The Duke of Edinburgh in Lambeth - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Took my nearly 90 year old dad for a trip down memory lane, with my son. He took old black and white photos of the pub garden in the 1940s to show them. The staff were so welcoming and friendly. Thank you for making his visit special

🚇 Brixton 🍺 £6.75 Cruzcampo The Duke of Edinburgh is located in a quiet residential area in the backstreets of Brixton. The nearest Tube is Brixton, it’s a five minute walk to get here. This pub was originally built in 1874. The pub you see today was built in 1937 by Truman’s principal architect A E Sewell. This pub is Grade II listed and features on CAMRA’s list of pubs with interiors of historic interest, this being of Outstanding National Importance. The decor here is stunning, seemingly it looks untouched since the day the pub was built. At the front is the old Public Bar which has a pool table, traditional pews and its own servery. Head through an open walkway and you arrive into a large wood panelled bar with amazing stained leaded windows. There are some fantastic original features like the ornate fireplaces and the chequered spittoon in front of the long servery. At the back of the pub is a huge sprawling beer garden, I was told this is the largest in South London. The beer selection is all keg and offers a mix of mainstream brews and local craft beers. I decided on a Cruzcampo, my pint was excellent, price point was a little punchy. The food menu is by @bandobelly who combine American, Caribbean and Asian flavours into Burgers and other comfort food options, most Burgers cost £12. I arrived just after 12pm on a warm Saturday lunchtime in August. The pub was fairly quiet as it had just opened. I decided to plot up in the front bar area and watch the Olympics, a superb soulful soundtrack played in the background. I got chatting to one of the team who was kind enough to give me a guided tour, what a nice chap. This pub shows live footy, there are plenty of screens here to watch a game. I must admit, I am a big fan of 1930’s interwar built pubs, so the @dukebrixton was right up my street. This is a handsome traditional pub with a splendid interior. The beer choice, tasty grub, friendly team and the enormous beer garden make for an impressive pub experience. This is definitely one to visit when in SW9. ℹ️ Info correct on visiting 03.08.24

Beautiful gardens, beautiful burgers. No table service but it's really worth the time. Cold beer, nice prices. I really enjoyed the place.

What a funny old pub. Hipsters, beer, pool. Two massive rooms, sports in the telly.

Booked the beer garden for a birthday celebration. I've had genuine feedback from so many of my friends that the atmosphere was great, the Bando belly food was fantastic (the best chicken burger ever apparently!!) and the beer garden is one of the best they've been to. It's very well shaded so you can stay in/out of the sun as you prefer. A great day!

Great pub with a lovely beer garden and food

One of London’s best beer gardens with good atmosphere and great food. The staff, Martin in particular, were accommodating throughout.

I've always liked coming to this pub when I'm in Brixton, but on Sunday they were ridiculously rude to me and my friends. We were treated like criminals for daring to have a quick pint 4 hours before the Euros final started, and a friend was refused entrance. (I think they may have sworn at him). I'm a barman and appreciate matchdays are stressful, but even so I've never had such surly and mean-spirited treatment. Hope they get their act together.

The manager (Asian guy) is absolutely horrible, has no clue what he is doing. I only feel for the bar staff who have to work under him. Need new management!

Awesome day on Sunday and well looked after given how busy it was! 5* all round

So glad we chose the Duke for the Euros! Such a great vibe for football, loads of outdoor space and the manager was lovely, think his name was Kenzo? Thanks guys!!

Watched the footy here this week and what an atmosphere. Great staff, does get very busy though !

Really good food and great venue to watch the footie!

Security were horrible to me and so aggressive, DO NOT RECOMMEND !!!!

Bloody good outdoor space, and clever to bring in an external kitchen. They do exactly what kind of grub you want. Lovely classic interior pub. A London classic! Top 5 in Brixton

One of the best beer gardens in London. Great atmosphere especially for sport and on a summers day!

Great place to watch the football in a garden with beers. Lots of food options, just make sure you pick a good choice!

You need to queue and have a booking to go here, so I think this basically isn’t a pub anymore. Strange. Came here years ago and it was nice, so it’s a shame it’s like this now The people outside were posh Clapham types, so I guess if your clientele are all management consultants, this is what happens

Lovely big beer garden and staff were friendly. The food is very nice especially the cauliflower wings

Food is good but takes a long time. The garden is really good. Music is also good.

