The Ruddy Duck in Peterborough

Visited today with my two elderly aunts. Food arrived very quickly but was barely warm. My vegan option (I think it was some sort of pie?) was actually nice and hot so I’m guessing it had been microwaved. The base of said ‘pie’ was so thick and tough that I couldn’t cut it with my knife. It was totally inedible. Can’t believe my auntie was actually charged for this awful meal! I’ve given one star for the friendly staff but I went home hungry and had a jacket potato. Won’t bother going again

Absolutely loved our meal, friendly bar and waiting staff, felt good value for money spent

An excellent find. Landlord, Nigel, creates a great atmosphere. Food was delicious and well-priced. Service was very good. Highly recommended.

Excellent Sunday dinner, I highly recommend!

The best amazing quality drink and chips

Was squashed in the dining room

Great beer selection, excellent food, friendly staff and great beer garden

I called The Ruddy Duck to book a table for Sunday lunch the next day, 14/7, and we booked for 1315. The last time I came here was about 40 years ago when I lived in Peterborough. We were not disappointed. After getting our drinks at the bar we were showed to our table and served by two very pleasant young ladies. We were given the choice of three meats - beef, pork and chicken and decided on beef and pork. Our meals arrived very quickly and the meat, which was very tender, was accompanied by a lovely Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, green beans, roast parsnips,carrots and cauliflower cheese, all of which were cooked just as we like them. There was extra gravy in a gravy boat. (My wife doesn't eat stuffing anyway and it wasn't to my taste.) We can definitely recommend the Ruddy Duck and would also return.

Just been to this pub as my sister has recently moved to the village and I haven’t been back for 20years after moving out of the area. What a transformation by the new owners, bright and airy, inside, plenty of places to sit and small courtyard with seating and parasols. The lunch menu was varied and competitively priced. Was served up by the owner very quickly and had time towards the end to chat, they have plans to extend out the back to a lawned area. The food was excellent, I will be back for a Sunday lunch very soon, and wish them all the very best. The food was home made Lasagne salad and Garlick bread plus a burger with all the trimmings.

Just been to this pub as my sister has recently moved to the village and I haven’t been back for 20years after moving out of the area. What a transformation by the new owners, bright and airy, inside, plenty of places to sit and small courtyard with seating and parasols. The lunch menu was varied and competitively priced. Was served up by the owner very quickly and had time towards the end to chat, they have plans to extend out the back to a lawned area. The food was excellent, I will be back for a Sunday lunch very soon, and wish them all the very best. The food was home made Lasagne salad and Garlick bread plus a burger with all the trimmings.

When i arrived at this Lovely situated pub in the picturesque village of Pekirk just nr the local town of Peterbrough, i was pleasantly Supprised how Lovely and Welcoming the Hospitality and Atmosphere it was. I ordered a pint of Dark Drake and ordered my Food with the very Friendly Bar Manager, sorry can not remember his name. I ordered Soup of the day, that was Chicken and Sweetcorn with Bread and butter. For my man meal, Fish and Chips with Garden Peas and Homemade Tartare Sauce. Soup was Excellent, the Fish and Chips was absolutely Delicious and very Tasty. The Beer was Excellent, i had a few pints Dark Drake. Came to paying the Bill. I thought it Great value for Your money. I really Enjoyed my visit to the Ruddy Duck. Thank you for your Excellent Customer Service. Superb Beer and Excellent Top Class cooked and Presented Hearty Food. I absolutely Loved this Great Pub and Customer Service. I really Highly recommend this Beautiful Establishment. Come and try it out, You will Love it my Friends. Thank you. Jonathan Bowles. 😁😁😁😁😁😁👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻💯💯💯

Very nice dinner and selection of beer

We went here on a Friday evening for tea and had a mix of dishes, I had fish and chips which were super tasty and I also had an AMAZING sticky toffee pudding! Portions are generous ad service was good although we did have to wait a while for dessert - but this was because the bar was incredibly busy so understandable. All in all, would definitely be back just for the dessert alone!

First time we've visited since Nigel and Jo took over The Ruddy Duck. The pub is bright and welcoming and so are the staff who work there. We were served by Annette and we ordered food and drink. Both dishes were really tasty and hot, and arrived promptly. The jacket potato was perfect: soft in the middle and the skin was crispy. We will certainly visit soon as everything was perfect. See you soon.

