London Bridge - Find me a good pub for lunch please!

[Mr Gear]

I'm meeting my parents on Sunday near London Bridge in SE London on Sunday for some lunch, and I'm trying to find a good pub/restaurant that fits the bill

Requirements:
- Main courses between £8-£10
- Not likely to be full of drinkers / tourists
- Lots of tables

Bonus:
- Nice river view

Anywhere that is walking distance from London Bridge station is good so we can go as far as St Katherines Docks / Shad Thames to the east and Waterloo to the west.

Ideas please from people that know the area! Cheers!

[Soovy]

The Dickens Inn, St Katherines Dock.

[E31Shrew]

I like Wagamamas and opposite that, theres a couple of good pubs. Also spend a couple of hours in Borough Market...best food in the area but not quite waitress service!

[Soovy]

The Ring, Blackfriars Road. Great pub, nice thai food, loads of boxing memorabilia - site of the first boxing ring in London.

Ace.

[E31Shrew]

[quote=Soovy]

The Dickens Inn, St Katherines Dock.

[/quotIs that the one that used to have sawdust chucked on the floor? Havent been there for 20 years or so but used to be great on a hot Sunday

[Mr Gear]

Thanks - I'll check those out. I know Dickins Inn reasonably well and was considering that already, although it's a bit "Pizza Hut" if you know what I mean. Any more ideas welcome!

[5pen]

Royal Oak at Borough. A great pub. Owned by Harvey's brewery so the beer is good and whilst I've not personally eaten there, this suggests the food is good too... http://www.fancyapint.com/pubs/pub1228.php

Another nearby gem is The Lord Clyde http://www.fancyapint.com/pubs/pub1229.php

[shakotan]

E31Shrew said:

I like Wagamamas and opposite that, theres a couple of good pubs. Also spend a couple of hours in Borough Market...best food in the area but not quite waitress service!

fk that, the last time I went in the pub opposite Wagamama's, they made you queue in a line to order drinks, you couldn't just take a space at the bar. Wasn't even that busy either.

They'd run out of real ale too, but didn't tell you until they'd poured the other drinks in your round.

Bunch of lads walked out leaving four pints of lager on the counter - which had been poured first - but couldn't get two pints of ale for the other guys in their group. The Bar Manager went ape and ran out after them, shouting that she'd report them to the Police for non-payment (the lagers were completely untouched on the car). Lads politely told her to 'fk off' and carried on walking.

[E31Shrew]

shakotan said:

E31Shrew said:

I like Wagamamas and opposite that, theres a couple of good pubs. Also spend a couple of hours in Borough Market...best food in the area but not quite waitress service!

fk that, the last time I went in the pub opposite Wagamama's, they made you queue in a line to order drinks, you couldn't just take a space at the bar. Wasn't even that busy either.

They'd run out of real ale too, but didn't tell you until they'd poured the other drinks in your round.

Bunch of lads walked out leaving four pints of lager on the counter - which had been poured first - but couldn't get two pints of ale for the other guys in their group. The Bar Manager went ape and ran out after them, shouting that she'd report them to the Police for non-payment (the lagers were completely untouched on the car). Lads politely told her to 'fk off' and carried on walking.

I'll get my coat

[Cotty]

A colleage recommended Browns to me but I have not yet been
http://www.browns-restaurants.co.uk/menu-butlerswh...

[Cotty]

5pen said:

Royal Oak at Borough. A great pub. Owned by Harvey's brewery so the beer is good and whilst I've not personally eaten there, this suggests the food is good too... http://www.fancyapint.com/pubs/pub1228.php

Another nearby gem is The Lord Clyde http://www.fancyapint.com/pubs/pub1229.php

No river view though

[Mr Gear]

Cotty said:

A colleage recommended Browns to me but I have not yet been
http://www.browns-restaurants.co.uk/menu-butlerswh...

Thanks for this. It actually jogged my memory about a place next door called the Chop House. I just checked their website and the "bar menu" is exactly the sort of thing I am after. Table booked!

Thanks to everyone in this thread for the suggestions. I might actually try out the Lord Clyde on another day. It looks interesting.

[Cotty]

I have eaten in the Chop House but only in the evening and the prices were above your suggest price range so I didn't mention it. I didn't realise the bar menu was so much cheaper.

[Mr Gear]

Cotty said:

I have eaten in the Chop House but only in the evening and the prices were above your suggest price range so I didn't mention it. I didn't realise the bar menu was so much cheaper.

Yeah, the bar menu is from £8-12, which is perfect.

[Murph7355]

Chop House would have been my first suggestion. Used to live just over it and spend many an evening in the bar (7 years ago now though).

Another to try just a bit further down is the Blue Print in the Design Museum - bit more left field menu wise, but good scoff.

If you like Indian food, the Bengal Clipper on the backstreet is also well worth a punt.

The Dickens in St Katherines is grim by comparison to all 3 (and 100s of other places!).

[clarksonisawilly]

I love this place..
http://www.katzenjammers.co.uk/

German beer, german food (but good!) and its in a sort of cellar. V near the station, but a bit pricey. No river view because there's no windows but the sausages are Awesome.

[Mr Gear]

clarksonisawilly said:

I love this place..
http://www.katzenjammers.co.uk/

German beer, german food (but good!) and its in a sort of cellar. V near the station, but a bit pricey. No river view because there's no windows but the sausages are Awesome.

Looks like fun, but one problem: http://www.katzenjammers.co.uk/images/3.jpg

[Cotty]

Mr Gear said:

Looks like fun, but one problem: http://www.katzenjammers.co.uk/images/3.jpg

Slightly different clientel to the Chop House

[Fittster]

The Guoman Tower, couple of bars in the hotel by Tower bridge, although I'd cross the river a drink around butlers wharf.

[tamore]

to meet all your wishlist is impossible to be honest, but the mudlark was a nice place which was a little off the beaten track. otherwise, most places are crawling with tourists at this time of year.