The Duke of York in Tunbridge Wells

Highly overrated pub on the pantiles! Decent atmosphere but prices are way OTT and average service. Of all pubs on pantiles t wells I would not recommend this one!

Very uninterested staff. We felt as if we were a nuisance, rather than paying customers. The Christmas market was cancelled due to bad weather so we thought we'd have something to eat and drink at this pub . However, there was no way we felt welcome, so left after having a malt wine..

The bar staff were friendly and helpful. We ordered our lunch. When the food arrived it was well presented. The food was hot and tasty. The choice of drinks was good.

A lovely pub- the roaring open fire was very appreciated as the weather was very wet and cold.staff lovely and the lunch provided was delicious.

We did not eat food, but whenever I have been to this pub, I like the friendly people. The decor is cosy and gives a feeling of warmth. Highly recommend.

As soon as you enter you can see it is a restful old style pub with cosy corners. Very quiet when I went in and charming

I ordered Beer battered cod and chips but it tasted totally bland and similar to frozen food heated in an oven. My friends sausages, gravy and mash was equally bland. I could not recommend and will not return.

Went there to have couple of drinks with friend for his birthday.welcoming atmosphere. Good service and friendly staff. The speciality of this place is good selection of craft ales. Plenty seats inside as well as outside.

I was in town for Local Live with one of my best friends and her partner. We were welcomed warmly and we enjoyed food and drink in the sun, before headed to the park. I ordered Bangers and Mash, it was tasty but the menu specified that there were peas and leeks with the dish-but only peas were present. I wasn't bothered by it, so I just enjoyed the meal and enjoyed the company.

Nice and cozy pub. Very customer friendly

Lovely little pub in Royal Tunbridge Wells, stopped in for a drink and light bite to eat well shopping. Good beer, good food

Not been in here for some 40+ years. Insides changed a lot, outside is still the same with people filling the tables and sitting on the nearby walls. Nice atmosphere. People behind the bar have changed a bit too, 40 years ago they were happy serving you instead of chatting with their mates!

Staff, excellent, food, excellent, atmosphere, excellent. Would highly recommend for family or for the group. Best pub in TW.

A really well looked after pint of real ale in a pleasant environment. Sitting outside there is a steady stream of people exploring the Pantiles, good for people watching.

Excellent real ales friendly staff

“Two cappuccinos please, one of them decaf. “ “we don’t have decaf” Other barman walks past and she asks him “Can you make two cappuccinos” and he says “yes, was one decaf?” After we sit a while “Aww, our milk is off…” “Just get me to Americanos, thanks”

Lovely place. Frontier Lager very good. Friendly staff

Stopped by on a hot Sunday afternoon for a quick drink with my partner. The drinks were fine and not too expensive, we were in a sunny area outside and engaged in a lovely conversation with a local couple who were walking their English Mastiff, Bob! Lovely atmosphere, chilled vibe and a good place to revisit should we be back at the famous Pantiles soon!

The Duke is very nice with kind people and it's just a nice place to socialize and enjoy and I feel very popular there

A busy Sunday and sunny afternoon, lots of footfall outside and some business inside.

Hey, great! It's Tunbridge Wells pub that's been there for ages and should remain for a long time

Calm and comfortable place. Very kind and helpful staff.

Don’t go if you expect to eat, not even a snack. We got our drinks then were told they couldn’t do food as they already had three tables eating. We were a group of 7 and only wanted 3 portions of nachos to share with a lunchtime drink. They advertise good food out side the pub and we’re happy to take our money for drinks( which were expensive) . We wouldn’t have minded if they had said we can’t do food before taking our drinks order and money as we would have just moved on to somewhere else. Not at all impressed.

Sat outside which was nice, only downside are tables to close together, so if size 14 or over can be a squeeze.

Great Pub. Ethan the Barman is both a Gentleman and a Legend. Thanks Ethan!

£4.90 for a bowl of chips. £2.15 for a large dash of lemonade for a child. Never again.

Nice bar, friendly staff and dog friendly too. Come in the winter and you might be blessed with the roaring fire too. Not today sadly, it's too warm. But perhaps the next time I get a chance to visit.

Great to see old faces in this old nostalgic haunt of days gone by. Love how it's only changed in the best ways but not in its essence. Wish I'd been able to say Hi to one person in particular.....u know who u are.....x

Tv and a fire right in the middle of the pantiles!

