Derby Arms Epsom in Epsom and Ewell

Proper resturant Food, Great Service a quiet Tuesday evening. Knowledgable staff reasonable prices … ‘what’s not to like’

Food was good though they were understaffed in the kitchen so food came very slowly but we were kept aware all the time

Been once before and it was nice. Went tonight Sunday at 5pm and were told they were out of lamb, chicken and beef (most of their menu). Ordered pork belly as had no choice but thought it would be nice as it said crackling. No crackling whatsoever, quite the opposite. Really small portion, I was given one Yorkshire pudding and my partner two (fine by me but confused by the inconsistency) and the gravy was like oily, bland water. Ordered dessert - a mini cake and a hot drink, 20 minutes later a mini cake and no hot drink. I asked for this and the server said he would sort it out to which he never returned but of course it was on the receipt. Nice starter, below average roast, half of a dessert and extremely, extremely slow unhelpful service.

Always a real relaxing atmosphere, great staff and food has always been totally on point.

Book NOW if like to enjoy a tasty meal in a relaxing atmosphere. Attentive staff (Matt n Henry) who were extremely professional and friendly. Ate withbfriemds~ who all agreed we'd return! Well done all round.

We visited the. Derby arms for the first time after many years. We visited for lunch on 13 th February and what we discovered was just the most wonderful place to have a meal. The menu was excellent and included a few slightly different options and the food was delicious.. The really outstanding point about our experience was the excellent service by Matt . He was just the most polite and attentive young man and made the whole meal even more special. Well it was so good we are returning later this week ! Thank you Matt

The restaurant was freezing cold with other diners complaing. We asked for the heating to be put on was told it was not working. So we moved table the manager was knoking back a pint behind the bar and was not interested in the slightest we could not wait to leave. I will not be returning.

We were very happy with the food, the staff were friendly and helpful and we will definitely visit again.

Very nice pub near Epsom race track. It’s been recently refurbished, has a lot of out door seating, decent drinks and menu.

Had a lovely Sunday roast with the family. The food was amazing (especially the pork belly, divine), service was really friendly and great at talking us through everything (shoutout to Lydia!). We’ll definitely be making a return visit 😌

Visited in Jan 2025 for a work team lunch as well as firm-wide evening drinks. Excellent service by wait staff and bar staff all round , topped off by delicious food. For lunch, there was an interesting promotion on during the month which was seamlessly applied by wait staff, without any noticeable deterioration in quality. In particular the chorizo monkfish was delicious (meaty, flavourful and zesty). For the evening drinks, bar staff were very much on the ball when faced with multiple orders on a single bar tab and quickly prepared all requested drinks.

Really enjoyed the food and special plaudits for Jack who was great

Went in there for the first time on Saturday evening with some mates, had a couple of drinks. Mia served us at the bar, she was extremely friendly and polite making our experience very pleasant, as her customer service was excellent. Would definitely go again and would recommend to others.

Thank you to Mia for providing excellent customer service during my Saturday lunch meal. It was greatly appreciated and made the visit pleasurable. Brilliant!!!

Popped in earlier for a post dog walk snack (and pint ;)) and I was greeted with the loveliest staff - especially ginger Grace. Everyone was very warm and welcoming to me and my pupper - me and Bernie will be back soon!

been to the derby arms a couple times and have absolutely loved it, grace was the best and was super helpful ! will be returning

Great food as always and good service (our server Grace was excellent)

We had a wonderful time dining at the Derby Arms yesterday. Special thanks to our charming waitress, Grace, who was so helpful and attentive throughout. Would recommend the Derby Arms to others.

I had such a lovely afternoon at the Derby Arms last Saturday, lovely location for a post walk drink with friends. The food is delicious and the staff are extremely polite and welcoming. Would particularly like to thank Grace for her lovely service. Looking forward to retuning soon!

Always have a great experience at the Derby Arms. The pub has a lovely atmosphere and the food is great too, although it’s the staff that really make this place. I’ve always had a great experience when coming here but lately one of the staff members, Lydia, has really gone above and beyond to make our experience special. I would recommend!

