The Old Sugar Loaf

Pure hospitality since 1717

Hearty food, great drinks & the best nights in Bedfordshire.

A proper local in the heart of Dunstable. By day a relaxed spot for breakfast, lunch and the sport; by night the energy turns up with karaoke, DJs, live tributes and doors open ’til 3am at the weekend.

Everything a great local should be

Welcome to The Loaf

A great range, fantastic service and a warm welcome for everyone.

• £4.20 Great beer Great beer shouldn’t cost the earth. Most of our draught line-up is just £4.20 Monday to Thursday, making us one of the best-value independent pubs around.
• 2 for £6.50 Cocktails, wine & spirits Buy-one-get-one-free cocktails Thu–Sat, a wine list put together with some of the UK’s top wine experts, and everything from a simple mixer to your go-to gin.
• 7 days Proper pub food Pub classics, loaded plates, proper good burgers and sharers — built around great flavour, good portions and food people actually want to eat.
• ’til 3am Nights to remember Karaoke Fridays, DJs in the top bar every Friday and Saturday, live tribute acts on Sundays and bank holiday parties in the garden.

Our menu

Great value, served daily.

Breakfast from opening, a lunch menu with a free drink Mon–Fri until 4pm, and a full menu of pub faves, grills, burgers and sweet stuff all day. Whatever the day, there’s a mega deal to go with it.

Every week at The Loaf

What’s on

Host your event

We’ve got the venue and the drinks — just add the people.

From birthdays and weddings to wakes and work dos, we’ve hosted it all. DJs, live entertainment, buffets, private bars and bespoke food packages — everything under one roof, tailored around you.

• Birthdays & engagements
• Wedding receptions
• Baby showers & christenings
• Retirement parties
• Funeral receptions
• Corporate functions
• Sports presentations
• Private late-night hire

Find us

Right on the High Street.

Every week

• Monday–Thursday: Loyalty Offer – Selected pints just £4.20 — Carling, Coors, Caffrey’s Black, Stella, Strongbow, Worthingtons, Budweiser, Rekorderlig flavours, bottle of Corona, Newcastle Brown Ale. Monday 10am to Thursday 8pm.
• Tuesdays: Bike Night – All bikes welcome from 6pm. Free drink with a selected meal. Find us on Facebook: ‘Sugar Loaf Bike Night’.
• Thursdays: Karaoke Nights – Every Friday in the top bar from 8:30pm ’til 1am. Quiz Karaoke every last Thursday of the month
• Thu, Fri & Sat: Cocktail Happy Hour – 6pm–11pm. Buy one get one free — 2 cocktails for £6.50.
• Fridays: Fish & Chip Fri-yay – Fish & chips served all day every Friday with bread & butter plus a cup of tea.
• Fridays & Saturdays: Open ’til 3am – DJs in the top bar and the best late nights in Bedfordshire.
• Sundays: Live Tributes & DJs – Regular Sunday afternoon tribute acts from 3pm, followed by a DJ ’til late.

Find us

Opening hours

• Monday: 10:00–23:00
• Tuesday: 10:00–23:00
• Wednesday: 10:00–23:00
• Thursday: 10:00–23:00
• Friday: 10:00–03:00
• Saturday: 10:00–03:00
• Sunday: 11:00–23:00

Food served

• Monday: 10:00–19:00
• Tuesday: 10:00–19:00
• Wednesday: 10:00–19:00
• Thursday: 10:00–20:00
• Friday: 10:00–21:00
• Saturday: 10:00–21:00
• Sunday: 11:00–19:00

Close time may change on event nights.