Old Brewery

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Thu Jul 19 2012

The Old Brewery, as you might guess, is all about beer. OK, it’s partly about the Grade-II listed hall and World Heritage Site location, amid the quads of the Royal Naval College (now Greenwich University). It’s owned by Greenwich microbrewery Meantime, and even the decor is dominated by beer – a giant chandelier made of 2,000 blue bottles, eight copper brewing vats, and a wall frieze illustrating the history of brewing.

A basic café menu is available during the day; in the evening, it turns into a restaurant. The food (modern British standards emphasising local produce) often acknowledges London’s hop-growing neighbour, such as the blue cheese salad with Kentish cobnuts. And there’s yet more beer, both as drink pairings and incorporated into the dishes – witness London Porter-braised lamb shoulder, Meantime IPA-braised neck of Tamworth pork, crème caramel served with Meantime Chocolate Porter-soaked prunes.

The result: great pub food in comfortable surroundings, with genial service. Unfortunately, prices suggest the aim is higher, and on this score it falls short. The adjoining bar is really the star, with its fantastic array of world beers and a menu served outdoors in the charming courtyard where you can fully appreciate the setting.

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Address:
Old Brewery London
SE10 9LW

Phone:
020 3327 1280
Website:
www.oldbrewerygreenwich.com
Opening hours:
Café Meals served 10am-5pm daily. Bar Open 11am-11pm daily. Lunch served noon-5pm, dinner served 6-10.30pm daily. Restaurant Dinner served 6-10pm Mon-Thur; 6-10.30pm Fri. Sat; 6-9pm Sun
Transport:
Tube: Cutty Sark DLR
Price:
Main courses Cafe/Bar £6-£16.50. Restaurant £10.50-£19.50
Map
1. Old Brewery
  - London
    SE10 9LW
  - 020 3327 1280
  - www.oldbrewerygreenwich.com
  - 51.483044,-0.008232

Categories:
Food and drink
Facilities:
Eating and drinking facilities. On-site dining. Restaurant and bar facilities. Take away. Reservations required. Lunch. Sunday lunch. Accessible facilities. Outdoor facilities. Tables outdoors
Occasions:
Meal times. Best for Sunday lunch. Drinks. Speciality beers. Eating out

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(11 ratings)

Decent beer but best bought from one of the many, much nicer pubs inLondon that stock their beers. Horrible service - slow and disorganised - dirty bar area, uncleared tables and the staff seemed overwhelmed by an averagely busy crowd. A food order mix-up was dealt with rudely by an unpleasant, defensive manager. Tourist trap, so repeat business clearly not a priority.

Holly Sun Apr 14
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we went there today and i agree with graham and tina. the food is way over priced as the portions are small and not high quality. the service was not good either. the beers are good, but again the prices are high. it's a nice buliding as well. we went to their pub in royal hill a couple of years ago for sunday lunch and had the same experience. i think meantime is becoming very money grabbing!

Tracey Sun Dec 9 2012
Rated as: 2/5
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Surprised at poor experiences. Eat there for dinner about once a month and although service can be a little uneven, it's always been friendly, and we've generally found the food good to very good and interesting.

Alison Craig Sun Sep 23 2012
Rated as: 4/5
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the starters Whitebait and prawns were delicious we had seak which was cooked to perfection - medium rare service was good

Linda Thu Sep 20 2012
Rated as: 4/5
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dreadful portion size lazy chef and uninterested lazy manager allowing this to be the case. do not bother its terrible.

toby6 Sun Aug 26 2012
Rated as: 1/5
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Pretty terrible food! Beer is fine.

Graham Mon Aug 20 2012
Rated as: 1/5
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I have been here a number of times mainly for lobster Tuesday and the ribs on Thursday. On all occassions the service has been good and I have always enjoyed the food. I would recommend going on the specials nights as it is fantastic value for money. My only slight grumble is when busy the food can be delayed in coming out. So I would not recommend going if you're in a hurry

Lauren Sun Jun 10 2012
Rated as: 4/5
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Food was below average, service was poor. Not good value for money as portions were small and overpriced. Would not go back.

Tina Sun Dec 11 2011
Rated as: 1/5
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Chose Gavi over ale due to warm summer evening and my daughter's preference, but will be back to try the beers. Excellent coley and powerful mojito sorbet. Friendly service.

Paul Elmes Sat Jul 30 2011
Rated as: 4/5
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Fantastic range of ales, great menu, definitely worth the price for a special occasion!

James Hopkins Sun Mar 20 2011
Rated as: 5/5
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