The Prospect of Whitby

The prospect is a charming pub with lots of character, set in a fantastic location. I drink here regularly for the atmosphere and a fairly decent selection of beers. I have to agree with earlier reviewers on two negative points however.

Firstly, the service can be variable and I recently had a bad experience with one very surly member of the bar staff. For such a cosy and pretty pub, you're just not expecting a rude 'welcome'.

The food is also disappointing, particularly as the menu gives the impression that they might know what they're doing. There's an even a restaurant upstairs.

Despite these two points however, I still come here pretty often as there is a quaint rustic charm about the place, even if it is on the tourist trail.

I'd probably come even more often and with more people if the food was any good!
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Joe
6 Overall rating
Food 4 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 5
Tuesday, November 09, 2010

Even after the take over, this place still suffers from stroppy and rude bar staff. After spending some nice hours in The Grapes and Booties, we decided to end our enjoyable day here and boy, was that mistake.

The staff are very disinterested and when I ordered a beer, it took me 15 minutes to finally get it as the bar staff seemed more interested in having bickering conversations with themselves than serving the customers.

This place is rubbish and I'll never go there again.
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David McGuinness
0 Overall rating
Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Tuesday, June 29, 2010

visited the 'prospect' on monday 11th may 2010. last time i visited was over twenty years ago and i loved the place.i enjoyed great food great service and was realy looking forward to visiting again after all those years. how things have changed! the place still oozed character but oh my! the food and service this time round was APPALLING.we ordered from the 'great pub food' menu .really simple stuff, two burgers, one sausage and mash and a fish pie. the first two burgers arrived one HOUR after ordering and after two enquiries. the sausages and mash arrived about fifteen minutes later. not good. and the food........powdered potato mix?!! powdered gravy mix! overcooked chips. dry burger, and the blandest fish pie (no'powdered' potato piped on top or any sign of gratination just smeared over the fish and served.......with a side of dry overcooked veg. something is terribly wrong here. sad!
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steven - View all reviews by this user
1 Overall rating
Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 0
Thursday, May 13, 2010

A fantastic pub and great location. The food was superb and very reasonable. Although not a specific reastauarant area, there was a lovely atmosphere in all the bar areas for both eating and/or drinking. A delightful couple of hours spent on the terrace watching the boats go by! Highly recommended and well worth a visit.
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Helen Barlow
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, September 09, 2009

visited the POW Saturday evening around 9.30 very quiet and clean alas bar staff must of had (one hopes) a long day.

one just kept playing with the beer pumps cleaning lines (at 9.30 in the evening ??) and another just looked and ignored us untill he was beconed by a regular.

my drinks ?? a pint of Guiness and a half with a shot of blackcurrant. and low and behold I had to tell him the order twice. If I was a tourist one may have understood but being born and raised in the area I found it strange. in short inexperienced cheap labour working the bar.

all that said it is a very nice river pub. but I would recommend you try some of the others also. Grapes or Bootys or Captain Kidd etc.

visit it by all means but its not the only london river pub.

food looked good but its nothing to get excited about. standard B grade pub food. same as Wetherspoons etc.
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David Mansworth
6 Overall rating
Food 5 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Sunday, August 16, 2009

I went to the prospect of whitby today for lunch with my sister in law, i have to say the food was perfect the staff friendly and ever so helpful, we enjoyed our lunch so much we are taking the family there. hats off to who runs the pub they have maintained the sense of history that everyone goes there for, i have to say the prospect of whitby and it staff captured our hearts today and i know we will become regular visitors.
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Jackie Gilmartin/Barbara Hunter
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Thursday, April 23, 2009

Went here with relatives for Sunday lunch. Have to back up the recent comments on the food - the sunday roast was dreadful. Soft potatoes, ready meal quality lamb, frozen veg - The sort of food you would expect from a dodgy cafe - not an historic London pub. They got rid of the gas lamps and with it has gone all sense of quality.
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HOLDEN - View all reviews by this user
4 Overall rating
Food 1 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 1
Wednesday, February 11, 2009