Coco in Bolsover

Called in here on a Sunday lunch time without booking. Place was busy with a whole host of friendly faces and lovely staff. Got a table and ordered a Roast Pork Sunday lunch and extra stuffing and cauliflower cheese. I have to say that it was absolutely fantastic . Everything on the plate was cooked to perfection. Place was spotless . Toilets spotless. Lots of lovely dining areas and a lovely lounge. Find it weird that there aren’t more reviews on here that are more recent cos there should be. I will be taking the family down as soon as possible. The staff were smart and confident and this gave the place a really professional feel.

Awful never going again our mains came out both completely cold, the manager came along to tell us that our meals would be 20 mins due to others eating, ordered scamp of which came out looked like food was thrown on the plate. when I came to pay i mentioned how upset we where with the meal and service the manager was rude, wont begoing again absolutely terrible

The experience was terrible from start to finish. The had not got enough cutlery on the table the staff were running around like headless chickens there were only 2 staff to serve the tables when we complained they told us that there had been 2 tables booked in for 15 people at 12-30 clearly the owners do not think anything of the of there staff or for there customers to have an enjoyable time. It took an hour to get the starters and we came out 2-45 after having main course. We were told by the waitress that they were getting the food as fast as they could which obviously means throwing it on your plate.I said to the waitress would you like it if you went to a restaurant and the meal was piled up on your plate like it was and she replied NO maybe the owner's of this restaurant should put the shutters down on this place as they have not got a clue about running this business. There were also other people complaining to you do have to feel sorry for the staff on the frontline you cannot feel sorry for chief obviously he has not got any pride in his maybe he and the owner's need a kick up the backside I would to anyone going for Christmas dinner take a book with you to read between courses or just don't go and save your money

Mi hermana y yo nos reservamos para una comida ayer por la tarde, ya que de haber aquí antes y fue una comida magnífica anteriormente así que pensamos volver. De todos modos la camarera nos enseñó la mesa tomó nuestra orden de bebidas de que era justo, pero ¡Dios mío que acabo peor. La camarera nos dejó para navegar por el menú que pedimos dos entrantes fue justo uno se dieron mal hicieron lo correcto. Entonces nuestros platos principales salieron ambos completamente mal, así que envió a poner derecho. Estamos sentados allí y el gerente vino a decirnos que nuestras comidas había desaparecido en la papelera y podemos pedir algo más de tiempo que nuestra paciencia corría muy finas que pedimos que salió de scamp como fue tirado en el plato hecho difícil sabía más horrible. Sólo pedimos la factura sólo quería salir del lugar. Nos acerca a pagar experiencias cómo nos donde con el servicio de comida y el gerente de una mujer grosera tiró el dinero en nosotros y enfadarme. Dijo que el chef sufría de pmt y utilizado sus manos para poner la ensalada en los platos. Ahora, tanto mi hermana y yo hemos de estar enfermo con dolor de estómago. Nunca va de nuevo absolutamente humo

Estado aquí unas cuantas veces. La comida es deliciosa y el personal es muy amable. Por favor, tiene un ambiente agradable y relajante

Un grupo de nosotros reservamos para una comida del menú de Navidad el sábado 10 de diciembre de el. 22 libras. 95 por 2 campos. Entrantes - una pieza de pigeon un poco más grande que una pieza en la parte superior 50 p de 10 toneladas de hojas y el mismo fuimos para el "cóctel de gambas" 2 de nosotros pedimos hongos paté. Creo que se quedaron fuera, ya que ambos teníamos diferentes patés con él? ? ? Platos principales - El salmón estaba preparado a un centímetro de su vida y muy seco, 3 patatas y tomates balsámicos. Si no fuera por un zumo que salía del tomate no tienen ningún tipo de líquido. Seco como un hueso mayoría ordenados cena turquía. no parecía el mismo un plato? ? ? Falta de verduras, algunos tenían 2 rebanadas de pavo y otros tenían. Seguramente el sentido común cuando en la cocina cubierta metálica que tendría las placas en una fila y agregar el mismo a la placa de todos? ? ? ? . Corto pero muy servicial personal espera una larga espera para los platos principales. Muy decepcionante para no dar prisa en volver.

The Shoulder at Hardtoft. What a great surprise, was just driving by after visiting Hardwick Hall and decided to stop for lunch. 2 for £10 deal, good choice on menu. Liver & Bacon was the best we've ever had. Home cooked, friendly people & good service. They told us have only recently taken it over in the last month, perhaps thats why older reviews not good. Will definately going again.

Booked in for 8.30pmGot taken to our table for 9.15Tapas ordered of which several dishes weren't available. Ordered bread, olive oil with balsamic The tiniest amount of balsamic you've ever seen for 6 people. We asked for more but were informed they'd run out so chef sent out the most disgusting gloop and said it was a 'mix' it tasted like fishy deep fat fryer oil with Sarsons vinegar in it. Even the waitress said she didn't know what it was. We sent it back and suggested the chef taste it. Our waitress said the chef declared there was nothing wrong with it! Erm excuse me 6 customers can't be wrong The other waiter was rushed off his feet -2 waiting on staff for the whole place Still waiting at way past 10.00 pm for our food so we decided to pay for drinks and leave. Then when we said why we were leaving we were told they'd had 2 members of staff phone in sick. If we'd been informed there was going to be a wait that would have been more acceptable than being left in the dark. Do you not have back up staff? Suggest you do so in future and if no one wants to come in at short notice offer your poor rushed off their feet waiting staff a small monetary bonus for coming in. Not a happy party of regular staff who will no longer be regulars Had a lovely meal at Indian Blues just up the road instead and were served immediately

We went out for a drive looking for a nice place to have Sunday lunch, we drove by and saw the Sunday lunch carvery sign so decided to pop in on the off chance they may have a table. We were warmly welcomed and given a table immediately, they explained how their carvery system worked. We had the works all four meats , food was beautiful , piping hot and plenty of it. It was only after we had eaten that while talking to the manager she said that the Sunday we visited 11/11/2016 was their first Sunday as they had only just taken over. You would not have known as service was extremely efficient , everything was organised we were impressed and will definitely be going back.