What a mint pub! Masssssive beer garden and great happy hour

Watched the football here yesterday and could not recommend enough! Kenzo was nothing but hospitable, so friendly and catered for our every needs. Will be back regardless of watching the football or not x

Awful atmosphere, DON’T watch England game, no commentary, tried to kick us out for cheering, manager spat on me

DO NOT WATCH THE FOOTY HERE!!!!!!!!!! Super expensive, manager was extremely rude ! Do not watch the football here the atmosphere is terrible! Manager threatened to charge us £50 for cheering on England! Pints are extortionate, such a shame !

Didn’t let us cheer during the England game. I understand being respectful of the surroundings but there is a time and a place????!

Terrible place! Some donny in a regatta t-shirt stopped from singing the national anthem?! At the euros?! Bizzare

Such a disappointment, a lovely potential venue to watch the football ruined by poor management. Strict crackdown on cheering at the football. A strange decision. DO NOT WATCH EUROS HERE

lovely pub! amazing staff, and a super fun atmosphere! went to watch the england game and had that best time!

I booked a table to watch the England football match, but it was outside and there was no sound for the entire coverage. It was pretty awful. They did notify us about it, but there wasn't enough time to make other arrangements. I understand there are residents nearby, but the game was at 5 pm. Most people would have been watching the game in their homes anyway, and the fans chatting outside were louder than the TV would have been. I'm really annoyed by the whole ordeal. Something needs to be done for the rest of the tournament. Also you need more vegan options!

Huge garden but really disorganised with the system they use to clear the garden. Came out to meet a friend to give them their wallet so they could get in and was refused re-entry for half an hour. Beer doesn’t taste very nice either.

Shocking venue to watch football. They promote live football in their garden, but what they forget to mention is that there is no sound being played. They did email only 24 hours before, saying there will be no sound. And before you say, “go elsewhere,” you can’t because everywhere else is booked. You also can’t cheer due to the neighbors. Here’s a suggestion: don’t live next to a pub. Never ever going to this establishment again. You should be embarrassed to call yourself a public house

Worst atmosphere I’ve ever experienced for an England game. Funeral vibes.

Great pub with a very spacious outdoors and loads of TVs for sports. Food is always decent

Great atmosphere if you’re looking for a beer garden pre concert in Brixton. Delicious food but they didn’t have enough stuff so everything took way too long to come out

Had a really great time here! Carmen dropped tater tots on the floor but kitchen were nice enough to reimburse us. Also all the staff on today were friendly and the manager with a tye dye shirt was incredibly helpful also really good looking. Ladies get @ him ;) also the moretti ain’t half bad.

Great great pub, could be the best in Brixton. It’s just a shame the beer gardens shut so early because of NIMBYs

Went for a burger and a pint before a gig at Brixton Academy. Bar is fab but the Bando Belly food experience was awful. The Mitch is pitched as some of the best soul food but my experience was soulless. Waited an hour for a very average burger, when it finally arrived it was cold. Gold’n nuggets were ok but again cold. You order via an app in the garden and then collect from the food shack. There is no way to know where you are in the queue. Maybe they were understaffed when we went but I wouldn’t rely on a quick bite to eat.

Met friends there around 130pm on a Saturday. Bouncers were already at the door. It’s a popular place full of people in their 20s and 30s. But quite relaxed and quick service. Food was quick.

Been there with my wife. Door .men didnt let me in told me i was pissed aaaand told me 'go away white man" Shame for one of best place in Briton

Very nice pub the garden is amazing but would’ve been nicer if it wasn’t raining not the pubs fault though

One of the best beer gardens in london snd great for sports

Really really bad experience - booked for a birthday and the bouncers were unbelievably rude and offensive. Asked to speak to their manager and they refused and laughed at me. Really not what you expect - very unfriendly environment. They also threatened to assault a member of the party.

Cannot put into words how much I wouldn’t recommend - 1 working toilet for 300+ people, incredibly misogynistic staff. Don’t go!!!

Bar staff made fun clover pattern on my Guinness. Tysm

Phenomenal beer garden, a bit of a dingy inside but exactly what you want a pub to be. Decent priced pints with a good vibe, a winner.