Very friendly and obliging didn't have food when called but booked in for Sunday lunch

Very friendly pub, service was great and the food was spot on. Nice selection of dishes

The new owners are doing a terrific job with this pub....very nice people...very nice pub and excellent food....we had seafood linquine which was really very good.....will definately try it again....wrll done Nigel and staff....excellent 👍

Lovely village pub. Recently went for a wake. The food was lovely, and the staff was very friendly.

Lovely dog friendly pub with a good atmosphere. Impressed with the new owner, who introduced himself to everyone who came in. The food was good, as was the service. Would recommend. Went again tonight (22.3.24). Food was superb and the landlord, Nigel, takes the time to chat / get to know customers. Lad behind the bar was welcoming and friendly too. If you haven't been, you're missing out - great place!

Excellent food, wine, friendly bar staff, great ambience. Everything one would like to receive from a pretty ‘out of town’ pub. First class 👍

Visited Sat 9th March with my partner and parents , lovely people, great food, good, friendly service. Had a lovely evening. Thank you

Have been a coupe times with the family straightforward friendly service with great food. We will be back soon. Spot on 👍

Booked a table for 4. We were given a menu and ordered our drinks, my partner and male friend asked for alcohol free beer but the waitress said there was none of the brand they like. 15 minutes later a different watress came for our order but we still had not had our drinks. There was no specials board, we ordered the chicken and ham home made pie, the lady from the kitchen said they had not received any from their supplier, so they are not home made. When the food came the fish batter was over cooked, the steak & kidney puddings were Frey Bentos. We found out at the end of the evening that they did stock the alcohol free beer, but the waitress did not ask or pass on the message to the barman, when complained we were told they were waitresses not bar staff. Not expensive but, I would not waste your money on food you can buy from the local supermarket. Would not go back and have told friends not to bother going.

Lovely pub service good, atmosphere great going back for Sunday lunch

Owners bent over backwards nothing to much trouble Thank you

Brilliant place for food at a very reasonable price, along with great friendly service and lovely comfy surroundings what more do you need!

Lovely lunch will definitely revisit.

The new owners are very welcoming. Had great food and service

Great atmosphere, friendly staff good food and beer all you want for your local spot on.

Lovely friendly pub. Food excellent. Had a sun roast. Best ever. Staff very attentive. Make you feel at home. Will thoroughly recommend.

Great venue spent with great friends. Sunday roast was very good and service was good too. Will definitely bee back

Lovely local pub. Felt very welcome from the moment I walked in

Such a delicious Sunday lunch; plentiful & with great service! Will definitely return and highly recommend.

Beautiful pub & get warm welcome

Sun lunch cooked well. Meat tender.Gravy could do with being thicker. Meal itself could have been hotter too. Will revisit

Took a long time for food to arrive. Battered fish was watery. Stråk overdone and lasagne the size of a stamp! None of us were impressed with the food I'm afraid.

Great value pub food with fantastic friendly staff! Real family atmosphere.

Just got back from a lovely meal and evening with family at the Ruddy Duck! From the moment we stepped in the door the staff were so attentive, friendly and welcoming. When it came to the food, everything was cooked so well and was absolutely delicious! I am really looking forward to visiting again. Cannot recommend the place enough!

Since changing hands this pub should be avoided. The bar staff were more interested in their phone than the minority of customers they had in. The food was inedible the beer flat. Save your money go elsewhere

Very nice Sunday lunch, large portions, prompt and very friendly service. Recommended.

Amazing pub with amazing food. The new owners have really brought life back to the place

First time since it reopened the beef was lovely the staff were friendly

Is very beatyfull ans Chang the ail Im wil comback

This was our first visit with friends we hadn’t seen for ages. Pub environment appeared clean. Not a warm welcome. Staff not very friendly.Sunday roast was poor. Food was cold. Roast potatoes very small, rock hard and shrivelled up .the pork crackling was stone cold and Yorkshire pud was well and truly burnt but . Plates were too small to accommodate the meal. Small amounts of carrots and cabbage. Frozen peas were ok. Woopee Deserts were delicious but Sunday roast was really not worth the £14 price charged. So very Disappointing. Won’t be going back there.

Good value Sunday lunch. Top marks on yumminess (but fussy me reckons presentation could be worked on). Eat there!

Lovely Sunday roast today. Really friendly staff too

Hadn’t been for a while, but soon realised what we’d missed. Lovely atmosphere, attentive Bar Staff. Great food & will be returning asap.

Excellent pizzas, great friendly staff. And a good pint of Wherry....or 2

Excellent old fashioned pub. As in, how pubs used to be, and in a good way. I only had a beer, no food, but it was an excellent pint of Bateman's XB. Inside is a dining area, main bar, and a nice courtyard beer garden outside.

