Elm Tree Pub in Bolsover

This is a lovely little out of the way pub. The food was delicious and the service was excellent. I highly recommend, however it is advisable that you ring a book a time slot in advance. I'm not surprised though, as the food is fantastic. We will definitely be visiting again in the future.

Belly pork and baked cheesecake, both very tasty

Second time and the food still did not disappoint and our server Katie is lovely and nothing was any trouble… thank you so much Katie even though I lost the bet 🤣

Always love it here, never disappointed. This visit we enjoyed the mixed grill and burger. Both delicious

The food was amazing. The staff were friendly and polite. The pub had lots of old English charms, and the overall atmosphere was great.

Great pub and restaurant, the staff are brilliant. Great night thank you

We visited the Elm Tree the day before mothers day. Staff were polite and informative, they found us a table and informed us we will have to leave due to it being booked later in the evening. This wasn't a problem. We had three meals and two desserts. Cheese and biscuits were really nice but too much, so I asked if it could be wrapped up to take away. I asked if I could have some extra pickle only to be told I would have to pay for the pickle. After spending nearly one hundred pounds I was left very disappointed to have to pay for pickle and won't be returning.

Great food attentive staff lovely pub

Great food, great service and great atmosphere, we're lucky to live only 10 minutes away, definitely recommend.

We decided to try the Elm Tree because we are moving to the local area soon. We went on a Friday at lunch time and it was clearly very popular; with a lovely atmosphere. When we arrived at 12:30 they were already low on some ingredients so some meals weren't available. The staff were very polite and attentive. The menu is a little more expensive than other places but the food was mostly cooked well and very well presented on the plate. The only issue we had was with my partner's meal which was the mixed grill. The steak had a lot of fat (not marbled but uncooked fat around the edge) and he didn't receive the onion ring on the plate as stated on the menu. We raised it with our waitress and received an apology. It wouldn't stop us from going back but the response was a little disappointing.

We took my parents for a meal on Friday 14th march at 6:30pm, our table was ready on arrival and we were seated. The service and the food was second to none, great job guys 👌

There was 8 of us and not one enjoyed there meal Yes we should have said something at the time but didn’t want to make a fuss as it was very busy I had the mushroom risotto no taste at all mushroom where slimy and I am sure there was some sort of mushroom root in there Atmosphere was very poor as we was sat behind another group who clearly had to much to drink and very loud but this was out of the pub’s control

food was really nice , but was expensive . would recommend

Visited on Saturday night. Lovely atmosphere, food very good lots of choice. Servers very attentive. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend and will be back to sample more

I’ve have been here 3 times, 1st time was amazing about 3 years ago. Been twice in a month because it was so good then, was going through breast cancer treatment then. I was absolutely horrified that the waitress with dark hair took an dislike to both my daughter and I in an instant and made it known with her attitude, my daughter is very beautiful but alternative, but the 3rd time with my friend she was just as unfriendly, absolutely miserable and obviously did not want to serve us and yet again with a very bad attitude! We are both nurses and I think she should not work with the general public if she has discrimination to anyone she that she thinks is not the her normal!! It took me an hour to get to you but I’m sorry it is not worth the disrespect! Last visit 27/02/25

Had a fantastic family meal at the Elm tree. The menu was varied, and there were choices to suit everyone. The staff were very pleasant and attentive. All the meals were excellent. Would definitely recommend.

The dark long haired waitress was super unfriendly, felt we were not good enough, visited twice and both times was rude and we found that we were not good enough to eat there! My daughter was wearing dark makeup and then me work friend who I treated for her birthday she made us feel uncomfortable! Food ok but not fantastic, not like my daughter and I came 3 years ago when I was going through breast cancer treatment, I will never come again.

Luvly food good service But small portions and advertised as 25% off charged full price untill we enquired spam and tried to rip you off not nice experiance

Absolutely fantastic little country pub,been by loads of times,so decided to have Sunday dinner here,you will mot be disappointed!

