Latest reviews for Bars & Pubs in Chelsea, London, United Kingdom

The Admiral Codrington - good fish and chips by ben_e_h

ben_e_h — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:51:35 +0000

Review by ben_e_h

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 020 7581 0005

Website: http://www.theadmiralcodrington.co.uk

This is a great place to go for a nice plate of fish and chips. The restaurant is very light and airy and a pleasant place to eat. The fish and chips is excellent. Also very good is the steak burger with parfait of foie gras. I have not had the fish cakes have also had good reports of these. The price is slightly above average pub food but not too bad for this area and this type of restaurant and is overall OK value. There is a nice patio area outside the front to eat which is very nice when the sun is out.This is a great place to go for a nice plate of fish and chips. The restaurant is very light and airy and a pleasant place to eat. The fish and chips is excellent. Also very good is the steak burger with parfait of foie gras. I have not had the fish cakes have also had good reports of these. The price is slightly above average pub food but not too bad for this area and this type of restaurant and is overall OK value. There is a nice patio area outside the front to eat which is very nice when the sun is out.

Cadogan Arms - standard by ben_e_h

ben_e_h — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:40:19 +0000

Review by ben_e_h

Rating: 2.00

Phone: 020 7352 1645

Tags: food, pub chain, standard pub food

This is a fairly standard pub on the kings road, nothing special really when there are loads of other places to chose from around here. OK if you are looking for a predictable pub chain feel, but it does not offer much else really. Serves all the normal type of beers, lagers and pub snacks. Quite light and spacious but not a massive amount of atmosphere unless it is very busy, although I have only seen it busy once or twice at the right times. Pretty obviously placed so not a bad place to meet someone who does not know where they are going, I often use it for this.This is a fairly standard pub on the kings road, nothing special really when there are loads of other places to chose from around here. OK if you are looking for a predictable pub chain feel, but it does not offer much else really. Serves all the normal type of beers, lagers and pub snacks. Quite light and spacious but not a massive amount of atmosphere unless it is very busy, although I have only seen it busy once or twice at the right times. Pretty obviously placed so not a bad place to meet someone who does not know where they are going, I often use it for this.

Henry J Beans - Not impressed by misstravelbug

misstravelbug — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:59:33 +0000

Review by misstravelbug

Rating: 1.00

Phone: 020 7352 9255

Website: http://www.henryjbeans.co.uk

Tags: american, cocktails, food

American food joint, ie. chicken wings, ribs, hamburgers. It's more a pub rather than restaurant, it's incredibly noisy and dim. Ordered the ribs and chicken wings, not terribly impressed, the sauce was too salty and the ribs stringy. Cocktails in a jug good value but won't be back again after a disappointing meal.American food joint, ie. chicken wings, ribs, hamburgers. It's more a pub rather than restaurant, it's incredibly noisy and dim. Ordered the ribs and chicken wings, not terribly impressed, the sauce was too salty and the ribs stringy. Cocktails in a jug good value but won't be back again after a disappointing meal.

Eclipse Bar - Very cool bar by LukeG

LukeG — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:37:31 +0000

Review by LukeG

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 020 7581 0123

Website: http://www.eclipse-ventures.com

Tags: cool, relaxed, posh

I was amazed when I went to Eclipse not too long ago. I was expecting to be surrounded by posh, champagne drinking Chelsea girls and city type guys. Instead I found the people extremely chilled out, young and up for having a good time. The staff were really friendly and the bongo player was awesome. We had a great night and have already penned in a return......watch out!I was amazed when I went to Eclipse not too long ago. I was expecting to be surrounded by posh, champagne drinking Chelsea girls and city type guys. Instead I found the people extremely chilled out, young and up for having a good time. The staff were really friendly and the bongo player was awesome. We had a great night and have already penned in a return......watch out!

