The Dog & Duck in Newark and Sherwood

We have stayed at Redbrick Woodland Lodges and this pub was recommended by them. We loved it, excellent customer service, delicious home cooked food! Highly recommend to anyone visiting the area.

Spot on thanks great beer garden

This is a great gastro style pub and is in an area of beauty which matches it's food and pleasant staff.

Was recommended by a friend to try so went this evening. Very underwhelmed unfortunately. Queued twice for drinks, sorry to say the bar staff seemed inexperienced, i wanted to jump behind the bar and help serve because at 1 point 5 people were all stood waiting at the bar and what i assume was the onsite manager walked past again and again and didn't think to help get the queue down. The 2 young servers were pleasant enough. Food didn't impress. Mains and sides ordered and came out 5 mins after another. Had to ask and wait for salt and pepper as wasnt on the table. The 'seasonal veg' side plate was Cabbage and thats it (this came out 5 mins after mains) Steak was ordered medium and came out medium rare. Braised beef was nice but not hot. Confusing as to the 1 sugar snap pea on this dish. Why only 1? Beef dripping chips also ordered as extra and these were dry and unappetising. The crockery wasn't appealing either. Amongst the drinks I had an OJ... ran out of ice and served in a glass that had some sort of food stain half way down it. Just felt we wasn't overly welcome overall and didn't stay for desserts due to being put off. The pub has a nice ambient atmosphere... just a shame it was let down by other things. Prob won't eat here again.

Tiny portion of chips for £4.50. ( Small mug size)Pub is pleasant and very clean. Rest of food ( wraps ) and drink good value for money. Very nice pint of Guinness

Pleasant restaurant, varied menu, great fillet steak and gorgeous fish and chips!

I'm usually pretty tolerant with children. However young kids running around screaming and unchecked at 8:30 pm is not for me I'm afraid. Neck oil pale is a good beer but unfortunately either the lines were not clean or they're not selling enough of it as it tasted awful 😕🤮.

Pizza was fantastic. Little disappointed with the cheesecake. The base was fantastic but the cream part could’ve done with being a little more density to it

Brilliant service and food Highly recommended

Been here twice in the last month or two, really good food every time. Slight delay on the service sometimes waiting for a drinks order to be taken. But that's my only criticism, don't let that put you off. The food is good, (we was in the corner so out of sight) that might explain the service being slow sometimes.

I can honestly say the meal we all had was awful.burgers burnt and dry chips where rock hard and staff where very rude when pointing it out and asking for there name and for information for complaints

Food good, well cooked, a little on the tepid side

I know they’re trialling a new menu at the Dog and Duck so this could be teething problems but…. it’s very expensive for example the fish and chips are £17.95 and then if you want curry sauce it’s an additional £3.95. For £3.95 I would expect a home-made curry sauce. It’s not it’s a packet sauce that’s been heated up in a microwave. My daughters ordered a pizza each. It said wood fired pizza. They were not home-made pizza bases they were premade pizza bases. The whole thing was just a bit greasy and a bit tasteless. I ordered a greek salad which was £15.95. When you have a greek salad, it comes with pitta bread. This did not. Hardly any feta. It was just average. And then there was our server. She came over to take a drink order. We gave her a drinks order. As we were giving our order and she obviously got a bit confused but rather than say, can I just clarify something with you? She said that’s too much information. You need to give me a minute. She was rude. We spilt a drink and asked for some napkins they never came. In the end she moved on, maybe her shift finished and a guy came to service. He was much better if we had him from the beginning it might have been a slightly better experience. Overall, it’s an overpriced meal and the food is below average, heated up in a microwave food. I think you can probably get better at a cheaper place.

Lovely place! We came across it by accident after leaving Vicar Water Country Park parkrun. We had a lovely lunch before going home. Very friendly and accommodating.

Had the warm salad, tasted just awful. A very poor vegetarian option. Just some rubbery veg and a handful of rocket. Lovely pub atmosphere with nice staff. Just very poor choice of food for someone not eating meat.

Visited last weekend for my Mum's 70th. We enjoyed a lovely Sunday dinner, we were a hard crowd with my dad being an ex-landlord/chef and my brother in law also being a chef! However, the food got the seal of approval from both, with my dad commenting on how the roast beef was 'melt in the mouth'. Decor inside was lovely, beers were tasty and staff were very friendly and accommodating. We will definitely be back for another visit when in the area. Thanks Dog and Duck for helping to make my mum's birthday a special day.

