The Dining Room At Dukes

Duke’s opens at 3 pm. Be there by 2:45 because there is limited seating in the lounge and there are often a lot of people queued to enter. While known for their martinis other cocktails are available. The martinis are a full glass of gin or vodka with a twist of lemon and made from a cart right at your table. May break the bank but worth it.

My husband was treated to a martini afternoon tea by his colleagues for his birthday, so we decided to give it a try. The restaurant had a lovely setting, bustling with people enjoying a special afternoon out. The food and tea selection was nice, and we especially enjoyed the three mini martinis that were all delicious. The service was also good.

I treated my colleagues to a meal at this restaurant as a reward for their hard work. We had no trouble getting a table and the service was exceptional as usual. I particularly enjoyed the vesper martinis, which were prepared tableside by a waiter in a white jacket according to our preferences. If you are in the area, this restaurant is definitely worth a visit. Ver carta

What a wonderful time we had here. Cocktails (especially the vespa martini) were amazing. There are rules to play by but they are there for a reason and work well and that provided us with an unflustered enjoyable afternoon which included chatting with the staff and some regulars. Will return in hopefully a month or so. Well worth the money to escape the outside world and relax.

I saw the bar by Phill Netflix tour and was curious to visit this London good old days bar for the one and only vesper martini ! A rainy day arrives hotel entry with gentle greeting enter the Bar left side and asking for a seat got a cosy nice corner one and the barkeeper roll and prepare the vesper !very surprising taste and I have to say it makes my rwdt of the day very relaxing ! Thanks, Dukes team and Sir Fleming!

Sitting in Duke's at the moment with a cocktail and wanted to post a review while it was still fresh in my mind. Bravo to the maitre'd whom I witnessed turn away numerous people off the street who were dressed in ratty attire and even one fellow who had a dog in his arms. Animals have no place here and I was thrilled to see that fellow get a proper lesson that his dog is not on level footing with people no matter what these nutty animal worshippers think. He actually tried to argue his case but the maitre'd held his ground. This really made my day. Ver carta

We arrived early. We arrived before anyone else was waiting to get into Dukes bar opened at 15:00. From 14:40 were guided to a table to wait. Three members of staff told us that we could be seated and we were first in the queue. We specifically asked is there a quering system and we were assured we would be all fine and we were first here. The queue from the front of the door to Dukes bar built up. We spoke to a further member of staff who acknowledged we had been their for the longest time and they would get us a table and everything would be fine and dandy. The lobby begins to fill at 5 to 3. 15:00 comes. The doors open, the public flood in. We leisurely get up from our table in the foyer...

If you are a fan of James Bond/Ian Fleming, this restaurant is a unique place to visit for its historical significance. However, if you can get a table right away, it may be worth trying their drinks. Despite waiting 1.5 hours to be seated (due to my passion for Fleming), I was disappointed with the Vesper they served, as it did not resemble the description in the book. The use of an orange peel instead of a lemon, and the lack of shaking, was surprising. When I requested a traditional Vesper, I was informed that they were unable to accommodate my request due to the unavailability of Kina Lillet. Despite knowing that there are suitable substitutes, they insisted on only serving their version...

Apparently you can’t drink there if you are not a hotel resident! A colleague had booked a table in the restaurant understanding from the Dukes Bar write ups on social media that with a restaurant reservation you could enjoy a drink in the bar before or after. We had booked because I love a martini and this is the bar to go to in London. We arrived before our dinner reservation and told that as we weren’t residents we couldn’t drink there it was residents only and that the bar was under separate management on the restaurant making it sound like a different organisation. I showed my restaurant reservation and was told to go downstairs as they couldn’t seat me in the bar. I was dismissed by 3... Ver carta