The English Maid

If you want to enjoy a drink and some basic pub grub whilst sitting in the sun and having a nice chat — this place is perfect.
It’s a barge that’s moored on the Thames with a few levels, a really cute layout and a very relaxed vibe.
The atmosphere is great. The food is decent and the service is average. But for the price it’s a good deal.

All aboard the English Maid, a 1933 Dutch-​built barge moored on the Thames after many years spent on the Seine. Located close to Vauxhall Bridge, this floating restaurant serves hearty British staples from battered cod and chips to steak and kidney pudding, with a few international favourites crowding out the menu. The warm, informal atmosphere is affable and easygoing, with an all-​day coffee shop and summer barbeques on the upper deck and regular live jazz and classical music in the evenings.
Nothing better than to stand on deck on a balmy evening watching the sun go down over Londong

Most of the moored pub/​boats on the Thames are pretty rubbish. The ones near Embankment should be renamed Wetherspoons-​on-​Water. Enter The English Maid (formerlly Rock the Boat)… It’s an unpretentious and suprisingly spacious boat just south of Lambeth Bridge.
The drinks are standard prices and food isn’t great but sitting on deck in the sun with a pint was lovely. Great views down the river made for a great afternoon.
One of it’s main problems is its location, being just off Albert Embankment makes it a little walk to find it. Worth the trip though for a chilled out afternoon in the sun.