I do not know why this place has only 3 stars. I have been eating here for a couple of years and the food is always amazing. The staff are Pleasant and very chatty and friendly. Lunches are huge and delicious and Sunday Carvery is perfect... absolutely mouth wateringly gorgeous! The environment is ambient, snug, a tasteful mix of contemporary modern and olde worlde, with stone fire places, exposed beams, candles... very relaxing and comfortable. Plenty of choice behind the bar. Very child friendly too. This is one of my favourite places to have a cozy, relaxing, leisurely lunch.

After buying a voucher on the Peak Fm website we thought this would be a great alternative to the coco bar bistro in Chesterfield. How very wrong. We observed the menu online and tapas it was, upon arrival we were told that they had a new menu- instantly disappointed as the new menu was terrible. Limited choice and basic at that. Service from the young girls was ok. We had jack daniels chicken wings to start which were ok. My mum ordered the steak pie, just gravy and puff top. The meat was extremely tough and she left most of it. I ordered quorn chilli, it was ok nothing to write home about. My partner had the ribs and chicken...ribs were mainly fat and grissly and the chicken tasted microwaved, most of the plate were chips which I enjoyed, others werent as keen. We suggested we didnt know about the change of menu and the young girl insisted the website had changed. Photo evidence below. We told the waitress of our disappointment of the food to no array and no offer of discount. Would definitely not return. A waste of money. Such a shame for a nice country pub to serve such bad good and combinations.

I took my mum for lunch here today and will never be returning . There was only us there. No atmosphere No music No tapas A Dirty menu was given to us with limited pub good on there. We ordered steak and caramelised onion baguettes , they were in edible . Steak chewy and full of gristle. Onion to sweet and over powering , felt sure it was out of a jar. Mentioned that we couldn't eat the steak , waitress gave 10%off the bill. Didn't eat any of it. The Staff were all sat together on their phones in a corner. Very unprofessional place that has most definitely gone down hill. Will not be returning .

Came here with my husband. When we visited we saw that it was a very dirty restaurant, recently checked their government hygiene rating and lo and behold it's a 1/5 having been inspected in September!!!! They are one step away from being shut down. Disgusting, will never return.

Please dont waste your money at this joke of a place, if i could mark it as 0 i would. Had to wait almost 40 mins for carvery to be filled up, would expect table service quicker than that. When finally told it was ready was still potatoes missing. The meat was nice but the Veg was under cooked could loose a tooth eating it, the yorkshire pudding had the consistancy of a wet sponge and the mash, well how can you get it so wrong, it tasted like they had poured all the fat out of the meat into it, it was disgusting. This is the 3rd time i have tried this establishment and has been terrible everytime. I only returned because it is said to have new owners. Like in the title avoid avoid avoid

we heard the coco bar had been took over and decided to give it another try, having previously being disappointed we assumed it could only get better with new owners. How wrong could we be! walked in and told they were only serving carvery, this was fine we had small children so meant we could get our food quickly. Carvery was empty! so we had to wait for it all to be topped up, but then to be told it was topped up but no roast potatoes. i went up anyway to get the childrens food and said we would pop back when the potatoes are ready for ours. Having tasted the childrens dinners were decided not to bother, all veg was under cooked, the potatoes tasted of fat and the yorkshire puddings soggy and awful, it was terrible. Even the children didnt each much of it. We paid for them 2 meals and left never to return again.

Terrible service, we waited 50 minutes between starter and main (even though we only ordered burgers) and I am certain it only arrived because I went to the desk to enquire. The food was not worth with the wait.. burger served on the cheapest bun imaginable, both my husband and the gentleman on the next table left their greasy bread, not great considering the price. We ordered onion rings for side which arrived anaemic and on a saucer when we had virtually finished our meal...bear in mind the restaurant was not busy having only four tables seated. All in all if you want terrible service, below par burgers and vinegary potatoes masquerading as patatas bravas this is your place. Hugely overrated and extremely disappointing

After pre booking our food for our meal I thought the service would be speedy and everything would be correct. My starter of halloumi was barely cooked and the courgette was raw and bitter. Then my veggie burger main course was not good at all. The burger was a frozen one anyone could get from a supermarket, it was very dry. My sweet potato fries were swimming in grease and were very soggy. I asked about a pineapple chilli relish that was supposed to come with the meal but was told the order for it hadn't come in. I assumed this also must have been the case with the Parmesan, ciabatta bread and beer other members of the party ordered and didn't get. To say it was a Friday night and we had already told them what food we wanted, they were not prepared at all. I was extremely disappointed, as were other people at the table. And unfortunately I will not be returning. However, the servers were polite and friendly the whole night, I couldn't fault them.

Went here recently for lunch and wow.. It really is awful! First of all, the tables were absolutely disgusting, covered in wax and sticky they clearly had not been cleaned before we sat down. The side plate stuck to the table when we tried to move it. Cutlery was dirty could have done with a polish. Food was bad, oily and tasted very bland. My husband went up to pay and waitress was sat in bar (on break maybe?) on her phone and didn't notice us and there was no other member of staff in sight so had to interrupt her to pay our bill. Overall very bad, would not recommend.

We went here for Sunday dinner after seeing how beautiful it looked from the outside, biggest mistake we ever did. We walked in to be greeted " sit were ever you want but we are only serving a carvery". So went to the bar to order our food and drinks for the bartender to tell me that they were out of the drink I wanted so had to order something else. Went up to the carvery station and the food was Luke warm Yorkshire puddings were cheap ones from farm foods. All of this costs us nearly £25. Wish we had gone to Mcdonalds. It would have been better service and better food. If you want a good quality Sunday dinner stay away from here

Wonderful welcome, nothing to much trouble, will be taking our friends on their next visit, thanks for making it an enjoyable experience

Unhelpful day time girl behind the bar, rude on her phone a lot. However food was ok. Sent me normal chips instead of the upgraded ones I ask for (sweet potato). Overpriced for pub food.

