Your Visit
The Mahogany Bar is part of Wilton’s Music Hall, a
performance venue, on Graces Alley, off Ensign Street, Wapping, London E1 8JB.
Opening hours are Monday to Saturday from 5pm - 11pm. Except Bank Holidays.
As The Mahogany Bar is part of Wilton’s Music Hall, when Wilton’s is being used for private events the bar may not be open. See the events section of this blog or ‘like’ us on facebook.
Other Rooms and Hire
There are more rooms to The Mahogany Bar than just the main space. The Green Room and Dining Room are open to everyone also from Monday to Saturday. These spaces are sometimes available to hire on a case by case basis. Prices start at £200, all proceeds go to Wilton’s Capital Appeal. Please email Chris the Bar Manager at bar@wiltons.org.uk. If you are looking to hire for photo or film shoots please send your enquiry to the main office at info@wiltons.org.uk.
Events
Regular bar events crop up throughout the week from live
music to pub quizzes.
These will be featured on the main blog page and can also be found on Wilton’s Music Hall’s listing page (What’s On).
Food
There are currently big plans to introduce food to the bar. This will be lunch times and evenings. However until this happens, we work with a selection of local restaurants who will deliver orders for free. Menus can be found at the bar. On occasion food is provided by Bliss Catering, usually this is in conjunction with long running productions.
The History
The Mahogany Bar was built around 1725, we believe as a public house, trading under many names over the years including The Albion Saloon and The Prince of Denmark.
In 1828 it was luxuriously and elaborately refurbished with a magnificent mahogany bar and fittings which was unprecedented for a pub interior at that time and earned the nick-name that is
still used today. Frequented by the sailing community, the bar’s fame spread to every port across the globe and it was even claimed that visiting sailors may not have heard of St Paul’s Cathedral but they knew exactly where to find The Mahogany Bar. Sadly, the famous fixtures and fittings of this remarkable bar have been stripped away over the years but the atmosphere lingers on.
