Plug and Feathers in Bolsover

Couldn’t fault the 2 for £12 meals. 2 of us eat & with drinks it came to £25. Friendly staff & they food was really nice, chips were home cooked & the burger was really well cooked. Would 100% recommend.

This used to be our favourite eating place, not now. We wanted to see if it had changed much over the last time we went...indeed it hadn't Waited too long to be put to a table, it was near empty Food was overcooked, medium rare i asked for not charcoal grilled! I was rudely spoken too Needs to clarify rules and regulations to the customers before having an opinion. Bearing in mind we had eaten out at a great location in Cuckney without any fuss and they did explain how they was going to serve us. So overall well disappointed. Maybe we were expecting too much...but it was cheap and cheerful to say the least.

Last minute decision to visit here for food on our way home last week. The pub wasn't very busy (Thursday Tea Time) and we were immediately shown to a table for the 3 of us. Drinks were served to our table (well next table to us for us to collect but that was fine) and we ordered 3 main meals. My Mixed Grill was good value for the £10 I paid.....cannot moan for the price. very friendly female staff who was working her socks off back and forth to the kitchen and bar. Meals arrived to our table in good time too.

Been regulars here for food and drinks over the years, so pleased to be able to visit post lockdown. Donna and her team are always welcoming and smiling, it’s a lovely atmosphere. Beautiful home made chips and the food always served quickly and piping hot. Our little one LOVES the mini-doughnuts, a weekly must-have! Great menu, nice variety and good drinks selection. Have had various options from the main menu and children’s menu and always cooked beautifully. The establishment is spacious, clean and inviting. The staff polite, cheerful and welcoming. Since reopening following lockdown, your temperature is taken at the front entrance and excellent hygiene throughout the bar, restaurant and toilet facilities. We certainly look forward to our visits and are never disappointed.

We’ve been here several times over the last couple of years and had always enjoyed the food......this was our first trip out since lock down and was looking forward to an enjoyable meal, however we were disappointed. Both had steak......mine was a 8oz sirloin reduced to 6oz by the time I’d cut a huge wedge of fat/gristle of it. Was supposed to be served with chips which were massively thick wedges of potato stacked Jenga style with 2 massive onion rings stacked on top. It was like the last contestant on Master Chefs miserable failed attempt at fine dining. The Diane sauce was a tarty packet mix poured over fried chopped mushrooms and the steak was tasteless. Disappointed and underwhelmed is an understatement and we won’t bother going back. Hugely over priced for a below average meal.

Didn't eat here but popped in with friends for a drink and got a really warm welcome. Good choice of beer and very friendly service.

Relaxing family favourite, served by pleasant attentive staff. Food good at a reasonable price. Booking advisable but not always necessary as they are happy to try to accommodate your wishes if possible.

Extremely slow service to say their wasn’t many people in, which I can see why now! Took nearly a hour just for the starters to arrive, never mind the main courses and desserts. By the time the meals arrived we were all losing our appetites. Found a bone in the chicken tikka. Steak not cooked the way that was asked. Need I gone on?

Mac cheese not edible as it was full of cheese and hard bits of cheese, new potatoes looked and tasted like they had come out of a tin, chicken pie had small hard bits of carcass in. Told the waitress but no discount or even a drink was offered.

Three times in a row......sorry we were quite so shut kitchen down 1 1/2 hrs early....... Then we have large party booked in mmmmquiet and almost empty.......sorry we have finished meals, we were 20 mins before end of meal times advertised Will no longer try again after been going for 6 years on a fairly regular basis

First time attending for Christmas day dinner. Won’t be returning. The atmosphere was dire. The table dirty and the only clue that we were there for Christmas meal was some cheap crackers on table. No tablecloth ( not even a paper one ! ) or any kind of table display. The starter was big chunks of dry pate with a bread roll that was cold in the middle. 3 shrimps in a small ramakin on chilli sauce meant you had to eat with your fingers. The main course: rock hard stuffing,soggy veg. 2 small roast potatoes and mash that was less than fluffy.... my sons mash had a hard piece that resembled dried out old cheese in it. The pudding: cherry pie that had obviously just come out of a foil tray and the custard out of a tin. We left before the coffee but did get a tiny mince pie that no one ate because we couldn’t wait to leave. All this for nearly £50 per head. There were 4 of us. Worst meal I’ve had in a long time and ruined the day.

Regulars here but first time Christmas Dinner with parents. What a lovely day and dinner! Real Christmas family atmosphere, cosy and relaxed. Upon arrival everyone in attendance appeared happy and the staff were so organised and welcoming. Few drinks beforehand and chatting to the staff who were competent and efficient whilst taking time to speak with everyone. Beautiful table display and the dinner lovely, served piping hot and plenty to eat, all 3 courses followed by a mince pie. Even a quick hello from the chef, thank you to all involved.

