The Bull's Head in North East Derbyshire

We had one of the tasting menus and it was a fantastic experience. The beef melted in my mouth, so tender. Starters and desserts phenomenal too.

A “one to watch” on the Estrella Gastro pub of the year list & absolutely well deserving of this accolade. A warm welcome was received, staff have a positive attitude and explained the menu options to perfection. A Friday lunch choice of a tasting menu, either 5 or7 flights and an A la carte too all at fixed prices, in my opinion very reasonable too. We chose the tasting menu and the chef accommodated a couple of switches, which was really appreciated. All courses were absolutely delicious and full of flavour and texture. Mark the Chef Patron is charismatic and engaging, with an exceptional eye for quality ingredients with a local or seasonal twist. We travelled over 2 hours to try this place and would definitely return, as. Few places offer such good value for exceptional food. Thanks Mark and your team.

A second visit to this restaurant confirmed our earlier judgement, Mark has created a real Peak District gem in this pub/restaurant and is keeping everything shining brightly. Our three course Sunday lunch, from a sensibly short and excellent value menu saw us taste some of the best food in Derbyshire. A beautifully sauced trout dish was followed by very tasty lamb and beef main courses, finished off with the best sticky toffee puddings we have had in some little while. A very good selection of wines are available - ours were ‘by the glass’. Friendly and professional service too. We also read that there are several ‘forage and food’ dining options on offer throughout the year, as well as short cookery courses. Go and enjoy some very special food and drink, on the doorstep of Chatsworth House.

Absolutely amazing. Such a talented chef. His term are great lovely service from start to finish. We stayed over and the rooms were perfect for a cosy night away. Will be returning very soon.

Wow wow wow. Such a talented chef. Absolutely loved his food creations. Couldn’t pick a favourite it was all so lovely. I really enjoyed the dessert as Mark cooked it in-front of you. Great service and excellent wine list. Rooms are lovely too. Thanks for a lovely evening. We will definitely be coming back.

We were staying in Holymoorside, and came to the BullsHead for Sunday Lunch. The service was very slow, and the food just about ok. At twice the price of a usual Sunday Lunch, the value was poor. I think trying to be fancy is not necessary for Sunday Lunch. There is no justification for 32 pounds for a small 2 course Lunch in a pub. I think this was the reason for empty tables with more staff than diners

We stayed over for a family celebration. The whole stay from start to finish was memorable. It was a Saturday night and the restaurant was full, no surprise with the quality of food on offer. From canapés through to dessert the tasting menu was excellent. The bread, so often disappointing, was a home cooked sourdough with whipped butters. Delicious Other courses included a baked egg with brioche, lobster tortellini, sea trout. There were no complaints. Added theatre was with dessert, a rhubarb dish made at the table and it tasted great. A second dessert of a chocolate described as chocolate with pecans, miso, sherry, and maple was the perfect end. After a great nights sleep we had breakfast. More of the home made sourdough and a bespoke cooked breakfast for all. A really great experience from start to finish

Booked the 3 rooms and the taster menu for a family celebration. Wow!!! Couldn’t fault the rooms OR the food. Had a wonderful time . Thank you so much .

We have now eaten here many times and the experience just gets better. The staff are excellent and we have experienced each dish continuously evolving and, just when you think it can not get any better - it does. We had the small taster menu today, which included a couple of new dishes which were excellent, the sauce in the sea trout ravioli blew our minds. In an age of uncertainty, this restaurant is just consistently excellent. Well done all.

We’ve been a couple of times over the last 12 months, for both lunch and dinner menus. I’m surprised with how expensive it is when the bill comes for what you’re eating, it doesn’t warrant the price tag. The service isn’t great either, no water when requested more than once, and we found we had to go to the bar a couple of times to order drinks and rectify mistakes at the lunch menu experience. We also had to pay at the bar when we ordered the bill for some reason (we had 7 at the table and 3 children) and I waited for probably 10 minutes to pay whilst the bartender chatted with his colleague and did all he could to ignore people. I think they’re trying, but it isn’t worth the money in my opinion for what you get.