I've literally been here two days in a row, so that says how delicious the food is!!!! The staff were fantastic with service, nothing was too much trouble. A mistake was made and rectified within minutes. The toilets are clean and checked efficiently. The outside seating area and the green views are very pleasant. Great chilled setting, we were here for 3 and a half hours....couldn't believe it. Money Well Spent!! This is absolutely the best pub in Warsop AND surrounding areas. My favourite part about this pub is it's DOG FRIENDLY!!!!!!!

Great food excellent service five star atmosphere

Really nice venue. Turned up on the off chance with out booking and managed to get a table. The place was really busy and expected a wait, but was surprised how quick the food was turned out. Great staff, great food, great place!

The food is shocking you couldn’t pay me to eat here again

Food was bang average well over priced for what you have

Mushrooms in thyme sauce was the best iv ever had.

Staff were friendly and helpful. I ordered the chicken gyros which was nice and appetising however barely any meat on it which was a shame. And my partner had the lamb that was so so small he was so hungry afterwards and the meal itself wasn’t cheap. However staff were really nice, drinks were also good and environment for a Saturday night was nice

We came for lunch as a group of 4. There was one item on the main menu which 2 of us would have liked but it was off the menu. I had lam very nice but not hot enough. Very disappointed that 3 of tge desserts were not available. It was very cold where we were sat even though there was a radiator it was only tepid.

Absolutely amazing! I wish we knew how great it would be here, we would of booked every day. Really attentive service, great food, and the best indoor soft play. Beautiful decor and clean toilets. Definitely visit if you're at centre parcs.

Have been here many times and the food and service are always impeccable. It’s my favourite place to go out to eat locally!

Great food and lovely atmosphere

Had the creamy mushrooms on sourdough starter which was delicious. Unfortunately I chose the pancetta wrapped pork as a main and it was very salty, I assume because of the pancetta. The main meal was also luke warm. Would visit again a day choose carefully.

Busy atmosphere but food is just only slightly better than a Wetherspoons

8 of us was there for Sunday dinner the food was great and the waitress couldn't be more helpful with my mum who is coeliac would highly recommend xx

Very nice for a meal, staff are polite and the food is a high standard. Would recommend.

Lovely food, place & staff however the meal was tainted as the owner (who was having a meal at the restaurant) was sat behind constantly complaining very loud about every aspect of what the staff were doing and the staff looked very uncomfortable and embarrassed from how he was being. Would have been more professional to speak to the staff separately after. Was shocked when he admitted to being the owner. Also on the website it says no dogs inside the restaurant however they had there dog in their sat at the table with them.

Spent over £100 on a date night, just to have food poisoning for the rest of the night! Food was served on wooden boards instead of plates, not very hygienic.

Great pub with a great country atmosphere

food bang average, nice place and staff excellent

The food was delicious and the service was excellent. Great selection on the menu, didn't try any of the desserts but the mains / sides we had were perfect. Seated next to the fireplace which was a bonus, will definitely be visiting again.

2024 - wow, really gone down hill hasn't it. If I wanted McDonald's chips I'd drive down the road, how much rocket are you putting on top of the meal? Real dissapointment. Edit 2022 2 steaks 2 puddings and 2 cocktails for £80 well worth it, cooked perfectly and the honeycomb cheese cake WOW you can tell its homemade. 2019- 3 2 course meals and 3 drinks all for £60 amazing food, friendly staff.

A friend and I called in during a bike ride today, we arrived 20mins earlier than the official opening time however the kind staff let us in and served us hot and cold drinks. This was very gratefully received and we'll certainly be back for a meal another time, thank-you for your kindness and flexibility during what I'm sure is a very busy festive period.

Greeted at the door by being told that 5 items on the menu had run out. Agreed to stay for food, waited 10 minutes for a drink. Starters arrived reasonably quickly but then an hour wait for mains which came out wrong. The place was not busy either. It was disappointing.

On my own now. Table chosen for me so wouldn't look like Billy no mates Staff v caring, food delicious, excellent

One of our favourite places, and now made even better by letting dogs in! Smashing!!

Terrible food that is extremely overpriced. I got very bad indigestion that night and the food was very fatty. I waited 30mins before even being served and then another hour to get the food. The waiter was rude and sighed hen I asked for another drink. Would not recommend.

