The Duke of Edinburgh

The Duke of Edinburgh is a great little oasis in the middle of the fast-paced Cupertino. I need to admit that this is my go-to pub as it is relatively close, so I will attempt to be unbiased and select just the most memorable of our trips there for the review.  Last year on Christmas Day, my father and I needed a place to grab some dinner. The Duke was one of the few places that was open and fit the bill just right!

Chris’ Opinion:
As I mentioned, this is my go-to so it is a bit tough to review objectively. For our Christmas day dinner I could not think of a better place to relax, have some comfort food, and drink some good beer.  This place is very friendly and cozy, if not a bit dark. The “imported from England” interior is nice, though I can’t help but feel it is a bit too gimmicky. The food is always terrific but is pretty much just your traditional “pub fare.” On this day in particular I had the Bulldog sandwich. The beer selection is great and the fact that they have “Old Speckled Hen” on tap is awesome. The selection of single-malt is also pretty stellar; this Christmas Day trip is actually the trip that got me turned onto single-malts.  You (males) should definitely all check out the puns above the urinals, they are pretty entertaining. I also strongly recommend throwing some darts, they have great areas for it.

The fact that the founders of The Duke felt it necessary to have the place built in England and reassembled in Cupertino makes me feel like they were trying just a bit too hard.  Why don’t they also make the staff speak with English accents?

For me (a vegetarian), the menu is quite limited.  This isn’t that important as I don’t go to a pub for fine cuisine-but a selection would be nice.  The beers are good and the waitress and bartender conferencing over our request for a “peaty” whisky was nice.