Lovely log fire going Just a drink has downstairs disabled toilet

Not friendly. Very unwelcoming. Won’t return

Lovely little pub , was great with an open fire on a cold day, drink choices a little light .

The venue was very nice but the prices are not great compared to other establishments in the pantiles

great service, Dog Friendly and good food.

Xmas time drink. Mulled wine good. Real fire on so very hospitable.

Didn't eat here but the pub is very cosy

Amazing place for a team Christmas get-together, the gluten-free options were excellent overall. Great service will definitely be coming back.

Great pint of Fullers, and a good location.

Lovely setting even though near the bar, the real fire was warming and cosy. Mulled wine was tasty.

Nice busy pub. We sat outside as it was packed inside

£13 for glass of wine!!!! Paid £14 for 2 glasses over the road in ragged trousers Stop ripping your customers off !!!!!!

£13 for a glass of wine Outrageous Never going back Went to the bar opposite after paid that for 2 glasses Stop ripping off your customers !!!!!

Roaring fire and great sunday lunch, friendly staff too.

Pricey and could do with a wider selection of spirits and bar snacks.

A pub should serve its staple fare such as fish and chips, hamburgers, pies, bangers and mash etc very, very well. We ordered hamburgers and chips at The Duke of York. The chips were excellent. The hamburgers were awful. They were served lukewarm at best, overpowered with bacon jam so that the predominant flavour was acid and sugar, and cheese nowhere to be seen there was that little of it. But the worst was the meat patty. So hard, it could be used as a curling stone. My friend described it as “indescribably tight”. I had no words so let my actions speak instead and left three-quarters of it on the plate. Demolished the chips though. We debated whether or not to mention anything when we struggled through our first mouthfuls of the hamburger but decided against it. As mentioned above, if you’re a pub owner/pub chef/pub manager, you KNOW what you’re serving to your customers so why make me the bad guy and point out how bad your burger is? GBP18.50 for this sub-standard meal, btw.

Atmosphere and staff were both good but whoever put together the recipe for their burger has got the weirdest concept of what works in terms of flavour I have ever come across. The overall flavour had you wonder if the meat was not quite right. But I don't think this was the case just too many flavours from the pickled red onions and their special sauce that really don't work. Very disappointed considering it was £33 for two burgers with fries.

quite expensive given the quality; probably as it is opposite some nice seating and cocktail areas. ok but not somewhere i will go back. better last year when we visited.

We went to an English pub for the first time during our family holiday. We loved it! First we played a game of Scrabble and then enjoyed the delicious shepherd's pie and ribs.

Had the signature dish the ribs they were just a plate of fat and gristle. Costing £25 I question how they can justify this!!!!

Four of us ate lunch here, food and service was good, if we're in the area again we'll return.

Came here to eat as we had a birthday voucher. The food was disappointing, l went for the signature dish of pork ribs, which looked like they had be microwaved and it certainly did not live up to its description. The burgers which others had again we dry, and not juicy when cooked fresh. The service at the bar was great. We were found a table outside. Good selection of drinks. Would visit again for a drink.

Lovely pub, but some (not all) staff quite rude and abrupt. Wine quite pricey and not that great.

Lovely place to drink at the tables outside! Nice price for a pint.

Lovely food and superb service. Would definitely recommend 👌

Love pub. Thought we had to wait for 45 minutes for our food, but it was worthy of the wait.

Absolutely faultless food and service catering for 20+ people at the Duke of York for a wake. Really Really appreciate it. What a great pub.

Only went in for a quick drink. Very nice place. Allows dogs too. Served very quickly.

Busy if you are lucky you will get a seat but a great pub great staff and a nice pint

A nice olde worlde pub. Like the rest of The Pantiles. Mainly a mature crowd and not overbearing. Clean toilet's, although upstairs the is a wheelchair accessible amenity diwnstairs. Beers ok and staff pleasant.

Good pub, good location, good selection of beers

Dog friendly, great atmosphere, good food.

It's not a bad pub, per se, but £6 for a pint of average Guinness seems steep

Enjoyable, a wide range of beers

Amazing little friendly pub, dog and family friendly with board games and open fires. Just buy the kilo of wings, they are scrumny.

