The Best Restaurants in Derbyshire, United Kingdom (2025)

We visited for Sunday lunch with the family. Very welcoming place and prompt service. Food was cooked well and presented beautifully. Menu limited to Sunday dinner only, which wasn't a problem for the adults but the children in our party could have done with a choice.

Fantastic atmosphere, food, drink and service, very accommodating and friendly owners. They were fully booked and somehow - very kindly - squeezed us in for an hour’s sitting. Amazing pies, fish and chips, ales and they were able to provide smaller portions for the children. Very reasonable prices and a lot of locally produced and sourced ingredients. Well done!

Lovely cosy rooms. Helpful hosts with the booking in. Was pretty decoration. Pub very welcoming and cosy with a great roaring fire. Dog friendly. Lots of nice extras to the room like shower gel and tea/ biscuits.

Three nights with a group of friends. My room was excellent. I didn't try any other pub in the village because the Inn was so good. Please note that the food is outstanding. The hosts Sammy and Joe are excellent 👍🏻

Came here for a Sunday dinner with friends. Was about £33 for two carveries so not bad. Was really impressed with the carvery in that there was 8 meat options, including how you wanted your meat. You could have rare beef, medium beef, gammon, turkey, medium lamb, well done lamb and a couple of others. You could also have a nut roast too. Love the variety of meats to suit everyone. The mash was also very good. Everything else was standard. The parsnips and carrots were not peeled, and they were plain boiled parsnips not honey roasted. The peas were on the crunchier side and I prefer my veg soft. They had cheesy leeks and cauliflower cheese. It is not very good for labelling as I knew not all the veg was vegetarian. The red cabbage was picked and not stated that was not nice. The roast potatoes were crunchy but a little dry. The Yorkshire was big but not my favourite. Was worth the try for the meat

Had a thoroughly good evening here , some very good service and food was impressive. Had the dirty onion burger, and it was gorgeous, really high quality meat cooked with the slightest blush of pink, sauces and onions all complemented and enhanced the burger. Chips were proper chips one of the best burgers I've had in a long time.

Excellent cider selection with fifteen on the drinks menu! Plenty of seating outside and very dog friendly. Pizza oven out the back... menu looks good & at a fair price.

My wife and I called here on a rainy Sunday afternoon, as the place where we had in mind was closed. We were greeted with a friendly welcome when we arrived and directed to a seating area. We both had the Sunday Carvery and weren't disappointed at all. There was a good selection of locally sourced meats, and as a nice touch, we could choose if we wanted the meat, rare, medium or well done. A good selection of hot fresh vegetables and the red cabbage was to die for. We both left with full bellies. On a separate note, there was also a good selection of hand pulled beers, for the beer lovers. Would I recommend and return. Definitely. I would. If you like my honest review and find it helpful, please follow me as I review on a regular basis.

We booked here for the ease of location for the Uttoxeter race day. It has a very family-friendly atmosphere, with excellent customer service. The restaurant's food and pricing were of good value and excellently cooked. All the staff were very helpful and welcoming.

Lovely big clean room. Very friendly staff. Food good too. Location OK but couldn't find walks from pub as hoped so had to drive to different location. Would return though.

Just had a lovely 4 night Christmas break at The Boar's Head Hotel. Everything was clean, comfortable and so friendly at this special family run pub/hotel. Tasty home cooked food and plenty of it. Rooms serviced every day, even Christmas Day. All the staff were cheerful, friendly and helpful. I've been for a pub lunch several times throughout the year and never been disappointed. Highly recommend it!

Oh my goodness! We demolished the best roast dinner we’ve ever had! The pork loin melted in my mouth and the Yorkshire…I wish I could just cacoon in one! Libby was such a great person, and waitress to come across. Really friendly and knowledgeable:)

Awesome food with great service. We ate here 4 nights out of a 7 night stay. One of these occasions was our wedding anniversary and we were greeted with complimentary fizz and a small decoration on our table. The food was just perfect. I couldn't ask for more from them.

Came here with family for a meal recently and thoroughly enjoyed our meal and drinks. It has a cosy and interesting style with a proper log fire. The lady who worked there was lovely and very helpful. 11/3/25

Booked a last minute table for a Sunday roast as daughter was playing hockey locally. We were greeted by Jacob who was very upbeat and helpful. It was quite late in the day but we ordered 3 beef roasts and a nut roast. Plus some sides. Jacob was very efficient and knowledgable. My wife was persuaded to have a red wine which she thoroughly enjoyed. The food was delicious, we have had many pub roasts and this one was up in the top ten. Would highly recommend. Jacob was such a good host we thought he owned the pub! 😂 well done Jacob.

