Carnivore Steakhouse + Bar in Derby

Amazing steak house, food cooked to perfection and very reasonably priced. Quick service and welcoming staff, who regularly checked in on us. Perfect place for a date or get together. Would highly recommend.

Possibly the most disappointing meal dining out in my life. Pre-ordered the fillet steak rare, and was given a fillet steak well done. When I asked for a new one I was told it would take half an hour because it was chargrilled (???). The waitress who we dealt with most clearly had no idea what was going on in the kitchen, she kept having to go back and ask but didn’t have any decent answers for us. I wasn’t offered anything in place of the ruined steak and had to ask for a side of mac and cheese, which was cold in the middle as it had obviously been microwaved. They genuinely couldn’t have cared less that I didn’t have any food. It turns out they swapped the medium rare and rare fillets, but actually the ‘rare’ was pretty bang on medium rare and the medium rare was well done. They just don’t know how to cook steak. We were told we couldn’t have starters as our food was ready within minutes of us arriving (read: it had been pre-cooked and reheated as the chef had evidently left for the day). That was a shame as we had been looking forward to those. We asked to speak to the chef and the waitstaff got really awkward about it which made us genuinely think they had gone home. We were sat upstairs in a room with no atmosphere whatsoever, no music and no other customers. At one point a group of men were also seated near us but upon hearing what had happened with our meal they got up and left. At the end they had the gall to say “we won’t charge you for the steak” which…of course they wouldn’t as we didn’t eat it and it was horribly overcooked. Most of the rest of our party thought the food was ‘fine’ or ‘not good’. It’s such a shame as it was a family event and it left such a sour taste in all our mouths.

We booked online, then got a phone call on the day of booking asking for a deposit which was paid. When we arrived, we were told payment upfront for everything, despite the deposit being paid. Lots of items missing from the menu. No lighting upstairs, candles (and not many) only. 2 of our party had steak and thoroughly enjoyed it, but the pork stick was burnt to a crisp, this wasn’t just charred, it was charcoal. The mushrooms were tasty. I like to champion local businesses but this place makes it hard. No atmosphere, staff that would rather be elsewhere, and no lights. Won’t be back.

We went on a Thursday night and there was room for a walk-in. We had the skewers platter, choosing to have the four meat options, and it came with a side of your choice. We had the twister fries and also choose to have the mozzarella sticks as well. All the food was delicious, especially the mozzarella sticks which were huge and had a lovely crispy crumb. The four skewers had that lovely chargrill taste and each were seasoned to suit the type of meat.For drinks, we had the Tuck Shop cocktail and it was delicious too! The lady who served us was great - efficient and friendly. I am sure we will be back again! Thank you!

Great food, awful atmosphere. Carnivore needs to decide exactly what it is! It’s confused and it doesn’t work. We went for dinner with friends and football was blaring out of all tvs. We couldn’t talk to each other as it was so loud. You don’t expect to pay those kind of prices to essentially eat in a sports bar with lads shouting and cheering. The food was actually nice but the atmosphere completely ruined it. Plus the staff looked scruffy, the tables were sticky and not laid. It’s too expensive for that vibe. You need chips and chicken in a basket.

We went in on my daughter’s advice because she works nearby. Two of us had the 10oz Porterhouse steaks and one the lamb skewers. The steaks were great quality and perfectly cooked. The chips were actually hand cut a great. But the steaks… wow!!! Seriously as good as I have eaten anywhere. The nachos were also freshly made and lovely. The staff were friendly and efficient.

2nd time I've been here, can't fault it.

Wonderful food served by lovely Sophie. The skewers were delicious and T bone steak with pepper sauce was fabulous. We all enjoyed our food and this place deserves more custom. Come on Derby! Use it or loose it! If you love meat this is the place to come

Possibly the best steak I've ever had, I'll definitely be back next time I am in Derby for work. Footy on and Neck Oil for £5 a pint, what's not to love!