Had a great time at the Derby Arms with my boyfriend last weekend. It’s a great location after a long walk on the downs. The service in particular was great. Lydia was our waitress whilst we were there and she was so polite and really made our whole experience more enjoyable! Highly recommend a visit!

Had a lovely meal this evening seeing some friends. The food was great and our waitress Lydia was so friendly and helpful, thank you

Marcie was really good and efficient.

Been here many times over the years, always a good atmosphere and great food. Service too is always excellent - this time around we were served by Mia who was brilliant - friendly, knowledgeable and well spoken. Will be returning.

Great, friendly service. Good value with 50% offer on mains, giving us scope financially to enjoy more than one course. I was a bit chilly as it was a cold day, and would have felt more comfortable if my feet and legs had been warmer. A cosy open fire would have been welcome.

This used to be our favourite pub for a meal about 5 years ago. Things gradually deteriorated and we stopped going there about 3 or 4 years ago. Heard good reports after recent re-furn so decided to give it another try. Service was good, nice friendly staff but my meal was disappointing (Beef duo Sunday roast). To be honest apart from the superior demographic of the clientele it was no better than one of your Toby Inn carveries but twice the price. Had it not been for my Shareholder discount I would have felt seriously ripped off.

It was very cold as the heating wasn't working and the service was very slow. They did take money off the bill but will not be going back.

We came here for a family dinner megan and lily gave us amazing service as well as great food

Could be lovely. However, mediocre food, average service, and the place is so cold. We moved tables, but it was still cold.

Wonderful local pub on Epsom Downs.

Giving one star is too much for our experience!!! Dreadful food, dreadful pub, and dreadful service!!! First time ever I’ve ever had to send all our meals back as they were inedible!!! Vegetarian dish was utterly disgusting, cod and chips - cod was off, given dried peas instead of mushy peas. Lemon sole was very oily and tasted horrid. - potatoes that came with it were inedible. We were offered free dessert and even this was dreadful!! Frozen chocolate bomb with Luke warm reheated sauce! Drinks too ages to come. This was my first and LAST visit to this pub!!! AVOID!!!!

It’s a lovely and clean place with a friendly atmosphere however this is why I give three stars only. 1. We waited 40min for our food and that was before it even got busy. Our meal orders for 3 adults and 1 child got in 5min before the kitchen even opened. 2. The shrinkflation has hit this place, as well. The Aubergine Lasagna special was a tiny portion for the price asked. The sauce was a bit on the ‘too sour’ side and the chicken in the Panzanela salad was grilled to the point of a burn, so it tasted quite bitter. 3. It was extremely cold inside, some people kept their winter coats on! It’s a shame because it’s a beautiful pub with a great location just across the Epsom racecourse.

Food and service by Max was fantastic.

Excellent food and exemplary service. Highly recommend

We three ladies had a late lunch sitting outside. Very friendly staff, nothing too much trouble. Delicious food, and the best fries and beef dripping sauce. We will be back again in the very near future!

Great pub, wonderful staff fantastic food. Highly recommend.

What a great pub/restaurant!! Honestly one of The best Xmas roasts I have ever had in a pub. Well worth every penny!! Fantastic service, dedicated waiter that introduced himself by name and was always very helpful. We will definitely be coming back! Thank you to all the team!

We had a lovely Christmas meal here with family and friends yesterday. The pub has such a lovely atmosphere, warm, friendly and Christmassy! Staff (David in particular) were so helpful and great catering for children too!We will be returning!! Thank you!

Fantastic pub right opposite the racecourse on Epsom Downs! We had a large group for an early Christmas dinner yesterday and the food and service was excellent! Special thanks to David who worked his socks off looking after 12 of us for 7 hours! Would highly recommend

Had an amazing birthday festive meal the staff made it so special. Special thanks to Lydia.

I booked the private dining room along with 11 friends and we were extremely well looked after. Nothing was too much trouble and we had a really wonderful time. I had provided our Xmas menu choices and they arrived, beautifully presented and in good time. The starters were perfect, the mains tasty, my only gripe were the roast potatoes which were small and over cooked. All the varied desserts were delicious. A really lovely time in a newly decorated venue with terrific staff, thank you very much!

