Emily's Steakhouse in Derby

Very nice, extremely nice staff and good service :)

Fantastic experience with attentive service from the host. My father is gluten free and could not have found a more accommodating establishment. Great story regarding the history behind the business but most of all fantastic food. The best steak in the business. Highly recommended and always good to support small businesses. All the best for the future Emily’s Steakhouse!

Great staff but poor food definitely wouldn't go back and definitely wouldn't recommend to any one else

I'm surprised I've not reviewed before as I've been here numerous times. Never a disappointment. Lovely, attentive service and fantastic food. It can get a bit loud sometimes in a small environment if there are large parties dominating the room but I've never left the place unhappy. Having a steak here is a treat I should allow myself more often!

Try it. No one can put into words how amazing this place is

Staff are so friendly the food was delicious couldn’t do enough for us we will definitely be back

Ate here for a friend's birthday. Menu looked a little on the the pricey side, but the food was totally worth it. Not enjoyed a steak like that in a long time. Will definitely returning. Would definitely recommend.

had a wonderful evening at Emily's steak house. The steaks were all wonderful and the service was all very quick and helpful. Definitely a highlight of the restaurants derby has to offer

Smaller than I thought. decor left some decor to be desired. A pleasant experience

Absolutely love the place food is excellent and service is great Will definitely visit again

Greasy soggy chips, veggie lasagna had two sheets of pasta and hadn’t seen any vegetables in its lifetime! My Airline lasagne was tastier when I flew in February! Strange place? more like a cafe vibe than a restaurant? Service not great? Will not be returning

10 star 🌟 customer service loverly Warm welcome and great feel to the place makes you feel at home :) 10 star 🌟 food was fabulous 👌 quick service and the crab starter was delightfull ;) the fillet of steak was cooked to perfection 👌 and presented perfectly 👌 The dessert was 10 stars 🌟 baileys cheese 🧀 cake was delightfull :) Highly recommend them I would easily say the best steak house in the UK;)

Had been here before during the pandemic and really enjoyed it. Went recently again and found the food to have gone downhill. The chips were oozing with oil, two steaks one medium-rare and one well-done were both cooked the same. The cream sauce was too watery and wasn’t really a sauce. The peppercorn sauce was really good though. The house wine was nice and onion rings were good too. I’m also not a fan of adding a service charge for standard service (i.e take order, bring order)

Had a fantastic fillet steak with delicious home made chips and a side of crunchy onion rings. Steaks were cooked to perfection and delivered with friendly efficient service. A far better option than the chain steakhouses. Will be back

A brilliant night celebrating my son’s 18th birthday! The service was great and the food was delicious - I would highly recommend.

The steak was dry and expensive for what it was. The house red tasted off. Unimpressed to say the least.

Visited previously. Food was... ok - ordered medium rare, came out mostly medium well (some bits were even well done). Not bad, but not good. Chips were nice. Starter tasted nice. Dessert underwhelming. Service was initially good but faltered heavily once it got busier.

Had a really good evening all 4 off us ordered different meals lovely tasty food good size portions thanks

Amazing service as always, steak cooked to perfection and the sweet potato crisps/chips are amazing, always have an extra portion! You won’t be disappointed, been coming here for 15/16 years and never had a bad meal/experience.

1st time here and wow, THE best food we’ve had in ages, all home made, quality tasting and plenty of it, great portions, amazing flavours, I had the steak pot in black pepper & it was gorgeous! Partner had steak and said it’s one of the best he’s had. Staff were friendly, lovely cosy warm environment. We will be back 👍

Brilliant steaks fantastic food

What can I say? this restaurant is a hidden gem in the middle of Derby, fantastic food, a homely feel and wonderfully friendly staff make this a must visit. There is a car park just over the road but if you are already in the centre of town it's just a short walk down Curzon street to find Emily's. Just Great

Great place for steak. Loved it.

Would highly recommend this restaurant, the service was outstanding. Super fast and the food was on point and BANGING to say the least. Also they provided a cake with a candle, banner and balloons free of charge. Would highly recommend. Ordered the 16oz Ribeye. Will certainly return. Thank you Emily

Fantastic family meal on New Years Eve. Steak cooked perfectly. Service was excellent - we were so well looked after. Will definitely return.

The best steak and chips we have had for a long long time. Perfectly cooked steak, and chips as good as my Nana used to do. Onion rings in the most tasty and light batter imaginable. Service was attentive but not intrusive, we had a thoroughly enjoyable evening. Will be returning .

