Duke William - Bassetlaw

We were pleasantly blown away by our visit here last night. We expected just good pub grub but no! This place has just been taken over 2 months ago by Italian landlords. Oh my word! Food was spectacular, high end Italian food. We had the ragu, where buy the beef wasn’t just your average mince meat, this was large cuts slow cooked creating like a pulled beef dish! I had the seafood recommendation that Sam our fantastic waiter recommended. It said on the menu which is market dependant that it was salmon and squid but in actual fact the fresh seafood was octopus instead of squid. Cooked right (which this was) it tasted and had the texture of just the same as squid. Soft tasty and a fabulous dish. After long talks with the owners as we are very interested in people and there love of food like us, they explained that there menu is small and they have no freezer space in the kitchen. So it’s all cooked fresh. They even make there own fresh mozzarella! Wow! We tried the smoked mozzarella. Now these are the type of people I will support when they have a love of food like this! The wine was also fabulous after being allowed to taste a few at the table for our enjoyment. Sara the new owner even gave us a digestif on the house as we left. I’ve booked to go back Friday with my family because it was that good

We had a meal here this evening for the first time since the new owners took over. The owners and staff are very friendly and attentive. The food was really delicious with an Italian influence. The menu is small, but varied, so easy to choose from. The decor is modern and cosy with a lovely open fire in the bar area. Definitely worth checking out!

We attended this evening as family with our 10 year old boy. The staff were very welcoming and we were showed through to the restaurant. We have been previously and the food was fantastic, we were therefore a little concerned when they said there was a new chef. However, we couldn’t have been more wrong. The menu was varied, and the food was truly excellent. Amongst our party we had mussels, steak and duck, which were all cooked to perfection. The lady that served us was attentive but not overbearing. She was very good with our boy, ensuring he was enjoying his food and that it was suitable for him. On such a cold evening it was also lovely to have all the fires lit, very warm and cosy! Thank you for a lovely evening, we will definitely be returning!

We went to meet family none of us had been before and it was well worth the drive. The food was excellent couldn’t fault the service and would definitely go there again and would definitely recommend

We had a Sunday Lunch Starters were very good, roast beef was melt in your mouth tender the lamb was not so good too undercooked and not a well sliced portion of meat on the plate but Yorkshire pudding and fresh vegetables were excellent. Condiments had to be asked for with the meal and no serving spoons arrived with the vegetable side dishes, shame really as that is sort of basic service you expect, still chef kitchen provided good food.