Cavendish Arms in Derbyshire Dales

We visited yesterday fur Sunday lunch. The Sunday lunch was delicious. Pipping hot and full of flavour. All fresh and homemade ingredients. The staff all helpful and very pleasant. Thank you we all thoroughly enjoyed our meals. We will be back very soon.

This might have been an enjoyable experience, but was marred by the fact that the pub would not accept Scottish notes - I thought we were well past this! We did query this with the bar staff and managment and were given 3 differing reasons for this unacceptable behaviour. We were in this area for 7 days and no other establishmet put us through this embracement when paying for their service. On top of this we found the prices a tad high for a normal every day pub. Not somewhere I would rush back to obviously.

Held my partners 50th birthday celebration at the Cavendish last night. Josh and the team were amazing and couldn’t have been more welcoming. Buffet was excellent and very fairly priced and at short notice because of the horrendous storms they gave over the restaurant side of the pub for us to gather rather than the outdoor space we had planned. Highly recommend for anyone wanting a nice place to hold any kind of celebration.

What a lucky find. Made so welcome by the charming young lady on duty. Food excellent, service too. Will visit again if in the area in the future. We all said that we wished we had a pub like this one in our locality.

Just had the 3 course Burns night dinner. Everything was lovely, the staff were attentive and they even accommodated menu swaps for us. Highly recommended

My wife and I went here for the first time since we moved to the village a few years ago. We both had duck as unfortunately they had run out of game pies. The meal was delicious and easily the best duck I’ve had in years. It’s a lovely little pub with friendly service and we look forward to eating here many more times in the future.

Please do not order there Christmas lunch @£30 per head.It is truly dreadful,one of the worst meals out I have ever had.

We visited as we were staying locally to go to Alton towers so we booked in for dinner. Went up a bit early and played darts and had a few drinks in the nice new outdoor area then went in for dinner which was superb, lovely steaks and puddings, good choice of beer too and really nice staff. Loved it

Really nice place nice fresh food rally nice and hot would recommend and friendly service thankyouxx

Went here for dinner as we were staying nearby and what a find. The food was amazing, the staff welcoming and very reasonably priced. The only negative is the service was a little slow as they were very busy, but it was well worth the wait. Can highly recommend.

Very quiet, but we did go early. Food was freshly prepared and piping hot. Chicken pieces, chips and baked beans for our grandson. Fish, chip and mushy peas for my husband. Chicken fajitas for myself. Great food and reasonably priced. Friendly staff. A great place to try.

BEST SUNDAY ROAST, EVER!!! Friendly efficient staff Great atmosphere Good portions Beautiful desserts

The food was really good and the burger excellent. Would stop here again for sure and glad we did which was purely by chance.

we were away for the weekend in our motorhome the Cavendish Arms let us stay in there car park overnight, If you are in the area you will not find a better place to eat, when we arrived (which was before the time they started serving food) the car park was nearly full we had asked about staying the night and had booked a table so thought we ought to go in and make sure we were still OK to stay, we had a wonderful welcome'( sorry I did not get any ones names), even though we were early they asked if we would like to go straight to our table and have drinks until time to order, the service we received was brilliant, the place is like a well oiled machine , the food was excellent, how they do it so quickly and well is fantastic

Visited one evening whilst a group of 4 of us were in the area. Clean, lovely food and friendly staff. Would definitely return!

We visited the Cavendish to celebrate my 50th birthday with family, we were a party of twenty, we all had starters and Sunday lunch, all of the food was excellent and really tasty, all of the staff were helpful and friendly, nothing was too much trouble from getting all meals out together and sorting drinks orders at the tables, What a great little village pub, well worth a visit for great food and real ales.

Family group of nine people with a wide age range (i.e. 32 to 80) had a great meal. The menu offered a good choice without being stupidly vast. The food was well-presented and excellently prepared. We had a late lunch / early dinner and so the restaurant was not busy. Service was not rushed, suggesting that the food was being properly prepared rather than re-heated from the freezer. Everyone had an enjoyable meal in an environment which encouraged a good craic. We will visit again.

The food was absolutely beautiful! We had beef Sunday dinners and everything on it was super tasty and also portions were very generous in size. Thank you!

Enjoyed the perfect plate of moist Fish and chunky Chips on the lunchtime deal. Warm and friendly pub. Will definitely be returning.

