Galleon Steakhouse in Chesterfield

Random stay at the hotel/restaurant, travelling all over the country with work I try to find gems like this place, I want to mention Jacob and Zoe for the service they provide, outstanding ,a credit to the Galleon, the food is amazing and full credit to the two chefs in the kitchen, if you stumble across this place in Chesterfield then go and take time to book yourself in for dinner or an overnight stay, you will not be disappointed.

Shame for the review. I have had a couple of nice meals here, but recently the quality, and especially service, have gone south very quickly. My last experience was dinner for 2, costing a fair price for takeaway, the steaks were delivered in their original packaging (Costco by the look) … and the pricy fries looked like something your cat sicks up, insult to injury, sides stone cold 😂. A call to the restaurant yielded nothing, not even a raised fake eyebrow!? 😂. Not for me again thanks guys.. awful.

Really good steaks, well cooked, lots of flavour. Good varied menu selection., excellent starters.. Service great. Beer OK at a reasonable price. Could have done with a green veg like peas with the steak. Great value though considering what you get. Recommended place.

Best Sunday lunch by far. Absolutely fab food. Good staff. Don’t go anywhere else in town this is absolutely the best!

We stayed here for one night mid week and can honestly say it was a fabulous experience. The room was massive with a huge bed, really comfortable and spotlessly clean. Staff were helpful and friendly. Central location with free parking. The continental breakfast was laid out in a communal area outside the bedrooms which was great, we filled our plates and had breakfast in bed. We had one of the best steaks ever in the restaurant, it was amazing. Top quality food and service. Would highly recommend 10/10

Visited for our first date 7 years ago and returned for our anniversary this week. Cannot fault anything, staff were so welcoming & attentive and atmosphere was great. Food was amazing, just disappointed I didn't have room for pudding!!! We'll definitely not leave it 7 years again this time 🥰

Lovely meal - steaks cooked to perfection, fab sides and starters. Even though the restaurant was really busy, the service was fantastic - attentive, polite, friendly and quick. Highly recommended ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Absolute quality food, we'll definitely be back for more!

Visited on Sat 2nd November with my partner we stayed in the hotel as well what an amazimg experience the hotel was brilliant fantastically decorated, very large and very comfortable. The restaurant was just wow 😍amazing food best steak I've had we will definitely return for another stay

Went here for Sunday dinner and wow it was so lovely the beef and three meat roast were so good it's the best I've had in ages ! The staff were lovely as well it's my new fav place ! X also had delivery and was just as good xx

Booked a table for my dad and made it clear that he is a wheelchair user. On arrival there was no step free access. They were brushed off saying that other users could get in. Severe lack of understanding that not every wheelchair user is the same. Had to go elsewhere, last minute. For any other wheelchair users, please avoid if you require step free access

Good range of tasty steak dishes and especially good value on Thursday evening when our steaks were half price.

That was, without a doubt, the worst steak I've ever eaten in my life. 45oz of rubbish. Two of our party of five ordered the £45 tomahawk steaks. They were served to our table black on the outside and raw in the centre. Not rare, but raw. Cold. They were taken back to the kitchen and came back as tough as leather and still sketchy in the middle. I suspect they were cooked from frozen. The T Bones were fresh and lovely. The chips and sauces were also great. The only bad things were the tomahawks and the very very slow service. Our bill was reduced by £45 but it's left us with a feeling of never again. We won't be returning if that's the standard of food they put out. See the picture for the bloodbath we were served.

Visited as a special occasion and the staff were brilliant. Our waitress could not do enough for us and was extremely friendly. Would highly recommend...

