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108 Wapping High Street
London E1W 2NE
+44 (0) 20 7480 5759
Captain Kidd is a converted warehouse pub, situated very close to the site of the Execution Dock where Kidd was hung for piracy and murder. They serve a variety of beers, wines, spirits and cocktails as well as modern European dishes from an A La Carte menu. They provide outside seating on the terrace.
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March 26, 2008
Most pirate named pubs and bars are basically just that. A jolly roger on the outdoor sign and a vaguely nautical theme within the bar is as much as any girl could hope for.
At Captain Kidds you've pretty much got the same thing (sorry to have got your hopes up with that intro entendre...) - except the pub claims to be where the unfairly accused pirate of the same name had a pint before he was hanged.
While I enjoyed the pirate etchings on the wall and the old barrel oak tables, I certainly did NOT enjoy historical innacuracy which is what this pub is rife with.
Captain Kidd was held in an undergound cell before his mass execution. He didn't pop down the road into a converted Warehouse (which by my guess looks Georgian, so evidently didn't exist at the time) for a beer.
There should be some sort of historical police for this kind of crap.
