Pubs in Stowmarket, Suffolk*

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• snooker club had its day now, was good but too many grumpy barmaids now
• Gardeners Arms and the Punchbowl in Battisford are both really good
• oak, verandah bar
• The Oak, the jukebox is linked to the internet and its got almost everything
• The Gardeners Arms in Moats Tye is my favourite. Barry always greets you with a warm smile! Food is brilliant but a tad dear. Aspall Cider is wicker.
• the royal oak,its a shit hole,really bad place to go
• the oak n the dukes are good pubs but they need 2 b bigga coz u cant move in there on fri or sat nites!

• The Oak is one of my favourites, good atmosphere, nice staff, Purple pool table :) but its pretty expensive for some drinks and pool is a quid! The Dukes Head has a good drink price list but the staff are undesirable. A lot of the rest are old and local peoples pubs so dont ask me.
• THE OAK ROCKS. the dukes head is smelly, and capones does a good coke and lime.
• I LOVEEEEEEEE THE OAK, ITS IS SOOO COOL WHAT WITH THE FRIENDLY STAFF, AND THE JUKE BOX. THE DUKES HEAD STINKS!!!
• oak is wicked
• The oak - Dingy, dark and a good place to go if you want to get your head kicked in for glancing at someone the wrong way. The dukes - This is where all those people who shop at JJB hang out. Chav city.
• 2005........Ok, Dukes if you drive a Escort, fiesta or a car that you have spent all your money on. But it is lively and generally a good crowd. Plus it has one or two very sexy female bar staff, J included. The Oak if you aren't too worried about dressing UP to go out and just want to have beer and a loud night. Capones if you like a quieter place in the evening but don't mind getting stared at. The Stag, Pickerel, Magpie or Unicorn if you want to be looked at like an alien and hear sayings like "get of my land" and "I just got wed to my sister". Thats a bit harse but you know what I mean. The Snooker club if you don't mind waiting for warm beer... Stood at the bar for ten minutes last time I was in waiting for a drink. Turned out the people playing on a machine were the manager and the bar staff.....lol... Don't go there much.....lol... Out of all of them I would recommend the Dukes and the Oak. Not the Stag or the Snooker club. But try them all.....
• The dukes head, lively pub, entertainment