Couldn't ask for better service the new manger is lovely and no task is too big even when I sent my food back. Its a shame the food isn't good although I was promised there's going to be changes in the new year . fingers crossed for the turn around of this pub as it has so much potential and I really think the new lady is the one to do it. Good luck!

First time eating Christmas dinner out how excited were we ........ U can imagine not having to cook or clean pots up after a family affair like Christmas Day dinner sounds like heaven. I have always thought the people who work in a restaurant and do dinner this time of year are incredible and I take my hat off to them, HOWEVER........ I thought when the staff come over to u to see if everything is okay with ur meal they expect an honest answer, u know ( healthy criticism) to help improve things. Well I’m afraid not at the plug and feather, Our Christmas Day dinner to which I paid £50 per head for was a huge disappointment, I could of cried, Please tell me someone out there if it’s normal to deep fry stuffing as it’s totally wrecked my head (never have I ever heard of deep frying stuffing) My father tried to give his away thinking it was some sort of foreign style cooked egg to which I replied “father darling it’s ur stuffing ball” he was shocked to say the least, There were no pigs in blankets, I’m almost 100% sure the veg were frozen and were very much close to mush, the turkey had a rather strange taste, something I cannot quite put my finger on 🤔. Then along came pudding, no fresh cutlery to be seen, we had skin form on top of the custard before they finally did. There was so much more to today that was not good about our 1 hour visit but I think I will leave it just there...... All in all I expected a better response from the woman who did come over to my son that officially made the complaint, she took offence straight away, and was not at all sympathetic to our experience what so ever, I am afraid to say we shall not be visiting the restaurant again. Merry Christmas

We were appalled to discover after ordering and paying for our food that the restaurant is now open for dogs. A woman came in with TWO large, noisy, smelly dogs and sat two metres from us. I challenged the waitress about it but she politely replied ‘ there are in the dog section’ and its our policy to allow dogs in now. My son is allergic to dogs and frankly I don't want to eat my food alongside slobbering, stinking dogs. We will NOT be visiting again. If I hadn't paid upfront I would have left immediately. Disgusting

Visited this venue again after a few months. The one vegan option was the same 4 months later. The front of house staff member was friendly and helpful, however the speed of food prep was appalling, we ordered our food and 30 mins after ordering the staff member came over to say they didn’t have 2 of the orders for our party - 30 mins after ordering, there were only 3 tables in the whole restaurant and bar, so they chef wasn’t exactly pushed. The food was ok, nothing particularly wrong with it but also nothing to write home about. The staff member mentioned there was a new manager starting soon, good luck to them although getting the basics right isn’t that hard, other than getting a decent team to deliver the product well. Food 7/10 Friendliness 9/10 Speed 2/10 Value for money 8/10 Venue 9/10 Generally not bad, food delivery speed terrible, sort that out and you’ll be halfway there 💪🏼

poor food an service. made a complaint regarding my food. basically i was made out to be a liar by the management and as an result of this matter. i was banned from going there again. i would advice anyone who is thinking of going there to find another place to eat.

Not satisfied with meal so politely asked for it to be changed. It returned the same but just reheated. Staff had an attitude also shocked to see chairs sat on stained and furnishings grubby. Will not be returning.

As a long standing customer of this restaurant I was really disappointed with meals served to my partner and myself. My chicken was overcooked and the entire meal resembled a child portion. The vegetables served to my partner were overcooked and resembled mush. They were difficult to identify. Neither meal was edible. I brought this matter to the attention of the young waitress. Her answer was "I've only been here for a week"

Food was oily, tables weren’t cleaned and service very bad, staff had attitude! My BBQ spare ribs were as though they were yesterday’s leftovers, very thick sticky sauce and stale! Fish was dry and more batter than fish!! Never again!

Went for a meal with my Dad and his partner last week. When we booked we asked if there were vegan options available and were told yes.

Me and my partner visited not long ago and really enjoyed the food! I had the homemade cottage pie and he had the chicken sizzlers which he thoroughly enjoyed! Will definitely be returning!

Met up with a few friends at our local and was pleasantly surprised. We had a few Gins followed by food, which we all enjoyed! Staff were very friendly considering the weather and were keen to make sure we enjoyed ourselves. Will definitely be returning!