Lovely friendly pub,popped to watch world Cup ,had a pint and some free roast potatoes, reminded me of the good old days

Good Fuller's pub serving. Range of Fuller's ales and other brands. Had the best fish and chips here that I have had in a long time. Miles better than the fishy and chip shop.

Nice traditional pub in the lovely Pantiles 😍

Very nice, clean pub good selection of beers, lagers and gin. Beers are good prices, largers are quite pricey. Friendly staff, great service

Lovely place. Nice relaxed atmosphere. Will be visiting again!

Cool little pub, chilled Atmos & funny staff. Busy outside even on an chilly autumn evening.

Probably the dearest pub in Tunbridge Wells.

Brilliant pub. Great beer selection

Thought I was having a nice night to celebrate a friends engagement, shame they close at 9:45….poor pub, disappointing

Busy, friendly Pantile Pub.. Great outside seating in our case and welcoming staff!!

Centre of the Pantiles, popular spot for a sunny drink!

Cool and friendly pub, pleasant on a sunny Sunday 🌞 ☀️

Great staff, the best location, with lots of shops all around this pub,

Lovely spot, we went for roast dinner as a group - those who didn't order the roast fared reasonably well, but the roast dinners (beef and turkey both tried) were simply awful. The beef was particularly bad, overcooked, dried up and very, very chewy - and at nearly £19, not cheap. A real shame.

Quick bite to eat for a late lunch. Food was lovely, service quick and we managed to waste two hours playing a game we found and laughing our heads off. Will defo go back. Reasonable priced food and good choice. Very relaxing atmosphere.

Really amazing place. The staff are so lovely and willing to help in any way they can. I came here with my father, who isn't very mobile, and everything was super easy. There is an accessible WC there too.

Nice chairs but overpriced booze

I only popped in for a drink with some friends after a meeting. We had a quiet corner and had a lovely chat. Staff were polite and helpful so I'd definitely head back again.

Love this pub, great management and friendly staff. Food is always good, especially the Sunday Roast!

Lovely pub to have a relaxed drink and bite to eat in the Pantiles...

Beer to expensive, considering you can to nearby pubs just as good with the same beer and it's cheaper. Young staff also couldn't deal with 3 drunk aggressive blokes. Perhaps door staff required on weekends.

Decent offering of ciders and super helpful staff

I love the ambience of the pub i feel like i went back in time beautiful indeed❤️❤️❤️. They have this nice fireplace that keep everyone warm. Lovely place. Worth it👍👍.

Friendly and welcoming atmosphere. Good choice of beverages and nicely located in Central pantiles.

Nice pub, good service, quite expensive. Great to pop in for a couple of pre dinner drinks.

Chilly out, first date, snuggled up by the fire - it’s ideal. Lovely setting tucked away in the Pantiles so we started here with a 🍷 Old school place, timbers, fires 🔥 x 3 ~ enjoy before moving on to the Ragged Trousers & The Wine Room as we did. Finally headed to Steak which was fab .. see my review 👍

Cozy place with a real fire and big beer selection.

Went this evening with a family with twins and the staff went out of their way to make us welcome. I had the chefs special of pie,mash and greens. Very nice. A good selection of ales. My favourite was the London pride. And excellent beer, perfect temperature.

Good little pub. Excellent beers.

Nice pub. Liked dogs which was a bonus. Ridiculously expensive drinks and ladies toilet were absolutely filthy.

Asked for 4 single gin and tonics and the bill came to £44. I questioned this and the bar lady said you're in the pantiles. Then half way through our drinks we had to pour all our drinks into plastic cups. I've used this pub for many years but the current staff were very rude to me and my friends tonight. We wont be going back!

3 gin and tonic’s and a vodka coke was nearly £50. I questioned this and the lady rolled her eyes and said this was the pantiles. I don’t recommend unless you like being patronised and spoken down to.

Old historic pub. Cracking ales.

Nice beer and friendly staff. Relaxed vibe.

Decent food and reasonable service except for them refusing to serve my partner a glass of milk because "they couldn't ring it up on the till" which seems silly when I ordered over £50 of food and drink.

Was charged 59.36 for a £52.90 drinks and meal. My fault for not checking card reader. Also when checked bank statement this did not show as pending . We went on a Friday and the amount came out on Sunday, so no pre warning we had been overcharged. We also gave barman £5 tip. There were only two of us and so the optional 12.5% service charge did not apply. We were not asked if we would like to have it added. Will not be visiting again and now less trusting.