First visit to the Cavendish Friendly atmosphete.. First class meal. Will certainly be revisiting. Thanks

What a brilliant breakfast! The breakfast was huge and filling, home cooked, quality ingredients. Really friendly staff. Would recommend highly to anyone.

We visited the Cavendish on a Saturday lunch. Pub was cosy and warm with the real fire. Myself and husband both ordered the rib eye steak, which were excellent quality and a good taste. My husband finished off with a Bakewell tart with custard. I...

Lovely friendly staff, a truly charming young waitress. Great food, good range of beers, relaxing and good value for money too!

Popped down last minute for a drink to watch the fireworks and ended up staying for food. We both ordered 10oz rump steak which was served to perfection, was delicious. Service was great and the food came out promptly! Will be back again!

The food is fabulous and freshly cooked. The staff and owners are very friendly and welcoming, we highly recommend to anyone

Definitely would recommend this place. The food was excellent we both had fish and chips. The chips were delicious and homemade and the fish was moist and the batter was crisp 👌. The staff were very friendly.

Josh and Tina have really turned this place round. The food is simply lovely. Today my wife and I decided to go for breakfast and I have been blown away. I do love a good fry up but this was next level. Keep it up

We went for dinner Friday evening with a family group of 30. Unfortunately Josh and Tina were not around but the staff were pleasant. We had pre-ordered and our meals all arrived within a short time of each other. It is not easy catering for...

Visited the Cavendish Arms with family today. Absolutely gorgeous Sunday lunch. I had the lamb and it was delicious. Great atmosphere, great food, great village pub!

We met some friends here who were staying in the area. As we wanted to bring dogs we double checked in advance and were told we could sit with them in the bar area - not a problem at all. Our booked table was ready...

First time visit for us and we’ll definitely be back. Very friendly staff and a combination of steak, burger and veggie curry meals all of which were lovely - look forward to seeing you again soon!

Just one word to say about the Cavendish arms. EXCELLENT. Great atmosphere, great food. Very welcoming.

Booked here after visiting the nearby Water Table restaurant the previous evening. Far better meal. Ordered scampi which was fresh and hot. Good company, good traditional food and nice pub.

Visited for a meal on our way back from trentham gardens, we were slightly early so sat outside with a drink for a while, the outside patio areas were well kept and tidy, easy to book online, friendly staff, my steak was cooked exactly how...

The improvement in this pub is amazing. The decor has been improved- it’s clean. The pub is busy and the staff friendly- really nice family atmosphere. The food we had was superb- cooked beautifully, really hot and tasty. I had pork belly - gorgeous so...

Having moved to the village 18months ago I had hoped for a nice family friendly local pub we could stroll down to and this is what we know have from Tina and josh at the cavendish. The staff have always been welcoming and the food...

Absolutely the best meal I’ve had out for years. Loverly friendly staff, nice ambience and super fresh cooked food, good sized portions beautifully cooked and presented. Really good affordable prices. We will be back, and back and back……,,,,,,

Since Josh and Tina took over this place has transformed into a proper nice country pub. It's welcoming, clean, the beer is great, the food is excellent. We generally eat here once a week and have never had a bad meal. Long may it continue.

We met friends here as it was halfway between us (drive of an hour and a half each) and the better reviews for the new owners encouraged us. Busy place and friendly enough staff, but food was appalling considering they ONLY serve a Sunday lunch...

Visited at lunchtime, fantastic place, food was amazing I had the vegetable Lasagne and my husband had cod and chip which he said was lovely, the Lasagne was delicious, homemade with garlic bread, the owner who served us was really friendly. Love the log burner...

Had a great meal at the Cavendish, we were able to pre order for the group and the food was hat and of excellent quality Credit to the new licensees, they're doing a great job It's a pity the overall rating is only lower due...

We visited with family just before Christmas for a evening meal, this was our second visit. It was surprisingly quiet for diners being before Christmas, but the bar was quite busy with people having a drink. We ordered our drinks at the bar, we normally...

Good quality food in a friendly and welcoming country pub. Incredible transformation since being taken under new ownership in September 2021.

We were enroute to Alton towers and wanted somewhere to watch the formula One, staff couldn't have been more chatty and helpful, sat us right by the TV and gave kids extra roast potatoes with their meal, lovely service in difficult times

Reopened after a few weeks with new management now in place. Clean and welcoming, the bar area is great, fab menu and great atmosphere. Love our local!