606 Club - best jazz in town by LukeG

LukeG — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:06:40 +0000

Review by LukeG

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 020 7352 5953

Website: http://www.606club.co.uk

Tags: jazz, live music, club

The 606 Club is my favourite jazz club in London. In my opinion, it's the only jazz venue that has remained real and true to the jazz ethos. There is no pretentiousness, the ambience is great, the music excellent and the food really tastyThe 606 Club is my favourite jazz club in London. In my opinion, it's the only jazz venue that has remained real and true to the jazz ethos. There is no pretentiousness, the ambience is great, the music excellent and the food really tasty

K-Bar - Pretencious, terrible place by LukeG

LukeG — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:02:31 +0000

Review by LukeG

Rating: 1.00

Phone: 020 7352 6200

Website: http://www.k-bar.co.uk

Tags: cool, pretentious, dj

I managed to blag my way in with a group of friends for cocktails, dinner and then a guest list at this bar/club. Drinks are VERY expensive - Â£63.00 (Â£7.00 per shot) for 9 tequila shots. The music was completely unoriginal, mainstream and the testosterone was raging - this is not a place for conversation! We could have dealt with all of it had it not been then having to put up with being turfed out of the club at the close of the night by angry and insulting doormen as if we were trashy drunk idiots who want to drop Â£100's of pounds and then be abused! As promised - I won't go back and I thought I'd share!I managed to blag my way in with a group of friends for cocktails, dinner and then a guest list at this bar/club. Drinks are VERY expensive - Â£63.00 (Â£7.00 per shot) for 9 tequila shots. The music was completely unoriginal, mainstream and the testosterone was raging - this is not a place for conversation! We could have dealt with all of it had it not been then having to put up with being turfed out of the club at the close of the night by angry and insulting doormen as if we were trashy drunk idiots who want to drop Â£100's of pounds and then be abused! As promised - I won't go back and I thought I'd share!

Builders Arms - In Need of Renovation by chrisp

chrisp — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:19:42 +0000

Review by chrisp

Rating: 3.00

Phone: 020 7349 9040

Website: http://www.geronimo-inns.co.uk/thebuildersarms/

Tags: posh, trendy, food

Ask many people to name their favourite meal, and the answer you receive will most likely influenced by memories of old holidays, old friends and many factors often far removed from the quality of the food and service at the time. However, ask people to name their favourite restaurant, and you will probably be surprised how little the two overlap. A good meal can be a fluke, a moment in time that captures an emotion or relationship, a fortuitous confluence of good times and good company. A favourite restaurant has to be earned, and relies far more on rational concerns about quality of the cooking and competence of the service. Anywhere that produces a stunning meal one day and an apalling one the next will surely not last long, because the restaurant-going public are not gamblers. When spending a portion of their hard-earned cash, consistency is king. This is why the Fox and Hounds is a good restaurant; you can bring along friends and family time and time again and you are rarely if ever disappointed. And it is why the Builder's Arms is not.

In October I had a very pleasant meal at a (then) brand-new tapas joint called Pinchito near Old Street. Perhaps it was the novelty of the new, or the zest of the chefs for their new joint, but the odd niggle wasn't enough to detract from the fact that this was a competent establishment turning out fresh and tasty food. Zoom forward a few months, and that lovely bowl of fluffy light calamari had metamorphosed into a horrible dark-brown greasy mess, and what was once a fresh and neat intepretation of tomato bread (tomato pulp served separately with a little spoon) was now unevenly cut baguette wiped with tomato and thrown onto a plate. Pinchito has gone downhill, and I can no longer recommend it with enthusiasm.

Based on my most recent visit, I'm sorry to say that it seems the same malaise has overcome the previously excellent Builder's Arms in Chelsea. Last time, I had what I believe is the best Steak and Guinness pie it is possible to get hold of in London. In fact it was so good I made a special mention of it to the waiter, who didn't seem at all surprised and said that they got many people saying the same thing. This time, however, there was no pie on offer at all. Instead, the menu was geared towards traditional Sunday roasts and a few light seafoody bites for starters. We began with crabcakes and scallops, both of which were decent enough but failed to excite. The scallops were well cooked and had a good crust, but didn't taste of a great deal and sat on top of a huge mound of pea purÃ©e which smothered a miniscule sliver of crispy ham. Crabcakes were underseasoned and uninteresting, just big balls of filler that hardly tasted of crab at all.

The best you can say about the main course was that it contained good quality lamb and was not overcooked, but the quality of the other ingredients ranged from mediocre to very bad. Potatoes were crispy to the point of teeth-breaking but fortunately there were only two very tiny pieces. Roast parsnip was actually burned to a crisp - yes that's it on the picture, peeking out from behind the flabby boiled carrots in all its charred glory. Cabbage was alright, but could not redeem the rest of the dish. In fact you can learn all you need to know from that picture - this was a sloppily presented, sloppily cooked plate of food.