• The dukes is best on a sunday as larger is a quid a pint! but every other day The Oak wins hands down oh and there mostly over 19
• the Verandah bar on a sunday is good for karaoke. 8ft screen good for footy matches as well.
• Only two i can think of, Oaks gone abit upmarket for me so dont forget your tie Dukes - nice place shame about some of the crowd
• The oak, newly refurbished, now attractive a definate FRESH FACED crowd. Shame used to be such a nice pub. Dukes has never really been my cup of tea, too much attitude. The stag is alright for a quite drink, and i certainly dont rate capones. Note:- I dont drink in the pubs in stow :)
• The new bloke who runs the magpie in combs ford is right up his own arse.
• stop press the Stag now has a brewery so the bearded cardigan pipe smoking sandal wearing of stowmarket now have somewhere to feel at home when not on the camtra bus! happy days les gifford is leaving the wellington he will be sadly missed by all the regulars at the Stag and the other pubs in town he has driven people to
• Stowmarket has various pubs, but only 2 matter to the youth population. The Oak has a fantastic atmosphere, particularly in the beer garden when its a nice afternoon or evening. However attempting to get in the door at 9pm on a saturday is a completly different story. My advice would be not to do it unless you are Mike Tyson strong! The Dukes on the other hand is much easier to get into, but sadly lacks the atmosphere, plus the crowd are much more fresh faced than those in the oak.
• Every pub in the town is a joke - mainly aggresive boys looking for a rumble or girls with the IQ of an ameoba drinking barcardi breezers. Christ I was back for xmas and remember looking down the high street at this faded dying town and thinking thank christ I got out.....
• There are loads of pubs to choose from in stowmarket, theres the wallnut tree pub on violet hill road, the stag on bury street, the little william in union street,the crown on crowm street, the pickerel in stowupland street, the welington just over the railway lines, capones by the church, the oak in the town centre, the duke heads by the regal, jokers bar (as above) the unicorn down lime tree place, and the gladstone and magpie in combs ford.
• My favourite pub is The Dukes Head, when all my friends are back from university we literally take up the whole pub. Although I don't get on with everyone in Stowmarket there are also alot of nice people there.
• WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO THE OAK! They've completely ruined it, ripped out the guts of it & left it souless & characterless. Okay, it wasn't exactly a classy place but it had character & I always felt comfortable. Now it's just tacky, somewhere between pub, bistro & wine bar & I DON'T LIKE IT!!
• Just say Dukes dont ask for ID much.
• The best pub stowmarket ever had was the queens head but unfortunatly due to the lack of over 18's it was closed now you have the exciting choice of the oak or the dukes or pubs fully of inbred old men!
• The oak is good for atmosphere and the live music is to recommended. Bit quiet now though since lovely laughing Ellie and Chris left. Dukes needs persiverance to get served if your female. The blokes have no trouble though. The barmaids seem to have an aversion to serving women and the not so pretty blokes.
• Try to avoid The Dukes unless of course you adore listening to boy / girl bands and other trite music. More importantly the service is dreadful ... you will wait for a silly amount of time to be to be served whilst the bar maids attend to their hair, make up etc. And don't expect a friendly welcome from the staff as Ron and his drones lack personality, above all a pub with no atmosphere!
• two MAIN pre-Jokers pubs... The [Royal] Oak and The Duke's [Head]. The Oak is much nicer, with bands every thursday and a mixture of clients. It seems less small minded, and its easy to get talking with strangers. I personally feel less comfortable in the Duke's, and the layout means that you can easily miss people, and spend time squeezing past lecherous men. You can comfortably wear a T shirt in The Oak, but might feel too casual in the Dukes...says it all really.
• well there are plenty of pubs in stow, probably the best part about it! and the best according to my sister is the oak in the town center
• Punch Bowl! Heavenly retreat! Far enough from Stow to be different, close enough for a cheap taxi home!
• Fresh faced crowd @ The Pickrel every Fri PM! lovely!
• Oak is the place to be, alternative and not full of 15 year olds, unlike the Dukes, which is crammed with 15 year olds drinking Bacardi Breezers.
• go to the oak , dukes head or capones..coz every where else attracts the alcho-pop squads or boring ye olde yocal types.
• The Onehouse Shepherd & Dog is the place to go!!!
• The Royal Oak and Jokers Bar
• The Royal Oak is the better pub, I like Sunday Nites when they have there live bands, You can go in jeans and trainers and just relax, I say buy the Jug - Bargin!
• Oak, Oak, Oak. Oak. No more Chris & Ellie (sob), but still beats the Ben Sherman Dukes by about a mile. And it has a ridiculously big tv.
• The magpie is friendly and a good starting point for up town. the oak is getting better.
• Royal Oak, Dukes are my fav's , they sell agood range of beers wines and spirits. The Oak has live bands at least once a week and the Dukes has Karaoke and disco's once a week.There are several other pub's in the town.
• The Dukes customers keeping getting Fresher faced and wear shorter skirts, so a must for the squaddies from Wattisham.JAM
• once there were 52, now just 11, 3 of which have live bands on regularly, Dukes still thinks that kareoke is popular, so go there or not on a sunday night.
• The Oak is the best place to be, the dukes head is full of the slappers that go to Jokers religiously every weekend. But we do go there sometimes just for a change and to see the slappers tarting around.
• Yes - certainly fresh faces in the garden at the Oak - I thought I was in a school canteen
• Oak is the best, friendly bar staff, but can become cramped on Thurs, Fri's and Sat's, and even Sunday's. Ignore what's been said about the Duke's, it is a Rat Hole. Jokers bar is a better option, 100 times better than its club next door. If like me, you enjoy Pub games, either the snooker club (riverside), or the rugby club is the place. Cheap beer, great people, all round laugh.
• Oak is good, Magpie is good for food and pool.
• The Dukes is for tarts and the oak is for all walks of life although it has got far too mainstreem recently CLOZ
• The Oak and The Dukes - both good in their own respects; although you will get punched for looking at anyone with a goatee. Good prices, can be quite a good atmosphere - unbelievably busy come the weekends. With no air con your lucky to survive 10 minutes without passing out due to the lack of oxygen - that or the people work at ICI/ATCO having been farting again.
• The Oak is cool, well when you are at school. Then everyone starts to drink in the Dukes, which is fine if you are a superbitch!
• THE OAK WITH IT'S BRAND NEW LOOK - VERY SWISH, If it's ever your Birthday, and you'd like to hear the soft sound of a Birthday tune from Elly - this is the place for you. THE DUKES HAS GONE A BIT GREEN FOR MY LIKING.
• there are a few pubs but the athmosphere isn't all that!
• The Stag Tavern used to be really good years ago when it was owned by Steve and Ann but she went a bit off the rails with a shot gun. Now all you get in there are 15 and 16 year old who have just taken up drinking and until recently thought that "K" was the dizzy blond one they knew at middle school.
• 14. the oak is the best
• "THE ROYAL OAK (IPSWICH ST)IS THE BEST FOR ANYONE REMOTELY STRAYING FROM THE NORM; HALF THE PEOPLE WHO GO THERE FOR THE FIRST TIME THINK IT IS A BIKER PUB, THE OTHER HALF THINK ITS A GAY PUB. MAKES FOR A VOLATILE ATMOSPHERE

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