Lovely food, atmosphere, and great staff We had a beer with fabulous pizza

We went for lunch and it was delicious. The staff were good fun and we had a fantastic lunch date.

I love the Dog & Duck, having stumbled across it a few years ago, I have been back on multiple occasions, even though it is a drive from where I live. I have taken freinds and other family members there too.

Super friendly staff and great service. Food (lamb) was amazing

Had the pork fillet. Best meal I’ve eaten out in years. If I had realised how good it was going to be I would have made a video never mind a photo

Popped in for Sunday evening, two of us had the Sunday Roast, which was excellent. One of us had the Steak and Ale Pie, which was proper pie (not just a pastry lid) and was filled with good quality steak, and one os us us had the peperoni pizza which was as good a pizza gets. The quality of the food was excellent and the portions meant that we had to share a dessert. Next time.we are back in the area we Will return.

All food was cold. A friend ordered butternut squash wellington which when came wasn’t very well presented and didn’t look appetising. It was super expensive for what arrived. The waitress was lovely, but food although nice was cold.

Ate here last night. It took 30 minutes to order drinks and a further 30 minutes to order food. Only for both me and my dad to get food poisoning from the hunters bbq burger. Would not recommend and will not be visiting here again, Poor service and poor food.

Been coming here for years. The food gets better every time. It's such a step ahead of normal pubs that churn out random food, but the bonus is that although the standard of ingredients and flavour is a league above (for not much of a price increment) the portion sizes are very generous. A starter and some of the mains will give you pause for thought. Imagine somewhere that gives gastropub standard food at only slightly higher than chain prices, while keeping portion sizes that will sustain you after a long walk. Always helpful and friendly service to boot, just such a lovely venue. Another update for late 2023, still phenomenal, but now with a loyalty program and even better menu revision. Another update for end of 2024. Still rock solid, kept the classics on the menu but not afraid to but specials and seasonals on. Still loving the loyalty scheme too.

Very nice! We had the Nachos as a main course which were HUGE! Free car parking and a pleasant interior

Visited whilst holidaying in Sherwood forest. Very friendly and very welcoming place with lovely staff all round. Everything was table service, even the drinks. The food was amazing and thoroughly enjoyed by all in the party. Beautiful indoor decoration and a lovely outdoor terrace area for those sunny days.

As someone with a passion for food, I’m constantly seeking not only exceptional cuisine but also the complete experience—great atmosphere, friendly service, and top-tier drinks. The Dog & Duck delivers all of this and more. Every visit is a true delight. The food is consistently incredible, but what sets this place apart is the attention to detail in every aspect, from the stylish decor to the staff’s warmth and professionalism. They know how to make you feel welcome, and the cocktails? Perfectly crafted, exactly as they should be. If you’re looking for a place that offers it all, from amazing food to an all-around enjoyable dining experience, The Dog & Duck checks every box. I can’t thank them enough for creating such a wonderful environment. I look forward to every visit.

Amazing food, sarvice and value for money. We will definitely be back again 🤤

Great food, nice staff!! Can well recommend!!👍👍

Sunday lunch, took over 30 minutes to arrive for a table of 4, no apologies or explanation. Table next door arrived and ordered 10 minutes later and their food was delivered within 10 minutes. An explanation would have been nice. Also £5.50 for "pigs in blankets" was a bit steep (see photo)

We were visiting the area from Manchester. The food was excellent and so tasty! service was very friendly and quick! We’ll definitely be back! Thank you to your friendly team

Booked the Dog &Duck for a birthday meal for my partners birthday. We were a group of 5. It took 3 hours from ordering our food, to paying !!!. 90 minutes from ordering to receiving our main course is shocking. They weren't even busy!! When my main course arrived it had to be sent back as it was cold!!! . To be fair, they recooked the meal. The quality of the food, when hot is good, but the service is the worst I've ever received. The girl was very poor!. We were never asked if we wanted more drinks, the empty glasses when we finally got more drinks were left on the table for the whole meal!. She would come and clear 2 plates, then 15 minutes later, come and get 2 more. The girl was too busy chatting to the bloke, instead of serving paying customers. The nail in the coffin was when I paid the bull in cash, she made a big deal of counting it out infront of everyone like it was going to be fake or I'd intended to short change her. Shocking service, completely ruined the night. I'll not be entertaining this place again.