The food was sensational. I had the skewer platter and can definitely recommend to others. Beautiful 😋

I never send food back or complain but this was inedible and we were still required to pay. Save yourselves! It's empty for a reason!

Really friendly staff, amazing food, chilled atmosphere. Very clean and fresh toilets and all round great experience thank you.

Unfortunately had a terrible experience here. We went for a family members birthday meal which ended up being one of the worst meals I've ever had out. We started with the nachos and bruschetta which was really nice and a great portion size to share between 4. After seeing other tables steaks it put us off so we all opted for the 4 sticks and a side meal. Not sure if the chef was having a bad day or has lied on his CV however this was one of the worst meals ive ever eaten. The sticks were undercooked, literally raw veg and halloumi, the meat was chewy / dry and over seasoned. Yeah the sides were nice but the mac & cheese came out stone cold. We would have mentioned this to the waitress if she had made the effort to come back and check on us. We did mention we weren't happy with the food and the waitress did honour our complaints and reduced the bill significantly which we are very grateful for. All in all for a simple limited menu and a quiet bank holiday Monday we would have been better off staying in and cooking ourselves. We will not be returning!

Great meal - food was tasty and good value. Staff were friendly and attentive. We would recommend & looking forward to visiting again soon :)

Best steakhouse in the UK!! food was fantastic, great location and friendly staff ! Our steaks were cooked to perfection..

We love visiting this restaurant run by The Hairy Dog. The food is always amazing with a good range of drinks at reasonable prices. We prefer to sit outside or upstairs, the sports shown on the TVs don't really match with the theme of the place and are very loud so not very good for a romantic meal, but luckily we've always gotten a seat upstairs. The steaks are 5* and you can get a doggy bag if you don't finish them. I also recommend the hand cut chip and the skewers.

I don’t eat out often these days but dropped in after work at the end of the summer last year, we sat outside it was lovely to see people out and about. The steak was genuinely the best tasting steak I’ve had outside of the States. Enjoyed with a pint or two and fries. Service was great. Excellent. Will be back. Sorry it’s taken so long to leave a review. I’m a tad forgetful.

Me and my son went to Canivore for something different and can honestly say it was the best steak we've ever had! Beautifully cooked to how we asked and excellent service. Cannot recommend this highly enough, definitely a place to go if you're a steak lover.

So bad. Several meals didn’t turn up for our group of 8. Drinks and 3 meals had to be removed from the bill. Food wasn’t great. Over cooked steaks. Party wasn’t happy. Waiter was clearly embarrassed. Avoid.

We visited her this evening for a nice steak meal as a first time visit. We came in and didn’t really know where to wait to be sat so made our way over to the bar with a laptop. We came to sit down on the ground floor where we had a round table with beer Matts not very inviting for what I thought was going to be a restaurant. I did use the loo during mine time and saw the third floor had cutlery and condiments laid out nicely with salt candle holders much more pleasing. We asked if we could order the tomahawk steak and with no checking with the kitchen was just told it has to be pre-ordered however the menu says please ordered for guarantee, not this items can only be pre-ordered on booking. We ordered other steaks and drinks instead along with Curly Fries, Onion rings, Mac and cheese and mozzarella sticks. While we waited we looked around with two telly having just the football on like some kind of sports bar not a great atmosphere for or self while looking at a pair of slot machines with flashing lights felt more like eating at a weatherspoons. The food arrived and the steak was great good seasoning and well charred. The mozzarella sticks were also great just a bit cold. The chips had a hint of onion I can only imagine the onion rings and chips are cooked in the same oil??? The onion rings were just frozen off the shelf. I really thought with a small menu it could have been quick and great for freshly made. I asked for a hot sauce and was informed they only have the sauces they have given ketchup and BBQ. Once we had finished we asked about dessert the waitress said she didn’t know but would check with the kitchen. She came down asking if we were the table that asked her about desserts??! There was only 5 table on the ground floor eating ??? We decided not have dessert as they only Had a single choice. I went up to the bar to pay and asked for a receipt from my card transaction but was told I should have asked for one before I started the transaction as they would have used the PDQ machine this is just crazy.

