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Exeter Arms, Derby
Derby
DE1 2EU
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Strongers . left this review about Exeter Arms
The Exeter Arms has a quirky snug room with seating and a fireplace behind a waist high panelled wall to the left of the entrance. To the right the bar counter faces towards the rear where raised seating runs up the right to a tile floored seating area with exposed brick walls at the rear. The bar counter supports premium keg and seven hand pumps that were drawing Dancing Duck’s Ay Up, 22 and Dark Drake alongside Thornbridge’s Hacksaw, Pedigree, Little Brewing’s TAJ and Snails Bank Mango Cider. Having loved the Dark Drake in an earlier pub I decided to have a pint of it here, top-drawer. This is a decent pub with very friendly staff, I’ll certainly be returning.
On 31st July 2023
- rating: 8
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paulof horsham left this review about Exeter Arms
The Exeter is the multi-roomed home of Dancing Duck Brewery. It may not look much from the outside, but it's a veritable ale house inside, with 7 pumps on the bar serving up their own beer, plus guests from the likes of Thornbridge. Beavertown have a dual-headed keg font, with further taps for Tiny Rebel and Thornbridge. It's worth a bit of a wander inside to get a feel of the place and, while moderately busy early on a Friday afternoon, there were seats to be had in the various nooks and crannies.
Glad I came: my favourite of the small selection of the city's pubs that I visited.
On 2nd February 2023
- rating: 8
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Moby Duck left this review about Exeter Arms
A pleasant pub with a cosy, homely feel about it, divided up with several seating/drinking areas. I had a pint of Dancing Duck Abducktion, very nice just like the pub.
On 3rd November 2022
- rating: 7
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- Accommodation : No last updated 17 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 17 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 17 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 17 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- CAMRA Discount : Yes - 30p per pint, 15p per half - last updated 17 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : Yes last updated 17 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 17 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Darts : No last updated 17 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 17 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Function Room : No last updated 17 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 17 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Jukebox : No last updated 17 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Karaoke : No last updated 17 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Live Music : No last updated 17 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 17 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Micropub : No last updated 17 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Pinball : No last updated 17 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Pool Table : No last updated 17 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Quiz Night : Yes - Monday - last updated 17 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 17 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 17 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- Wheelchair Access : No last updated 17 February 2017 by ROB Camra
- WiFi : Yes last updated 17 February 2017 by ROB Camra