Wibbly Wobbly, Surrey Quays - pub details
Address: Greenland Dock, off Rope St, Surrey Quays, London, SE16 7SZ [map] [gmap]
Tel: 020 7740 1411
Surrey Quays (0.6 miles), Canada Water (0.7 miles), Rotherithe (0.9 miles)
South Quay (0.9 miles), Heron Quays (0.9 miles), Crossharbour and London Arena (1 mile)
South Bermondsey (1 mile), Deptford (1.2 miles), Limehouse (1.4 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Riverside location
- Outside seating, Smoking area
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other pubs nearby:
Ship and Whale, Rotherhithe (0.2 miles), Moby Dick, Surrey Quays (0.2 miles), Aardvark, Rotherhithe (0.3 miles), Quebec Curve, Surrey Quays (0.3 miles), Bar Original, Surrey Quays (0.4 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of Wibbly Wobbly, Surrey Quays
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| I visited this strange floating pub when I first moved to Surrey Docks 9 months ago and found it a bit lary and unwelcoming, so haven't bothered to go in again. Walked past yesterday and found the place buzzing with friendly, interesting people. Apparently there's new management. We had a traditional Sunday lunch, I had the best roast pork that I've tasted since last time I was at my Nan's and my mate had lovely looking roast chicken with all the trimmings. And very cheap (for London). A lovely place to hang out for a few hours. wharfman - 22 Oct 2007 12:48 |
| Previous reviews say it all, really... It's eccentric, cramped but a delightful change from the production-line chain pubs. No, it's not everyone's cup of tea - but well worth a visit with an open mind. Occasional chav invasion make it a hit-and-miss affair...but generally worth a speculative visit. If all else fails, pop round to the Ship & Whale nearby - which nearly always delights. Wharflad - 4 Sep 2007 13:56 |
| I agree, great pub in the summer when you can sit outside, but in the winter its just far too smokey! Guess that won't be the case next winter though! PabloBrown - 17 Jan 2007 16:45 |
| Not a bad place, if you can stand the stares of the locals. The restaurant has gone, by the way. sirensofsilence - 23 Nov 2006 16:08 |
| One of the more eccentric “pubs” in London, the Wibbly Wobbly is a converted barge (or tug boat depending on which report you read) founded by local comedian Malcolm Hardy (and I believe Jools Holland had a hand in it as well). Malcolm sadly drowned in January 2005 when he fell into the dock whilst rowing home to his houseboat on the other side of the dock but he has left us with this wonderful unusual legacy. There is a restaurant on the upper deck and the main bar is situated on the lower deck. Unlike other boats (namely the ones moored on the Thames) the Wibbly Wobbly feels more like a pub than a bar and is certainly not an expensive tourist trap. Given that it is in a sheltered dock and not on a river, you have little chance of being seasick unless you are intimidated by the smallest of ripples. There are a few concessions to this unique experience. The first is that when busy, it can get very smoky when inside. The second is that they don’t have any real ales (probably too difficult to keep) so the beers / lagers are fairly standard. There is an outside seated section where you can sit and do a bit of seagull feeding and cormorant spotting. Well worth going out of the way for and several other good pubs dotted around. RogerB - 18 Nov 2005 15:49 |
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