Food tasted good but took aaaages to come. Had the football on a big screen though which made the wait a little easier. Offered us free drinks due to wait time too.

Had a great meal for a birthday treat. Food was cooked to perfection and very quick service. Very attentive staff from Zoe and Michael, felt like family. Not sure of the sports bar and games on the ground floor. Drop them and play music from the quality bands as shown in the wall art posters and you have a winner to beat all Derby has to offer. Thank you.

Although it was busy and at the weekend , I had asked for seating out the way which was possible , the staff were busy but let us know they were there for us through out the meal The food was on another level , few options weren’t available butif I could rate the food out of 5 stars easily would of been 6 Perfect for a date, business meeting or casual I look forward to going back

Came here for my partner and I's anniversary. Food was absolutely incredible, easily the best steak either of us had eaten and the smell was intoxicating all throughout the restaurant! Service was immaculate, Zoe and Mike were amazing, they couldn't do more for you and did absolutely everything to make our anniversary incredible. If you're looking for a steak or a date in derby, this is the place to be! We will be back!

Three of us visited late afternoon on a Saturday and the place was pretty quiet. We had a table on the ground floor and ordered nachos (ok) and a couple of the plates of sharing skewers. The nachos arrived promptly along with cutlery for the main course. Then followed a wait of what seemed like forever but was probably 45 minutes for the rest along with regular apologies. When it did arrive there were also two steak we hadn’t ordered. So, what keeps this as a four star review is the obvious concern from the staff about how long it was taking and the fact they gave us a free round of drinks and we got to keep the two extra steaks as well (which were excellent by the way!)

8 of us went for a friends birthday meal on a Saturday evening St 5pm. One person doesn't drink alcohol so ordered lemon lime soda. Server came back to say they had no cordial available. So friend ordered a diet soda. Soda brought and was flat (no carbonation) so returned. One friend a vegetarian... they have 2 veggie options on menu but apparently they were out of the mushroom/halloumi option. Ordered our meals and a sharing nachos and a regularnachos. Server came back 10 mins later to inform us that they were out of mac and cheese. Regular nachos ordered as a starter came out with the mail meal. 5 main dishes came out. Completely disappointed! Food all lukewarm... nothing cooked fresh. Veggie skewers uncooked. Honestly, we got up and walked out. The manager came to the table and gave a weak apology. Come to find out that they also ran out of chorizo for the sharing nachos. They charge ridiculous prices. We would be happy to pay if the food and service matched. I would never recommend this place to anyone.

Been a few time foods amazing have to preorder the tomahawk which I personally like because gives them chance to have it rest to room temperature before cooking so perfect cooked and know that it's fresh too they definitely know how to season a steak and have an amazing passion the owners and all there staff are wonderful people and the service is top notch nothing compares love the fact there not a franchise and the love of the food and passion is phenomenal

The food was absolutely stunning, juicy steaks cooked perfectly, crispy onion rings, proper home cooked chips and the corn on the cob was super tasty. Great atmosphere with cool artwork, exposed brick and ample space between tables. Music was great too. Service was top notch, Dan looked after us and recommended craft beers based on our favourite flavours. Will definitely be going back, highly recommend.

Excellent meal at 'Carnivore' not many in but it was early 5:30 pm. For starters we had the sharing nachos which was ample for two people, in fact you could have this as a main, just add some chips & you're good to go. For the main meal we had the 10oz sirloin & 8oz ribeye which were cooked as we wanted & were spot on, hand cut chips with the skins on & a side salad to complement. Overall a pleasant experience.

Beautiful. Steak n chips done the right way. Fresh, tasty and attention to detail. Cant go wrong. Thank you very much.

It's basically decent pub grub at a high end restaurant price.

