
Pub Club
Founder's Arms
Thames-side tables with St Paul’s in view from the South Bank
Founder's Arms sits beside the River Thames on Hopton Street, between Tate Modern and Blackfriars. Come for British pub food, a broad drinks list and a heated riverside terrace overlooking St Paul’s Cathedral.
52 Hopton St, London SE1 9JH, UK
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The river
A front-row view of London
Floor-to-ceiling windows and the riverside deck look across the Thames towards St Paul’s Cathedral, Blackfriars Bridge and the City. Outside tables are available, with the terrace welcoming dogs and offering a heated place to settle in.
The kitchen
British plates from breakfast to roast
The menu covers the day from breakfast through dinner, with dishes including cyder-battered haddock, triple-cooked chips, tartare sauce and mushy peas. Sundays bring roast beef or meat-free options with roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables and Yorkshire pudding, alongside vegetarian choices and a children's menu.
Come for
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Heated riverside terrace with panoramic Thames views towards St Paul’s Cathedral, Blackfriars Bridge and the City
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British favourites including cyder-battered haddock, triple-cooked chips, tartare sauce, mushy peas and burnt lemon
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A Sunday roast with golden roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables, Yorkshire pudding, beef, veggie Wellington or nut roast
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Dog-friendly terrace and bar, between Tate Modern and Blackfriars, with Waterloo, Southwark and Blackfriars stations nearby
Visit
Founder's Arms
Food is served 10am–10pm Monday to Friday and 9am–10pm Saturday and Sunday.
Today · 9am–11pm
- Monday
- 10am–11pm
- Tuesday
- 10am–11pm
- Wednesday
- 10am–11pm
- Thursday
- 10am–11pm
- Friday
- 10am–midnight
- Saturday
- 9am–midnight
- Sunday
- 9am–11pm
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