking at the fine collection of historical photos on the wall - and this was making everybody nervous (though all the people at the bar were oblivious to what was going on). Coupled with the fact I had a sports bag (!)...which I had on me to collect my shopping in. I followed the fat little obnoxious landlord to the bar and tried to reason with him, explained the bag and offered to let him see it was empty but unfortunately the fat little turd was to ignorent to take anything on board. Eventually he realised he was in the wrong but his puiffed up little pride wouldn't let him back down. In many ways this sums up the worst of the Isle of Dogs and it has to be said East London as a whole. I'm biased, even though I've lived here 15 years I'm from South London and in many ways I can't stand these ignorant cockney t**ts and on a weekend I will always head south to Greenwich or Blackheath and I would rather eat my own vomit than go north of Mile End Road though I will occasionally stay on the isle for decent pubs where the bar staff are friendley - The Ferry House, the Ship and particulalrly the Tooke. I just hope Chelsea stuff West Ham and their pikey followers on Saturday then I'll be straight down the George with a Chelsea top. 12/3/10
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Large 2 bar street corner pub virtually opposite Crossharbour Station ( DLR ) on the Isle of Dogs.
On leaving the station last Saturday lunchtime and crossing the road to the pub, I was initially somewhat put off to see 2 St George's England flags flying prominently from the rooftop and wondered for an instant if I would be entering some Millwall or West Ham supporters BNP stronghold. My fears quickly proved unfounded - this is a comfortable, unspoilt, welcoming pub.
It advertises itself as dating back to 1864, although the current wood-pannelled interior, including a lapped wooden bar front, probably dates back to the 1920's or 1930's. It's a former Watney Combe Reid pub, as evidenced by the trademark round green pub sign incorporating the stag logo. The pub is listed in CAMRA's Regional Inventory.
The public bar is on the corner of the road intersection and contains a dartboard, TV etc. It is comfortably furnished throughout. There's some interesting old photos of the area, including the pub itself.
At one end of this bar is a curious mini snug - called Ma Baker's snug - which looks as though it might have been originally used for off sales. In this small snug on the walls are some framed newspaper pages from WW2 in 1945.
Next to this mini snug, but with a separate entrance, is the saloon bar. This is also comfortable and traditionally furnished. There's a conservatory here, which acts as a restaurant, and a small garden outside. Flowers, both here and in the hanging baskets outside, create a riot of colour, and it is clear that a real effort is being made to create a warm and welcoming environment.
Proper pub food is served.
On the real ale front, the pub proudly displays Cask Marque accreditation, but, on my visit, neither the TT Landlord nor the London Pride were particularly brilliant. Other beers on were Youngs, Deuchars IPA and Tribute. I wonder if 5 is too many.
On the other side of the road opposite the pub is an interesting information board, telling us that stevedores used to gather here for the daily call to work in the docks. The George used to be open from 6 am to serve them coffee and rum.
I quite liked this pub and I'd definitely come again soon.
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Three gleaming, traditional bars plus conservatory and patio. This is a gem of a pub, and the customers seem to be ordinary people, not all Canary Wharf suits! The food is good, service is good, the beer is good, and a special mention about the hanging baskets etc at the back, they look great, (see photos above). Long may The George prosper; it is an example to all Publicans, and Pub companies, this is what a pub should be like!
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Deuchars IPA, Pride, Young�s Bitter, and Timothy Taylor Landlord on. The Landlord was pretty good, and so it should be at �3.10 a pint. This is a large corner pub dominating its immediate vicinity. The interior is impressive with wood panelling throughout, which to me gives it a very warm feel. It still has separate bars, including what might best be described as a snug. It looks as if it has remained essentially unchanged since it was rebuilt between the wars. The service was OK, and the sandwiches were good. This is a good, friendly pub, and definitely worth a visit.
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