The Duke of Wellington — Restaurant in London

Went to the Pub in the evening. The waitress with the tongue piercing treated our group like total garbage. We arrived at 8pm - and the tables were all booked up, and as our group was talking about what to do, given it was raining, we agreed to get drinks to go and go across the street. Before we did, and as half the group went in to order, the other half asked the waitress if there was anyone waiting for a table if there was a no-show, she said no, we asked if there was a policy about a time limit on no shows and she absolutely snapped “YOU’VE ASKED THREE TIMES AND I SAID THEY ARE BOOKED.” As the other half of the group came out with all of our drinks, there was one person still getting their order and it started pouring. We were all standing under the awning on the pavement and the waitress came around and yelled at us to leave. When someone told her that we were leaving, we were just waiting for the rain to subside and for our friend she yelled “I DONT CARE GET OUT”. At this point, our friend who was still at the bar came out and heard and said “you don’t have to be unnecessarily mean” and the waitress shot back “I like to be unnecessarily mean”.

Imagine employing someone in a customer service role who likes to be mean to paying customers. Other groups that were outside, sitting at their tables were so shocked and disgusted. One girl said “I hope she...

If youre looking for good food, good service and good atmosphere, the Duke of Wellington is your place. The service here screams of professional elegance whilst the food shouts with its sophisticated flavours and unashamed simplicity.

On my last visit I tried the Ham Hock and Wild Mushroom Tagietelle , priced at £14. It was worth every penny. The pasta, which was well cooked, clung to the elegant sauce well, and made for a well rounded wholesome and good value dish. For dessert I had their signature Sticky Toffee Pudding, which was the best I've tried. The banana ice cream accompaniment was simple and thoughtful.

The wine list is full of hidden gems at manageable prices. A Bourgogne Aligote at £22 is the highlight. By the glass the choice is big and varied. Try a Sangiovese, or settle for House, they're all tasty and well thought out.

Marylebone, and London more generally, has needed a place like this for a while. A place where drinkers and foodies mix in a gastropub without any pretention from one or the other. More often than not gastropubs like to favour foodies over drinkers, but not here.

Try the Sunday lunch, it's divine, but book early. This place is no longer a secret and gets very busy, all of the time.

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I came here to this small, delightful pub with my son today (Friday 29th August) for lunch; he has been telling me how good it is and invited me up to town today to try it. He was right. I'm not much of a drinker but an eater and the food was superb. Both interesting and delicious; these two things don't always go together but they certainly do here. And that includes the marvellous chips. Chips, as everyone knows, are an essential part of human existence OK/alright chips are NOT acceptable. These were heavenly. And my son says the menu often changes (possibly every week) Everything we ate was clearly freshly made in the kitchen by a chef who definitely knows what he's doing. I think it was a he; sincere apologies if I'm mistaken.

Music was funky from my era 70/80s in the background and not too loud (I was thinking of asking them to turn it up, but maybe that wouldn't have gone down well with the other punters)

Service was very friendly and efficient from the lovely young English staff serving us today; first class

A wonderful pub in a really gorgeous part of my home city, London. (some parts of London are still beautiful)

Look forward to coming back here very soon with rest of the family...and dog...well maybe too...