Duke of Cambridge (Angel)

Visited the Duke over the weekend for our groups' annual chrimbo meet up/drinks and to be honest was quite disappointed with the food. The dish I ordered was tiny (I had the beef pie with stilton and broccoli) and was really surprised by the size and also that the beef was actually beef mince - it must have been a whole tablespoon of mince contained in the whole dish, with two pieces of broccoli on the side of my plate - for the price I was expecting chunks of! It was tasty though however I felt very underwhelmed by the dish and given it cost in the region of £16 I expected a lot more. Drank some lovely on tap cider. Ambiance was good. Just felt let down by the size of the portions...
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Crack - View all reviews by this user
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Food 3 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 3
Monday, December 14, 2009

I went to the Duke of Cambridge for Sunday lunch the weekend before last and was blown away by the prices. The majority of the mains were over £16 which I feel to be pretty steep for pub food. However I assumed that perhaps the cost was justified due to the quality of the ingredients and I went for the Roast Beef which was just under £20. When it arrived it was both tepid and over cooked so it was impossible to tell whether the Organic beef had been worth the hefty price tag. One of my friends sent her food back as it was also cold and they did bring a slightly hotter plate, allbeit with a rather bad grace, but for some reason it had less food on it.

The decor was nice and the premise interesting but until they start offering value for money and cooking the food properly I won't be going back.
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Kathryn
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Food 4 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 1
Friday, November 13, 2009

I have been eating at the Duke of Cambrdge now for at least 5 years on average once a week and find the overall quality of their food to be very good. Most of their wines are well chosen and would particualry recommend the Gemtree Shiraz.

Many reviewers fail to relaise that not only is the pub the only Oragnic pub in England but the business is considerd this as well.

I would say the best choices are always the fish and vegetarian choices. The fish normally comes with some sort of bean stew and and green veg. The quality of the meat I find sometimes to be poor. I suspect the reason for this is that very good quality organic meat is very pricey and the Duke have opted for mid priced meat so as not to make prices astronomical.

Another criticism is that they will sometimes sacrifice flavour over their sourcing policy.

Their desserts can be hit and miss as well although we rarely have room for these.

It is is the consistency though that shines through with the Duke and I gald to call it my local
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OB
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 7
Thursday, October 29, 2009

Written 2nd Aug 09: Googled this page to get the right address for the Duke of Cambridge to give to a friend who I planned to meet there, and am genuinely surprised by the adverse reviews .

Over the last four - five years I have eaten at The Duke of Cambridge three or four times a year - maybe more. I have never once had a duff meal , I have always enjoyed the atmosphere, and had a good evening/lunch. The prices maybe a tad high for pub grub , but then thats not what this place is selling and good value compared with many places in the Angel area.

No doubt in these austere times prices should be coming down and quality going up , anyway with some trepidation I intend to go ahead with my date - and will report back.
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Tom Landell Mills
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Food 7 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 7
Sunday, August 02, 2009

My girlfriend and I both really wanted to enjoy our night out at the Duke, as it was a special treat on a romantic day, but as the evening went on, we had to stop commenting on the small things about it that we did like (the beer, the principles, the portion sizes, the boar stew) and the little grumbles were revealed. In fact, it was realy only when we got our bill we really vented our little quibbles.

The pub was busy and we were seated in the restuarant, by the pleasant waiter. We were given some lovely bread and soon got our foaming St Peters beers, and looked at the reassuringly small blacboard menu. Its good to see restaurants keep things simple and offer a few really fresh and tasty dishes, but as we sat and watched, they were slowly removed and replaced with inferior replacements. Off goes the Lasagne and on comes a stuffed onion! Still, we thought it was a good use of resources - but they forgot to lower the prices accordingly.

Our chosen starters were a passable chicken liver parfait and a salad of stichelton cheese and other things not as listed on the menu. I chose this for the promised jerusalem artichokes, portabello mushrooms and other goodies, but I unearthged mostly gherkins and sun dried tomatoes. Come on lads, you're charging a fortune and you're an organic pub, at least get some fresh veggies in!

The Wild Boar and Cider stew was meltingly tender and very rich, but rather spoiled by a big blob of creme fraiche, but deicious nonetheless. We did in fact get the last lasagne, which was unremarkable- a bit dry and not nearly worth £14.

We were sat under a sign listing their orgaic principles. It was good to see a list of five points to reassure us that produce was local, sustainable etc. However, the card on the table with a list of brags about their achievements in this field, was far too much to stomach. Whatever happened to modesty? If ethical and organic food etc are going to catch on, they need to be quietly incorporated into lifestyles, presented to you as a sort of Eco-Theme Pub. It is neither educational nor a justification for such high prices.
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Jimbo
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Food 7 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 2
Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Had a great night at this place, really nice gorgonzola salad than a chili sin carne and a crumble. Left not a scrap of food. Lush. Wine all tasty, pinot noir cava and a german riesling, v good. 7 of us and everyone happy with every dish. Very busy atmosphere, staff working hard. £50 a head inc all the plonk.
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Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Sunday, March 01, 2009

Went here today, was gob-smacked by the prices for the average food being served. An apple crumble amounted to little more than a rammekin of overstewed apple with cream and some porridge oats chucked over it - for £6.50. Absolutely the worst, cringe inducing, value for money I have yet experienced in London town.

Avoid.
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Benny
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Food 3 | Service 4 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 1
Sunday, February 08, 2009

I just don't recognise the Duke from some recent reviews. Perhaps its just grumps who write reviews, perhaps it's the English habit of knocking success. The Duke of Cambridge does the impossible by combining a homely but lively atmosphere, and creating brilliant food, with a menu that changes every day which is really impressive. Their St Peters is the best pint on the planet, okay it's not cheap, but a delight compared to the pop they call beer in most London pubs. Shame you can't buy it elsewhere. My only gripe is that sometimes they have run out of it. Can see why though.

I had a brilliant Moroccan style veggie dish with great seasoning and the staff were totally friendly, more than happy to explain the menu. Come eleven and I didn't want to leave.
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Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 7
Monday, October 13, 2008

Just really awful and expensive. just got back from a birthday dinner. Had OK cauliflower soup but disgusting salmon - dry fishy overcooked, yuck. £45 each - could have gone to any number of better restaurants. And, scatty and patronising service. Go elsewhere.
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Food 2 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 1
Saturday, September 27, 2008

I went to the Duke last night and couldn't agree more with the most recent reviews. I had a risotto which was probably the worst I have ever eaten. Bland, tasteless, wrong texture.. and carelessly topped with a few green leaves. I have enjoyed the food and atmosphere at this pub before and especially liked one of there organic white wines (gruener veltliner form austria). However, I won't return anytime soon if they don't to something about the quality of their food and their staff, who didn't seem to enjoy being there and came across as very unenthusiastic. There are just too many places to choose from in the area, which serve much better food and are cheaper, friendlier and more professional...
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Food 2 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 1
Friday, August 15, 2008