Duke Of York Brewers Fayre

Head out towards Guston Wood and you'll find yourself at a proper neighbourhood Brewers Fayre that does the unglamorous job of feeding Dover families without pretension. The sort of place where you can take your kids, grab a decent pint, and not feel like you're compromising on either front. The menu trades in solid pub classics — pies, burgers, that sort of thing — executed competently rather than ambitiously. It's spacious enough that you won't feel cramped even when it's busy, which matters when you've got little ones in tow. Staff are genuinely welcoming, the kind of place that remembers regulars.