Binary Bar and Restaurant in Derby

Lovely food and great service but a little noisy when it gets busy. However, I am happy to put up with that in order to have the best fish and chips you have ever tasted

I love The Binary every time I come. Always nice food and a good vibe.

Overcharged on the bill for food and same again in the bar order after the meal. New menu not as good as previous version.

Food is disgusting but the service is great, nice staff team who are friendly throughout.

We enjoyed a lovely breakfast here. Delicious food, cooked perfectly and friendly staff. And the bonus of being able to take our dog , too! This will be a regular place for us to visit.

We went for lunch. Both main courses were excellent, well cooked and imaginative. Service was spot on. Very enjoyed

Honestly one of the best Sunday lunches around & we do alot of Sunday lunching! Would recommend to anyone who wants a proper roast dinner & a large portion of perfectly cooked vegetables. Seriously good. Thankyou

Sunday lunch not as good as the midweek menu

Lovely afternoon catching up with extended family. Food was well presented and very tasty. Drinks nicely chilled.

Super place. First time I have been and loved everything about it.

**EDIT: After posting the review, the person in charge of the restaurant called me to apologise and to understand exactly what happened to make it right for future customers. The person felt very genuine and was feeling awful that the below happened to me in his restaurant. I appreciated the call and how much they care about correcting the situation** This place needs to make their mind up if it is children friendly or not. I can see on other reviews that parents of small children had a similar experience of not feeling welcomed. The restaurant have outside a sign that says they are breastfeeding friendly but they treat you as if they do not understand what having a small children means! I went with a group of friends that planned a lovely afternoon in this place to meet my 3 month old baby. The place was empty and I tried to move to a calmer corner to quickly feed my baby and I was immediately approached by a member of staff to make it clear that I needed to stay only with the group. My baby was crying and I was clearly trying to settle her but this person didn't care about that, he was accommodating a couple 3 tables away from me and you could see even the couple was uncomfortable and asking me to stay where I was but the member of the staff said again ' You need to stay in the other side with yout group'. I would recommend this place to stop saying they are children friendly when they are not, you cannot make all customers happy, so make your mind up. I felt so uncomfortable that I left the party and unfortunately they just ruined the moment. Do not go if you have small children

We stayed in Derby for two nights and visited this restaurant both nights because it was so delicious and the service was perfect. The first evening was with a company dinner where all staff were so attentive The second evening we went to have a drink, catch up on some work and then have dinner, We were served by the restaurant manager who gave us one of the best service experiences we have had. He Genuinely went over and above Any expectations to make sure we were comfortable and we had our food exactly at the time we wanted. If I could write the service 11/10 I would. Anytime, I come back to Derby. I will be revisiting this restaurant because of the lovely experience we had.

Seemed a bit quiet service was excellent and the beer was spot on

Great cocktails (chili margherita), incredible starter (sweet potato and coconut soup) & good main (crispy chicken)! Loved the design of the restaurant and a great place for a pre/post drink. Dinner was very reasonably priced 🙂

That beef and ale pie is lush 👌

Nice looking new restaurant in my neighbourhood, finally got time to visit; walked in very late in the morning seeking brunch 🤸🏾‍♂️, they had stopped serving breakfast… lunch starting in about 30mins. I think the service lady that I met could have handled me better as a new customer 😐. I could have stayed and looked at the lunch menu, hell I could have even had a beer and waited for lunch… the vibe was we’re done with breakfast, nought for you here mate bye bye 😂

Lovely staff and food. Clean and chilled restaurant. Had a really lovely birthday breakfast there! Brilliant!

Visited the Binary for my wife's Bday Breakfast. Had a great time. Really friendly service and tasty high quality food. I felt the price was bang on for the product and experience and would definitely visit again.

So 1st off a beautiful place to eat. But that's where the positives end , the food is so hit and miss one waits in trepidation to see if the food is edible , I had lamb the last time I was there, a good vet could have put that back on its feet it was so underdone. The manager however was very gracious and professional about the position we were in as we simply couldn't eat the food , I'm a chef so I know food.

Excellent quality, value and service for our celebratory Sunday lunch. Would definitely visit again.

