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Hollywood Arms, Chelsea, SW10
SW10
SW10 9HX
Served areas
Reviews of Hollywood Arms (Average Rating: 4½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Tris C left this review about Hollywood Arms
The history’s on CAMRA’s site, the photos on the pub’s and the description’s below.
The gothic elements of the pub are very attractive: etched and cut-glass windows, room dividers, the bar back and front. There’s a smart function room upstairs, along with attractive lavs, with two cubicles no less. Some of the customers were annoyingly drunk, others a bit twattish and probably office workers; the Cure played at an agreeable level.
The only ale on offer was a very good pint of London Original at £5.15, which is actually very reasonable for these parts, but then again this isn’t the most desirable part for these climes.
I would love to have seen this place in its heyday. It’s just about ok and certainly better than the King’s Arms down the road; worth popping in for a swift one.
On 9th December 2021
- rating: 4
[User has posted 1985 recommendations about 1951 pubs]
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Malden man left this review about Hollywood Arms
This place is some considerable distance from what I regard as a traditional pub; the interior feels like an upmarket hotel lounge with armchairs, long sofas bedecked with cushions, curved sofa style high benches, large feature clocks, tree themed wallpaper, candles on the tables and lots and lots of grey paint. The exterior Gothic style arched windows are part complimented inside by a feature high arch between the front and back areas (painted grey naturally). The bar is beyond the front room, three handpumps offered Youngs Bitter, Bombardier and Twickenham Grandstand (£2.15 a half). Service would be best described as perfunctory, perhaps inept, it took two different people to pour and work out the price of my drink, good job is wasn't a round for eight, I'd still be there now, and I'd be skint.
Beyond the bar, further to the rear is a dining area, called The Aviary, while upstairs is The Blanchard Room, available for hire at no small cost I'd wager. I didn't see a food menu but a chalkboard offered snacks including Scotch egg of the day (?) £6 and fisherman's and butcher's platters £17/18. Incongruous with the surroundings TVs were showing The Six Nations with sound up, a couple of locals were watching, I knew them to be locals by the pullovers over the shoulders, head worn sunglasses and boat shoes. Various tables were reserved for later by people called Harry and Sophie while several Bright Young Things sat outside pavement café style sipping their pinot grigios and lattes.
I felt like a square peg in a round hole in here, it may suit the Chelsea set but it didn't suit me.
On 16th March 2014
- rating: 4
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Rex Rattus left this review about Hollywood Arms
This pub has had an internal makeover since my previous visit. The "butcher's block" tables have gone, with armchairs and sofas being the furnishings of choice. Everything has now been painted that ubiquitous Chelsea grey, including the Gothic arches dividing the room. The right hand wall has on it a sort of tree-themed wallpaper, and is dominated by an enormous, and apparently old, clock. Being a Young's pub the ales on are unadventurous, with just Young's Bitter and Bombardier available. I didn't see a menu, but I would be surprised if food wasn't available.
Young's have succeeded in achieving the hotel lounge look, and I don't think the makeove has improved it. But then I can count on the fingers of one hand the makeovers that I consider to be an improvement. But it is a spaceous, light pub that is worthing visiting to have a look at a rare Gothic style pub.
On 28th April 2013
- rating: 6
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- Official site of the Hollywood Arms with menu and cocktail list - www.hollywoodarmschelsea.com
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- CAMRA WhatPub :: Hollywood Arms - whatpub.com
Imperial Wharf, 1 miles, 19 min walk (show)
Kensington (Olympia), 1.61 miles, 31 min walk (show)
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- Accommodation : No last updated 09 December 2021 by Tris C
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 09 December 2021 by Tris C
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 09 December 2021 by Tris C
- Beer Garden : No last updated 09 December 2021 by Tris C
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 09 December 2021 by Tris C
- Car Park : No last updated 09 December 2021 by Tris C
- Darts : No last updated 09 December 2021 by Tris C
- Function Room : Yes last updated 09 December 2021 by Tris C
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Jukebox : No last updated 09 December 2021 by Tris C
- Karaoke : No last updated 09 December 2021 by Tris C
- Live Music : No last updated 09 December 2021 by Tris C
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 09 December 2021 by Tris C
- Micropub : No last updated 09 December 2021 by Tris C
- Pinball : No last updated 09 December 2021 by Tris C
- Pool Table : No last updated 09 December 2021 by Tris C
- Quiz Night : No last updated 09 December 2021 by Tris C
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 28 April 2013 by Dave McNally
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 09 December 2021 by Tris C
- Wheelchair Access : No - WCs upstairs. - last updated 09 December 2021 by Tris C
- WiFi : Yes last updated 09 December 2021 by Tris C
