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pro vs punter The Red Duck

Our pro says

After a surprisingly seamless commute across south London, we arrive at The Red Duck on a side street in Balham. The restaurant has a wonderfully understated elegance that makes it much more than your average neighbourhood restaurant. I enter and start feeling slightly envious that this stylishly designed joint is in Balham. Yes, I am immediately upon arrival at a keeping-up-with-the-Joneses level of jealous of Balham.

We sit and order a glass of chilled

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