Admiral Codrington, Chelsea, SW3

Official site of Admiral Codrington - theadmiralcodrington.com

Official site of Admiral Codrington - theadmiralcodrington.com

Visited 27/10/25. Visited previously on 18/06/19 Cask was a single hand pump dispensing TT LL with the two hand pumps non dispensing. Keg offering of Pilsner Urquell, Brixton Low Voltage Session IPA, Lucky Saint, Peroni, Campfire Hazy IPA from Two Tribes, Guinness, Asahi, Neck Oil, Amstel and Cornish Orchards cider. There is an outside paved seating area at the side of the venue, occupied by a few on an end sunny afternoon with little daylight remaining. Inside there is an island bar with service on three sides with a patterned tile skirt in an otherwise bare boarded venue. Think the venue was closed for a while recently for a refurbishment. Seating is around the perimeter, tall copper topped tables in the front window to the left of the entrance, a mid-brown studded leather banquette in the front left-hand corner, then some small round tables with regular chairs in the rear left-hand corner near a working fire grate, with a padded bench along the rear wall. Seating along the right-hand wall was via a similar banquette but in a sage green serving regular tables. The venue opens into a longer room with a big sky light beyond the bar area. Tables were laid for diners and there was a roaring fire in the grate on the wall at the back. No screens in sight, plenty of oils of presumably the Admiral himself on the walls and a jazzy soundtrack playing on my visit. Nice venue but was v disappointed by the beer choices.

A Butcombe tied house now known as The Cod,the side entrance is by the outside seating area in a light wood finish.The interior is dominated by an island bar with some high tables to the left,bench seating in light brown leather to the right while through an arch is a rear section with another long bench.Sports screens were showing the Olympics on mute ,while to the left side is a laid for service dining area with a portrait of the Admiral at the far end. It's all a bit featureless,functional yet dull.Three handpumps with Butcombe Original doubled (NBSS 2.5) and their Rare Breeds with a partially turned clip but not dispensing after my enquiry so why not fully reverse the clip ? The keg selection was uninspiring and there were bottled beers from Butcombe on the beer menu. I could not stand drinking the Original for a prolonged session given it's classic boring brown beer characterstic,so this was a brief stop which I am unlikely to repeat.

Posh pub in the back of Chelsea, fairly modernised but clearly still a pub. The island bar at the front is surrounded by space and tables, with a restaurant area to the rear and a covered patio to the side. A set of handpumps was tucked round the back of the bar dispensing Wandle, Bombardier and Whitstable Bay in very good condition. Despite looking expensive, the beer was not priced much different to others in the area.