Duke William in Stoke-on-Trent - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Had a lovely all-day brekkie here for £8. Everything was beautifully cooked and tasted great and you get a large plateful of food! However, the other customers, and there were only a few, were from the swamp. One group were continually swearing with F this and F that. The other group were taking the piss (and getting it wrong) out of other customers, including me. If you can stomach that, the food is Great! I would say this place is NOT family friendly One star knocked off for the awful atmosphere!

Visited teatime Saturday and we were the only ones in the pub. The Titanic Plum Porter was undrinkable for five of us and had to be replaced with Old Speckled Hen which wasn't very good either. The food is all African traditional food and the chef is a lovely African lady and her daughter, however, the fact that there is no 'normal' British food to choose at all is rather a drawback. I had the fish dish and the fish itself was lovely but I wasn't keen on the yam chips. The meat on the other plates was very lacking in any quantity and wasn't cooked very well. Uninspiring. The choice of accompaniment was yam chips or rice. Yam chips are awful... tasteless, pale but hard. There was a small portion of chilli dip and tomato dip on the plate (which isn't most people's taste) The food is cheap, but that won't draw me back to the pub I'm afraid. In summary, there isn't enough demand for beer so it goes off. The food is too niche and there's no 'normal' pub grub. It's a shame because the African girls are enthusiastic, as is the landlord, but you need to have a rethink of your strategy, I feel

Only 6 30 pm ,but this place was dead

Great pub for away fans and the nicest pint of Guinness I've had for years

This is a good pub going to waste nobody gets in there they have a kitchen 2 dance floors no entertainment apart from manager playing music on his phone to a blue tooth speaker.id love have that pub id get both dance floors on at weekend having 15 yrs running my own cafe/takeaway 35 yrs in pub business id get that pub up and running in no time and would be selling pub grub sunday roast dinners. cheap as chips peole around burslem wont pay 12£ for a dinner may aswell shut the place down its just a shame im not running it it would be the place to go in burslem 100% guaranteed ........

Visited on a Saturday night at 22.00 expecting the place to be lively. Not a single person. Just staff looking forlorn staring at nothing. Strangely exactly the same thing happened last year when we visited. Thought that was a freakish one off. It would appear not. Looks great place and some lovely beers, can't understand it.

Totally fantastic pub superb food and great beers if you haven't been then your are missing out

It's an historic pub big place comfortable

The rabbit stew is amazing. The cheesecake was divine. The landlord was really friendly. The only downside is that the vegatable side were frozen not fresh. Would highly recommend going here.

Popped in for food after a day out today, never been here (pub or area) before. Food was stunning and great value, beer obviously well kept and the pub had a lovely atmosphere. Boss and staff really nice, we will definitely return!!

Friendly service, good choice of food, exciting menu. Nice food at a reasonable price.

Lively atmosphere drinks reasonable prices no food

A very charming venue, with a very friendly proprietor and plenty of choices for burgerholics! The paintings on the wall are very admirable; some of them are for sale.

Quiet but lovely staff behind the bar who made us very welcome

Lovely pub very friendly bar staff. I am yet to try their food as I have mainly been in very late at night.

Nice oldy worldy pub. Good selection of beers reasonably priced. Lovely staff. Went on game day so the customer base was loud which was to be expected but the atmosphere remained fun and upbeat. Would definitely return.

I went to a party upstairs. It is a nice venue with warm staff, down to earth good old courtesy. The buffet was excellent. There is street parking nearby.

Will not visit again Thursday afternoon visit.

My family organised a surprise party for me here in May. Nothing was too much trouble, the food was lovely and most importantly they did not impose loads of restrictions just let us all get on with having a good time. Thankyou to all xx

Just had a veggie burger and chips it was out of this world, the price was good, the food was amazing, the staff couldnt do enough for you, wwill be returning.

