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Duke of Wellington, Notting Hill, W11
W11
W11 2ED
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Duke of Wellington
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Reviews of Duke of Wellington (Average Rating: 5 of 10) see review guidelines
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Bucking Fastard left this review about Duke of Wellington
A Youngs street corner pub with a classic island bar at it's centre.Around the windows is a mix of traditional furniture and some high tables to the side.There is a charming mid pub snug behind two wooden dividers with etched glass and this is a calm spot with own bar access.At the rear is a dining area,although you can eat from the standard chain menu anywhere you choose,all tables are numbered.
The muzak was a terrible R&B dirge,played too loud and the ale selection was Youngs Special and Original (A hop lite brew ,NBSS 2.)
At some stage this pub has been modernised by Youngs and it has lost a lot of character apart from the layout.No need to revisit,leave it to the tourists.
On 18th June 2022
- rating: 5
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Tris C left this review about The Duke Of Wellington
Indeed once an H. H. Finch pub as evinced by the attractive interior clock, acquired by Young's in 1991. This pub has undoubtedly been renovated since the earliest reviews and my last visit around 2011. The interior seems to retain some original features in the form of some partitions with etched glass but marred by the presence of some bare brick to the rear; the paint is a less than appealing green/blue colour to the woodwork which was probably once brown lacquered and all the better for it. The floor is bare boarded and the ceiling may be Lincrusta and there's also a rather tedious tubular steel gantry above the bar.
Ales: the usual Young's line-up with my half of Special being typically anything but.
Not a pub to avoid though certainly nothing that warrants a special visit, but the awful Portobello Road location acts as a disincentive.
On 13th October 2018
- rating: 4
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Steve of N21 left this review about The Duke Of Wellington
Yes this is now quite a smart pub with more than a passing focus on food with the Finches dining room (named after a one Henry Hobson Finch, local owner of pubs who bought this one in 1890).
A fairly pleasant blue and white colour scheme is utilised both externally and internally to the pub. The main wooden floored bar room that you enter into has a central wood panelled bar that supports two banks of four hand pumps on each side. As mentioned below these dispense four Youngs brews which were Bitter, Special, Winter Warmer and something badged as Duke’s Christmas Ale, which was no doubt something from the Charles Wells stable. And then on the front and side of the bar is banks of Keg taps which, as also mentioned below was providing a decent choice of modern keg options with what looked like a focus on Meantime and Camden beers.
The Blue and white colour scheme with bare boarded floor is then carried on in the aforementioned Finches dining room at the back, which more resembles a country kitchen you might find in a garden centre than a restaurant room on the Portabello road. But it was full for my lunchtime visit and the bar area was quite lively as well.
I totally concur with the previous review that this is now a very pleasant pub and, although not one you would bother going out of your way for, certainly decent enough when you’ve had enough of looking at all the tat on the stalls and in the shops on Portabello road.
On 30th December 2016
- rating: 6
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London Paddington, 1.45 miles, 27 min walk (show)
Kensington (Olympia), 1.48 miles, 28 min walk (show)
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- Accommodation : No last updated 30 July 2021 by ROB Camra
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- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 30 July 2021 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : No last updated 30 July 2021 by ROB Camra
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 30 July 2021 by ROB Camra
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 30 July 2021 by ROB Camra
- Live Music : No last updated 30 July 2021 by ROB Camra
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 30 July 2021 by ROB Camra
- Micropub : No last updated 30 July 2021 by ROB Camra
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 30 July 2021 by ROB Camra
- Real Cider : No last updated 30 July 2021 by ROB Camra
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 30 July 2021 by ROB Camra
- WiFi : Yes last updated 30 July 2021 by ROB Camra