Service started great however there was only 1 other table there when we arrived. Food was underwhelming, crostini’s were so hard I had to leave some, one steak was slightly under cooked, the other was over cooked. Red wine sauce tasted like bisto with a shot of cheap cooking wine in it, the pepper sauce wasn’t very peppery. Desserts were beautifully presented however there were no descriptions for them on the menu so we were surprised when the chocolate wreck was full of caramel. As the restaurant got busier the service went dramatically down hill. Our second round of drinks took 10 minutes to arrive , and we waited 20 minutes to order desserts after receiving the dessert menus. These wait times wouldn’t normally have been an issue in an understandably busy period, however there were 8 members of staff on for front of house, which were mostly stood at the bar doing nothing. Overall, our experience was less than impressive for the price paid, even with the Facebook offer discount there was no value for money. EDIT in response to owners reply : I have left 3 other reviews for different places, 2/3 were 5 stars and completely honest. An owner should be rectifying issues and complaints, not belittling your customers for telling the truth. Honesty hurts when you know your failing! I eagerly await your response 🙂

Went here for Sunday dinner and wow it was so lovely the beef and three meat roast were so good it's the best I've had in ages ! The staff were lovely as well it's my new fav place ! X

Faultless meal, arrived quickly, presentation brilliant and portion size generous. This was our 1st visit and itwon't be the last. Didn't even know this gem of an eatery was on our doorstep. Highly recommend.

A beautiful meal, enjoyed by all in the party. We enjoyed the galleon block. All the items were cooked perfectly and the desserts were some of the best we've had. We'll certainly be visiting again!

Lovely beef filet steak but the battered onion was a bit greasy. Baileys cheesecake was good except for the base which was very thick & hard to get through. Great atmosphere

As a family of 5 we often struggle to find somewhere that we all fancy. However the galleon menu offers something for everyone. Food was incredible. It came out looking fantastic and tasted amazing. All fresh and cooked to perfection. Bar and front of house team are polite and well mannered. Chef and team love what they do and this reflects in the food and presentation. (We had a kitchen view, was amazing to see the effort that goes into every dish) Would highly recommend for couples, family's with children 5+ and large groups. Will definitely be returning.

Food was flawless as per usual, but since the last time we came most of the staff had changed. Most of the new staff were 18/19 years old and this lead to really poor service throughout the night. Sides took an extra 15 minutes to come out after the mains, numerous drinks orders were forgotten.

Off street parking available, payment depends on day and time. This visit was for the Sunday Lunch menu so parking was free. The venue was well staffed, clean and warm. The menu was nice and cooked/plates up to order. Everything on the plate was tasty and nothing remained from all seven diners. Great place for a Sunday lunch if you like something better than a standard carvery.

Tried this after a recommendation from a friend. Generous portion. Very tasty.

Lovely meal today, I had beef and the other 2 had turkey and it was so tender and cooked beautifully, huge yorkshire pudding, decent size stuffing. And had sides of cauliflower cheese and pigs in blankets, plenty for two people in each portion. The serving staff were polite, and attentive and a credit to the business. Best sunday lunch for a long while.

Beautiful restaurant, super quick service! Fresh and tasty food, there wasn’t a single thing I didn’t enjoy! Will definitely be coming back!

Stayed in the Haddon room, beautifully clean, bed was large and extremely comfortable, great sleep. Great location close to town centre. Lovely continental breakfast waiting for us early in the morning. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Would definitely return.

Ordered x3 mixed meat roast, the turkey was grizzly, the beef was not as good. Had a thyme piece left in food. Veggies was hard and felt not cooked. The gravy was watery and went all over my parents trays as the watery gravy melted the container it was delivered in. One of the other meals was the 8oz steak with chips ,Where was the steak 🥩 if you’re paying that price you expect a steak 🥩. the chips where nice though. Overall disappointed of the quality of their cookery.

excellent service, superb food

Fantastic meal steaks cooked exactly how we asked. Food was still hot when arrived very pleased with service 😊

The restaurant offered decent sized portions at a reasonable price for a restaurant of its type. The interior was warm and staff seemed friendly enough.

Excellent as always. Can thoroughly recommend the sticky toffee pudding.

If you have not visited this place you’re missing out. My daughter and son in law held there wedding reception here and it was amazing from start to finish a private function beautifully set out and the food was absolutely delicious and the service was amazing, great friendly staff a credit to this establishment. I will definitely be back soon. I can’t express my appreciation enough for the great day and evening we all had. If you’ve not been you really need to give this fantastic place a try x

Nice relaxed atmosphere, good food and service.

I highly recommend The Galleon Steakhouse. The food is of high standard. The burger and chips were excellent and delivered with a friendly customer service.

