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The Tower Bridge Arms was a pub near [[Locale Tower Bridge|Tower Bridge]], previously known as the Draft House. According to [https://london.camra.org.uk/viewnode.php?id=279653 London Region CAMRA pub updates for March 2026], it has now closed.
 A modern pub serving well-sourced food and beer, part of [[Category Draft House Pubs|a small chain]], at [[Locale Tower Bridge|Tower Bridge]]. (This pub was formerly the River Bar and before that The Copper.)
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The information below is retained for historical purposes.

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Pub at [[Locale Tower Bridge|Tower Bridge]]. It was previously known as the Draft House, but the Draft House chain was [https://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2018/03/26/BrewDog-purchases-Draft-House-in-15m-deal taken over by BrewDog in March 2018], and despite [https://web.archive.org/web/20190817173216/https://www.bighospitality.co.uk/Article/2018/03/29/BrewDog-to-keep-Draft-House-name-after-sale an initial statement] that the Draft House name would be kept, by May 2021 this one had been renamed to the Tower Bridge Arms.

The comments below relate to the situation pre-BrewDog, and so some or all of the details may be out of date.
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* [https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/oct/10/jay-rayner-draft-house-restaurant The Observer review] (by Jay Rayner, Oct 2010)
 * [http://www.fancyapint.com/pubs/pub4004.php Fancyapint review]
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/oct/10/jay-rayner-draft-house-restaurant The Observer review] (by Jay Rayner, Oct 2010)
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20110119212145/http://hungryinlondon.com/2010/11/the-draft-house-bermondsey/ Hungry In London review]
 * [http://hungryinlondon.com/2010/11/the-draft-house-bermondsey/ Hungry In London review]
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20160422124510/http://www.pinchofsaltlondon.com/2010/11/draft-house-tower-bridge.html Pinch Of Salt review]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20211024144412/https://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/comments.shtml/3583/ Beer In The Evening comments]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20210517115546/https://www.chowhound.com/post/draft-house-bermondsey-london-759905 Chowhound thread]
 * [http://www.pinchofsaltlondon.com/2010/11/draft-house-tower-bridge.html Pinch Of Salt review]
* [http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/comments.shtml/3583/ Beer In The Evening comments] (under the old name)
* [http://www.london-eating.co.uk/37638.htm London Eating comments]
* [http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/759905 Chowhound thread]
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address='206-208 Tower Bridge Road, SE1 2UP'
category='Good Beer Guide 2016,Now Closed'
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 address='206-208 Tower Bridge Road'
category='American Beer,Draft House Pubs,German Beer,Good Beer Guide,Good Beer Guide 2016,Pub Food,Pubs,Real Ale'
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summary='Now closed; was a BrewDog pub by Tower Bridge, previously known as the Draft House.'
website='' website='http://www.drafthouse.co.uk/'		 os_x='533595'
os_y='180025'
phone='020 7378 9995'
postcode='SE1 2UP'
website='' summary='A good food and beer pub by Tower Bridge, part of a small chain.'
website='http://www.drafthouse.co.uk/'

A modern pub serving well-sourced food and beer, part of a small chain, at Tower Bridge. (This pub was formerly the River Bar and before that The Copper.)

Like the other pubs in the chain, there is a strong focus on the range of beers, and all those on draft are available in third-pints. There are four handpulls for cask ale, usually including Sambrook's Wandle. There are over 20 other draft taps, with a range of beers and lagers including several from Meantime, Budvar and Budvar Dark, Porterhouse Stout and Red Ale, and several German beers, along with ciders. There's also an extensive range of bottled beers. (Menus are available on the website.)

The food menu is also put together attentively, with beer matches for most things on offer. Ewan has had an excellent salt beef and mustard bagel in here (£4.50) photo, and the snack burger (£4) photo was sufficiently good that he has no doubt the full version (£8.75) would also be excellent, whether or not you opt for the additional slab of foie gras (listed among several other extras). On a visit before noon on Saturday (they appear to open earlier, perhaps around 11am), the bacon sandwich (£6.75, with avocado and tomato in it as well) was tasty and appeared promptly. Coffee is served in dimpled half-pint glasses.

The atmosphere in here is generally quite pleasant during the day. There's a separate dining room around the back, and the bar room has plenty of tables photo, including some high stools along a bar in the middle, and when busy can get quite noisy. (On an initial Friday evening visit, it did get very difficult to hear conversations, but that was just after the pub had opened, and it was a Friday evening in any case, so this is hardly unusual.)

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Last visited by Ewan, March 2011.

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