An enjoyable meal lots of food no room for desert in our case ! Staff were very friendly and keen to ensure we had s nice experience

Met for a friends birthday. Steaks were very tough and chewy, both friends left most of theirs, one of them had to send their first steak back. Salmon ravioli was disgusting,fish cooked too much, was very dry, ravioli was in a curdled cream sauce that was tinted pink and veg was cooked to a mush. Manageress had an arrogant attitude even though she knew the food was bad. They need to invest in some new glasses, had a few soft drinks and a couple of wines and never got a clean glass for any of them, all marked with dishwasher scum. Been there many times before but never again. Only rated one, so that my review is accepted, true rating nil.

Called in with a friend, on the off chance whilst passing on a Sunday afternoon.

Went here Thursday and it was discussing food was terrible and the staff wasn’t really professional or friendly for that matter we had steak and it was rubbish eaten better at weatherspoons if I’m honest don’t waste your money on this place it’s rubbish it’s a shame it’s such a lovely pub

I called here for some food with my mum. The food was fresh and cooked well. Service was very polite. Will definitely be back.

Held a family meal here due to recommendations from friends, although they ran out of coke of all varieties the food was very good & well priced all in all worth a visit.

We stopped here purely because we were passing and we were hungry. Although it's on the main road, it's quite easy to miss. It was almost empty while we were there, which suited us. Our order was taken quickly and the food arrived in a reasonable time. The plates are big and the portions match. The main upside for us was that the food was red hot and plentiful. Having said that, we found room for a couple of Sundaes. We left feeling well fed and relaxed. The food is reasonably priced but we thought the no-alcoholic drinks were expensive (55 Apple £2.35, Lime and lemonade £3.35). The two members of staff we spoke to were very friendly.

Been three times now for lunch - lovely food a and very pleasant staff so i can’t understand why it’s never busier - think the most I’ve seen in there at any one time is 4 or 5 tables of people. Definately recommend.

Terrible service, terrible food, overpriced and staff are rude, especially the manager. Avoid at all costs

Horrendous customer service. The staff, in particular the manager, were rude and refused our service. We were told we needed to pre book our soft drinks in advance and turned away. BYE FELICIA SEE U NEVER AGAIN x

Just been here on the way home from a visit to Hardwick Hall. Very happy with my experience here. The pub/restaurant is clean, tidy and tastefully decorated.

Called here for something to eat and drink after visiting Hardwick Hall and despite the reviews on here, I found it to be a really pleasant place. Staff were really nice and friendly and the food was nicely prepared and served quickly - unlike some places I’ve been to. All in all, I’d definitely recommend this as a place to eat.

Initially, a warm welcome from the barman.

Visited here for Sunday lunch. Disappointed,as we had eaten here last year and been impressed. What a difference, and not in a good way. Seating Ready for cleaning or refurbishing, tables dirty, service although very polite, very slow, never made any effort to ask whether any sauces, mustards, horseradish were needed. The veg was all over cooked, however portion sizes were generous.

We visited on Saturday evening and found a table straight away; food and drinks ordered at the bar.

We met up with our relatives from down south at this establishment just a short hop off the M1.We were made to feel very welcome. All of us had the Sunday Lunch on the menu which was very filling and served hot. Staff very pleasant & helpful. Prices very reasonable too. We shall come off the motorway in future on our travels to visit rather than use the services..

Friendly staff, reserved table, good food and pleasant ambience. Perfect for friends to talk and eat.

Vist here frequently, have for many years and never been disappointed. Lovely friendly and relaxed environment and great food. Recent menu change is great and superb value for money. We have seen several managers over the years but must admit Donna & Mike have been the best to date. They have a dedicated approach and make the effort to interact with customers whilst remaining professional but with such a friendly manner. The staff appear happier and valued, always smiling. Never a long wait for food, even when they are very busy. Recommended to many of our friends who have visited and always returned especially over the recent months under the new management. Looking forward to visiting lots over the Christmas period.

I had ordered the roast turkey dinner. Very disappointing. One very small piece if turkey, stuffing was rock hard, 1 small roast potato, carrots, swede and peas. I asked for more potatoes, either roast or boiled. The member of staff said some more would be brought to the table but they never came. I left still feeling hungry.

We had booked our meal for 1pm pre/ordered we didn't receive our starters until 1.30pm our main meal almost 2.40pm pigs in blankets not cooked properly had to send them back we received the fresh ones when we had eaten our dinner.One of my friends had no peas. We had to wait again for deserts my friends Christmas pudding was rock hard obviously been too long in microwave this put her off no offer of refund I was supposed to have fresh fruit salad as I am pre diabetic it was obviously from a tin in syrup all the bar meal customers were being served quicker and before us we left at approx 3.35pm last year the meal was very good even had a glass of fizz or a soft drink + tea or coffee we were very disappointed. There were only 2 staff on duty they were very pleasant and polite they were doing everything.