11th Sept with my dad only ones in landed about 2.30. Pub was very clean staff was very friendly. Had a surprise wait of about 40 minutes be every was made fresh and was the best food we has on our trip to Oakham Dad had scampi and I had hunters chicken and was delicious

Enjoyable attentive staff but slow, would like to make a second visit to give fair and honest review

Quality of meat excellent, quantity, well it is based on a carvery. There was a group of us so did expect to wait for food, those having the carvery happy to hold back so we ate at the same time. Varied items, fish & chips, some pasta thing, 2 carvery meals and a ploughmans.

Food was OK but took 45 mins to arrive when there was only one other table eating. Was fine when it arrived but surprised at how slow it took to arrive. Pub clean and brighter. Garden is far from attractive and garden furniture looked too unsafe to sit on...

Very disappointed with my trip we only came for food & drinks but the food was not good, Was looking forward to our Sunday lunch but my veg was like it’s came straight from the freezer onto my plate after our visit we had upset stomach. When we tried to tell the staff about our lunch we had a bad,rude response. They was miserable and really bad mannered. Bar staff was very rude and abrupt also.

Arrived at 13.00 ordered meals & drinks ordered soup first as a starter that came at 13.45 then Sunday lunch came at 14.20 . Soup wasn’t to bad to be fair (quite tasty) but Sunday lunch was very poor burnt roasts burnt Yorkshire puddings Rock Hard Broccoli (they were not cooked) . Won’t be visiting again for food nice larger (carling) and (Pepsi) shame as staff was very friendly polite . Just don’t go if your starving as you have to wait a very long time .

Well.......... As a group of 5 we decided to visit this local village pub that offers an extensive menu for lunch on a warm sunny Sunday afternoon..... That was the 1st mistake! We didn't order anything out of the ordinary just very easy quick pub grub, nearly an hour and a half later our 'meals' arrived, 2 were OK ( can't go much wrong with a ham salad and pie and mash) the 3rd meal arrived gammon and pineapple when gammon and eggs were ordered ( easy mistake, but eggs were very clearly written on the order) the order of chicken, chips, onion rings, tomato, mushrooms and peas arrived minus the tomato, mushrooms and peas, this was pointed out and we were told they would arrive very shortly.... 20 hours later.... Still waiting! We'll save the best for last.... The homemade lasagne arrived which can only be described as a solid round lump of charcoal served with about 10 chips, the pasta had gone back to its natural state and dehydrated, the cheese on top was rock hard and try as we might we couldn't even get a knife and fork through it...... Im not expecting any kind of hospitable response from this review as I have read previous responses and they are disgusting..... And just in case it's suggested that there is anything wrong with our taste buds I can assure you there isn't.... How can you taste something that you ordered that doesn't even arrive... The lasagne was inedible so that didn't even hit the taste buds..... A very very disappointing experience from what could be a thriving village pub.... This isn't a reflection on the lad who I can imagine was very embarrassed at having to bring out these meals to us

We recently visited after it had been taken over. The manager is friendly and welcoming and is working hard to establish a good relationship within the village and provide some super tasty food and lots of drink options.

We called in as we were just passing through and wanted somewhere to have lunch. A very friendly barman. The menu offered a good selection. We both chose from the grill Butterfly Chicken. All cooked beautifully with fantastic chunky chips and lovely flavoured accompanying trimmings. If ever in the area will definitely be back and Highly recommend.

Under new management. Visited 6 May. Friendly staff. Ordered chicken and ham pie. Proper fully encased pie, not just pastry top. Was delicious. Vegetables just right. Son ordered steak medium rare which was how it was served. Husband ordered burger. Again delicious. Would fully recommend.

Had an excellent meal, the cavendish chicken is a must, the sauce is amazing, best pub meal for a long time

Under new management and can only say the Sunday lunch's we were served was truly shocking. Thin sliced beef out of a packet. Smash Mash potatoe. A few carrots and Dwarf french Beans only. Under cooked Roast potatoes and dried up Yorkshire pudding. Asked the manager to speak to us and never came or no apology.