We attended a retirement party for a colleague of ours. We had all pre-ordered food. We paid £45 for two courses. Initially, we were served a tiny portion of soup, we initially thought it was tomato, but on tasting it, it was (i think) a very over seasoned red pepper & overpowering chilli. It was served with bread and very cheap margerine, we really didn't enjoy it. Next, we were served steak & chips. Some of us had peas, some of us didn't 3 of us got onion rings, one of us didn't (i wasn't bothered because they were deep fried into oblivion - hard and crunchy) There was a tiny little side salad, which we were charged £3 for & a tiny little portion of mushrooms. The steak was okay, but quite fatty. The service was really bad with over an hour and a half between the first of us being served our main course and the last. We were sat at two seperate tables, so half our party had their backs to each other, a square shaped table with everybody facing each other would have been much better. We won't be eating there again, I'm afraid. If the landlord took on to much, he should have informed us & cancelled, or at least given us a discount on the night for the poor food and poor service. We had to eat when we got home as we were hungry. The poor girl running up & downstairs all night was the star of the show, an absolute credit who looked after us all!

Great pub. Friendly staff. Enjoy going on match days at Vale.

Just had the Valentines meal which was very good, excellent service which couldn't be faulted. Would certainly recommend this friendly, welcoming venue.

We had a birthday party for my mums 75th and nothing was too much trouble at all and the Room is lovely. Steve and his staff were amazing. Food was magnificent. Highly recommend. We will hold all our parties here in future. We can’t thank you enough we had an amazing time.

Had private party staff went above and beyond. Buffet absolutely beautiful everything homemade and fresh. Highly recommended

A thoroughly enjoyable evening with a friendly and lively crowd.... Decent ale at a reasonable price. 👍

Had 3 courses all lovely food. Good friendly atmosphere.

Very poor service, waited an hour for my rancid and greasy fish and chips. The elderly barmaid was no better at looking after the customers

Visited recently after a few years friendly staff can't do enough for you and also they are going to be do traditional pub food soon can't wait to return

Good pub 3 pints under a 10 pounds great atmosphere on Match day's

Use to be good but going down a bit now .

Good local boozer. Very busy on match days

Good music, standard Friday pub night vibes. But good night

Great pub with nice architecture inside, pint of titanic plumb porter was spot on, bar staff friendly, would definitely recommend!!

Great local pub and really good atmosphere

enjoyed had laugh with mates and others

Excellent choice of real ales ,etc and a good food menu ,and good for watching sports on tv etc

Lovely place for a dance and a cold beers 😊

Football after - match drinks good beer and good service.

Good selection of traditional hand pull ales, friendly atmosphere

During covid19 restrictions. They do not follow any regulations gangs of lads walking around with no masks. Tables with 12-14 people on.. disgraceful

Quaint little pub. Staff are friendly and the locals are lively. Great pub 😇

Good range of real ales on tap.

Always enjoy the Duke of William. Always made feel welcome and it had a great selection of beers with friendly staff.

Decided to try the Duke William as we had not been for at least a year,had a lovely 3 course Sunday lunch, delicious piping hot food and lots of it. One member of the family is a coeliac and she was well catered for with all questions answered quickly. We enjoyed it so much that we have booked to go again on Mother's Day.

Good little pub, very traditional, does excellent food with VERY generous portions!!

Visited with a party of friends midweek and made very welcome. There was a good variety of food on the menu apart from dessert with just 3 options. This was probably due to there only being us booked in though! All meals were reasonably priced and food was nicely cooked and presented. Staff were very friendly and attentive in the bar and restaurant. The drinks were very good, Lime and Soda just 50p. Good for meal out with friends where you can sit and talk and enjoy a good meal.

General run of a football pub on a Saturday

We attended a funeral wake and took careful steps to ensure that 2 people were only served gluten free food as both had Coeliac disease and there were other gf dietary members also. We had been assured by the chef and bar staff that the cake was definitely gluten free. One family member was seriously ill after eating the cake. We later learned that it contained wheat which was written clearly in bold on the packaging, which we only learned at a later date. The staff have treated the situation badly and don't apoear to understand the serious consequences for allergy sufferers. The cake was vegan but not gf. Beware allergy sufferers eating at this establishment. It was an upsetting time after attending a funeral and then compounded by an allergic reaction to the food.

