Tallyman, Canary Wharf, E14

David Walton left this review about Tallyman

Visited 28/09/26

Cask here were two sets of three hand pumps and each dispensing Doom Bar, TT LL and Boddingtons. Keg offering of Madri, Pravda, MCB (or Monte Carlo Beer - seen this now a few times, must look it up), Hawkstone session lager & the Hedgerow berry cider, Alpacalypse, Guinness, Caffreys Black Stout, Estrella AF, Joosy hazy pale ale from UnBarred, Aspall, Felt peach lager from Salt, Blue Moon. Whilst a bit pedestrian, not a bad beer offering by Canary Wharf standards (JDW aside).

Rectangular venue, glass fronted on two outside sides with some seating out the front, some benefiting from some parasols to keep the sun off! Inside the venue is bare boarded with a ceramic tile skirt along the front and much longer length off the right-hand wall. The venue is extensively dark boarded on the walls. On the ceramic tiled section in front of the short length of the bar counter to the front sits an ornate tiled, but decorative only, fire gate with a few wingback armchairs around a small table in front thereof, plus a regular table with a duo of comfortable armchairs. Seating on the left-hand side is a mix of tall and regular tables served by a mixture of upholstered armchairs, a similarly upholstered banquette along the front part of the left-hand side. A three-sided wood panelled protrusion off the left-hand wall provides a standing drinking ledge around its three sides. The rear part of the venue is a series of regular tables and booth tables all laid for diners, this part partitioned off from the front part with a wall with arched walk through on either side, the wall between housing an upright piano (doesn't seem like the sort of venue that would have an impromptu sing-along). No screens and a classy if somewhat hard to categorise music soundtrack, until some crowd pleasers just ahead of me finishing my pint and the urge of needing to move on. Venue is classy and it can't fail to do well here given lack of interesting alternatives, but it felt a bit lacking in ambience.

On 11^th October 2026 - rating: 5
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