We booked this pub for a party of 19 for 7.30pm. On arrival we were told there was no beer. We took our seats and asked for a menu. We were told it was only on a board in the bar. When we asked to place our order we were told to get a piece of paper and write it down very rudely by a staff member. We did this and placed our order at 7.50pm. After an hour we asked was the food ready but got a negative response. After another 30mins we requested some snacks i.e nuts and crisps as we were all hungry. Finally after almost 2hours we got our food, but not all in one go. Some of us had finished our meal before others food arrived. The chips I am sure were from a chip shop and warmed up , the Cajun chicken was dry. We were charged the full price with no apology from the management. This delay caused us to be late for a music event at the village pub which we all wanted to attend.

Saw this add in a magazine and thought I best write a review about the place. We went here last month and on arrival got told there was no ales only larger and most of us didn’t like larger but in the add is says real ales no not true didn’t have any to offer and then is says proper home cooked food. No not at all and the CHIPS horrible tastes like they were from a run down chip shop think they need to look up the word real plus waiting time on food 2hours after ordering they say (we cater for groups) no you don’t who ever is running this pub they don’t no how to and the way they are going it will close soon.Overall BAD

Somewhat restricted choice of public house in the village. Fortuantely not the worst pub I have been in. The only one in the village

We were looking at Houses for sale in the Village and wanted to check this Pub out. Before I go any further, I would ask any one to check out my reviews and they will see that I rarely write a bad one...if I have a bad experience I write to the Owners personally for them to use as they see fit. On this occasion I feel that the Public ought to know our thoughts and experience !

Love the homely feel of this pub! Food is delicious and fits well with the welcoming atmosphere. Will be returning very soon!

We attended a party recently where Cavendish Arms did the catering on their premises. After nearly an hour we queried where the food was and were informed it was been plated up. Other food orders were coming out of the kitchen and being served to people outside of our party group. Despite chasing this up again it took nearly another hour for them to plate up our meat rolls and chips! Lots of our party were disappointed with this wait. This is the first time we have been there since new people have taken over and unfortunately it will be our last.

What a perfect local pub back in our village! The food is delicious and the staff very friendly and helpful! Thank you we will enjoy many more nights enjoying your food and hospitality x

Excellent meal and service. Lovely selection of gluten free food. Homely atmosphere and friendly staff.

Four of us had Sunday lunch here recently. At £7.95 per head it represented excellent value and I've paid quite a lot more for an equivalent meal.

Doveridge FC U15s hosted Coventry Sky Blues. Following a comfortable 11-1 win The Cavendish Arms provided a superb lunch for both teams and parents - thank you very much. We look forward to our next home match and the after-match lunch.

Our first visit to this recently re-opened pub. We spent a lovely few hours here, staff were all very friendly. Six of us ate and all enjoyed our meals and drinks. All meals were tasty, nice and hot and well presented. Would happily return next time we are in Doveridge.

Invited some friends along for our first visit to the Cavendish since the changes. Friendly service, good beers and pub grub well done. We'll be back and so will our friends!

Having seen the rundown state of The Cavendish Arms before Steve,Jen and Hayley got involved I must say that the transformation in such a short time is little more than amazing!!!.We have eaten there twice,once for a snack lunch and again for the Sunday Lunch.The quality and value for money is amazing,just like home cooking.Cannot comment on the beer but Mr S a previous contributor must be an expert and an idiot !!!!.Give the team a chance,it takes a while to get everything right.The only place we have eaten where you can have a small plate on a Sunday.The homemade sweets are a delight,Apple and Strawberry Crumble with creamy custard,what could be better.Steve the front of house man,although new to the trade has got it right,efficient,chatty and not constantly asking if everything is OK.Jen working in the kitchen has the least "glamorous" of jobs but important all the same.Keep up the good work all of you,we will be back,despite living in Derby.Nobody is anywher near your Sunday Lunch and some are charging twice what you pay at The Cavendish Arms Doveridge.t

I have visited this pub 3 times since it opened a few weeks ago, the new owners are so lovely and friendly. The food is gorgeous and proper home cooked chips cooked to perfection id go as far as to say its the best meal I have had locally.

A beautiful place and clean pub and a first class meal well done Hayley & steve all the family enjoyed there meal .

First visit after the new landlord/landlady. The back ground music was too loud and was BOOM BOOM noisy kids . A lad was behind the bar in his football shirt an shorts , the barman didn't know how to pull a pint , it should have had a chocolate in the top. What a shame we won't go there again.

