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The Duke, E17

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112 Wood Street
E17
E17 3HX

Phone: 02085219347

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Walthamstow, Wood Street

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David Walton left this review about The Duke

Visited 20/04/26

No cask. Keg offering of Blue Moon, Aspall, Pravha, Madri, Carling, Guinness, Staro, Neck Oil, Gamma Ray, Brixton Reliance Pale Ale.

L shaped venue, quite ornate suggesting a decent venue of yesteryear, bare boarded with the bar counter following the inside shape of the venue. The rear of the venue has a couple of pool tables and some chunky studded leather furniture just beyond a tan leather banquette serving some regular tables. The front area around the entrance has some caramel banquettes and a shed load of regular tables and chairs, plus a drinking ledge to the immediate left of the entrance. Several screens showing the Monday evening footy with commentary. Quite a few fruit machines and some picnic bench seating at the front of the venue. Quite a decent venue for live footy based on my visit, sound system was pretty impressive but lacking on the beer front.

On 26^th April 2026 - rating: 4
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Tris C left this review about The Duke

The Duke’s Head as was, dates from the early 18th century but was obviously rebuilt, I know not when; the pub sign is one of those naff affairs where the human subject has the head of a dog. Why?
With nothing of obvious heritage, the interior can be seen on the website, but it’s a mashup of nonsense: the bar array features some ornate cornice, banged up against white painted corrugated iron. The floor is bare boarded, the walls displaying psychedelic imagery, mirrored on several TV screens which provided most of the light, seemingly in synch with the loud ‘70s’ disco music, played by a DJ who from behind seemed to be a Hasidic Jew, which was a bit odd and during Shabat too. A glitterball bounced multicoloured lights onto the floor, which made me really quite dizzy and disorientated; I actually stumbled when I stood up. What little illumination there was, was augmented in part by a TV showing the football in unwatched silence. Décor took the form of strategically placed potted palms and flowers and candles on conventional tables. Customers were conspicuous by their absence, but a family of four next to me allowed their young son to watch noisy YouTube videos on his phone at gone 9.30pm on my Friday visit.
There were two unused pumps, with a half of Gamma Ray coming in at £3.60, served by a friendly barman.
It’s a short walk from here to the Nags Head…

On 29^th October 2024 - rating: 3
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Komakino . left this review about The Duke

Little has changed from Aqua's review two years ago. (I had no idea I was setting foot in his manor!) Internally it's very much style over substance and the darkened decor asks the eye to take a moment or two to comprehend its surrounds: limited lighting is providing by dimmed electric bulbs built into the overhead fans. Lots of in-pub advertising via posters, boards at the bar and laminated signs on the tables peddling their burger menu, quiz night, range of Bloody Marys and 2-4-1 cocktails. A poor show on the beer front, with just Signature Session Brew available (description handwritten in white gel-pen on a black slate), accompanied by Lilley's Strawberry Cider on a second pump (a third was unclipped; a fourth reversed). The Signature was palatable, but as Aqua mentions below, the £4.50 I was charged for a pint seems steep for this area of London. A musical of Motown standards were enough to keep the curmudgeon in me at bay, and a young barmaid was pleasant, but it's a definite 'could do better' from me.

On 19^th November 2017 - rating: 5
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