The Woolpack - London Bridge

Not quite Greenwich you may say, but lets not forget that London Bridge is a super quick 9 minutes away on the overground from Greenwich Station and so is always worth a visit.  London Bridge is going through lots of changes at the moment what with the building of the new super tall Shard building and the regeneration of the area around Bermondsey Street.

And its on Bermondsey Street that we find The Woolpack pub, outside it has the look of a traditional boozer, inside the decor seems to be a cross between a east end pie and mash shop and a american diner.  Now this isnt a criticism - I think it looks great, I love the booths and the tiling on the walls.  Outside there is a terrace, lovely on a summers day and in winter if it gets a bit nippy they have a basket of blankets on offer to keep you warm and cosy - bliss.

Main courses are between £8 to £12 pounds and cover awesome burgers to fulfilling salads, they also do a Sunday Roast but if you go definitely try and check out one of their burgers.

The staff are friendly and efficient and the locals trendy and welcoming! Definitely worth the train ride!




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Cutty Sark Tavern - 10 April 2011

Due to a rather late start to our Sunday lunch, The Greenwich Tavern was packed by the time we got there, the late start was due to a late night on the Saturday night - a few hours and a few drinks whilst at the Ev Bar in Waterloo.  We did discover that for some reason they sell pretty cheap pints of beer for London £3.20 for a pint!

Anyway I digress, so we passed on The Greenwich Tavern, but will return another time.  We then decided to try the The Kings Arms  on King William Walk by this time it was around 4.15pm, and they had run out of any roasts!!  First rule of Sunday lunch in Greenwich is to go early!



On the way....

Undaunted we decided to go east - well just east of the main Greenwich center that is.....to somewhere we knew did Sunday Lunch on quite a big scale - Cutty Sark Tavern, they are based at Ballast Quay right on the Thames built in the Early 19th Century its a big old pub with lots of character.  Its based on two floors with a large outside area too.



We headed to the first floor, where the music wasnt quite so loud and settled into a table, on offer roast wise they had lamb, beef, pork and a vegetarian option.  Taking into account the time I checked what they had left - 3 lambs and that was it! Second rule of Sunday lunch - go early!  So we ordered lamb. Cost was 9.95 each.  They have a separate area that you order food from and then you order drinks separately.  From order to our table it probably took about 20 Minutes.  The staff were efficient and friendly.  Getting our drinks separately from the bar took a while as it was packed.

So once it arrived what did we get for our money:

Meat:  Lamb on the bone - a fair amount

Veg:  Carrots, peas, green

Potatoes:  Roasted 2 large roasted

Other:  Large yorkshire pudding, Gravy, Mint sauce separately

Heres the roast.....

It was hot - which I was pleased about - there nothing worse than a cold roast dinner!, the potatoes were large and roasted just enough to be crispy but not rock hard.  The carrots were not soggy and just firm.  The gravy was tasty and rich.  If there was anything I wasnt too keen on it was the meat! The lamb was on the bone and there was a lot of it but was a little tasteless.  I have been to the Cutty Sark Tavern before and I have had the pork which was great so this may be just be a personal dislike I have for lamb on the bone!

Here are the ratings

Meat 2.5/5
Veg 3/5
Potatoes 4/5
Gravy 4/5
Other (ie yorkshire pudds) 4/5
Service 3.5/5
Value for money 3.5/5

Total 24.5/35




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The Greenwich Tavern - Postponed!

Perched on the edge of the park at One King William Walk, The Greenwich Tavern has gone through various guises, the latest being the Greenwich Tavern.  We have decided to make this our first Greenwich Sunday Lunch.  At least try to make it, having walked by in the past its normally packed to the rafters - which should be a good sign!  If its impossible to get a seat we will try somewhere else.

More news, views and reviews tomorrow after the lunch!


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