The Dabbling Duck

Set on the pretty green of sought-after Great Massingham, this is everything you could want from your local pub. It's a sizeable operation too, spanning a drinkers' bar, a bookshelf-lined dining room, a barn for events and generous outdoor space. They even show sports on TV and serve wood-fired pizzas. The kitchen offers competently executed pub classics (fish and chips with zippy homemade tartare sauce) alongside more global ideas (Sri Lankan curry; soy-glazed duck with bao) but it’s the ever-buzzy atmosphere and the admirably capable young staff that make this a happy place to be.