The riverside location is superb - sitting in the sun watching the craft going up and down, Canary Wharf dominating the skyline. Food - bland, boring unimaginative, pub chain factory made bog standard Beer - OK, but not a very good pint of Fullers Pride. It could be great, but relies so much on tourists who may not know what... More

One of the oldest London pubs with a great terrace nearby the Thames. I like the atmosphere (Charles Dickens is said to come here - nice to know if you have a bit of imagination) and the views over the river and Canary Warf. The typical British pies are tasty and very home-style, good selection of drinks&ales. The service is... More

Location and atmosphere were the saving grace. The most disgusting meal we've ever had, and there were 6 of us. An incredibly watery Prawn Cocktail served on a plate with ice cold chunk of flavourless tomato. No flavour. Rock solid frozen carrots with what was meant to be a Christmas meal. Sprouts were as hard as marbles. Horrid. Stodgy, slab... More

nice to hangout in one of the oldest pub in London. Especially for fish n chips bank on the tames river. amazing ambiance ans staff -to serve you best of London beer!! best to be with your gang of friends More

The Prospect of Whitby has the potential to be the perfect pub. A great location, lots of seating, great views and a fairly good selection of food and drink too. However, the staff are inexplicably appalling - so much so that on a recent visit me and my family basically ended up doing their job for them (writing down food... More

My friend, Charles Dickens,knew it well because he lived up the road at the Grapes while writing 'Our Mutual Friend’. Sitting on the Thameside terrace, the setting was picturesque, with a weeping willow tree for shade, and looking past the big lamps (could they once have been gas?) at the wide sweep of the Thames across to Canary Wharf. Walk... More

This pub has great atmosphere, the views out onto the Thames are lovely, and the food is great! Some of the best fish and chips in London! More

I am a local and enjoy drinking at the prospect. Decided to try their Sunday Roast with family and could not believe a well known pub could provide a english roast dinner like they did. I don't think the meat was off the bone, looked like it was processed and had no taste to it , the potatoes did not... More

worst food ever and very very slow service. there were 6 of us, and we were all getting food separately in the duration of almost 3 hours. the person who ordered food first, get it last, and her stake was undercooked. people in the bar are very slow. took 15 minutes to get a pint of beer, although the place... More