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The first (and only) Duke of Sussex was Prince Augustus Frederick, the sixth son of George III. Wikipedia reports that since he had no legitimate issue, the title became extinct upon his death in 1843 and has not been conferred since. In 1999 "experts" suggested the title might be granted to Prince Edward when he married. To the relief of owners of pubs named 'Duke of Sussex' throughout the land, he was instead created Earl of Wessex.
The Duke of Sussex pub was a Firkin pub when we lived in St Alban's Avenue. It was then acquired by Realpubs who sold it to Greene King in 2011. Like The City Barge at Strand on the Green, it's part of their Metropolitan Pub Company. To their credit, it doesn't feel like a Greene King pub. Built in the 1890s, they've managed to keep a lot of the old features, including a huge Victorian skylight in the restaurant.
It's one of only 5 places to feature in Michelin's top 10 Chiswick establishments, Harden's top 12 and Zagat's top 16.
The menu has a distinctly Spanish theme, including tapas and paellas. If you want to watch the 6 Nations there, you could order half a pig's head or even a whole suckling pig. But we went to celebrate our vegetarian daughter's birthday, so neither seemed appropriate.
It was our first meal of the blog so far with the whole family. We shared some veggie tapas to start with - courgette fritters, stuffed peppers, pimientos, goats cheese & beetroot salad (and some ham & cheese croquetas for the family carnivore). They disappeared so quickly we forgot to photograph them.
We washed it down with a bottle of Pittacum Bierzo 2008, an intense Spanish red from Castilla y Leon. There was no room for pudding.
Food (for 5): £97.75
Drink: 30.25
Total: £144.00
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