We have visited here a few times and it has always lived up to expectations, but our last visit was terrible, part of the meal was cold, the place is tired and in need of a refurb, They need to get it sorted, The Young Vanish is just up the road.

We'd heard lovely things about the pub and as a licensee I never take notice of reviews of other pubs, as I know even busy pubs have 'off days'. So, we drove over after booking and were greeted by lovely, friendly staff, eager to be of service. Then the problem began. We were seated in a corner, where there are no windows and we couldn't read the menu without having the flashlight on my phone shining on it. It really WAS that dark. Looking up, I noticed none of the ceiling spotlights were working. Non-working lights - especially in dark areas- is something that should never be allowed to happen. One blown bulb, yes, but the whole lot in our area was unacceptable. So, the meal came, and it was very nice, but sitting there in the dark, we ate in silence and all I could imagine was strangling the person who recommended the place to us. We didn't bother with desert, as the battery on my phone was getting too low to read the menu again.Great staff, OK food, slightly old fashioned decor (what we could make out) and quick service. Spoiled only by what I detailed above.

We were on our way back from Hull and could see traffic ahead so we pulled off the A38 to look for somewhere to eat and stumbled across this place. The staff were ready to greet us at the door. The food was reasonably priced and there was plenty of food on the plate. The mix grills were huge and very tasty. Everything was hot and fresh and the steak cooked to perfection. Very pleasant meal and friendly staff.

Stopped off here hoping to have lunch. The interior was awful. Shabby decor and generally dirty looking. The disabled loo was disgusting - really rusty bars and filthy. There was no way I was going to eat here or use the toilet - see photo.

We called here for an evening meal around 8.15pm to be greeted by a member of staff who asked if we were dining as food service ceased at 9pm. Nice a nice welcome.!

There were 15 of us for lunch. The meals were lovely and the service was excellent. Would recommend.

We had a nice evening meal here recently and it was our first visit. With friends, our welcome was very friendly and we were impressed with the range of beers and the choice of food.

My friend and I stopped by for lunch and had a really lovely plate of fish and chips. It was odd there were still adverts inviting you to book for Valentine's Day in the ladies loos when that was 3 weeks ago - or perhaps that is for next year?

Visited on a sunday lunchtime,place was about a quarter full which I should have took notice of,it was lovely and warm,felt cosy and the john smiths was great,the staff were great friendly helpful cheerfull,the problem was the food.i ordered a pork dinner when it came the whole thing was cold,the mash potato was like wallpaper paste gooey and gloopy,the York puds flat and greasy,the veg in a dish were carrots raw,cabbage raw,swede overcooked,pork was dry and stuffing balls like bullets,the biggest disappointment was my daughters veggie lunch,no mention on the menu what it contained,as mine was served the waitress told us the kitchen had run out of quorn sausage,then 1 min later her dinner was brought out cold and the same as mine just minus the meat was told she would get extra veg that never arrived what really annoyed us was that there was no vegertarian gravy,she was left with cold poorly cooked veg for sunday lunch,a burger and surf and turf were also left barely touched,altho my wife had fish and chips and really enjoyed it tho she ordered mushy peas and got normal ones,everything is set up to be good,but on our visit the food and needs of a vegertarian were bitterly poor,we wont be visiting again.

Visited here for a birthday celebration with my family at Sunday lunchtime. The pub itself is self is nice, everything was clean and tables nicely spaced out. Four of us ordered the Sunday roast one of those being vegetarian for me. I wasn’t sure what the veggie option would be as it didn't specifically say, but that didnt really bother me. After around a twenty minute wait the waitress came over and told us that they didn't have any quorn sausages to go on the veggie Sunday dinner so what would I prefer? I just said that I’d be fine with just the veg, potato and Yorkshire’s and the waitress said that was fine and that they would bring out extra veg. sStraight after this though, the tables meals came out so I was just a bit confused as to why they had waited until just before serving to come and tell us that one of the meals wasn’t available? They also bought a dish over that we hadn't ordered and then seem confused as to where it had come from when we said it wasn’t ours. There had also been confusion with dishes earlier when they had bought out two other dishes that weren’t ours either. When the Sunday roasts arrived the vegetables were served separately for you to help yourself which was fine but there was only two small serving dishes of veg between the four of us who had ordered a roast and there was definitely no extra veg for my veggie one. There was carrot sticks which I didn't eat as they were hard, along with cabbage and cubes of swede. The gravy also didn’t appear to be vegetable gravy although it didn’t say anywhere and we weren’t told so I didn’t have that either so basically just had Yorkshire’s with roast and mashed potato. There were stuffing balls which I’m hoping were veggie friendly as I just ate them anyway for a bit of variety. I know that I could always have just ordered something else but I was hoping for more on the veg front. All the other meals seemed fine though, my mum enjoyed her fish and chips and my brother had a burger which he said was fine. However my cousin had the surf and turf and they just didn’t enjoy it at all which was mainly down to the steak Diane sauce which was really thick and lumpy and just didn’t look or apparently taste right. They also said that the chips were hard and only had two tiny onion rings and a handful of peas. The staff were lovely though and the setting was nice. We have visited here plenty of times before in the past but after this experience we definitely wouldn’t rush back or recommend.