Food is dressed up as a fancy restaurant but tastes like a service station take away. Cocktails are a disaster. Save yourself the disappointment and go to Any other pub

I generally never give such less points to anyone , however here is the story I have ordered Lancashire cheese pie which comes with red cabbage and vegetarian gravy...before ordering the guy who took an order I have asked him to confirm if there is fish in the gravy, he said no I don't think so...ok then he said I will confirm and get back to you. I received my food , he didn't show up and due to I was facing to the side of where there counters are - on upstairs , I could see him what he is doing and he didn't even bother to go and ask chef, hence I called him and asked again , did you check then he said , oh yes,there is no fish in it , are you allergic to sea food I said no but I don't eat sea food , such a lier...if you do work do it properly otherwise don't do it Such a casual , irresponsible approach....

Popped in on my lunch break as the place looked very welcoming from the outside. Checked the menu out and oh my god I didn't realise it was all posh top bucks fodder, I was just after an out of date sarny! The lovely waiter asked me if I would like a glass of wine 🍷 I made my excuses as I was driving and also didn't have a tenner spare to waste on that. Ended up in Steve's the chippy, got a cracking pea mix with a battered sausage......more my style baby 👶

Amazing! I organised a hen do meal for 40 people, from the first enquiry to the meal everything was amazing! Emma in the events team was so helpful and nothing was too much of an ask! On the day the staff were incredible and the food was of the highest quality, even when there were so many of us! Kasey was an incredible waitress and was so helpful and managed the table extremely well! Overall, a great day and can't fault anything about it! Thank you to everyone at the Binary and Bespoke Inns!

What a great restaurant and bar. And the added bonus is that it’s 10 mins to walk from my house. We were there just a few nights ago with friends and family from Newcastle and they loved it as much as we did. There are some great offers on in the week so sign up for emails. The latest menu is excellent. Staff are helpful and attentive without being over the top.

A lovely modern restaurant. Great food, friendly staff, good service. Set meal at lunchtime was great value. Lots of different offers, so check website before booking.

I would say this is one of the best restaurants in derby. The food is high quality, the service was excellent and the atmosphere was modern and civilised. I have come here about 8 times form launch to present and it has been great every time

A lovely location with a varied menu. The food was lovely, and the service was very good. We visited on a weekday lunchtime, so it was not very busy.

It’s lovely place with tasty food and awesome atmosphere.

Had a great meal for my 65th birthday. Great and friendly staff.

I was impressed for a first time gamily meal. Considering how busy it was, we were all satisfied.

Perfect Sunday dinner and the cocktails were scummy!

out for sunday afternoon drinks in what is supposed to be a lovely wine bar and in the main bar area are 3 children aged approx 8-10 on one table sucking lollypops, 3 other kids aged between 3-5 on another table colouring in another 1 child on a tall table aged maybe 12 on her phone whilst the two sets of parents are sitting at another table so in total 4 tables taken out of action for the paying grown ups walking through the door. Shame on the parents and where is the management . I thought it was a wine bar not a crèche

Wide range of drinks. Friendly. Really like the style

Great food, awfully slow service. The staff are not the moat attentive of people.

The choice of menu was great but I found the staff unfriendly (apart from the young lady who took dessert/coffee orders).

Love the food Love the drinks Love jude and the waitor was so friendly to my husband. The bar downstairs has a great selection and the service was fast Great first impressions will be going again most definitely with and without the kids 👍

Best steak I’ve ever had. That’s all that needs saying

Lovely coffee and snacks at Binary. The host, Ravi was professional and welcoming. Appreciate the service. 🙂 ☕️

Best place in the area. We are visited for a couple of drink on my husband birthday. Staff are amazing and helpful . Everything were very fresh . We loved yhe wine selection list evem thought we had no time to try any this time . Coktails were perfectly made . Cant wait to visit this place again .

Had an amazing time at Binary Restaurant! The food was delicious with a wide variety to choose from. Special shoutout to Ravi, the manager, for his exceptional service and attention to detail. The ambiance was perfect. Will definitely recommend my friends and family. 🍲🍛

Very nice Sunday lunch if they wanted to make it perfect send the gravy out in a gravy boat instead of swimming the plate , then it would have got five stars

Recently, I had a great roast beef lunch here. Great atmosphere with friendly staff. If you are looking for a quality meal out, I would highly recommend them.