Had the full rack of spare ribs last night and they was to die for, really thick and meaty and the bones just fell out, when asked I was told they was slow cooked for 18 hours, not sure if any other meats are slow cooked but I definitely would recommend 👍

We have called in here twice now and I have to say that it’s fabulous!! The food is amazing,the staff are so friendly and welcoming and the place is lovely.

The Guinness was good. The staff were friendly and helpful

Great food and choice of drinks. Nice place to eat and plenty of walks from the caroark

Excellent service. We didn't book so we were very fortunate to get a table. Our waitress (Cassie) was fantastic a real credit to the Dog & Duck. The food we had was amazing too. All in all a fantastic meal. We shall look forward to visiting again.

Family meal all ages all meals were.great had the sea bass with mussels delicious all meals were good

This is a hidden gem. Great menu and food.

Very nice food and friendly staff and will recommend and will be back again soon.

Good pub, tasty food and friendly staff.

Lovely place for a drink in the sun! Food was great too

If you are going to have a cocktail, get the special, it’s called chambord and it’s a rum cocktail. I love rum, I loved this

Lovely food and a great seating area outside if you're with pets. Highly recommend if you're in the area.

The food was tasty and seemed to be of decent quality. I recommend the Gyros and the sharer bread with Alioli and Olives, drinks are probably slightly over priced. Overall and nice evening.

All good, shame about the closing time (9.30pm). On the other hand, the climate makes you understand why.

Had a lovely lunch here. Service was a bit on the slow side in all honesty. Food was good though.

Great food and lots of it, to be honest, first time I've ever struggled to clear my plate. Service was very good and quick. The only criticism I had, was that our table for two was very close to the bar and everyone was constantly walking past our table. In my opinion not the best of places for a table.

Great Sunday dinner. Normally stay away from beef as it can be disappointing, but my goodness me, it was incredible! The beef melted in my mouth!The whole dinner was super. I can’t wait to come again x reasonably priced and great atmosphere x

Very expensive for what you got.

I stopped off for a bite to eat whilst on a bike ride in the locality. The pub itself is located on the NCN Route 6 so ideal for cyclists and walkers alike. I found the prices to be reasonable and the food was pretty good.

The food and drinks were good and the service was great!

Great atmosphere, excellent customer service, brilliant beers and fabulous food. Would definitely recommend and look forward to visiting again.

Visited for lunch and right from the moment we walked in the restaurant our experience was fantastic. The staff were very friendly and helpful making our experience enjoyable. As for the food it was delicious everyone had a very tasty meal and would certainly be happy to visit again when we are in the area.

Very poor customer service. Will not be returning… we called to check they served food outside and to check If they had any tables before we arrived as we wanted to take our dog, their response was yes food served outside and plenty of tables its not very busy. We turned up 10 mins later, there where plenty of tables, but when we went to order food, they said sorry you cant order food for another 30 mins as we have a table of 29 in the restaurant. So we patiently waited, went to order food at 6pm, response was no you cant order food until 6:30, i said we were told 6pm 30mins ago. Their response was theres nothing i can do (no appology)… i then asked another member of staff to check food would definately be available at 6:30 yes definately, went back at 6:30 and was told we still cant order food until later. I saw numerous people leave. (If you cant cope with a large table of guests in the restaurant dont book large tables in!) or dont offer food service outside. We will never return.

Brilliant family meal everyone enjoyed it 😀

Top end prices for lower end service, used glasses not removed from the table, 100% convinced the Stilton sauce was a beef sauce (not my sauce but tasted it) beer as flat as witches chest, water either had lemon and ice, ice or just water, the steak was as ordered and the starters average but over priced, over £100 paid for 2 meals, would have been disappointed at £65-£70, you live and learn.

Only ordered a pint of Moretti and half of cider. We sat outside in the cubicles which are a brilliant idea. Everything was spot on.

Very disappointing food. Vegetables in particular were overcooked: grey broccoli and watery cauliflower. The whole dish, which could have been great, was uninspired and poorly executed. Won’t be returning.

Lively decor of the pub. Service was extremely slow to say the place wasn't busy. Food was nice.

Staff problems on the day we ate that was clear , foot bland and disappointing .

Very good food. Delicious ribs and schnitzel.

