The Bridge in Derbyshire Dales

Through the years we have seen many people take over The Bridge it has been a shame to see people move on so fast. The new owner has really worked hard to give the place a new lease of life. As soon as you walk in you're greeted by a beautiful doggie and she is a very happy and friendly lady. The owner and staff are lovely to speak to and very attentive. You can tell he's put in a lot of work to turn The Bridge around, it's a very warm and welcoming atmosphere. My partner and I nipped in for some lunch and a drink and we couldn't fault the food it was filling and delicious and arrived at our table in great time. The food is great value for money. Overall we had a very pleasant visit and will definitely be coming back regularly. I 100% recommend popping in.

The Bridge is under new management and the delicious food and friendly staff made us very grateful we stopped here on our short visit to Ashbourne. Definitely recommend the burger and the club sandwich. Great chips and onion rings too.

Absolutely wonderful pub under new management.. Food is absolutely fantastic and cooked fresh to order. Sunday lunch is an absolute must and very kind to the wallet... best pub I've eaten at in years.

Great venue, friendly staff and very accommodating offering to make changes to the menu for my daughter. Would certainly recommend if visiting Ashbourne.

Absolutely amazing experience, lovely staff and great food! Highly recommend for food or even just a drink! Perfect atmosphere and somebody was playing the guitar and singing! 10/10 experience

A very welcoming pub, food was great and bar staff very attentive! Well worth a visit for home cooked food and a welcoming smile 😃

Ashley was so helpful and the pub was busy.. He apologised for the wait with the food, what a great pub to have lunch in don't be deceived by the place from the outside as there is many entrances. We are so glad we popped in and we'll done Ashley your doing a great job 👏 👍

Beautiful and quirky pub, the menu wasn’t very extensive as the pub has new owners - so we didn’t eat here but drinks were nice. Very dog friendly!

The Bridge in Ashbourne offers a fantastic Sunday roast delicious and perfectly cooked. The staff were incredibly friendly and accommodating, even letting us charge our Onewheels during a stop with the Onewheel Midlands group. It was the perfect place to recharge, both ourselves and our boards halfway through our ride. Highly recommend!

Pleasantly surprised by how good the food was. We only stopped for a lunch on the road and with a short menu we didn’t expect anything other than average pub grub. When the food came out it was huge portions, and piping hot. The chicken burger was fantastic as was the burger and halloumi fries. I’m not usually a fan of chunky chips but these were light fluffy, and tasty. Would recommend a stop here, we will be back of up this way for sure. 👌🏻

Lovely friendly staff, the young girl on the bar was so nice and calm even though it was only her second shift and it was very busy with lots of meals being ordered. The food ( a Sunday roast) was excellent Hope to visit again soon

Nice Sunday lunch for Father’s Day. Good value for money or food. Hot exactly as advertised. Cheap cheerful, no-frills, but decent quality. No hesitation to give a five star review would come back again.

Called in on the way to derby for breakfast really sorry we didn't take photos as the breakfast was the best I have had in a long while.the bacon and sausage were the best quality,we also had beans and toast I can't recommend this pub enough for the breakfast @£9 hope they fix the coffee machine,

Called in for a drink when visiting..nice pub Great beer garden

Went for lunch today and what a disappointment. When we arrived the whole place was empty, this had me worried as a busy restaurant is always a good sign of happy customers. We asked for the roast lunch menu and were promptly told the roast meats were just Gammon and Beef. We both ordered the beef, what a mistake, it was so tough we both had a job to eat it. The vegetables were pretty average as well. I paid the bill on my bank card on the way out, not really paying enough attention as I swiped my card. We had stopped at the local M & S on the way home when my wife asked me how much the meal was. When I told her it was £43.10 she thought it didn't sound right for two roast lunches and two small lagers. I went back to the restaurant and explained the problem was promptly given £5.60 refund. The young female staff are obviously not concentrating on their job. It used to be a really good restaurant for roast lunches, not any more, avoid it.

Very friendly good atmosphere cracking location 👌

Called in for Sunday roast with a friend. Food and service was excellent. Highly recommend The Bridge.