Firstly I would like to sing praises to the kitchen staff and the new member of floor staff who's name I didn't manage to catch, I really enjoyed my dinner and I am very happy with how the gentleman was with us, even carried our drinks to the table even though we are more than capable. However the older gentleman in glasses and his own clothes was very abrupt, upon entering we found our own table, I went to the bar to order our drinks and the whole time he didn't even lift his head to greet me, luckily I know the prices because he didn't even speak. He was very rude when I went back to order my food, snapped at me when I forgot to say my table number, also he let me order y dessert and failed to speak yet again and then let me sit and wait for somebody to bring it me without telling me I needed to collect my own dessert cutlery. I feel the pub in general has gone down hill after him taking on the management, I'm easily pleased when visiting anywhere and wouldn't normally allow people like that to bother me as I am a waitress myself but his whole attitude was disrespectful, I feel as he is the face of that particular pub he would take better care in looking after his customers.

I have eaten here several times recently and am very impressed. Lovely place, atmosphere, staff, food is really good and serving well timed. Happy to recommend.

Very handy to M1Junction 29, excellent family rendezvous for living North and South.. We had two young children who were treated as VIP's so everything fell into place, staff were very attentive, food good both in quality and price

Tuesday evening, we are on are way home from an event in Mansfield with my partner and kids, aged 8 and 14. Now it's always hard to give an accurate review when the restaurant is empty because service is always sufficient when there is no one else to deal with, but on the fact that it was just us eating I must say our visit here was really pleasant. Staff were extremely friendly and tentative. Obviously the food was served in a good timely manner and it was lovely. Great portion sizes and really good value for money.

2 of us arrived at 6.20pm not that many in in fact the area we sat in we were on our own ordered meal few minutes later steak and ale pie and a mixed grill, while we were waiting a few more parties arrived a table of 4 at the side of us and table of 8 behind us who duly ordered their meals the table of 4 meals arrived 10 minutes later the young girl came out with meals for the table of 8 so I asked her where our meals were she replied with these are not main meals they are starters she then went to the till and checked our order which obviously hadn't gone through was now about 7.15 the table of 4 by this time had finished and were leaving the young girl came back out of the kitchen and said our meal would be 3 minutes so at 7.25 we got our meal it was good and hot well my pie was considering it had been in the microwave as the pastry was rock hard in parts I like my veg slightly crunchy but the green beans were inedible and the mixed grill I can't comment on taste but it looked awful the meats were dry and tough there were no mushrooms and the egg was snotty this was our first and last visit we called on passing next time we will just be passing over £30 wasted oh but my husband says the John smith's was a good pint

staff were fantastic organised efficient and friendly we called in not booked party of 6no prob with table food was good wholesome homely and verygood value

Three of us arrived approx 8.30pm Wednesday 1st November.

The foid was not great. My daughter in law asked for the special apple crumble. It was disgusting. It was a horrible gooy mess of half cooked apple and a soggy something that did not even look like crumble.

I've eaten here 3 times in the last 3 months and never been disappointed. I have my steak medium rare which is exactly how it was served. The rest of the meal was outstanding and the puddings are great. Good beer choice also. Would definitely recommend this restaurant to everyone thinking of going here. Very impressed with the food quality and the friendly staff.

We took a party of 27 for lunch. The menu was basically pub grub but everyone was satisfied with the food and value. We had pre ordered and we have had trouble with pubs in the past not having the preorders sent to the kitchen but no problem here and the food came out so efficiently. They knew what each person had ordered and called for them by name when delivering the meals. It was very impressive service and nothing seem too much trouble. A very good experience.

Pasó por aquí un par de veces, es agradable y el personal dentro siempre han sido amables y la comida buena.

Fuimos allí en el último minuto. base El pub en sí no era muy concurrido, así que nuestra comida llegó rápidamente. Tuve el surf and turf, aparte de la carne la comida, tengo que decir que fue la peor carne que he probado había más grasas y cartílago de carne. La primera chica que vino y me preguntó si todo estaba bien, era desilusionarse cuando nos quejamos. La segunda chica que venía a recoger los platos era muy atento del asunto, ella no podría haber sido más servicial, ofreciéndonos algo, no era que estaba justo sobre comentando para referencia futura, así puede ser corregido. Sin duda volveremos de nuevo yo simplemente no tienen carne

Magnífica Comida, una sorpresa realmente estupendo en una calle principal. Un servicio encantador y amable personal realmente magnífica. Los precios son razonables. Sin duda un win, volveremos.