We were a group of 21 booked in for Sunday lunch celebrating a 90th birthday. Service was excellent. Matthew and the whole Galleon team were very welcoming, attentive and polite and nothing was too much trouble. The food was great with very generous portions. Thank you again to you all

If you're looking for even a half decent steak this is not the place. I spat every mouthful out trying to find 1 decent piece of meat. £15 piece of rubber.

Excellent quantity and quality of food. Service was poor and very slow. Waited 30 minutes for the table to be cleared. Didn't ask if we needed any drinks. Took too long so didn't wait for the dessert. They appeared to be more interested in getting the takeaway orders finished, than the customers in the actual restaurant.

Food is good. Waitresses very good. Went for the Facebook offer of 50% off. The offer was presented on the tables with a small supplementary menu listing the offer prices of the qualifying meals. It was quite obvious we were ordering from this menu but when we received the bill, we had been charged full price in some items. We questioned the bill but the manager quite patronisingly said we hadn’t mentioned the Facebook offer. We thought we had booked via Facebook but turns out the online booking system didn’t allow us to redeem the offer this way. Since the offer was shown on each table, and we clearly ordered from this list we feel we should have gotten the discount. Our complaint was dismissed by the manager blaming us for not understanding the offer. He went on to suggest we find elsewhere to eat in future. I can deal with being advised I have made an error, but the offer is quite ambiguous, and to be treated as we were left a foul taste.

Matt managed my sisters wedding reception. Matt and his team made my sister and brother in laws wedding day, it wouldn’t have been possible without them. Food was phenomenal, staff were friendly, attentive, helpful and worked incredibly hard with a smile on their face from start to finish. If you are considering contacting them for a wedding reception you won’t regret it!! Words aren’t enough for what you did for my family

This was the first time that I had visited for Sunday dinner and I wasn’t disappointed. My wife and I ordered the beef. The food was very nice and the portions were good leaving us no room for a pudding.

The best sunday lunch in a long time everything was cooked to perfection the staff were attentive but not intrusive. Would recommend to anyone

A superb two course Sunday lunch; for £18.00 you get three meats, beef, gammon and turkey with all the trimmings. Great food and service in modern surroundings and a relaxed atmosphere. Tip: book if you can as the restaurant is very popular.

We recently attended a wedding here. This was our first time at the Galleon steakhouse but it won’t be our last..we plan on returning very soon! The food was absolutely delicious and we couldn’t fault the service. Matt and his staff were polite and attentive throughout. Nothing was too much trouble. This may well be our new favourite place to eat.

We recently attended a wedding here. This was our first time visiting the Galleon steakhouse but it won’t be our last..we plan on returning very soon! The food was absolutely delicious and we couldn’t fault the service. Matt and his staff were polite and attentive throughout. Nothing was too much trouble. This may well be our new favourite place to eat.

Bacon needed cooking more on the pigs in blankets - some of it was very pale. Requested 1.15 delivery, had an update to say 1.40pm and it arrived at 2pm.

I pre Ordered a three meat roast dinner to arrive at 1:10pm. The food arrived at 2pm and then when I received my dinner I only received one meat.

Had a delicious 3 meat roast dinner here today, but the price of drinks is shocking. 1 tonic water and 1 blackcurrant cordial and soda water £7.25! How on earth they can charge that for basically water is beyond me!

Absolutely amazing. Extremely quick service and food to die for highly recommend and will most definitely be making a return on my next visit to Chesterfield. Well done guys A****** all round ❤️

Lovely sunday roast, perfectly cooked veg and tasty gravy

Steaks and burgers were exceptional, our compliments to the kitchen. Children's chicken had too much batter and was too greasy for kids. Front of house staff were nice but not very attentive, 5 staff all stood chatting by the bar facing away from customers which meant having to get up from the table and walk to them to get any kind of service. Complained to the manager who didn't seem to care his staff weren't doing their jobs, could only tell me that 'they have been asked not to do that' Our recommendation should you go, is to request a table straight in front of the bar, this way you can easily get the staffs attention should you want any kind of decent service.

Celebrated my birthday with friends, we had Sunday Lunch , Food was delicious, everyone was impressed ,well worth a visit ,will be back !!.

lovely food enjoyed it, very tasty would be happy to recommend.

