The Star Tavern, Belgravia  fancyapint.com rated pub, rated3 pints - click for an explanation of our ratingsCask Marque pub - click for an explanation of the Cask Marque scheme

location:

Belgravia

address:

6 Belgrave Mews West, SW1X 8HT

phone:

0871 258 7399*
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nearest stations:

Knightsbridge London Underground station
(510m) - zone 1

Hyde Park Corner London Underground station
(530m) - zone 1

Sloane Square London Underground station
(650m) - zone 1

Victoria railway stationLondon Underground station
(830m) - zone 1

Green Park London Underground station
(1.3Km) - zone 1

how to find it:

Leave Sloane Square tube, cross Sloane Square, and go straight up Sloane Street. Keep going for 5 minutes, then turn right down Pont Street. Follow this road as it changes into Chesham Place. Belgrave Mews West is on your left, just past the German Embassy.

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nearby attraction(s):

Harrods (300m)

Harvey Nichols (470m)

Apsley House (630m)

picture of Star Tavern
Some would have you think (wrongly, we believe) that the Great Train Robbers supped here whilst pondering their cunning plan, but the Star Tavern doesn't need hackneyed gangster chic to attract the punters. Being small on the small side and located in a mews at the back of a number of large embassies, it's not the place for a rowdy night out. But what you do get is a good selection of well-kept Fullers ales and traditional pub food, served up by attentive staff who seem genuinely chuffed that you're frequenting their pub. The clientele is more mixed than many of the other boozers in the area - and the punters' accents hint at their work locations, it's also one of the few pubs in the area open at the weekend.Other attractions include a lovely upstairs bar and possibly the smallest gents toilets in London. It can be a bit of a trek finding this place, and it can fill up rapidly, but it's definitely worth the effort.

reviewed:
19/10/2008
reviewed by jack

pub features:(click on an icon to see an explanation)

good beer served - click for explanationreal ale - Fuller's
function room for hire - click for explanationfunction room for hire

second opinion:

posted by bernie5 - Saturday 27th February, 2010, 4:09pm
If you enjoy a quiet afternoon pint, reading the newspapers or talking to friends, the Star Tavern is an excellent choice. There are no distractions inside or out. The beer is good, service from the young staff is prompt, though in my experience a little detached. The sandwiches are good value (for Belgravia), while the hot food is very very popular at lunchtime.
posted by Kubrick - Tuesday 6th May, 2008, 5:12pm
Although I haven't visited the Star as yet I did want to say that this was indeed frequented by at least one great train robber. Bruce Reynolds in his 'Autobiography of a Thief' states that he was a frequent visitor here. As was Diana Dors and a number of senior police officers from the nearby Belgravia Police Station. I'll let you know about the beer once I've got out of chokey ;o)
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