The Dabbling Duck Pub – Great Massingham

I was very excited about coming to the Dabbling Duck, as I had been years ago and thought it was good. This was our first family meal out since before covid kicked off. Unfortunately, we all felt that our meals were poor quality. I had the burger, which was tasteless and had a tiny limp leaf of lettuce in it, with no other salad whatsoever. The chips on the side were overcooked and again, tasteless. My family had some hand cut chips which they felt were not fresh and had been sitting around for a while. None of us finished the chips. The scampi was better than you can get at many pubs and the fish (from the fish and chips), whilst it looked lovely and had crispy batter, wasn't the freshest. Not enough greenery with the meals. My coke was room temperature and not fizzy. Very disappointing. On the upside, the public conveniences were very clean and the dining areas themselves clean as well, and well ventilated. The staff were lovely too, hence bringing the rating up to two stars. I'm puzzled as to why the Dabbling Duck has such a high rating - perhaps people have low expectations/standards, not sure. Unfortunately the experience was let down only by the poor quality food. £70 lighter for four people, now back to home cooked meals!

We stayed 5 nights in the room called Badger Sett in Barrack House which is next to the lovely pub so quieter. Very spacious room with huge bathroom, twin sinks, shower, bath and a very comfy bed all delightful. We could not fault breakfast with an excellent choice, ate in the dining room twice which was great with generous portions and tried the pizza night, again could not fault it. The staff were so friendly and went that extra mile to please and with plenty of places to visit nearby we would not hesitate in recommending The Dabbling Duck Pub at Great Massingham

Great food and nice restaurant. Good staff. Would've been 5 star but service wasn't great on the night we went. Not the waitresses fault that as serving us. They were great. The place was understaffed on this particular night and they were doing the best they could. Overall a great meal and friendly staff. Would recommend

The nicest pub meal our family has had in a long time, in a beautiful setting. The dining rooms are comfortable and lovely to look at, the wall of books is such a nice touch! Food was excellent and well priced, even the fussy children among our party ate plenty.

Simply wonderful! The Dabbling Duck was a 10/10 experience from start to finish. Outstanding food, a sensational choice of beers, cocktails and wines, and super service to top it all off. The best restaurant for dinner we can find outside of London.