Went for Sunday lunch. Waited over half an hour for our drinks which never turned up even after two reminders. Cavery was empty, never a good sign on a Sunday dinner and when "the chef" came he could not make gravy or mash gluten free as all this gravy packets in the kitchen had wheat in them. Walked out. Poor effort. Very poor.

The food was mediocre, just looked like it had been thrown on to the slate. Nothing like what we've had at Cocos in Chesterfield town centre, there was no pride in the presentation and the fish was full of big bones (I know, fish you expect bones but there were more bones than fish) the burger buns were solid. Not a very pleasant experience at all, won't be taking a chance on it again.

Really good, even house wine was lovely, staff really friendly, professional, helpful and accommodating. Food excellent, will defo visit again, thank you for lovely food, must try their other restaurants in Chesterfield

We booked the main room out for a party, bought 40 sets of parents who wanted to eat but was told they couldn't order food, the disco stopped early despite paying what they'd asked and the food was average.

We took the family fora birthday and had not realised it had changed hands. The last time we were here it was superb this time not so good. We also had a night when the staff were obviously new and not really into it, so items did not always arrive on time or in the case of the sauces not at all.The food was ok nothing special that you couldn't have had in most pubs.Overall a big disapointment.

Decided to call in as we were driving by. Received a very warm welcome and our waitress was also attentive and cheerful. Lovely choices on the menu and really well presented and tasty too.

Have visited Coco's on several occasions and never been disappointed. The staff are very friendly, the food is delicious, there is a wide variety of food on the menu which is delicious. Never disappoints.

My friend and I went for a meal on a Monday night so it was quiet but still a nice atmosphere. The staff were very helpful and friendly, our food came in good time and was extremely tasty, well cooked and I'd say good value for money. It was a good night out and I'd thoroughly recommend Coco Bar bistro at the shoulder

We have visited this Inn a few times over the years. It has changed names at least three times in the last 5 years In winter it has a lovely log fire that if you are lucky enough to sit by is very warm and cosy . We have never had a bad meal but usually come away thinking it lacks something. Not quite sure what though. The menu is ok but could do with more choice. If you are out for a drive It is worth a visit.

Fabulous food tonight, credit to the guys who were cheffing tonight, our party of 8 all thoroughly enjoyed all courses as did fellow diners in close proximity

A lovely place with nice food ... Had to wait quite a bit for our food to be served but when it was served it was lovely . Only other thing it's a bit expensive

My first visit to the shoulders ,called in just befor lunchtime to enquirer about the menu,the young lady who was in reception was very helpful,she even photo copied the menu for me.called later with 3 other guests for lunchtime meal,we all had the lamb pie which was really nice.the service was great,the resteraunt with its modern decor was good,couldn't fault it,and the meal was under £7 each.really good value.wished I lived nearer so as to use it more often,but will definitely call again.thank you coco.tom

Like the first Coco making basic food look good with branding but behind the brand its still over priced ego hyped basic food.Plates you find Iceland doing on a party menu with a real Ale to make it cooool... yeh most of us who have tried for business meeting or with partners at our Business come up with the same feedback, do they think real Ale makes it cool? It doesn't make it cool, another ego burning marketing fad.Now we have a Bistro lets now design Ale, lets design Pubs.... instead of concentrating on what people want more "good food".As a Brand if you did deeper its also a rip off and would not stand up in a city because there are to many competitors that would expose it for what it is. Over ambitious move out of town, little big for its boots, thinks it is something it is not sadly.If you here some say try Coco its a alert they wouldn't know good food if it smacked them in the dial or have no choice being Chesterfield has never stood up well with independent restaurants and users go for convenience.

Bang on! Quality and quantity, helpful friendly staff! The restaurant was busy and noticeably all staff were doing the best, but we still didn't feel neglected.. People need to understand that this restaurant is not like others they may have visited , all food is freshly prepared and the food is cooked to order, the lengthy time we waited was explained and we were understanding, I think the manager was Jake and all other staff were just as helpful.. The quality and quantity of the food was fantastic! Second time of visiting had the pulled pork which was devine! Thanks again to all the team, will be visiting again soon!

We have visited Coco several times in the past year. Each time the food has been excellent and served by incredibly polite and efficient staff.The food is hand prepared, freshly cooked and served by staff that care about the service. If you want a reheated pre prepared meal thrown onto your table within 10 minutes of sitting down, then go elsewhere. Coco is best enjoyed when you are in no rush, want to savour great food and relax.We have dined here with many friends over the year so far and cannot recommend it highly enough. The portions are well presented and very generous. You will not leave hungry.Advisable to book at weekends, especially Friday and Saturday nights as the popularity is growing and sadly (for those who have enjoyed this gem for a year or more) it will not be long until there is a waiting list of a week or more for a table.

Saw Coco on way back from Chesterfield and did u turn ,Intention was 2 have 2 x coffee and loo break . Ended up having the pie of the day in this case Lamb. Excellent .Staff pleasant and helpful .Price a bargain .

Arrived for Sunday lunch on Valentines day, table booked for 1pm, no-one behind the bar, no customers, eventually got served with drinks, and shown to our table. The restaurant was cold, there was a log fire but no heat was being generated. Apologies from the young man who told us we had to wait for menus as the chef was deciding what to prepare! Three of the four chairs around our table had ripped seats. Limited choice when photocopied menues arrived, poor presentation, veg not trimmed, stalks still on beans, slug holes in roast potatoes. We did point out these things to the waitress, but no comment was made. First and last visit.

Called for a late lunch with friends today. Waiter was really lovely and took our order promptly - Tapas, with bits added on. Food arrived but had to call waiter back for condiments as none were offered. The food was nice though the ribs weren't the best we'd had. Plates were on the table for a while before they were cleared. We ordered desserts, coffee and extra cold drinks. Desserts and coffee arrived but the cold drinks never arrived.The waiter seemed to be only front of house staff member on, as he was serving tables and behind the bar too.An extra member of staff would have given the place a bit more of a helping hand and ensured that the little touches were taken care off easily. Verdict - a nice place, but no atmosphere and understaffed

Well this place was brill..Had my daughters 5th birthday party here in the back room..It was big enough to have a bouncy castle and still space to play party game.. The staff were brilliant also..Nothing was too much trouble for them..All my mum friends were equally impressed..Will defiantly be booking again for any other function i have..

