The Cross Keys
Chelsea
A 1708 Chelsea pub on a quiet Lawrence Street corner, ranked among the UK's Top 50 Gastropubs
The Gladwin Brothers' Old Church Street pub — Sussex-vineyard wines and a tight British seasonal menu
The Gladwin Brothers — Oliver, Richard and Gregory, behind Rabbit on King's Road and Nutbourne in Battersea — took over the 17th-century Pig's Ear on Old Church Street in 2024 and gave the room their familiar treatment: a tight British-seasonal menu sourced largely from the family's Nutbourne estate in West Sussex, a wine list that leans on Nutbourne's own English sparkling, a proper roast on Sundays. The pub itself is two storeys back from the river, far enough off the King's Road to keep the tourist drift away.
The upstairs dining room is the booking; the ground-floor bar is for a pint and a half-dozen oysters. Ask for the Nutbourne sparkling rather than the house champagne.
At a Glance
View Type
Thames River, Royal Park, Garden View
View Quality
Exceptional
Sunset
*** (3/5)
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