Despite being the UK's premier theme park, Alton Towers is located in the middle of the…read moreStaffordshire countryside. A little hodge podge of supporting industries - B&Bs, pubs, etc have popped up in the surrounding area to support the visitors to the park I usually stay in a B&B near the park and am usually searching for somewhere to have dinner nearby if I can't be bothered to drive to one of the larger entertainment areas near Stoke-on-Trent I discovered the lovely little restaurant at the Bulls Head in the charming village of Alton just down the road. It's also a B&B and a pub but the restaurant is an excellent choice for an evening meal. There is limited seating so it's best to book They serve British classics but these are well cooked and showcase local produce. Recommended if you're in the area

We were looking for a pub meal with a nice pint and we found it here. Excellent food at great…read morevalue. Staff polite and helpful. This was the third pub we tried, and for us it was the clear winner. They also cater for B&B which is handy for visitors to Alton Towers. Recommended.

Fantastic food, great specials board a really great British pub, sadly too few about nowread more

AMAZING!!! As far as I remember this place has won pub food…read moreof the year ever year since Ive lived in the area. Super tasty quality food, I noticed that on the menu it even tells you which farm the meat came from, or where the ice cream was made etc. The Greek Lamb and the Gammon are both brilliant. The portions are huge and I'm always left with enough food for another meal but save room for the Holly Bush sundae because you wont ever have a such a selection of tasty locally made ice cream :) The prices are great too, last time I went it was around 30quid for the 2 of us.

This pub has been under new ownership since 2015 and had a much needed makeover last year. The new…read moreowners have truly reinvented the traditional English country pub, it has been sympathetically renovated to the highest standards and ties in wonderfully with the existing features and country surroundings. The new extended restaurant is a stunning light space, Chef Gareth Ward continues to produce innovative menus and consistently delicious food - trust me, you will be spoilt for choice! The bar serves excellent cask ales and craft beers and an impressive drinks menu - 3 pages of speciality gins, Monkey 47 a particular fave of mine - this alone is worth the 5 stars!!

Great food, very well priced for such a high calibre. Nicely located with quaint furnishings and…read morefine cask ales. A reccommend

We were invited to Duncombe Arms to celebrate a 30th Birthday. Our group included 11 adults and 3…read morechildren. What a wonderful afternoon! Upon entering our private dining room we were welcomed with wonderful waitstaff, the girls were great! Our dinner choices included Sunday roast dinners ( chicken or beef) a roasted cod dish. Five starters incl chicken parfait, squash veloute and a roasted beets and goats cheese salad. Sweets included chocolate delice and apple crumble. Cheese course to follow. This was a special menu made for us. James is the manager and made our event wonderful. Want to celebrate a special event? Can't go wrong!

Had a lovely night at this newly re-opened country pub. Very attentive staff and excellent service…read moreall round. The food was well presented and tasted A++. Highly recommended for a fab night out dining or just for a local pint.

We happened on this pub on a Saturday afternoon after going for a walk around Doveridge (which…read moreitself is very pretty with lots to see). The pub is village inn and is very quant. The menu is full of proper pub food which is not trying to be something is it not. It serves honest home cooked food not like the usual chain pubs. We had fish and chips the fish was nice big beer battered and cooked just right so the fish was nice and moist and the chips were like what my nan used to cook. And we had a Chicken pie which we asked what as in it and were told just Chicken and tarragon but the chef can put in mushrooms is you like. So that tells you it is not a ping pub. The chicken in the pie was tender and very flavoursome and the veg and chips again were excellent. They have different themed nights like Ruby Tuesday for a curry and chippy tea for a Friday. All in all the pub was clean and well laid out, toilets were very clean with a very large picture of a fly fisher man on the wall (Bit strange). Staff were lovely and very attentive. All in all an excellent experience and I will say we will defiantly visit again as it is only two villages away might get a taxi next time and have a nice relaxing night out.

Lovely Peak District pub that is perfect at the end--or middle--of a day outdoors. Cozy and…read moreinviting with good food and friendly service. Excellent selection of beer (including Doom Bar). Beautiful setting and lots of happy customers.

Popped in on the way back from a cold day out at Alton Towers…read more We got a lovely warm welcome, were quickly seated near a roaring fireplace and settled in for a great meal accompanied by some very well kept Hartington IPA. The pub is cosy and friendly, and in a great location for walkers and cyclists on the Tissington trail. We'll definately be heading back soon (to the Royal Oak not Alton Towers, which is another story)!

Highly recommend this pub, especially on a cold, dark winters night! Lovely food, lovely beer, just…read moreeverything lovely! One warning though is that it can get very busy, but people really don't mind sharing with other "strangers", so just nudge yourself in.

Excellent garden and inside, dog friendly and along a main footpath for tourists good prices, nice…read morestaff. Judt a nice place for a quick beer or two

This is for The Dog and Partridge in Lower Tean, would type that in but it wouldnt let me! This was…read moremy old local! This is a slice of history for you, the pubs recently been taken over by a brewery which is cool but it means there is no charity rock concert(night of the dog) anymore which raised 7 grand two years ago fo air abulance lookily the piss up money made almost entirely from alcohol sales of 800 or so people, none of them had to be air lifted to hospital!!!! if people are thinking am going off on a tangent the pub helped put the show together by providing the beer and cider and other intoxicating liquids The pub is a meeting place for locals or at least it used to be, rock night on a friday would cram the place full and bring in people from as far a feild as ashborne and uttoxetor to get a peice of the classic, somtimes heavy metal rock bands, blues acoustic sets! !!! the bands played in the glass house or conservatory which was later sound proofed to stop one set of neighbours being arses, I mean its not the pubs fault they couldnt sell there house as it was next to the pub, ha ha The glass conservatory was also used for functions such as weddings, other organised drinkings, sunday lunches if ramed! Nice beer garden to the rear is unlit so bring your own tea lights/lanterns and its brill, nice and quite and chilled, we used to plug in a cd player into mini speakers and play over the sound of some shockingly bad dad rock bands. good times, I only hope they havent lost the country feel of the pub by opening the interior up . . . I can remeber when the pub had a wedding on saturday so the band was set up in the old building, it was was ramed as hell!!!some drums had to be moved to get to the bar it was that tight!! brillient atmosphere ARE you LOCAL? he he

This review is for the place as it is NOW and not how it used to have bands and a bunch of drunks…read more We've been a few times now and will keep going back because this place is GREAT! The food is very good and all very well priced. You can get a 20 or even a 40 ounce steak or get some full belly ribs that fall off the bone! There is plenty of choice for everyone! Its never too crowded and even if there is a few minutes wait for a table, the service is so good and mega fast! Jim the owner is a great guy and we hope to try their other place in Derby soon too!