Staff helpful and friendly , value for money . Devine food , will definatly dine there again . Surrounding are beautiful

Having visited several times up until 1 year ago we have found the service and standards have dropped significantly. The steak and ale pie's were cubes of chewy meat in a very salty gravy served in individual ramekins with an almost uncooked pastry lid. The potato and veg accompanyments and gravy boat were good but I was unable to eat the pie and my partner ate only half of his. No alternative was offered but one of the young staff said we could have something complimentary but didn't state what. I ordered a dessert with another member of staff and explained I will have it complimentary but was charged for it on the bill. The bar staff member was quick to deduct it off the bill without a fuss. There was a children's party in the main room which seemed to be the cause of our long wait for food. The table next to us wasnt cleared at all whilst we were there either. Such a shame as we visited at least once a month up until about two years ago and was hoping for even better as it looked like it had a revamp. Unfortunately it was better before with its rustic charm. Also where we were seated in a smaller recess it was very cold and drafty next to the (closed) patio doors on a cold day. Previously there had always been a couple of open fires but neither were on. The draft actually made the card wine list on the table move so I put my coat on half way through to keep warm.

Not sure what's happened to this place,We went in the summer and it was faultless but went this evening and not so good.The young waiter was polite and helpful the food let the place down.The steak had no seasoning and very fatty cut of steak and it just wasn't a well executed dish.Might try again in future to see if tonight's bad steak was a one off

The food is all freshly made on site and I have never seen portion sizes like it! I definately advise not eating for a week in advance. That been said the food is so tasty it's unreal! You definately don't want to waste it!The building has been renovated to a lovely standard now and the real fire is a bonus!

Fabulous place! Had an amazing NYE with husband and son. Amazing food, great entertainment but most of all really lovely friendly bar staff, which made it for us. Lovely comfortable family room too. Will definitely be back xx Happy New Year guys need girls xx

A Very Merry Christmas to all at Cocos! We have been very happy locals for the last year, so nice to have this on our doorstep!! And we visit at least twice a week for food and or drinks and never disappointed, keep doing what you are doing it gets better and better.

This is not the first time we have visited Coco at Hardstoft and after the last time and the review I have added on here we unfortunately decided to give them the benefit of the doubt and try one last time as its so near home:What a mistake! The debacle started in November when I rang to book for the 19th December for both my husband and sons birthday celebration meals with the rest of our family. The booking was taken and all was well. I then received a phone call to say could they send us menus by email to ensure the meals would be served in a timely way and that due to the busy period they would be assured they would have our requirements met. Two attached emails were duly received and we chose our meals and emailed this back to the manager. I then received an email back from them to say there had been a mix up and actually they would only be serving from the set Christmas choice menu and the person that had chosen from the ordinary menu would have her choice met by the chef but they would not be able to serve the chocolate cupcake dessert but if we wanted a chocolate dessert they could provide brownies: I thought this odd (they could have gone to Tesco to buy the chocolates cupcake dessert!!) but went with the cupcake option. We arrived 5 minutes early: No atmosphere as per usual from our last visits and hardly buzzing with Christmas cheer: We asked what fruit beers they had at the bar and the young man just waved his hand dismissively at the bar sign for fruit Cider - He obviously didn't know the difference between beer and cider! We were shown to our table very quickly and the starters arrived; My soup was just Lukewarm, the pigeon starters were very poorly presented but the worst of all was my sons crab and prawn cocktail - It looked shocking, served in a cereal bowl and basically a bowl of salad with the crab and prawn cocktail sauce just dollops on the top - It really did look like someone just couldn't be bothered or had absolutely no idea how to present food. There was nothing decorating the table to make you think it was Christmas. As the table was cleared my son saw a caterpillar fall from his plate (picture below) - This was it for us as we all then felt quite sick and wanted to leave. We called the Waiter across to look at the caterpillar - He said that can't be right and went into the back of the restaurant: he came then and picked it up with a serviette. There was no manager apparent and no one in any authority it seemed who came to us to say anything. We then stood up to leave: A young waitress asked if there was anything they could do!

We went for my Birthday and I can safely say that the service was excellent and the food was also. The meal compromised of starters and main and neither myself or my partner could find fault with our choices. We would both highly recommend and we will be eating put there again.

An amazing night!!!! The food was outstanding and the staff were amazing!!!! Thank you all for a great night. We will be back without a doubt!

Visited CoCo @The Shoulder at Hardstoft, for a 60th Birthday meal. We arrived with some trepidation, as there are some scathing reviews....we need have had no such concerns. Opinions are clearly a personal thing, however I wonder whether some of the reviewers of CoCo have even visited the establishment. This is a restaurant that has a bar, NOT a pub which serves meals, so should be judged as such. I was part of a party of 12, who took the time to ensure that our expectations of this special celebration were met. We had sight of the menus before visiting and were therefore able to give the restaurant staff a "heads up" on our preferred meal choices. We were given a table in a quiet part of the restaurant complete with a wonderful open log fire. Our variety of starters were delivered promptly and were all without exception totally up to expectation. The staff were particularly friendly without being intrusive and totally focused on providing an excellent service. The main courses were cooked to perfection and delivered such that all 12 meals arrived pretty much together, including the 3 child portions, which were matched to the children's preferences. Everyone should ensure that they make choices from the dessert menu, as the options were particularly enjoyable. Before making judgement, reviewers could perhaps consider that large, diverse orders take time, when cooked to order and therefore any perceived lengthy wait should be accepted with good grace. Our experience today, was that the very short wait was worthwhile. There were two very inconsequential minor glitches, which did not justify any sort of criticism or complaint, however we were given a not inconsiderable discount which was far more than reasonable. It would not have mattered if this action had not occurred. We will most certainly be revisiting CoCo @The Shoulder and look forward to once again experiencing the wonderful hospitality. Merry Christmas!!

