Masons Arms in Derby

Dinner time , A friends reunion good parking, staff brilliant dog friendly venue thank you

Brilliant pint excellent service 👏

Very nice village pub great staff, always a good pint of whatever I drink friendly atmosphere and very good pub quizzes.

Good space inside and out, plenty of seating and parking. Visited on a beer festival so it was packed, tho service outside (festival beers) was very friendly and efficient. Longer queues inside. Well have to revisit on a normal day.

We have visited the Masons now twice for drinks. On our first visit, it was a busy Saturday afternoon the bar was understandably full and we had to wait quite a while to be served although this wasn't helped the older blond lady staff member stood at the end of bar for 5 - 10 minutes to have a chat with a friend rather than get some drinks orders though, the poor young man was juggling to try and get everyone sorted. We then visited again last weekend and stood for 10 minutes again at the bar whilst the blond woman stood at the back entrance smoking whilst everyone stood waiting with no service at all, upon her return she appeared annoyed we even wanted to order anything as if we had inconvenienced her. Locally I've been told similar stories as it sounds like she's part of the furniture and everyone just puts up with her attitude which is a shame as the pub is a great village local. We've never had the food but always looks nice.

Received a parking fine for failing to see the (badly) flagged registration hub. Despite providing credit card proof I had visited the pub, I was given short shrift from the car parking company. More disappointing was the response of the pub management when I asked if they might consider cancelling the fine, especially considering the fact that I am a fairly regular customer: they responded with ‘it’s out of our control.’ Needless to say, I’ll no longer been visiting.

It'll soon be up and running with Jim and Jo at the helm 👌👌

Very difficult review to write because the people were so nice. so just the facts. We booked well in advance but initially were placed on a table in the middle of a very noisy bar. We were quickly and politely moved to the restaurant part upon request. We ordered a steak and stilton pie - this was overcooked and the stilton was invisible (burned?) and not apparent in the taste. I ordered a salmon Wellington. This was incinerated. It was too hard to cut and the top simply flaked all over . The contents were only identifiable by their dental records. I was kindly offered a homenade chicken jalfrezi and took it out of politeness. It was OK. In truth, I should have declined. As I say, the staff were tremendous, polite, efficient and friendly. The 'chef' came from the kitchen to apologise suggesting things slip through sometimes. We were given a free drink each to compensate, but in truth, it was a bit disastrous. I suspect that we ma have been unlucky and caught the cook on a bad night but felt it fair to offer an honest review. Nice atmosphere and lovely attentive people, but not able to recommend the food on this occasion.

Having a spa couple of days at nearby best western hotel had a walk into Mickleover village found the masons arms and called in for a meal wow home cooked food we both had pie of the day it was fabulous and really well priced definitely go again when in the area top marks for pub grub

Very nice atmosphere and good selection of drinks. Unfortunately didn’t see the parking restrictions. Went back to the pub and eventually had to pay £20 administration cost.

Called in when passing by Pub was very busy managed to get a table in the upper bar area Good choice of food on the menu and a specials board offering a home made curry and pie. Unfortunatley they had run out of pie so settled for gammon chips peas and onion rings. Was very nice but cant really go wrong with gammon but food that was going out looked lovely. The pub is dog friendly and very popular with them Well worth the visit will be back

Popped in and was truly impressed

Great atmosphere v friendly staff

Very welcoming pub where we met friends at Twixmas. Nothing pretentious and everything sensibly priced. Good, honest food served by cheerful people. Thank you.

One of the best pubs in the village. Always friendly and welcoming and a good bunch of locals/drinkers whenever you go in. Glad to see it reopened after new owners and definitely part of the village community.

Best chef 👩‍🍳 special curry i have had for a long time 10/10

Great food and beer. Exceptional service

Jim, the Landlord has perfected a range of curry dishes that surpass restaurant quality. I had Chicken Chasnie and could have eaten it until I dropped. Combine with a few top ales on tap and you have a great night ahead.

Good food good beer nice fire and dogs welcome. Need I say more

Great place. Fitted our party in for a meal. All staff were very friendly and welcoming. A definite visit if you are in the area.

