The Greenwich Pensioner, Poplar - pub details
Address: 28 Bazely Street, London, E14 0ES [map] [gmap]
Tel: 020 7987 4414
Canary Wharf (0.6 miles), Canning Town (0.9 miles), North Greenwich (1 mile)
All Saints (0.1 miles), Blackwall (0.2 miles), Poplar (0.3 miles)
Canning Town (0.9 miles), Limehouse (1.4 miles), West Ham (1.6 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served
Pub suggested by logic27 on 4 May 2005
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> Current user rating: 6.2/10 (rated by 5 users)
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other pubs nearby:
Resolute, Poplar (0.1 miles), Steamship, Blackwall (0.3 miles), Gun, Coldharbour (0.5 miles), Beluga Cafe, Canary Wharf (0.5 miles), Bar 38, Canary Wharf (0.5 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Greenwich Pensioner, Poplar
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| Looks great (on the outside). However, same old same old beers: Stella, Fosters, Guiness and quite bad bright lighting don't make it a welcoming place. It is family orientated, but don't expect to go for quiet pint. Children run around (relations of the owner) and toys are strewn across the tables. The paradox of this is the risque posters on the wall. Run by the ex-owners of the Brunswick (which closed): an odd place, I would suggest passing this one by. Teskea - 30 Jan 2008 09:16 |
| As I previously informed you, the gang from the Brunswick are now in charge. London Pride @ £1.90. Carlsberg, Stella, Boddingtons and Guinness at affordable prices. Plus bottled Bombardier, Spitfire and Abbott. Karaoke on Thursdays, weekly quiz coming soon. Darts, pool, Sky Sports and music to entertain. Ideal for a quiet pint, or family gathering. cockneystu - 10 May 2007 18:57 |
| Good news for all pub goers. A new company has taken over the Pensioner. As we bid farewell to the Brunswick, (another victim of the big-business bully-boys), we now have the Pensioner back from the dead. Having been a gay bar for a while, it looks plush in the bar area. The decor leaves it with a mixed-up identity, but, given time, the owners are committed to changing it back to former glories! Currently selling Fosters, Stella, John Smiths and Guinness. Soon to add Carlsberg and XXXX. cockneystu - 15 Nov 2006 09:25 |
| contrary to your assumptions roger,We are all entitled to our opinion, and i'll make you 100% right about the unfortunate demise of the east end pubs including the greenwich pensioner, But let me just add; If you were'nt around in the late seventies and eighties either through age or that you lived in a different part of the country, The pensioner was an extremely busy local pub, As was all the others around poplar, stepney, limehouse etc; So unless you were around at the time and actually using the pubs, dont assume that they were always cynical designer pubs; Because your 10/10 wrong. PS: If your unsure of the reasons that east end pubs have declined so rapidly; May i suggest you have an amble through stepney some time. cheers. moncrief - 6 Jan 2006 11:04 |
| Warning. This is a prime example of what could happen to your local if it falls out of popularity and into the wrong hands. From the outside this is a typical traditional Victorian local with a fine façade bedecked with flower arrangements and a beckoning welcome. Indeed, I thought I had found a back street gem in a somewhat bleak part of London as I approached, especially as the only 2 people rating it so far have given it 10/10 each. Inside you will be in for a serious culture shock. This is a cynical designer pub that has had every last drop of its 100 odd year old life and atmosphere removed and shoved down the nearest drain by people who do not seem to care one inch for a building’s past. Heaven knows what the previous regulars must have thought when this place reopened. It is now a kind of modern art deco yuppy pub with designer lighting, cushioned cube seating, glass top coffee table, even designer nibbles (£1 for a packet of designer crisps if you please) and just so you don’t forget where you are, there are business cards neatly arranged on the tables. I am surprised I didn’t get my change on a silver tray. The only feature worth mentioning is the living room mural plastered across one wall (I assume from the previous report that this is a prized piece of art). There is hardly a single original feature left and it is impossible to imagine what the pub looked like before the makeover. Outside it says “Prized Ales”. Inside you will find Fosters, Stella, Guiness and John Smiths - hardly a great selection and none that I would describe as “Prized Ales” by any stretch of the imagination. Other than that it is wine, spirits and cocktails, and this is the customer base that it is obviously aimed at. I don’t mind there being modern, trendy and fashionable bars around but not at the cost of the established local pubs and especially in an area that is somewhat sparse for pubs in the first place. I can only assume that this place was a complete dump beforehand and was forced to close before being turned into this. The moral of the story is if you want a decent pint, don’t be fooled by the exterior and walk on by. Support your local to prevent it becoming designer twaddle like this. 10/10? I don’t think so! RogerB - 10 Dec 2005 22:02 |
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