Earl Of Dalkeith Public House in Kettering

Use this pub quite lot,with varying results,could not believe it when I visited one evening and all TWELVE real ales were unavailable!! Certain members of staff seemed to find this situation amusing,presumably because no beer means no work.

Friendly staff and after all It's a Spoons, what else can I say

All good serves with a happy smile thanks

Food is always very good and fast with a great selection of real ales. They have a Christmas menu which is nice

I don't know what is going on with the food here these days. My son and daughter-in-law had the burgers which tasted like a very very poor MaccyD! I had the chicken burger. Like someone had chucked a dry piece of chicken breast between two slices of bun, tomato and a little lettuce. This was meant to be part of the prosecco deal. It was so flat half way through it I left it! It used to be decent food wise at this Wetherspoon. Not anymore. Don't waste your time unless you're just going to have drinks.

🍴 Food: I went in with the usual Spoons expectations, and boy, did The Earl deliver! The food was exactly what I needed - familiar, tasty, and not trying too hard. 💷 Price: My wallet was still smiling after paying the bill. It's the kind of place where you don't need to calculate if you can afford a second drink. 🚻 Facilities: The toilets were surprisingly up to par, and the baby changing facilities? Spotless and reassured me that my kids were in safe hands. 🔄 Service: I accidentally left a hair tie behind, but when I went back, it was waiting for me like a lost friend. The staff here are the unsung heroes of lost-and-found. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family-Friendly: It was an ideal spot for our family lunch. The kids had space to play, and we enjoyed some quality time with friends without the fuss.

Popped in with a couple of friends for a beer. Haven't visited for a very long time, and to be fair, the inside still looks the same old tired decor that has lasted for years. Sat by the window, and people watched. There was a guy by himself with a Mickey mouse hat on drinking. No one took any notice, so assumed he was a regular. Sensible priced ale and that's what attracts people.

Not the best place to have a drink anymore

Surprisingly wonderful! We visit many Wethers over the country and despite the surroundings this one, both in decor, condition, staff and the other clientele were lovely! Kind of wish this was our local.

Had a large mixed grill and it was cooked superbly. Toilets nice and clean and the staff were chatty and knowledgeable. Everything you need in a pub.

Not too busy pleasant atmosphere ..Coffee's refillable no extra charge ..

Good food and service though could do with heating plates

Large breakfast good value for price but tbh wasn't the tastiest but ok

Good place to get a pint fir a reasonable price

Decent enough Spoons that is cheap and cheerful

Value for money. Professional friendly service. A great place to get a quick bite out of hours. Varied clientele. Young and old enjoy the pub.

Dump,a place you wipe your feet on the way out! Always filled with same crowd who's only goal is to get wreaked for another day. Should replace the carpet with sawdust as it'd be easier to keep clean!

A distinct lack of atmosphere and dreadfully slow bar staff. Has a reputation for barring customers for petty reasons. Avoid at all costs.

Better than Wellingborough spoons

Decent beer, decent food. It does what it says on the tin 🍺

Great place to go for a breakfast. You couldn't cook it at home for any less. And it's nice to get out to see a bit of the world, especially if you're a single person eating there. Don't worry, many others are.

Been here a couple of times. It's not the best or worst spoons lve been to. massive garden. friendly staff guide dogs allowed.

Love Wetherspoons ; perhaps you do too. They do vary a bit and the Earl of Dalkeith always strikes me as one of the best, the best I've been to anyway, and that is a lot. Went for breakfast. Tempted by a perfect beer flavoured beer - Ruddles. And coffee. And the meal itself was superb. I want a big W on my passport. Different world...

Monday 12th August 2024 I just Waited over one hour for fish and chips. When I enquired about how much longer I would need to wait , I was told that the food was brought to the table and NO ONE was at the table. Oh my goodness. I have GREEN hair and am a Black American …I guess I’m invisible ??? First and last time entering this place. Not nice 👍🏾 y’all need to do better

Always pleasant here . Staff attentive and helpful.

Nice breakfast for a good price. Not my usual environment but it is nice.

i ordered the traditional breakfast, really good, just enough.. good value for money.. i think this could be a daily visit...!

Great service and friendly staff 👏.

It did what we needed it to do 👍🏻

Great value food if you can't be bothered to cook. Staff are always very pleasant and helpful 😊

Popped in for a quick lunch. Great service and good value food.

Standard spoons pub, good value drinks.

Food was fantastic, Liam in particular was a great server and provided immaculate customer service. Would recommend this place to all residents of Kettering!

We had a nice meal with drinks for less than a snack in a café. Thank goodness for Spoons.

Unhygienic. A kitchen full of flies and sticky tables.

Excellent place for breakfast. The only weak point was the pancake stack. All stuck together.... Possibly held too long??

A very good breakfast that was really good value for money.

Popped into The Earl on our way through Kettering and ordered a couple of breakfasts. They were OK, typical Wetherspoons fodder to be honest. The pub was far from spectacular and average enough to merit a visit. The breakfasts were warm, well cooked and filled a gap. Wether they were good enough to visit again is debatable though. Ok but not great.

