Pub in London WC1
Duke
7 Roger Street, London, WC1N 2PBClosest station: Russell Square, about 10 min walk4.3out of 5 on Google, from 371 ratings
Details last checked October 2024. Things may have changed since.
About Duke
Art Deco lamps and 30s style adorn a quiet pub offering real ales and British food, closed Sundays.
A CAMRA Heritage Pub for its outstanding interior; Art Deco features date from 1938, a part of an office and flat development with characteristic detailing and metal windows, what many inter-war pubs looked like before modern changes. The John's Mews entrance leads into a small wood-panelled lounge, whilst the corner entrance leads you into a larger bar decorated with artwork, but no longer with original lino flooring.
The back room features a number of original private booths and there are two in the front bar added more recently. Now calls itself under the abbreviated Duke but (of York) features still on the pub sign. In nearby Doughty Street can be found the Charles Dickens Museum, the author's only surviving London home.
Description from WhatPub, CAMRA’s pub guide, with a summary from Google Maps.
Features
- Outdoor Seating: Street-side tables
- Games: Board Games
- Serves Food
- Real Ale
- Real Heritage Pub
- Function Room: Downstairs room can be hired
- Disabled Access
- Reservable
- Good for Groups
- Newspapers
- Smoking
- Accepts Credit Cards
- Accepts Debit Cards
- Accepts NFC
Opening times
- Monday
- 12:00 – 11:00 PM
- Tuesday
- 12:00 – 11:00 PM
- Wednesday
- 12:00 – 11:00 PM
- Thursday
- 12:00 – 11:00 PM
- Friday
- 12:00 – 11:00 PM
- Saturday
- 12:00 – 11:00 PM
- Sunday
- Closed
As listed in October 2024. Hours change, and bank holidays differ: check with the pub.
Good to know
- Operator
- Independent
- Price
- 2 out of 4 (Google’s price level)
- Phone
- 020 7242 7230
Photos
Photos from Google Maps contributors, stored when the pub was last checked.
Google rating and reviews
4.3out of 5 on Google, from 371 ratings
5 out of 5Leaburnon Google, March 2024
I love this place. Really full of character. The income pew seats, the curved wooden bar. It oozes atmosphere. The music is always a bit retro. Service was good. They had a £5 card minimum spend. Usually fine but I had a coke and supplemented with crisps to overcome that hurdle. Really tucked away but a pub you can’t help but walk in if in the area.
5 out of 5Peter Claydonon Google, September 2024
1930s pub tucked away on the side streets of Clerkenwell. It was fairly quiet when we went here on a Saturday evening in August and we were able to sit at a table outside the front. Friendly staff and most people there appeared to be regulars.
5 out of 5Chris Chasseaudon Google, October 2024
The Duke is a hidden gem. Great atmosphere at the Art Deco building with mixture of booths and high tables. Usual suspects of drinks with a couple of guest ales on rotation. Could improve the AF beer selection but that’s just nitpicking.
5 out of 5Max Deanon Google, October 2023
I visited this delightful pub on a recent trip to see my London family. It's situated in a quiet, "mewsy" neighborhood away from the throng but a stone's throw from some great Bloomsbury restaurants. There is a wide selection of lagers and ales, the bar staff were friendly and welcoming and the clientele seemed like locals or the after work crowd. Loved the cozy booths and old-fashioned decor. Definitely get off the beaten path and check this place out.
4 out of 5Hew Wrighton Google, April 2024
Hercule's leetle grey cells would dance a big here. Just look at the bar lights!! Lovely, 1938 gaff that deserves to succeed under new landlord/lady ..
Rating and reviews are from Google Maps, as they stood in October 2024. See the latest on Google Maps.