This is my absolute favourite pub in the world - the atmosphere inside is second to none if you are looking for an authentic local British pub with great ales - its brewery owned now but the brewer is local, the cherry porter is my favourite!!! Also a great gin selection. Lovely fires in winter and good quality pub food. I love it so much here I had my 40th in their function room and the atmosphere was perfect, very oldy worldly and they couldn’t do enough - even cleaned up the next day!!!! Poets forever 🍻

I booked a table for two last night. I'm glad I chose to come to the poets corner it certainly didn't disappoint. I had 8 ounce sirloin steak, chips etc, my partner had the same. We both really enjoyed the meal, the steak was cooked to perfection just how we ordered it. There was a lovely hot fire, nothing was too much trouble for the girl who was waiting on, we were made very welcome. The only thing they could improve on is they need larger plates, which we told the waitress. Me and my partner will definitely be back soon, I can fully recommend this place to anyone.

Fantastic venue. Been there several times. Staff so helpful. Good drink exemplary service at a decent price. Lovely setting in the village and internally in the pub. Thanks to "Larry the landlord" lovely guy Dave is and the other staff members. Highly recommend this place!!

I had my 60th Birthday lunch for 20 at The Orangery last Sunday, Zoe and her team were so helpful with all the preparations and on the day everything was perfect, the staff very friendly and attentive. Thank you everyone for making my day so great!

We visited without a reservation and was welcomed to wait in the Bistro until the restaurant opened at 17:00. It is a beautiful setting, friendly staff, very good food at a reasonable price. The slide of beef was cooked to perfection, tender and juicy and the breadcrumbed brie amazing. A special thank you to Gabe and Becky who looked after us.

We received such a lovely warm welcome at this pub after a long day hiking. The pub was lovely and well kept and very friendly and accommodating towards my dog. The food was also delicious with generous portion sizes.

Been here for food twice now. Both times alone, on business, during evening. Really decent home -cooked style food - they likely employ someone who knows what theyre doing. The dishes betrayed no evidence of microwave cuisine - like so many chain pubs do. Food was piping hot and plate was smoking, which was perfect, just how I like it. So many places serve onto cold or tepid plates, meaning the food is cold towards the end, not here..... Generous helpings, which in both visits has been welcome, having not eaten since breakfast.

We had a lovely evening meal here. My wife really enjoyed her Pasta main course and I had the Baked Cod in Parsley sauce. They were both delicious and really felt like proper "home cooked" food. The service was excellent and the pub had a really nice vibe.

Lovely restaurant. Great setting. Fabulous Interior. The food was excellent. So.e of the best we have had. We had the steak. Perfectly cooked. Very juicy. Staff are friendly. Reasonable pricing. Highly recommended.

Went for a walk nearby to see some waterfalls, and noticed the Barrington. 8 of us and a dog and they were very accommodating, making up a table for us away from the main restaurant(as dogs weren't allowed in that side). Fantastic in every aspect, friendly attentive staff, nice decor and feel to the place, and delicious Sunday roasts and cocktails. Would definitely recommend if you're in the area

Stayed here Saturday, 27th January, 2024 for one night. Hotel is lovely, has loads of old character and is spotless clean. We stayed in room 1. It was absolutely stunning and very comfortable. We had an evening meal, but because neither of us were overly hungry, we decided to just have starters and share. Food was very good. Staff were all pleasant and helpful. We will definitely hopefully return very soon.

Great service and great meal! Really enjoyed popping in here after going to Chatsworth. Cosy pub vibe on one side and lovely restaurant on the other. Also very well priced. Will definitely be back!

Brilliant village pub with a fascinating connection to the past. Good selection of beers and friendly staff. Plenty of seating inside and to the frontage outside. The original building has flagstone floors, even incorporating part of a headstone from the church graveyards next door. Sunday roast was one of the best.

Best Sunday roast lunch I've had in years. Loads of perfectly cooked veg with it and fab gravy. Super cozy real pub, people and food. Dont miss it if you are here

Came for a wake. Great old country pub. Well catered, lovely food but staff are bit absent at times. Probably better on a normal session.