Very often go for lunch here good and reasonably priced food and nice surroundings. Recomend the lasagne fish and chips are good too. Been in the evening too with family and friends no complaints will be going again .good value for money.

Chose this pub as it was a convenient meeting place close to the M1. Plenty of parking but on a bright sunny day the eating areas were dark. Menu is typical "pub grub". The service was good and the staff friendly. The quality of the food was average and the portions on the small side. However it did have a choice of real ales. Some strange decor with dead tree branches hanging from the ceiling.

We decided to go here last night as the menu online looked good. At the top of the menu online it stated that they severed food on Sunday till 8pm but elsewhere on the website it stated 7:45pm. So we rushed to collect our friends and make the 20 minute journey to get there and it was 7:32pm when we arrived. On arrival were told that they stopped severing food at 7:30pm. I explained that their website states different but it was still a no to food and we were told there was another pub up the road. Very disappointed when we were looking forward to the food, we won’t be making another wasted journey.

Me n the wife go here for lunch as it's nice quiet the food is good even offer two for one meals as well as full meals would recommend it

We went a party of 7 of us, i ordered first however everyone else's meals came but ours....I asked a waiter 4 times where it was. I did eventually go and ask for my money back as everyone else had eaten and we still had no meal. The lady was friendly and refunded me, the food did then come but wasn't great at all like previous visits. We would go again as we like it here and the days experience for customer service in a time like this was good with the friendly staff and nice surroundings (as usual) .... however just a bad day at the office I guess!

Staff were very helpful in our seating and went out of their way to ensure we were happy throughout our meal.Food was simple but very wholesome. Quick and hot. All six plates were empty afterwards.

4 friends, 4 meals, all tasted great, hot and quick service at a great price 2 meals for £9, cleared our plates. Beer was good and staff were pleasant!

I recently had two trips here from about 8 miles away and both trips were wasted journeys.Saturday evening we knew it was late to be arriving for food but at the bar the sign does state food served daily 12-9 - it was half 8 but I was told they had stopped serving food - I didn't comment on their sign, it's never worth questioning procedures or signs.Sunday evening we decided to make the journey again and arrived at 7:15pm, found a table quite easily as the place was half empty. Chose our meals and stood at the bar to order only to be told that due to the 45min wait for existing orders we would be past the serving time before our meals could be dealt with - food obviously not served until 9 daily then?I shall not be bothering to customise this place again, the food may be edible but I shall not waste any more time to find out.

Been here on several occasions and cannot understand why people give negative comments. Food great and manager very welcoming. The young girl behind the bar is very professional for her age (think her name is Devon) and the pub is always clean and tidy. Don't know who decided to move the high tables from the window area but 10 out of 10 for the change around, nice comfy area now to sit and relax. Will continue to visit

My husband and I decided to stop here on our way home from a shopping trip. The staff were very friendly. We had a meal off the two for £9. Service was quick and the food was hot when it arrived. It was an average meal but considering what we paid it was what you'd expect. I would definitely go again if I wanted a cheap meal

Visited today with large group of friends and easily seated and accomodated.Food was served promptly, was delivered together and all came out hot. Very nice food, good selection on offer and reasonably priced.Staff were friendly. The place was clean and desserts were lovely.Visited before and definitley would again.

Tuesday, March 14 2017. Birthday celebration dinner ruined by incompetence!!! A two day dinner reservation for a party of 6 given complete with a return telephone number. We do our part arriving on time. Drinks ordered with wine for dinner and menus are brought to our table. Choices made we return to the bar to order our meals. Only then are we told that all of our meals are not available. We are given an handwritten list of food items not available which severely limits their menu to nothing to choose from. Complained nicely but still waiting on Manager to call and apologise.

Visited here early evening with a colleague as I was staying close by. Both the girl behind the bar and a lady i guess was the manager were very friendly and chatty as we arrived and departed.Food service was pretty and fast and quality ok. My colleague had Scampi, fries and peas which was a good full plate of food. I had chicken pieces with chorizo in a cream leek sauce, mine was ok but could of done with bigger pieces of spicy sausage to give a bit of zing. Served with slightly rubbery beans and boiled new potatoes. At just over £20 for 2 main courses and 2 soft drinks it was ok for price but possibly a little over priced for pub food of this quality.

