Comments on: Duke of Wellington Pub http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/bars/pubs/silom/other/duke-of-wellington-pub/ Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:01:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: doctorbond http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/bars/pubs/silom/other/duke-of-wellington-pub/#comment-3598 doctorbond Fri, 02 May 2008 09:23:24 +0000 http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/bars/pubs/silom/other/duke-of-wellington-pub/#comment-3598 Can't fault this place. Spacious open feeling to the whole bar which subconciously makes you feel at ease. There are plenty of places in Bangkok where you can 'Go Frantic' if you want to. But when you tire of that and want to chill out, have a good beer, enjoy some conversation and some great food, then there is no better place than the Duke. Recharge your batteries - you know you want to.<ul><li><label>Rating</label>: 5   <img STYLE="border:none" SRC="http://www.durianseed.com/wp-content/images/stars50disp.gif"></li> </ul> Can’t fault this place. Spacious open feeling to the whole bar which subconciously makes you feel at ease. There are plenty of places in Bangkok where you can ‘Go Frantic’ if you want to. But when you tire of that and want to chill out, have a good beer, enjoy some conversation and some great food, then there is no better place than the Duke. Recharge your batteries - you know you want to.
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]]> By: Young Penfold http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/bars/pubs/silom/other/duke-of-wellington-pub/#comment-1507 Young Penfold Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:33:54 +0000 http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/bars/pubs/silom/other/duke-of-wellington-pub/#comment-1507 Im not a fan of "English Pubs' in any other country apart from England, (even in england i dont really like them) as theres something about them that doesnt seem right, but for one reason or another I went into the Duke for a few drinks to meet someone. Gotta say i loved the place. Quality decor thats not trying 'too hard' to be english style, good cheap pints with a proper head on it and a cool vibe. Laid back atmosphere aswell which is cool, and the guy behind the bar knew his football which was a good touch. Havent eaten there but have heard nothing but good reports so will duck in for a feed soon Check it out<ul><li><label>Rating</label>: 5   <img STYLE="border:none" SRC="http://www.durianseed.com/wp-content/images/stars50disp.gif"></li> </ul> Im not a fan of “English Pubs’ in any other country apart from England, (even in england i dont really like them) as theres something about them that doesnt seem right, but for one reason or another I went into the Duke for a few drinks to meet someone.

Gotta say i loved the place. Quality decor thats not trying ‘too hard’ to be english style, good cheap pints with a proper head on it and a cool vibe. Laid back atmosphere aswell which is cool, and the guy behind the bar knew his football which was a good touch.

Havent eaten there but have heard nothing but good reports so will duck in for a feed soon
Check it out

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]]> By: amanta http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/bars/pubs/silom/other/duke-of-wellington-pub/#comment-1390 amanta Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:25:05 +0000 http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/bars/pubs/silom/other/duke-of-wellington-pub/#comment-1390 Duke burger is delicious. Nice big wooden tables, comfortable couches and good service. Only been during the day so can't comment on the how it is at night. Stay away for the steak sandwich.<ul><li><label>Rating</label>: 5   <img STYLE="border:none" SRC="http://www.durianseed.com/wp-content/images/stars50disp.gif"></li> </ul> Duke burger is delicious. Nice big wooden tables, comfortable couches and good service. Only been during the day so can’t comment on the how it is at night. Stay away for the steak sandwich.
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]]> By: AUK http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/bars/pubs/silom/other/duke-of-wellington-pub/#comment-74 AUK Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:52:36 +0000 http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/bars/pubs/silom/other/duke-of-wellington-pub/#comment-74 An English pub called the "Duke of Wellington" in Bangkok? Can this really work? Well yes, the guys who have created this pub have done an amazing job. Feels English, feels Thai, feels like it can be however you like it. English food, Thai food, TV showing sports, happy hours. A great place to go with friends or just to go on your own, sit & watch the world go by. Finish work, take your laptop, catch up on your mails, read a paper, & have a well deserved drink. A great mix of people from tourists to expats, to Bangkok locals.<ul><li><label>Rating</label>: 5   <img STYLE="border:none" SRC="http://www.durianseed.com/wp-content/images/stars50disp.gif"></li> </ul> An English pub called the “Duke of Wellington” in Bangkok? Can this really work? Well yes, the guys who have created this pub have done an amazing job. Feels English, feels Thai, feels like it can be however you like it. English food, Thai food, TV showing sports, happy hours. A great place to go with friends or just to go on your own, sit & watch the world go by. Finish work, take your laptop, catch up on your mails, read a paper, & have a well deserved drink. A great mix of people from tourists to expats, to Bangkok locals.
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]]> By: estahl http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/bars/pubs/silom/other/duke-of-wellington-pub/#comment-72 estahl Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:24:19 +0000 http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/bars/pubs/silom/other/duke-of-wellington-pub/#comment-72 I was passing through BKK and stumbled across this place. Guiness in Thailand...yes! Great food, cool staff. 5 stars for The Duke of Wellington.<ul><li><label>Rating</label>: 5   <img STYLE="border:none" SRC="http://www.durianseed.com/wp-content/images/stars50disp.gif"></li> </ul> I was passing through BKK and stumbled across this place. Guiness in Thailand…yes!