The bar food choices were limited, so looked at the restaurant menu and again very few choices. So we stuck with the bar menu. Of the limited 5 choices, I had the fish and chips and my husband had the Chicken Supreme. After 40 mins wait in a very quiet pub our food arrived. On a whole the food was good but couldn’t understand what could have caused the delay, with no apology. Jump to the deserts, I thank there was a choice of four, my husband wanted to order from the special and I wanted the brownie. Was told that the brownie wasn’t ready, what at nearly 2pm! So the choice of desert was at three, the house special, sticky toffee pudding or cheese and biscuits…really? Expensive, lack of choice and not great customer service…you could be so much better and having read previous reviews had hoped for so!

My Wife and I have been a few times and the food and service is always brilliant. We recently stayed the night in the cotton mill room which was very clean and spacious. The breakfast was amazing too!

Food is just spectacular ! The flavour profile of the tasting menu is something else. It complements , yet is progressive through out the menu. Staff were professional yet warm and approachable, which in this environment staff can be often lack a little personality . Top marks from all of us celebrating my husband 40th! Keep up the good work

Food is just spectacular ! The flavour profile of the tasting menu is something else. It complements , yet is progressive through out the menu. Staff were professional yet warm and approachable, which in this environment staff can be often lack a little personality . Top marks from all of us celebrating my husband 40th! Keep up the good work

Today we went to The Bull's Head at Holymoorside for Sunday lunch. This is our third visit, the previous 2 visits we stayed over in their boutique bedrooms and enjoyed the Taster Menu with wine flight. The welcome, service and, incredible food are outstanding. The rooms are beautiful too. Back to Sunday Lunch today, just wow, best Sunday lunch we had had. You must give it a try. Thanks once again to Mark and his incredible team x

We recently stayed visited The Bulls Head seeing it on GBM a few year prior to our visit. Everything was perfect from the checkin with the home made warm brownies to the beautiful 5* standard bedroom with the deepest freestanding copper bath tub. We opted for the tasting menu & wine flight which was such a special experience. The staff are so knowledgeable about the local produce to the car dully marched wines. We especially loved that Mark came out and I torched the curses and also finished off over the cram at the table. Breakfast was a delight with a great choice we both pres for the eggs Benedict which was one of the best Iv ever had! Can’t wait to visit agan

We give the whole experience a 10! It was relaxed atmosphere, the staff were good and the whole evening felt very personal. The food was fantastic, I tried everything, and I’m so pleased I did! The wine flight was great and now we’ve had to buy a bottle of Pedro Xinanez sherry! Loved meeting Mark, the dishes he produced exceeded all our expectations and he was super friendly and we appreciated the time he spent with us. We are really pleased we did it 😊

Came here for a Friday lunch in the bar. The food is simply outstanding-we had the chicken breast and a vegetarian cottage pie followed by the chocolate brownie and a stick toffee pudding. This isn’t pub food-it is much more and service from Amie was superb

Having booked a last minute break here, we thought it would be a standard type pub b&b but boy were we wrong. Upon arrival we entered a clean welcoming pub with friendly staff and great ambiance. The rooms ( of which there were only 3) were extremely well decorated and very clean the shower was a rainfall shower with great water pressure and plenty of hot water. I must say however the coup de grace was the dinner. We opted for the 8 course tasting menu and one of us had the wine flight. From the canapés right through to the petit fours the food was excellent, well plated, the correct temperature and most of all full of flavour. The squab course and also the monkfish were particularly good. The staff were all very friendly and efficient and explained all of the dishes really well, the chef even used liquid nitrogen in the dining room to create and plate one dessert WOW. The wine flight was well curated and exceptional value. I would highly recommend The Bulls Head and would definitely be a regular if I didn’t live so far away. Thanks to Mark and the whole team for an excellent visit. I am sure your business will flourish if you keep doing what you are.

We have visited here a few times and the food is always fantastic and presented beautifully. The staff are always friendly and helpful.

Visited as a family party of 6 at lunchtime and all had the tasting menu. This is fine dining, so everything is exquisite, with thought and attention to detail, from the canapés to the pudding. The menu will, no doubt, have changed by the time you read this, but the artichoke was impressive, the sauce under the fish v v lovely and the celeriac mash accompanying the chicken was smooth and light as a mousse. Which reminds me of the ham and eggs dish - fun and delicious. (Everything was delicious, but I felt obliged to try to say more.) The wine list looked good, but I didn't really pay it much attention as we weren't drinking much. Service was perfect, and friendly. Incredible value for money too We will go again.

Mark and his team really have a passion for food. It isn’t cheap pub food despite looking like a pub from the outside, but flavoursome and beautifully presented. Prepared with fresh local ingredients where possible we have eaten here across different seasons and not been disappointed. If you want slick fast food this isn’t for you.

