Canary Wharf
The
Henry Addington
20-28 MacKenzie Walk, Canary Wharf, E14 4PH
Date of Visit : 10th October 2005
Approx. Time of Visit: 12.30 pm
Route Used: Victoria and Jubilee from Kings Cross
Distance Traveled : 8.03 miles
Guests: None
Clientele: Suits
Pub Number : 082
| Beer |
Cost |
Comments |
| Guinness | £2.95 | |
| Foster's | £2.70 |
| Characteristics | Rating | Comments |
| Ambience |
|
Unobtrusive music helps the blokes in suits to chatter |
| Facilities |  |
2 x fruits, 1 x Golf machine, 2 projectors, 3 x Wide Screen, 1 x TV |
| Ladies |  |
4 barmaids (all OK), a pregnant Helen Baxendale look-a-like and a number of female suits |
| OVERALL | |
A safe haven of a pub amongst all the Wharf bars |
On exiting the large escalators out of Canary Wharf station, a trail of pubs and bars can be seen snaking along the Thames. We avoided the mass of chain-bars and entered a regular haunt called The Henry Addington. For the visit I had broke from tradition by not being fully suited and booted, and it wasn't unexpected that I was the only person in this pub wearing football colours. However, we were fresh(ish) from a visit to Old Trafford where we had witnessed England beat Poland in the final qualifying game for the 2006 World Cup. The pub is nicely located and has a lot of Thames side seating and tables for the summer. Inside there was little excitement except for a city slicker in pink who had made the carnal sin of having a blackcurrant top in his Guinness, certainly it toned with his attire but we were not impressed. We had to make it a quick pint and then drag ourselves off for a half day at work, counting the hours down before a visit to Highbury & Islington...
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