Had a 50th birthday celebration here on Friday night. 26 people. We pre ordered and everything was fantastic. Food was great and everyone really enjoyed themselves. Well done to all

Watch out for the treacherous steps

Homely and friendly lovely home cooked food

Nice friendly staff. Good place for a drink

We arrived at 7.30 and were the only diners. Good portions of pleasant food. When we asked for a cup of tea, the waitress said that the kettle had broken down in the morning so they could not do hot drinks. We enjoyed what we had, then went down the road to a new Polish restaurant for coffee.

Food lovely and staff but only one thing now you can not get a cup of coffee after your diner please bring back coffee

Marvellous! The wife and I took a friend for Sunday lunch to the Duke William earlier today. We'd booked a nice table by the window in the dining room upstairs and it was all laid out beautifully with plenty of elbow room all round. Everything from the booking to the drinks and food service were excellent. Nothing was too much trouble - they even gave me a free pint of beer when the one I'd ordered wasn't available. The food was plentiful and delicious, with a particular call out to the steak 'n' kidney pudding and the roast beef which were gorgeous. I'd go again in a heartbeat.

Arranged a business meeting here today at very short notice absolutely fantastic both lunch and service.Young lady behind the bar polite, attentive couldn’t have been more pleasant. Beef sandwiches (thick home roasted beef) to die for and amazing home made chips what a credit to the chef.Well done to all at the Duke William, Burslem.

Great atmosphere, food lovely Xx

We had a fantastic meal and the service was spot on l would highly recommend this place fantastic thanks

Brilliant Dan Budd as Robbie Williams night - fab food, great atmosphere and friendly staff providing excellent service and who went out of their way to help - big thanks to Chloe for sorting out our Christmas booking with Dan Budd! Pam & Carol x x

Excellent food and service great value for money

Lunch time visit... 2 courses for£6... starter and main.. Fair choice for the price... All meals were of a good portion... meals come fairly close together... Good value

Visited at the weekend for a family meal, could not fault the food and the friendly service. The food was served piping hot and generous portions, will definitely return

From the online booking there was no professionalism at all. The whole demeanour of the.place is shoddy. Dirty glasses on the table. A waitress who hadn't a clue about wine. Didn't offer a wine menu. Such a shame that the standards have been allowed to slip, so much so that we walked out.

Good selection of beers excellent jukebox

This is just another bar in Burslem that is struggling for buisness.Very dull and uninviting.Always dead.

Visited here tonight and found the service not too good. Ordered starters but one was never ordered so had to wait. 2 of the steaks were not cooked as ordered so had to go back so again had to wait whilst everyone else was eating.Found staff miserable and not apologetic at all.This was a rare family meal that was booked but felt disappointed and not looked after at all so would not return.

Me and my Hubby were invited here last Saturday. There are limited parking bays in St. John's Square. We were fortunate enough to find a space. It only cost £1 because it was after 3 p.m. (free for disabled blue badge holders). The machine wasn't accepting coins so I had to pay by bank card. This 3-storey building is situated in Burslem Town Centre on the north-west corner of St. John's Square and Newcastle Street. I really liked the mock Tudor black & white frontage of this Grade 2 listed public house which was re-built in 1929. The interior had dark wooden panels and a traditional bar counter. We had drinks in the bar downstairs (they only accept bank card payments over £5) and a tasty meal in the function room upstairs. All the staff were hard-working, coping remarkably well in the extreme temperature due to the one-off heatwave. I recommend this Potteries Pub.

I sing with the UKs No1 male voice Choir, after a local Concert we went for our after glow Great service and very friendly.

Staff was very good lunch basic but ok 4 what u pay £6 4 2 courses u cant complain tables in bar could do with a little scrup but ok otherwise

Excellent food, very friendly staff. Deserves more customers in the restaurant than was in when we visited Saturday night

Average food.. coke flat.. not somewhere I'd take anyone I wanted too impress. But food was cheap.

