The Duke of Lisbon — Restaurant in Mexico City

A friend recommended this ‘English’ pub to me, saying the food was very good. I researched it on Instagram, where it said it was Pet Friendly.

Driving across CDMX in peak traffic and paying for parking, I arrived with my 9kg pug x dog and was immediately told that he was not welcome. I showed them their very own Instagram where they said they were pet friendly and they said that is out on the seats on the food path only. I think anyone would realise that a dog is allowed on a footpath because it’s public land but the Instagram specifically said pet friendly. In the end, a team of 5 staff hustled around wondering what to do, and called the owner. After standing there for a good ten minutes I was told I was allowed ‘only this once' - wow what a way to make a paying customer feel welcome. (FYI - Back in my country of England dogs are allowed in pubs so this is where I start having my doubts of how authentic this English pub is).

I went to order my beer and from my understanding, I could not see any variety of English beer on the menu (could be looking in the wrong place as the menu was made up of six different PDF's which made ordering confusing). The closest thing I could get was a glass of Stella Artois. The food menu was very English and the scotch egg that I ordered was good (bit different from back home but that’s is to be expected). My jacket potato was ok as well.

After the pet-friendly false advertising, dogs allowed on footpath only fiasco I found the service of the staff to be excellent. Said dog sat at my feet under the table the whole time and didn’t move.

Final note - ok I get it that bars are noisy, especially English ones but the thing that was a bit off is there were three customers at the bar, who clearly had way too much to drink who were yelling and swearing (f and c word) in constant use and the staff did nothing to control this. Keep in mind that my small dog caused the staff and management a mild panic attacks but it was no problem for these hooligans to do what they were doing.

Will probably head over to the other questionable ‘English’ pub named the Doghouse going forward simply because they are dog friendly, but I do wish the Duke the best of luck - what Mexico needs is more...

Great spot in Juarez for legit pub beers. Love the decor & atmosphere, great waitstaff. The only thing that needs attention--as this advertises as not just a place drink but to eat-- is the food quality: the menu is promising, but the execution is not done "with love", as the chefs say. And the prices are high for the quality, esp. as this is Col. Juarez. I've tried a couple things, including the lamb burger, & it was just so-so, tasteless, sad little lettuce & tomato, served with just ketchup & mustard like this is a McDonald's burger... they really need a creative chef to get in the kitchen and do some serious upgrades & quality control to bring this up to current UK pub food standards, which are high. especially in mexico city where the quality & freshness are generally excellent, this is...

Tuve la buena fortuna de conocer este agradable lugar con mi novia ya que somos muy fans de los pubs y quedamos encantados! Me gustó mucho el estilo inglés porque se asemeja a casi cualquiera como los hay en Inglaterra. Me sentí cómodo y a gusto en este lugar. Tiene su propia cerveza de barril importada y me encantó la tipo ámbar que probé. Poco después mi novia pidió un mojito y estaba delicioso!!! No podía creerlo pero francamente estuvo fenomenal. Sus papas a la francesa están de 10 y ni que decir de los platos fuertes. Ella comió salchichas con puré de papa y chícharos y wow! Auténtica comida inglesa y riquísima. Yo por otro lado pedí el pie de carne con puré de papa y chícharos y bueno...una maravilla culinaria que no se disfruta en todos lados. Quedé muy satisfecho al probar cada bocado de esta exquisita comida y bueno...estuvimos ahí platicando hasta que llegaron unas personas (muy amables) a promocionar el whisky Jameson. Muy rico, nos dieron 2 vasitos para degustación y que creen? Terminamos pidiendo 4 copas cada uno jajaja. Tenían un juego interesante y entretenido y lo único que puedo decir es que salimos muy contentos y satisfechos de llevarnos una grata e inolvidable experiencia. Bueno aquí hay un dato super curioso para la gente que quiera ir. El baño está en la planta alta y literal es compartido! Pero no se alarmen. En el baño hay 2 puertas para que usen los hombres y otras 2 puertas para que las damas lo usen. Tuve el atrevimiento de tomar foto en el interior del baño porque está todo lleno de recortes de periódicos y revistas de ciertas celebridades! Se me hizo interesante...pero bueno dejando a un lado todo lo bueno también quiero tocar un par de puntos a mejorar:

*Me encantan los niños pero yo en lo personal siento que no es un lugar para ellos. Se encontraban gritando a cada rato y bueno, no podía hablar a gusto con mi novia. Vine a relajarme y a disfrutar de una deliciosa cerveza pero bueno...sería bueno que la administración piense en ello.

*Por alguna y extraña razón hacía mucho calor y bueno, sería buena idea que prendan el a/c en su debido momento ya que no es grato estar con esta molestia.

Quiero regresar pronto para comer otro platillo totalmente distinto y seguir degustando otro tipo...