I booked here for our works Christmas party for the 12th December. Amazing!! The food was outstanding, staff were fantastic especially Tom and Jake as they joined in and really made our night. From the first contact with Gina to leaving that night was professional and friendly. Could not recommend it more. Thank you Coco.

Went for Sunday lunch on 30th November and will most certainly not be going again. We didn't mind the long wait for our table,as we hadn't booked, but the wait became ridiculous when we finally got to our table. The waitress took our drinks order, then promptly forgot to bring them. Then when the food finally arrived it was very cold. I asked for some extra gravy to warm it up and instead of offering to warm my food, they obliged with the gravy!The staff could see I wasn't happy,so proceeded to ignore us totally. We had to go to the counter to pay and when the young girl asked if everything was ok,I said no. To which she choked out a 'sorry'and nothing else!Shocking service. I suggest you get some experienced staff who can actually be bothered to deal with any issues. Shall not be going back and certainly won't recommend it to anyone.

Onceagain I took the family for a wonderful sunday lunch. Jake / Tyler / Dave / Ellie and ALL the Coco at the Shoulder team gave us a wonderful day. Just to say thank you and looking forward to many more occasions in the run up to xmas.

Very welcoming with nice food and ambience, warm and inviting. Staff very helpful. Wish could have stayed there that night.

This is our second visit to coco at the shoulder and it definitely didn't disappoint. We took some family with us and had an amazing time. The service was fantastic and the food was superb. Our waiter was so warm, friendly and helpful, think his name is Jake. They have a new wine list that made the choice easy even for us novices.

We have just enjoyed the most fabulous Sunday lunch party at coco - party of 16 including 7 youngsters and a baby. We were made to feel so welcome - as always the atmosphere was relaxed, the food exceptional and plentiful and the service warm friendly and efficient. My family had travelled a long way to get together and we were not disappointed. I would not hesitate to recommend it - always a pleasure - thanks to Jake, Tyler and the team.

Sweet baby Jesus and the orphans! This place is amazing, just like its sister restaurant in chesterfield. I've been to the Coco in chesterfield and thought it was fantastic. So after hearing they had a country pub, I had to visit. I wasn't disappointed, a really well decorated country pub with fantastic food and very attentive staff. Great atmosphere and love the real fire. I will be going back for sure ASAP. Wish this was my local!!!!!

Hubby and me decided to call last night at around 6pm after visiting friends near by...Shown to a table and given a menu and placed a drinks order. Rose wine was heaven in a glass, best I've tasted in long time! So full marks there but for £5.95 for a small glass it should of been. I ordered Brie and bacon burger and hubby had the sirloin steak, hubby don't like mushrooms or tomato so asked for these to be swapped for a fried egg. Food arrived around 20 mins later which is good! Waitress asked us if we needed anything so we placed another drinks order and asked for salt and vinegar and also some mayo...the drinks arrived after hubby had eaten his meal (around 15mins later ) and still no sign of our condiments! Pointed this out to be told sorry I had forgot! To late by then..the fried egg that hubby received was absolutely shocking my 11 year old son cooks better ones, totally burnt on the underside.The burger I had was delicious until I got to the middle, it was red/pink in the middle Upon the waiter clearing our plates we was asked if everything was okay which we told and showed him the egg and raw burger...his reply was sorry and that was it! Off he went with out another word! By this point I was getting ready to blow my top so hubby went to pay the bill. No offer of an apology or a discount. Needless to say we would not come back here if the food and wine was free. If you have never been here don't bother save your money and go to the other one in Chesterfield! Oh and I do have photos of our poor food but for some reason it not let me upload them!

First time lunch visit 10/11/15 M enu shortages and not a few many Excuses so lame became tragically humerous! Apple crumble we have not got custard!!!!!Visit again no chance

We visited ( 24/10/15 ) the staff was so friendly and nothing was to much trouble for them, the food was delicious and the wine was even better :) we had booked a room for the night and we was not disappointed, we had everything we needed in our room to make our stay enjoyable, we will defiantly be visiting again.

We visited last Friday evening (16/10) - we all had a lovely time, especially after the screaming child departed. My pulled pork steakburger was gorgeous, and the baileys cheesecake, yum! One of our party sent the lamb back as it was underdone but no issue, staff handled it very well. In fact, the staff were absolutley delightful, all young and trying hard - keep it going folks, we'll be back. You made us feel very welcome.

Read the reviews before booking but I always prefer to decide for myself by trying places.this is a simply decorated, classy bistro with friendly attentive staff and huge portions of tasty food.as a newbie to eating steak the waiter kindly listened to my odd way of describing how I wanted it cooking without laughing! When my dinner arrived the portions were huge and I struggled to finish but the sweet potato fries were gorgeous.theres always a little room for pudding though so I managed to squeeze in apple crumble and ice cream served in a little casserole pot on slate - very stylish! If you want somewhere comfy with a roaring fire to enjoy an intimate dinner at decent prices then trust me and ignore the negative reviews and see for yourself.i can only assume the venue has read the previous reviews and acted on them as I thoroughly enjoyed my visit and will return

I have been to Coco in Chesterfield on numerous occasions and never had a bad experience, so my friend and I decided to try here for a change.To say it was Friday night it was not very busy which sounded warning bells immediately.We ordered 5 Tapas dishes and then had to wait 40 minutes for them to be served when there were only 2 other people in the dining area. The dishes were then very average. We were asked if we wanted to see the dessert menu but when it was presented there were only 2 items plus ice cream!! we were surprised to say the least and needless to say we didn't order anything.Two couples then arrived and one man proceeded to behave in a very strange manner, swearing and constantly walking about inside and outside, this was very disconcerting and very distracting - in my opinion the staff should have asked him to leave.Due to the situation and disruption we were eventually given 20% off the bill and a voucher to use again but I would not go there again I would stick to Coco in town

The couple on the table next to us were complaining about their food as we were seated so first impressions were not great! We ordered 2 chicken salads and a gammon, only to be told five minutes later that they had no chicken - what kind of restaurant has no chicken?! The gammon was served with chips which were still covered in soil/dirt!! We brought this to the attention of who we assumed was the manager and he made a jokey comment and no real apology! We were not impressed at all and would not recommend! It us a shame as coco in chesterfield is lovely!