As it says this is a friendly local village pub. Two small rooms and four cask ales, standard pub food menu but done to a far higher standard than usual - the over-used (and inaccurate) phrase “home-cooked” is a good description of what we had. Best pub meal I’ve had this year, and very welcome after an incredibly dispiriting experience up the road.

Didn't eat but went for a few drinks with friends. A lovely atmosphere, cosy and welcoming with very friendly bar staff who can't do enough to help you. Also very cosy around Christmas time too. The landlord Jim is very professional, friendly and runs the pub well.

Amazing meal that was great quality with great service from the super nice staff. Was a lovely meal I had (on a Tuesday specifically) in a location that had a lovely homely feel even on a Tuesday which I was impressed by due to the character and design choices taken. I will 100% be revisiting

Always great food and we enjoy the Thursday quiz. We tried the Sunday music quiz too but no food served around that time. I tend to have pie of the day and chunky chips. Proper pie!

Warm, cosy, inviting and relaxing, the Mason's Arms is the place to come to have a drink, chill out and enjoy yourself. They serve delicious food and offer a wide range of drinks, including a great selection of real ale. With the beamed ceilings and comfy chairs, and the welcoming, happy staff who always greet you with a smile, this is the place to come for a great time. The quizzes they do are loads of fun, too. Can't recommend the Mason's Arms enough. Brilliant!! Edit: If you park in the pub car park, ensure you input your car reg number into the console on the top bar as soon as you arrive to avoid being fined.

Nice pub. Good selection of drinks. Fairly relaxed.

Myself and my partner visited here recently, while on a short break in Derby. We can highly recommend visiting this place for a drink and bite to eat. The food and service was exceptional. We tried the steak, which was cooked to perfection.

Myself & partner ,came for afew days at hotel near by ,food was more reasonable at the MASONS ARMS

Great atmosphere, friendly welcoming staff and delicious food

A pleasant, friendly & welcoming pub with a tasty menu & specials board offering good value. Nice atmosphere for relaxed eating & drinking. Special events on offer too. Friday night is Prosecco night with discount on a bottle. Definite place to return to. Vegan dishes also available.

Very poor service. My husband and our friend both had a pint of Heniken which they both said was flat. Bar staff weren't interested very poor. Will not be returning.

Lovely food. Friendly bar staff.

Great place. Been going for years. Best pint of Bass and Pedigree around.

Car parking at this place results in a legal fight. Avoid at all costs.

Lovely pub with fantastic staff and lovely food!

Despite how it appears from their website, food NOT secured all day and NOT on bank holidays.

It was cold in there But staff were friendly. I only saw 2 largers on. Not the ones I like . But it was ok .

Sunday roast. Sorry but will not be returning. Majority of plate filled with potato. Vety little meat and shop bought small yorkshire.. i feel the food had been microwaved prior to being bought to our table Only 6 other people in the pub. No atmosphere.

Very friendly good drinks selection and the food is decent would return without doubt

Can’t fault the place. Me and my family had Sunday lunch here. Really good meal and reasonable price. The beers are good. The staff are friendly. Relaxed atmosphere. Will make this our regular from now on.

First visit, lovely place, the menu looks great we will definitely be trying food here

Lovely quaint place with log burner fires plus a friendly atmosphere 😀

Very warm pub and decent real ales on tap

Currently still sat in the Masons Arms after driving across especially for a Sunday Roast. Thankfully booked as all tables around us full & also reserved! Great atmosphere on a frosty family day. Food was amazing! Staff lovely. Just been listening to a local praising their weekly quiz Tues & Thurs evenings. Text to babysitter pending!

Currently still sat in the Masons Arms after driving across especially for a Sunday Roast. Thankfully booked as all tables around us full & also reserved! Great atmosphere on a frosty family day. Food was amazing! Staff lovely. Just been listening to a local praising their weekly quiz Tues & Thurs evenings. Text to babysitter pending!

Great friendly place. Nice a clean. Great for a meal or just a drink

Always a great drink and atmosphere

Had Sunday lunch here in November and it was excellent. Went back this evening and sadly disappointed. Bar staff too busy chatting with each other when we arrived to serve us so we went to find our own table . Then had to wait again at the bar to get served with the drinks , no bar staff in the lounge bar.The food was warm but not hot and nothing like the standard that we expected after our last visit.This will be our last visit ,we will not be coming back .