After being closed for a while the new Landlords have made a great start. We've eaten here twice and it is very good pub food at very reasonable prices (I had cajun chicken and my wife had liver and onions, both under 7 quid). When we ate last time the steaks were also good. There is a good selection of beer (4 bitters on tap, sorry I don't drink lager so didn't check what they have) :-)

We popped in on spec for tea tonight and we were made to feel extremely welcome by the landlord The beer was excellent and the menu was brilliant and reasonably priced We had a rib eye steak each and the kids had fish and chips and both were good sized portions and excellent quality Will definitely be back to support our local and hope it makes a success

The pub was closed. Very disappointed as enjoyed our visit last year. We went to the Vernon Arms instead - food there was very good and our dog was allowed in too.

My Step brother used to rent a farm house here back in the 90's.I think the garden now has a bypass and I don't know if the house is still there. I would come in here and meet some friends when I came to visit and whose names I have long forgotten. But it was a very nice, small, typical English pub at the time. I have some fond memories.

Unwelcoming lady serving behind bar serving indifferent beer in a nice old pub but with speakers in every corner nook and cranny blaring out terrible pop music. Not the place for a nice cosy chat with friends.

Called in at 1-15pm on Sunday 25th Sept. only ten people in the pub expected more as it was a beautiful day, just four people waiting for dinner. Decided to order two lunches, one beef and one pork, £6 each didn`t expect too much, but what a surprise it came within 15 minutes and it was massive, mashed potatoes, carrots,roast parsnips,roast potatoes,cauliflower,yorkshire pudding,plenty of gravy and both the meats melted in your mouth. Brilliant value. Stocks a nice pint as well.

I'm a little late in writing this review as we visited 2 weeks ago. We were staying a cottage near by and were a group of 13 girls on a hen do. The main reason we booked the Cavendish Arms in the first place was because it was the closest pub to where we were staying. I can't say enough to compliment the service. We took up a large table and probably were quite loud but the staff didn't seem fazed at all. Food was all cooked fresh and did come out separately, but they kept us updated and they had warned us of this when we booked, so we were expecting that. You can tell why they couldn't do all the dishes together, it was all cooked to order and the quality was great, especially for the price!! It's beautifully decorated and and welcoming inside and is definitely worth if you're in the area. We were staying up the road at the Clay Pigeon shooting club, and it was only a five minute taxi ride (we used Dovelin Taxi Uttoexeter).

Dropped in here after a lovely walk around the historical landmarks. Pub was empty, only 4 people eating which gives you a bad feeling. We were hungry so ordered 3 x beef dinners and 1 x pork dinner. Had to wait about 10 mins for fresh veg but it was worth it.Out it came. Plated which I prefer to sharing a silly bowl of veg. We got melt in the mouth tender beef & pork, Mash & proper roast potatoes, carrot & swede mash, brussels, green beans, cabbage, colly, pigs in blankets, home made yorkys, gravy & a jug of extra gravy. At a cost of £6.00!! All this for £6.00 its was fantastic! Tasted homemade not played around with and fancy just real good sunday dinner. It was so good we are going back this week!

We just happened to call in for a Sunday lunch and wasnt dissappointed 5 of us all had a lovely homecooked roast better than any carvery you could have. I have only marked it average due to we had a wait for all the meals to come out (but the lady serving did come and apologise and say it wouldnt be much longer) Great value and tasty food.

On entering the pub, the staff were fairly unpleasant with the manager being rude to other customers. There were two other couples eating and our food took 1 hour to be prepared which was appalling. Food was satisfactory and in fairness it was the worst pub I have ever visited in my life. Very disappointing

The building is a charming old public house which has changed hands many times. The service is very poor and laid back and the food takes a long time to cook and they frequently run out of food meaning you can't have your first choice.

My partner and I were house hunting. We called in at the Cavendish Arms at 2:00pm on a Sunday afternoon. We wanted a cup of coffee.There was a table of 8 having their main course and a few couples, in no way was it busy and no one was drinking at the bar. We asked for two coffees and the barman (? landlord) disappeared into the kitchen only to reappear saying that 'the kitchen were struggling' with lunches waving his hand at the already served party a. 'You can have a soft drink if you like'.I was dumfounded by this approach. They were not busy, if they had been I would have understood.What is the explanation? Were I to live locally I would have wanted to eat and drink there on a regular basis, future business lost.This was a very poor decision, on business grounds and PR grounds and indicated either ignorance or bone idleness (Could the underemployed barman have made the drinks?) What was going to happen when the party at the table wanted their after lunch coffees?I might add that various coffees were specifically mentioned on the menu.Appalling. No other word for it.I do not like negative reporting but no choice.T

Recently visited for a hen night. Large party of 32 people, service was slow, but this was expected as large group and food was all very fresh! Very friendly and polite staff.Andy was very helpful with organisation and helping us decorate on the day.Entertainment was excellent and a GREAT night was had by all!Would recommend, party were all very happy with there food and friendliness of the staff!Thanks a lot!