Went with the family to celebrate our big anniversary. The tasting menu was excellent. Thestaff are very friendly and helpful. It was a pleasure to talk to Mark about the dishes. Even my grandson, who is notnthe most adventurous foodie, enjoyed the experience. This was all topped off with astay in a very comfortable room and excellent breakfast. Highly recommended.

What a fantastic venue for a memorable meal. Every course a treat. Mark and his team are efficient, friendly and patient. We left feeling comfortable and very content.

The pub is shut on Mondays and Tuesdays and opens at 5pm on Wednesday. There are 3 rooms for occupancy. We had booked a room and were informed that check-in was 3pm. When we arrived just before 3pm on a Wednesday, the pub was in darkness and all the doors were locked. We had not been provided with any check-in access details. The front doorbell did not appear to work and we wandered around the building looking for any sign of life. Eventually we found the back door to the kitchen slightly ajar, which we gingerly opened and located human life. We were allowed into the building by the chef/owner Mark Aisthorpe and asked if we'd like a drink (which we were later charged for!) as the keys to our room were bent and a replacement set was being produced. Despite a log fire in the bar area, the building felt cold as if it hadn't been heated for a couple of days. We duly had a drink and waited and waited until our keys finally turned up. To access the rooms which are upstairs, you have to leave the main pub and go out and re-enter the accommodation via a different external door. The room was as per the photographs, functional and clean. We were informed that breakfast was at 9.30am!! We ate dinner from the bar menu which stops at 6.30pm. After that the choices are either one of two tasting menus which are either £35 pp or £89 pp or an a la carte menu which is £48 for two courses. We came down the following morning just before 9.30 and the door to the pub was locked so we stood shivering in the cold waiting for the lady who takes the breakfast orders to turn up - apparently the traffic was busy! The breakfast area was cold as the heat was not turned on. She turned it on when she arrived. The business man who we chatted to in the bar the previous evening was told his only choice for breakfast earlier than 9.30 was cereal which would be left upstairs on the landing for him. We paid £385 for the two nights accommodation and felt like a fee paying inconvenience rather than valued residents. We would not return.

Excellent food from start to finish. We ate from the a la carte menu and enjoyed a nice couple of wines. The venison and the chocolate dessert were delicious and the canapés different and tasty. It was nice to chat to chef/owner Mark, the staff were all very good and we enjoyed the setting. This must surely be on its way to a Michelin star - book now!

Stayed for a night with my friend. Room amazing. Food amazing apart from my friend ordered beef which was overcooked, very chewy and had no flavour, brought this to the attention of the waiter, went into kitchen came back to table chef didn’t agree apparently it was the way my friend had asked for it to be cooked, after a lot of disagreement she was finally given a new piece of beef which as soon as it came looked totally different to the first piece, I said it looked like sirloin it was tastier and more tender, the waiter confirmed this!! We asked the waiter what time checkout and breakfast was, the reply being checkout is 11am breakfast is served between 9.30 & 11!!! Sunday morning we came downstairs 10.30 to be told breakfast finished at 9.30, explained we had a long drive, told we could have toast, we explained this is not acceptable we had paid for breakfast and expected breakfast! She disappeared into kitchen came back and said we’d have to wait until manager came in at 12pm! I asked if the chef in the kitchen was the owner of the property? Yes, so tell him to come out and we’ll speak to him, no he’s busy!! I could not believe the owner of a property would let his staff take responsibility for sorting conflict and not come out and sort it!!! I went to kitchen door and asked which was the owner he still wasn’t forthcoming, eventually when he had no choice he came out!! After a heated discussion he did agree to prepare a snack!! But for a Bed & Breakfast and restaurant of this quality you should not have the hassle we had and the owner should face up to his responsibilities!!!

Really good food,attentive service and very friendly owner and chef patron will recommend to anyone,lovely wine list deffo going again soon

I cannot recommend The Bull's Head enough. This was perhaps our fourth or fifth visit and we chose the early evening mid-week 5 course taster menu for £35 each - an absolute bargain! We were a group of 4, two of the party had never done a tasting menu before, but we were all so impressed! The menu was innovative and everything was so tasty, every single thing on every single plate was there for a reason and was delicious. The canapés were so impressive, with flavours and combinations I'd never tried before. The chefs and staff are all super knowledgeable about the dishes and answered all of our questions. What Mark has done here is amazing, go and visit, you really won't ever forget it.