Lovely intimate steakhouse, visited on Christmas Eve with and had wonderful hospitality from the get go! The cuts of the steaks are wonderful, I had the rump steak and it was beautifully done. Was cooked to how I wanted it. The burger also were delicious too (had a small bite of my mother's) Will visit again in the future

We were a party of 6 and we all enjoyed the food .. 2 had steak that was excellent 2 had the piri piri chicken that was cooked beautifully.. 2 had the burgers which were also very good .. onion rings to make die for and puddings, again were excellent .. it was altogether a very good night .. thank you

2 stars for the cook on the steak and mushroom sauce other than that not worth the money at all.

Good quality food cooked to perfection at a very responsible price. Great staff, we liked it here.

Dined here after just finding the restaurant by chance via Google Maps. Such a good find! The meal was tasty, and expertly cooked. I think it was quite frankly the best steak I've ever had. I had the portabello mushrooms with garlic starter and 10 oz Sirloin steak as a main course, with creamy pepper sauce. My friend had the king prawn starter and the Rib-eye on the bone main course with black pepper sauce. Both steaks were excellent and more than adequate in terms of quantity. I cannot wait to revisit this place. Update October 2023 - visited here again with family and friends. Outstanding service, excellent tasting steaks and a great atmosphere. I ordered the salmon parcels and almighty rump (32 Oz) steak. I was not able to finish the steak, despite my best efforts so the waitress kindly wrapped it to go. The steak was well cooked and the chips crispy on the outside and fluffy inside - perfect! Emily was helpful with some recommendations for which cut of steak to choose and also told us a bit about the history of the restaurant.

dined with my daughter on my birthday. What a fantastic steak! I requested rib eye steamed with a house-bred red wine, my daughter had sirloin. We enjoyed our meal, it is the best steak we've eaten in Derby. We will definitely return. I appreciate the wonderful evening.

Found the sirloin to be quite dry. Expected better for the money. Unpretentious interior :)

Went for my birthday dinner with my daughter. What a great steak! I ordered rib eye steak with house red wine, my daughter had sirloin. We enjoyed our dinner, it is the best steak we have had in Derby. We definitely will come back again. Thanks for the great evening, Emily!

Steaks were amazing, service fantastic. Atmosphere was more like pub grub, but can be excused for the outstanding food and service

The food was great, we had the sirloin, the service was good there was very little atmosphere but they have only just reopened after there summer shutdown. It was expensive! Roughly £50 per head for a main course, pudding and a couple of drinks. Would I go again, I'm not sure the cost may put me off.

Really good food.Rather pricey. Small place so gets loud.

It was absolutely amazing the food was the best I’ve ever had I recommend

Came here for my birthday with my family. Steak was delicious! Emily herself is so lovely and friendly 💕

Perfect steak ! Must try will not be disappointed

Ordered takeaway. Large portions. Great service. I would have liked more flavour on my steak. That being said, I would buy again. I have to add that the fries are amazing!

Very happy with quality of food, and nice and prompt service too. Not cheap, but worth it for a special occasion. Memorable.

This restaurant is absolutely fantastic the food is totally amazing the chips are oh my goodness 😍. Would definitely recommend 👌

Absolutely amazing food never tasted anything that nice before, great service. We will definitely go again

Fantastic steak alongside wonderful customer service with lots of kindness.

Service was great, food enjoyed.

Disaster .. . Chips over cooked and steak wasn't brilliant at all ... never go back there

Great Rib Eye Steak, best chips I've had in ages

To dine at Emily Steakhouse, it is necessary to make a reservation in advance due to the restaurant's limited space. However, their friendly staff are readily available to assist you when you need something. The appetizers, particularly the crab pot and toast, were the highlight of my meal - both delicious and filling. For my main course, I opted for the 12oz Rib eye, which, although not as flavorful as I had hoped, still deserves a four-star rating. Additionally, I must mention that the fries were so good! It's worth noting that the restaurant does not accept contactless payments, so be sure to bring your card with you. Overall, I left the restaurant feeling really full and satisfied, and I plan to return to try other dishes on the menu.

Best steak dinner I've had for years! The folks running this restaurant really care about you having a great time! The home made rhubarb crumble was outstanding! Thank you for a great evening.

Excellent food and warm, friendly service

💐 Absolutely Outstanding 💐 What a fantastic evening we've had celebrating a special family Birthday. Emily has been so kind in taking our pre-orders last week, checking in on us today because of the snow and looking after us so attentively during our gorgeous meal. Our food was fantastic, from prawn/pate/samosas and chicken wing starters, with perfectly cooked high quality steaks/steakpot/skewered prawns/chicken and home made chips like you've never tasted for mains. The onion rings tower is to die for. The drinks were flowing nicely, desserts followed and Emily's Steakhouse coffee is highly recommended. Thank you to Emily's, a 'must visit' for a meal in Derby. We'll be back. x

Christmas Dinner absolutely awesome really good quality food family friendly place

8pm Tuesday, closed! I'm on the business trip and make a stop in Derby only because of that place...

