Derby Arms in Ribble Valley

Really enjoyed our food. Particularly enjoyed the service from our server Leo who was excellent. Would go back again..

We dined in the restaurant on Saturday 24 August as we were in the area. We were greeted by Leo who showed us to our table. We had the queenies and crab pate, olives, and two chicken ham and leek pot pies. The food was superb the pie was beautifully cooked the chicken melted in the mouth. All the staff were pleasant, however I felt compelled to write the review due to the wonderful service we received from Leo. He anticipated our every requirement, little touches like offering tap water with the meal, spotting when drinks needed re ordering and generally providing outstanding service throughout. My partner and I both commented at the time how some people just find their niche and this was certainly Leo’s. Thank you we will be back again

Lovely place! Warm welcome and attentive staff…especially Bernard. Fantastic food yet again….highly recommend and will be back!!

A wonderful atmosphere, the staff were happy & very helpful, the Manager Matt was very professional but the best bit was food - excellent. Lovely fresh fish & a great Eton Mess. Yummy 😋😘

Thursday afternoon drive out for a lunch treat whilst our son was back home, well worth the trip out. Menu had some great options, favouring towards fish. Decor smart, staff very pleasant and efficient and beer in great shape. We chose the Fish Curry, Haddock and the Firecracker Salmon all well presented and very, very tasty. Will certainly return 👍🏻

What can I say. This place is amazing with probably the best views from a beer garden in Lancashire. Food and service were amazing. A big thanks to Matt for another brilliant night at the Derby

Class food, class service, really good selection of drinks too. Staff were lovely, took care of all of us. Pot pie to die for.

Absolutely lovely place. Food was amazing, great choice on the menu. Atmosphere was welcoming but not intrusive. Staff friendly and welcoming.

Great welcome, lovely staff, great room and bathroom. Wonderful beer, tasty cider, Dinner was superb the breakfast large, tasty and well cooked. ( I had full English my wife full vegetarian)

We stayed over as part of a special offer. The room was very comfortable. Our dinner was perfect. All staff are very helpful and friendly. Service was excellent even though they were really busy. Would recommend the steak and sticky toffee pudding. The area is lovely for walking. Thanks for a great night.

Had yet another amazing meal here today. I had the Fish, Lettuce and Tomato on a brioche. OMG! it was absolutely gorgeous the fish was in a light batter with plenty of fish inside, comes with Tartare sauce although I asked not to have any as I don't like it; which was no problem. My daughter had the Maylsian Curry and Coconut Rice which was also top quality and very tasty. Sorry no photo afraid by time I thought to take photo she'd eaten it. The service was very good and the young lady and young gent who was working his first shift were very helpful and attentive. If you want quality food with amazing service look no further this is the place to go and treated to wonderful food and fabulous service.

Went for xmas lunch. Rushed. Not personal in any way. Most of the food was inedible. Emailed them about our issues. They responded, apologising and wanting to encourage us not to write them off as a venue by offering us vouchers. We accepted, vouchers never received. Won't be returning. Haighton Manor for us next Xmas 😊 #they think their food/hospitality is far better than it is

Came here with my family for a boxing day meal. The staff were very polite and made sure we were never without a drink, food came out fast and was up to a high standard, Was overall a very satisfactory experience and would definitely recommend!

My husband and I just love this pub. We combine a dog walk from the top park with food and drink. The fires are always lit and the pub is welcoming. The hasselback butternut squash from their festive menu is outstanding. Delicious ingredients, flavours and textures, wow.

Went for dinner. Starters were nice. My partner's main was okay. My main was awful and I didn't eat it. Its to expensive for the quality of food on offer. The wine was nice but again slightly to expensive. Service was slow and not very attentive. Beautiful pub but unfortunately wouldn't return.

Visited Santa brunch with my 2 grandchildren aged 6 and 11 today and just want to say what a great time we had. The food was generous and completely delicious and visit to Santa by a traditional fireplace was really well done There were gifts for the children and a festive atmosphere All the staff were polite and looked after us really well Highly recommended

Lovely pub, inside & out. Staff friendly & efficient. The food was good, but not great (for the money). I had £9.95 ROAST BEEF BLOOMER Caramelised onion, mayonnaise, horseradish, and watercress. I added chips £4.75 Couldn’t taste the horseradish at all. For £15 for a sandwich & chips you expect it to be pretty good, I’m afraid for me it just wasn’t special enough, at that price for a cold sandwich & chips. Probably go back & try something else, might be I just picked the wrong dish!

