Dog & Partridge — Restaurant in England

Returning semi-regular customer. Like much of the local community we were keen to try the new D&P and first visited on its second weekend in its new iteration- as some reviewers have noted there were a few teething issues around the issue of dog mess in the garden, and staff seemed a bit overstretched as it was very busy, no doubt the novelty of people checking out the refurbishment.

Two weeks later we returned and it was clear the management had taken feedback on board and we spent a very pleasant 3-4 hours in the sunny beer garden, no dog deposits to be seen, with much tighter service. The atmosphere was warm, the staff were friendly and chatty as they served and collected glasses, and outdoor activities had been put all around the beer garden to entertain the younger patrons.

Cosmetically the pub looks refreshed; it badly needed a facelift and it looks fantastic inside and out- especially the new terrace. The new management have been keen to stress that the focus on food has shifted from that of the previous tenants, and they are under no pretensions that they are serving gourmet food- if you want a nice bite at a reasonable price then the pub grub they serve is fine. The cask beer was well kept with long-standing favourite Timothy Taylors still available.

I couldn’t fault the service, with familiar faces behind the bar as well as new team members. The Scottish lady (manager?) was absolutely lovely, funny, and made a lot of effort with all customers whenever I encountered her during our visit.

I wish the Dog every success, we intend to support our local and...

What on earth have they done!!

Atmosphere is ruined by a has been bouncer, eyeballing everyone from the corner of the room and walking round like he has a point to prove. As a regular and friend of long term regulars, I would have thought the staff would have been friendly, introducing themselves to the regulars at least.

I haven't personally tried the food, but I haven't heard anything good. Only bad, slow and undercooked, including the time since a chef has been suspended.

The new bar staff are terrible. Charging extra where its not required. Extremely slow, like if they went slower they'd go backwards. Additional star on service is for the old staff, nothing else.

The beer garden is apparently covered in dog muck. Be dog friendly yes but have a ruling on muck and be ready to clear some up yourselves too.

Prices...... oh christ, we were ready and expecting an increase but wow. Don't charge us extra and serve flat beer. I've lost count of how many flat beers me and my friends have been given.

I'll be surprised if the brewery stands for this shambles of a start. Not what people wanted and certainly not what they'll...

Lovely pub, great atmosphere, and plenty of outdoor seating, including a nice raised decked area which is under cover. Have visited many many times over the past 39 years. However, now being a dog-friendly pub, the only problem we encountered recently was irresponsible dog owners allowing their dogs to run free (and unsupervised) in the enclosed outdoor area, therefore being free to to do their business without it being cleaned up by the respective owners. We witnessed one large dog roaming freely, peeing everywhere (scenting as they do), then dropping a pile next to the tree. This was not cleaned up by the couple with the dog, they just sat there leaving it to roam free. Sadly, these irresponsible dog owners reflect badly on the pub, which should be getting credit for being dog friendly, but is obviously being abused by a few lazy irresponsible people. Such a shame this happened, as would otherwise have been perfect. My personal opinion is that ALL dogs should be kept on a short lead at all times when on the premises - this would resolve such problems in most cases. Just...