A great place in Epsom Downs! The atmosphere was amazing and the food and service was good too!

Great place to eat and have a few drinks alone or with mates. Very friendly staff and a warm and welcoming atmosphere

Fantastic food and Lydia who served our group was amazing thank you.

The service and food were AMAZING, and surprisingly the toilets were clean!

Fabulous venue, lovely food and excellent staff

Lady you served me behind the bar was very polite and friendly. The food was good and came fairly quickly.

Lily our server was great, very organised and attentive. A great meal

Went yesterday for bottomless brunch, food was very good and our waitress Grace was superb, thanks Grace.

Came in recently and was blown away by how friendly and polite the staff were, particularly Grace. Will be coming back!

Always an enjoyable experience.

Great service lovely food and nice friendly staff

Waitress was very friendly, food was very nice, nicer decor after your refurbishment.

Loved the food, amazing service!

Took my aged mum for lunch on a cold miserable Monday and the warm welcome we received by the roaring fire cheered us up no end. The staff were exceptional - especially our lovely waitress Lorraine ( hope I got that right!) made a mundane lunch really special for Mum. Decor is fab - menu delightful Highly recommended

Good service sitting in the sunshine. Varied and appetizing menu just had a refurbishment very busy but dealt with the volume of custmers

Your restaurant staff did not work together, the young waitress literally dropped the menues on the table without t even talking to us, it took 30 minutes to take order another 35 minutes for food, two of our drinks orders were Coke no ice, when they eventually arrived is was a glass of ice. Your dining area is cold we asked if they could turn the heating up and your waitress said she didn’t think it was working, at this point the e female couple on the table next to us said they were cold also, then a male member of staff came to the open fire place and tried to drag the fire closer to the opening, overall quite poor, food looked ok but was rather tasteless not as good as your social media posts would have to think, as a online creator you need a few tweaks to improve as the local competition is of a more polished standard.

Forgot to put reserved tag on table, when hostess walked to what she had detailed it was already occupied with now reserved. Told us to sit where we wanted. Table we found was unstable, asked bar staff , twice to help out, was given a bunch of napkins to stable it out.

New refurb looks brilliant. Host Megan was great can’t wait to come back.

What a gem, the foods amazing I can highly recommend the Lamb it was cooked to perfection. Staff are lovely and friendly. The only disappointing part was they wouldn’t give me the Gravy recipe 😂 seriously what a gem and atmosphere is cosy and inviting.

Service was a little slow. Had to find waiter to get drinks

Lovely setting, amazing food and stunning service (thank you David!)

David and harry were a brilliant chat and made us feel really comfortable due to his excellent customer service skills giving us advice especially on the wine and dine menu

Went on Friday 1st November as part of their re-opening week. The food was absolutely top notch, as was the service. The refurbishment has given the place a fresh feel while retaliating its' quirky features and calm atmosphere. Will definitely be back.

Great Sunday roast and good service by Lily and the team. Would highly recommend

went to the derby arms on Thursday, which had been closed and refurbish. on entrering the derby arms it was a real wow as its absolutely stunning when you enter.My family and i were seated on a beautiful table we had a lovely 3 course meal the staff were very attentive. There is lots to choose from on the menu. I would definitely recommend the Derby Arms.

Team are outstanding, remodel is super classy and food is exceptional- 10/10 would recommend

Felt great very welcoming and great food quality definitely will come back. Also the guy decorating is a genius must have been Polish.

Fish and chips was excellent .the refurb looks amazing will definitely be back soon..

We were invited to the soft launch of the reopening and is surpassed all expectations, Matt our Waiter was incredible and the food was OUTSTANDING my scallop starter was the best I’ve ever had, would highly recommend xx

Great lunch thank you to Aaron, Eoin, Megan, Charlie and Harry for looking after us all

Quality all round. Thanks Arron👍.

Wonderful food and service, staff are kind and attentive. Thank you especially Owen for making us feel so welcome!

Fantastic food and great new refurbished gastro pub. Varied menu to suit all, presentation perfect and all served by courteous and engaged staff. Great service from Eoin, Charlie and the team - always made to feel welcome and overall a very well run establishment.

