Duke of Clarence Pub Set to Reopen Following Half a Million-Pound Investment

The Duke of Clarence , formally the Bloated Mallard in Hampton Hill, has returned to its former name and has a new look, thanks to a £500,000 investment

Ricardo Azevedo has teamed up with Gar y and Jenni O’Connell who operate two other Stonegate Group pubs within the area The Railway in Teddington and The Greyhound Kew Green to create a third site in South West London

Ricardo said: Myself and the team are thrilled to have taken on the Duke of Clarence and cannot wait for it to be open to welcome customers back

“The investment has really transformed the pub and we are all in love with how it looks ”

The Duke of Clarence will be holding a launch par ty to celebrate the reopening of the newly refurbished site in the first week of May

Sales never theless remain well above pre-COVID-19 levels, and accounted for 14 9 pence in ever y pound spent with the managed restaurant groups contributing to the Hospitality at Home Tracker in March

Karl Chessell, CGA’s business unit director – hospitality operators and food, EMEA, said: “Sixteen months of year-on-year decline in deliver y and takeaway sales have shown how the cost of living crisis has impacted consumers ’ discretionar y spending More positively, it’s an indication that some consumers have switched back from ordering in to going out, and our Coffer CGA Business Tracker has shown modest increases in in-venue sales this year However, sales in both channels remain well down year-on-year in real terms, and with little respite on inflation in sight trading conditions will remain ver y challenging for some time to come