Called after lovely day out in North Wales, thought a nice meal would complete the day. My husband ordered the steak pie,chips and gravy,no veg and I opted for scampi,chips and peas. We sat outside in the charming garden in the evening sunshine. idyllic! Dinner was bought out after a reasonable wait, to my husband's dismay veg on both sides of the pie. The young lady was very apologetic took it back and returned with just pie,chips and gravy as requested. However the real disappointment were the chips! Very dark( fresh oil needed) and soft in fact floppy when picked up! By this time we just wanted to eat up and go, so unfortunately didn't go in to complain.. We aren't picky, we actually had a chippy for 15 years so know a good chip, these were not good! Shame as the pub was lovely and service very friendly.

Looks like a nice country pub but has a very limited menu which was home cooked but not like you mum makes. Real ale was very good and a choice of4 ales

Waited over an hour for four meals, simple burger chips and curry. No naan, runny curry, thin mass produced frozen burgers. Landlord struggling to smile. Makes for a grim evening out. Shame really for the only pub in the village, an effort may work???

We booked. Our table wasn't ready. The bar man pushed tables about.we ended up sitting on two tables. The "carvery" was a roast beef dinner served to the table. There were 10+1child. When we ordered we asked for all the meals to be bought out together we were told this wasn't possible as it takes different times to cook. We all ate at different times. The meals were cold. The pub was cold. The staff were cold.

I was visiting friends in Doveridge and they took me to The Cavendish Arms for an evening meal on the Saturday night. We arrived at about 20:15 and ordered at 20:30. Looking at the menu, we discovered that it was completely different to the one outside that my friend had checked earlier.The guy behind the bar who took our order warned us that it may be a bit of a wait for food, however we ended up waiting an hour and a half for food that arrived separately - all 4 of us got our plates at different times. The food that I did have was ok, I had the game pie. The meat was delicious and there was a good amount of vegetables but the pastry was very dry. A nice little put but was overwhelmed when half of its tables were full. I probably wouldn't eat there again due to the wait and the food being only average. Total price for 4 of us having 1 alcoholic drink each and 4 main meals was £50.

The previous incarnation of this pub had very tired decor and seemed to be solely for the hardened drinker (despite a very genial landlord). The recent(ish) refurbishment has breathed new life into the building and it feels like a very comfortable village pub. Since the recent management took over the food has been both good quality and decently priced and they host a number of events in the pub (family and music events, themed parties, etc.) and are open to other ideas. As someone who appreciates a good ale I have had a number of excellent pints there (e.g. Old Speckled Hen, Timothy Taylor and Tribute). I can understand the comments about a cold reception but this is changing and give it a chance and you will have a lovely evening there.

My wife and myself visited the Cavendish Arms on Saturday lunch time on the basis of the glowing reviews the place has received. We arrived at about 12.15, as we entered the place was empty except for the person behind the bar, who when she saw us immediately took herself off to the far corner of the bar behind a pillar where she buried her nose into a mug of tea(?). I followed her, she stared at me, I said hello and she managed to grunt a response. I asked if we could get lunch, she replied 'We can do food'. It was obvious that she would rather not be bothered so my wife and myself immediately left and went to a much more friendly pub,Car parking is adequate and the building seems attractive and comfortable.

I've tried reporting this as incorrect address in the past, but no change.Correct postcode is DE6 5JR. 13 miles from Ashbourne. Confusion because postal address seems to use street name and town, not village name (Doveridge) or postcode. Please delete this review once you've read it.

We ate in here last week I think it was a thursday. The pub seems quite pleasant inside if a tad pretentious. We both ate main meals and were dissapointed as hardly cheap or reasonable. Same old really for a refurb joint like this which is "Pub Food at Restaraunt Prices". Save your money and go into Uttoxeter. The food in Wetherspoons is nicer and obviously much cheaper.

We live in Doveridge and have today had Sunday lunch at the Cavendish Arms , it's under new management and lunch was great, we all really enjoyed it