Duke of Wellington, Spitalfields, E1

I had some London Pride here – it was OK and at £2.60 a pint pretty reasonably priced. There was large plasma screen TV on showing Sky Sports, but it was muted. There were two dartboards being used in the main bar when I was in at Wednesday lunchtime – by what was apparently a group of office workers enjoying a long lunch. I very much doubt whether this pub gets much passing trade tucked away, as it is, on a side street off Commercial Road, but is a pretty decent backstreet pub.

Victorian green tiled corner pub just behind Spitalfields market and close to the Commercial road. Can be a bit of a culture shock after the high décor of the Bishopgate pubs as The Duke of Wellington is a basic back street boozer in need of a bit of TLC. There are two bar areas one main one with a big flat screen tele and a smaller one to the side. Both are equipped with dart boards and the only people in last night seemed to be involved in a couple of darts league games. In saying that the IPA and London Pride were perfectly fine.