Well what a fantastic restaurant! As a couple we are based in the Peak District and eat out a lot but this place surpasses any restaurant we have been to recently. We had the tasting menu which I would highly recommend. Each course wasn’t rushed and an explanation was given before each plate. We were the only people in the restaurant that night as they had cancellations but were made to feel very welcome. This is truly exceptional cooking by Mark Aisthorpe who cooked on the Great British Menu. I had looked at the reviews beforehand but the negative onee are generally from the local villages who want a place the take kids and dogs and eat cheap food in wellies there are plenty of pubs like that elsewhere. If you are looking for something a bit special then treat yourself We can’t wait to return Thank you Mark and Team

We haven’t visited The Bull for ages, so decided to give it a go. We were greeted by a friendly chap & sat in the bar area for drinks & canapés. Mark, chef patron, brought out the canapés in person, which I thought was a nice touch. We chose off the a la carte menu & then taken to our table in the restaurant as our food arrived. Our entire party thought the quality, presentation & taste of all the courses was fantastic. The food does not let this place down. What does let it down is the front of house team. As nice as they are, their service & attitude does not reflect the quality of the food served. Each course is explained when it’s served but the consistency & accuracy of information was poor. We were left to pour our own wine, which we’re more than capable of doing, but a higher end service would go far here ( to match the quality of the food). We had to ask for a refill of our water carafe. Again, no big deal, but front of house should be monitoring the tables & refreshing glasses accordingly. Our wine bottles were empty but we weren’t asked if we would like more drinks - the pub missed out on potentially another £70 worth of wine sales there! My wine glass was removed from the table when there was wine still in it! I went to finish it off & it had been whisked away without me seeing! We all agreed we would return to The Bull as the service aspects did not impact hugely. However, with these negatives addressed & the professionalism of front of house improved, the whole experience of diners would undoubtedly exceed expectations.

We dined on a Saturday evening from the A la carte menu. We received a warm welcome and sat for a drink and canapés before being shown to our table. All the service staff were friendly and attentive and the maitre d described the elements of the dishes when brought to the table. The food was very good and had some fantastic flavours. We also met Mark the proprietor chef, who was very friendly and down to earth. All 4 of us really enjoyed the dining experience.

Excellent food, great value for money, staff very friendly . Well worth a visit . Will definitely return Ham and egg 2.0 was fantastic

The Bull's Head recently hosted us following a funeral service. The organising in advance of the wake was friendly and dealt with by one named person - which made it much easier. They were happy to provide a meal specific to our requirements - and this actually involved creating a new dish that suited both vegetarian and gluten free guests. On the day, the welcome we received was extremely warm and friendly (despite arriving over 40mins later than we had anticipated). The food was outstanding - hot, tasty and very comforting for a cold October Day. It was devoured by meat-eaters and veggies alike, and very much enjoyed. I can see why my mum enjoyed going there so much to drink and eat, during her life. It was also highly accessible for one guest in an electric wheelchair - this is not as common a situation as it should be. But the Bull's Head were very much sorted where this was concerned. I cannot recommend them highly enough.

Great place for a special occasion. The tasting menu was delicious from start to finish. Annie, our waitress, was enthusiastic and delightful- and although new to the job, handled the lack of a cocktail and our first choice of wine with charm and grace. I think the bar manager was on holiday so suspect this was just a blip. The attention to detail on the food was exceptional. The chicken liver parfait and cheese profiterole canapés were especially delicious. The onion dish was tasty, if large for an early dish on a tasting menu, and a bit difficult to eat. I am glad I restricted myself to just a tiny taste of the yummy bread and butters as I wanted to be able to enjoy all the courses to come, and they didn’t disappoint. The scallop was perfectly caramelised, the ham and egg 2.0 intriguing (but again, quite big) with a lovely savoury hit from the Hendos. The Turbot was well cooked and I don’t think I’ve had a more velvety celeriac purée to accompany to perfectly punchy venison. By this point I was starting to fear I wouldn’t manage any more but it was great to have the break of the small theatre of Mark preparing the light and refreshing pre- dessert at the table. This gave me chance to recover and set me up for the fabulously light but rich chocolate and coffee dessert and petit fours. My fellow diners managed my bread and fudge and we all left happy, if somewhat stuffed! Well done all.