First visit to this wonderful restaurant on the edge of Derby city centre.Took my son and daughter, and we all had steaks which were cooked to perfection.Emily was the perfect hostess, and compliments to the chef who produced the amazing food. I highly recommend (if you have room for it)the Bailey's cheesecake, it is insanely gorgeous. Needless to say we will be back. Oh just to avoid disappointment you have to phone and book as they don't take walk-in bookings. Enjoy!

Lovely friendly restaurant, food was delicious. Thank you Emily for having us

Ate here tonight, prices very high for the quality of food ontop of that they add a 10% service charge that is mentioned in very small print making it an expensive steak at £35 plus, I was part of a party of 7 and not one of us enjoyed our steak, certainly won't be going back!

Best steakhouse ever. Never disappoints!

Definitely a place where you go for the food. It's was amazing. The steaks are tender, chips are amazingly crispy to offset the texture of the steak and peas. Portions are enough and the sauce compliments it's really well.

Excellent food, good ambience. Small restaurant but the staff are very welcoming.

We had the best Christmas dinner in years. Highly recommended, the owner is lovely, the food was great and so was the atmosphere. I'll definitely be back.

The staff were incredible and kind, their was a lot of tasty food and the atmosphere was awesome. At the game we even got a present and played a game! Not like any other restaurant, would love to come back next year!!

It's the best steak restaurant in Derby. Delicious steaks, great chips, amazing starters and the pyramid of onion rings. Oh and the sauces. And the surf and turf. The puddings are often unnecessary but tasty too. I've been going here for 13 years and my steaks have always been top notch. My personal favourite steak is the 16oz t-bone, cooked rare with homemade peppercorn sauce and a side order of onion rings. Chilli ribs to start too.

Brillent evening had as always x

What fabulous food. Upon walking in and seeing the quite basic decor we weren’t expecting it to be as nice as it was, but we were blown away. Every course was cooked to perfect for us all. Would definitely recommend! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Best steak in Derby , the owner Is very friendly and makes everytime special highly recommend

The T bone is delicious and the onion ring's are so special

Very friendly welcome, delicious food with perfect steaks and homemade chips. Puddings were yummy too. Great evening.

Steak cooked to perfection lovely attentive staff

Diamond in the rough. Had a great steak with decent amount of chips etc,average price point.The service was good even when busy, would recommend everything but the location.

Literally the nicest steak... However everyone always let down by the chips...

What a Meal ❤ Emily and her Family always give more than just food. Food was Outstanding. Steak Overload for me but you can't stop once you start ❤ Thank you for a wonderful evening. We did squeeze pudding and coffee but how I'm unsure 👆😍🥰

Went for a birthday meal. Emily very knowledgeable and friendly. The steaks were delicious!

We found Emily's Steakhouse by chance using Google maps during a one night stay in Derby. We came here for our first anniversary dinner. We were seated immediately by our host and order taken shortly after we decided what we wanted to eat. We both had a steak and it was clear they were knowledgeable about how to cook it perfectly and even recommended things based on our preference. The steak was one of the best I've ever had, served with the nicest home made chips I've ever had. Our host was very attentive and accommodating, nothing was too much trouble. I would recommend to anyone (as long as they like steak!). Thank you!

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING If we are ever in Derby again we will visit no doubt about it. Please open up in Aylesbury For what you get the price is very good and it bloody tastes good too. Hopefuly we will return soon. You also took my allergies into account too which felt safe to eat here. If could give 10 would Highly recommended to this hidden treasure Thank you

Great little family friendly eating house. All 6 adults plus 4 children satisfied with the great steak meals and friendly service..

Best steakhouse in Derby. Fantastic food, lovely little restaurant with great staff too.

Friendly atmosphere, good service,tasty food.

