The Dukes Head — Restaurant in England

NOT FAMILY OR FEMALE FRIENDLY!! Popped in around 3.30 for a drink after a long day at work with my mum and two children for my birthday. As soon as we walked in we were told no children at the bar and no children running around as construction workers were having a drink! My children sat down drank their drinks and ate their crisps. When they finished they got up and went to look at the Christmas tree and my mum went to get another drink when she was told the landlord rang downstairs and said the children need to sit down and be quiet and the barmaid said the construction workers need peace and quiet as they've been at work all day, my mum then said I can't believe you just said, do you know how sexist that...

What a great pub this is. Friendly staff. Good beers and ciders..... they do lager too. And the food is absolutely fantastic and excellent value for money. They often have live music. The pub was recently taken over by a new coupe and not much has changed. But as with the last landlord & Landlady the website is not updated regularly for the great music events they have there. This might/needs to change as social media and website traffic would ensure more people visiting...... not that they are short of custom either. All in all a great place to visit. And the Sunday...

It was very cold. The bar lady was very efficient and polite …… as always. But we left when one of the punters started playing with nail gun in the bar. It’s was dangerous and irresponsible. A shame really as it’s a ( minute walk from me. So it looks like the stag from now on.

Update 25/10/2023. Very nice food. Good service. This has certainly changed since our last visit. But back to how it was...