Drink 4/5 Decor 3/5 Food 5/5 Price 3/5 Atmosphere 4/5 Staff 3/5

TELEVISION adverts for Whoppers and Big Macs always make the burgers look enormous and not able to fit into any human mouth.

That is, until they actually arrive and then disappointment sets in.

This is not the case with the Galleon burger at the Spanish Galleon in Greenwich.

I had huge problems fitting the mammoth homemade burger into my ample gob and could only do so by opening up wider than ever before.

At £6.75 it was slightly more than most pub burgers I have had and lots more than in any fast food joint. But it was so much nicer.

The beef was coarsely minced as opposed to being bashed to a pulp and was juicy and tender.

It was worth the money and left me feeling fat like a good burger should without feeling like my arteries were being clogged up.

Taking advantage of the Shepherd Neame pub environment I enjoyed a very nice pint of Bishops Finger.

But what really marked the pub out for me was the selection of lagers available.

Instead of the usual Fosters, Kronenbourg and Stella, it was nice to see Orangeboom and Asahi on tap.

Next time I visit I will definitely have a pint of Asahi because I don't know anywhere else where it appears on draught.

The strange thing about the pub is the clientele.

As one of the closest pubs to the Cutty Sark it has all the wall-mounted anchors any plastic-mac-wearing, map-reading tourist could want.

But it was also showing the England versus Australia rugby match to a bunch of daddy's-going-to-buy-me-a-pony banker types.

This gave the pub a very odd mix of la-di-da bingers and ooh-la-la European cafe culture drinkers.

The only real negative thing to say about the pub is the barmaid forgot to bring any ketchup when she brought out my burger and chips.

It then took about three or four minutes for me to get the attention of the bar staff to get some.

But it is a small flaw in an otherwise friendly pub which provides a haven for tourists and sports fans alike with an interesting selection of beers and the best pub burger I think I have ever had the pleasure to taste.