Great atmosphere, friendly staff all in all a good night out food good

Best pint in Derby hands down!!

Loved being there staff are so friendly food superb

Lovely pub, without doubt one of the best in Mickleover.

Sat by the fire and had a couple of pints of Guinness, it was really nice.

Good old British pub and a great pint to boot

Go every week for the Pub Quiz, always great friendly atmosphere, choice of ales and ciders is brilliant for such a small pub. Guest beers change virtually every week, which is great if you like trying something new or there is always the popular ales and lagers there every week. Food is fantastic, often something interesting on the specials board too! The loaded fries are a must!

Penang curry was good. However it was misserved with sweet potato fries rather than rice, which I had not requested. It’s a shame the starters are pricey relative to the mains. Service was super friendly and good tonight. The pub’s getting better… however concerning to hear “Out of stocks” on an already limited menu tonight. No steaks available at 7:30 pm. Easy to go and buy some rump steaks from Tesco to maintain the menu.

Overall an excellent pub. Attentive and friendly staff, great home cooked food and a lovely atmosphere. Definitely recommend!

Had a fine meal and a few beers. Staff did a great job, friendly folks. It's a nice comfortable place to have a meal and relax.

We haven't been in the Masons for many years, mainly because we moved away from Micklover in the 1990s. Although the layout hasn't really changed, the pub is welcoming and the food looks very good value for money. Definitely recommend

We went on spec, one Saturday night. The pub is still very warm and welcoming. The food menu looks very good, reasonably priced, but we only had drinks on this occasion. Definitely recommend

Went in on a Friday evening sat outside was busy and the staff were friendly lovely atmosphere we ordered food I had the masons burger and my wife had the hunters chicken both very tasty and well presented would definitely recommend this lovely village pub for food or just a drink.

First choice of food was the pie but had none, second choice was cod but had none, third choice was scampi but of course they had none! Scampi was still written on the specials board! Had to settle for cod bites (which is a starter) but with chips and mushy peas. Waited quite a while for food to arrive, peas where stone cold, cod bites not very nice and chips were just ok, left most of it as had gone past being hungry! I did tell the staff when they collected the plate but they weren’t very concerned! I did not want to cause a fuss as one of the friends I was with had suggested this pub and would have been embarrassed. Will not be visiting again!

A great experience, went on a Tuesday for lunch and the food was great and good value too. The decor inside was lovely and warming where you felt relaxed and comfortable. The staff were very kind and likeable all with good personalities and manners. All in all a lovely experience to which i would recommend highly. I am disappointed that i don’t live nearer though as i would visit more regularly.

Met with friends on a warm Sunday evening so was surprised that it wasn’t very busy. We didn’t eat just drank - lovely beer and has tea and coffee facilities too. Staff were super friendly

We went for Sunday dinner. Left disappointed as it used to be a good roast and good value for money. Now under new ownership, the beer and staff are great but the Sunday lunch was dreadful. Obviously all pre brought from the cash and carry, veg was soggy, meat wasn’t great and generally all round dissatisfied. They need to improve in their food to make this the pub it used to be. We will Still continue to use it for a drink every now and again

My friend and I decided to try this evening. Ordered food, we both chose burgers, my friends should have come with guacamole and pickled red onion but was missing. She told staff it was missing and they brought both. The food came quite quickly and was piping hot and well cooked. We decided to have desserts. My friend chose chocolate brownie and ice cream, the brownie was not very warm unfortunately. I had lemon tart with raspberry sorbet and also came with ice cream, couldn't fault it. Staff were mostly very friendly and approachable. The only downside was a bunch of very loud men but in good humour. Food was reasonably priced

Called in with my wife during the eat out to help out scheme. Fantastic food and service. We have been a few times at the normal price and it is always great value for money. The staff are great and nothing is too much trouble. Will be back soon. Hopefully can fit one in before the end of August!

