Devils Brewery at The Duke — Restaurant in Hobart

I recently moved to Hobart and grateful that I found the duke. If you are visiting Hobart, The Duke is a must for those who are looking to avoid the tourist traps and experience the city as a local. As you walk in, you are greeted with a warm familiar feeling emitting from every corner. Noticeably, the staff takes pride in where they work, and is apparent through the attentive, polite, and friendly service provided. The menu has thoughtful range with something for everyone. Be sure to look at the specials that change daily. Cooked with expertise and care, the food is fresh, local, and delicious. I have trouble understanding how the reasonable prices can provide the absolute upscale quality and portions brought to the table, (I almost feel guilty but not enough that I don’t take advantage of it). Personally, the woodfire pizzas, that always come out perfect (not burnt as I find too often at other restaurants) and a few filled to the rim cold draft Boags are the perfect warm up to the brilliant live music. While so many places in Hobart routinely feature cover bands or a single acoustic guitar The Duke stands out as one of the few places where you can find a range of great unique original music. Local blues and jazz can be called their specialty, but it is also the spot to see the latest musicians express and impress with their incredible talents. I could keep going on, but I am heading up there shortly for my partners birthday. So Ill just say it would be a shame to deny yourself a visit to this...

Feel really sad to write this - I spent ages looking at family and dietary friendly pubs close by our accom! We had so many options and totally drew the short straw with this place. The reviews for looked really promising. Unfortunately there were many factors that let it down.

I tried to called three times to book for 7ppl and there was no answer. Walked with kids in tow and upon entry were greeted rather awkwardly by being shouted at across the room.

Advised when placing order that pizza would take a very long time - chose other meals as kids fading fast @ 6pm - but it turns out EVERYTHING took a long time! We waited nearly an hour for our meals. The food was cold, the eggplant dish completely under cooked and inedible in my opinion. The whole vibe was really weird. So disappointing. And for the $$ I actually considered asking for my money back.

I don’t really understand how an establishment could be SO BAD.

The only (partially) redeeming factor is that the host did turn out to be super friendly and kind to my kids and I - she apologised for the delay. Everything seemed to be failing tho. Obviously staff issues and I would suggest extremely inexperienced staff in the kitchen?? Really felt like a total...

My daughter and I dined here tonight. I booked mainly due to the positive reviews as we are here on holiday from Melbourne. We couldn’t have been more disappointed. We arrived at 6.00pm on a Saturday evening, no atmosphere at all. Only one person doing the bar and serving meals. We waited an hour with an almost empty tables to receive our meals. I ordered the jumbuck pizza after being told that the fish and chips were not available! I wrongly assumed that after such a long wait that it would be edible but how wrong I could be! The pizza base was the most anaemic looking base I’ve ever experienced… the pizza was supposed to have lamb in it but I did not see any evidence of that. Everything on the pizza was undercooked & inedible. The other meal we ordered was a mushroom risotto. My daughter ate it but said it was the worst she has ever tasted. I returned my pizza to the bar and told the staff member that it was undercooked- she asked if I wanted it put back in the oven?….Mmmm NO . When we settled the bill, another person (presumably the manager) tried to charge us for my pizza! Terrible service and food …& no, using the excuse you are under staffed is...