Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 2 and Version 1 of Cutty Sark, SE28 8RA

Pub in Thamesmead.

It's dimly lit inside, with very little natural light — the windows are few and small. Tables and chairs are dark varnished wood, the carpet is a subtly-patterned brown, and the ceiling is low. Banquette seating, upholstered in brown and cream stripes, runs around the walls, interrupted here and there by wood-and-glass privacy screens with an image of the Cutty Sark itself etched into the glass. Outside is a patio with picnic benches and a view over the canal photo of canal from another viewpoint. A small area to one side of the bar holds a large collection of trophies as well as a dartboard (unsurprisingly, as the pub is run by darts champion Andy Fordham and his wife, Jenny).

Kake visited on a Wednesday early evening in September 2015. There were about half a dozen other customers in when I arrived a little before 5pm, all apparently regulars. Others arrived during my visit, and by 5:30pm it was relatively lively. Music was playing, not too loud. There was a cat wandering around.

Only one of the four handpumps was clipped, for Abbot Ale. A pint of lime and soda was £1.20.

According to a sign outside as of September 2015, food is served 8am-9:30pm Mon-Sun, though we saw no evidence of this on our visit.

Accessibility: No steps to get in, but the central area (the only part with access to the bar) is up a couple of small steps.

See also:

• Fancyapint review
• WhatPub entry

Powered by OpenGuides 0.83mod.
Site design adapted from the Creative Commons Licensed “Naturalist” by Darren Hester.

The textual content of this work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 licence.