Fantastic place, lovely food, we had the 11 course tasting menu. Atmosphere was cosy and relaxing, the service from all the staff was excellent and attentive, in particular Annie was exceptional… she showed true enthusiasm for the business. Food is first class and very well...

Great food, great staff, lovely atmosphere. Had the larger tasting menu and I honestly couldn’t fault a single thing, I personally loved the canapé’s and the exceptional ham & egg 2.0.

A truly memorable afternoon with Chef Mark Aisthorpe and his team hosting a fabulous Tasting Menu for 46 of us. We received an impeccable service with each course explained in detail, allowing us to savour each delicious mouthful. Sympathetic to the local surroundings and the...

I came with a friend on 30 sept for the "early bird" tasting menu and I just want to say it was absolutely fantastic! Food was amazing with so many different flavours and combinations, never seen before. HUGE Compliments to Mark and all the staff...

What an amazing experience my recent lunch at The Bull's Head was! I visited with a large group of friends to sample the delicious tasting menu. Mark and his team made us feel welcome, the food was superb. I was quite taken aback that they...

Annie, Front of House provided a warm greeting and exceptional customer service throughout our dining experience of Sunday dinner. The food was equally exceptional. Presentation and flavour that made our senses dance! We will definitely be back and trying the 8 course taster meal. We...

I am still savouring the memory of the most beautifully cooked scallop and venison the next day! Both just melted in the mouth. We spent the longest, loveliest afternoon enjoying a tasting menu designed for our large group. It was lovely to talk to Mark...

Mark Aisthorpe is a very talented chef with an amazing team. His food never disappoints. It is such a treat and i savoured every morsel. I took 44 friends and my partner, who are part of a drivers club and they loved it and will...

Wow wow wow , more an experience over a simple meal . We were part of a large group having the taster menu , all of the courses were amazing , and as each arrived it was the only point that the tables were quiet...

A truly amazing place. The staff, and particularly Mark, are so lovely and nothing is too much trouble. Myself and my partner have stayed and dined twice, the last time with a party of 6. Safe to say, we were not disappointed either time. The...

Turned up for a few drinks after being out walking all afternoon, made to feel unwelcome as we weren’t eating. The staff are all devoid of personality, the atmosphere is completely flat in this place apart from when the egotistical head chef needs to talk...

This was our second trip to the Bull’s Head. Previously we had the a la carte lunch menu (which was excellent) and this time we opted for the evening tasting menu. The team were smiley and professional and we had great service all evening. We...

I'm quite local to the Bulls head and it makes me sad that everytime I have been in I've had a unsatisfactory experience to the extent that we will no longer go there. The last time we where there was with a group of 6...

We had a lovely stay at the Bulls head. The room we had with a stunning copper bath was modern & very clean it had everything you wanted. The highlight for us was the restaurant downstairs, you cannot stay here without booking in for a...

This was our 2nd visit to the Bill’s head. The first being a few weeks prior but for Sunday dinner. It will not be our last. We can’t wait to come back. The food is delicious. A great value for Money 5 course tasting menu...

Returning for a second year, we enjoyed yet another excellent meal. The food and service were second to none, we hope to return again next year.

Fantastic! Don’t expect pretentious just good friendly atmosphere with friendly service and great food. We had the a la carte menu which was excellent but the tasting menu looked spot on too.

Nestled in the little village of Holymoorside, this is a culinary gem! Chef Patron Mark Aisthorpe aided by a small, young but excellent & affable team, produces dishes of immense quality and flavour. Our Signature Tasting Menu was brilliant. I can but highly recommend a...

Absolutely brilliant, we had the tasting menu and matching wine flight. Everything was beautifully presented and not a drip out of place on the dishes. Also the servers and service was fantastic. Lovely relaxed environment

This wasn’t just a meal, it was an experience! Amazing place, great food, great service! The 5 course taster menu for £35 was a real treat if you’re looking for something special! A very relaxed and well organised restaurant with every dish served to perfection....

We were travelling to Chesterfield so decided to make a booking here. I was aware that Mark Aisworth due to the TV and thought we would give him a try. To say we thoroughly enjoyed the experience would be an understatement. We had the full...

Just absolutely wonderful! We’ve been wanting to visit since seeing Mark and his team in the GBM but circumstances didn’t allow! After a long wait we were not disappointed after deciding on an impromptu Sunday lunch! Beautiful building and quality furnishings throughout, incredibly friendly professional...