We didn't stay for desserts. It appears that what was once a solid, professional establishment has allowed itself to slip into mediocrity. But the whole experience just goes to underline my point - that running a consistently decent restaurant is not easy, and those places which do manage reliably good food without resorting to cutting corners are rare things indeed. I may visit the Builder's Arms again, and I may have a good meal, in fact I hope I will. But this does not make it a good restaurant. They're a long way off earning that.Ask many people to name their favourite meal, and the answer you receive will most likely influenced by memories of old holidays, old friends and many factors often far removed from the quality of the food and service at the time. However, ask people to name their favourite restaurant, and you will probably be surprised how little the two overlap. A good meal can be a fluke, a moment in time that captures an emotion or relationship, a fortuitous confluence of good times and good company. A favourite restaurant has to be earned, and relies far more on rational concerns about quality of the cooking and competence of the service. Anywhere that produces a stunning meal one day and an apalling one the next will surely not last long, because the restaurant-going public are not gamblers. When spending a portion of their hard-earned cash, consistency is king. This is why the Fox and Hounds is a good restaurant; you can bring along friends and family time and time again and you are rarely if ever disappointed. And it is why the Builder's Arms is not.

In October I had a very pleasant meal at a (then) brand-new tapas joint called Pinchito near Old Street. Perhaps it was the novelty of the new, or the zest of the chefs for their new joint, but the odd niggle wasn't enough to detract from the fact that this was a competent establishment turning out fresh and tasty food. Zoom forward a few months, and that lovely bowl of fluffy light calamari had metamorphosed into a horrible dark-brown greasy mess, and what was once a fresh and neat intepretation of tomato bread (tomato pulp served separately with a little spoon) was now unevenly cut baguette wiped with tomato and thrown onto a plate. Pinchito has gone downhill, and I can no longer recommend it with enthusiasm.

Based on my most recent visit, I'm sorry to say that it seems the same malaise has overcome the previously excellent Builder's Arms in Chelsea. Last time, I had what I believe is the best Steak and Guinness pie it is possible to get hold of in London. In fact it was so good I made a special mention of it to the waiter, who didn't seem at all surprised and said that they got many people saying the same thing. This time, however, there was no pie on offer at all. Instead, the menu was geared towards traditional Sunday roasts and a few light seafoody bites for starters. We began with crabcakes and scallops, both of which were decent enough but failed to excite. The scallops were well cooked and had a good crust, but didn't taste of a great deal and sat on top of a huge mound of pea purÃ©e which smothered a miniscule sliver of crispy ham. Crabcakes were underseasoned and uninteresting, just big balls of filler that hardly tasted of crab at all.

The best you can say about the main course was that it contained good quality lamb and was not overcooked, but the quality of the other ingredients ranged from mediocre to very bad. Potatoes were crispy to the point of teeth-breaking but fortunately there were only two very tiny pieces. Roast parsnip was actually burned to a crisp - yes that's it on the picture, peeking out from behind the flabby boiled carrots in all its charred glory. Cabbage was alright, but could not redeem the rest of the dish. In fact you can learn all you need to know from that picture - this was a sloppily presented, sloppily cooked plate of food.

We didn't stay for desserts. It appears that what was once a solid, professional establishment has allowed itself to slip into mediocrity. But the whole experience just goes to underline my point - that running a consistently decent restaurant is not easy, and those places which do manage reliably good food without resorting to cutting corners are rare things indeed. I may visit the Builder's Arms again, and I may have a good meal, in fact I hope I will. But this does not make it a good restaurant. They're a long way off earning that.

Janet's Bar - the best night out! by kathy

kathy — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:42:03 +0000

Review by kathy

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 020 7581 3160

Tags: cocktails, live music, cool

Cool music, lively atmosphere, the prices are upmarket but it's worth it since you get a good night out of it. i had my best friend's 21st birthday party there and now it has become a tradition for our group to have theirs there too!
Janet's cocktails have a personal touch and we were really pleased to get some complimentary bites and live music! Cool music, lively atmosphere, the prices are upmarket but it's worth it since you get a good night out of it. i had my best friend's 21st birthday party there and now it has become a tradition for our group to have theirs there too!
Janet's cocktails have a personal touch and we were really pleased to get some complimentary bites and live music!

