the mayflower

loved it! right by the thames river, the environment is very friendly and not packed with tourists! you can really enjoy a good chat here. the food is great and the staff are lovely. you’ll have a hard time sitting at the restaurant area, so just sit at the pub and order the same food ;)

it was good the food was awesome and the staff were well dressed and the interior design of the restaurant was awesome the food and drinks will good and the staff were very polite

very atmospheric pub.  downstairs was heaving on a saturday afternoon but the dining room upstairs is more comfortable and roomy.  lovely view of the thames.

i like their style of cooking.  although the menu consisted of mainly pub standards, everything tasted very light and clean. 

my chicken and mushroom pie with mash was quite artisinal with a very thin shortcrust pastry.  filling was a heavy on the chicken and  light on the bechamel.  the firm mash was as i like it, tasting more of potato than butter and cream.  it was all sitting on a bed of wilted cabbage, blanched green beans and carrots.  all the vegetables al dente and still bright.  gravy was not terribly flavorful, but pleasant enough.

my companion had tomato soup, which was clearly made from scratch.  it came with lots of griddled baguette.

portions were quite large, apart from the soup.  attentive service.

probably my favorite pub in london. the food is decent, the atmosphere is oldie worldie and cosy, and the views from the shoreline are terrific. great for a thursday or friday night out, especially watching the sunset from the outside deck and when the heat lamps are on.

stepping into this pub you can feel the history of the place - it's olde worlde in a good way: dark wood, beams, uneven floors, and nautical artefacts adorn the walls. it’s only fitting – the pub is the starting point of the mayflower as it head over to colonise america. the pub was heaving on the sunday evening we headed in, so the missus and i elected to sit outside on the decking overlooking the thames. the sound of the lapping water, reminiscent of the voyage itself, was oddly ethereal a metre or so below us on the winters evening we tucked into our roasts.

the food itself was nice enough, nothing to write home about, but equally good enough to sate an appetite and enjoy the ambience of the place. overall it’s a really nice pub, probably better for a conspiratorial drink than a full blown meal but still a piece of living history well worth experiencing if you’re ever in the area.

my local. absolutely love this historical pub! cosy, warm and british on the inside. a terrace with heaters overlooking the thames on the outside. fish and chips are my favourite.

the mayflower is a beautiful peice of history nestled on the banks of the thames in rotherhithe.
the pub is warm and intimate and always seems to have a steady flow of custers so be sure to book!
the sweet potato and goats cheese pie comes highly recommended and make sure you check out the specials as there was an amazing pan fried duck dish when i went there last!

one of the oldest pubs in london, absolutely teeming with history, you can almost hear the ol' seafarers wiling away time in this river facing pub.

inside, all the old beams are intact, lending a warm cosy family atmosphere and outside you can sit by the river and watch the world go by. the pub quizzes here are legendary although unfortunately i've failed to make it for this, but it's on my list and one day i'll make it, a group of friends in tow and tuck into one of their lovely fish and chip or cheese dinners.

mayflower, a long-standing favourite pub of mine and my husband's. it is one of london's oldest pub and has a massive history behind it, thoughtfully dotted in quotes around the place.

we went there for a fantastic cheeseboard and an enormous independent pub lunch. three of us had a chicken and leek pie, fish finger bap, and sausage bap. all big and filling, perfect for a freezing cold day and downed with a good pint selected from quite a good range.

there is a good, fun atmosphere which draws a good evening crowd. what i also like about this place is that they do this excellent pub quiz which doesn’t have a sports round (well, it didn’t when canadian jen, alison and i went the one time) which meant that the team “two brunettes and a blonde” managed to come in second. mr man and i go there a lot and will continue to do so as long as i live in london. just don’t tell too many people about it – we don’t want them to run out of their fantastic cheeseboards…

the mayflower can be found just around the corner from rotherhithe station on the east london line. prices are very reasonable and the view, when it’s not raining, is superb.

this is a really beautiful pub but definitely not somewhere i would go for the food. but great for a drink by the river

one of the great old pubs of london, since its changed hands a couple of years ago its grown from strength to strength, a younger vibrant staff who are all about good standards and service, the food is great and consistent whenever you go there book able tables and a great choice so real ales looked after just as they should be! if your in the area or just visiting london wandering along the river on the south side give it a visit you won't be disappointed.

graham alexander

nice pub. good food. dont try to order 'off menu' or ask the guy behind the bar to substitute anything. he turns into a 'computer says no' mentality.