The service was superb. Staff were friendly and attentive. The room was comfortable and spotless with good facilities. The eating experience was excellent. The food was great. Definately would recommend. Thank you

I went here 2 nights on the trot as I was staying up the road. The first night there was only me eating and it took 45 mins for my meal to arrive with apologies from the chef personally (not quite sure what the problem was). The meal was ok hence the 3 star review. I had steak. After my disastrous first night I nearly decided to go elsewhere but as it was convenient I tried again. This time my meal came promptly and the food (steak again) was delicious and would definitely recommend the sweet potato chips!! This place is very nicely done out & the staff were very welcoming & helpful. If I was to visit the area again I would still try here despite my first night. I do think however that the menu needs to be a little more varied there was only one pasta dish.

Food was really good. Aaron the chef produces consistently good food. I ate here every night for 10 weeks so I know!

Every so often we get together with some old work friends. This time it was our turn to arrange the meal. So after looking up places in town and also having already been to quote a few. We decided to give coco a try.I was a little apprehensive based on previous reviews but you have to give it a try and form your own opinion. So here's how the night went...Drinks and service were excellent before we were shown to our table so that's a great start...The starters - we decided to pick 5 for £20 and share them between the 6 of us, and we were not disappointed they were lovely.The main courses 4 of us had steaks all of different stages of cooking and all were cooked to perfection!I had the bbq pulled pork topped steak burger and it was indeed very yummy. All of these came with chips and salad which were all perfect. 1 of the ladies in the group had sea bass and this is the only down side of the night it was just slightly small it looked more like mackerel than sea bass - but she did say it was very tasty. Desserts - they had run out of cheesecakes but the restaurant did have several big parties in on the night so I guess that's reasonable. We had chocolate brownies and they were great. All in all the only bad element and why I didn't give 5 stars is because the sea bass being small. I would recommend people give this place a try - the staff and service we received was very welcoming and friendly. They did there best not to have you waiting too long between courses even though they were busy.!! We shall be attending again anyway.

Visited Friday night, nice friendly chap behind bar, most expensive Prosecco ever at £6 a small glass, very limited menu again same as first time visited, Tapas starters cooked Ok but not very appealing on plate 3 mini quiches no garnishing, husbands main course burger raw in middle and hand cooked chips too salty to eat, I had chicken tagliatelle, chicken tasted lovely but tomato based tagliatelle just had no flavour at all, people on next table all sent their main courses back. The place and surroundings are lovely but food leaves a lot to be desired, service not bad but definately lacks management imput, place could be a goldmine if run correctly.

This is a local pub/restaurant to us. Visited twice before - visit 1: was ok - visit 2: service not great and food not bad - Visit 3: tonight-ordered Tapas for sharing after being told a list of 5 menu items that were not available; this is Friday night at 7.15pm! Not a full menu on one of the busiest nights of the week? Poor - the 5 tapas were not sufficient for 2 people and for £20 I thought this quite pricey - 2nd drinks orders 'forgotten' and dessert was half a small wine glass of mousse for £4.95: all in all then £39 for not very much at all in a place devoid of atmosphere. Had a good laugh with the 2 couples at the table next to ours who had an even longer list of items missing from the menu and had been waiting for their meal for well over half an hour when we left and the party who had arrived 20 minutes after them were receiving their starters! We offered them an order to be sent up to them from out local chippy! Oh yes and worth noting that the two meatballs we had on our platter for sharing were raw! We told 2 different waiting staff who both said 'oh, sorry' in a very unconvincing way and walked on. Won't go back but feel it's such a shame as the place could do well and be really nice if managed correctly.

Lovely food, a bit pricey but worth a visit, differing menu and unusual bites but not great for kids

Everything about this place is great, the staff, the atmosphere and the food but they should really get their drink prices sorted...£10.95 for a pint of keg ale and a glass of house white is taking the mick dont you think? come on Coco, re think your bar prices and you will get customers coming back! have you ever wondered why there is nobody left in the bar after the restaurant has closed? honestly, this is a lovely place to eat and have a laugh but its bar prices are just silly...Sorry!PS: I have been coming in this place since I was a kid...I only live a mile down the road but if they dont sort out their bar prices the pub will be shut in 6 months!

Booked a meal here during a bank holiday so was not surprised that it had been a popular venue. The meals were a delight - all our diners commented on how well the food was delivered and cooked. We were quite honestly surprised that they had any negative reviews at all. The staff were attentive, welcoming and friendly. We had a very pleasant evening in nice surroundings with good food, good company, and well kept beer.

Booked here for an old friend's get together. Luckily, for Coco's I didn't want to make a scene but had the occasion not been so special I would have complained. We arrived and were offered the option of being seated at our table or going to the bar area. We went into the bar which was empty apart from an employee sat on the next table eating. The tv was on which added little to the ambience. The waitress came and told us what was not available from the menu. This was a lengthy list which I'm not sure how she expected us to remember.We were eventually seated and ordered. Food was cold when it arrived. It was of very average quality. The other customers (which weren't many) had left by 9.15pm and the background music was turned off. This meant that the place was lacking all atmosphere.I went outside to ring for my lift as the signal was poor inside and saw perhaps 8/10 employees in their black tops congregated in the bar area laughing, playing about on phones. I wouldn't chose to go there again. Poorly run, lacking atmosphere and over staffed.

The 2 rump steaks and a bottle of house wine for £29.95 deal is good value. The steaks were cooked exactly as ordered, were tender, juicy and had a delicious flavour - we enjoyed. On the other hand, I feel that, generally, the prices are overly ambitious, e.g. a bottle of house wine at £17.95 or a glass of Pinot Grigio and a pint of Lager at £9.95! This place is a pub, admittedly with revamped decor, that has prices more suited to upscale dining at a restaurant. Perhaps the owners should decide if it's a "restaurant with rooms" or a "country pub with rooms" . At the time of our visit the pricing and the offer were at odds.

