The Dukes Head, Leatherhead - pub details
Address: 57 High Street, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 8AG [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 1121)
Leatherhead (0.4 miles), Ashtead (1.9 miles), Bookham (2.7 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Live music (most Saturdays), TV
- Pool table (One), Dartboard
- Outside seating, Late licence (Fridays and Saturdays ('til midnight))
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> Current user rating: 5.6/10 (rated by 28 users)
> Local guide: Surrey pub guide
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user reviews of the Dukes Head, Leatherhead
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| The Return of The Dukes Head....Inspired by another pub accross the road I thought it was time i did a review in this local pub since my harsh but fair input back in August, I can honestly say its starting to become a real pleasure to drink up the Dukes again, its had a hard few years with managment changes and general intibility, but with the good mix of new ownership and management it has vastly improved, the new manager Jay is a great guy, even if he is from manchester lol the staff and managment as a whole do a good job, i can even understand what the polish guys are saying to me most of the time, i'm even starting to like the the guys, even if they are polish, and a bit mad lol joking aside I honestly think this pub has bounced back, I never have a bad pint, its always cold and wet and tastes just like it should, sometimes the staff ask me what i'm drinking before i even realise i'm in the pub! now thats service right there!... the prices have increaced over the last 24 months but its still not the rip off that some other pubs are, and you get good quality. I was going to say something about the lock still being broken on the gents toilets but i'm not going to incase i get barred for saying something bad about the place lol In a nutshell, its still a good pub that it used to be, with friendly staff & management, quality food and drink, and good entertainment, though i still dont think you need karaoke on both friday and saturday night, its just a bit much. Be warned, though friendly with a gsoh the management will not put up with crap even if they think of you as a friend, but is that really such a bad thing? keion007 - 11 Nov 2008 15:12 |
| The Dukes Head..I used to love this pub, its had some good managers in its time but its not like it used to be, it used to be self policed with a good team, a real local pub with no real trouble, no more than any other good pub has anyway.... ...then things changed, then changed again, then again and again, now its just not the same, its lost its stabilaty, its lost its character, its lost everything that made it so good yet had things added it could really do without, the bully boys at the weekend for example, ffs! dose it really take 2 thugs to deal with a lad out having a few beers because they think he is being a bit loud, not because he really needs sorting out but just to make the pumped up steroid boys look bigger than they already do, anyway i'm sure thats a management job, i always thought the door staff were employed to assist the manager with any real issues and to stop any real issues getting through the door, i'm sure they dont all have a licence to work on the door anyway plus i dont think a door man kicking a lad that looked half his size while he was on the floor is a good look tbh, but what do i know, i only used to be a Pub manager... moving onto the entertainment, karaoke every week? i love karaoke, well i did, do we really need karaoke every week? once a month was good but once a week?? it just seems silly to me for a pub that size... i think the guy who runs it likes a good sing tho, i think he's the only one singing half the time lol he dose love himself bless him. Please dont let this put you off the dukes compleatly, i have been in worse pubs than this, and worked in worse, its still my local and tho its not as good as it used to be they do normally serve a good pint, it could be as good as it used to be with the right people and without the door staff,and the bar staff arnt too bad if you can get passed the language barrier, they just change too often. rant over i'm going for a pint now....up the Dukes lol keion007 - 27 Aug 2008 21:16 |
| I don't know what experiences some people on here have had, but this is the only lively place to be in Leatherhead - Spoons is too quiet - no music or atmnosphere. Management works hard to make sure there's good basic burgers, great live music ("Rhedd" were especially good band but i haven't seen them there for a while, but you do get some bad bands down here cos obviously they're paid pub prices for playing, so u get what u pay for), good solid salt of the earth people. My mate Weston is a regular and if there's any trouble he'll sort people out. lol Love the pub. leatherhead's finest! Tenacity - 30 Apr 2008 13:49 |
| I can honestly say this was the first Deliverance tribute night I've ever been to. Don't think I'll be going again mind you. Makes the Wetherspoon's across the road look like Claridges. lollypop - 22 Mar 2008 20:07 |
| Steve & Joe are the best looking blokes on a Wednesday night because they play darts for the Dukes..... It's a great night for a laugh and the boys keep us smiling : ) Dart69 - 1 Feb 2008 16:11 |
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