Nice pub but as with any wetherspoons would it kill them to get a music license??

Recently started using The Earl again after experiencing a dingy pub with no atmosphere and rough clientele but now it is being run by a group of fantastic girls and what a turn around they have made such a difference and they should be so proud

Started out OK... but a very rude 'supervisor' used the words... 'WERE CLOSED NOW SO YOU NEED TO GET OUT' Yound lad maybe 20... appalling customer service

Went for breakfast good food and reasonably priced 😁

First time here and really enjoyed it here. Nice to see one of the chain that do not send out the poppadoms plastered with oil. Beer good as well.

Significant improvement over my previous review. They stepped it up this weekend. Same management as last time

Greatly improved since new manager

What have they done to the menu. You used to get a decent burger and it included a drink. Those days are long gone. You get a crap “American burger” now and you don’t get a drink included you have to pay extra for that. I ordered two double American cheeseburgers and they turned up without the cheese. On checking the staff took the order down wrong. I had only paid for non cheese variety but as they don’t read back your order you have no way of knowing if they have entered it correctly. What turned up were flat disappointing buns with horrible looking burgers inside that tasted of nothing. They have changed and it’s rubbish quality. I hate to say it but McDonalds would have been better and a cheaper option as they charge £8 plus a burger

Ordered burger and chips with alcoholic drink. Prices have increased as with everything else, but with that quality should also have improved! Absolutely not the case, food was cold and burger was just awful, zero care seemed to have been given when prepared or served. Food used to be value for money but no longer. Very disappointing. Wouldn’t eat here again I’m afraid.

Good value,cheap drinks and food yet good quality..town centre,so handy.. so great if your thirsty or hungry or just want to have a quick drink with friends after work.

Very nice breakfast on a Saturday morning

Always love going to the Earl of Dalkeith for a drink and a bite to eat. Everything is reasonably priced, and there is nearly always an offer on. Food is always perfectly warm and tastes great.

Can't fault it. Came in here to read (which is perfect upstairs), had a burger and just a Pepsi. Fast service, great atmosphere and generally the interior looks great.

Great social place, cheap drink & also food although we didn't eat

If you like a hard, burnt burger in a bun with soggy chips, this is the place for you, it was inedible, sent it back and had a dessert instead!, member of staff was very apologetic though.

Fantastic service friendly staff

Its showing its age now. Could do with a makeover but probably never going to happen. Needed Wellington boots as the toilet floor was completely flooded

Dreadful pub, rude and incompetent staff, awful food, poor service, bad all round. Staff are rather blinkered and they seem content to bar people at will.

Quite a wait to be served due to only one serving for 15 minutes. Pleasant service from the busy staff. Some interesting pictures on the wall. Nicely decorated and clean throughout.

The staff is very helpful and friendly. They assisted us in warming my friend's daughter's milk.

A very messy and dated weatherspoons

It's a 'spoons so ifcyou' ve been to one you've been them all. Mixed grill was good but steak was medium not rare as ordered.

Went there for the first time in over 20 years, was pleasantly surprised, 3 breakfast's & 3 hot drinks for under £20. Will definitely not wait as long next time before revisiting.

We had a great breakfast. Plenty of choice and great service.

This is a nice pub, the staff are excellent and really friendly, Danny was brilliant and I was impressed with his help and quality of service.. the pub perhaps could use a refresh as some aspects are a little dated. Overall it’s a good pub and I’m happy to recommend this place for both food and drinks…

Improvement and refurbished and welcoming.Had a delicious lunch.Lovely service as always.

Great selection of real ale kept and served Brilliant

Great service from staff quick with orders and friendly

Usual Wetherspoons menu, good well prepared food at real value prices. Nicely decorated pub with lovely windows, almost like a church! Well located near the town centre. Good for lunch and drinks. Updated 08/07/23: Still just as good and excellent value. Updated again 23/10/23 Still good

To many chairs and tables in the way of getting upstairs to the toilets really need to remove them

Very good, everything is excellent and the price is very cheaper than other pubs.

We called in for lunch midweek on curry day and were pleasently surprised. for under £10 each we had a curry, rice, nan with poppadums and a drink, the food was acceptable. Recently refurbished furniture and a reasonably busy customer base made for a nice atmosphere.

It's a spoons . Nice food nice staff nice price 👍

Had a mixed grill, normally love a mixed grill from weaterspoons, but on this occasion, the pork and gammon were not nice at all and we got a handful of chips, probablythe cheapest thing to make and buy and had about 20. Big letdown

My favourite pub to visit, great atmosphere, staff are friendly, service can be hit and miss at times, but doesn't put me off.

OK it's a spoons. Below par service but most of riff raff are asleep outside on the streets so pub is OK inside

Great atmosphere and good wualit pub foods Air conditioning working well especially for the hot summer it’s great to dine in restaurant with cold air Would love to visit local shop more frequently to help them stay afloat

Sat in the garden with a refillable drink and my friend had a jacket potato which was well filled with plenty of salad.