Meg, Charlie and Eoin were incredible! Stunning remodel, must visit 💕

Excellent service from Eoin and the team and the Sunday roasts really hit the spot! We look forward to coming back again soon.

I visited today following a beautiful remodel. The atmosphere was warm and inviting with happy, enthusiastic staff. Fantastic service and the menu has delicious gluten free options. I would definitely recommend a visit!

Absolutely amazing food and service. Charlie has gone extra mile looking after us

Very friendly staff, Great selection of drinks, Food was lovely, in paticularly the dirty burger, the beef dripping sauce was to die for

Great experience just before the pub closing for the refurbishment. I cannot wait to see how is looks when back open. The staff are amazing, service and food always on point. Can't recommend enough.

Great place and great service on the day before they closed for a makeover

Absolutely awful food. Ordered a sandwich with Humus & grilled vegetables on focaccia bread. I would have been terribly embarrassed to serve this supposedly food to my customers, The bread was thick & hard, hardly any humus & vegetable at all in it. I am killing myself still today for not complaining on the day. And I paid £12.50 for that. Do not recommend and will never go back. Rating is a big 0.

Visited here after a fantastic day out at the races across the road from Epsom Racecourse - The service was magnificent,really friendly & very helpful - I had the Roast Beef Dinner & it tasted delicious,a coke & glass of wine too - I highly recommend you pay a visit especially when you visit Epsom Racecourse 🥂🥂🥂🥂

Very good. Staff attentive. Nothing was too much trouble. Food cooked well nice flavours nicely presented.

Went to the derby arms for lunch today and was so pleased with the meal etc.!I had sea bass it was the best I’ve had in a long time so tasty. My friend had lamb shanks which he enjoyed. Deserts to die for 😋 the service led by Carla was great

Great food and a lovely atmosphere. Nice place to take kids for an early dinner. Slightly hit and miss service. Friendly and helpful but didn't write the order for a table if six down and then had to keep coming back to check the order. Ended up bringing the wrong dessert and took 15 mins to bring a bottle of wine.

Great pub with a very nice atmosphere and a really nice menu. We were a large group, about 30 and the food (had the chilli squid and slow cooked pork belly, did not try the deserts) and drinks were fantastic (I had a couple of Aperol spritzers). Cannot fault it. Our 2nd time there. Apologies to the management, my previous review was for the nearby Epsom Downs Racecourse!

Great pre race drink venue. Friendly staff for sure...

Came through to visit and found this lovely restaurant to done in. Grace was incredibly helpful finding the perfect with and Harry had the best ideas for local outings and food recommendations. Really held to the best standards and more than happy to visit on travels through again!

Enjoyed the food, well cooked and presented. The staff were attentive and friendly. One star short is that the glass could be polished when they came out of the dishwasher as the marks all over the glass, doesn't look clean.

Lovely food, we had a great table set in a windowed recess, excellent waiter who was so friendly. We were a table of 9 and he remembered all our orders perfectly without writing anything down. We come to the Derby Arms for our reunions and everyone enjoys it.

Very helpful staff. Great burgers at a good price.

Wonderful experience dining last week. Friendly staff and lovely food

Great pub on the downs, one of the best in epsom. High quality food, good service and decent surroundings.

Lovely atmosphere, amazing cocktail selection. Harry the bartender was very good!

Great place for a drink - cocktails were amazing! Friendly, quick & efficient service from the bartender Harry as well. Will be sure to come back!

We went in for lunch on a Tuesday afternoon. The service was poor, one very extremely grumpy young girl. My friend and her daughter had finished there meal before myself and my two children had even received ours. Was ordered at the same time so I don't know why ours was so delayed especially as it wasnt very busy in there. When it did finally arrive my 5 year old daughters pizza was dry and very little topping and my steak sandwich was burnt. Parts of the bread were black and all very hard to chew. Really disappointing!

Wonderful Sunday Lunch, Served by Matt L

Had a lovely Sunday lunch with my family - the food was delicious and our waiter Matt was amazing - 5* service!

Throughly enjoyed my vist on Sunday with my pals. Steve Facey was DJing. Can I just say what a wonderful host Carla was, she's brilliant 👏🏼.