The Captain Kidd, Wapping - pub details

Captain Kidd
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Address: 108 Wapping High Street, Wapping, London, E1W 2NE [map] [gmap]

Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 4000) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras

Nearest tube stations Wapping (0.2 miles), Rotherhithe (0.4 miles), Rotherithe (0.4 miles)

Nearest DLR stations Shadwell (0.7 miles), Tower Gateway (0.9 miles)

Nearest train stations South Bermondsey (1 mile), Fenchurch Street (1 mile), Limehouse (1.2 miles)

Brewery: Samuel Smith's

Pub facilities/features:

  • Quiz machines (Multi)
  • Food served
  • Riverside location
  • Outside seating (Big beer garden with tables and benches facing on to the Thames)
General information: Tucked away from the road.

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user reviews of the Captain Kidd, Wapping

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Had the misfortune to visit this pub whilst out on a works Christmas meal. There were twelve of us, and some sat at a table in the side section of the pub, while three stood at the bar ferrying drinks back and forward. Apparently the Manager has some rule about keeping the serving area clear (even though there were other people sat at the bar on stools and there was NO notice to say "keep the bar area clear") and refused to serve us because we were blocking the service area. The pub was fairly empty at the time and there was plenty of space at the bar. When one of our group said "I dont know how you expect us to get a drink if we dont come up to the bar" the Manager basically said that he wasnt interested in serving us (casual trade), he just wanted his regulars in. He was very rude and when I asked who I should complaint to, flicked his finger onto the Samual Smith's logo on the beer pump. I have been a bar manager myself in the past, and I would never have spoken to any customer in such an aggressive way. Avoid this place if you want any standard of customer service.
jerkey - 18 Dec 2011 16:06
Visited here as the 6th and last pub on a friday night crawl

A good honest Sam Smiths pub, young staff, a fairly young crowd, nice enough atmosphere if not a bit nothing'ness for me.

The lighting was quite dark and i know it's probably good for the ambiance, but i could of done with it being a little bit brighter.

Good selection of Sam Smith ales & the Stout that i had was very well kept.

Worth a visit but not as good or charming as the Town of Ramsgate
lezford - 7 Dec 2011 18:32
A group of us popped in here yesterday as part of a pub crawl from Tower Hill to Canary Wharf. We found the bar staff to be very friendly and the pub had a good atmosphere for a Saturday afternoon in early December. Excellent view of the river. The upstairs restauarnt was the only place where you could eat. We didn't, we just drank!
rjb1973 - 4 Dec 2011 13:17
Returned to the Kidd (one of my favourite pubs) on Saturday 22nd October after an absence of a couple of months. Sadly I found following a change of management it has gone down hill. Unfriendly and slow bar staff and the upstairs room with amazing views of the river closed. This could be forgiven if not for the behaviour of manager at the end of the night. He called time at 10:45pm and then at 11:10pm proceeded to 'encourage' people to leave by aggressively snatching away their unfinished drinks. In one case a snatch resulted in throwing beer over a number of patrons who were getting up to leave. Given the nature of the clientele who drink in the Kidd on a Saturday night this was completely unnecessary and quite unsettling. I won't be in any hurry to return again soon. Sad news for a once great pub.
justatad - 28 Oct 2011 18:42
Sat 22nd October. A group of us turned up for a pre dinner drink at this pub. The manager said he would not serve us as we were a large group (10). He said rather brusquely that it is company policy not to serve parties as large as 8. Wapping High Street doesn't have that many pubs around and the taxi had now left so we were stranded. For some reason the manager seemed to delight in breaking this news to us and the people he was drinking with were laughing and snickering and said go and get a drink in so and so pub where they will charge you £3.00 a pint more. Terrible attitude + No manners = 0 business.
opinion123 - 24 Oct 2011 10:30

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