Nice cozy pub,good service from the waitress. However it was let down by the food. Ordered the steak burger which was ok but the fries were soggy and greasy. The coleslaw was served in a container not much bigger than a thimble. Another member of our party had lamb chops that were tough. Fish and chips and liver were fine. For the prices we were generally disappointed.

Beautiful little place,out the way. The food was beautiful, and fantastic service throughout. Food was piping hot even though we had a party of around 20 people with kids. 10-10.

We had a birthday meal on Saturday for approx 25 people and it went very well. The staff are really friendly. The food was very good for all the people (didnt know that many people there!) on our table although my chips could have been crispier but the food generally was very good and nicely presented.

Booked a private room for a family party. Great food and great service. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the evening. Thanks to all the staff.

Phoned yesterday afternoon to see if we could get a table for 2 in the next hour . We did , and im so glad 😊. As always , a lovely warm greeting and the table next to the fire . Great service , we only wanted Mains on this occasion, my partner had mixed grill , I had salmon with sweet potato mash and kale . Both dishes were fantastic . Lovely Wine also . We do come here a few times a year and we are never disappointed. Thank you so much for excellent food , and a lovely , warm welcoming atmosphere . We noticed how the Staff all got on well together too , with the Lady that always handles the bookings etc , her usual smiling self . See you again soon Rachel and Ian

Perfect for a pooch friendly meal, made so welcome, waiters/erases so good, food just wonderful.

Spent this Sunday here as a group of 15-10 adults and 5 children. The food was amazing, area was brilliant and really accommodating and lovely staff would absolutely recommend!

Excellent lunch with friendly attentive service. Good menu and very nice ales and cider on the bar.

Fantastic.lovely place . Had a fantastic evening. Enjoyed it so much that we're going back later in the week.

The food and staff is great just a little bit difficult to get there but we'll worth a visit

We went Sunday 12 Jan 2025 for Sunday carvery. Very disappointing for following reasons. Beef was tough. My friend had pork, tough. I assumed the mashed potatoes would be smoother in texture, these were not. Cauliflower cheese, bland, the whole meal was bland, tasteless and basically warm. So after about five minutes the lunch was cold. We have been here many times before in the past. I left most of mine as did another of my guests. The beef brought home for my dogs. Very Very Very disappointing to say the least.

I booked a table for 17.00 for myself and my wife. The restaurant had a very relaxed atmosphere and the service was excellent as usual. I chose the liver and bacon and my wife selected the Sausage and mash. I have to say that my liver was the best I have ever tasted it was absolutely delicious. My wife also said her sausage and mash was equally as good. If you have not tried this restaurant then give it a go, you will not be disappointed.

Found The Elm totally by chance for my Birthday and so pleased we did. The pub itself is charming and really cosy. The staff from the moment we arrived were polite, considerate, welcoming and friendly. We had their three course Sunday Lunch, really good options on the menu, really pleased to see options for various allergies, our meal arrived in really good time and all courses were totally delicious and well presented. Highly recommend, what a gem of a pub!

Called in at The Elm Tree Inn after a walk round Hardwick Hall. Staff were very welcoming and service was excellent. My wife had a lasagne and I had the full monty burger which must be one of the best burgers I have ever had. Will definitely be returning.

Booked for 3 of us and a mini labradoodle on a Sunday. Service was excellent. A superb varied menu. Two of us opted for the prawn cocktail followed by the pork Sunday dinner with a Yorkshire pudding as an extra.My wife had the garlic mushrooms followed by a chicken main course. You could tell that the food was enjoyed by all by the fact that the plates were as clean as a whistle! Would I go again? Most definitely!!

On behalf of my family may I compliment all the staff who made our Boxing Day, for the second year, the highlight of our Christmas Festivities. With thanks and may 2025 be a happy and successful year for you all. Bob Jamieson plus nine

We visited the Elm Tree on Boxing Day. It was the first time I had been there (other family members had been before), and I would highly recommend it to anyone. The food was first class and the service was exemplary. Even though they were busy they were excellent, friendly and sincere.

