So rude I didn't even go

Reviewed by randomk on Sun, 01/14/2018 - 16:40
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Review of The Dirty Duck Pub
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Last weekend, Saturday I wrote to the Dirty Duck to ask them if they had a Sunday roast on thier menu. They replied after a week saying 'grow a pair of legs and go check for yourself'. I just wanted to save myself a wasted journey with the kids if they didn't have what I wanted.

What charming people. I will never know about their food, now and have permanently crossed them off my list.

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TheDirtyDuck's picture TheDirtyDuck Submitted by Guest on Mon, 01/15/2018 - 18:40

Hey randomk, I am one of the owners over here at the Dirty Duck. So sorry to hear what happened, but I can assure it was not a representative of the pub. We’d love to have you by for a meal and drinks sometime on us! Please add the wechat handle thedirtyduckpub if you have any future questions. Cheers!

ilovexiaolongbao's picture ilovexiaolongbao Submitted by Guest on Wed, 01/17/2018 - 15:26

I also wondered what's happening at this place. I am an occasional customer.

Last time me and a mate went, two weeks ago, there was a Chinese guy behind the bar who I didn't recognise (not one of the foreign owners who's normally there) and his mate on the other side of the bar (the only others in there).

My mate went up to ask for two drinks in English and they responded rudely "Can't you speak Chinese?" (actually he can, but it shouldn't really matter in somewhere that bills itself an English pub).

We had one round then moved on.

The fact that the union flag is no longer hanging up inside makes me wonder if the old owners are still around. Also, this wechat account thedirtyduckpub doesn't exist. All weird tbh.

redbaron's picture redbaron Submitted by Guest on Mon, 01/22/2018 - 15:27

Here's what I was told: The previous British manager (never much of a charmer to start with) had some kind of major falling out with the Chinese investor. This had been a long time coming, because the investor simply didnt want to spend the money on the accoutrements that would have made this place a nice UK style hangout. Allegedly, the British (now ex) manager was sufficiently pissed about ther situation that he sabotaged all the remaning kegs of beer. Thus, they have no craft draft (which was half the point) and also the menu, which once proudly served excellent fish and chips, and pub curry, is a fucking joke now. Pizza sold by the slice and one of the worst burgers in Beijing, which fell apart on first bite. When we visited at the weekend, it was brutally cold indoors and all the customers looked like they knew they'd made a mistake coming, but they were here now. ABC or Korean chap behind the bar, spoke English, pleasant, nothing against him, but the place is I suspect a write-off as former customers get turned off and new ones are aghast at the shitshow this place has become.

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