Duke of Wellington, Southampton

I've been visiting this pub for 9months now and the beer, Wadworth, has always been good. However, since the start of November, the welcome has also improved dramatically. So has the service offering in that there is a regular and reliable food offering too now. The atmosphere has improved beyond recognition. There is a warm and friendly crowd in on every evening that I have visited which is about twice as often as before. The reason for this most welcome change in fortune....the new landlord and landlady, Vic and Lynn. They bring a wealth of experience of running good pubs as well as being local people. This combination is certainly working for the Duke. I would most heartily recommend a visit to anyone who enjoys a good traditional pub with a warm and freindly welcome, which is just about everyone.

7 Dec 2011 22:37