We came across this pub online & decided to give it a try Lovely looking outside and large car park Lovely country interior Nice varied menu, specials board and we chose the Sunday roasts. We had the Porchetta ( pork) & the beef The portions were huge. You could have the beef pink or more well cooked which I chose but I gave it to my husband as I struggled with it as it still wasn’t cooked enough for me personally The potatoes veg and Yorkshire was nice and the gravy made it which was lovely We chose the baked cheesecake each for dessert which for me was dry and disappointing We would come again but I would make different choices next time I think we were overcharged for a Diet Coke which didn’t arrive

My daughter and I went for some Lunch today. We were greeted as we entered and straight away made to feel very welcome. Two lovely owners who nothing was too much trouble. My daughter just wanted to get out as she is going to give birth any day now; we were not disappointed with this gem of a place. We are both Vegan and we were very pleased with the Vegan options on the menu, which you can see from the photos looks amazing. The Food was absolutely amazing, delicious, great portions, great value, tasty and so very well presented. We will be back here as soon as we can, going to try the Sunday lunches hopefully very soon. Thank you to everyone at The Derby Arms for really taking such care today.

We discovered the Derby Arms having circled the Ribble Valley unsuccessfully looking for Sunday lunch without a prior booking. Warmly welcomed I was delighted to be seated promptly with a lovely glass of champagne(often not available by the glass in a pub) whilst reviewing the traditional menu-perfect. We both ordered Sunday lunch which was delicious, well cooked with good selection of seasonal veg. We then chose to move outside and enjoy our puddings in the last of the afternoon sun with a delicious Chardonnay from the extensive “wine by the glass” menu(in a lovely glass too 👍) All in all a relaxing lunch and we will be back!(without the associated road trip next time).

We stayed two nights, at the Derby Arms. We arrived before the 3pm check in time after driving nearly 300 miles, but it wasn’t a problem, we just sat in the beer garden on a very hot day, and had a chilled drink, taking in the lovely views. Went to the bar at 3pm to check in, but our room wasn’t ready yet, so went and had another drink in the garden. Went back at 4pm and went to our room. There was only 1 cup, saucer and tea bag, so my husband went to get more. It was a nice room, plenty of wardrobe space, and modern bathroom. Had pre booked a table for 4 for dinner, some items on the menu are not available on a Sunday, and we were there on a Sunday! The staff are nice and friendly but it seemed to take forever for our meals to be served to us. Our food was very good so it was worth the wait. We had breakfast there both mornings, which was very good and lots of it! Again very good service and nice staff. The only thing the breakfast room needed was some background music for some ambiance. We stayed during the recent heatwave, and the room was unbearably hot. There was a small fan but it didn’t help much. We really enjoyed our first trip to the Derby Arms, and Longridge, and are looking forward to staying there again soon.

The food was good, if slightly overpriced for the quantity received, also would expect vegetables with a rib eye costing nearly £30. The service however was very poor and commented on by other parties in the room. The dining area was not overly busy so there didn’t appear to be any reason for how long everything took. The ultimate irony was the 10% service charge added to the bill.

SUPERB from the second we walked to the second we left. The food was awesome and the price was just right. The staff were exceptionally attentive - really first class service.. After dining we sat in the rear garden area to watch over the amazing views across the countryside. Very important of course was spotlessly clean toilets.

A short walk from Ferrari hotel we were staying. Good selection of ales and booked for meal the next night. I ordered the Rib-Eye, medium rare, it was cooked to perfection with a blue cheese sauce, gourmet pub kinda prices but it was very tasty. We moved back into the bar for more drinks to end a pleasant evening.

I have been here for lunch on many occasions but have never eaten here in an evening. I came with three friends last Friday. The food was excellent as always but what put us off wanting to return in an evening was the music. It was so incredibly loud that we ended up shouting to each other in order to be heard. The singer was actually very good and had an extensive repertoire but it was jus SO LOUD! I almost felt like going to pull the plug on his amplifiers! We were sitting at the far side of the restaurant so if you were right next to the bar, it would have been unbearable. The 4* score I have given is really for the food and service but the music really spoiled our evening. I wouldn't stop coming during the day but this is not a place I would choose for an evening out.

Everything was perfect couldn't ask for More. The staff are great, Food immaculate and the setting is gorgeous.