Food decent, staff were pleasant. Good stop-off place.

Lovely 2 course meal for just 10.95. I’ve paid 3 or 4 times more at other restaurants for food that was half as nice. Would definitely visit again for food. Lots of ales to choose from as well.

Lovely old pub great choice of drinks friendly staff well priced loving the beartown creme bearlee

Great food, excellent value. 2 courses for £6! Proper home cooked pub grub.

We decided to give this pub a try as it had appeared on tastecard, so we can get 50% off. Word of mouth reviews were mixed but as it was heavily discounted we still went ahead.

We have visited the Duke of William on several occasions before and never had any problems but on our last visit things were very different!

Very nice good pint friendly staff

Fantastic food great service the girls were lovely will definitely go again xx

We attended the Frankie Valli Friday and they served an amazing 3 course meal. The whole evening was superb.Frankie Valii Peter Sarsfield Amazing performance. Well done everyone. We also attended the previous Friday for Dean Martin again excellent. Please attend events or Sunday lunch you will not be disappointed.

We go for a meal at dinnertime. The Duke does a small menu for £4.95 and if u have a starter it is an incredible £5.50. The food is amazing for the price. Great portions & great quality. The homemade pies are a triumph. Don't expect a la carte just good hearty food. Give it a try!

Food was very good as usual but today the service was terrible. Have been many times before but this visit has put me off for a long time. A real shame.

Really good home cooked food, good place for a drink also

Great beers, Great atmosphere. Historic building. Reasonably priced. Spot on.

Been again today for Sunday lunch with friends. Great food, hot, tasty, fresh veg, melt in the mouth beef and great price. Will definitely be back.

Went with our friends for our Anniversary and yet again another lovely meal and very good service.The braised beef I had just melted in the mouth. Can not recommend the Duke enough.

Food was outstanding and when you look at the cost for a 2 course lunch meal at £5.50...it becomes unbelievable. I would recommend anyone that is free for lunch to go here. If not get yourself a Tastecard and you can get 50% the impressive food in the evening. We will be visiting again that's for sure.

Went last night to celebrate a birthday never been before.tables set out very nice .big room very cold night but it was warm.we really enjoyed our food it was so nice very tasty.what more can i say thank you will give it a try for Sunday lunch sometime

Excellent staff and excellent choice of traditional ale

Visited for the first time on Sunday and had a Roast dinner which was superb. Beautifully cooked, hot and well presented. Very impressed and will definitely be visiting again.

Excellent atmosphere n staff really lovey

Went for Sunday lunch. The food was very good, although the vegetarian option was a bit limited. They did offer to change the option though

Very good food and staff where very good to

Me and my friend went for the Christmas menu meal .And I can honestly say the Best Xmas meal I've had in a pub top marks to the chef ...

Fillet steak tasted off. Had 3 small pieces and had to leave the rest! I'm not a fussy eater, but really struggled to eat it! £20 too......ouch.

Fantastic historical public house .friendly staff .brilliant food x

Just been for Sunday lunch - excellent as usual. Very pleasant staff. Although it was busy the service was very good. Excellent value.

Fab meal and service. As always!

In a way I want to rate this higher (3 or 4) but I just struggle to do so as so many small things just not right. So whilst downstairs was full of local football fans the upstairs was a peaceful oasis. Nicely laid out, but... not so sure about a flashing Xmas tree display light. A little out of keeping with the rest of the decor. But ok, Can live with that. Menu had promise, interesting and diverse. Order a Steak Pie, but... the food came swimming in gravy (and I love gravy) but,,,, put it in a jug!! ... but ....sadly not great gravy, too salty and tasted too much of something out of a packet to the point it overpowered the main dish . Veg on the side good, but... water boiled (not steamed) so soggy and tasteless (aka school dinners); so why bother?? Big portions, my main ( a pie) was great as were the other mains - bit let done by the little things. Next time I'm in town I'll try somewhere else