Chelsea Insider Low - Cadogan

63 | FOOD AND DRINK | Pubs, bars and nightlifewalk through a large 1930s apartmentbuilding until you come to a black doorwith a lantern and an inconspicuoussign.Inside, the bar is decorated with quirkyand antique ornaments, and there’s afancy dress box packed with wigs, costumesand hats. Barts plays ‘Prohibitionera’ music and has a Cuban-themedgarden. Cocktails, snacks and canapésare served, including sharing cocktailsserved in teapots or top hats.Monday-Thursday 6pm-12.30am,Friday-Saturday 6pm-1.30am, Sunday6pm-11pm.Sloane Avenue, SW3 3DWT: 020 7581 3355www.barts-london.comBeaufort House(see Restaurants for brasserie)The ground floor cocktail bar andbrasserie are open to the public, whilethe upper floors are part of a privatemembers’ club. In the evening it’s muchmore of a bar, with mixologists creatingsignature and classic cocktails.Members have access to the members’lounge/bar/restaurant, the clubThe Botanistroom and the Penthouse ChampagneBar. Contact the venue regardingmembership queries.Brasserie and cocktail bar openSunday-Wednesday 10am-12.30pm,Thursday-Saturday 10am-1.30pm.354 King’s Road, SW3 5UZT: 020 7352 2828www.beauforthousechelsea.co.ukThe BotanistThe Botanist, sister site to Tom and EdMartin’s The Cadogan Arms, nodstowards Sir Hans Sloane in both itsname and the backlit drawings of floraand fauna on the restaurant wall. It’s apopular drinking spot for locals and hasa great selection of signature cocktails.On the breakfast menu, The Botanistpays special attention to hot chocolate inhonour of Sir Hans Sloane’s invention,here made with chocolate flakes andserved with a chocolate stirring stickfrom Rococo Chocolates. The choiceof tea for breakfast is also impressive.The lunch and dinner menus featureBritish/modern European dishes with aseasonal angle, including a good showingof fish, steak and oysters. There arealso menus for Saturday brunch/lunch,Sunday lunch, afternoon tea and pretheatre/post-theatre,and a substantialbar menu.Monday-Friday 8am-11.30pm,Saturday-Sunday 9am-11.30pm.Breakfast Monday-Friday 8am-11.30am,Saturday-Sunday 9am-11.30am. LunchMonday-Friday 12pm-3.30pm, Saturday-Sunday 12pm-4pm. Afternoon tea3.30pm-6pm daily. Dinner 5.30pm-11pmdaily. Pre and post-theatre menu5.30pm-6.30pm, 10pm-11pm. The barmenu is available 12pm-10.30pm daily,and bar customers are also able to orderfrom the restaurant menus during lunchand dinner service times.7 Sloane Square, SW1W 8EET: 020 7730 0077www.thebotanistonsloanesquare.comThe Builders ArmsA gastropub serving predominatelyBritish cuisine, the Builders Arms is ina Georgian building with a main bar anda dining area. It has a trendy, relaxedambience similar to the other Geronimopubs in the area, the Phoenix and theSurprise.There are roasts on Sundays andthe wine list has been put together byMaster of Wine John Clevely.Lunch: Monday-Friday 12pm-3pm,Saturday-Sunday 12pm-4pm. Dinner:Monday-Wednesday 7pm-10pm,Thursday-Saturday 7pm-11pm, Sunday7pm-9pm.13 Britten Street, SW3 3TYT: 020 7349 9040www.geronimo-inns.co.uk/thebuildersarms/The CadoganArmsYou can play pool upstairs on the firstfloor – there are three American eight-balltables available to play by the hour – andthe room can be hired out. A £10 dealincludes an hour of pool, a glass of wineor a bottled beer and mini cheeseburgers,fish and chips and sausage rolls. There’sa pub quiz on Mondays at 7.30pm(teams of up to six people, £2 each toplay, £100 bar tab for the winning team).The pool and quizzes might betraditional pub activities, but the food isdefinitely more of a brasserie style andranges from about £12-£23 for mains.There’s a lunch and dinner menu and aSunday lunch menu too.The selection of beers on tap is quitesmall, but there are some interestingbottled beers, including Dark BrewerySunburst and Samuel Smith’s OrganicLager, and there’s also a cocktail list.Monday-Saturday 11am-11pm, Sunday11am-10.30pm. Food: Monday-Friday12pm-3.30pm and 6pm-10.30pm,Saturday 12pm-10.30pm, Sunday12pm-9pm.298 King’s Road, SW3 5UG.T: 020 7352 6500thecadoganarmschelsea.comThe Cadogan ArmsThe other Chelsea gastropub owned bybrothers Tom and Ed Martin (along withthe Botanist), the Cadogan Arms mixesthe feel of a proper English pub with thestyle of a brasserie restaurant.