Lovely food, caters for gluten free like me, very friendly, helpful staff. Background music just right, not too loud so people are having to shout at each other to be heard. A very pleasant evening with family, would highly recommend.

bad service bad food and not much of it, this must have be at least the tenth time we have been to the elm tree for a family get together and i will be last.

What a gem!!! Lived in the area for a few years. Can't believe I hadn't heard of this place. Quintessential English pub. Humming and busy. Staff were helpful and attentive without being overbearing. Dinner was freshly cooked and tasty. The salt cod and chorizo fish cakes were incredible. Garlic mushrooms on toast was great. Mushrooms not overcooked. But strong garlic taste. The Beef Wellington was perfect. The liver and bacon was great. Why then only 4 stars for food? The creamy leek side was rather watery and disappointing when compared to the Wellington. And the chips were a little soft. Cooked well. But soft. Maybe 3 times cooked chips would be better. But that's my personal taste. Will definitely revisit. Recommend you do too. But make sure you book. You'll need to.

Love this place! Have come several times, so much good food and enjoy coming to try new things. Small but comfortable, fresh food and I think the prices are reasonable. They do a great Sunday festive menu also. Staff are friendly and accommodating.

Called in for lunch on a Monday, it was lovely.

Brilliant food, the steak was outstanding, service etc will definitely go again.

Visit first and last time ,very rude Manager.

Very nice venue and really good food

We had our Christmas meal at the Elm Tree pub, Pub it is, pub food it is not. The food is OUTSTANDING in every way. Quality fresh ingredients with the best sprouts ever. I love my sprouts! Well worth the money, great location and a private room to enjoy to yourselves.

Had my 40th birthday meal there yesterday. Couldn't reccomend it enough. Amazing food & great service.

As always, a superb Sunday lunch.

Quality Sunday lunch today, great atmosphere, friendly staff and its on our doorstep, what more could you want.

Location hard to find but definitely worth the effort

The Elm Tree is a very nice pub, friendly people and staff and very good food for a reasonable price.

We were taken to the pub for my husbands birthday. Food and service were very good.

Fab food. Went early doors. Filling Up all the time so obviously a popular place.

Met friends for lunch and had a lovely meal. Never disappointed here.

Everything really good except for one strange thing. On checking the bill more closely later I found that I had been charged 1p each for the three glasses of TAP water given for "Service". If I'd known that at the time, I'd have taken 3p off the 15 pound tip I gave at the end. One pettiness deserves another?

Once Again Chris and the team at the Elmtree @Elmton have pulled it out the hat, Serving such great tasting and looking food from fantastic produce, from starter to pudding and with great service given from attentive staff it brought great joy to our Saturday Evening Dinner, keep it up 👍 Chris and your team and a special Thanks to the Restaurant Manager who holds it all together with her amazing hospitality and presence 👏👏👏

Brilliant, even in Chris Norfolk's absence. The mark of a well run enterprise. Today's chef produced a wonderful meal for us.

Fantastic restaurant and pub, amazing food and fabulous friendly staff, our happy place 😀

Excellent value, top quality food in a lively country pub.

Lovely place, staff is nice and food is amazing!

We booked a table based on local reputation. We were not disappointed! Good food and OK prices. Possible to order from the Sundays lunch or a la carte menu. My liver/mash/veg was great. Others had roast beef which came with a great selection of hot and tasty veg. Drinks Ok too … pint of Black Sheep was a reasonable £4.40. Bill for 4 mains and 2 puds plus drinks (including bottle of nice Sauvignon) was £134. Give it a go!