We visited tonight as we wanted a gastro pub that did a nice cheese board, Google suggested this was the place... We drove 12 miles from home (we really wanted a cheese board!) and we very pleased with the warm welcome and lovely premesis. We ordered main each, skipping starters to ensure max cheese room. One main was merely very good indeed, whilst the other was exceptional (crispy beef salad). We then ordered a cheeseboard to be told that they were changing the menu the following day and removing cheese from the main desert menu and only having as a special occasionally. We told the manager about it 24 Mike round trip to seek out a quality cheeseboard, for which he apologised and we obviously accepted as an unfortunate event. 5 minutes later he returned with a plate of "the last cheese we have in the kitchen", some grapes, crostini and chutney. On the house as it wasn't a 'full portion'. We were blown away by the gesture and the cheese was amazing. Just what we had hoped for. Quality establishment with exceptional management strong the ship ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Excellent food and service last night. The restaurant was busy but had a very relaxed atmosphere. We’ll be trying the seafood special next time. It looked amazing.

We visited in July whilst the pub had a Champagne weekend with a Laurent Perrier pop up. It was nice to enjoy a glass of Champagne and we shared some Oysters and Langoustines between us before going off the main menu and ordering some pub grub too. Nice to see the same faces as we have visited before for a Sunday roast, all in all a good visit, nice to see it busy too with a few others enjoying the special menu over the weekend.

Visited Derby Arms last night for dinner which we had pre booked. Food was good. However the service was really slow. From ordering main courses we waited 45 minutes for food to be served. We selected the dessert from the specials board , apple and blackberry crumble with custard. The custard was delivered in a very small jug which consisted of a table spoon of custard. I asked if I could have another jug which was delivered with a teaspoon measure of custard and the server told me that was the last of the custard.

We visited for lunch today. The staff were really friendly and helpful The food was quick to arrive after ordering, we both had the roast beef. It looked amazing All perfectly seasoned and presented. However it really wasn’t hot. The beef was not as I’d expect from a sirloin and a lot of gristle. A shame as I had good expectations.

Lovely welcome , very relaxed, beautiful setting perfect for an overnight trip. The outside of the pub was lovely and the inside very cosy

After being abroad for 2 weeks we really was looking forward to some high quality home cooked food. We had been contemplating here for a few months given it’s reputation. We are from out of town approx 40 minutes drive. We booked our table in...

Spent 3 nights at this hotel no cleaner for the whole stay and had to request toilet roll for the room and was told that this was normally done on a request basis

I had a brilliant meal here, the service and management were great. The manager came and spoke to us! My dog were happy! Unfortunately I encountered a unhappy customer who were extremely rude to one of the managers! I felt really uncomfortable… however management even...

I was staying in a nearby hotel and looked for a good restaurant nearby - The Derby Arms came highly recommended. On TripAdvisor. The service at the bar - young lady - was pleasant and professional - I hadn’t booked, it was a Wednesday night....

Fantastic as ever, delicious food, lovely and attentive staff, amazing wine and a truly brilliant atmosphere to compliment it.

Having been customers when the Walne Family ran the Pub and Restaurant, for many years, we started going to the 'new ' Derby Arms over the last 18 months. Over this time and leading up to the last 3 visits, we had noticed a distinct...

This was one of the best breakfast around a longridge and with a great atmosphere and friendly manger

Cracking food and great service couldn’t recommend more to anyone in the area. Enjoyed the nice weather day in their fantastic beer garden.

Went with my parents for a meal, staff were great, good menu knowledge. Inside was clean and tidy and service was fast, I will be returning

Having had a very disappointing experience in March when the Food was terrible and the service far inferior than when we had visited previously we decided to give it another chance........BIG MISTAKE. We booked a table for four on Monday 10th April at 6.45pm. The...

Called in for a drink in Saturday over the bank holiday weekend as we had been out riding in the trough of Bowland. Ordered 2 pints of lager shandy and after joking with the bar staff that it seemed a shame to use nice lagers...

We ordered drinks and starters. No problems with these. However the mains and subsequent drinks caused problems. A member of our party had ordered Chicken Supreme on the ‘Sunday Roasts’ part of the menu. When it arrived it was a normal roast chicken dinner with...

From start to finish the Derby experience was first class. The service was friendly and efficient and the food was great. The fish and chips was plentiful and had a lovely crisp batter and the fish pie although large was full of fish and had...

Came with my wife for dinner last night and I have to say I was blown away by what I thought from the outside was any other country pub. How wrong was I!! We were pleased to see that they had sharing platters for starters...

On walking into this traditional pub we were met by a fantastic atmosphere in the bar area and a warm welcome from our waitress Rachael. The food that we had was well above expected and the seafood specials were especially tempting. We opted for oysters...

Visited for dinner one evening. Very attentive staff took care of us the food was fantastic, steak was cooked well and desert superb. Only thing that let the meal down was the cheese and biscuits. More biscuits hardly any cheese not in proportion. Also one...

