Founders Arms, Bankside - pub details

Founders Arms
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Address: 52 Hopton Street, Blackfriars, London, SE1 9JH [map] [gmap]

Tel: 020 7928 1899

Nearest tube stations Blackfriars (0.3 miles), Southwark (0.3 miles), Mansion House (0.5 miles)

Nearest DLR station Bank (0.7 miles)

Nearest train stations Blackfriars (0.2 miles), City Thameslink (0.4 miles), London Waterloo East (0.5 miles)

Brewery: Young's

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Pub added by anne. Last visited on 15th May 2002.

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> Current user rating: 5.5/10 (rated by 69 users)
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user reviews of Founders Arms, Bankside

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Decided to give it a go, after years of walking straight by. The modern interior is well kept, light and airy, and is quite nice considering the grim exterior of this 70’s? building. The usual Young’s suspects were on offer. Had a pint of Special and Ordinary, neither of which tasted quite right to me. (I do have a cold at the moment, which may explain this.)
Bar staff were rather slow and clueless I have to say, however the girl who served me was rather cute, which made the slowness forgivable.
Outside was nice, good view of the river and plenty of tables available, even though it was a sunny afternoon.

mrse1 - 17 Jun 2008 12:07
Essentially a riverside drinking terrace just along the river from the Tate Modern, the rest of the Bankside restaurants and tat shops, Bernie Spain Gardens, etc. Sells the usual Youngs bitters and Bombardier. Busy all the time, I don't doubt.
rainlight - 5 Jun 2008 21:52
After coming back from a job interview a short stroll from the pub I popped in for a pint & as it was a glorious sunny afternoon I thought a cold lager would do the trick. After waiting for about 15 mins to get served (it was about 3.30pm) so presumably all the city workers had gone back to work it was not that busy, why it took so long I don't know. Anyway I asked for a pint of Heineken I was served about 3/4 of a pint at what I thought was £3.18, wrong £3.80!! Avoid this place as it is only for tourists & mugs like me. God knows how much food & wine will be, you may have to take a loan to pay for it. I appreciate that it has to make money but it is scandalous the price I got charged. It is a shame as it is in a great setting right by the Thames, but I hate getting ripped off. Plus I never got the job, shame!!
Jimbob07 - 14 May 2008 16:09
If anyone has been to this pub during the summer you will have realized that it's just too busy for sufficient hospitality from the staff however despite the population explosion of tourists on the south bank of the Thames.. the service in this pub is very fast. It can have a draining atmosphere on a busy day, but come back later on when some of the crowds have lessened and the atmosphere is electric. Still one of my favorite pubs in London.
concrete76 - 6 May 2008 17:02
Was it a mirror you where talking to thedoc ???
Beersupper - 23 Apr 2008 20:10

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