Really nice food went on Sunday and the roast was really good. Would like to try on normal day see what the rest of the menu is like.

Great meal yesterday for 7 of us on Sunday Afternoon. Great service and food. Thank you Tom and Jude for looking out for us because sevice and attention to detail were absolutely top notch 👍

I had teriyaki mushroom for my main with chicken added, the chicken was very dry and the outside was crisp and tough to cut. The waiter who served our food did not ask who's food wad who's and just put them on our place getting in wrong for the starter and mains. I should have complained but was with my daughter and didn't want to make a fuss, just won't be going there again.

Amazing place with the best food . The staff is super friendly and atmosphere is great. Jacob was incredible with the service making sure everything is perfect. Really appreciate it and would definitely recommend the place

Lively bar and restaurant, staff very good, the food was of the highest standard, book in advance as very popular.

Great food friendly staff and good service.

Visited for breakfast on a Sunday morning. A sophisticated yet relaxed atmosphere. Binary is currently owned by the owners of The Dragon in Willington, and their breakfast is very much cut from the same cloth. Everything is fresh, and the ingredients are high quality. They have an excellent vegan selection and serve dairy alternatives for tea and coffee. Breakfast was absolutely delicious and reasonably priced.

Made it special for the birthday boy, very welcome, excellent food

All off hower friends were waiting for a long time to get service and one off the pints was cloudy and didn't taste nice

Lively atmosphere, friendly bar staff and they pour a good pint of beer from the Boot brewery.

Visited as a small party of 6 for our Christmas get together. Food was of pub quality standard. Service was slow. Sit down to meal arriving was approaching 90 mins. In our circumstances it was fine since we were in no rush, but ordinarily I wouldn’t be happy. Although it’s Christmas period, the venue wasn’t full. The staff were very polite, accommodating and I would return but it’s not quiet a 5⭐️ for me.

This was our Christmas meal and the service was incredibly slow. Watched others who sat down after us get served and fed before we did. Watching a waitress neck a glass of wine also did not fill us with confidence. Would have had dessert but lost interest.

Dined here for first time last night. Me & my friend both had steak. The steak was lovely but the chips we're over cooked. We asked for them to be replaced but I think they weren't because the second lot we're just as over cooked. The building & the decor is lovely. Just the chips that let it done. It's not the cheapest of places either.

Good atmosphere to be fair the food is Average I had Steak & Chips £32 but I’ve had better !! steak was small Chips were rock hard !!! Service charge OTT if you decide to pay it !! All in All there are better places to eat in Derby,over priced in my opinion

Went for the first time last night. Nice place lovely bar area. However our experience of the food was very different. 3 out of 4 dishes were cold. The fish and chips my husband had were the best dish. Nice and hot. Fish of the day Salmon was tasty but cold. I just hate cold food.The temperature in the dining area was cold too. We asked them to turn the heat up. Also waited an hour for our food. They did apologise and gave us some vouchers but it spoilt the evening.

The service was poor. Took ages to be greeted as we walked in to be seen to table and took ages to be asked what drinks we would like. Only us and other table in there at time. More vegan and vegetarian options. Christmas atmosphere music and decorations. Very Clean.

A lovely setting with nice food but the service lets it down. Extremely slow service. The staff clearly didn't know the table numbers as we were offered other tables orders several times. Overall, disappointing.

This place has the potential to be up the with the best, great location/set up/ good food but unfortunately the service/experience was not good, very slow service on drinks and food orders. We had to repeatedly ask for order status and request missing items. When asked for status of drinks orders which took over 30mins the response was that 'The bar was busy with walk in' in this time we had still not ordered food. There where multiple occasions where random drinks and food orders were brought to the table that were not ordered by our party. We had to wait very long time between courses and had to promt staff for drinks/food orders. Even before we sat down at out table had to wait over 15mins to be served at the bar which looking back is not exceptable.

Excellent every time. Highly recommended.

