London Region

Campaign for Real Ale

Campaign for Real Ale

Surprise

6 Christchurch Terrace
Chelsea
SW3 4AJ
Emailku.oc.aeslehc-esirpruseht@ofni Telephone(020) 3837 4600
Real AleReal FireFamily FriendlyGardenLunchtime MealsEvening MealsSmokingRestaurantFunction RoomDog FriendlyWiFiLive Music
Opening times: Mon 16:00-23:00; Tue–Sun 12:00-23:00
Regular beers: Marston's Pedigree, Ringwood Razorback, Timothy Taylor Landlord

See more about this pub on WhatPub, CAMRA's national pub guide.

A delightful Surprise this pub indeed is, hidden away, as it is, in the backstreets of Chelsea, though its name originates from that of the ship that bore Napoleon's body back to France in 1820. Reopened post-Covid and now leased to Jack Greenall, a scion of the Greenall Whitley brewing family. The pub features a bar and 28-cover restaurant area plus a private dining room, the Hamilton. Both lunch and dinner can be taken in the bar area or the restaurant. The general manager had previously been at the Harwood Arms in Fulham and the chef comes from the Rabbit in Chelsea. The interior design has been described by The Times as "like I imagine the boot room at Chatsworth to be, or Jacob Rees-Mogg’s fifth-best reception room"! Four ales at date of survey, including a Ringwood house-branded ale. Prices reflect the area.