Callaghann's — Restaurant in London

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Callaghann's is located at the side of Chrisp Street Market in Poplar, East London. The nearest station is All Saints on the DLR.

Callaghann's was originally known as The Festive Britain and opened its doors in 1951 along with The Festival Inn on the other side of Chrisp Street Market.

After WWII, this area of Poplar was redeveloped as part of the Festival of Britain which resulted in the creation of Chrisp Street Market, the first purpose-built pedestrian shopping area in the UK.

This pub appears in a fight scene in the gritty film ‘Wild Bill’ starring Charlie Creed-Miles and a young Will Poulter. (2011)

Prior to visiting the pub we popped into @maureenspiemash for a delicious 2 & 2. A must visit if you’re in the area.

This is a good sized one bar pub that is traditionally decorated. The bar area is set out in an ‘L’ shape and wraps around the servery. The decor consists of a wood floor, photos and prints of famous pop stars, large mirrors, loads of West Ham memorabilia and plenty of seating throughout. At one end of the pub is a stage, at the other is a pool table and a dartboard.

The beer line up was a selection of straightforward keg options. I decided on a Carlsberg, my pint was excellent, price point was great at just over four quid. If you’re hungry, there is a choice of Sandwiches, Toasties, Jacket potatoes and homemade dishes, all of which are reasonably priced.

We arrived around 1pm on a mild Wednesday lunchtime in December. I was on a crawl with fellow pub enthusiasts @scottyboy71 and @pintandanotherone around Poplar. The atmosphere was chilled and relaxed, there were a few other punters in enjoying a lunchtime slurp. The service was lovely, the lady behind the ramp was very friendly and welcoming.

Visiting Callaghann's was an enjoyable oldschool pub experience. This is a no frills postwar built pub which is a rare find in London these days. This pub receives mixed reviews, I loved it.

📅 18th December 2024

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Terrible experience! ... Trying to find my disabled mum who is 75 a toilet in Crisp St, as the toilets in the market were closed. Asked if we were able to use the toilet was told by a miserable, rude and condescending woman that the toilets were only available to customers due to the 'covid police'. We offered to buy a drink but was told only if we sat down. My mum really needed the toilet so left as didn't have time to listen to the womans stupidness! Some customers from the pub came out and offered to buy us a drink so we could use the toilet which was very kind, and also told us that the woman had previously refused to let a pregnant woman use the toilet! We politely declined and luckily were able to use an alternative toilet. Considering the lack of customers in the establishment, the state of the pub.... and the absolute c**t of a woman i would assume they could use all the customers they need. I was absolutely fuming! If you are ever passing.... Walk on buy and please give your money to...

Will never go again. After being sat for half hour enjoying our drinks our other friend turned up to meet us and was moaned at for not buying a drink straight away and told to leave the pub. The owner was horrible and rude. Ended up spending the afternoon in another pub on the other side of the market with great atmosphere and...