The Antelope stands on Eaton Terrace in Belgravia, a short walk from Sloane Square, and it is the rare survivor in one of London's grandest postcodes. The pub was built in the 1820s for the servants of the local gentry, and modern Belgravia grew up around it. CAMRA flags it as a historic, unspoilt interior, with etched glass windows, a fine island bar, and separate wood panelled rooms upstairs and down. Fuller's runs it today.
This is a traditional pub that trades on character rather than novelty. The bar is lively in the evenings and the upstairs rooms make a good lunch in a smart part of town. Come for a quiet Pride, a long lunch, or an evening with friends in the panelled rooms. Skip it if you are after cocktails or a late club crowd, because the television usually stays silent and the brief is conversation.