Great place. We were a large group of adults and teenagers, and the staff could not have done more to accommodate us. They were attentive and friendly and keen to have a laugh and joke. It really does make a difference. Need to give a special mention to Kerry she was great with us. Food was really good. The sharing nachos were top notch and didn't go soggy at all like so many can. Roast chicken was nice and there waa plenty of it. Cocktails were nice and affordable. Shame it's a bit far away or would come a lot more often. Great job to all involved.

Popped in at the end of a camping weekend. The beef Sunday roast was absolutely fantastic, really tasty and a good amount too. We had to eat outside as we had the dig with us and the weather wasn't great, so wasn't the most comfortable experience out there but was worth it

First note on a positive, the Guinness I had was delicious, however after spending £30+ for a meal, drink and dessert- that was the ONLY thing that was nice. I ordered the roast beef as I don’t like mash I was able to swap for another roast pudding which was great. However on arrival I was disgusted and disappointed, my roast puddings were ROCK hard, my beef was tasteless and I wasn’t given any stuffing on plate and I had to ask for cranberry sauce which on the menu said came with my meal. I asked for replacement roast puddings and they were less burnt but still rock hard. Needless to say it was the worst roast dinner I’ve ever had. I ordered a dessert as I was starving and I couldn’t finish my in edible roast dinner, that was ok. My friends ordered the pizza and we were all starving but they couldn’t finish their meals due to the lack of taste in the food. We ordered around 5ish and I can only assume whoever was in the kitchen was not a cook. Or the roast dinner had been made around 12 and left out until it was served to me I hate being negative but I can say staff were alright and attentive. This place has a lot of good reviews but unfortunately my experience was a disappointment and a waste of money.

Great stop off for a walk round Sherwood 😁

We had a superb meal. The food was excellent and Kerry, our server was really nice and friendly. She was very good in helping with the menu and showed a great sense of humour. It was very busy initially but was a little quieter later. We will be back soon. PS the Sea Bass was delicious.

Beautiful food. Worth a visit, in my opinion. Try it for yourselves!

I visited here with a large group (9 adults and 5 children) and we really enjoyed it. We booked in advance and preordered, but the food took 90 minutes to arrive which wasn't great. That said, the food and service was excellent so I'd definitely recommend a visit.

Heard a lot about the Dog & Duck so thought it was time to try this place out with the family. Looking by the menu, it seemed on the expensive side, so I was expecting quality food. Their was nothing on the starters that took any of our fancy so we opted for the while we wait nachos, Wow.. what an amazing start, not just a bowel of nachos but a huge board full, loaded with cheese and chilli beef. This was plenty for us to all dip into. What a good start. Next up was mains, 2 x beef blades, 1 x rack of sticky ribs and 1 x lamb. The plating looked beautiful and inviting for all the dishes. The beef was the biggest cut and so tender. Perfect 10 out of 10 Our daughter the fussy eater who normally has chicken nuggets 24/7 surprised us when she opted for ribs. The best meat she has ever had was her comments, she got right stuck in and licked her fingers clean. Another 10 out 10 Our other daughter chose the lamb. She is actually a chef herself so she criticises everything. The lamb cuts to be fair was small and her plate looked miniscule in comparison to everyone else. The lamb was not the greatest, slightly tough, and fatty However she still gave this 7 /10 so from a chef pretty decent I think. Surprisingly we had room for desert. We all opted for cookie dough a mix of chocolate, toffee and strawberries. Oh yes.. just what you want, something naughty and delicious and that is exactly what it was. With a few pints, a short, cocktails and soft drinks the bill came to £164 Was it worth it.. absolutely, I paid £180 leaving the rest as a tip and would have happily paid more. Will I go back... yes... I'm already planning on the next visit.

The food here is spectacular great prices and friendly atmosphere would highly recommend

Moved here 2 years ago it used to be amazing went after work had drinks chatted to the bartenders Went a few weeks ago it's disgraceful the place is filthy the staff are rude as ever the glasses was disgusting they didn't have any ingredients to make cocktails yet still offers them we went for my bday dinner everything was stone cold and awful then again on mother's day I will NEVER be going back ever stay away if I was you you'd be better at Macdonald's than here

Amazing pub, staff, food, service made to feel at home despite being in my walking gear and pretty windswept. The highlight was the belly pork bon bon and the sweet chilli popcorn halloumi