The Clarence Review: The Fine Whitehall Pub That Claims the PM’s Local

The Clarence Review: The Fine Whitehall Pub That Claims the PM’s Local

A superb, hugely popular traditional Young’s pub on Whitehall near Trafalgar Square, with a fair claim to being the Prime Minister’s local, real ales, fine fish and chips and a warm welcome

The Clarence holds thirty-six hundred and eighty-three reviews and a 4.4 – a strong score on a truly enormous sample – and it is a genuine gem near Trafalgar Square: a superb, hugely popular traditional Young’s pub on Whitehall, with a fair claim to being the Prime Minister’s local, real ales, fine fish and chips and a warm welcome.

The Whitehall pub

The Clarence is a genuinely superb, hugely popular, one-of-a-kind traditional pub – a proper, elegant, characterful treasure, on Whitehall near Trafalgar Square. There is real character here – the traditional pub, the Whitehall setting, the elegant charm. It is a genuinely elegant, quintessentially British pub – full of history and character, set over two floors, a short wander down Whitehall from Trafalgar Square (near Downing Street and the Houses of Parliament, with a fair claim to being the Prime Minister’s local) – a real, superb, characterful, well-placed pub. There is genuine character and charm to it – the traditional pub, the Whitehall setting, the elegant charm. It is a wonderfully elegant, characterful, welcoming pub – a genuine, superb traditional gem, a real treasure of Whitehall. There is real character and charm to it – the traditional pub, the Whitehall setting, the elegant charm. The Prat’s desk salutes it – the fine Whitehall pub that claims the PM’s local.

The Clarence. The fine Whitehall pub that claims the PM’s local.

The royal name and grand rooms

The Clarence carries a genuinely fine, royal name – and holds grand rooms besides. There is real character to this – the Clarence name, the royal heritage, the grand dining room. “Clarence” is a genuinely fine old royal name – the great ducal title of Clarence, borne through the ages by princes of the blood – a genuinely regal, characterful pub name. There is genuine character and history to it – the Clarence name, the royal heritage, the grand rooms. And it holds a real treasure – a grand first-floor dining room (its own “Whitehall” room, richly decorated), perfect for feasting – giving the pub a real sense of elegant, characterful charm. There is real character and charm to it – the Clarence name, the royal heritage, the grand dining room. The Prat’s naming desk delights in it – the pub with a fine royal name.

The ale, food and welcome

The Clarence does the essentials of a great pub genuinely well – real ale, fine food, and a warm welcome – to a truly enormous following. There is real quality to this – the real ale, the fine food, the warm welcome, the traditional character. As a fine Young’s pub, it keeps proper, well-kept real ales (and a fine selection of wines and champagnes), serves genuinely superb pub food (the best fish and chips, homemade pies, and bottomless-Yorkshire Sunday roasts), and offers the warmest of welcomes, amid its elegant, historic setting. There is genuine quality and warmth to it – the real ale, the fine food, the warm welcome. Its strong 4.4 across a truly enormous sample speaks to a genuinely superb, characterful, hugely popular pub – the ale, the food, the warm welcome, all superbly done, to a truly vast crowd. There is real quality and character to it – the real ale, the fine food, the warm welcome. Combined with its fine royal name and its Whitehall character, it makes the Clarence a genuine gem – the traditional pub, the Clarence name, the real ale, the warm welcome. Its strong score across a truly enormous sample confirms it – a genuinely superb, hugely popular pub. There is real character, quality and charm in the whole thing – the fine Whitehall pub, the royal name, the real ales, the fine fish and chips, the warm welcome. It is a genuine gem near Trafalgar Square – superb, elegant, well-placed, and hugely popular, a real Whitehall treasure.

Between its Whitehall character, its fine royal name, and its real ale, food and warm welcome, the Clarence is a genuine gem near Trafalgar Square. Its strong score across a truly enormous sample marks it as a genuinely superb and hugely popular pub. The Prat’s desk enjoys a real ale on Whitehall, and raises an appreciative glass to the Clarence.

The pub

A strong, hugely popular pub doing a good 4.4 across a truly enormous sample – the Clarence, a traditional Young’s pub on Whitehall near Trafalgar Square, with a fair claim to the PM’s local.

Verdict

Strong, hugely popular, and genuinely superb – the Clarence, a fine Whitehall pub that claims the PM’s local, with real ales, fine fish and chips and a warm welcome.

Enjoy a real ale at the Clarence on Whitehall near Trafalgar Square – a superb, hugely popular traditional Young’s pub with a fair claim to being the Prime Minister’s local.

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