We visited the Wetherspoons here at Kettering, and it's an attractive two-floor pub with all the ingredients for being a decent place, but it falls short for me. We walked upstairs, and there were many filthy tables and leftover glasses from the previous customers, which for a pub is to be expected; however, it became clear there were staffing issues. We made our order through the mobile app, which meant we could type in our table number and then choose what we wanted and have the option of either Google or Apple Pay or a card. Once we went through that process, our receipt was automatically emailed to us, which was very convenient. The one criticism I have with the app is that you cannot view your previous orders unless you check your emails, which is frustrating. I decided to have the American cheeseburger with a small portion of chips and a side of scampi with Pepsi Max. We waited about twenty minutes for our food to arrive, and it wasn't until we were finished eating that our drinks finally got served. We could see the staff were very stressed, and it's not their fault because there were a lot of customers here today on Monday, and I could only spot two servers. When the food arrived, the scampi and chips were excellent; however, the burger lacked flavour. It was pretty dry and unpleasant, but because I was out all day, I was hungry; an American burger should be filled to the brim with sauce, and it was barely noticeable. Upstairs, there is the book swap shelf, which I thought was a nice touch, ranging from ancient books to recent bestsellers, offering a wide range to customers. With this being adjacent to the bus station in Kettering, there are many easy ways to reach this pub, with a zebra crossing directly outside.

Most of the time you know what to expect with this chain of pubs, but unfortunately despite having a good location and venue it wasn’t quite up to the same standard as I’m used to. On a Sunday afternoon it wasn’t overly busy, but service at the bar was far slower than justified, with a number of staff more occupied with other tasks than serving the growing number of people. The same also was true with table cleaning, with loads of empty glasses and dirty tables, certainly in the area surrounding the bar. However, get through that and the rest of the experience was fine. Food service was quick with items well presented and hot, the serving staff were really friendly and chatty, plus there was a general good atmosphere around the place. For a casual drink or bite to eat I’d happily return, but with some extra attention it could be a great pub in the town.

Most of the time you know what to expect with this chain of pubs, but unfortunately despite having a good location and venue it wasn’t quite up to the same standard as I’m used to. On a Sunday afternoon it wasn’t overly busy, but service at the bar was far slower than justified, with a number of staff more occupied with other tasks than serving the growing number of people. The same also was true with table cleaning, with loads of empty glasses and dirty tables, certainly in the area surrounding the bar. However, get through that and the rest of the experience was fine. Food service was quick with items well presented and hot, the serving staff were really friendly and chatty, plus there was a general good atmosphere around the place. For a casual drink or bite to eat I’d happily return, but with some extra attention it could be a great pub in the town.

Hot, usual excuse for everywhere air con bust.

Great place. Often stop here to get a breakfast.

Like any weatherspoons really .. can’t complain

FREE HOUSE PUB Lots of FUN here, it seems. TOP BRANDS @sensible prices. Meals galore, plus a cosy environment. The design inside the building is fabulous and well worth a visit, to sample a gorgeous a meal with a sensibly priced drink. POP IN & try for your self, NOW. cheers.

Get what you expect from a wetherspoons, okay food for an okay price. Atmosphere is made by the people you're with more than the venue as with most spoons

Called in today due to poor selection of guest ales in Wellingborough(2) same 2 as 24 hrs previous. Tried 2 of the 3 guest ales ,good quality,matched with good service. PS All the carpets are in the process of being replaced(half of downstairs done) this is being done overnight and stools and chairs being recovered.

This was my first time going here and will probably be my last, as was kicked out after not even being there 30 minutes, it was said we were vaping but we weren’t (just to clarify I DONT VAPE), then was forced by one of the bouncers to finish my large pitcher in two minutes with them at my shoulder, I suffer from anxiety and have a heart condition so this was not an ideal situation for me to be in. In the end I had just left without finishing the drink I had paid for, so I am thoroughly disappointed with my first experience here. I’ve been to many spoons around the country and this was the first I’ve been treated like this.

Popped in for a quick lunch, food pretty good (very good for the price). Lots of options available.

Amazing local pub. Cheap food, cold drinks. Recommend.

Good experience, Food was well prepared and arrived nice and hot. Great value two of us had a hot.meal including unlimited coffee for just £13! Alcoholic drinks are also great value.

Cheap drinks Immaculately clean Incredibly happy and helpful staff all smiling even though was busy, Everytime I've been here the service has been prompt and efficient and the prices are phenomenal Always a great place and atmosphere for pre drinks or a great night out with amazing staff

Good food at a very reasonable price - with drink included

Scruffy and tired looking day centre for mostly Scruffy and tired looking people

Great location, lovely building, top notch selection of beers etc with always something new to try, friendly and helpful staff. Food can be hit and miss depending on time of day and day of week, often served nearly cold, especially things like peas beans and rice. Otherwise great.

Good food, good prices. Loved the book swap library upstairs.

The Earl of Dalkeith in the town centre of Kettering. A good place to meet for food & drink and i found parking nearby very easy .

Great good value food bit noisy loads of kids

Rough and ready ,no atmosphere,but does what it says on the tin sells cheap beer

Light chilling time after work great for meals

Disappointed that the grill were off

Popped in for some Eggs Benedict , quick professional service. Just the job !