#677Global
The Duke of Clarence
Sydney, Australia · British-inspired tavern and cocktail bar · Australia & Pacific
The Duke of Clarence is an eighteenth-century London-inspired Sydney tavern serving cocktails, cask ales and European wine alongside British pub food and Sunday roasts.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-20
Plan Your Visit
Laneway, 152/156 Clarence St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
- Style
- British-inspired tavern and cocktail barChecked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Hours
- Monday–Wednesday 11:30am–12:30am; Thursday 11:30am–1am; Friday–Saturday 11:30am–2am; Sunday 11:30am–11pm.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Booking
- Bookings and walk-ins are welcome, with limited evening reservations and dedicated lunch and Sunday-roast booking windows.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
- Prices
- The owner’s September 2026 menu lists regular signature cocktails including Pink G&T at 24 and The Clarence House Gibson at 25.Checked 2026-09-28 · Source
- Menu
- The official tavern menu covers British pub food and drinks alongside detailed spirits lists.Checked 2026-09-20 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
30.1 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 70.5
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 40.3
- Serious press
- —Outside window · Evidence exists, but falls outside the scoring window; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- 44.1
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.
Social Vibes
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
63/ 100
Score context
At 152–156 Clarence Street, Mil (October 2025) describes a good Guinness and aldavril (March 2026) a pleasant drinks-only visit. Edmund M (December 2025) criticizes beer, pouring and staff response; AngusK (May 2025) finds a pint costly. Original Tripadvisor bodies are visible across two locales of the same platform. Rain J reports an owner interaction but no served drink, and food-only complaints were excluded. The current bar sample is sharply mixed and small; confidence is low.
Guest score details
What guests like
- Mil praises a well-poured Guinness
- aldavril likes the welcoming drinks-only visit
What to know
- Edmund reports bad beer and poor pint pouring
- Angus considers a pint overpriced
Review & discussion links
Crowd signal
Google 4.4★ across 2,228 reviews.
View on Google · Checked . Ratings and review counts can change.
Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
No recorded global awards in the scored window.
Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.