The Duke's Head in Crawley offers guests a menu filled with British pub classics as well as contemporary Mediterranean dishes. Whether you are dropping in for a bite, quick lunch or leisurely dinner with family and friends a warm welcome, exceptional food and a premium drinks list awaits you. Set in the heart of the Sussex Weald, The Duke's Head is easily accessible from the M23 and just a short drive from Gatwick as well as the nearby towns of Horsham, Dorking, and Hayward's Heath.

A striking mock-Tudor building on Church Walk, minutes away from Crawley Rail Station, The Duke's Head's large windows lend a bright airy ambience while the warm colour scheme, cosy corners, wood floors and the crackling log fire offer the perfect antidote to winter weather.

Refreshing Mediterranean flavours fill the à la carte and are evident in dishes such as grilled goats cheese crostini served with roast sweet potatoes and borlotti beans or pasta of braised rabbit in Aspall's Cyder with mushrooms, spinach, cream and pangrattato. The pizza's are equally excellent, alongside classic Margherita and pepperoni varieties are more inventive toppings such as tiger prawns and char grilled courgettes with chilli, tomato, gremolata and basil.

The mains selection is a mix of hearty offerings from the grill including a black and blue burger with dolcelatte, mushroom and chips; calves liver with champ potatoes, crispy shallots and red wine jus; spit chicken with lemon, garlic, thyme and chips and the enduringly popular freshly battered haddock with chips, tartare sauce and minted mushy peas.

A number of specials and offers are offered each day of the week, notably the Steak and Wine Supper every Wednesday which offers a wide range of superb steaks along with a bottle of red wine at a whopping 50% discount, while fish and seafood lovers can look forward to Fabulous Fish Fridays. Sparkling Thursdays delivers a variety of fine sparkling wines and champagnes at special rates, and the Duke's Head lays out a delectable spread on Sundays with a variety of mouth watering roasts with lashings of delicious gravy and seasonal vegetables.

A two-course prix fixe menu, available for a weekday lunch or an early dinner, is most convenient if you are in a hurry. If you want to order a lite bite or mains to go with your drink, look no further than the bar menu which offers such dishes as trio of mini burgers ? spiced lamb burger with tzatziki, beef burger with tomato salsa and pork and chorizo burger, fennel crusted calamari with sweet chilli sauce and freshly battered haddock with chips, tartare sauce and minted mushy peas.

Wine is taken seriously at The Duke's Head and a carefully compiled wine list, in association with experts, offers a variety of classic Mediterranean white and red wines as well as examples from the rest of the world including the best of the wine producing regions of South Africa, Chile, Argentina and California. The pub also hosts regular wine tasting evenings.

More information can be found on their Website.