From the moment we arrived we were welcomed. It was very relaxed and soon after we got our drinks Mark Aisthorpe came for a chat - such a genuinely nice bloke! We had the full tasting menu and got some charcuterie before it started! 💕...

We had such a fantastic evening here recently. The food was incredibly delicious, the staff were so lovely, open and down to earth. I was apprehensive about feeling out of my depth here as it is very different to the kind of places we usually...

A truly fantastic experience from start to finish. Mark and all of his staff were great hosts. We stayed in one of the rooms on site, which were clean, well appointed and very comfortable (the copper bathtub was particularly great!). Food was excellent - particularly...

As guests at yesterday's wedding reception, where do we start this review? Lovely venue, stunning canapés, superb hog roast, fabulous service just about sums it up. We loved it. What a privilege to be invited. Mark and colleagues, you made it a memorable occasion for...

Long weekend at the Black Bull, two nights in one of their stylish rooms and the signature tasting menu on the Saturday. I was unfamiliar with chef and owner Mark Aisthorpe despite his appearances on the Great British Menu so didn't realise what a fabulous...

A real let down. Had read all the great reviews, and so booked a table for my sister's birthday. The day of our booking, I realised I hadn't booked a seat for my toddler son (entirely my fault!), so I called up and asked if...

I had booked accommodation on booking.com and hadn't realised this was a fine dining restaurant, what an amazing meal. Mark Aisthorpe and his team did a grand job and it was a real pleasure to meet them. Fine dining at its best, personable, comfortable, relaxed...

We had the 5 course tasting menu at lunch time. Every course was beautifully presented, the flavours were amazing. Staff were very attentive and knowledgeable about the food they served. Fantastic food and service, we will definitely be back.

My husband took me away for a couple of nights for my Birthday this week in the Peak District 😍 we stayed at The Bulls Head Holymoorside where we enjoyed a fabulous tasting menu using all local produce prepared by the chef patron Mark Aisthorpe...

Lovely food but appalling service by restaurant manager. We requested water with our meal and was asked if we wished for still or sparkling. We asked for still and a bottle of water was brought to our table. Looking around, we noticed other customers had...

We stayed here for one night before moving onto another hotel. The pub was nice, the meal we had (not the taster) was nice as well. Our room had a small but nice bathroom with a stand alone bath. the breakfast was ok, no continental...

Fabulous food , great service, we had the tasting menu, every course superb. Atmosphere and surroundings excellent 👌 very friendly staff. A really enjoyable experience.

This was our first visit to the Bull’s Head in Holymoorside but it will not be the last. From start to finish our 6 course ‘tasting menu’ - including the beautiful scallop dish - was superb. It was full of interesting flavours and very well...

Had the tasting menu with my husband and we had a fantastic experience. From start to finish we were treated so well by all the staff, they went out of their way to look after all of our needs, nothing felt like an imposition. Being...

Absolutely exceptional! One of the best meals I've ever had. I had the 5 course tasting menu adapted to a vegetarian version and my wife had it adapted to a pescatarian version. The chef was very accommodating, took the time to explain how some of...

We booked in for the Tasting Menu with wine pairings. On arrival we were welcomed, the atmosphere was relaxed and informal which made us feel really comfortable. The food was all amazing, beautifully presented and delicious. Every course and wine pairing was explained to us...

Wonderful stay here this week. Excellent tasting menu which was delicious from start to finish. Enjoyed every course and really appreciated meeting the chef to talk about the food. Very comfortable room, tastefully decorated and with lots of lovely welcoming touches. Highly recommend.

We ate at the Bulls Head on Wednesday 12 July 2023. It has a nice relaxed atmosphere with a great team who provide excellent service that is both friendly and professional. The food and experience was better than a number of Michelin Star restaurants we...

Visited for Sunday lunch with a group of friends. Our friends had visited quite a few times for the taster menu and suggested we try the Sunday lunch. We were the only diners in the restaurant at the time which we were surprised with. The...

Stunning relaxed informal fine dining in pub theatre, at its best.! Superb selection of ales and wines. The summer tapas menu is stunning. I’d highly recommend the ‘Ham & Eggs’. Don’t be fooled by the title. A hollandaise foam covers an egg yolk and perfect...

Superlative accommodation, service and food. A very hospitable Inn. We would definitely visit again.