Saturday night out with friends. Average Food. Special requests ignored. Really just a spruced up pub that thinks its a Restaurant. Charges heftily for below average food.

We have just been for a meal at the shoulder, the staff are warm and welcoming. The food was amazing, so well cooked and presented. I had a meal from the day time menu that is served up to 5pm and my husband had something form the normal menu. The resurant and grounds are well maintained and tidy. We will be back on a regular basis. Just been to try to put that the shoulder is mid range as well as fine dinning, it's a place that is versatile, with a relaxed happy atmosphere

We go to the coco at the shoulder at least once a week for food and drinks. We think the service is always excellent and warm welcoming, the food for us has always been outstanding in our eyes (sometimes takes a-little longer than your local pub grub place but with everything being made fresh it's expected) and the Sunday dinners they are just amazing, kids always ask to go there on Sundays for there dinner. But to put this place down is beyond us, I think people read the bad reviews and then visit with that in mind, unfair in my eyes but everyone's entitled to an opinion. We are using it for our wedding venue next year as we enjoy it that much :-)

Our booking was for 7.30pm, on arrival we ordered drinks and sat on the chairs while reading the menu'sA member of staff gave us a very thorough run down of what we couldn't have!! as the menu is limited anyway, to have it shortened by poor stock control is unacceptable.While we were waiting I went to the bar to get more drinks, the ladies wanted gin and tonic, to which I was told we could have them, but in pint glasses as "we don't have any more clean glasses", I said fine as we could pour them into our existing ones, when the bartended put them on the bar, I pointed out that the size of the glass wasn't as greater a concern as the 3 lipstick marks on the rim and the general filth all over it, he apologised for this as he "hadn't noticed!" I returned to our table to fetch the existing glasses which were then washed and hand dried with a tea-towel before being handed back to me.Upon ordering our food the waiter then returned to tell us that some of our already limited options, weren't in fact available as they had also run out of those, bear in mind this is 7.30 on a Saturday!Myself and the other guy in our group ordered the brie and bacon topped burger, when they were finally delivered we were given stilton burgers! at this point I was getting a general feel for the futility or raising the issue and decided to just eat it, to be fair the food was ok.When we ordered dessert it was the same affair, a brief list of what we couldn't have!at this point the staff were milling around in the bar area, as no one else was in the restaurant it was clear they wanted to leave and we were somewhat inconveniencing them!We then decided to order coffee while waiting for a taxi, I went to the bar and asked for 3 Irish coffees and one tia maria coffee, the response was "irish coffee, whats in that mate?!"After a brief explanation I returned to our table to be told, you guessed it, "we don't have any Irish Whisky or Tia Maria"To be fair, at this point I had given up and could actually see the funny side of all this, so I went to the bar to order a final round of drinks.ok, to the management, you have an understandable policy of employing young people, but young people need training and direction, you are clearly giving your staff neither of these, they simply don't have a clue what is expected of them.I travel all over the british isles with work and have stayed in all manner of restaurant hotels, I take no pride in saying the worst service I have ever received is in my home town!You need to address this and quickly

no Sirloin steaks, no fish....and no Irish coffee. The place looks great however no leadership and to run out of so many products on a Saturday evening was unbelievable.The service was so poor due to staff not knowing how to serve the clients...All four of us agree we would never return....don't think the place will be open much longer

Nice looking modern bar with seperate restaurant area.We arrived early 6pm on a Friday night, and had the choice of any table.I found the starters labelled tapas a strange combination, their was not much i wanted to chose off the list. We both chose ribs, they were tasty, sticky, and served with homemade coleslaw, could have been larger for 4.50.We also struggled with mains, burgers, steak, or 4 alternative option, lamb chops, tuna, etc.I had Stilton burger, crumbly soft meat, with large slice of stilton placed on top, cheese would have been better melted, the bun crust was very hard, and difficult to eat, suggest they change them, so i eat the burger and left the bun.At 9.95 ok in price, and is served with homemade chips, and a couple of lettuce leaves.staff were pleasant, service good, but only people their!Overhall nice atmospheric restaurant, suggsst menu could be better!

we was out for a drive trying to find somewhere to eat not sure of where we would end up today on a sunday afternoon..didnt really fancy a sunday dinner..when we passed the sign saying coco bistro was really happy as we love the chesterfield one in the town centre..we got drinks but then was told only had sunday lunch menu on but we was hungry,had drinks to drink so decided ok as we had a sunday lunch at the chesterfield one once n enjoyed it so i ordered the beef dinner n my boyfriend the chicken dinner..the staff was nice and polite..we sat outside as was a nice day..but the food was luke warm the beef was fatty and it wasnt gravy it was just a pool of fat,made me feel sick..i eat some of it cos was starvin but no one came to check our meals was ok n dint want to go in to complain so just left it and went to burgerking n that meal was better..i expected something special..so dissapointed

we have just had a really wonderful party at Coco for my 8 year old son and 40 of his friends. Jamie, Tyler and ALL the team were amazing, welcoming and couldn't do enough for us. the food was lovely and plentiful - just kept coming and the occasion totally surpassed our expectations. The venue was perfect and we really could not have asked for more. At the same time they managed to cater for the families - who all had a good time as well. i would not hesitate to recommend this venue and would love to do it again if Jamie and Co would have us back in the future. Thanks so much for a really memorable occasion!!!!

i was enjoying a meal at this pub which we have done many, many times, the staff are always very friendly and attentive and food is always excellent and freshly cooked so sometimes taking a little longer than your average carvery!!!! I was astounded last night to witness the utter arrogance and rudeness of a family of approximately 8 who hadn't even booked but were given a table anyway, apparently not seated where they wanted to be as all other tables were booked by happy customers ourselves included, they then complained at how long they had waited (15 mins if my watch served me correctly) and moaned successively throughout the meal.This is a great little pub/ restaurant with a lovely atmosphere, if you want instant food go to Macdonalds and leave the tables for those of us who are prepared to wait for properly prepared and cooked food

We've been to the Shoulder in each of its reincarnations over the last 15 years. As it's local and we pass it daily, it's always in consideration. We waited for the change to Coco (which is pretty good in Chesterfield) to settle down, primarily, based on the reviews, to give the service a chance to improve. We went midweek with two friends, for a Steak night offer. As we were the only diners, there can be no comments about service. Food was average, but not exceptional.Each previous time we have gone, it has been a case of "never again!" Memories are beginning to fade: the Italian restaurant with the bizarre interior decor, the Maitress d' at the carvery (her fag ash dropping into the beef as she served), then the last incarnation with poor service and cold food...Will we be back this time? Probably yes, but only when we don't want to drive further afield.