Great food served by friendly staff. The manager was very helpful in getting us seated and gave us some great information on the local area. Would recommend to anyone nearby.

We used to frequent the Derby Arms on a weekly basis but now have little desire to return, occasionally thinking we will give it another chance. The food prices have almost doubled for a number of dishes, whilst the quality of the food and service...

We were very disappointed with our experience when we visited. We ordered olives for our wine pre meal which never arrived, I found some plastic in my starter of mussels which had the server checked back I would have mentioned but they were too busy...

£12 for a small glass of wine - good job it was good quality! Food mediocre for the price, would have expected a larger portion. Not good value for money. Impromptu meal out, left feeling underwhelmed unfortunately. The atmosphere was pleasant enough and the decor...

Came by for lunch as a group, enjoyed our food, good service, friendly staff, nice drinks, good pub menu, nothing that will send you out of this world but just a nice homely pub serving good grub.

We have had a fabulous family Christmas Eve meal. The waiters couldn’t be more accommodating. Super festive atmosphere with lots of local fair.

As a Welsh man, i’ve never really had the chance to enjoy the food in Lancashire, but Derby Arms has really given me an insight into what it’s like up here, and it was a fantastic impression. Good service, great food (the steak was absolutely...

Very nice venue. Took friends there for Sunday lunch. Not nearly as good as when we have twice visited previously, so somewhat embarrassing for us to have recommended this place. Sunday lunch menu - roast beef fine - but served with cold and hard vegetables...

Very poor to be honest!, the place looks nice shame about the food definitely not up to standards you would expect. This food was poor, I wouldn’t say we’re made to feel welcome here. You must try and look after your customers. For the following...

Good Food with a good First meal out at the beginning of our holiday. This place offered good food. The menu had a good variety and choice of meals on the menu. The service was very good and the price was reasonable. All I can...

Me and my family went for a meal at the derby Wednesday 28th sept, we were seated and served by a wonderful and lovely waitress called Loren, and had talks with a gentlemen called Toby throughout our evening. They were both wonderful hosts and made...

9 of us had a wonderful meal, amazing at tentative service from all staff but especially Lauren( student nurse Lauren), who looked after us and met all our needs and was a breath of fresh air Food was stunning and we all enjoyed the evening...

Just returned from eating there. Expensive steaks were of very poor quality. Waitress informed of this but no apology offered or attempt by her to attend to the complaint. Poor attitude by waitress! Place lovely but in my opinion not worth the £32 paid for...

Tonight we were extremely pleased with our time at the derby arms. The food was top notch, and the service was great. Daisy (our waitress) was very friendly and always made sure we had everything we needed. Thank you very much

We stayed at the Derby Arms for 2 nights. Nothing was too much trouble for Cameron and the team. The food was fantastic and the service was friendly and faultless . And the team had some wonderful recommendations for walks & other eateries in the...

Booked a table for 7:45 was sent outside not told the table had to clear our table to be able to eat off it . We went to the bar as we had to Order form there, the dinners arrived forgetting the chips which arrived...

Came here to celebrate our daughters exam results on sat night (we have been a few times now). As always the staff are friendly & helpful. We really enjoyed our starters of lingustines gambas & crab pate, all were well cooked & tasty. Unfortunatly it...

Food was excellent , food was good value for money and staff were all very friendly. Food took about 20 minutes.

Came for a meal my dads birthday was a lovely meal all good quality and portions was very impressed all the staff where lovely and accommodating

Always welcome at the Derby, the staff are very friendly and helpful. The food is good and the bar snacks are lovely. Beautiful area. Nice to sit outside in nice weather

Pleasant Surroundings. Courteous staff. I had the gammon which was nice. However, the Hand Cut chips were awful. They tasted reheated, and certainly overcooked. It came with a rocket garnish and tasteless pineapple and chilli salsa ) I was looking forward to the salsa) A...

The Derby Arms is located in beautiful countryside, about 25 mins from Preston. Sadly it was a stay for one night only, but the room was very well appointed with a comfortable bed. The bathroom was a bit quirky and needed a little bit of...

We visited the Derby Arms yesterday for the seafood dish, fruit de mere. It was absolutely amazing. We had lobster, crab, mussels, prawns, oysters. Wow. Served with chips, salad and lovely fresh bread. Needs to be ordered 48 hrs before visit. Recommend this if you...

Visited for lunch with our dog. Our dog was made welcome and we were offered a bowl of water before we had chance to ask for one. The food was delicious, I had the gammon, my husband had the burger, quality of the meat was...