Just had a lovely Sunday dinner at the Elm tree. It was one of family members 70th birthday celebration and everyone was raving about how good food was. Everything was perfectly cooked, the portion sizes were generous and the service was exceptional. Sorry I didn’t get the name of our wait staff but she was lovely and very attentive. My child and one of the family members have nut allergies and they were very careful with it too. Being able to use the private room upstairs without paying extra was a nice touch. Also dog friendly. Thank you so much and your pub has gone on top of my foodie list😊

We popped in on the off chance today without a booking. We received a really warm welcome and the food was fantastic. We all enjoyed our mains - they were good portions and high quality. We had previously come from another pub who didn’t have a table available for us who were really rude so we really appreciated the kind and warm service! Thank you so much! Highly recommend.

Much too good to let other people know about. Keep it to yourself!

Nice pub,nice food, good food, good service, will reccomend to others.

Myself and my 2 friends visited today at 2-45 We ordered from the Sunday lunch menu and had roast beef with Yorkshire pudding and all the trimmings. Cannot fault the roast at all, it was lovely. However things took a slight turn when we decided to order dessert. Me and my other friend ordered the white choc blondie with salted caramel ice cream. What came out very obviously a jam sponge. It was dry, spongey and had pockets of milk chocolate with jam all over the top. I quickly told the waitress who was serving us, then she had to get the manager to come over who was so incredibly rude we left the elm tree feeling irritated. She came over to our table and snapped what’s the problem? After explaining the issue she confirmed we had the right dish and the pockets of melted chocolate were actually caramelised cake? I challenged her as it clearly wasn’t. She then snatched the plates away without saying anything. She wasn’t empathetic or understanding or accepted any kind of responsibility. Because of the poor service from this lady I won’t be visiting again

Lunch was great plenty to choose from. It was busy we did not book but we got a table Portion sizes were big Onion rings massive

What a birthday evening late due to torrential rain floods everywhere. Main meal fabulous stuff excellent ambience of total darkness very romantic. Unfortunately due to the weather the village had a power cut.

A lovely pub and restaurant in rural Derbyshire village. We went for Sunday Lunch after a visit to Creswell Crags . Lived up to all the reviews the service and food were excellent and despite being very busy everything was managed and ran smoothly. We can highly recommend The Elm Tree and will be back ! Thank you

No walk in availability on Sundays

We have been twice now and both times it was brilliant. Scallops cooked to perfection, delicious and generous serving of lamb, really nice twist on the sea bass and beautiful pork belly. If I had to critique I'd love more variety on the cask ales but the wine list makes up for that!

Great good, decent prices, lovely atmosphere. Parking is awkward but doesn't detract from the experience

Love this place it never fails to impress , booked for Sunday lunch and as always it was superb the food was delicious the service was outstanding ,also a special mention to Sue who keeps everything running smoothly she has great customer service and will do everything to make everything special .

Great food and a really homely place. We have been here many times for family events and funeral wakes - the staff are fantastic

Sunday afternoon for a party of seven. We had the delight of a private room upstairs, this was really lovely. The service was really first class. They guys and girls were really attentive and couldn't do enough for us. Most of the party went for the Sunday lunch which they said was fantastic. I went for the fish and chips, this was a really generous portion and cooked perfectly. Afterwards I had the key lime cheesecake which was so tasty and light. Overall really recommend a visit. Only downside were the scallops for starter 11 quid for two small scallops and three pieces of black pudding was a bit steep. Overall though good value and will definitely visit again.

Try to go for meal on the 3rd September about 12.00 noon the pub were closed and cars in the car .

Great food everyone enjoyed it was quite but it was Monday dinner time staff were lovely smiling and very good service would go again

Wonderful place for a meal and pint after a countryside walk. First time we have been here and will definitely visit again.

Well what a little find this was. Recommended by Coloured Cob Equestrian Centre we went for an evening meal. Would never have known it was there otherwise. Lovely old traditional building with a massive beer garden overlooking the open country side and nice seating area at side of pub as well. Bet it's lovely for a drink on a warm day. Staff area really friendly and a good menu choice at reasonable prices. Only grumble we had is it was very warm in the pub but they opened a window for us. Just don't go in a vest and jumper. Have you say the food was impressive tasty and well presented. We ordered a few side dishes which whilst lovely weren't needed as portions are generous. It's a bit of a trek from where we live but we will be back with friends.