The Enterprise - Cosy Gastro-pub by Hugo

Hugo — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:10:29 +0000

Review by Hugo

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 020 7584 3148

Website: http://www.sparkjumbo.co.uk

Tags: good food, terrace, food

The Enterprise is a handy and cosy gastro-pub in the heart of chelsea. A tasty menu with old favourites on makes it popular, which is an issue as you cannot reserve tables...be warned.

Not much space to swing a cat in here, so expect an intimate and bustling experience. Worth knowing about though.The Enterprise is a handy and cosy gastro-pub in the heart of chelsea. A tasty menu with old favourites on makes it popular, which is an issue as you cannot reserve tables...be warned.

Not much space to swing a cat in here, so expect an intimate and bustling experience. Worth knowing about though.

Chelsea Potter - Latte, frappe, smoothie or Beer? by david_2001

david_2001 — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:37:09 +0000

Review by david_2001

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 020 7352 9479

Tags: food, beer garden / outside seating, vegetarian dishes

Pub, cafe or juice bar, quite a novel idea but most assuredly a pub.

Well set up with a great atmosphere, sports TV, food and refreshments, smoking/seating area, did not check for a compendium of games and newspapers but I am sure they are there if you look!

Bang in the center of the King's Road shopping area, what more could you want for, short pants and cowboy boots...don't turn around, she just walked in.Pub, cafe or juice bar, quite a novel idea but most assuredly a pub.

Well set up with a great atmosphere, sports TV, food and refreshments, smoking/seating area, did not check for a compendium of games and newspapers but I am sure they are there if you look!

Bang in the center of the King's Road shopping area, what more could you want for, short pants and cowboy boots...don't turn around, she just walked in.

The Crown - Chelsea Gastropub by sue

sue — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 20:02:23 +0000

Review by sue

Rating: 3.00

Phone: 020 7352 9505

Website: http://www.thecrown-chelsea.com/

Tags: modern, cosy, food

Popped into The Crown one evening before going elsewhere for dinner. Just stumbled across it and thought it looked like a cosy place for a drink. The rear section was packed with after-work drinkers, and a was a little noisy. The small bar area was empty however, so we decided to perch at the bar so we could chat about our respective days in relative peace.

This plan worked well until just before we had to leave, when a group of noisy locals arrived. Timing was perfect though, and drinks finished, we stepped out into the wintery evening, toward our dinner destination.

I liked the atmosphere and dÃ©cor of The Crown, and would consider returning for a drink and/or meal if we found ourselves back in this neck of the woods one day.Popped into The Crown one evening before going elsewhere for dinner. Just stumbled across it and thought it looked like a cosy place for a drink. The rear section was packed with after-work drinkers, and a was a little noisy. The small bar area was empty however, so we decided to perch at the bar so we could chat about our respective days in relative peace.

This plan worked well until just before we had to leave, when a group of noisy locals arrived. Timing was perfect though, and drinks finished, we stepped out into the wintery evening, toward our dinner destination.

I liked the atmosphere and dÃ©cor of The Crown, and would consider returning for a drink and/or meal if we found ourselves back in this neck of the woods one day.

Anglesea Arms - by hofmeyr

hofmeyr — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:55:43 +0000

Review by hofmeyr

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 020 7373 7960

Website: http://www.capitalpubcompany.com

Tags: food, beer garden / outside seating, modern british

brilliant atmosphere in the summer.
excellent food.
close to my mum's house ;-)brilliant atmosphere in the summer.
excellent food.
close to my mum's house ;-)

The Trafalgar - Cool pub by Cosmogirl

Cosmogirl — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 17:00:25 +0000

Review by Cosmogirl

Rating: 3.00

Phone: 020 7349 1831

Tags: live music, independent pub, food

But why oh why did they paint it that awful dark green? Paint it back to turqoise please!

Great on a sunny Saturday afternoon to chill out by the open windows with a cold beer.But why oh why did they paint it that awful dark green? Paint it back to turqoise please!

Great on a sunny Saturday afternoon to chill out by the open windows with a cold beer.

Apartment 195 - Best cocktails in West London by NatalieMarie

NatalieMarie — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:56:22 +0000

Review by NatalieMarie

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 020 7351 5195

Website: http://www.apartment195.co.uk/

Tags: friendly, trendy, cosy

This was the perfect spot for me and some freinds to get together after some hectic Christmas shopping, we were really well looked after by the staff who reccommended drinks for us. I couldn't make up my mind as there were jsut so many lovley cocktails to try, many of which they seemed to have created themselves. The London cocktails were fun, though I wasn't brave enpugh to try the £350 one!