Visited yesterday for lunch. Warm friendly welcome and prompt service at bar. Pub is clean, warm, beautifully decorated. Large menu with detailed Specials Board (starters, mains and puddings). Paid £24 for 4 main meals and food was good, hot and well presented. Would have preferred 'proper pie' and 'real chips' but for the price we paid it exceeded my expectations. Would I visit again ? Yes definitely!!!

My husband and I went here for a Sunday lunch.We were met by a very pleasant waitress who gave us our choice of the available tables and explained that we should order at the bar when ready. The atmosphere in the pub was really friendly.We ordered 2 premium Sunday roasts and a drink each. We were surprised at how quickly the food arrived, I'd barely got back to the table and had a drink! Clearly it was already prepped and just needed to be plated.The food nice enough but nothing exciting, it was exactly what you'd expect from a chain pub. The portions were generous, but we had opted for the larger meal.All in all, the pub had a nice atmosphere and food as expected but unfortunately not exciting. I've been to lots of the '2 for £10 meals' type pubs and eaten nicer food for a similar price. I wouldn't mind going back if I was passing, but I wouldn't make a special trip.

Lovely local pub, offering a great service and scrumptious food. The staff are amazing, we are always greeted with smiles and cheer. I'm currently working through the menu, tried several of their dishes on different occasions, always well presented and delicious.

I wanted to write another wonderful review, like I did before but unfortunately I am not able to.The place was quite full when we got there and we went looking for a seat as there seemed to be no servers on the floor. We found 4 tables still littered with the remains of people who had been sat there previously, so when we eventually found a server to seat us, it took another 5 minutes to get a table clear!We decided on food and went to the bar to put in our order, I have a severe raw tomato allergy (cooked they are fine!) and on previous visits they have always ensured that no raw tomato comes into contact with my food, however on this occasion they fell well below par.I ordered Rump & Chicken, cooked medium rare with plain chicken, and usually it comes with peas and onion rings, on this occasion it came with the added extra of tomato seeds on the side, to which I had to point out the waitress that was dangerous for me, so she took it away again and returned to the table and said the chef mistook my plate for another, he would re-plate it - I said she needed to stress to him that if those seeds or any raw tomato had touched my food I would be unable to eat it - she went back to the kitchen and said the chef would prepare my meal again as he couldn't honestly say that it had or hadn't! But the dish went back again when I cut into the steak to find it tough, hard and well done - not the med rare I ordered. Took another 10 minutes to come back again, and again not med rare, but on the very edge of medium becoming well done, but the rest of the family had practically finished eating so I made a point of letting the waitress know how upset and annoyed I was with it, and I also let the lady behind the bar know as well!My son ordered a Plug & Feather stack burger but asked for no bread, this seemed to confuse the woman behind the bar who took the order but she went and explained to the kitchen and it was fine! and he enjoyed it.My daughter ordered Hickory Chicken which is, from past experience, usually nice, moist and tasty. On this occasion it was a very overcooked and dry breast smothered in BBQ sauce and tons of cheese, and the smallest streak of bacon! The waitress seemed ignorant to us when we mentioned it.Husband opted for a burger (I forget the actual name of it) but it was very well done, his words were 'BBQ cremated' he ended up cutting the well done out layer off to get to the slightly softer meat in the middle, again the waitress seemed oblivious to the complaints and simply smiled and walked away.Chips that were served with everything were very soggy, and my peppercorn sauce was very very runny!I have never seem any dirt in the loos nor in the vicinity of the restaurant, however, that said they seem to have gotten lazy when it comes to clearing tables after people have vacated.I would visit again but only if the standards were pulled back up, and if the chefs could actually cook what was ordered (there is a huge difference between a cooked burger and cremated one, just as there is a world of difference between a medium rare steak and a very well done one!)The servers seem to need a bit more training again in service (there is only one that seems to do everything without having to be told to - but I forget her name)If the standards come up I will write another review to say so, but until then, sorry Plug & Feathers - you've dropped in our book!!

The food is very good, and fresh produce are used and locally resourced. The staff are friendly and aways willing to help in whatever way they can. The prices are very reasonable and they have some great offers.

Three times ive visited the plug and feathers, the two times i went i had food at the bottom of my glass, and the third time i still had food on my fork that i was about to eat with, wouldnt go back again, very unhygienic and obviously dont wash their cutlery and glasses properly, makes me wonder what the kitchen is like if thats what they present to customers.

For the price.the food is good.nothing fancy.tasty and value for money.friendly staff quick service. Nice atmosphere.

The fish was overcooked and grey the batter soggy I had to send it back. The burgers were the worst I have ever had. Raw onions cheap meat. The chips were cold. I would never eat here again. I would have sent all the food back and left if we wernt so hungry.