Friendly host Cameron was really helpful as date of arrival was swooped at last minute. Very comfy room and excellent food at evening and breakfast.

Me and my wife seen a ad for the Derby Arms on a Facebook from the pictures and reviews of the food everything looks delicious so we booked it for Sunday lunch, while we were sat at the table my wife noticed another couple had...

Good service and excellent food, very friendly waitresses, food was good value for money and very high quality.

Visited whilst walking the dog was straight away a welcoming environment with friendly attentive staff, once seated had a look at the mainly seafood menu with a variety of options, I ordered from the specials food was hot and delicious with good portion sizes. The...

Myself and my hubby called for a drink tonight, £17 for a pint of lager and a large white wine and soda. How can they charge ridiculous prices, we had to ask if he’d made a mistake.

The Derby arms is my favourite place to dine!! The atmosphere and service are simply amazing I just can't wait to return. The pot pie is my favourite and the chocolate fondant is delicious

Even though we live some distance away we decided that we simply had to come back here again. We sat out the front for some lunch as the weather was lovely. My partner had the eggs Benedict with spinach off the lunch menu which she...

Visited the Derby Arms recently and my experience was amazing. The food was tasty and very well presented and the staff were so nice and friendly. Would definitely recommend to anyone. Top pub.

Great service and a fantastic meal would recommend anyone who would like a night away in the countryside for a short break

The steak was cooked to perfection and the chocolate fondant was one of the best desserts I have ever had

Absolutely wonderful service, wondering people to talk to and get to know, fabulous and delicious food all throughout our meal. It was a very good night, as always, and never fails to disappoint!

Came here saturday night for a bite to eat! Everything was spot on thank you, the mussels were to die for & the monkfish was beautiful. My partner enjoyed his dressed crab & his rump steak was tasty (although we thought it could of been...

We came in for a bite to eat & my partner ordered a medium sized Cabernet Savignon which was charged at £8.50 a glass. We decided due to the outlandish price for a glass of wine we would go elsewhere to eat. If you are...

Amazing experience at Derby Arms as we went for lunch as part of our wedding anniversary celebrations. Really friendly welcome from the whole team and even a lovely glass of bubbly on the house to celebrate. The food was delicious,service from our waitress spot on,...

All I can say is everything was excellent rib eye steak the best I have had, Sunday lunch brilliant, sticky toffee pudding the best, service excellent, can't wait to come back.

We booked online on the morning of our visit for lunch. We were welcomed very warmly and looked after very well. The food was very enjoyable pub food. We would happily go back.

3rd time eating here, (one of which was a birthday celebration in November)...first 2 times were good, although they didn't have what we asked for on the menu either time. Mother's day 2022 however was a disaster, food was awful .. service was very slow...

Lovely interior and friendly staff. Really disappointing as pre booked for 5pm on a Sunday only to be told ran out of chicken 10 mins ago for the Sunday roast. Poor planning not to have basics like chicken. Had to have a vegetable roast -...

We had our lunch here last week we had the duck wrap and fries which I have to say we thoroughly enjoyed if I had one small criticism it would be it looked a bit bland on the plate a tiny salad garnish would make...

Just popped in for a quick lunch and was made to feel so welcome. A few nibbles then a lovely duck wrap perfect size for a quick lunch. We will be returning to try the main menu and the cocktail menu looked impressive to.

My wife and I just happened to stumble across this hidden gem on our travels. We decided to give it a go and we were more than surprised. My wife had the steak burger and I had the pot pie. The portion sizes were more...

Went in for a drink and ended up staying for food due to the fantastic menu. Would recommend to anyone looking for a nice meal out, perfect for couples or families, already booked in for next week!

I came to the derby for a meal with my family. We absolutely loved the atmosphere, we were greeted by lovely workers, we were politely read the specials to, and our food was amazing. Especially the korean fried chicken, the pot pie, prawn curry, and...

We came here as a back up option having visited the Alston down the road, they very abruptly turned us away even though it was full of mainly drinkers at the bar. I had low expectations coming to the Derby arms because of the way...

Place nice staff friendly 2 starters missed off our order, food was nice but a little slow at coming, 1 main was wrong not what was ordered. Staff needed more guidance.

We love stopping at the Derby Arms its like home from home. Comfortable, clean, efficient staff, amazing seafood, great wine selection what's not to love!

Friday evening dinner, had a lovely few drinks in the bar, real ales and cocktails for the girls shown through to our table, ordered the seafood special starters then steaks all round, superb food and wine our waitress was lovely, bubbly. Overall a great evening...

Great place and a lovely hard working staff team, the spare ribs and king prawn curry were delicious