The Duchess Of Markham

Extraordinary Sunday lunch, fish and chips taste so England, batter is so crisp and taste good. Burger is big in portion, but patty is too salty. Nice services, attentive and friendly. Would visit again to try the signature wings on wings night.

An hour wait when I placed my order well in advance, and the worst wings I have ever had. Plain, med and mild all tasted exactly the same. Make sure to order extra fries because you def don’t get enough for the amount of wings that you order.

A Local Favourite in Markham Village!! I have been going to the Duchess for many years and I've had many a wing and many a beer there, but I've never really taken the opportunity to dine there. I've sat on the patio and inside to watch live bands, but a chance meeting with the owner who challenged me to actually try the food was all the motivation I needed to sit upstairs and actually have dinner there. I got the Food crew together and we headed to The Duchess on a Saturday just before the rush. Once we were sat by our most gracious server, she offered food for the kids and went over the evening's specials. We decided to start with the impressive dry ribs and the classic calamari. The ribs were dry but still had a good moist consistency right through. The Calamari was a good mix of tentacles and tubes, lightly dusted with great seasoning and too greasy by any means, the kids loved them. For the Kids Meals, they choose Butter Pasta with freshly grated Parmesan, and a kids classic, Chicken tenders with fries. Both dishes were a hit and no complaints from the kids. One adult chose the nightly feature, Butter Chicken, and as someone who has eaten Indian food for years, they said it was actually surprisingly good. I choose the tacos that night as I had a craving and looking for something different on the menu. The tacos didn't disappoint as I ordered one of each. First up was the Baja Fish taco with crispy fried fish, lettuce, diced tomato, shredded cheese and guacamole with a drizzle of creamy chipotle sauce. The second Taco was a Grilled Chicken Taco served with guacamole, sour cream, salsa, Tex Mex cheese and shredded lettuce. Finally, numero three tacos was the Shrimp Taco served with delicately sauteed shrimp lightly seasoned with guacamole, sour cream, salsa, Tex Mex cheese and shredded lettuce. Now for the most part these were good tacos, with fresh ingredients and nicely presented. Being someone who has travelled all over Mexico and the Southern USA and had Mexican food made by Mexicans countless times, these tacos were lacking a little ( for lack of a better word ) Mexicanness. There was hardly a trace of any Mexican spice or flavour. Aside from that, the Tacos were filling and worth a try. The Duchess has been around for years and will continue to be. It's always a great place to meet or make new friends, bring a date or just chill out, and now I've actually eaten something aside from the wings, a burger or a french fry and was for the most part impressed. My guests that night enjoyed the food and the service and the kids were treated very well by the staff. I'm curious as to what my next food adventure will be at the Duchess. Hopefully, see you there soon.

Went to the Duchess and we really enjoyed their chicken wings. The staff were nice and beer was cold and delicious. I would strongly recommend the wings. Perfectly cooked.

Can't go wrong with the Rib and Wing combo! Absolutely delicious! Great environments!

I went in for wing night which is was the most sorry excuse for wings I’ve seen. I wanted to take the fries home and watched the waiter finger her way through my fries before packing them up. I asked about it and she said she was checking for hidden wings under my fries as you can’t take wings takeout on wing night. Pretty gross and I left the fries there. The main reason I’m giving a bad review is because they let terrible live music come in and blast music WAY too loud. They must be friends with the owners as they are clearly drunk and it makes the place unbearable. The one guy even turned off the hockey game so that people would “pay attention to the music”. If they got proper music in there it wouldn’t be as bad but listening to that garbage so loud you can’t hear after was too much for me.

40 seater traditional pub. Wing night is half price wings. Poutine was decent, made with real gravy (not instant). Wings were served kind of cold for both me and my guest. Service was good. No veggie sticks and no option for blue cheese with the wings. Won't be returning. There are better wings out there.

Great service. Thanks Mimi. Great food. Very reasonable prices. Huge patio. We will come back soon !!