Nice to see The Masons open again. Very nice meals last night, with table service too at the moment to keep everyone safe. Thank you

Always a lovely meal. Home made and whole some. Can be wise to book if you want to guarantee a table for lunchtime ...even midweek. Popular with the older generation of locals. Real fire and pub dog add to the ambience

Mrs P's steak and ale pie is excellent, good wholesome food, lovely pub grub, never had a poor pie so far

We had lunch at The Masons last week and the food was good wholesome home cooked food. Tasty. Well presented and served with a smile. I had the home cooked steak pie at £8.95 and my friend had ham, egg and chips at the same price. Both were delicious.This establishment is very dog friendly with dog beds and water bowls.The car park is tucked behind the pub and you need to go through a public car park to get to it. I would suggest that the pub needs to make urgent repairs or indeed completely resurface it's car park as it is in quite a poor state and is indeed in need of immediate maintenance for safety reasons alone.

Went for a meal here. Had sirloin steak asked for it to be medium it was well well done. The peppercorn sauce was not sauce it was more like pate. It was that thick. Wouldn’t recommend anyone to eat here maybe just a drink since it’s a pub but,not food not worth the money we spent.

The beer is good, did not eat, however at £3-90 a pint it is extortionate. Probably explains why there were only 5 people in at 10pm.

A group of us met here for lunch. We all had an excellent meal with really great food, all of which was perfectly cooked. The service was friendly and efficient. We will certainly consider returning to this pub.

We booked a table for 7 last weekend for a family catch up. Service was good and food arrived nice and hot and fresh. My steak was tender and tasty and everyone else enjoyed their meal. Will definitely return.

We opted for the Christmas dinner which was all home cooked. Piping hot. Fresh vegetables and plenty of them. Extensive menu which caters for Gluten allergies and Vegans.The only gripe was the room was very cold which we did comment on - the radiators were off in December?

Consistently great quality fayre and friendly service. Happy to squeeze you in and excellent value to boot

Great burgers as ever - loved the breakfast burger this time...And has a good selection of beers on tap - but also a single serving Prosecco, for a metropolitan friend who was with us.Dog friendly - and usually with its own resident dog.Pricing is very reasonable. All in all, what’s not to like?

This could be a cracking pub, it's just a shame it's so average. The cask beer is well kept but an uninspiring choice. Bass, pedigree and speckled hen. Good but you can get them in most good pubs. What about being different. The drinks are also on the pricy side. The food looks nice but again uninspiring. With a bit of imagination it could be somewhere worth coming to.

Called in with family for a meal and drink on a Thursday night. Had 5 meals. All absolutely superb and very reasonably priced. My mixed grill was delicious. Good selection of beers and cider, well priced. The staff are all very friendly and helpful. Will be back soon!

Wednesday 3 July 12 noon. On entering there were only 2 people at the bar. Today we decided to sit in the lower bar as we normally go to the upper one. Easy to find a table as it was deserted, in the past there have always had customers. We sat down and looked at the menu. I decided for a change to go for the trio of sausages and my companion went for the gammon. It took 30 minuets to drive and didn't look too bad. We had noticed that a couple had come in some time after us and there food arrived well before ours. The sausages were quite good ,BUT they were only warm as were the chips which makes me think the 2 meals had been served up then forgotten about. On looking at the carpet it was well past being dirty, filthy sums it up, and to top that it had not been hoovered since the party last night as there was a lot of gold discs on the floor throughout the pub. Tables were clean. Has this place changed hands as it was certainly not up to the previous visits standards. May be a while before we return. Thats if we do !! When we left we were the only people in.

Never been here before but one night me and the wife thought where can we try local to us that we have not used before and well mason arms popped up have drove past quite a few times but never been in .Well glad we did what a nice cosy pub just what we like not to Modern and not to big all the staff gave good service and the food was spot on cooked cooked properly and very reasonably priced will we been going back on a regular basis from now on thanks to all that work there for making us feel welcome see you soon.

We eat and drink here regularly. Excellent menu with quality food and a good choice of beer. Dog friendly too. What more could you ask for!

Just moved to Mickleover. The Masons seems a friendly traditional pub with good beers and food. Friendly service.

We always recieve a warm welcome at this local pub, and all our family, whatever age, are made to feel welcome by Nadine, Trev and staff, unlike another local pub that we tried to visit recently with our young grandson.

The Mason's Arms is a great traditional pub with 4 Real Ales & good food at a reasonable price. The home made Steak & Ale Pie was outstanding, wonderful short crust pastry & delicious meat filling. Staff are friendly & efficient, much to recommend!

lots of food when delivered. service was slow and lots of specials not available. when food arrived not at same time and had to wait 5mins before we all had our orders. so some of our party was almost finished before the other orders

Being close to Mickleover centre is good for parking and has a good main menu and the added facility of lighter meals. My Wife had Chicken and I had Scampi, we shared a dessert. Very good value for money, Will call again when we have more free time to eat, would recommend to locals and passing traffic.

been stopping at the hallmark hotel booked a table last night at the masons arms booked in at 830 meal was ok my wife had cajun chicken which was suppose to be served with a yogurt and mint dip which never came we thought when they came over to ask if meal was ok we would ask for the dip but no one came over only when we had finished never asked if we had enjoyed meal wasnt offered a dessertt the lady who brought the meals and collected them seemed drunk wont returning ive run 3 pubs not good at all very disapointed..

it was a good pub meal staff friendly beer very good bar staff well done. food service was good, a very good night thank you .

Excellent lunch and a relaxing location to enjoy Mrs P’s steak and kidney pie. Simply delicious and worth a visit. In fact returned two days later to enjoy Beef Chilli...

First visit to the masons after recently moving to the area. Great first impressions, clean and seems to cater for everyone, even pets. Nice friendly staff, shall definitely be making this my local 😊

Oh my goodness. What a find. We were staying at The Mickleover Court and wanted a pub meal on a busy Saturday night in December. The ambience was out of this world and the food was not only great value bu so tasty. The fire was great and loads of games to keep us entertained

9th October 18 12.00. Today we both went for the mixed grill. Been a while since we had one. Ordered drinks and the meals and sat by the fire (un lit). The food came and looked very inviting, piping hot and well presented. Everything was good till we got to the rump steak, had a job to get the steak knife through it, seems a lot of sinew running through it. Never mind , the rest of the meal was spot on. All other meat well cooked, chips spot on and plenty of good peas. Gammon had a good taste and not salty and my favourite sausage had a good flavour thank goodness as i have had some very dubious sausages recently .We mentioned to the server that the steak was not up to their usual standard and he went to the kitchen. A few moments later the chef came to the table and was very apologetic and asked if there was anything he could do to put it right. We said no but my dog would have a good meal. We were chatting for a while then his wife came over and we had some good banter with them. Now this is a sign of an establishment that cares !!!. Don't worry we will be back, Great pub, nice people and excellent food. My dog enjoyed the steak. I did cut it with my chefs knife which went through to discover a seam of sinew which could not have been seen prior to cooking .

Went in response to reviews and was not disappointed the small sized Sunday lunch more than adequate meat delicious and tender lovely range of vegetables roast parsnips and potatoes some of the best worth the short wait for a table on arrival

We came here just on the off chance. Being from Kent we didn't know how good this little pub was. We were welcomed by a lovely young lady. We found a table & checked the menu..so much choice. Hard to decide. But decide we did. My husband had the Hunters chicken, I chose the jacket potato with the sea bass , lime & ginger fish cakes with a salad. Oh my...so good! We had the lemon tart & ice cream to follow. The staff were great, the value excellent as was the food. Loved it so much, we decided to return on the last night of our trip. We thought we'd planned what we wanted. But the following night, we discovered as well as the menu we had seen, there was a blackboard of extra yummyness.

Fantastic local pub. Great menu & excellent service. Will definitely come back here on my next visit to Derby!!!!

Visited on the way to a hotel stay just up the road and needed some lunch. The Sunday roast was beautiful and excellent value for money, much better than some more expensive ones that we have tried. 3 sizes available so pleases the smallest or largest appetite. The staff were very welcoming and friendly so much so that we went back the following day for lunch before heading back home. Will definitely be making the trip back in the very near future

Went today for Sunday lunch, x4 adults and x1 3yr old.

This is a pub you can drive by and not notice, but worth looking out for. Parked in the car