Great pub, with friendly staff and big outside area with heating and lots of cover. Now for the food, Wow! Honey Butt Burger & extra spice bag & cheese steak tots were so yum! We already want to eat it again 😋 Bando Belly 11/10

What a place. Had the footy on the big screen. Great pint and mind blowing food

Usually good but the roast was disappointing today. Came out luke warm and was dry after being reheated . Maybe just an off day

Cool pub. Huge pub garden. Decent Guinness

Ordered their "Bodean's BBQ" which was disappointing. One item was missing (the Texas style sausage) which I was looking forward to eating the most. So I had to use up my uber eats refund. I was refunded for the whole meal bundle (not the entire order) which was nice. The food quality was bad the ribs tasted off and the sauce was not nice. The colelsaw was nice although a bit too much lemon and I was given a very small portion. In fact the entire order was very small compared to the other Bodean's branch at Balham which has apparently closed down. I used to like Bodean's and really look forward to eating the closest thing to American Southern BBQ I could get delivered to my door but now it seems like it's going downhill significantly. The chicken was tiny and not very juice all dried up a bit. The chips portion was very small. No Jacobs rib ladder as according to the Balham branch it was not economical any longer to serve them which was their main attraction and best thing they sold! Expensive for the portion and quality frankly. I hope this franchise fixes up their quality and variety and service otherwise I will try somewhere else. I will check out thier meat supplier. Maybe I can just buy from thier supplier and heat it up at home as thier website used to sell some of thier products the the texas smoked sausage. Good price also .

Local pub, with a big beer garden. Staff are very friendly Food is sufficient to fill a hole Good local beer selection Could do with turning on the heating in the winter, but luckily it’s best in the summer Worth a visit

Great pub, £4.50 Amstels during happy hour. Friendly service. Chips were very good too.

Such a great, spacious place for drinks! The atmosphere is fun and cheerful making it the perfect place to chat with friends or watch a game.

Extremely rude and aggressive staff

One hell of a find.. Busy, friendly staff(especially the doorman) huge back garden and a great vibe.. Esp recommend this place to watch sport, very impressed.. It's a great place

Fab atmosphere - live sports and a beautiful garden. Definitely recommend visiting ! Didn’t try any food but the selection of beer is class

Booked a table to watch sport, at half time they closed the garden and everyone came inside. Could no longer see unless standing, blocking other peoples view. Had a second TV but showing another sport no one was watching

Nice pub but serve all drinks in plastic cups despite sitting inside which is a massive shame and not very environmentally friendly.

Great beer garden. Some good food from Bodeans too.

Really good for all seasons - huge garden in the back is also heated so can sit outside in the winter. Only criticism is when they close the garden the number of people that move inside is too many and it becomes incredibly cramped.

Lieux super sympa avec sa cour extérieure. Ambiance au top. Manque juste une climatisation pour rendre la partie intérieur moins étouffante en été quand il y a plein de monde.

We got forced to down our drinks and kicked out early because “I have the power to tell you to leave and you are the only people left”. Even though we had been told 30 minutes before that that they were open until 11pm. Then when we left we were told that if we didn’t leave that we were immature

Have been visiting here for years. It’s always a good time but seems to slightly have gone down hill and MAJORLY in the food department, absolutely terrible now - don’t bother ordering any!

Large beer garden, good vibe, friendly service and has to be one of my favourite watering holes. Just keep wanting to go back for more.

Place for people with premiscous life......

We ordered food at 7.30 pm on a Friday night. At 8.15pm the food had not arrived yet. I enquired and apparently Monzo doesn't always work with sending them the ticket! Why they still accept Monzo is bonkers. We re-orded. At 9.15pm we still did not have food. I asked at the bar.  The 'manager' said that they went to the table but we were not there which is impossible as there were 4 of us all night. I asked if he would mind coming to the table and checking the number.. he refused and basically accused me of lying. His manor was unbelievable... it was like he wanted a confrontation. Another lady who was clearly more experienced and a nice person came to the table and realised that the number was infact 601 not 109. It was an honest mistake on both parts (the 1 was written as a line) but the real manager handled this so well, offered us a drink and did exactly what you expect. The other in-experienced manager was clearly on a massive power trip and has no prior experience of how to talk to humans. We sat down and ate our cold disgusting food.

After giving me the wrong order, they restored it without any inconveniences. Great place & kind staff

Lovely lovely lovely beer garden - huge as well. Shuts at early AF o'clock though. Would recommend.