We had a platter to share with a side of cheesy chips. The platter looked amazing and the breading was great across the board but the chips were a bit disappointing (not included in the photo). The service was great and friendly. The beer on tap had amazing variety too!

Can’t recommend this place enough! The food is always lovely and with such a wide variety to choose from on the menu, there’s something for everyone.

Visited on Wednesday early evening. Food was great. Draught Beers are fantastic. Staff are lovely. Great to see a happy team.

Food was awful Cellar has flooded so everything was out of bottles The lad behind the bar was eating KFC rather than doing a check back on our meals.

Very nice place to lunch. Good music and great food! Running steam right out the window. Wait staff was terrific. Comfortable atmosphere and mind your head.

Booked with our 2 greyhounds for a meal and were told no problems as we are a dog friendly pub and were offered various places within the pub to dine so that our dogs felt comfortable. Food was plentiful and served on a hot plate, which I consider a must. Had Lasagne and the ham with chips and was very tasty. Was a couple of locals (young people) who's language could have been challenged by the staff, but I suppose you should expect it nowadays but not if you were a young family sitting having a meal. Overall a great location and good food.

Had a walk through Ashbourne and came across The Bridge which is part of the Marstons company. We had dinner here and the service was very good. The tables were all clean and as it was a Monday it wasn't very busy. We had two mains of the burger with cheese and bacon, this came quickly and was very tasty and was a job to finish it all. Home made coleslaw, onion rings and chips. Everything about it was great and would definitely recommend it if you're feeling hungry. We also had the mince and onion pie again this was of the same size portion. The pie was served on a big bed of mashed potato and a generous portion of green peas. Also had a large gravy boat if you wanted to add this. The pastry was very tasty and buttery and not dry like some other places. Again a good size portion. We wanted dessert but after these we had to admit defeat and go without. Maybe next time we'll have room.

Bar was empty downstairs waited for about 10 minutes until a customer told you had to go upstairs to another bar!! Should have been a sign downstairs to tell potential customers that is what you had to do. Girl was very apologetic but the other three clowns sitting upstairs made you feel very unwelcome Saw at three other couples come in look around and walk out

We were a party of eight with two dogs and were here to celebrate a birthday and had a great time. The staff were so accommodating and friendly, the food was great and catered for my many allergies without any fuss. I would highly recommend a visit here and will be returning on our next holiday to Ashbourne.

The home made curry was tasty and tangy. Attentive service by Molly and Carmella.We had a family dinner here at 7pm on a Tuesday, great value for money too😀

Ellie was brilliant service for me and my family today food was incredible nothing left on the plates would highly recommend to others

the food is amazing and the service was just as good thanks to ellie overall a good and quiet place to eat very family friendly

Nice helpful staff special thank you Ellie

Nice and dog friendly, quiet with great service from Ellie and team

Great pub/restaurant... surprisingly large inside ... staff are friendly and helpful

Great sevice - Ellie is super! Very accommodating and great value! Good atmosphere for kids and family alike

Beautiful breakfast and good portion sizes! Ellie was our helper today and she was professional, polite and helpful with our requests. Definitely recommend and would go back.

Really nice little place and really helpul staff just let down by the food had the steak and it was the dryest steak i have ever eaten such a shame

Very good service, drinks okay, but no quality draft ales which is a big shame. Menu seemed okay but abit pricey so we didn't have food. Looking at other customers they seemed happy with quality of food.

Had an end of year staff get-together here recently with a fairly large group of colleagues. The food was very reasonably priced, and my falafel salad was really quite tasty. The dishes are quite basic but good value for money.

My self and my family went in for an early evening meal, 5pm. We were the only people in. The table was dirty and when we received the cutlery it was wet as if it had just come out of a dishwasher. The food was alright. We finished our meal but it felt like the staff were longing for us to leave, so they could have a meeting. And when we came to leave the front door was locked.

Excellent Sunday Roast lunch, always extra special, portions are very large. Service also over and above. This is regular for us when in Derbyshire. Good Value.

