The Duke of Wellington, Grimsby

Another rough hole. I entered from the railway side to find the bar to the left and various people in there swearing away. Just keg, of course.

The Duke of Wellington is a long thin pub with lived in traditional décor. The bar long the rear wall in the right-hand side of the pub faces seating that runs under the front windows. To the left of the bar is a pool table and to the left of the pub is a car park separated from the pub by some picnic tables and a covered smoking area. A large beer garden is advertised which I did not see. Listed on the events board in the toilet: Monday: Monday Club (16:00 – 19:00); Tuesday: Chill Out Tuesday; Wednesday: Free pool and jukebox; Thursday: Karaoke; Friday: DJ Paddy (19:00-23:00); Saturday: Live entertainment (20:00 – 22:00) Sunday: Live entertainment (15:00 – 17:00 and 18:00 – 20:00). My visit was on a recent Wednesday when two other customers decided to take advantage of the free pool and jukebox. The bar is stocked with standard keg and two of the three hand pumps was unused leaving Wells Bombardier as the lone cask ale option. I didn’t see any food advertised. Unfortunately, the very friendly service still will not tempt me back to this unremarkable pub.