The Chequers Tavern, St. James

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location:

St. James

address:

16 Duke Street, SW1Y 6DB

phone:

0871 258 8519*
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nearest stations:

Green Park London Underground station
(330m) - zone 1

Piccadilly Circus London Underground station
(370m) - zone 1

Leicester Square London Underground station
(800m) - zone 1

Oxford Circus London Underground station
(890m) - zone 1

Charing Cross railway station London Underground station
(910m) - zone 1

how to find it:

Exit Green Park tube onto Piccadilly, and turn and walk past The Ritz Hotel before taking a right down St. James St. Take your first left down Jermyn St., then the second street on your right down Duke St. The pub is on your left.

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nearby attraction(s):

White Cube Gallery (50m)

Fortnum and Mason (200m)

The Royal Academy (250m)

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The Chequers Tavern is one of several small St. James' pubs. It's usually the quietest pub in this neck of the woods, it means there's more chance to get a seat. It gets the basics right, with good real ales, and a simple but cheap food menu. The service is also very good and they clearly take pride in running their pub, regularly cleaning the brass at closing time. It's an old place, apparently dating back to 1666, and the pub gained its name from the coachmen who whiled away their time drinking ale and playing chequers on the steps of the pub, waiting for their masters to finish enjoying their evenings elsewhere. History aside, although interior doesn't look that old, this is still a good, solid boozer.

reviewed:
28/03/2009