The Great Eastern, Isle of Dogs - pub details

Previously called: Waterman Arms

Great Eastern

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Description

With a fantastic range of Beers, Ales, Wines and spirits The Great Eastern is bringing a new light to the 'pub life' in Isle Of Dogs, with so many pubs on the island closing it's refreshing to see a pub reopening, priding themselves in fantastic beers, ales, wine and cheery staff!

With the Brunel coffee Lounge, we are open from 7am serving both drink in and take away coffees and the Pizzas have been popular with all our regulars!

Formally The Waterman's Arms, this East End Pub with a great history! Previously owned by Daniel Farson and saw the likes of Clint Eastwood and Julie Garland grace the building with their presence over the years.

The pub has been refurbished giving a great new look to this historical pub but keeping it's former charm!

The Great Eastern was the largest Steam & Sail ship ever constructed on the Isle of Dogs and launched in 1858 the Great Eastern was the largest ship of its time so what name could be more suitable for such a historical building!?

(last updated: 23rd Sep 2011)

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Address: 1, Glenaffric Avenue, Isle of Dogs, London, E14 3BW [map] [gmap]

Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 6667) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras

Website: http://www.thegreateasternlondon.com

Nearest DLR stations Island Gardens (0.2 miles), Mudchute (0.4 miles), Cutty Sark (0.5 miles)

Nearest train stations Maze Hill (0.6 miles), Greenwich (0.9 miles), Deptford (1.2 miles)

Pub facilities/features:
Cask Marque accreditation

  • Quiz night (Sunday), TV, Sky TV (Incl Table service lounge area), Jukebox
  • Quiz machines
  • Food served (Fantastic Pizza! Large Only £6.95), Real ale (Green King Abbot and Courage Directors), Cocktails (Cocktail night every Friday!!)
  • Riverside location
  • Outside seating (Coming soon.), Children allowed, Credit cards accepted, Smoking area, Function room for hire (For parties, functions and a meeting room!), Accommodation available (Backpacker accomodation.. Top rated in London!), Wireless internet access (Fibre Optic WIFI), Air conditioning, Coach parties welcome
> Current user rating: 6.6/10 (rated by 10 users)
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other pubs nearby:

Pier Tavern, Isle of Dogs (0.2 miles), Lord Nelson, Isle of Dogs (0.3 miles), Trafalgar Tavern, Greenwich (0.3 miles), Yacht, Greenwich (0.3 miles), Ferry House, Isle of Dogs (0.3 miles) - see more nearby pubs

 

user reviews of The Great Eastern, Isle of Dogs

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We live in the Isle of Dogs, and have been looking for a good local. After being away for a year, we stumbled upon The Great Eastern, and have adopted it as "Our Local". We've tried the other pubs in the area, and aren't inclined to return to them. The Great Eastern has a great feel to it, and the staff are friendly and welcoming. Saturday mornings its full of people, and has a good vibe. They serve good coffee too, and that's a big plus for us. Big thumbs up, and hope they have continued success.
bluescat - 30 Jan 2012 21:53
Not slating the place, just gave impressions I got on a first visit. Found it very starnge that they dont do any food except pizza, in these days food is a big attraction to a pub along with a good choice of drinks. Sadly there is nothing to make you travel to the pub....thats crazy as it has a super location etc....could have been made into a fine example of a pub but....real shame the pub company appeared to have sold off the garden as well.....
Clivers - 23 Sep 2011 19:42
I love how people seem to pick holes in what has turned out to be a pretty good local pub. Friendly staff, reasonable prices on drinks - surely thats the most important thing? In that case, the Great Eastern is just about perfect.

There were worries from people that the backpackers accomedation would lead to problems, but that has not happened - If anything the pub has improved from its previous version, which lets face it was dingy and was losing money because of lack of customers.

The GE has become my pub of choice if I fancy a relaxed local drink close to home, and see it continuing to do so.


Hammerstein - 18 Sep 2011 00:44
This is a million times better since it re-opened.

The old Waterman's Arms before it closed down was un-welcoming and seemed to be full of the same old faces that were mates of the owners/people who run it (always a bad sign).

The new Great Eastern is far more welcoming, has a good vibe and atmosphere to it and is open to suggestions made by their customers if within reason. You get those who liked their status quo and ask for hooks on the bar again (like that is the most important part of a pub) and resist change but the fact is the old pub closed down because it was not making good business (and drugs I heard).

The pub sells pizza as food, this pub came about ten years too late for me when I would go out for a drink and want a pizza on the way home but I can't blame them for that... or can I?

Great little local... The staff are friendly, helpful, make time to talk to you and get to know you and the girls are pretty hot too ;-)

... but please update the jukebox more! :-)

The_Hitman - 17 Sep 2011 10:29
Popped in over the weekend for a drink, first time since the refurb....not really sure what to make of it, seemed quite soulless with no atmosphere. Also the garden has gone, apparently nothing to do with the pub anymore..a big shame i these parts.
Clivers - 5 Sep 2011 17:28

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