The Old Ship

The Old Ship in Limehouse is excellent. Great service and loads of banter. An amazingly friendly place. Loads of keg beers + 2 cask ales on offer. Super place, super people, a great place to visit.

London worker district, neighbourhood corner pub with a long, narrow room on an L bar. A good selection of tap regular lagers from a well worn bar top. This pub is ready to party 🥳 under fairground bright balloons & crystal chandelier. The colour tassled entry & rainbow 🌈 decorative art & dedicated ready to play DJ booth. A well loved, well lived in vibe from friendly crowd to glass to low chair & soft pub classic stools. Strong door signs, flag stamps & firm but polite service is a landlord statement in a tougher location for a bar that knows how to party hard & hold its own.

Very lively pub, lots of people outside but found a seat just inside the door. Waiting for someone, had a pint of cider from tap. Obviously a party atmosphere, playing 80s music before some entertainment later. I wanted to talk so went somewhere quieter but would recommend it.

🚇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 visiting 28.05.23

Openly racist conversations was not really on my 2026 local lgbtq pub bingo card. The east end of london deserves better attitudes