Stopped for a quick lunch. Chose ciabattas. I chose sun dried tomato and feta with pesto. The oil was dripping off to and I couldn't finish it. The chips were oily with black marks. We couldn't eat them. Wouldn't stop there again.

Lovely place hand pulled ales, friendly team of staf and great food, cant recommend Coco's highly enough. Thanks to everyone for a great evening we hope to come back.

OK we live locally and had heard good and bad about Cocos so decided to give it a try for ourselves. We went for Saturday evening meal and found the place very quiet on arrival (but it was busy when we left). Now first impressions are everything and we were not greeted or made welcome on arrival. The head waiter instead kept his head down while he sorted someone's bill, when he could have glanced up and and at least said hello, before having a long and pointless argument with the barman in front of us about a drinks order... After around 5 very awkward minutes, he blamed his lack of civility on the till playing-up and we were shown to our seats. The place has been nicely done-up in a black and while theme, but a few minor repairs are needed already. (My seat base was torn and the adjacent brick wall pattern wallpaper was peeling off in the alcove). Pace of service was about right, but I personally prefer smart and polite where staff are concerned! Both the head waiter and barman need teaching how to address customers at the table. The food was nicely presented and was good, rather than great in my opinion and that of my 2 companions. My glass was empty half an hour before we finished eating, but there were no follow-on drinks orders being taken at any table. We opted to return home for pudding and further drinks... Had the service been better, we would have spent another £15-£20 between us on puddings and drinks. With the Hardwick Inn doing it much better nearby, I am not sure we will be back.

We dropped in here as we passed, we did not book but got in. Staff polite and attentative. The drinks came very quickly and the menu selection though limited was generally good, we ordered and the meals were brought out with a slight mixup but that was soon sorted .

Had a fabulous time at the shoulder celebrating our silver wedding anniversary, (the original venue for our wedding reception 25 years ago) Sunday lunch for 20 was delicious, staff polite and attentive,nothing was too much trouble, the room at the rear of the bar was ideal. Thank you all for making our day extra special

Just a quick thank you to Dan , Robyn and the team (including the chefs!) for a fabulous sunday lunch with the family on Saturday. Every course was just fabulous and service great. Warm welcome and atmosphere . Just spot on !thanks. Rich and family.

Service was bad. Serve was not attentive, she reached over you when getting or placing things. She was like an old stick in the mud, very gloomy. The food wasn't the great. On the expensive side The atmosphere was bad and uninviting. Will not be coming here again.

Arrived at Coco. Show to table ordered drinks. Drinks arrived and ordered starter and main meals. Had a sip of my Amstel larger to find out it was flat. Reordered a bottle of peroni sound. Waitress came back saying that we would have to order another starter because they had ran out. No probs reordered. Tapas starters came, some items good, some bad ( ribs very fatty, prawns was frozen prawns) .Main meal then came, wife ordered fillet steak, twice cooked chips and seasonal salad, I ordered burger, twice cooked chips and seasonal salad, we both looked and asked where is the salad ?!?? Let me check said the waiter, he came back saying sorry they had ran out !????? No sorry nothing. Wife's steak was beautiful, but the burger was very dry and no taste. I'm my opion it was frozen and then cooked. Well that was our experience so we won't be back there again. Thanks for reading and hope this helps you with your choice

We celebrated our daughters christening in a private room at coco. The room is very modern and comfortable and just behind the restaurant so you don't feel shut away. The buffet was delicious and included homemade quiche and sausage rolls. Chicken and bacon salad. Lovely homemade chunky chips and coleslaw. Followed by cheese and biscuits and homemade chocolate brownies. Yum! The staff are very friendly and welcoming. Would recommend the venue for celebration events.

Tapas food was tasty and of good standard. Wine and food reasonably priced. Tidy pub would definitely recommend.

Excellent food, with a variety of fine meals to everyone's taste. And the ambiance was delightful! The staff were friendly and attentive, they really made the experience enjoyable. This restaurant was in a beautiful setting, very peaceful and and relaxing.

My husband and I went to this charming pub bistro for the first time a couple of days ago with some friends who had heard good reviews about it. We certainly weren't disappointed! The decor was not only very modern but scrupulously clean, the staff were very friendly and attentive, and the food was superb. It's certainly well worth a visit, and we will be back for sure to try an evening meal and Sunday lunch. The menus are very varied and there is something to appeal to even the fussiest of eaters. It was also lovely to see that they are very keen to use local produce where they can, and that can only be a good thing. Please visit this excellent eatery.

We had Sunday lunch at Cocos Hardstoft last week and it was one of the best meals I have ever had! The lamb was gorgeous and the vegetables were cooked properly rather than raw as you find in some restaurants. The desserts were amazing and the staff looked after us well.Will definitely be returning.... can't wait.

Had a nice meal however: drinks were slow arriving and we weren't offered a dessert menu or Bill (it seemed we had been forgotten!) it wasn't busy and there seemed plenty of staff so really don't know how! We were offered 10% off the dessert price when we caught the waiters eye which was an attempt to make amends - the 45p saved (10% off one dessert only) made little difference tbh! Anyway overall a decent meal and generally decent surroundings

went for anniversary meal last night.it was the only time I have managed to eat a steak and enjoy it! lovely food..