I went the other day for a meal with a few friends and I've got to say the food was amazing! Really nice I had the Hickory Chicken and it was cooked perfectly, the savoury diced are one of my favourites too!Two girls served us Devon and Nikita I'm pretty sure their names were, so polite and professional made us feel really comfortable and could've spoke to them all night.Some of the best service I've had!Huge recommendation to go there, I'll definitely be heading back soon X

This place is certainly good value for the money and very pleasant. Just a little warning that all orders have to be in the kitchen for 8.45pm. We dined as a group of 5. For starters three had breaded mushrooms, one had prawn cocktail and one had salt and pepper squid. All were very tasty and the prawn cocktail came with lovely freshly baked baguette bread. For mains, one had steak and ale pie, one had rump steal, two had rib eye steak and one had chicken and steak. The steaks were all cooked to perfection and my rib eye was delicious especially with the leek and stilton sauce. The chips though were disappointing - frozen and pretty tasteless. One of the party had the diced potatoes and they were really nice so this would be the choice for the future. Only one had room for sweet - bread and butter pudding with custard - which was delicious. We would certainly eat here again. We left at 9 (the last ones in the pub) and the girl on the bar was cashing up so this is not a place for the late night drink. This would not be a place I would visit for a special occasion but for a weekday tea out it is very nice and good value.

Called in randomly. Never been here before. Decor was lovely. Great atmosphere. The staff were pleasant especially the waiter who I heard someone call Josh i think. Ordered 2 Sunday dinners which were both very nice and arrived within 10 minutes. Good thing because we were stavung haha. Can't wait to go back again to try some of the rest of the extensive and reasonabley priced menu. Shocked looking at the poor remarks on this place. I'm very picky about my food and I ate the lot so it must be good.

We go here most weekends staff are very nice and welcome you there. Meals nice not had a bad one yet went there for my girls 21rst and had a good night can't fault the staff or pub recommend a visit to anyone

Having just returned to our house in Doe Lea after two years in Australia and our goods in transit we dined the last two nights the Plug and Feathers. The service was friendly and efficient,the food inexpensive and we'll prepared. A lot of money has been spent renovating to a high standard. 9 out of 10.

Visited on Sunday lunchtime with a group of 12 family and friends to celebrate my Mum's birthday. What a disappointment! We were sat round the corner from the bar, the worse area to be placed and the table next to us had a small child who cried and screamed throughout our meal, although you can't blame the staff for this. Apparently this is the only area they can seat larger parties.Starters were very ordinary, but fine. Most of us had the Sunday roast dinner, which really was quite poor - the veg looked and tasted like it had been reheated, soggy roast potatoes, just not very appetising. Two people had fish and chips, the fish was grey and the presentation was awful - under normal circumstances they would have sent the meal back, however, Mum was already unhappy with the situation and they didn't want to make it worse. Mum did express her dissatisfaction to the lady in charge, it didn't seam to have any effect, in fact we were told that although they could hear the child screaming from the bar, it would have been noisy wherever we sat on a Sunday lunch time.Would definitely not recommend!

Ate here yesterday. Food and service very good. Clean bar and toilets. Pity about the frozen chips! as it is so easy to make real ones. Really enjoyed my gammon and eggs. The ale pie that my wife had - the filling was delicious but the pastry very thick and dry.

Having been recommended to go by a friend my husband and I called for Sunday lunch on the way to chesterfield. The pub was busy however we weren't given an expected waiting time. After 45 minutes I went to the bar to ask if our food would be long only to be told 'I didn't even know you'd ordered' another 10 minutes later and we were served cheap frozen Yorkshire puddings frozen roast potatoes and frozen veg with no cutlery. Extremely disappointed I told the girl behind the bar who said thanks and ran off to the kitchen. Needless to say we won't be returning. I understand the pub was busy but there's no excuse for ridiculously poor inedible food and poor service.

Lovely meal, massive deserts, great service, friendly staff that are so hardworking. Look forward to visiting again x

Go here very often on Tuesday evening, great food great service well recommended, very friendly staff.

A lovely clean pub, all staff are friendly and helpful, a large menu with lots of choice, slightly higher prices than other local pubs. We have stopped off for lunch a few times and have never been disappointed as the food is nice.

Visited for a family Sunday lunch!Very pleasant from start to finish.Food was good ( Sunday lunch menu)The staff were very friendly and the wait was very short. Nice clean place with cosy decor.Not expensive and large portions.Job well done

We cam across this place on our way back from Manchester and have to say it's a lovely place to eat... The steak & ale pie was lovely as was the veg and mash...We would highly recommend a visit the staff are very polite and welcoming which adds to the whole experience.We'll be back........