The Bunch of Grapes, London Bridge - pub details
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Address: 2, St. Thomas St, London, SE1 9RS [map] [gmap]
Tel: 08721 077 077 (ref 4920)
London Bridge (0.1 miles), Borough (0.4 miles), Monument (0.5 miles)
Bank (0.6 miles), Tower Gateway (0.8 miles)
London Bridge (0.1 miles), Cannon Street (0.5 miles), Fenchurch Street (0.7 miles)
Brewery: Young's
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served (home-made), Real ale
- Outside seating (cosy beer garden at rear), Wireless internet access (provided by The Cloud)
Suggested by Anja on 17 Oct 2003.
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> Current user rating: 6.3/10 (rated by 72 users)
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Heeltap and Bumper, London Bridge (0.0 miles), Old Kings Head, Borough (0.0 miles), Cooperage, London Bridge (0.1 miles), All Bar One, London Bridge (0.1 miles), Utobeer, Borough Market (0.1 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Bunch of Grapes, London Bridge
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| Youngs pub housed in a Grade 2 listed building in a side street just outside London Bridge Station. It's a smallish bare boarded single bar pub broken up by some wooden screens and pillars into a number of nooks and crannies. The walls are traditionally decorated with a particularly large Bass mirror being worthy of note. Unusually, and notably for the area, is a split level outside garden at the back. The pub seems to attract a wider client mix than the nearby Barrow Boy and Banker - it's much less dominated by suits, but, being close to the station, it's invariably busy. I'm no fan of staff in pubs being made to wear a "corporate" uniform - eg short sleeved black shirts - but I have to say that I do like staff to be reasonably presentable. On my two recent visite here, staff have looked somewhat dishevelled - resembling the type of people you see selling The Big Issue on street corners, or homeless people sleeping in a cardboard box under the arches. Perhaps it's an age thing, but I do find it a bit offputting. I still have a bit of a soft spot for this pub - it was here that theYoungs 135 Association held their farewell "bash" many years ago - and the beer, whilst not cheap, is usually in reasonable nick. Given its closeness to the station, it's a good place to launch or berth a crawl of the area's many fine pubs. JohnBonser - 16 Feb 2010 12:45 |
| Well-run and popular Young pub, but for me it lacks a bit of character: it's neither cosy nor rocking! Wouldn't want to stay the whole evening there. Good for a quick pint before a train out of London Bridge. mozzzzzz - 28 Jan 2010 10:42 |
| This is a rather bland Youngs pub that had four of their ales on during my visit along with a standard and premium draught selection. Unlike some others on here I found the staff to be friendly enough although the other customers were rude and obnoxious, especially the morons drinking at the small bar so as to leave no room for people to be served. I was also disappointed with the quality of my Guinness which was sub standard, especially for this area full of good beer pubs. I see no reason to visit here again. Strongers - 10 Jan 2010 21:49 |
| This is my local pub near work. It's a superbly run establishment and the guys, especially Richard worked incredibly hard on the evening of our Christmas Party. Richard is the current deputy manager - I've never met a guy who is so into the running of his pub - sterling job..and now that Rod has departed for Putney, why on earth isn't Richard the manager? More than capable and certainly gets the vote of all of the regulars I meet in there! Finally, on Richard's initiative, the pub started to have highly successful music nights and Mark Curran (who also happens to be one of the bar staff) has proven himself to be brilliant singer with a great gravely voice (better than Axel Rose accordng to my better half!) So there Mark, have a pat on the back from us. Cheers M PenGwyn - 23 Dec 2009 20:51 |
| Single room bare board Youngs pub close to London Bridge Station. This a reasonable place with the usual Youngs ales and a relaxed atmosphere. It's not as good as some of its competitors in the area but if stuck in London Bridge station its proximity means it's handy for a swift pint while waiting for the next delayed train. murgatroyd - 16 Dec 2009 06:07 |
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