Excellent fish & chips and great service, we had the smaller portion and it was plentiful. So nice to be able to choose a smaller portion, not just because of the price, but the food waste too. Would definitely recommend, can sit in or outside

Lovley place for a drink in town

Great beer garden for lunch - really nice fish and chips!

Outstanding food and service. Portion sizes are excellent for the price too.

Great looking pub and really decent food. Dog friendly. I had a gammon steak and it could have been a little better. But service was good and it was dog friendly. Would definitely go back.

Lovely food great staff amazing place.

We were two of the guests mentioned by Gabriela in a previous review. We thought the restaurant did extremely well in what must have been difficult circumstances for them. There were only 3 members of staff because it was a Monday evening and not usually busy. So the chef was also taking orders and bringing meals out. We thought the food was really good and the attitude of the staff was exceptional. We would highly recommend this restaurant.

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Attended a wake here, very disorganised room not open when we got there & not enough seating. On the plus side the food was very good

I just want to say a big "thank you" to Michelle and Jane at The Bridge for saving the day. We had an emergency in our hotel and we couldn't provide dinner for our guests. I needed 30 dinners sorted in a very short space of time. Being a Monday, not many places were open and I started to feel hopeless. When Michelle picked up the phone she said "yes" immediately with the best "can do" attitude I ever encountered on a person. Both Michelle and Jane were brilliant throughout and they got me out of a very difficult situation. The food and service were great and my guests were happy. Ladies, you are the best. Any employer should be happy to have you in their team. Thanks a million. YOU ARE THE BEST !

Nice outdoor area for summer ☀️

Pub food. Nice outside spaces Not much beer selection.

Good service but food was disappointing, especially for the high price. Pork was dry, fish tasteless and vegetables over boiled.

Yummy food. I had the steak pie with mash! Best pie I've had in ages. Clean and friendly atmosphere too.

23-04-2033 I’ve just had my lunch and order roasted chicken dish and wasn’t warm enough chicken wasn’t roasted, as they offered on the menu. Raised this complaint to the waitress and she apologised and offered us one dessert for free. However, we ended up paying for the dessert. I mentioned this after we paid the bill and clarifying what we were told, the waitress who offered the free dessert was sitting on a table checking her phone, listening. What we were telling to her colleague and avoiding eye contact. Definitely will not return poor customer service and food.

We popped in for an early Friday evening bite to eat and was not disappointed. A warm welcome with tasty food. The steak and ale pie was lovely. A pleasant experience.

Really good food. Although the menu is small, what's offered is really tasty. I had the steak, mushroom and stilton flatbread which was lush. Would have preferred my steak slightly less well done and the stilton melted but that's a personal preference. It was enjoyable and I'd eat here again. My son's Hunters chicken burger looked good too The staff were friendly and polite. Definitely worth a visit

Good beer, good food, great staff will re visit.

Visited over the Easter break for a meal with my son and daughter. On entering, we were greeted by a lovely young lady called mollie. Nothing was too much trouble. She seated us at our table and took the drinks order. Our dog was looked after too, with a bowl of water and some treats. Food was ordered and was served soon after, again by mollie. Between us, we had rib eye steak, fish and chips, and a burger. All cooked to perfection. Particularly liked the potato wedges. Not powdery as they generally are elsewhere but tasted home made. Would highly re omme d this place. The atmosphere, service and food, all spot on. Thanks for a lovely evening

Booked a table for four.. on arriving. we were told we they had no booking.. but they could accomadate us.. ordered our food.. our potatoes were cold. at to ask for salt .. then there was no suger. the cup of tea was half full. the young staff were rushing around..did not speak.just felt that it was so unorganised. it wasnt plearsurable at all..sorry wont be going again.

Very friendly and excellent beer

Great little pub to visit when you're in Ashbourne made to feel very welcome by all the staff.

Popped in here on my birthday and Honestly the food was up there with the best I’ve ever had. I had Chicken Breast in a Creamy sauce and the wife had Steak Mushroom and Stilton flatbread with fries. I had Seen a few reviews on here slating the food but I didnt see them till I’d ordered the food but we had no complaints whatsoever. It was amazing food. Also the young girls serving, ever so lovely

I came in today with my partner, I had a lovely experience the staff were very friendly and made me feel welcome. I loved the interior and the environment I used to come in here all the time, however the food has gone downhill and wasn’t up to standard.

