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category='Food Served Lunchtimes,Good Beer Guide,Good Beer Guide 2009,Good Beer Guide 2010,Good Beer Guide 2011,Pubs,Real Ale,Smoking Area' |
category='Food Served Lunchtimes,Good Beer Guide,Good Beer Guide 2009,Good Beer Guide 2010,Pubs,Real Ale,Smoking Area' |
Traditional locals' pub on the Isle of Dogs.
Despite being geographically close to Canary Wharf, the North Pole is worlds away from the noisy, crowded, trendy identikit bars that infest the Wharf.
The interior is made up of a single room wrapped around the bar; although from the outside there seem to be two doors, possibly a remnant of division into lounge and public bars, only one of them actually opens. The windows are frosted partway up to provide some privacy from the street, the floor is carpeted, and there's a dartboard (which according to the 2009 Good Beer Guide is only used for team matches). There's a little bit of outside seating round the side, but it's not covered or anything.
There are five handpulls on the bar. Beers available on handpump in both September 2008 and June 2009 were London Pride and Timothy Taylor's Landlord, with Black Sheep Bitter as well in June 2009. They also have the standard range of draught lagers.
Kake visited on a Monday lunchtime in September 2008. Arriving just after noon, I wasn't too early for food. I had a pint of Pride and a ham, cheese, and onion omelette for a total of £6.45 (I think the omelette was £3.50). The omelette was fine, and a decent size, and came with fairly standard chips and a perfunctory but fresh salad garnish. Note that when you order food, they'll take your name, and when your food is ready they call your name out and you come to get it from the bar yourself.
I wasn't the first customer to arrive, and by the time I left a little before 1pm the place was quite full (though there was still at least one table free), with a scattering of locals as well as the inevitable suits. The radio was playing throughout, though not annoyingly loud, and the atmosphere was quite pleasant.
Accessibility: One step up to get in, but it's all level once you're in there.
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