Spice Island, Rotherhithe [Closed] - pub details
Closed
Address: 163, Rotherhithe St, London, SE16 5QU [map] [gmap]
Tel: 020 7394 7108
Rotherithe (0.3 miles), Rotherhithe (0.3 miles), Wapping (0.3 miles)
Shadwell (0.7 miles), Limehouse (0.7 miles)
Limehouse (0.7 miles), South Bermondsey (1.1 miles), Fenchurch Street (1.5 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served, Real ale
- Riverside location
- Outside seating
Pub suggested by Rich Miles on 3 Jan 2003
> Current user rating: 4.0/10 (rated by 28 users)
> Local guides: London pub guide, South East London pub guide
other pubs nearby:
Old Salt Quay, Rotherhithe (0.0 miles), Adam and Eve, Rotherhithe (0.2 miles), Prospect of Whitby, Wapping (0.2 miles), Mayflower, Rotherhithe (0.3 miles), Ship, Rotherhithe (0.3 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of Spice Island, Rotherhithe
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| This pub is a pastiche, but fine until I asked for my regular drink, a "black and tan" - told that "we don't serve mixed drinks" - this after the new owners personally invited me to the official opening. Never again will I darken their doors, nor will friends I previously invited to have a drink and a meal there - averaging 3 or 4 drinkers and diners weekly. tuanfrank - 9 Feb 2008 16:22 |
| Horrible pub - indifferent service wrichard - 30 Jan 2008 12:09 |
| Indigo: Perhaps the new name is an attempt at subliminal messaging (piles of salt = very thirsty!). They can name this place "Super Fantastic Fun Pub" for all I care, it's still terrible. topdog_andy - 21 Dec 2007 11:13 |
| This being the very closest pub to me, I come here quite often. It is not a very good pub, but major steps has nonetheless been taken lately to change this pub for the better. Certainly the horrid and rude manager of last year is gone and the current chap is quite nice. Also they have somehow managed to stop the incredible turnover of staff and now have some bar staff that can serve you properly and a bit faster than before. They have also finally decided that it is OK to serve food downstairs in the bar area, where they previously were trying to send everyone upstairs to the completely dead restaurant. Also they have taken steps to get rid of all the riff-raff which previously came here. The bouncers and the manager is doing a good job of keeping out 17 year-old chavs and the like these days. I would say, not quite there yet, but a vast improvement on last year and the year before. If it continues it may end up being a decent place for a quick pint... Not sure that changing the name to "Old salt quay" is doing a lot though... Not sure what the motivation behind that is? Maybe they think the chavs are so thick they won't recognise it or find it with a new name...??? Indigo - 5 Nov 2007 18:17 |
| Disappointingly unambitious cavern of a pub. Attracts a distinctly downmarket crowd. Food borders abysmal - microwaved or deep-fried frozen processed products served without love, care or attention. Had no ice the evening I visited - bottles were warm - and staff unapologetic. clearly designed to attract a passing trade - or the spectacularly undemanding guests from the neighbouring YMCA. One to miss, methinks. Wharflad - 4 Sep 2007 14:21 |
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