The Duke Of York, Chiswick - pub details
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Address: 107 Devonshire Road, Chiswick, London, W4 2HU [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 12237) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Turnham Green (0.4 miles), Stamford Brook (0.6 miles), Chiswick Park (0.7 miles)
Chiswick (0.9 miles), Gunnersbury (0.9 miles), South Acton (1 mile)
Brewery: Fullers
Pub facilities/features:
- TV
- Food served, Sunday roast, Real ale
- Children allowed
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> Current user rating: 6.4/10 (rated by 19 users)
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user reviews of the Duke Of York, Chiswick
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| This is a great pub that deserves more custom. Just off the Chiswick High Road it is a traditional pub in excellent condition with a couple who care about the products they sell in drinks and food. Dermot and Yuliya are welcoming and always congenial and the locals are a nice bunch to boot. All in all a very pleasant place to have a pint and a meal. A nice change from the High street ! Liev bands of the highest quality are appearing from time to time. Well worth checking out as well. Freewi11 - 21 May 2011 11:20 |
| This pub is fantastic! If you like well run tradional pubs with well kept Ale and a decent bunch of clientele then this is the local for you. This Landlord cares about his customers. I moved to the area about three years ago. After trying this pub on several occasions I was put off by alot of the locals. Drug use seemed to be prevelent and there was an atmosphere in the place that convinced me to settle for a local on the High road instead. I popped in for a drink last October and was immediately greeted by a group of friendly locals who proceeded to happily tell me that the riff raff had been persuaded to go elsewhere. What a change! The Duke Of York is now my local. For me, it ticks all of the boxes. The cellar is excellently run and the Landlord has been recognised as a Fullers Master Cellarman. I don't think there is a better pint of Pride in Chiswick! The remaining locals are a really good bunch. On your first visit it won't be long (if you choose) before you are invited into conversation. There is a TV for Football, a Pool Table and Dartboard. I am a romantic when it comes to pubs and for me they must be traditional, I like to see the odd dog scooting around, a lack of children, decent real Ale served on a pump, good background music that isn't so loud as to make conversation difficult, some half decent pub grub and a Landlord who greets you with your usual drink and asks you how your day has been. The Pub is split into two bars. The Lounge has the pool table and TV, the snug has booths divided by stain glass walls and offers a good spot to have a drink with your partner or a bite to eat from the pub menu. The food isn't pretentious in the slightest, the prices are very good and the food is definately value for money (rare in Chiswick). The Landlord and his wife are making every effort to make this a top class local and the only reason I didn't score this higher than an 8/10 is due to a lack of business. I for one would like to see this pub thrive. A decent tradional pub such as this one is becoming a very rare find indeed! My advice, venture down from the High road and have a pint of Pride, enjoy some bar food and listen to the excellent background music. I would be very surprised if you didn't make a repeat visit! Worthers1977 - 28 Mar 2011 15:41 |
| In there on Friday with a mate. Good pint of Pride. Place was a lot quieter than it deserved to be. But that meant we had the pool table to ourselves for a couple of hours. Decent dart board there too. dan76uk - 20 Mar 2011 22:32 |
| Coincidentally the first pub that I ever reviewed for BITE way back in November 2004, the Duke of York is an unpretentious street corner local in an area that has seen much gentrification and pub "improvements" over the years. It's situated down a side road leading down to the Hogarth roundabout on the south side of Chiswick High Road. There's 2 interconnecting bars - the larger bar has much wood panelling, exposed ceiling beams, a fine bar counter and, despite the presence of a large pool table, a reasonably spacious feel to it. The front bar is smaller and has a number of seating alcoves separated by some stained glass screening. It's a solid looking 1920's building and the pub is now listed in CAMRA's Inventory of London Heritage Pubs. Unfortunately, my recent Friday evening visit found the pub virtually deserted. Indeed, on approaching from the direction of the George and Devonshire, I originally drew the conclusion that the pub was not open as the front bar was in total darkness. Entering the side entrance into the larger main bar, I found a pub with barely half a dozen customers and a rather subdued atmosphere. Previous posters mention the existence of signs about anti-social behaviour and refer to "new owners" who have introduced karaoke. Evidently these new owners have quickly moved on and the Fullers website confirms that the brewery are advertising for new tenants. My visit found a relief manageress in situ who had to unlock the door to let me out at about 10 pm and, although there were still two other customers remaining, I suspected that she was looking to lock up soon and have an early night. The London Pride - £ 3.00p - was in good form, but this was a rather depressing visit in all honesty. Like the previous poster, I wonder about this pub's future - let's hope Fullers get some decent tenants in quickly as I quite liked this pub when I visited it back in 2004. JohnBonser - 9 Jun 2010 12:18 |
| The exterior with its bold Fullers signage looks OK, but inside seems more down-market that one might expect. Some interesting glazing above the side bar and screened booths also give this room a bit of interest. However, the main bar is stripped of all character within limited seating and a prominent pool table. The signs about various sorts of anti-social behavious all over the place give some indication of the clientele I guess (but it was very quiet in mid-afternoon). Five handpumps, but three off leaving just Pride and the excellent new Bengal Lancer (£3.10). The near empty bottled drinks fridge and missing optics also add to the run-down air, so one wonders about this place's future. rpadam - 17 Mar 2010 21:43 |
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