The atmosphere is just right, dark walls and huge pieces of comtemporary art but nicely lit. Very classyThis was the perfect spot for me and some freinds to get together after some hectic Christmas shopping, we were really well looked after by the staff who reccommended drinks for us. I couldn't make up my mind as there were jsut so many lovley cocktails to try, many of which they seemed to have created themselves. The London cocktails were fun, though I wasn't brave enpugh to try the £350 one!

The atmosphere is just right, dark walls and huge pieces of comtemporary art but nicely lit. Very classy

Art Bar - Move Along... by caffeinehit

caffeinehit — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 14:43:38 +0000

Review by caffeinehit

Rating: 2.00

Phone: 020 7589 8558

Tags: posh, food, bar

OK. Right, so as well as highlighting some of the better bars in London I should point out the slightly crap ones as well.

This is a slightly wanky bar with slightly wanky people. It's like going to a premiere aftershow party where everyone looks around trying to see if they can spot the richest, single person to go and speak to (eg. Stelios, Prince Harrys real dad etc).

The cocktails are average but v.v.expensive (mind you, we are on Walton Street so what do you expect), be suprised if you have much change from £10 for a cocktail. Bar staff are off and slightly lacklustre. All the same, when you're drunk it seems like a fantastic place.

If you're in the area worth checking it out and making your own mind up... My advice would be to check out Eclipse a few doors down...OK. Right, so as well as highlighting some of the better bars in London I should point out the slightly crap ones as well.

This is a slightly wanky bar with slightly wanky people. It's like going to a premiere aftershow party where everyone looks around trying to see if they can spot the richest, single person to go and speak to (eg. Stelios, Prince Harrys real dad etc).

The cocktails are average but v.v.expensive (mind you, we are on Walton Street so what do you expect), be suprised if you have much change from £10 for a cocktail. Bar staff are off and slightly lacklustre. All the same, when you're drunk it seems like a fantastic place.

If you're in the area worth checking it out and making your own mind up... My advice would be to check out Eclipse a few doors down...

The Ifield - My Local by Binky2128

Binky2128 — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 15:52:27 +0000

Review by Binky2128

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 020 7351 4900

Website: http://www.carlsbergtetley.co.uk

Tags: good food, french, food

This is great restaurant / pub popular with an unpretentious crowd. Not far away on fulham road ("the Beach") are many far more cool places, but The Ifield keep its distance and benefits from being away from of the crowd.

Menu is comprised of a number of well-rehearsed staples such as Tuna steaks, duck hoi sin as well as traditional british fish and chips and other stuff.

Occasionally gets a bit smoky when crowded but remains a trustworthy local for all the residents of Ifield road and neighbouring streets.This is great restaurant / pub popular with an unpretentious crowd. Not far away on fulham road ("the Beach") are many far more cool places, but The Ifield keep its distance and benefits from being away from of the crowd.

Menu is comprised of a number of well-rehearsed staples such as Tuna steaks, duck hoi sin as well as traditional british fish and chips and other stuff.

Occasionally gets a bit smoky when crowded but remains a trustworthy local for all the residents of Ifield road and neighbouring streets.

Lots Road Pub & Dining Room - Excellent Pub Food by alevy

alevy — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 14:38:31 +0000

Review by alevy

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 020 7352 6645

Tags: lively, crowded, food

Gastropubs in London have evolved to the point of ubiquity... if you can't find one in your neighbourhood, you're probably too drunk.

However, the popularity of the category has predictably led the term to become meaningless. Nowadays, I'm pretty sure the only qualification for the term gastropub is that you have a menu which: (a) contains at least one item with chorizo, and (b) where the description for Bangers and Mash has been rewritten to read "Fresh English Pork Cumberland Sausage with Roasted Garlic Puree and Sweet Onion Jus."

I guess what I'm saying is there's a fine line between pretense and reality, and Lots Road is on the right side of that line.

First things first: Lots Road makes a great hamburger. Not only that, but asking that it be cooked a certain way (i.e. rare) is not a futile exercise... the burger will come back the way you requested it. Seems simple, but I can't tell you how very exceptional this is in London.

The rest of the menu varies, but I've been several times, and as of yet, nobody at my table has been served a clunker.

Service is extraordinarly nice and attentive, and they even bent over backwards to get my visiting mom's absurdly complicated and obscure drink order right.

