The Duchy Arms — Restaurant in London

🚇 Kennington 🍺 £6 Madri ❤️ Resurrected Kennington pub with a passionate Guv’nor at the helm. . The Duchy Arms is located in a quiet residential side street in Kennington. The nearest tube is Kennington, Vauxhall tube is also close by, both are a ten minute walk away. . Formerly The Anchor & Hope, The Duchy Arms was built mid 19th century and assumed the name The Duchy Arms in 1972. The name of the pub relates to The Duchy of Cornwall which essentially is Prince William’s Estate after King Charles ascended to the throne. The Duchy of Cornwall owns properties and land in Kennington including The Oval Cricket Ground. This pubs sign bares The Duchy of Cornwall’s coat of arms. . The decor here is traditional with the pub split in to two sections, a wet led bar area at the front and a dining area at the rear. The bar area is unique and has lots of brass plus stained glass around the top. There are large chandeliers illuminating the bar and the odd chesterfield to relax into. At the rear of the pub is a large beer garden for the warmer months. . The beer line up was straightforward and included one real ale option. I decided on a pint of Madri which was well received and average price. The food menu was traditional pub grub, fish & chips is reasonably priced at £12. The pub opens at 10am on weekends if you fancy a Full English, Roasts are available on a Sunday. . I visited on a Friday just after opening and the pub was a hive of activity. I got chatting to the new charismatic owner Abel who had literally just moved in. Abel kindly gave me a tour of the pub and was very personable and funny. Abel explained that he wants to create a locals pub which offers great beer and food in welcoming surroundings. . I was glad to see that this pub had reopened its doors and that the new Guv’nor has the tenacity and passion to make this pub work for the local community. If you’re in the area, this pub is definitely worth a visit. . ℹ️ Info correct on...

Two half-Americans here (who absolutely love quality, flavourful food). This location is large and quaint at the same time. Nestled in a beautiful, peaceful neighbourhood. Large comfortable sitting area inside and a beautifully decorated garden out back. We chose to sit outside as we arrived around 11:30am and were the only ones there (everyone is at work I assume). The owner and our waitress were incredibly kind and friendly. Quick service and brought us everything we would need without “bothering” us too many times. The food and portions were great for lunch. We got the lamb burger and the open steak sandwich. The owner so happily brought me more tzatziki sauce and made us feel very special and welcome. You cannot beat the atmosphere and quality service, and we feel it was priced very well for the experience. Not enough good I can say about this! Amazing all around and we will...

The place seems overstaffed with staff just lingering everywhere ; yet mostly inattentive which was poor.

The food is atrocious although our complaint was handled accordingly by the polite mixed race guy (name unknown) the whole experience is a great shame as to my knowledge it’s owned by a decent brewery. I think the menu is too busy, There’s too much on the menu which is where I feel the execution falls down. Sometimes simplicity speaks volumes!

The food was tasteless, overcooked significantly in parts, poor in presentation and generally very underwhelming.

I had to seek the attention of staff to inform them as again a lot of floating but no one actually came over and said how’s the food guys….as I said once notified it was handled and the guy mentioned above was extremely apologetic. We didn’t accept anymore food to be made as a replacement as by that time we were over...