The Grapes, Limehouse - pub details
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Address: 76 Narrow Street, Limehouse, London, E14 8BP [map] [gmap]
Tel: 08721 077 077 (ref 1481)
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Westferry (0.3 miles), Limehouse (0.4 miles), West India Quay (0.6 miles)
Limehouse (0.5 miles), Bethnal Green (1.7 miles), South Bermondsey (1.7 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served
- Riverside location
- Outside seating (Small terrace on the Thames)
Suggested by paddy on 7 Dec 2002.
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> Current user rating: 7.1/10 (rated by 73 users)
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user reviews of the Grapes, Limehouse
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| The one thing about this pub that disappointed me - after reading some very favourable reviews - was the trumped up little waitress who deemed it necessary to shout at me and my girlfriend for smoking outside. When we agreed to stub out she then stared at us while we walked in, like some overbearing mother! Anyway, just hope you get her on a good day otherwise she's a moody little trout. Everything else is great! The bar staff are fantastic, the feel of the place is perfect for a pub of that size, and they do a lovely Sunday roast. The beer is kept very well and, while it has that "classy" pub vibe, I didn't feel any snobbery directed at me. Perhaps not a pub to go out of your way for, but worth a visit if you're close by. chris_g - 25 Jan 2010 16:50 |
| I’ve visited this pub numerous times over the past few years and while nothing remarkable, the dark interior and décor do create a cosy atmosphere. The small area out the back also offers great views over the Thames. The service was quick as the pub was relatively quiet, however, the barmaid serving could be described as unfriendly and aloof at best. We had the intention to eat but the bar menu was extremely limited (four mains if I remember) and the restaurant menu was exclusively fish (The Italian “La Figa” just up the road is great if you fancy something substantial). The Adnams was good and well priced. So, a nice cosy historic pub for a quick pint if passing but don’t expect service with a smile or extensive bar food menu. Arpa - 24 Dec 2009 10:16 |
| Great view of the river, good atmosphere. If you a vegetarian be warned that everything on the menu has meat or fish. vodkadrinker - 6 Dec 2009 00:43 |
| I am somewhat puzzled by the glowing comments made about this pub in the past. The pub is architecturally and decoratively from the standard Victorian/Georgian London Pub family with a stained, polished bar and the usual assortment of ales and lagers arranged around a horseshoe bar in a small form factor opening onto a terrace on the Thames. Unfortunately the decor and apparent ambience is not matched by the service from the bar staff under the management of the redoubtable landlady Barbara. I was told that the arrangement of newspapers, flyers, glass collection area and drip trays was in a fixed arrangement causing only 10% of the entire bar area to be available for putting down your pint and/or handbag without either getting them soaked in previously poured drink or moved by the bar staff so as to not cause the tourist paraphernalia to have to be moved out of place. After making a complaint to the bar man about the shoddy service, surly attitude, lack of drinking space and the prolonged absence of the landlady in person to discuss problems ("Don't bother phoning next week, she won't be in for a while"), I left my unfinished, warm and slightly off pint of Guinness on the bar to follow my friend who had left half of her white wine spritzer (that’s with Soda Mr Barman by the way) on the bar after being told to move her handbag off the bar and onto the wet drip tray to the bar up the road. When we got there we were told that a lot of people come into that bar with complaints about the Grapes attitude to paying customers. For me the pub barely gets a mark out of ten at all. cliffpatte - 30 Sep 2009 15:05 |
| Great little pub, still as it should be not tarted up. 3 real ales on all in good condition. Food was OK a bit expensive for what was served but acceptable. Randyray - 24 Jul 2009 11:06 |
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