Group of 6 and we all enjoyed our meals. The service was friendly, funny and genuine. Sharing nachos was enough for 6 has a starter and a great mix of toppings including chorizo, jalapeño and mac n cheese plus a lovely salsa. Different steaks and all cooked as requested and the meat was lovely. Some had skewers and also from special menu and these were also really good. Definitely be back.

Excellent quality, best rib eye in a while.. sweet potato fries, garlic butter… also lamb skewers to nibble on, one between two was enough to start.. No gimmicks!! Definitely didn’t want side salad, who does?? 100% recommend this place👍🏻

The food here is absolutely divine. I’m not one usually to leave reviews but felt I had to due to the quality, flavour and service here! 10/10 ordered the sirloin medium rare with the most outstanding jus! Rioja was delicious and perfect match to the steak! Will definitely recommend and definitely be back!! Amazing!

Great food!! Didn’t leave anything on my plate! The skewers are insane!

Visited on a Thursday evening and it was not so busy. Greeted promptly and was seated on the second floor. We ordered the skewers set to start (two beef one pork and one lamb) all seasoned nicely and very tender. For mains we had one T bone and one lamb valentine both with a side of garlic mushrooms which again were excellent. Nice place and atmosphere will definitely visit again.

I don’t usually leave bad reviews but you need to know how bad and disappointing our meal was and the service was rubbish. We started with snails and kangaroo the presentation was poor just put on one plate not offered side plates. The kangaroo was dry but the snails were ok. We ordered 2 steaks which were over cooked with fries which you can’t go wrong with garlic bread which hadn’t seen any garlic. I chose the chimichurri which was 4 pounds for half a teaspoon and the salsa which was a teaspoon. No check back. It also could do with a good clean. I work in this industry so I know how important reviews are for your reputation but you seriously need to up your game to survive. I’m not a person to complain in front of the few customers you did have plus it’s not the young girl’s fault. I won’t be recommending

What a gem on a Sunday. Lovely staff and a great pint.I wish more could be like this in Derby!.

The wife booked us a table here for my birthday and it was a fantastic meal! Very attentive staff, great food, and a lovely venue. We used to frequent a couple of other nearby steakhouses which have unfortunately closed down due to recent events, but Carnivore has proven to be an apt replacement. Couldn't have asked for a better evening and I'm looking forward to introducing friends and family to this lovely new place.

I've been a few times now and the steak has always been superb. The sides are all of high quality too, especially the chips! They can cater for big groups also and everyone is really friendly

Amazing good value food. Lovely friendly staff. Dog friendly which is brilliant!

The worst steakhouse experience I’ve ever had, where do I even start. When we arrived we were offered a tiny table in a corner, or a table next to the door, despite booking weeks in advance (which we clearly didn’t need to do, it was dead). Service was very slow and not ideal, we don’t necessarily blame the waiter as it was clear it was one of his first shifts or something (though who knows what actual training he received????). Sharing nachos starter was a tiny container of tortilla chips with a handful of cheese dumped in the middle, microwaved, with a dollop of sour cream, not worth the price tag at all. When it came to mains one of the steaks was cooked completely wrong and a terrible quality of meat, the other two which were from the specials menu were mixed up and the waiter couldn’t tell us which steak was which (so unsure whether I actually had the meal I ordered!), the mushrooms were like the mushrooms you’d expect on a premier inn breakfast buffet. The escargot didn’t come with the correct forks so was impossible to eat. The food as a whole was the quality you’d expect from weatherspoons, in fact I’ve probably had a better meal from spoons for a fraction of the price. Entirely disappointing as a whole, if you’re looking for a nice steakhouse to celebrate a big occasion (which we were) then avoid like the plague.

