The Golden Jubilee — Restaurant in England

Decent pub, good selection of beers (there are no brands. It's all Sam Smith drinks). They have a fantastic pint of stout. Prices are very reasonable, especially compared to country pubs in the area. It's very much got the feel of a "locals" pub, but it's friendly at the same time and you don't feel like you're intruding.

Don't come here if you want to be entertained by music, pokey machines, etc. You make your entertainment here by talking to punters and the staff. It's a digital detox pub (meaning no phones allowed) although I don't always see this being enforced. I personally like the idea of going somewhere where people are forced for a short period of their day to actually look at people's faces rather than everyone looking at their screens, but I get that some people don't like that. If you don't like that, don't come here and then give it a 1 star review because you couldn't use Instagram inside. You know what it is, and it is what it is. (Also, no swearing is allowed - though I've not seen whether this has been enforced as I've never encountered anyone swearing inside!) If you need to swear loudly, expect to be told to stop.

Normally very quiet inside, which again, suits me, but won't suit everyone. Occasionally you'll get a football team come in after their game who can make it relatively lively, but all-in-all, it's very quiet and peaceful inside, and at times you could practically hear a pin drop. Again, know what it is before you come, and if you do come and it's too quiet FOR YOU, don't give a 1 star review saying it's too quiet. People are going there for the peaceful nature of the place. If you need loud music and loud memories, this isn't the place for you.

There were some reviews saying they don't accept card payments. I don't know when that was, but they certainly do accept card payments now. I only ever use card in there.

In all, it's a nice pub. It's functional, it's [usually] quiet, and importantly, it's civilised. The star drops down to 4 stars because of inconsistencies in enforcing the widely advertised digital device ban, and because occasionally I like a wine, and here it's literally "red" or "white" - if in stock (but again, people come here for the beer rather than the wine, so maybe that's...

EDIT: Unfortunately, they've stopped serving parmos. The beer is still good but the parmos were outstanding and we've definitely stopped coming as often because of it. The other food is standard pub fare, good but nothing special.

The only thing holding this pub back from being excellent was the lack of card payments. Thankfully, they've now started accepting card! Parmos and beer are excellent, highly recommended if you're in the area. The parmos are made with a mix of stronger cheddar and bechamel and are battered. Definitely my...

Popped in last night when walking the dog as the WhatPub website said it was dog friendly. It's not dog friendly. New ownership has meant dogs are not welcome; even kids are frowned upon. They do serve a lovely organic lager though. Had to sit outside with Basil (my lurcher) in the cold to drink it.

I think I'll wander down to Yarm centre instead, next time. Plenty of dog friendly pubs down there.

And they don't take card...