All Bar One (Tower Bridge), Bermondsey  rated1 pints - click for an explanation of our ratings

location:

Bermondsey

address:

Spice Quay Heights, 32 Shad Thames, SE1 2YL

phone:

0871 258 5152*
* calls cost 10p/minute, click here for more about 0871 numbers.

nearest stations:

St. Katharine's pier River Thames boat service
(240m)

Tower Millennium Pier River Thames boat service
(560m)

Tower Hill London Underground station
(720m) - zone 1

Tower Gateway (closed until spring 2009) DLR station
(760m) - zone 1

London Bridge City Pier River Thames boat service
(870m)

how to find it:

London Bridge: exit on Tooley Street and walk in the direction of the new GLA building and Tower Bridge. When you come into Shad Thames turn left onto the river side and keep walking until you come to All Bar One. Tower Bridge: leave the tube station, walk across Tower Bridge, admire the view, go down the steps to the riverside walkway on the south bank. Turn left and walk along the walkway until you come to the bar.

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nearby attraction(s):

Design Museum (130m)

Tower Bridge (200m)

Tower of London (590m)

picture of All Bar One
The ABO formula is loved and loathed in equal measure, but it has its uses. When you can't find anywhere else and fancy some decent modern pub grub, you can usually rely on an All Bar One to do a competent job and get you refreshed at a reasonable price. This ABO is in what must be one of the prime spots in London, if you're looking for a view - and a view is just about all you get. This place is pretty popular any time of the day, any day of the week - there aren't a huge number of other places round here - and this place doesn't seem to give a toss about its punters. The service, when you get it, is downright rude, the fayre is indifferently prepared and it's about a quarter the size it should be to cater for the clientele. We could go on, but we won't. A few more places are opening up around the area - unfortunately there's no more room on the river front - and maybe that might give this place a bit of competition. In the meantime, treat this place with the contempt with which they appear to treat you and ignore it.

reviewed:
11/2/2003
reviewed by pubdog

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