This is a pub in Belgravia, London, where Robin Ellacott interviews the friend of Rupert Fleetwood, Albie Simpson-White in Chapter 30.
Robin goes to Dino’s club and speaks to a waitress outside who tells her Albie is now working in Harrods. She later goes to Harrods and Albie agrees to talk to her.
She meets Albie at the staff exit of Harrods on Basil Street and she suggests having food at the Alfred Tennyson down the road, which she’d looked up on her phone ten minutes before as to avoid any of the more expensive restaurants nearby.
Even though the pub is crowded when they arrive, Robin and Albie are able to secure a table in the restaurant. Robin sits with her back against the wall so she isn’t approached from behind again (she had just been grabbed from behind by a man in Harrods).
Robin interviews Albie and strongly suspects that he is hiding something. She believes he may know where Rupert is and she decides she wants to put surveillance on Albie with the chance he’ll lead them to Rupert. Strike and the subcontractors aren’t happy about this because the agency is already stretched. Kim isn’t shy about expressing her opinion in Robin’s hearing.
From their website: “Named after legendary local Poet Laureate, Lord Tennyson, located on the cobbled streets of Belgravia, a true neighbourhood gem. The Alfred Tennyson is in the heart of Motcomb Street a favourite area for Belgravia locals, surrounded by a collection of fabulous boutiques and shops. Our pub is a much loved pub for the local community.”
Visit their website here.
The Alfred Tennyson is located at 10 Motcomb Street. You can find The Alfred Tennyson on the map below: