Lock House Tea Rooms in Erewash

Decided to have breakfast here this morning, it was quaint and picturesque... so thought would be lovely, pot of tea ordered by my husband and 2 sausage and egg cobs, ... when they came we were terribly dissatisfied, one sausage that was too small for the bread and the egg it was more like having a fried egg sandwich, the egg was an extra 75p which is OK I guess but £4.35 for one sausage 1 egg in a breadcake did not feel like good value for money. Can get a dozen sausage for less than that. Queried the waitress and she just said that's how we do it 🤨 not sorry about your disappointment or anything, seamed a little rude a response if you ask me. Safe to say we won't be returning.

Peaceful, olde worlde cafe. Eat up you're at your grandma's. Delicious cakes on display. I was hungry so I had a main meal. Beef stew and dumplings with a big pot of tea.

We arranged an afternoon tea there for my wife's parent 60th wedding anniversary The tearoom has a lot of Victorian charm with images, objects and photos showing the lock at the beginning of the 19th century The staff had arranged the tables, so we had a convivial family atmosphere. The service was excellent and the food excellent There was a big selection of sandwiches, suiting by veggies and non-veggies. The cake selection was even better, with far too much meaning we had to take some home An excellent experience and well recommended

This is without doubt one of the nicest tearooms i have ever visited. The location is simply delightful as are the staff. Friendly and very welcoming along with a great cuppa and good home made food. Peaceful too (aside from the planes from East midlands) but you soon get used to them. Boats , trains and planes it's all here.

Lovely old fashioned tea room in great location at Trent Lock. Prefect for after a walk along the river. Large choice of teas and coffees. Good scones, tea cakes, cakes and deserts. Tables surrounded by WW2 memorabilia, like a museum.

It was barely 12.30pm on BH Monday when we placed our order for 2 rabbit stew. 20 minutes later we were told there was only enough for 1 …. Change of plan for one of us to a pie! Another 20 minutes before it arrived. Roast potatoes clearly heated up in microwave and other veg lukewarm. We were then asked if we wanted a pudding and said if there was bread & pudding left that would be great with some custard. Waitress assured us there was so we ordered again for 2. Another 20 minutes later we were asked if anybody had been to see us about our order…. You can guess what we were then told! Sold out! We cut our losses at this point but felt really shortchanged and really disappointed. An apology was forthcoming when we paid the bill. The excuse? They’d been so busy as it was a Bank holiday. Did they really not realise the impact of a sunny Bank Holiday? To add insult to injury, these items were not removed from the blackboard and no recompense given for taking our order and then leaving us hanging around twice before cancelling it. Would never go back and probably the same for other dissatisfied customers that day we heard complaining. Wish we’d gone to the pub ( either one!)

When I said Rabbit stew I mean its there for the asking.. Not for me Another thing there is Taxidermy in there again not for me .. I didn't know until we orderd & they have C C T V but you have to look for it..A good point is there is NO music ...we'll when we went there wasn't..So its a good place to go WARNING the country road the Leeds to Trent lock is very narrow I mean very narrow indeed & you can't park out side unless you go by boat ..

Dropped in for a cup of coffee after a long walk. I had to wait almost 15 minutes to receive it and then it had thick gunge floating on the surface which I was able to spoon off into the saucer. On the plus side, the young lady who served me had a lovely smile and apologised for the wait. This is my first and long awaited visit to this tearoom. Unfortunately it will be my last.

OK, so we went to Trent Lock for an anniversary meal and had the choice of two pubs and Lock House Tea Rooms. Looked quaint so we chose the latter. Had a Guide Dog puppy with us and asked permission for entrance, which was freely granted. As it happened I guess it didn't really matter as there were dogs on the premises, albeit upstairs out of the public domain but the place really did have a doggy smell. Didn't put me off but it might do so to others and previous reports also confirm this.Ordered drinks and liver, onions, mash and veg for both of us, which was on the specials board.Drinks arrived almost immediately and the food followed shortly after. The liver was cold in the centre and was actually pigs liver, despite the staff assurance that they had purchased lambs liver. Being from a butchers family I do know the difference and there was no doubt in my mind. Meal went back for microwaving and returned piping hot but inedible.The liver was crumbly and dry, broke up on attempting to cut. Broccoli was brown in middle, carrots not well cooked, mash quite nice as was the gravy. Regrettably had to down our cutlery after a couple of mouthfuls - proprietor said 'you're not really enjoying that are you' and took away our plates.The price for this meal I think was £8:00 per head and for that I would expect top quality food.On going to settle up, we were only charged for the drinks which saved any further embarrassment though I felt a meaningful apology could have been offered.The place had character and age, but could perhaps have had a bit more TLC to the quality of decoration and upholstery as it was threadbare and looking tired.As for our visit - well as I said in the title it was MEMORABLE, but unfortunately for all the wrong reasons. What a pity - anniversary or not

We popped in there last Friday.6 of us.ordered various items tea cake beef rolls.food was fine but the lady behind counter with glasses on was very cold and jobsworthy.felt as though we were intruding..hopefully this was just one of those days.have since spoke to other people who had experienced similar.Sometimes a smile goes a long way.

What an interesting and detailed place to have a cup of tea and some nice food. The lunch we had was very filling and wholesome

Popped in today midway through a walk and had a couple of toasties - Cheese and Tomato/Cheese and Chutney - both of which were excellent and came with a nice side salad.Few reviews mention a lack cleanliness and dog smell but neither were remotely evident today and dogs weren’t allowed in (as a few people asked while we sat inside) so maybe that’s been addressed.Staff really friendly and you get a custard cream with your hot chocolate, what more can you ask for.

We called in for an early lunch on a walk from Attenborough Nature Reserve Trent lock. This tea room is a real treasure full of boating memorabilia and old photographs etc., The food is excellent in fact you are spoilt for choice. I am gluten intolerant but they had several things on offer for me. They do an amazing array of traditional dishes including tripe and onions and steak and kidney pudding, no worries they do lighter meals too and cream teas, so plenty of choice all round. It is in a lovely setting and the place has a lot of history too.

This is a great location next to the lock. Lovely to sit outside in the sun. Good collection of cakes and savories. The inside is quirky and a little kitsch but the overall ambience is cosy. Try the plumb loaf with cheese.

The Lock House tea rooms are delightful. They serve good home made food and the staff are friendly and helpful. Tables are laid with proper tablecloths and tea is served in china cups! The tea rooms are a mini museum of canal/boating memorabilia along with old toys, tools, wartime items etc. It is fascinating spotting things and stirring memories of a bygone era. We had a lovely lunch there and will definitely return.

Great meals great atmosphere. You can go back to the real early days. It's NOT sign posted very well. They even do Rabbit stew. ☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺ NOT FOR ME THANK YOU 🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰

Lovely little cafe/ good food/ pleasant staff/ decent prices. We often pop in whilst out walking Home cooked food

Popped to to buy drinks but decided against it the place stunk of dogs and looked filthy. Wasn't impressed at all

I don’t usually believe in negative reviews as anyone can have a bad day but feel this is justified. We cycled to Trent Lock today and called into this tearoom for a snack and a cup of tea. It is really dirty, smells very strongly of dog, the furniture is tatty, the chair coverings were ripped. The menu folders were filthy. I went upstairs to the toilet and the dog smell was almost overwhelming, there was only a communal towel in the loo which was wet and dirty so didn’t use. I had a toastie which was OK but I found a hair in the grated carrot in the side salad and another one on a teaspoon provided with my salad cream. The lady waiting on coughed and coughed into her hands but didn’t go to wash her hands before carrying on serving. This could be a fabulous place but it currently needs gutting to be honest, just digusting. Would not visit again.

A lovely tea and sandwich sat outside watching the activity on the canal. Well worth popping in if you are around Trent Lock

We had iced capuccino, lemonade and an incredibly tasty ice cream that is well worth all the calories. Nice place to have a rest and enjoy the sun or views after a gentle stroll along side the river.

Had an omelette at this place today, having eggshell in it was one thing, but then to find dog hairs everywhere took the biscuit. It makes you take note of other things around you, the place clearly has dogs which roam around because you can smell them on everything.

Visited here today Sunday 17th June 2018. Been a while since last visit here and it has gone down hill. The food and drinks were ok and not too bad a price, but it is very tatty and smells near the entrance door and at the bottom of the stairs, The staff were having a bit of a do about some orders to do with marmite on toast and would be a nightmare when and if it gets really busy. Not sure if will call again and its a shame as its near home.

Popped in here at lunchtime on a beautiful warm Summer's day. Just had a simple sandwich toastie and it just hit the spot. Place was packed - much quieter on a cool day haha but a warm welcome was given to all. Spot-on location, right next to the Erewash Canal and River Trent meandering by. Does get very busy though, so my experience may differ from yours

The whole place is full of clutter. The carpets are filthy. I get that they're going for the narrow boat look - but they shoe horn you in amongst the bric a brac. The other half wanted a slice of chocolate cake. They had a Red Velvet Cake and a Gluten Free chocolate cake. I asked if the Red Velvet cake contained Chocolate. The waitress rolled her eyes at me, scoffed and said "No, red velvet"... to which I replied "What is red velvet?" - and her boss said "It's chocolate". Someone asked if they could have lemon with their tea instead of milk and the waitress rolled her eyes and replied with "Do you do a lemon?" - what does that mean?? I ordered warm apple pie and clotted cream - however, the cream had melted by the time it was delivered to the table. The Apple pie tasted ok.. but the Red Velvet cake tasted like a packet mix. The room also had the faint smell of wet dog. Really disappointing - it could be so much more. They're wasting their opportunity.

Bit disappointed that scones didn't taste "homemade" and very disappointed that cafe seem to think fish is vegetarian. However, it's a quirky place to visit in a good location.

Called in for a warming drink on a cold day and chose Hot Chocolate. I had all the trimmings - whipped cream and marshmallows. It was very nice, but a little pricey at £3.30. Great location on the canal and the rooms are decorated with lots of canal photos and memorabilia. There are a couple of other eateries nearby which is why it will always do roaring trade and be able to charge for it.

Visiting family and arrived early went for a walk and came across this delightful little number. Scones and tea all round. Very tastie very fresh and a huge collection of tea. They also had gluten free cake which my wife was happy about. Very good

Visited today with my husband, best friend of 50 years and her partner. My birthday of a quaint lunch, we had a lovely hot meal, tea, matching cups and saucers, dessert was delicious and hot. After reading other reviews, yes it does smell of dogs, but only upstairs, where the toilet is, which does need a clean but as its a tea room that is also a home perhaps some things do get overlooked. All crockery and cutlery was clean, staff very friendly and all the paraphernalia is something to remember from way back. I had a lovely quaint birthday lunch and would love to return again.

More tea than we could drink. Microwave food but good. The room to the right is dark and has flies..

Enjoyed a good cup of tea presented very well with a friend. Very lovely decoration and had an incredible time

Found this place on trip advisor while looking for somewhere to stop for lunch. Situated right on the canal on a summers day it would be gorgeous to sit outside and watch the world go by. As it was cold and a bit rainy we sat inside and although when we arrived we were the only ones there is soon filled up as lunch time approached.

I visited recently and can't say I was made to feel welcome. The food was ok although the cake was quite dry. One busy and not very clean toilet. Won't be back.

Wonderful amounts of tea and the Victoria sponge was AMAZING Lovely service and unbelievable decor. Like stepping back in time

Perfick cottage with delicious choices and a decent brew. Staff very helpful lovely view around the lock and canals. Highly recommended

Just popped in for a pot of tea on a sunny day and were able to sit at one of the outside tables to watch the world go by, the position by the lock is lovely. The service and tea were excellent. The food being served to other customers looked really good so on our next visit we will definitely order food.

After walking past this tea rooms several times, we decided to give it a go and we were certainly not let down. We popped in on a sunny afternoon for some drinks and ice cream and not only was it delicious, but the building and setting is gorgeous. Be sure to come and try one of their 54 types of tea!!

Visited with a friend for some lunch before a summers day walk. Service was very slow. The tea rooms are very small and stuffed full of items. Food was very nice - ordered a toastie which was lovely and had homemade cake after which was delicious & moist. Prices are fairly reasonable. Ice cream was quite flavourless but ok. Staff were pleasant enough. Would probably visit again.

We called in for tea and a light snack prior to walking along the river Trent. The service was fairly prompt and the Tea served tasted great. The toasties were made using granary bread and were properly filled. I had an interesting type of chutney which certainly offered a distinct taste. The Tea Room is packed full of interesting artifacts and photographs. However it looks like the entire Tea Rooms would benefit from a good clean and freshen up. This is because dust and grime has collected amongst all the items on display. There was also a pervading damp dog sort of odour throughout which was somewhat off-putting. All in all a satisfying place for a snack but not comfortable enough for a longer meal.

We went twice this week. Just for breakfast cobs, and then sandwiches. It's tremendous. Fascinating interior, with dozens of jugs hanging from the ceiling, lots of photos, models of canal boats, tobacco tins.. And an extensive menu, with usual tea room stuff, and some extras (from veggie bakes to tripe). Great sandwich choices eg cheese and beetroot. A lot of it very much like tea rooms used to be, and should be! But with extras, like cafetiere coffee with several coffee options. Our three different sandwich choices came with different complimentary flavoured crisps and a salad garnish that you'd actually want to eat. Homemade trifle, crumble (with pouring cream, clotted cream or custard) and bread and butter puddings were properly nostalgic. Eccentric isn't quite the word - but I'd say it's unusual to find a tea room with out pretensions that does things with care to detail, and does it very well.

Excellent small tea room. Many home made cakes with fresh made snacks (hot and cold). Tea served in actual tea pots too. A little haven with both inside and outside seating.

We had a fun meeting / get together here at the tea rooms Saturday 14th January 2017 8 of us showed up and had A lovely couple of hours personally mine was added with a pot of tea ( and extra hot water to have a 2nd pot if wanted ) along with a bacon cob excellent service pleasant staff not pressured to leave all together a very friendly homely place to visit z

We walked past again today as we often do when out for a walk along the canal, it was closed. There is an opening times list but today it was closed in spite of the list (for Christmas - a cafe?).

Out for a winter walk with a friend, we had a choice of two pubs and a tea room. Unusually we chose the tea room and were pleased withour choice. We sat in a parlour full of canal memorabilia and drank hot chocolate; ideal for a December morning. Others were sitting outside and enjoying the sunshine; the seating area being a south-facing sun trap.

went today with my partner and father in law there is so much to choose from we had the bubble and squeak I expected a portion of it and a piece of meat but far from it ,I big serving of bubble and squeak with a fried egg on top Three pieces of meat, chicken ham and beef, 3 different pickles, watercress and tomato and a large sliced cob with real butter the only downside was .......no room left for a pudding so we will have to come back

Came here for a bit of lunch with my partner and his parents.

Situated in a perfect spot at Trent Lock, surrounded by several pubs. We needed a warming cuppa, and opted for a cream tea each which was very nicely presented. Not sure if scone was made on the premises.There were lots of big cakes which looked home made, available to buy by the slice. The Old Country Roses china was a lovely touch, adding to the quaint atmosphere of the place. There were tablecloths, quirky collectables everywhere, and lots of canal themed memorabilia. Lots of different teas on offer, but you need to study the menu before you order - which could take some time! It must be a magnet in the summer, watching the narrowboats go through the lock; but a little quiet on a November afternoon.

Great place to visit for morning, or early afternoon drinks and something lite to eat. Lunches are good as well.

A lovely location situated on the edge of the canal. This is an old cottage that has been decorated with all things old and it feels like you are sitting in someone's house.

An old building refurbished sympathetically into a tea room some years ago, this has become a mini museum of collectables - mostly canal based - so you have something to look at while your order is delivered. We had tea and cake - very nice - definitely somewhere to come back to to explore the other 20 or so tea options (before staring on the infusions).

What a lovely unspoiled place serving a wide range of specialty teas and coffee. A good menu of traditional fare in pleasantly quaint surroundings. Service is friendly and efficient and prices are very good. There is plenty of car parking at the back of the Navigation Inn and it is a short walk to the tea rooms. It is well worth a visit. Closed Mondays & Tuesdays

Having visited this tea rooms several times I have to say it's grown on me considerably. At first the way it pushes modern conventions aside was slightly daunting. But the 2nd and 3rd visits I've come to love it's odd and quirky ways. There's nowhere else I know quite like it. The tea room is run so casually that you feel like you've popped round to someone's house for the afternoon - but in a good way. It's so warm and welcoming that you feel quite attached by the time you leave.

Service, food and location are lovely but bit spoiled by hand towels in the lavatories that left an unpleasant odour on your hands and ended up washing them again to air dry.

We have visited twice and both times have enjoyed the experience. It's a little like eating in a museum with all the old artifcats about. The food is nice and it's nice to have some traditional choices to pick from. The staff were also extremely helpful and went out of their way to help when we left something behind!

I've been wanting to visit for a while and I'm not disappointed the food and drink were lovely and the service was personal and attentive.

Just got back from this place. Excellent food, service and drinks. Experts on tea and coffee, and the wide variety of food available is very good as well. The place is situated in a local beautispot, so the views are good too (apart from Ratcliffe power station).

We visit this restaurant frequently. The service is good and the food is all home cooked. They also have an interesting collection of canal memorabilia around the dining room. Highly recommended.

We called in at this lovely tea room and it is just like a museum. So much interesting history of lock keeping and river travel along with a traditional pot of tea. A must place to visit when in the area.

Me and my family stopped in for a bite to eat and drinks and were told to take a seat and we would be served. The lady serving served another couple across from us and then welcomed another group in, not even acknowledging us. Then proceeded to take their orders. We felt completely unwelcome and walked out in disgust. We won't be visiting there again.

Family of 4 Left waiting to be served in a virtually empty room whilst other people got served, well they missed out on at least £20. We were asked to be seated and would be served, another group came in (obviously friends of the staff) and got server straight away.

Don't let the name of this place make you think it's just an afternoon cuppa and a cake. The breakfast is first class as are the midday meals, I've been here a few times and have no complaints whatsoever, had breakfast and dinner here for the weekend every time we come, we always stay in our camper van.They are closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Well recommended.

It is so hard to concentrate on choosing food when your surroundings are crammed full of wonderful genuine old artefacts and memorabilia. The majority of the items are old canal related pieces and there is evidence of some wonderful traditional signwriting everywhere.

The cream tea is the best and the quirky antiques in the house make for good conversation pieces. It's a lovely place to visit on a Sunday afternoon :-)

We stopped by yesterday for a cup of tea and slice of cake after riding 30 miles. Went in to order and was rudely told "I'm not taking any more orders for an hour", when we asked does that apply to a cup of tea she said in a very rude and abrupt tone "Yes".

We came across these tearooms whilst looking for somewhere to have lunch. We passed two pubs, but the tearooms looked more inviting. The whole place is decorated with interesting photos and artifacts from yesteryear, things we as pensioners could remember with affection. Very nostalgic to look at whilst waiting for food to arrive. The staff were all very nice and friendly, and the food was beautifully presented and extremely tasty. The menu also had nostalgic food such as tripe and onions and rabbit stew. Not to everyone's taste, I know, but plenty of the usual food is available as well. We shall certainly be going back sooner rather than later.

Took mum for lunch. Charming converted lock building with large garden so there are tables indoor and out. History of the building and lock is at the front of the menu and well worth a read. The rooms are crammed with old memorabilia and photos - magic if you like to know about the past. The menu is surprisingly large for a small business and the food we had was excellent. Some nice walks from here it seems but as mum is in her 80s and it was hot, we just ate, relaxed and enjoyed our visit.

This love little Tea Room is situated right by Trent Lock...lovely menu of home cooked food and delicious puddings to temp you....there's a lot of history to this building and the area in general. Child and dog friendly which is an added bonus....there's the opportunity to have a good walk along the river on the well worn path which goes on for miles. The owner and cook are lovely and so friendly. All in all it's a lovely experience and I've been many times over the past 10 years.

On a day visit to Trent lock tea rooms we stopped for lunch.i can honestly say when my wife's omelette arrived it was the worst omelette I have ever seen.they did take it back and the order was changed.having been in the trade we noticed that a washing machine was evident in the kitchen which I believe is not allowed in a catering kitchen.

Great for novelty value. However food on menu labelled as vegetarian when it isnt e.g. smoked salmon, prawns etc? (I dont think they know what vegetarian food is as I heard a customer asking if the prawns were vegetarian and the presumable manageress said that it was???). The food/drinks are very expensive and not of good quality, e.g. cheese toasties made from cheap fake cheese singles, two slices of white bread and some grated carrot will cost you over a £5. Service was poor and staff seem miserable and get the impression that they don't want to work there.

I am a semi-regular visitor to the Lock House Tea Rooms and have never been disappointed. The food is good, traditional fare, the staff are friendly and helpful, and there is great personality to be found all around you - from the WWII memorabilia (much of it genuine) to various articles outlining the important part our canal and waterway networks played in our past.

After enjoyable walk along the Trent river from Attenborough nature reserve to Trent Lock then nothing better than a pot of tea at a perfect English Tea room with quick and efficient service sitting outside watching the world go by what's not to like

For a day planned at Trent Lock the tea rooms are the perfect meeting place for a cup of quality tea in a cottage style full old curios room. Lots of Lock Keeping memorabilia, antique's and individual bone china cups, saucers and plates. Every table is different with fun china salt and pepper shakers. 100 of jugs hanging from the ceiling and every nook and cranny filled with interesting items. Lovely cream teas, sandwiches and lunches served throughout the day by friendly staff in a relaxing atmosphere and beautiful views from the café.

Popped in while staying on a narrow boat and what a wonderful place. Good food, good service and excellent spot right outside the lock gates. Beautiful decorated and filled with small trinkets, nick nacks but all with a vintage waterway theme. Highly recommend

Stopped off at the tea rooms after taking a short walk along the Trent and feeding the ducks.

A dear little spot full of memorabilia and nice food. It is not a large restaurant but has a very cosy atmosphere

We chose tea for two and ham toasties which were advertised as 'home cooked ham' which it definitely was not-I would say more cheap supermarket ham, with cheap supermarket bread with no butter or other spread. This place has great potential- but does not hit the target.

Spent a nice Sunday lunchtime here recently. The menu had great variety for such a small place- our party of six ordered all sorts of things and were all very pleased. Can't wait to take my Mum for the homemade stew. A real gem!

Wonderful place amazing stuff in the tiny rooms. Great service. Great food wonderful location. My missus's grandmother was a bargie. Worked and lived on barges. Her mother was born in the elephant and castle alongside the Coventry canal.

Good selection of teas and food for such a small place. I've seen it very full but it was raining when we were there. Service was friendly but when tea and food was brought it was nearly thrown on the table. Interesting but strange things on the walls.

on a busy bank holiday/God Friday you would expect the place to be open, but when we tried to enter the tea rooms at 4:30pm it was shut.

so lovely walking into a warm and inviting tearoom, we sat down thinking just a cuppa, and then looked at the menu, my husband had cottage pie , I had beef stew and dumplings, all served with seasonal veg, Our tea was lovely, , so nice to have china cups and and a proper teapot, Old photos and lots of interesting items to look at and read. We had a great walk along the locks and finished off with a great meal , Thank you , Lock House Tea Rooms.

What an absolute find, this is a very quirky little cafe with lots of memorabilia everywhere based on WW1/WW2, canals and general olde worlde. Tea is served in proper china teapots with royal Albert China and the tea is especially made for them so it doesn't stew too much or go weak when more water added. I chose the stew and dumplings and it was delicious, fresh veg (not frozen), good portions and extremely tasty. My friend had the omelette and it was tasty and fluffy. Also on the menu were dripping on toast and tripe n onions! There is also jacket potatoes, cream teas, Cornish pasties and sandwiches. Very reasonably priced and service excellent. Will definitely be back to try more on the menu. Be prepared to wait for seats, however it is worth it.

Stopped here with my baby on canal walk and had a cream tea. It was under four pounds, nice atmosphere on the River Trent, served on china. Well worth a visit; they serve hot food too. Note they are close on Mondays and Tuesdays.

A friend and I had a lovely cream tea here and can't wait to take the rest of the bunch! Tea was nice in quirky vintage china and the scone and cream were delicious! Maybe the decoration and the 'clutter' isn't to everyone's taste but to me that made it even better!! They do all sorts of food from tea and cake to full dinners and all very reasonably priced. Overall, a little gem in lovely surroundings, what more could you want?!

Stopped here yesterday,staff. Friendly as always service is quick . Tables outside great range of cakes. Excellent stop for cyclists and walkers.

I hope the owners dont take any notice of some of the reviews which says its scary, cluttered etc. to me its full of charm , history and memories of times past. Last week was the first time i'd visited this tea rooms and I'm hoping it wont be the last. I love the place, and the nice lady kindly let me take a couple of photos to show my relatives how interesting the tea rooms are. I only had a coffee and piece of delicious home made cake, but it was lovely, to have especially in such interesting surroundings. unlike some reviews here I did not find it expensive at all.

Average food, good choice of teas but the whole place was very dirty! Loads of weird, museum like objects, made me feel like I was in a horror film! Dog hair everywhere and smelly! Won't be going back

I went to the tea rooms because I had a voucher from my gran for my birthday,I was greeted by the owner who was a very nice lady very welcoming we sat in a cosy corner,it was cold outside and there was a lovely warm fire going so we sat near it it was dark outside and raining but being in this little cosy warm place you felt like you were sitting in a cottage,we had a cream tea the scones were beautiful full of fruit and fresh clotted cream,we also had a slice of cake ans it was definately a slice of homemade heaven!!! My partner had a Lancashire hot pot and ate every mouthful we were so full and warm and content could have nodded off,we were very looked after so I bought a gift voucher to go back and take my mum and dad awesome place to be!!!!!!

Called in on a bicycle ride on the Canal path. The tea rooms are in an old lock keepers house. The inside reflects the historical transport heritage of the area. Many mementos of the age of canals, with decorated pots and jugs obviously collected over a long time. The tables have table cloths and doilies, very 'chintzy'. A great range of teas available, with a wide range of snacks, cakes and hot food. The proprietor had time to chat about the house collection, service was prompt, prices were reasonable. A very quirky and interesting place to sit and watch the world go by, and get my energy back for the ride home!

The Lock House Tearooms are a gem of a place. Inside there are lots of memorabilia around the walls connected with the canals including old photos, jugs, plates etc. The menu itself is a gem with lots of choice including hot meals, snacks, afternoon tea etc. The range of teas is itself amazing. I had a very tasty scrambled eggs on toast with tea in a china cup. The owner is very pleasant and we had a long chat but also I took time to admire all the interesting objects on display. This place is really like a time warp and the location by the canal side is superb.

Called in for a light lunch after a bracing walk around the lock. Lovely little place full of quirks and interesting objects. The service was attentive without being intrusive; food and coffee were well-prepared, presented and tasty. An extremely pleasant interlude and very good value for money.

Fantastic location however tables were dirty, floor was dirty, fizzy drinks were flat and cakes that claimed to be homemade were in shop bought rappers. Overall dirty and quality of food was very poor. We would not be going again!

Lovely tea room on the Erewash canal and the river Trent. Great selection on the menu and the fudge cake I had was spot on. If you sit outside on a sunny day it has lovely views.

The choice of home made cakes is great and the canal theme is just right for this lovely tearoom. When the weather is nice you can sit outside and watch the world (and boats) go by.

We love this place,the staff are friendly,the food is good homemade food not boil in a bag,or two for one,its unique and has awards for this reason but its not everyones cup of tea!!!! I bring my little girl here and she loves to have a toasted tea cake and help me with my pot of tea,we recently had a snowman tea pot which was lovely and very fitting for the season as it was nearly Christmas! This is a small tea room and allows you to step back in timefrom the moment you put one foot in the door!!!!!! If you don't want different don't go!!!!

A pretty little lock house converted into tea rooms. On a cold winters day while out walking with our Guide dog puppy in training, we came across this little gem. We were warmly welcomed by the staff, and served a delicious flat white coffee accompanied by a biscuit. We had a tasty toasted sandwich snack & a very yummy chocolate muffin, all served on flower china plates (just like grandma’s).

I am alitle surprised about the review remarking about it being "fusty" and "wierd" and "ditch the clutter". All I can say in response to that is that this place is a tea room not a fancy restaurant. It is next to a canal and attempts to reflect that in that its "clutter" is mostly canal related from times gone by, its "wierd mannequins" etc try to give an impression of how canal people dressed and lived. If you like going to McDonalds, Costa or Starbucks type cafes then you probably wont like this, however if you like somewhere idividual, atmospeheric and refreshingly different, that actually serves real tea (not something in a bag that tastes awful) you probably will. Trent Lock tae room has an atmosphere (not fusty or damp) that makes it somewhere really pleasant to stop for 1/2 hour and recharge your batteries when walking or cycling and gets very busy on a nice day. I take my mother there every Saturday afternoon and we like it. I do find it sad that some people have to make negative comments when someone tries to create something a little different from the norm, this country has become so boring and samey over the last few years and I love to find a place that is not in the Mcdonalds/coasta/starbucks mould.

The sign outside offered Dripping on Toast as an option, but I resisted! We all had Cream tea. The tea was pleasant enough, but i'm far from convinced that we had Clotted Cream as advertised. The scones were also rather dry. Certainly not the best.

This is a lovely tearoom on the banks of the Erewash canal. The food and drinks are of good quality and are served on antique china. However the tea room seating is crowded and tables placed within spitting distance of each other, making anyone with small children or mobility problems have difficulties. I would even go as far as to say if there was a fire etc there would be trouble getting out it is so cramped.

If you want good value for money try this place, great teas, cakes sit and ponder the day away, watching the boats go by, children fishing its clean tidy & freindly.