This amazing little steakhouse serves the best steak for Miles it is always cooked to perfection and tastes wonderful, the chips are probably some of the best I have had, the family recipe pepper sauce is soooo good. Staff are always amazing Emily and her team work really hard to make everyone welcome I have nothing but praise for this amazing little venue

What a lovely experience. We had never come across Emily's before but are so happy we have. The service was second to none, staff extremely friendly and service was quick - Emily herself even came to clear the table after we'd eaten, checking how our meal - it was delicious. The steak was delicious, you can tell its great quality meat and cooked with love. Thank you Emily and all staff for our lovely evening and absolutely gorgeous meal, we'll be back!! X

Visited one evening in the week with some colleagues having heard only good things about this place, and I understand why! We ordered 3 12oz ribeyes cooked between medium and medium-rare and one huge 32oz rump cooked rare. These were complimented by a generous portion of chips, peas and salad, and we also opted for some onion rings to share. Sauces of choice were the old family recipe black pepper sauce and creamy pepper sauce. I had the former, and have to say it was one of the nicest I've had served with a steak. In hindsight, I perhaps shouldn't have challenged myself to the 32oz rump but it was all thoroughly enjoyable and all four steaks were cooked just as requested. We will definately be returning!

Absolutely beautiful steak! I've never had rib eye on the bone before and do not regret ordering it! It was succulent, well seasoned and very well made. Real quality meat. The chips were home made and sooo delicious too. Staff were friendly and attentive too. I honestly can't wait to go back soon.

Me and my wife absolutely loved it here. 1st time and pleasantly surprised at how nice the food and friendly service was. Will definitely be returning and recommending the amazing rib eye and steak burgers. 5 stars. 💯

Fantastic ribeye and lovely chips

best steakhouse 5stars nice atmosphere excellent service falubrious food will defo recomend to work collegues

Visited at the weekend after wanting to go for a while, the only good thing was the fast service. Steak was cooked wrong and poor quality, chips were okay but had strange pieces of flat batter in with them and the onion rings were raw and all we could taste was the oil they were cooked in. The interior was also shabby and old fashioned. Would not recommend 😕

went to emilys for valentines evening meal, when we arrived the staff where very welcoming and attentive. we order our food and it came within a short period of time and was very hot and very tasty. i would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone who is looking for good food and a friendly atmosphere

Tasty food but very small portions for the price. Expect a wait, it was 30mins between being seated and being asked for a drinks order.

Great steakhouse. Really impressed. Fantastic independent steakhouse and great quality steak cooked to perfection.

Far too noisy. No alternative to Chips with the meal. The waitress couldn't hear our order and the wrong meal came out. The food is incredibly expensive for a cafe-style, basic and most uninviting venue.......never been before and the reviews were good. So was looking forward to it. Only to be incredibly disappointed and felt it wasn't the best meal out we've ever had.

I had heard so many good things about emily's steakhouse so thought we would give it a try. It was average at best and definitely not worth the price. we had multiple problems when there, my wife ordered a medium well t bone and it came out still mooing, they brought wrong drinks out, we asked for the bill and they left us sat there for 20 minutes until we got fed up and went up to the counter. I ordered medium rare rump and it was on the verge of medium well. I honestly have had better steaks in a pub for 1/3 of the price that they charge here. the place could also do with some modernisation, it's got cracked windows, ripped seats and lights that are so bright they could light up a football pitch.

Think that might just be the best steak I've ever eaten.

Absolutely amazing! Could not fault a thing. My partner took me to Emily’s for my birthday and it was perfect. Cosy restaurant, the steak was amazing! Perfectly cooked and huge portion. Great atmosphere. Emily herself is so lovely and friendly and so are all the staff. The best steak we’ve had in a long time. Will definitely be returning. 100% worth the visit!

Loved Emily's it was fantastic the chips were bloody lovely (I know we went for the steak) and the steak was cooked to perfection. Tha k yoy Emily.

Very tasty well cooked steak. Nice amount of chips alongside it. Service was good

Came here for our 20th anniversary this evening and had a lovely time. The food was amazing and the onion rings are to die for. Excellent service and excellent customer rapport from our server. Will be coming back for Christmas lunch after hearing recommendations. Looking forward to our next visit already

Amazing will deffo be back again 😁

Had the loveliest meal today at Emily’s steakhouse. It was my first time eating here and I was beyond impressed. The steak was cooked perfectly and the prawn cocktail and Portobello mushrooms were the perfect accompaniment. There was nothing to fault. I’ll definitely be coming again and I highly recommend the place to any foodies and any people thinking of going.

The best steak I've had in the UK. I got a T bone steak and a fatty ribeye and both tasted amazing. There was great service and great food. I hope everyone can come try their steaks.

Great food and great service! If you want a really good steak and chips you will not get better in Derby. The steak was cooked beautifully and the chips were amazing. Everyone in our group thought the steak was one of the best they had had. Starters and desserts were good too, the service was friendly, efficient and helpful. Emily bought us a complimentary glass of sparkling wine after our meal and chatted about the food and how they source items locally. My only criticism would be that in places the decor was a bit worn. Probably not the place to go if you are looking for cool surroundings, or fancy presentation, but if you want great simple home cooked food you won't disappointed