The Old Ship — Restaurant in London

🚇Limehouse 🍺 £5.70 Pravha ❤️ A welcoming East End local that knows how to put on a show. . The Old Ship is located on the corner of a picturesque Georgian square in Limehouse. The nearest Tube is Limehouse DLR. . This pub was built in 1851 and has a beautiful stock brick and green tiled exterior. If you look above the pubs hanging sign you will see the original Watney Combe Reid roundel. Above the pubs entrance is a rainbow flag as this pub is popular with the LGBTQ community. . This pub is divided in to three sections. At the front is the main bar, then a smaller secondary room offers a more intimate setting. Finally, at the back, there's a games room complete with a pool table. The decor here is modern and functional. The walls are papered in a deep red patterned wallpaper with T&G cashmere coloured panels below. Around the walls are lots of pictures of loyal locals and previous events put on by the pub. The servery is a good size and is clad in varnished brickwork. To the right is a DJ booth and small stage for hosting entertainment. . The beer selection was straightforward and included two cask ales. We decided on pints of Pravha, an excellent pint which cost just south of six quid. The food offering here is filled rolls, check behind the counter to see the variety of choices available. . The atmosphere and ambiance around this place is great, there is a warm and friendly feel here which made settling in easy. We got talking to a couple of lovely local ladies who were sisters and have lived in the area all their lives. They were telling us about the area and how this pocket of the East End has changed. This pub offers loads of entertainment, there are regular DJ and Drag Cabaret nights put on throughout the month. If you fancy testing your general knowledge, then come on down to the Quiz Night on a Wednesday. The service here was efficient and gracious. . The @oldshipe14 was a pleasant visit and we loved listening to the local ladies about times gone by. This pub welcomes one and all and is a great place to spend time in. This is another one of Limehouse’s hidden gems. . ℹ️ Info correct on...

Lovely little pub great staff friendly venue.

Sadly let down by a sad and angry owner who forgets his buissness and rights were won though direct action. He aggressively grab my drink and put it behind the bar. And grab my belonging and starts aggressively encouraging me out the door. His staff were shocked the bouncer was shocked.

Been in their two nights in a row. No issue yesterday. Lovely chats people noticed my hi vis and mega phone (drop in on my way back to were I'm staying) asking about the protests showing support and solidarity buying me drinks some even left wearing badges.

Of coarse there are negatives that come along with protesting and I'm happy to converse on this but sadly that's how things change as long as you have a blue light policy so you move for emergency vehicles and stick to non violent principles.

Its really disappointing when a LGBTQIA+ venue with a protest flag outside the pride flag forgets its history queer existence...

Was there today with a friend. We got a couple of drinks and some crisps and sat outside. It got too cold to sit outside so we decided to go inside, while he finished his drink and kept chatting even after he finished his drink, until the owner who was behind the bar shouted at us that we had to leave if we weren’t getting another drink. We might have gotten another drink but the way he shouted at us, meant that we just left and won’t be coming back, even though we have enjoyed time there many times before. The place wasn’t even busy, which would have meant our table could be used by someone else, but even if it were this was no way to treat paying costumers (and would be no way to treat anyone even if they hadn’t spent money). We’ve come to expect more from queer spaces, and this does mean we will not be returning, even though it is one of my...