Sunday diner was very good very big portion I do find it’s the best caesar salad in Chesterfield

Absolutely fantastic meal, can't wait to return. Food cooked to perfection, value for money was spot on. Really need to support these fantastic restaurants 💖💖💖💖

Return visit,lovely restaurant in town centre specialise in steaks.Higher end price but cooked beautiful steaks to perfection. Staff were attentive and welcoming, no complaints and would recommend.

Had a fabulous family meal at the Galleon Restaurant on Sunday, 30.06.24. As usual, they didn't disappoint! The steak is something else, cooked to perfection, fresh, and was like cutting through butter! I had the cod...it was delicious and cooked perfectly ! The manager, Mathew, made a point of coming to our table to say he had put on our booking reservation a flag to say we prefered " thicker gravy"... such a personal touch! We highly recommend the Galleon if ever you are ever visiting Chesterfield !

Called on the spare of the minute for Sunday Lunch , showed to a table straight away. The waitress brought the menu and took our drink and food order once we had chose. We both ordered Brisket of Beef with a side order of Cauliflower cheese, which was absolutely delicious and cheesy. The portion sizes were very good , everything cooked to perfection. We couldn’t resist ordering a sweet and again was absolutely gorgeous. We will definitely be back soon with family and friends. One of the best Sunday Lunches we have had 👍

Firstly I must say I have been here numerous times and have had great meals and service. The girl who took our order was lovely, I asked about the hanging kebab marinade and she told us exactly what it contained. I requested the jacket potato with no butter, ( which I have had in there before) and a salad with no dressing. The drinks were very good as always. The meal arrived - the kebab with fillet steak chunks which was very nice, a pile of wet leaves and a jacket potato with a greasy topping. I pointed out I do not eat butter and asked if I could have a plain jacket potato. Sadly I was told by (presumably) the duty manager the menu had changed and this is all they could offer. She said she was unable to get another potato cooked. Apparently 'twice baked' jacket potato means the potato is scooped out and replaced after mixing with a greasy substance. The staff congregated on the corner of the bar talking and looking at us, making me feel quite uncomfortable. After eating around 6 pieces of fillet steak and a cherry tomato I thought there may have been a reduction in price, but no. We paid the full bill regrettably and no tip. After all our good experiences here including a family meal last year where we spent several hundred pounds we will not be returning. I now understand the poor reviews.

Wonderful steak house. Steaks cooked to perfection and great atmosphere.

Amazing food and excellent service. Top class throughout. We visited for a family birthday and will now make it a regular venue for family celebrations. Two of us went for the fillet steak whilst the other guests went for the salmon and gammon respectively. As far as the fillet was concerned it was superb. We didn’t have a sweet but did observe deserts being served to other tables and they also looked delicious. Thank you for a brilliant meal.

Unfortunately we didn't even stay for our meal. Walked in and witnessed the manager talking to her staff in such a disrespectful way that we walked out in disgust 😑

Lovely hot Sunday dinner, fresh veg and loads of meat, homemade Yorkshire puddings

Very disappointed with that to be honest. Ordered a 40oz tomahawk steak and honestly, I highly doubt there was even 6oz of steak in it and trust me, I looked for it haha. The amount of fat and gristle was the worst I've ever had in any beef I've eaten and I generally don't mind a bit of fat but that was ridiculous. Ordered thinking I might have some to take to work tomorrow and I'm sat here feeling like I've just had a starter after a "40oz" steak :'), definitely not worth £35.

Absolutely superb steakhouse, the best I've experienced. The food was top notch, service fast and outstanding and a great atmosphere for my partner's birthday meal on the last night of our Derbyshire break. Cannot recommend highly enough, and would return to Chesterfield just for another meal.

Possibly the best seafood meal we have ever tasted. Definitely be back x

The food was excellent service 👌 😋 👏.

