Duchess of Cambridge, Windsor

A pleasant and traditional looking pub in a prime spot directly opposite the castle, it’s surprisingly large internally extending some considerable way back from the frontage. It does seem to be very food focused though, with a “Please wait here to be seated” lectern just inside the door. We were eating and had booked so it wasn’t an issue, but I’m not sure how well you’d get on if you were just popping in for a drink. The main bar area is at the front of the pub with the bar counter running down the left-hand side and this extends back to a large dining room at the rear and a beer garden or courtyard beyond this. Flooring was sanded wooden boards with very dark blue wood panelling on the lower part of the walls. Above this was some colourful wallpaper and a maroon strip around the top. There were also some areas of exposed brick walling at the front of the pub. Various old adverts were dotted around, most, if not all, for the brewer McMullens. A couple of TV’s were mounted either side of a large green fireplace which seemed a little out of place with the rest of the surroundings, but fortunately these were not in use. The menu offered a decent enough selection of pub grub dishes such as Fish & Chips, Steak and a number of burgers, although there were also a few random things in there as well such as a Java Curry Wellness Bowl, whatever that is. Prices were mostly around the £14/£15 mark. My Chicken, Ham Hock & Leek Pie was very tasty and went down well. Beers on tap were just IPA and County from McMullens, with other pumps appearing to be unused. The solitary cider meanwhile was a rather disappointing Aspall’s Suffolk. Overall, a decent enough place to grab a bite to eat, but it’s not somewhere I’d bother stopping just for a drink.

A slightly upmarket pub across from Windsor Castle so will attract tourists,knocked through open plan layout but retaing seperate areas. Three McMullens beers on, Duchess, Country Bitter and IPA. Its Ok but I wouldn't go out of my way to return.