The Duke of York, Clerkenwell - pub details

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Address: 156 Clerkenwell Road, London, EC1R 5DU [map] [gmap]

Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 14348)

Nearest tube stations Chancery Lane (0.3 miles), Farringdon (0.3 miles), Holborn (0.6 miles)

Nearest train stations Farringdon (0.3 miles), London Barbican (0.6 miles), City Thameslink (0.7 miles)

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Pub suggested by lout_from_the_lane on 23 Aug 2004

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> Current user rating: 6.0/10 (rated by 21 users)
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user reviews of the Duke of York, Clerkenwell

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Terrible pub, Landlady who is extremely unfriendly....

Thew beer is cheap but reflected on the quality, My pint of bombardier tasted iike a Yeast Yougart! The food is interesting but if i wanted thai food id go to a thai restaurant, it feels like it is limiting its customers due to the restricted food offer. TV was on even though there was only 7 people in - no one actually watching the rolling sky sports news.....this pub is not thinking about its carbon footprint obviously!!!
jonbarratt - 15 May 2009 09:22
We went on a local Pub crawl today startin here. TV was on and loud and intrusive...Food on offer was Thai but with one problem, the kitchen was closed.Otherwise we had decent beers and wines and a game of pool. Staff member was quite friendly.
decentfood2 - 5 Apr 2009 00:12
Earl_Barrett, forgive my ignorance, but what the f*ck are you talking about.
Jay28 - 13 Jan 2009 14:46
A mixed bag this. The pub has it's faults but also has some character which makes up for and balances some of the faults.

On the positive side:

It has a real proper local buzz to it, seems to attracts nice genuine people as customers and promotes a relaxed and friendly atmosphere in which to drink. Looks a little bit basic and jaded inside and out, and probably high up on the list for acquisition by some corporate chain with vast wads of cash to spend on "doing it up" and turning it into some god-awful gastro-city-wanky-bar, and feck knows, we could all do without another one of those.

Negative side:

Big clear glass windows and position on the main street mean that the place has a bit of a goldfish bowl feel to it. passersby and car drivers can see everything going on in there. I prefer to be a bit more shielded from the street when I duck into somewhere for a few pints.

Beer is really quite poor in both choice and quality. Whilst this would normally sound the death-knell for me, I am still drawn there because of the quirkiness and individuality of the place, and my desire to support it as being a little uncommercialised haven in a sea of big chain owned dross.

If they could get the beer right this place might be a classic. But as it is it barely rates more than a slightly above average 6/10
Jay28 - 6 Oct 2008 10:25
Does anyone know what happened to Paddy Dowling who was Manager here in the early 90's?
Roga - 12 May 2008 11:12

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