Their version of Sunday roast is very interesting. I had a sandwich with a nice pulled beef which came with a fair amount of potatoes, a Yorkshire pudding and a bit of gravy. For 14.50 I could consider myself happy, given the prices in the first two areas of the capital at the moment. Inside, the atmosphere is not top but the back garden is quite of a good option, especially in sunny days. Nice range of beers too.

The food was delicious and Peter and Jen were very welcoming and friendly, offering great service.

The garden really makes this pub. Huge, great for enjoying the sun with big groups of friends. Food is always great too.

It was my first time there. I was very impressed with the bar. Great service, friendly staff, and a huge beer garden for events. Very impressive. It's definitely worth a visit.

a reservation only pub on a saturday afternoon... oh dear

Lovely beer garden in the center of Brixton gets sun latest in the area

Great pub!!!! Especially if you’re looking for a garden. It’s massive. And does Bodeans!

The staff are lovely, the beer garden is vast, and the beer is great.

Walked in.... bar was quite... walk down an aly at the back and wow. 100s of people drinking and enjoying the sun. Very good find. Pleasantly suprised. Also, good burger from the outside burger hut.

This was SUCH a good pub. Exceptional beer garden and enough staff on the bar on a Friday night that everyone was seen straight away. Definitely coming back here!

Ordered their pulled pork plate. The portion was good but some bbq sauce would complete the dish.

My friend booked this pub for her birthday not having been there before and we were all so pleasantly surprised! Great pub with fantastic atmosphere and blown away by huge outdoor area with two extra bars and food served. Overall 10/10 experience made even better by the GM, Kenzo who helped with all needs!

This place is run by complete cokeheads :(aggressive and not fun)

Great looking pub that doesn't look like it has changed since it was built. Massive beer garden. Could do with more real ale on tap.

Good but it’s so dead how they kick you out the garden early

Always a great outdoor pub garden in brixton. Shame it needs to close so early but makes sense due to the proximity to residential neighbours

Brilliant pub, friendly staff,nice beer and a fantastic garden out the back. Even has a pool table which is increasingly rare these days

I wanted find out we're I the shopping to get samme tape four this shouer

You can enjoy scrumptious chips and burgers here! The garden seats, which have roof and heater as a shelter from rain and coldness, are spacious and relaxing. There might be a lovely cat walking there. A big TV screen installed inside is suitable for watching sports matches.

Large old boozer with a lacklustre beer selection that is dominated by Heineken own brands. Fine if you like that kind of stuff, poor if you actually like beer.

Went on Friday night. Pub is nice, food is good but the barman who served me was incredibly rude. He took my order and made unpleasent comments while I was ordering. He was visibly upset for something and he provided a horrible customer service. I made a comment saying he should change attitude but he ignored me. First time ever in my life.

Bodean ribs I enjoyed the cider and the live football

We went for a friends birthday on 4th Feb 2023 and got kicked out for singing happy birthday at 6:45pm. Aggressive bouncers who provoked trouble despite everyone in the garden trying to calm them down. One bouncer in particular threw off his hi-viz and tried to fight our friend.

The outdoor venue is a lot different from indoors which creates this amazing duality of being at two different places. Would definitely come back again for some more food and wine.

Nice pub for rugby and good prices

I can think of some friends who would moan about the lack of real ale. And yes, it would be nice to see this. However, what makes a proper pub is more than the beer (there are decent local crafty options though), it is the atmosphere, conviviality, and friendly staff, and the Duke has this. The choice of music, and not too loud and not too quiet is spot on as well.

Great wee pub with good offers and great garden out back

Real British pub, can't fault it.

Good beer garden shame no sound

Genuinely the worse pub I have ever been to for the football. No commentary - fine - but the bouncers are aggressive when you celebrate and the staff were unjustifiably rude.

Bodeans being the food partner is a nice touch. The pub gets so heaving for sports & general weekends in the beer gardens that it's tough to recommend heading to.

This pub was so good I had to give a review. Great atmosphere inside with a beautiful massive beer garden out back. Everyone loved their food. Had the shared bbq and all of it was fantastic. Better than a lot of places in US. Highly recommend. Only thing that keeps this from 5 stars is somewhat limited cocktail and wine options. Would absolutely recommend. Friendly servers. Pool table. Darts?