Belgravia · Westminster
The Grenadier
A hidden mews pub said to be haunted by a cheating soldier.
- Address18 Wilton Row, Belgravia, London SW1X 7NR
- Phone020 3205 2905
- Websitegrenadierbelgravia.com
- OwnershipIndependent pub
About The Grenadier
Built in 1720 as an officers' mess and reached only via a cobbled, unmarked mews, the Grenadier is famous for its ghost story and its Bloody Marys.
Down an easy-to-miss cobbled mews behind Belgrave Square, the Grenadier began life in 1720 as the officers' mess of the First Royal Regiment of Foot Guards, and the red sentry box outside still nods to that military past. Its ghost story is one of London's best-loved: a young officer, caught cheating at cards, is said to have been flogged to death in the cellar, and his spirit is still blamed for unexplained noises each September. The ceiling above the bar is covered in banknotes, stuck up by visitors over decades as a tribute or superstition, and the pub's Bloody Marys have their own cult following.
On tap
Renowned Bloody Marys alongside a solid range of ales and wines.
Food
A traditional British menu, including Sunday roasts, in a room built for lingering.
More pubs in Belgravia
- The Star TavernThe mews pub where the Great Train Robbery was planned.
- The Nag's HeadNo mobile phones, the lowest bar counter in London, house rules that stick.
- The Wilton ArmsA family-run Belgravia local since 1826.