Lovely place, staff were great and food was good

Tea was cold and so was our dinner. However the staff were sorry and did change it. Just make sure it's hot before bringing it out. Overall clean tidy and friendly

The food was incredible and the service was really friendly and welcoming especially by; Kieran and Beth :) will definitely be returning soon :)

Proper Pub with a friendly welcome and good atmosphere. Very helpful Staff and Very good Food. Value for money and Top Quality. All round an excellent place to visit

I Went to the Bridge for a what I thought would be an amazing dinning experience as I'd been told how good this place was for food and entertainment. I loved the layout and the set up of the bar/restaurant and the live entertainment was on point. The service was pretty decent, friendly staff and quick drink service, so far so good. We then made a food order, my partner had the mushroom risotto which looked and tasted phenomenal. My daughter had the BBQ chicken wings for starter and the chicken loaded fries as a main, the wings looked delicious and my daughter absolutely annihilated them! The dirty fries looked and smelt so good! I tried this and was blown away with how good the dirty chicken fries were!! This I would definitely recommend 😋 So so far so good right! This is were the evening turned a little sour in my opinion, I ordered myself the chicken and chorizo risotto, I've never tried a risotto before so I was really looking forward to diving into my meal! The first half of this risotto went down like a treat! I couldn't get enough, however I then took a mouthful in and had to spit it back out as something wasn't right... I looked into what I had just tried to eat and found an approximate 1cm in length piece of plastic in my food. As I'm sure you can imagine I wasn't exactly into eating plastic as it's not really part off your 5 a day so I spoke with a waitress who kindly bought the chef out who apologised for the mistake and offered to make me another one from scratch. I was happy with this as it tasted beautiful! About 5 or so minutes later a fresh chicken and chorizo risotto was bought out to me with the chef apologising again for the mistake on the previous one. So I sat back and looked at it and it seemed fine to me... that is until I took my first bite of the risotto making sure I had some chicken, chorizo and rice on the fork I took in a mouthful of this tasty looking risotto! I again unfortunately ended up finding yet ANOTHER piece of plastic in my food and this time it was approximately 3cm in length!! One time mistake is acceptable but twice, come on now. So I again raised it with the bar staff who got the chef out, she looked at it and straight away you could sense she was not happy with this and took it away again apologising for the mistake, however this is where i believe the restaurant failed as that was it, no one else came to speak to me about it, another one being cooked wasn't offered out to me and when i went to get another round of drinks the bar staff asked how the meal was, i explained that i had found plastic in it and she said she was aware but how was the second one, to which I explained that that one also had been ruined with a piece of plastic. She mentioned that she would speak with management about it, no one came to speak to me and I was in there for a further 40mins to which I stated I wasn't paying for the main. We then paid the rest of the bill and left. So I never got to eat my main. I did enjoy the time spent in The Bridge that evening its was just ruined by mistakes made by the chef. I would recommend this place as it is friendly and busy and had good vibes. I'd just check your risotto before plowing it down your throat in future.

Staff were friendly but food was only average. Not a lot of taste to any of it.

Very friendly staff, dishes are good but no breathtaking.

Great to get a bite to eat and enjoy a drink

visted recently because it was recommended by a local & will never be returning. male staff with shaggy hair &glasses was swearing &told us to "do one" when we asked him to stop due to there being kids never come across anyone like this we ended up leaving before making a food order

Average food but very slow. Took 1 hour to recieve a couple of paninis at lunchtime. Would have gone elsewhere if we'd been warned that it'd take that long.

First time here at the Bridge. Lovely looking place. Good quality lager and amazing food. Give it a go

We ate here on the spur of the moment as we were out of options and to be honest it wasn't bad, just could have been better. The chap behind the bar was pleasant and personable, the beer was good but the food was a bit disappointing. Location wise it's good and the décor is pleasing and clean.

