Duke of Cornwall, Weymouth

This pub is in the middle of Weymouth and not far from the harbour. This is a very small one bar pub that had nautical decor when i went in here,there was one real ale on here which was Pedigree and this was a decent drink. Pub visited 25 August 1999.

Occupying a fairly central position in Weymouth is The Duke of Cornwall, a pub that is a relatively small, bare boarded single bar. As we approach the pub, we see large felt tip pen lettering on the plain glass windows advertising cocktails and live music - "Antigua Joe on Friday" - indicating an orientation towards younger customers. Inside, we find a light pine, wood dominated, cheapish looking modernised interior, with the principal item of note being a large splendid old Devenish & Co mirror. " Shoot the Duke" cocktails are offered at £ 2 each or 3 for £ 5. This, together with various montages of customers in various stages of inebriation, reinforces the initial impression that this is not a place worth lingering in for long. Although this doesn't feel in any way like your typical real ale pub, the pub is listed in CAMRA's 2010 Good Beer Guide. On my recent evening visit, beers on from the 4 pumps were Dartmoor Jail Ale, Dragons Blood from St Georges Brewery in Worcester and a beer from Potbelly Brewery. The Dragons Blood ( 4.8%) , a strongish, ruby porter-style beer was staggeringly good and at £ 2.60p could validly be considered good value. As a notice in the doorway says " drinking in this pub is not a wealth hazard", although the moreishness of the Dragons Blood did give, even an experienced drinker like me, a bit of a headache the next morning. The Dartmoor Jail Ale was pretty good as well. As a pub, I didn't warm to this place at all, but the staff were friendly, the beer was superb and the customer mix much better than might have been expected, so you might want to give it a go if you're in town and see for yourself.