Duke Of Clarence

A really nice pub with great food and drinks, and very friendly staff recommend this spot as a cozy, classic London pub.

Great evening, good food and wonderful staff… we celebrated the World Cup and the staff were so helpful polite and friendly.

This restaurant experience was very disappointing. I had checked before booking on a Sunday evening to confirm if they were still serving Sunday roast options, and was told they were. However, upon arriving at 7:15 pm, we were informed that all roast beef, chicken, and pork options were unavailable. We settled for items from the main menu instead. One guest received a paltry portion of soup, only a third of a bowl, with no spoon. Despite asking the staff twice for a spoon, we were told they do not fill the bowl to the top, which was not what we had asked. The burger option was tasty, but we had to search for condiments ourselves. The kitchen then informed us it was closing and asked us to order any desserts before our main courses arrived. The prices were average for South Kensington, but the experience was not as good as other local pubs. We informed the staff of our dissatisfaction and mentioned we would be leaving an honest review. Overall, the service was not welcoming at all.

The beer at this restaurant is decent, although served a bit too cold. I tried the bruschetta and garlic bread and was quite disappointed. The bruschetta consisted of a slice of bread topped with two ice-cold tomatoes chopped into eight pieces each, along with some onion, a few drops of oil, and basil. It looked more like a mistake than a carefully prepared dish. The garlic bread was two hard, dry slices of the same bread, with garlic served in a pot with butter for you to spread yourself - a unique presentation. Overall, I would recommend sticking with a cold lager and crisps at this otherwise nice pub.

The Sunday roast (mine was pork) was tasty but let down by poorly cooked roast potatoes with no crackling with the pork, other than a leathery looking bit of pork skin. The beef was beautifully cooked, along with delicious Yorkshire puddings. The manageress lacked any genuine hospitality and looked like she wanted to be somewhere else.