Lovely food, excellent service, good atmosphere. Prices reasonable for the quality of food. I would thoroughly recommend this pub.

Countless reviews I leave for the Elm Tree . Visited today for Sunday Lunch and I had the King Scallops and a beef roast. My partner had the prawn cocktail and also a beef roast . We had all the extras and it was outstanding as always. Our little dog loved the beef too . Thank you for an exceptional visit . As Always ❤️

Lovely dinner with family in very pleasant country pub. Service was good despite it being an extremely busy restaurant. We will definitely return.

Sunday lunch today we have only ever called for drinks before when walking in the local area. We had the Sunday lunch roast pork and beef and it’s the best we’ve had anywhere. Excellent service and value for money.

Always fabulous food and lovely staff

Excellent food and the service was excellent I would definitely recommend this pub for food

Lovely pub/restaurant, good food & service, spoilt for me by being charged 80p for a splash of Soda. Never, in all my years in this industry did I charge for soda, don't know how they justify it.

Was really looking forward to having lunch at the elm tree, sadly we were very Disappointed, food was just ok, nothing special for the price.. waitress really surly, not at all friendly, not an enjoyable experience at all.

Had a really lovely family meal. Food exceptional & great service. Highly recommended

Difficult to better this establishment. The above says it all.

Went for lunch today. When we visit the UK we always try and visit the Elm Tree. Food is consistently good. Today it was the scallops and black pudding followed by mains of cajun chicken, vegetable curry and venison cottage pie. You really cannot fault it. Delicious food, high quality ingredients and good pub atmosphere. Sticky toffee pudding with rum and raisin ice cream for dessert was wonderfully done. The Elm Tree is a great gastro pub, which has maintained its high standards over many years.

We have been wanting to visit the Elm tree for a few years and it's always been the case of "next week". Well, next week finally arrived today. We weren't disappointed. Nice little traditional country pub in a lovely location. Steeped in history. Was particularly busy when we arrived. We were seated immediately and drinks were ordered and arrived promptly. The Sunday roast was very nice. Nice decent portions and a good variety of vegetables. Only real negative from our point of view was that the meat and Yorkshire pudding were served on your main plate and the all the trimmings in their own individual serving dishes. Became a bit of a juggling act as the table was small and the dishes hot. Not to deter away from the fact that everything was really nice. Had the sticky toffee pudding with a really excellent rum and raisen ice cream. All washed down with an unusual white malbec. A little on the dry side but served nice and cold. 4 adults with mains and desserts 3 pints and a bottle of wine £136.

When Sarah is a family a large family group and they were amazing at looking after us nothing too much trouble amazing carvery absolutely highly recommend this pub

Lovely dinner for family of four adults. We all had different starters and mains and everything was delicious! Definitely highly recommended

A RARE GEM . Beautiful pub , dog friendly, great atmosphere , really good food . Brilliant service from the staff . The pub also has a large outdoor area . And good parking. My family and I had a really good meal in our own room with dogs , and it was lovely. We will be going back and we have already recommended it to friends.

Sweating my crack off. Pay for A/C. Foods decent though.

First time at the Elm Tree with my mum since I was a kid. Even better than I remember! Fantastic food, very good wait times, and excellent service!

The food is very nice, with a great variety, different bitters, largers and ciders. Friendly atmosphere. Always warm and cosy.

Went for Sunday lunch ,- excellent, loads of meat and veg not mushy !!! Deserts amazing.

Beautiful pub with a fantastic menu. Highly recommended.

Superb service and fantastic food.. The Beef Wellington was the best we’ve ever tasted. Compliments to the chef . First class

Great food, great service, what is not to love about that! Would highly recommend.