Builders Arms, Chelsea  rated2 pints - click for an explanation of our ratings

location:

Chelsea

address:

13 Britten Street, SW3 3TY

phone:

0871 984 1542*
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nearest stations:

South Kensington London Underground station
(690m) - zone 1

Sloane Square London Underground station
(890m) - zone 1

Gloucester Road London Underground station
(1.2Km) - zone 1

Knightsbridge London Underground station
(1.3Km) - zone 1

how to find it:

From Sloane Square, walk down the King's Road for about 10 minutes and take a right onto Sydney Street, opposite Chelsea Town Hall. From Sydney Street, take your first right onto Britten Street. The pub is 2 minutes on your right. From South Kensington, walk down Onslow Place to Fulham Road, cross Fulham Road and take your next right down Sydney Street. Second left off Sydney Street is Britten Street. The pub 2 minutes on your right.

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nearby attraction(s):

Victoria & Albert Museum (880m)

picture of Builders ArmsA trendy, modern gastropub, with real ales, continental-style cool lagers,wines and spirits. A finalist in the Evening Standard Pub of the Year in 2000 - it had a reputation for excellent food, which, from more recent feedback, appears to be on the decline. Alas, we were not in the mood to test this on our last visit. Being a warm Friday evening, the pub and the pavement outside were packed with the braying, bright young things from the shire and, having managed to squeeze through the door into the pub, were immediately put off by the obvious need for table clearing accompanied by a smell we could only describe as "continental". But all this seemed to be of little concern to the punters, so we left them to it. At other times, things may well be more equable here, but there're plenty of similarly-specified alternatives in this area. It might be the victim of it's own success, but we do expect more of an effort from Geronimo Inns.

reviewed:
5/5/2006
reviewed by pubdog

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