Quaint pub, homely menu, lovely staff. Ample car parking and a beautifully maintained outside seating area❤

Lovely fresh home cooked food , staff are friendly , plenty of parking definitely worth a visit .

Really nice pub, comfortable and a nice pint of Carlsberg.

Had not been to the Ruddy Duck 🦆 for over 10 years but decided to return due to the menu selections. Eight of us went for dinner on a 19.45hrs booking. Unfortunately the kitchen had run out of steaks which four of us would have had. However our second choices did not disappoint. I had the steak and ale pie (with all the trimmings) which was first class. Not one of our party was disappointed with their meal (big plates, big portions) which included starters, main course, pudding, tea's coffee and brandy's to finish. The lady behind the bar was delightfully friendly and helpful. The selection of beers was great, Bateman's XB, London Pride, Doombar. All in all a great return to a once regular eating establishment and one that we will return to on a regular basis.

We went on this Sunday at 15:00 lovely welcome from the owners. Really nice atmosphere we had a table in the patio area which was really nice. For the meal which was Excellent we had the roast pork which my 5 year old son really enjoyed and a cheese cake for me and my mum and Strawberry ice cream for my son which was great. Definitely will be going again a really lovely day out

Been going here for years still love the food and atmosphere. Gorgeous little village pub.

Very disappointed. Turned up as an extended family. When presented with the menu we were immediately told of 2 of the 11 mains had run out, followed by another 4 they only had one each of, the fact there was a table before us yet to order it didn’t leave us any option but to walk away and go elsewhere, shame as we hadn’t been for 20 years and won’t again, the fact we had travelled from the other side of the city for a family meal, a courtesy phone call to pre warn would have been appreciated. I understand it’s not a chain, and they had been ‘busy’ in the day but that should give even more flexibility to have restocked, burgers, sausage and mash and macaroni cheese don’t exactly take long.

Great food excellent service and very friendly

Lovely breakfast on Saturday, let's hope they do it again .

Went for Christmas lunch with my friend today, meal was lovely, Staff friendly and polite, will definitely visit again

Not alot of choice of meat for the roast dinner, and unfortunately the dessert was only luke warm 😒

Had an evening meal ....food was lovely, staff very pleasant and the restaurant area is welcoming. Will definitely be back to try some more food and would recommend anyone to try it out too.

Been 3 years since we last visited the pub, very disappointing. Menu was limited and had to wait 55 minutes for a poor meal. Will be another 3 years before the next visit.

I went with a friend on Sunday, she is vegetarian and the pub was not prepared for that, they only offered roast dinners. Most pubs nowadays offer more than roast dinners on a Sunday. We ended up moving on.

Lovely country village pub. Very friendly and welcoming staff. We had Sunday lunch and it was very good - a proper authentic roast dinner and reasonably priced. My parents have eaten there on a weekday too and have always liked it. I would recommend people to try this pub. I will be back 😁👍

Once The place to go, sadly declined recently, I called in Friday afternoon and was the only person there so called in at The Blue Bell two miles away which was packed??

Excellent food and very friendly staff. I love visiting the Ruddy Duck.

Felt quite safe covid wise even with the restrictions being lifted. Food was quite average though. I had Ruddy Rib eye and it really needed a sauce.

A good and chill place to order a beer and hang out with your mates, the ceiling is very low however

Wonderful home cooking . Lovely place

Nice and relaxing place to have a drink

Top class Sunday roast....thank you Ruddy Duck.....

Situated in a nice village the Ruddy Duck is very welcoming and run by effecient and friendly staff. It benefits from plentiful parking and good interior and exterior dining opportunities. We went under lifted Cover restrictions, however they maintained a high standard of care. We chose to have the Ploughman's lunch which didn't disappoint.

Great place, doing exactly what they can at this time. Fabulous proprietors, ready and raring to go as the restrictions lift.

Great meal at the Ruddy last night. Steak and Ale pie with 3 veg and mash. Really good portion. Get down there! Book a table pre order the Steak and Ale it will all go quickly. You will enjoy.

We went this Wednesday as part of the Eat out scheme and had a lovely time. Felt Covid safe with all precautions. Good welcome, staff / owners very busy. Excellent steak pie and ‘to die for’ cheesecake. Good value. Having a short, simple menu generally means the pub is home cooking not mass producing and this seemed to be the case. Minor point in the gents loo being out of use (unisex in ladies) which may have caused a queue - hopefully a temporary fault which happens to the best. Good bottled beers on - Adnams ‘Ghostship’ & Tim Taylor’s ‘Landlord’ - can’t go far wrong with these unless you have ales on the handles Will go back, perhaps to try the Sunday lunch next.