Great food, cool staff. 5 stars for The Duke of Wellington.

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]]> By: werewolf http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/bars/pubs/silom/other/duke-of-wellington-pub/#comment-45 werewolf Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:11:14 +0000 http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/bars/pubs/silom/other/duke-of-wellington-pub/#comment-45 Located on a very busy section of Silom Road is one of the best-run pubs in Bangkok: The Duke of Wellington. An English Pub, the Duke is managed by a real Englishman — Mark — who previously ran Robin Hood near Phrom Phong BTS station on Sukhumvit Road. The Duke has a very nice decor, with comfortable heavy wooden tables & chairs, as well as leather-padded benches along the wall opposite the bar. For people who are alone, or in a casual mood, there is a long table with stools. It is usually occupied by men or women reading the newspaper or working on laptop computers (the Duke offers free wireless access). This stretch of Silom Road is a business area, and the Duke is a businessman’s pub. Happy Hour runs from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. every weeknight & all day on the weekends, and on Wednesdays you can drink pints of Tiger beer all night at a price of 80 baht each (Monday is Heineken night and Tuesday Guiness night). With a well-trained service staff, an excellent food menu offering large portions of Western & Thai food day and night, attractive drink prices and very comfortable surroundings, the Duke of Wellington has been one of my favorite meeting points since it opened in January this 2007. I went in with a new friend a few month ago. He had visited the pub before, but only around four in the afternoon when it is quiet. Arriving at 7:30 pm, with happy hour in full swing, my friend was impressed with everything he saw and tasted. The Duke had recently added live music to the mix. A Thai man with a guitar and a good sound system started playing tunes around 8 p.m. Unlike many Thais singing English songs, he knew all of the words and sang clearly. I was sitting with my back to him, and at one point he sang a Jim Croce tune. It sounded so much like Croce that I thought that he’d gone on break and that a CD was playing. I was wrong. Anyone who mourns Croce need mourn no longer — he’s been reborn in Thailand as a local guitar-picker. All the food on the menu is good, but my personal favorite is the Big Duke Burger; a large beef patty served with cheese, bacon, a fried egg and all the trimmings. You can choose between English-style thick-cut chips or American shoe-string fries. For a comfortable happy hour dinner with friends, or a relaxed business lunch I figure you can’t go past the Duke of Wellington.<ul><li><label>Rating</label>: 5   <img STYLE="border:none" SRC="http://www.durianseed.com/wp-content/images/stars50disp.gif"></li> </ul> Located on a very busy section of Silom Road is one of the best-run pubs in Bangkok: The Duke of Wellington. An English Pub, the Duke is managed by a real Englishman — Mark — who previously ran Robin Hood near Phrom Phong BTS station on Sukhumvit Road.

The Duke has a very nice decor, with comfortable heavy wooden tables & chairs, as well as leather-padded benches along the wall opposite the bar. For people who are alone, or in a casual mood, there is a long table with stools. It is usually occupied by men or women reading the newspaper or working on laptop computers (the Duke offers free wireless access).

This stretch of Silom Road is a business area, and the Duke is a businessman’s pub.

Happy Hour runs from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. every weeknight & all day on the weekends, and on Wednesdays you can drink pints of Tiger beer all night at a price of 80 baht each (Monday is Heineken night and Tuesday Guiness night).

With a well-trained service staff, an excellent food menu offering large portions of Western & Thai food day and night, attractive drink prices and very comfortable surroundings, the Duke of Wellington has been one of my favorite meeting points since it opened in January this 2007.

I went in with a new friend a few month ago. He had visited the pub before, but only around four in the afternoon when it is quiet. Arriving at 7:30 pm, with happy hour in full swing, my friend was impressed with everything he saw and tasted.

The Duke had recently added live music to the mix. A Thai man with a guitar and a good sound system started playing tunes around 8 p.m. Unlike many Thais singing English songs, he knew all of the words and sang clearly. I was sitting with my back to him, and at one point he sang a Jim Croce tune. It sounded so much like Croce that I thought that he’d gone on break and that a CD was playing. I was wrong. Anyone who mourns Croce need mourn no longer — he’s been reborn in Thailand as a local guitar-picker.

All the food on the menu is good, but my personal favorite is the Big Duke Burger; a large beef patty served with cheese, bacon, a fried egg and all the trimmings. You can choose between English-style thick-cut chips or American shoe-string fries.

For a comfortable happy hour dinner with friends, or a relaxed business lunch I figure you can’t go past the Duke of Wellington.

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]]> By: Weekend Happy Hour at Duke Pub… at The FARANG Speaks 2 Much http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/bars/pubs/silom/other/duke-of-wellington-pub/#comment-4 Weekend Happy Hour at Duke Pub… at The FARANG Speaks 2 Much Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:58:22 +0000 http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/bars/pubs/silom/other/duke-of-wellington-pub/#comment-4 [...] think I forgot to mention but we have started an earlier Happy Hour at Duke Pub for the [...]<ul></ul> […] think I forgot to mention but we have started an earlier Happy Hour at Duke Pub for the […]

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