Stopped for a lunch. Friendly and helpful staff. Food was good value. Will visit again when back in the area

Very nice food, pleasant staff, lovely place!

Visited with my wife on Monday lunchtime. Excellent, friendly, helpful service with a smile. Good choice of food which was delicious, well presented and well cooked. Warm atmosphere. Couldn't ask for more. Thank you. Paul and Susie

Called in on Sunday whilst in Ashbourne. Seated along with our dog. Treats available for him, always a bonus. Staff friendly, polite and helpful as had a fussy teenager in tow. 3 roasts ordered. Didn’t wait long, 2 beef, 1 pork, mash, roast along with...

Nice warm atmosphere, nice pub grub! Great service would recommend this place to anyone passing by like we were!

Food was great however one of the staff members had a terrible attitude. Tall male, with the glasses scoffed when we asked for our drinks and was also swearing and talking about another female staff member in an unpleasant manner. Other members of staff were...

Popped in for Sunday lunch after completing the dovedale dash. We all thought it was one of the tastiest pub Sunday lunches we've had. Friendly staff and dog friendly too. Top marks 😁👍🐕

had a lovely meal at the bridge,food was cooked perfectly and was super delicious ! would highly reccomend,so so honestly lovely❤️

A lovely family pub, food was amazing!

Nice food in pleasant surroundings

Super friendly pub, lovely atmosphere and really nicely done out inside. View over the brook which was very nice. Host was chatty & smiley, very warm welcome. Probably the best jacket potato & chilli I've ever had! Look forward to coming back in the future. Highly recommend!

A wonderful pub with friendly staff. A lovely location in Ashbourne and the food was very nicely cooked and very tasty. I had the pie of the day and my partner a jacket potato with chilli. Both were great and would highly recommend. Will come back next time we're in Ashbourne. Thank you guys. Steve.

On holiday Saturday night but not that busy. Picked it because of 4stars plus. Decor okay. Very young waitresses not dressed properly to serve food-bare skin showing looked more like customers. Starters were too big didn’t match above photo and not enough sauce. Chicken Tikka...

Lovely Sunday Roast. Tender beef, tasty veg. Thoroughly enjoyed it

Wonderful service, great food, very nice restaurant. Should have more customers :)

Had the most wonderful afternoon here with my family - beautiful food fresh and delicious local produce. Manager was outstanding- did everything to accommodate us - ended up staying all afternoon and many drink later …..

Came here for lunch with my family (7 of us) whilst on a camping holiday, struggled to find a place to accommodate us - however the manager here was really welcoming, the food was fresh and really great quality, the beef dripping chips are a...

The good things: The place is clean and tidy and staff are excellent. Decent prices too, and the Chilli 🌶 was very good with a nice bit of heat. Not so good: Chef wouldn't change rice for chips on the chilli. Chicken was obviously microwaved as it was rubbery, and corn on the cob was cold. Fair play we got a bit off the bill but it's not what going out for a meal is about. If they can cook one meal good why can't they do all of them?

Super friendly staff and pleasant experience. Will definitely return 👍

Good food, attentive staff, brilliant venue Would not hesitate to visit when back in area Chris Jonson & family

Visit here often when I'm in Ashbourne it's only place I will go to , food and service is always great and well looked after . Bar staff friendly nothing to much trouble . Always a pleasure to go. Clean and well maintained.

Amazing food and amazing services! Staff are very kind, food was gorgeous and the serving was extremely fast! 👍💫

Amazing food, amazing staff and landlord, great atmosphere and very welcoming, I can highly recommend the Sunday Dinner and it’s great to see the grazing menu back, all in all this is great place and I can’t recommend it enough. Hope you enjoy it, we always do x

Absolutely amazing Sunday lunch! Delicious and a great price too. Generous portion sizes and loads of fresh veg included, Staff really helpful. Highly recommended. We stayed at Meadow View in Mayfield so the Bridge is only down the road. We had a nice walk along the river Dove to help it go down when we got home. Lovely way to spend a Sunday.

Lovely staff, ok food. But very loud for a dinner. The front is mainly a wine bar so very noisy. Staff very helpful with allergies