Always great place to visit, great food if eating, nice bar area for a drink.

Amazing food great service lovely decor, it would be a 5 star if not for limited parking.

Really enjoyed it, can’t wait to go back ❤️

Big fan Binary Bar and the team. Harry, James and Fran know our order when we walk through the door which is the kind of friendly, personal service you can expect to find here. Decor & atmosphere inside is lovely. BB brings something different to Mickleover, as well as serving the best pint of Guinness in the village.

Breakfast was excellent when it arrived. Long wait, but timings were communicated by the team on duty, and they got us a round of coffees as an apology. Great customer service and we would return

Visited on a whim, after finding a table was then moved upstairs where it was much more busy and loud. Some groups were clearly quite drunk, which was disappointing. The venue did apologise for the other groups and for moving us. The food was great, but let down sadly by the insisted moving us to an upstairs area next to several large loud groups.

On arrival we weren’t sure where to go to be seated , when figuring it out , we were just about acknowledged then taken upstairs. Service was okay , however food took extremely long to the point where we weren’t sure if they remembered our order . Once receiving our starters the mains took almost an hour which was outrageous; just for my food to be 2 cubes of steak and extras . Unfortunately was disappointed in this aspect.

Very slow service not very friendly staff

Tried Binary for breakfast today, both food and service were spot on and would recommend.

A very pleasant restaurant and the staff were lovely. Not a very adventurous menu so there are many favourites you can choose.

I can’t give a review on the food because we were basically turned away for having children (2 toddlers and a baby). This is how the exchange went…We arrived at 11.30am on a Saturday after being told it was really child friendly by a local playgroup. We walked in and the place was nicely done but completely empty, when a server was eventually spotted we asked for a table and were told he would have to check as they were very busy (upstairs, apparently) and did we have a reservation. We said ok and were happy to wait for him to check. Rather than checking he proceeded to tell us it was only brunch menu until 12. We said ok. Then we were told it won’t be suitable for children (we didn’t even get chance to see what was on the brunch menu) and then we were told…wait for it…it would be expensive. The sheer amount of presumptions in this exchange was staggering. A couple came in after us with a child of around 8 years old and were not treated to a barrage of reasons why the place wasn’t suitable so I can only assume us and our small children were not at all welcome there. We promptly left and went to the cafe at the community centre across the road which was very super friendly and had the best cakes. Plus all proceeds go to the upkeep of the centre. In the end I’m glad I spent my money there instead. Advice is to avoid if you have small children.

It was really good atmosphere . Amazing experience . Had my daughter’s 21dt bottomless brunch. We all enjoyed overall everything. Special thanks to Ryan who looked after us today . Ryan, thanks again for Amazing service and looking after us .

Birthday evening meal for my daughter. on arrival we waited a few minutes upstairs before we were acknowledged and finally seated the air con was too high,drink and food order took ages before being taken we arrived for 7pm and didn’t get our food till well after 8pm There was one guy taking the orders and another guy bringing the food out but the delay was inexcusable. It’s not cheap here and a sauce to go with our steak seemed overpriced for such a mini jug and the burgers didn’t go down too well either, more importantly our food was not hot enough but we were so hungry by now we just tucked in. A couple of us had desserts the pavlova was disappointing as at £6.99 I would of expected some fresh cream to accompany it. By now we were well after 9pm and whilst we were sitting they asked if they could clear our table making us feel like it was time to go. A female employee brought us the bill (quick enough when asked) and diners should be aware they put a service charge on your bill ours was over £16 so as the service was poor we asked for it to be removed. It was my daughters birthday but this restaurant did not acknowledge this and they knew at the time of booking. The atmosphere was flat but maybe it was because it was a midweek booking.

Visited this place for the first time on Saturday, and it was great. The atmosphere was good and it was nice to have some cocktails and drinks and have a conversation with friends instead of having to shout over some music. The staff and everyone was polite, friendly and helpful definitely coming again for some food too.

Been here 3 times now. Food Always ata good standard along with the service

I visited with my son a couple of days ago. He really enjoyed his Teriyaki Mushroom Poke Bowl with added chicken. The meal was tasty, nicely presented and a generous portion such that we brought a decent sized portion home for lunch the next day. The service was friendly and efficient.

