Listen, London's pubs are an endangered species.
And so The Chancellors is a rare breed indeed.
A pub's pub.
A place to go and have a beer.
Dark recesses, shit lager if you want it and normal peanuts.
Lads basking shirtless outside in the hot weather.
TV screens showing sport.
A definite locals place.
But Crisp Pizza is here to ruin all that.
Crisp are the sort of resident food lot of the pub.
They've got the trendies rolling in to devour their stiff boards of joy.
Massive thin crust crispy based pizzas with generous good quality toppings.
Eat in if you can find a space.
Eat outside if you can find a space.
Or eat along the river if you can find a space.
Whilst the aspect of the pub itself is not Wordsworth territory, you're literally 30 secs from some of the most charming views London has to offer.
And The Chancellors is a robust enough place to deal with the influx of pizza enthusiasts.
They mingle happily with the locals.
It creates a lively atmosphere that takes you back to when pubs were pubs but they didn't serve superb pizza like this. A win win.
One thing.
You need to work for you pizza. Plan head. Order on insta. They run out. Regularly.
In which case a packet of KP and a pint of Carling top is next best. Although you could try Sam's Kitchen next door if you want posh caff vibes.
Or Sam's Riverside literally across the road if you just want pure brilliance.
But if only pizza will do, plot down at The Chancellors and wait smugly for your pre order while this who aren't IDK look on jealously.
Flavours are fairly basic - cheese pie, n'duja pie, Pepperoni pie, Funghi pie - but the ingredients are quality and the execution is brutally good.
The pizza always comes out burnt. No messing around. Ultra hot oven. Ultra thin base. Ultra fine line between done and incinerated. But I'm all for black bits on a pizza crust and if you are too, you're in the right place. Served on a metal platter that resembles one of those tin foil jobs you get in Tescos for the Christmas turkey. No frills, all thrills. Pizza was never supposed to be some gastro bore off. It's soul food, driven by good bread, simple toppings and intense heat. This lot get the combination perfect.
Warning. If like me you eat everything served to you, the larger sized pizza will have you in a dough ball coma. If you choose to try and walk it off along the river, it would help if you live in Windsor because that's how long it will take. read more