Literally one of the biggest disappointments I’ve ever had. It’s pub food at high end prices. Underwhelming nachos as a starter, serving escargots without the right fork so I had to tear them apart with my hands (thanks for that, couldn’t touch anything else for the rest of my meal because my hands were covered in butter). Party ordered 2 special exotic steaks and when they arrived the waiter couldn’t tell us which is which and made us guess (still not sure I ate the right one). Garlic mushrooms as a side were soggy and tasted like someone had briefly mentioned what garlic was to the mushrooms while they were cooking. Steaks were cooked incorrectly, medium well clearly means something else to the staff here. The only thing I can’t fault were the onion rings and chips (again, pub food) and the wine (but I can fault the absolutely extortionate price). Honestly if you’re looking for a steak in Derby, just go to the forge, it’s better in every single metric, better team, wider choice and it’s ACROSS THE ROAD. Good luck lads, this place cannot being run like this.

Pub food for restauran prices. The sides were beyond disappointing, the steak wasn’t cooked to how I asked. The cut of the steak was horrible. The waiter didn’t even know which steak is which and just handed is to us and left. You’re much better off going to the Forge that’s across the street. Would not recommend anyone to come here - this is genuinely Wetherspoons quality.

Really good menu, gluten-free food available at request, good atmospherics👍

Highly recommended for a steak cooked just perfectly. We both had hand cut chips, and shared the garlicky mushrooms. I had the pepper sauce and hubby had the salsa. All delicious and great value for money.

Amazing food, friendly bar staff.. went for a birthday meal and they were so accommodating. Had an amazing time! Highly recommended

Utterly delicious, great atmosphere and lovely service. Highly recommend…

Best steak ever really delicious with different choices of meat cuts and wine and also a bar for lager and ales definitely coming back and good service too from the waiter thank you

All the food was amazing and the steak was cooked perfectly. Great value for money

great place with great food and great people that’s it my mum likes it so you know it’s good

Booked a table for 15 and the experience start - finish was completely faultless, the staff were attentive from the moment we arrived, food came out together and everything was cooked to perfection even though the remaining areas of the restaurant were full. The home made chimichurri butter slathered over steak was absolutely incredible and the giant mozzarella sticks are to die for. Cannot recommend this place enough 🥩🥩🥩🥩

My new favourite place to eat! Food is absolutely spot on, staff are great, fantastic drinks selection, what's not to like!

This was the best steak we have both eaten. Good choices of sauces and sides. Excellent service . Feels like a casual eating experience but yet really good quality food!

First came in last night to book and the staff were awesome. Banter was on point! Service tonight was spot on. And the food. Wow! Me and the other half didn't even speak our entire meal 😳🤣 thank you guys for making our pre anniversary we will never forget! Highly recommend and will most definitely return! Thanks again, Lyndsey and Dan 😊

Went here for my birthday l, we had the whole of the top floor booked for ourselves. There was 12 of us eating, The food was delicious , I had the t-bone which was perfectly cooked. The service was great, our server (didn’t catch her name) was fantastic, came up to double check the order before putting it through due to the amount of us there was, the guys was great too. Will definitely be going back

Phenomenal food. Got the T-Bone my preference was medium rare and it was cooked perfectly all over the steak (16oz). Lamb skewers were great and the Mac n cheese was so cheesy and soft (totally recommend it). The best priced steak house very reasonable compared to other steakhouses in town. Service was great and they got a massive variety of drinks.

Excellent food. Nice relaxed atmosphere. Pleasant efficient service. What's not to like.

Great place to visit with a solid team working the bar/restaurant and top quality chefs ensuring you get the best quality and taste from your meals. Flavourful and tender meat cooked to preference with great side and extra options too! A must visit in derby don't miss out on this new must experience place.

This place has just opened- I would highly recommend it! Great service and great food! We had 3 different steak dishes all were cooked to perfection- my partner said it was the best steak he’d had in this country and I agree! Can’t wait to go again!

This review is mostly down to our server, Millie, being amazing. Our food was fantastic... A few questions about the wild boar being the colour it was in comparison to what I asked for, but a bit of education from Millie answered any questions. This place has an owner who cares immensely about his projects and staff who mirror the passion. Thank you carnivore for a good evening.

Great atmosphere regardless if having just a drink, a nibble or a full on meal. Great staff. Fantastic vibe.

Great steak and great beer. Exactly what Derby has been asking for.