Enjoyed lunch. Generous portions, nice food. Staff were lovely.

Bit of a wait between starter and mains, but not in hurry so ok. Food was lovely. Good service.

Really good food at reasonable prices.

Modern, stylish, well run venue with great seating spaces, mature, experienced staff and a menu full of classics and a few modern twists, Binary is a city standard venue with the warmth of a classic English speakeasy local pub. Great to see Mickleover as the host of something really rather sophisticated. Skip the Vine and Nags Head and all the other daggy old spots and head straight for the Binary!

Of all the restaurants I've been to (and I've been to a lot), Binary serves the best steak. I went with a group of friends on a "steak night" and we all ordered steak. I usually order "well-done" steak as many restaurants struggle to get their "medium rare" right. My friends encouraged me to try medium rare sirloin steak at Binary and ...my goodness! Tender, succulent, and absolutely delicious. I'll be going back very often!

Service was very poor, nice place inside, good wasn't all that was ok. Decent size portions. Booked table ahead, upon arrival no one there to show us to table we had to ask around, food and drinks took 45min to arrive

The restaurant itself was surprisingly lovely. It was a bit confusing as you go in and it’s not immediately made clear that the restaurant is upstairs and the bar is the one in front. The staffs were lovely, polite and a had great customer service skills. The food had a personality so it’s somewhat memorable. I would personally recommend going there for a lovely night out with a significant other.

Love the food the staff and the prices , cater for gf 😋

Great alternative to Sunday lunch at Binary with their Tapas menu. Really good value and lovely food. The service was excellent throughout. They really seem to have upped their game since they last time I went, I’ll certainly be heading back soon.

Staff were all very helpful and friendly 👍👍

Honestly feel a bit bad about this visit as we were the lairy hen party upstairs. The service on the bottomless brunch was phenomenal though and we were well taken care of. Brilliant staff.

For a night out to start with to get you in the mood this is the place . I was in for about an hour. I loved it

Very nice Sunday afternoon lunch. Food was great and plentiful. Would recommend and will return for an evening meal as it seems very stylish.

Went there for a birthday meal. Food good but overpriced, as were the drinks. Not sure I will return.

Food wise and staff wise, the Binary, like Harpurs particularly, not so much The Dragon, is perfectly fine, as you can see. I had pancakes for starter and a full English to follow. Croissant and brownie to end as well. My real issue with all Bespoke Inns is the length of time between each course is far too long. This seems to be a problem that has been ongoing for a while and a reason I don't eat there very often. Which is a shame

Lovely airy feel and atmosphere to the Binary Bar and Restaurant. Service a little slow (only two servers looking after the tables) , but staff friendly and knowledgeable. The food ranged from alright to delicious. A bit over priced. Every dish should have been spot on and delicious at the prices charged. (We were a party of two and chose a variety of small plates and sides, followed by dessert.)

Had a lovely afternoon tea here, service great waiter lovely and friendly would definitely recommend it.

Wasn't enhamered by the service. Food okay, but again wasn't phenomenal. Won't be rushing back soon.

Fantastic, I have had quite a few poor meals lately but Binary was exemplary. Starters my wife had Chilli Chicken and I had Mushroom Bao Buns both were very good we followed with beef and lamb Sunday dinner which had all the trimmings and each had a little twist like roast carrots which had a spice on which I could not place and were beautiful and sweet. The last think I need to mention is portion size there was loads of meat, thickly cut, you certainly won't come away from Binary feeling hungry.

Had lunch here today which was absolutely amazing, the staff were very attentive and helpful. The food was also incredible and the portion sizes were very generous so overall I would highly recommend 👌 💯 We will DEFINITELY be back to try some more of the tasty dishes. Thank you 😊

Called in sat afternoon for some drinks and food to avoid the coronation! Great experience and always worth the visit. Highly recommended and staff are great

This was a great dining experience 👌🏾. Francesca the manager was absolutely fantastic and tended to all our needs 😀. The only negative was the price of the bottles of wine which were £29. I thought this was an overreach so deducted a point. However, the food was cooked to perfection.