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Couldn't agree more with the previous post, very food orientated but the Boot beer I had was pleasant enough. Nice outdoors area by the canal. We went there by train, but the service is very infrequent.
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Now just called "The Dragon", this pub offers similar beers to it's sister pubs the Boot in Repton and Harpur's in Melbourne. We went in the other day and there were several Boot beers on offer, and although the Tuffer's Old had unfortunately just gone the Clod-Hoppers was in excellent condition.
Lovely location by the canal with outside seating at the back that adjoins the canal and additional seating at the front in front of the car-park/road with a small children's play area.
The Dragon is more of a restaurant than a pub and the food we had was pricey but very nice.
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Things are changing at this place since my last review. Beer has always been good, and you get 20p off as a CAMRA member. The owners have just bought the adjoining cottage and are knocking into it to expand the eating area, moving the kitchen and adding the old kitchen to the bar area. They have also submitted a planning application for a microbrewery to make their own dollop. Good luck to them. In my opinion it was already the best pub in this village.
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Not sure what this place thinks it is - a pub or a restaurant, but it fails on both. A family lunctime visit for a light lunch was more than a disappointment. Top price sandwiches / chips with minimal, poor quality ingredients served as if they felt they were Michelin-starred. We were chased out by the landlord who decided we weren't spending enough when we didn't respond to his nagging to buy more drinks or food. He was rude and clearly was only wanting to get as much money as possible and you could then push off. Well we did - and we're never going back!
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very nicley done up pub,lovely loos.Enjoyed a good meal very attentive staff.Good wine and ale
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Totally transformed from the pokey local it was a few years back.Wasn't impressed initially,but the owners have gradually got rid of some of the lowlife that spoilt the place previously.Mainly food orientated now,but they have kept the bar area.Has the best choice of beer in the locale,with Doombar and Pedi plus 2 guests,often including Burton Bridge beers.Some of the staff are the usual giggly girls who sometimes seem to be having a competition to see who can make the biggest crash throwing empties into the skip under the bar (a pet hate of mine)but it is generally a friendlier atmosphere than I expected.Not eaten there myself,but it seems to be doing well on the food front.Incidentally,Bespoke Inns seem to want to drop the 'Green' from its name and just call it 'The Dragon'.
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First visit at lunchtime and I was disappointed with the bar staff. The 3 young girls serving didn't have a clue what they were doing. Took 20 minutes to get served after they took it in turns to pull 3 different pints of Pedigree. Left and went to another pub in the village where the batman knew what he was doing.
Returned for quiz night. Amazed that the quiz master allowed the use of mobile phones!
The food was above average for a village pub but more suited to a town pub - portion and cost.
Worth a visit if you don't want a quaint village pub and you're prepared to pay that little bit more for food and beer.
Word of warning the local youngsters make this a rowdy pub after 9pm.
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Happily this pub has been reopened after a �250k refurb by local pubco - Bespoke Inns.
Alan and Pat have clearly invested in the place, the staff and the food/drinks.
Whilst the beer is a bit of a rip off at �3.20 a pint there is usually a TT Landlord, Doom Bar and Pedi to be found.
The food is good and not too expensive. Popular every day during the Spring and Summer so far - especially now it backs onto the canal and has been opened up.
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OK pub that caters to mostly the younger village crowd. Beer ranges from a decent three or four guests to a solitary Bombardier.
Quality varies also. Derventio and Shardlow Brewing Co are the local breweries that have the odd beer on.
Normally a guest cider such as Old Rosie or Westons on.
Other than that - a lot of lager.
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