The only caveat is that they have some kind of chocolatey treacle pudding that they advertise as something you must not miss, which advertisement is false. It's not that this dessert is horrible, it's actually just OK, but rather it's a case of the build-up setting expectations too high and then the actual product being disproportionately mediocre when contrasted against the now-elevated expectations.

I guess the only other caveat is that from Thursday to Saturday, I'd strongly recommend you book in advance.

But it's good, and the prices are reasonable. And even if you don't live in the neighbourhood (Chelsea Pier), you've certainly travelled farther for worse food.Gastropubs in London have evolved to the point of ubiquity... if you can't find one in your neighbourhood, you're probably too drunk.

However, the popularity of the category has predictably led the term to become meaningless. Nowadays, I'm pretty sure the only qualification for the term gastropub is that you have a menu which: (a) contains at least one item with chorizo, and (b) where the description for Bangers and Mash has been rewritten to read "Fresh English Pork Cumberland Sausage with Roasted Garlic Puree and Sweet Onion Jus."

I guess what I'm saying is there's a fine line between pretense and reality, and Lots Road is on the right side of that line.

First things first: Lots Road makes a great hamburger. Not only that, but asking that it be cooked a certain way (i.e. rare) is not a futile exercise... the burger will come back the way you requested it. Seems simple, but I can't tell you how very exceptional this is in London.

The rest of the menu varies, but I've been several times, and as of yet, nobody at my table has been served a clunker.

Service is extraordinarly nice and attentive, and they even bent over backwards to get my visiting mom's absurdly complicated and obscure drink order right.

The only caveat is that they have some kind of chocolatey treacle pudding that they advertise as something you must not miss, which advertisement is false. It's not that this dessert is horrible, it's actually just OK, but rather it's a case of the build-up setting expectations too high and then the actual product being disproportionately mediocre when contrasted against the now-elevated expectations.

I guess the only other caveat is that from Thursday to Saturday, I'd strongly recommend you book in advance.

But it's good, and the prices are reasonable. And even if you don't live in the neighbourhood (Chelsea Pier), you've certainly travelled farther for worse food.

Po Na Na - North African-style Kings Road bar/club by NikoTheFinn

NikoTheFinn — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 09:58:47 +0000

Review by NikoTheFinn

Rating: 3.00

Phone: 020 7352 7127

Website: http://www.ponana.co.uk

Tags: club, food, moroccan

The Po Na Na chain of clubs tries to conjure up the mystical atmoshere of North Africa with its random collection of Moroccan stuff, heavy velvet drapes, mirrors and dim lighting. It kind of achieves this, and the ambience is not too bad. However, the clientele it attracts leaves a lot to be desired. Its full of young City drunkards out on the pull and the music is definitely lowest common denominator stuff. Its the kind of place that draws in the post-last orders crowd. Decent enough, but nothing special.The Po Na Na chain of clubs tries to conjure up the mystical atmoshere of North Africa with its random collection of Moroccan stuff, heavy velvet drapes, mirrors and dim lighting. It kind of achieves this, and the ambience is not too bad. However, the clientele it attracts leaves a lot to be desired. Its full of young City drunkards out on the pull and the music is definitely lowest common denominator stuff. Its the kind of place that draws in the post-last orders crowd. Decent enough, but nothing special.

Duke of Clarence - Nice Relaxing Pub by walid

walid — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 11:29:26 +0000

Review by walid

Rating: 3.00

Phone: 020 7373 1285

Website: http://www.geronimo-inns.co.uk

Tags: relaxing, food, comfortable

Have to admit that I didn't stay in this pub very long as I was with a group of friends desperately looking for a pub to watch the France-Portugal Football World Cup game. Unfortunately the Duke of Clarence was full and I can understand why it has both a light, airy and comfortably looking atmosphere to it. I did return a few days after that day, when France won, and my initial view of this place was confirmed. It is a nice place to have a cool refreshing beer in your hand for a lazy afternoon.Have to admit that I didn't stay in this pub very long as I was with a group of friends desperately looking for a pub to watch the France-Portugal Football World Cup game. Unfortunately the Duke of Clarence was full and I can understand why it has both a light, airy and comfortably looking atmosphere to it. I did return a few days after that day, when France won, and my initial view of this place was confirmed. It is a nice place to have a cool refreshing beer in your hand for a lazy afternoon.