Fantastic as always thanks. I can thoroughly recommend the Hunters Chicken. Two good sized chicken breasts with plenty of cheese, bacon and bbq sauce. Served with butter potatoes and greens. Delicious!

well worth the visit great food great hospitallity

Family meal of 11 Oder taken a variety of meals from full rack of ribs ...and mixed grill....3 kiddy meals ....all fab But the hanging kebab disappointed with the presentation...maybe some peppers onion ..mushroom between the steak and one wrap !! Also over peppered to point of burning my mouth could not manage the last chunk . But cooked brilliantly bar one medium was rare ..luckily he can eat both . Kiddyy pudding ...they loved them adults finished them as such a good portion . A little stilted service very going through the motion ....very young bit of banter needed a skill you pick up reading the room . But all in all alm enjoyed .

Yorkshire pudding was like rubber roast potatoes hard everything tastes like a salt pot had been dropped in it everything went in bin discussing everything taste like salt never coming here again avoid

Went a second time because we had an amazing time the first time. Very disappointed this time as we were expected to cook our own chatobriand this time and disheartened the service was much less standard. We complained because this was the case and we were asked to leave by the manager. He was very rude and didnt want to rectify the problem which we found very disrespectful as we thought this would be the customer service you would expect anywhere else. Also we were going to book overnight and glad we didn't. Safe to say we won't be returning. We were very welcomed at the soulville and enjoyed a delicious meal, very disappointed at the galleon

Excellent service!! Steak delicious!! Cooked to perfection!! Thankyou!!

Eaten there several times but never had a Sunday Lunch up until today. Fantastic lunch, service and quality of food second to none. The Cauliflower cheese was the best I've ever had. Pay the extra couple of pounds compared to chain restaurants, you wont be disappointed.

absolutely beautiful sunday roast

Stayed for two nights in May 2024.The room we had was very nice, with a big large bed very clean and modern. Check in and parking was great, breakfast was continental type but well stocked for all your needs virtually everything you could want. But if you want a fell cooked breakfast Wetherspoons is only two minutes walk. Great location for shops and train station about 15 mins walk away. We had a meal in the restaurant one night which was excellen and the staff are very good. Overall high recommended

Absolutely delicious food, every time! Thank you!

Amazing Sunday roast . Definitely 5 stars

Delicious juicy steaks as always. The twice baked potato made a very tasty alternative to chips. The sticky toffee pudding was divine. Would definitely recommend.

Popped in here for dinner yesterday evening and I was really pleased. I mean, it was a drizzly Monday evening and I was towards the latter end of the shift so I was the only one in the restaurant. That might not be surprising, but it meant I cannot comment on the typical atmosphere you might experience. Despite what may well have been a temptation to finish up early for the staff (I know I would have been), the welcome was warm, the service good and the food excellent. My meal was very tasty, wonderfully presented, and good value. I can't fault it to be honest, they deserve to be busier.

Food was sent back. Want refund

Fantastic restaurant, the food was excellent, well presented and cooked to perfection. Prices are very reasonable. The service was very good with helpful and friendly staff. Would highly recommend a visit.

5 out of 5. Superb steakhouse meal. Service was friendly and helpful and the food was delicious. My friend had a small sirloin well done and I had the hanging kebab (filet) medium rare. My salad of pickled onion and rocket (arugula to Americans) was served on perfectly charred tortillas. The twice cooked jacket potato was perfect. No room for other courses sadly.

Food is top notch. Not cheap but worth it.

Delicious steaks, cooked to perfection. Really great value for money on cheeky Tuesday with 20% off.

This is my favourite place to eat however the rich food normally upsets me and I end up with diarrhea the next day. Not sure therefore what the hygiene rating is for Galleons Steakhose.

Enjoyed a great meal - will definitely return.

Always amazing food and worth every penny!!

We came here on Sunday to celebrate a friend's birthday. We had to pre order our meals as we were a large group which is absolutely fine. For dessert myself and my husband ordered the 'chocolate wreck' there was no description of what this was on the menu. When we were eating this I quickly realised the chocolate mousse contained alcohol. Now I don't drink alcohol as it has a bad effect on my mental health and my husband is over two years sober due to alcohol issues. My friend who also came with us often orders deserts off the adult menu for her young children but again would not have been aware that the mousse contained alcohol. We mentioned this to a young waiter who spoke with his manager she then sent him back to the table to explain that yes the dessert contained alcohol, we informed him we weren't happy as this was not documented on the menu. Again the young waiter went to his manager who was watching us from across the room and sent him back to us. You would think the manager would come directly to us due to the complaint. After asking her to come she stated that they don't have to state on the menu whether it contains alcohol as food is often cooked in it and we should have informed them prior that we can't have alcohol. No apology was given. Will not be going here again.