Small and friendly, great food.

Used the pub for a meeting and had a pleasant meal afterwards.

Been coming here for years, place hasn't changed much but the food is consistently good and value for money.

Well, it is just an unpretentious pub. As such it did the job. Cheap and cheerful, and there's nothing wrong with that. Not really sure what criteria people use to give it an "excellent". You order at the bar.Incidentally I asked for an americano coffee "with cold milk" but this was pointedly refused, and I got UHT like everyone else.

Had a lovely mixed grill beautifully cooked

The Ruddy Duck used to be a regular haunt for me until I moved away from the area, so it was lovely to return with family for a visit. If you’re looking for a gastro pub with trendy food, this isn’t the place. What you will get is good honest pub food, plentiful and comforting. The feel is traditional with low beamed ceilings and a nice welcoming decor, with a roaring fire. There is plenty of choice on the menu as well as a busy specials board. I highly recommend the “Ruddy Ribeye” steak, which is very tasty. It was all cooked fresh and the chips were crispy and piping hot. The price of our meal was good value for money and we left full and happy... after hanging around for the Thursday night quiz which was a good laugh. Hope to be back soon.

Very relaxed good customer base

My chicken curry was OK and my fiancee had mushroom stroganoff but she said it wasn't very good quality. I came for my brothers birthday. To me it was a average experience in regards of a meal out in rural Peterborough.

Great food in an OLE pub and very reasonable priced.

Enjoyable surroundings good fine tasty food,service was excellent,people very friendly.That on top of the price which was very reasonable in comparison to other restaurants I have been to.Great value for your money,this is one I shall be going back to,lovely place.

Booked a table with family who were visiting from America in October. I ordered lasagna and when it arrived the centre of the meal was cold. When I complained it was taken back to the kitchen and “nuked” in the microwave which made it hot but made the pasta tough. Very disappointed as we used to go to this pub regularly.

Throughly enjoyed the food it was served beautifully ,piping hot and service was excellent.Everyone enjoyed the food and the venue .My vegetarian lasagna was so tasty like home made .Our sincere complements to the chef and his team .I had vegan Christmas pudding as well .!!!!!We shall be going there again.Thank you so much Sue and team .

We went there last weekend with family and found this lovely cosy, clean,friendly pub served an absolute fabulous array of wholesome meals. The quality of the food was really exceptional,and the service was second to none. Will certainly be visiting this lovely little place again.They serve pensioners lunches week days at a very reasonable price too from Mondays to Thursdays for all those interested,you will miss a lot by not going, Well done The Ruddy Duck Peakirk!

A lovely pub with great home cooked food. Very welcoming and great service from all staff members.

Good wholesome food l really like the place thankyou stephen

Nice choice on the menu. Service and food good. Nice country pub.

Very friendly staff and excellent food

Lovely place very friendly and lovely food

Extensive menu and the food has always been enjoyable on 3+ trips over the summer though I can't get past the Chilli, or the Spinach and Chickpea Curry to try something more traditional. Interior needs a refurb (hence the missing star) , but the service and welcome are really good. Value is superb too with specials and offers most days in the week. None of your skimpy portions here pretending to be nouveau cuisine, thankfully!

Maybe we got someone on a bad day, not a great reception but stuck with it, we were going to be meeting friends and eating here but we asked if we could charge a device and we were told 5 mins, then they came back and unplugged it, if 5 mins of power is that precious maybe they should have said no in the first place, we left and went elsewhere, shame really.

Enjoy Thursday night quiz very sociable 😄

We go for lunch once a month with friends and, on this occasion, chose the Ruddy Duck. We were all lucky(?) enough to be in a position to have the pensioners’ deal of main course and dessert for £10, and it turned out to be pretty good. I had a chicken salad with Caesar sauce - ok but not the most exciting salad. My wife had liver with mash which she enjoyed. For dessert I had creme brûlée and she had apple and blackberry pie, both of which were good. The Ruddy Duck is quite a traditional pub with not many frills but none the worse for that. The only downside was that our group shared the room with a larger group of men of advanced years, all of whom insisted of at shouting at each other throughout their meal, which made it difficult for us to chat to each other - if you go to the Ruddy Duck, maybe check who else is eating there!

A real old English pub guest ales excellent pub grub also food for the connoisseur high end steaks and large grills

Brilliant food always reliable and quick to get the good out

Lovely Sunday lunch - bit pricey although. Loads of other choices too which were well worth the money.