Enjoyed a delicious taster menu. The food was excellent & high quality & the restaurant had a lovely ambience. The staff were very friendly & we chatted with the chef who clearly has a great passion for seasonal food.

Fantastic experience, 9 course taster menu and overnight stay. The food was awesome, particularly enjoyed the scallop and rhubarb and custard courses. Met the chef who was so friendly and welcoming. The room was good, and breakfast the following morning was excellent. Thoroughly recommend…

This restaurant is an absolute hidden gem! INCREDIBLE! Me and my partner visited in June for the taster course dinner, and it did not disappoint. The service from the staff was impeccable and nothing was too much trouble. The food was honestly one of the...

All I can say is WOW, my husband and I had the best night away. Wonderful staff, warm brownie on arrival. An incredible taster menu by Chef Mark Ainstorpe! So talented! The wine flight made it even more perfect! Thank you Amie. Our room was...

Have just returned home after a 2 night stay in this gem of a bijou hotel - and we will definitely find an excuse to return! We were greeted upon arrival with warm chocolate brownies. After a drink in the lovely pub we were shown...

We had a stunning lunch at the Bull’s Head. We went for the A La Carte menu which included delicious little tasters before each course. The menu was really well crafted and I had a beautiful ham hock, egg, hollandaise and truffle concoction and then...

After seeing Mark on the Great British Menu I’ve been eager to try this place for a while! Finally visited with my parents who are very fussy eaters and who had never had a tasting menu before. The pub is lovely inside. Really tastefully done,...

This was our second visit to the Bulls Head. Once again we had the signature tasting menu with wine pairings. We love that children can have a half sized tasting menu, so once again our son (aged 9) got to enjoy along with the four...

I took my dad and his fiancée here for a treat and we weren’t disappointed! I love eating out in a variety of pubs and restaurants but we all agreed that this was by far the best food we’ve ever tasted. We ate a la...

We popped in on Sunday 29th May for Sunday dinner. All I can say is that it was phenomenal! I had chicken (I would usually go for beef, but it was recommended) and it was the best chicken I have tasted in my life. My...

We visited on 20 May for our anniversary and must say that the experience was absolutely superb. We had the 5 course tasting menu which we thought was outstanding value for money given the quality and depth of flavours. All of courses were expertly prepared...

“Bulls Head delivers heaven on a plate” is the opening line on their website. Well… we shall see about that, I thought! Long story short - it does. Head Chef & Owner - Mark Aisthorpe (he deserves a mention by name!!) produces hyper seasonal magic...

We stayed two nights for a birthday getaway and could not have been more impressed.The room,food and service were excellent and they were more than happy to fulfill any request we asked for from a fan in the room to a late check-out (only requested...

This was our first visit since Chef Mark took over & it's just a shame we didn't eat here sooner as we had an amazing dining experience last night. From the moment we stepped in we had great service from all the team, & every...

Taster menu was amazing! Every dish was superb.. We stayed overnight and the room was lovely. We would have brought our dog as apparently there is a dog friendly room! We would definitely come again!

Well this restaurant is on our doorstep and being real foodies I cannot believe we have not been since Chef Mark took over we have missed out on exceptional food and service without any doubt this is the best place to eat in Chesterfield and...

Rarely have we been so disappointed by a pub experience, but the unfriendly team really tipped it into a 1 star review. I could write a long list of the elements that would deter you from dining here and have since heard that that the...

What a great spot to treat yourself to some absolutely fantastic food. My experience from start to finish was second to none! The staff were excellent, very knowledgeable about the food and also very friendly. The tasting menu is definitely one to try, being served...

Wow! What a spectacular meal with outstanding service. We went for a special birthday lunch as a group of 6 and everything was impeccable. Amazing and reasonably priced all round. Beautiful wine and the food speaks for itself. Mark even came to say hello and...

Living almost just round the corner I wanted my visit to the Bulls Head to be the first of many. Sadly disappointed, the over hyped Great British Menu sales pitch failed to deliver. The starters, Coley and Ham & Egg were OK. The mains were...

We booked the family meal for 2.30pm we where seated then asked for drinks I asked for a gin they didn't know what their selection of Gins where & I asked if they had a gin list the lady said they didn't have a list,...

Exceptional 5 course taster menu. Great flavours & great finishing touches on each course. Good value at £35. Quick service by knowledgeable waiting on staff. Cosy, modern pub. We will be back! 10/10.