Horrendous customer service by management, a group of 20 booked in for a meal, we had a complaint that the pudding served contained alcohol in and was given to a recovering alcoholic nowhere on the menu does it state they have alcohol in puddings, they were only concerned when they thought one of the children had had some, we had a young waiter who was very informative and he was great, he went to explain to the manager our concern to her response she sent him back and said yes there is alcohol in the pudding we asked to speak with her she shrugged it off like it was nothing, never once did they apologise they were all discussing our table behind the bar and after that complaint not one staff member came over to offer anymore service never will I return to this pub a little customer service training is needed!!

Lovely restaurants! Food was lovely and staff was very friendly and attentive , will recommend to friends and family , overall great experience

We pre booked for 20 people and gave our order via the menus on the website. Two of my friends don’t drink, one due to medical reasons and the other is a recovering alcoholic. The puddings they ordered contained alcoholic! This was not described on the menu. We then notified a member of staff to check this to be told it did contain alcohol and basically - tough! We understand mistakes can be made but this was a very serious mistake and the lack of apology or to rectify the issue. Would not return

I love the food from here, the steak is always cooked perfectly despite travelling and food is always warm and fresh. Definitely worth every penny- 10/10 - Thank you 😊

2nd time ordering from here and they smashed it once again. The halloumi burger was incredible (highly recommend!). I would order more often if there was no minimum order amount for sure. Also you have a wonderful & polite delivery driver who very kindly asked me if i needed mail picking up from outside my door & always has a smile on her face which is lovely :) Thankyou!

Wow now THIS is the place to go for a Sunday lunch, complete atmosphere as soon as you walk in, the staff are impeccable and the food?! The food is for the foodies out there, flavour town! WHAT a roast that was! ❤️

Possibly the worse dining experience I have ever had. Me and and my girlfriend returned here 3 years after having our first date here. We arrived here at 9pm on valentines day. By quarter past we had both received our drinks and ordered our food. By 20 to 9 we'd had enough of being sat waiting with our empty glasses so I asked for a drinks menu, to which nobody returned. I then asked another member of staff for a drinks menu, to which I got told someone will be over shortly to get you another drink. It now hits 10 o'clock at night, we'd had 1 one drink each, no food and no service. Finally we get to order our second drink at just gone 10, to which I ask where our food is as I spot the kitchen staff cleaning down. They had lost the ticket! In the space of an hour and 15 minutes not a single member of staff had noticed we were drinkless and foodless! I then got told by a waitress don't worry it'll only be a minute they've already cooked it, I can only guess they reheated both our meals as both steaks were overcooked. The manager offered very little sympathy or apology, we just got a shrug of the shoulders. I will never return here again and am disgusted at the level of service from what used to be a very pleasant restaurant. Very disappointed.

I have been searching for a takeaway halloumi burger for ages and this did not disappoint! Huge portion size too and value for money. It comes with chips which i didn't know so make sure you know this before ordering more like me! Would have liked salt on the chips but that is just my opinion. Great meal and will be ordering again!

Best Takeaway dinner we have had, highly recommend 👌

What ever you do don't bother with the takeaway from here! The service is shocking! We have dined her for many years and always enjoy the food, we even had takeaway through covid when the restaurant was closed but today the experience was awful. They cannot get a simple order right and it took two attempts and after that we gave up and had to go to the restaurant to get our refund. Not one apology came out of the staffs mouth and after I mentioned this to them they still could apologise. Simple shocking. We will never go back to the restaurant again. It appears that the restaurant has been taken over by a new staff team and what was a lovely place to eat is now awful. What a shame!!

Food delicious 😋 would definitely order from again.

We order from here fairly often and the food is always high quality, cooked to perfection, arrives hot and on time. Always a delicious meal and tonight was no exception. Thank you.