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The Duke Of Cambridge London

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Pubs in London - Islington
30 St. Peter's Street , Islington, London, N1 8JT
+44 (0) 20 7359 3066
http://www.sloeberry.co.uk

The Duke Of Cambridge serves organic food in its restaurant. Over 140 years old, the premises have been carefully restored, retaining many original features. The ambience is relaxed and welcoming. Private parties of up to 40 guests can be catered for. Seating on the terrace is provided, weather permitting.
Tags: beer garden, british, cuisine: gastro pub, food, fresh, gastropub, modern british, organic, outside seating, private parties: up to 40 guests, pub, seasonal, vegetarian, vegetarian dishes


The Duke Of Cambridge London Reviews


Organic not Orgasmic - I like the idea of organic but I still feel that a restaurant should provide flavorful food. I have found that many restaurants that claim to be organic, local, or whatever are often using it as a marketing ploy and somehow feel that the food they provide no longer has to be exceptional.

I ordered the venison stew and I found it to be very bland. There is not much more to say about a bland dish: boring, nondescript, tasteless. If they were attempting to make a stew that tasted just like one my mom would have made then they succeeded. She could boil the taste out of anything.

I suppose that if I only had the choice between bland non-organic and bland organic food I would choose organic but that would be the only reason to go to The Duke of Cambridge.  
Tags: cuisine: gastro pub, organic, pub

Rating  2

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Totally organic and overrated - We have been to the Duke of Cambridge twice before and really enjoyed both meals so we decided to take my sister and her family for Sunday lunch. We made a big deal of the fact that all the food, wine and even the loo paper is totally organic and they were obviously looking forward to the meal.
We probably should have realised that all was not well when we received a phone call stating that they were overbooked and could only seat us in the bar area - but we thought about it and decided that it must be worth it if they were so busy.
When we arrived we were told that they did have a table available in the restaurant so we went through and studied the menu chalked up on the blackboard. My first thoughts were 'my goodness that's expensive' followed by 'what are we (the kids) going to eat' then 'shall we just leave now?'. The menu was fine if you were vegetarian (which I am) but not if you are expecting Sunday roast with all the trimming (which everyone else was).

I decided to go for the polenta with salad and veg (which was boring and bland) and my partner went for the wild boar curry which, incidentally, was reported to be very nice, but for a small portion of curry and rice £16.50 seemed a little excessive. The best was yet to come - as we had 2 kids with us there wasn't anything on the menu that really suited them so we asked if they had a kids menu, to which the response was 'I'll just get it'. The next waitress came along and asked for our order and we explained that we were waiting for the kids menu to which she replied 'we don't have one but can do small portions of the chicken. The 'organic' roast chicken was £17.50, which when you are a family of 4 with 2 children makes for a very very expensive Sunday lunch. My sister, husband and the 2 children all opted for the chicken and were more than disappointed when a chicken leg, some carrots, potatoes and broccoli turned up far too quickly for something that had been cooked fresh. Not only was it expensive 'organic' it was all pretty tasteless and left us all feeling that we had been charged more than 50% extra for the privilege of eating organic food.

At the moment I'm very reluctant to go back to the Duke of Cambridge as I feel that it is feeding off its organic reputation and there are lots of other places with the same tag to try.  
Tags: gastropub, organic

Rating  1

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100% Organic Gastropub - Tucked away in the neighbourhood near Angel and a few streets from Regent's Canal, the Duke of Cambridge is surrounded by lovely Edwardian houses. It's a local place that draws a good crowd of 20 to 30-somethings, casually chillin' with friends.

The menu changes daily and they serve only fresh, seasonal and organic food, including line caught fish. You have the option of sitting in the dining room, which is still pretty casual, but slightly more formal than the main pub which is coated in large, odd sized and mismatched tables and chairs.

The food is delicious. We had beef stew with beer and chocolate one time and grilled salmon with lentils another time and many more (we've been at least a dozen times). They also have a seasonal soup on the menu and some kind of unique salad for starter. They also serve some organic beer, including St Peter's, which my husband loves. They've turned the beer bottles into olive oil containers set on each table to accompany the freshly baked bread they bring around to each table.

I have never had a bad meal here; my only fault is they are getting more and more expensive. I miss the days of cheap yet delicious gastropubs.  
Tags: British, fresh, gastropub, organic, rustic, seasonal, vegetarian

Rating  4

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