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Rose & Crown is a traditional pub

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Chelsea's pubs have suffered significant decline over the last few years, with scores shutting up or ratcheting themselves more and more upmarket.

If you're in SW1 and want a pub the way pubs used to be, then the Rose & Crown is the one for you.

Tatty on the outside, the interior hasn't changed much since probably the 1980s. A huge bar dominates proceedings, and although the old lunch counter is now filled with bottles of wine, rather than cling wrapped sarnies, not much else is representative of the noughties. A couple of ales are on offer and Thai food if you're peckish, while a pool table fills a good deal of the space.

The last remaining older geezers who still live in the area prop up the counter, bantering with the landlady but otherwise there's a mix of wealthier student types and after work drinkers; we're pretty sure a few chauffeurs come here for a soft drink while waiting for their fares to finish shopping, too.

NEAREST STATION: Sloane Square station

FEATURES: Real ales, outdoor seating, one pool table, Sky TV

The Rose & Crown
90-92 Lower Sloane Street, SW1W 8BU

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