Kings Road - Continued

Continuing on the Kings Road, one of the first pubs I discovered on the Kings Road is the Builders Arms just off the Kings Road on Britten Street. Builders Arms is part of the Geronimo Inns portfolio located in a quiet residential street.

It is a very cozy pub with a log fire for those cold winter days. In the summer there are a few tables outside, but it is limited and hard to get a table. So it is not the best pub to recommend to sit outside. The food on offer is a simple gastropub meals, with a good Sunday roast and be sure to check their specials as they are always a delight. The clientele is very mixed, but it attracts a very Chelsea crowd on the younger side.

Not too far from this pub, is another pub that is also part of the Geronimo Inns portfolio called the Phoenix. Again, the food is similar and so is the wine list. Its ‘good-value’ menu offers Portland crab on toast, pan-roasted sea bass with a fennel, and pine nut & tarragon stuffing.

In some ways, I prefer this pub as it has a few more tables to sit outside on a very quiet street (Smith Street). The crowd is similar as the clientele likes to vary going from the Builders Arms to the Phoenix on occasions. But this pub has more of a separation between bar and Restaurant with a dining room in the back of the pub.