The Cavendish in Bolsover

amazing dog friendly atmosphere, superb staff who always help with any queries we had while visiting,

Came in to watch the football and have a quiet drink while exploring Bolsover. Owner was arguing and shouting at, I’m presuming, his daughter about the tv not working. Ordered 3 Pepsi max which ended up being poured from a bottle (which cost over 7 quid), not from the pump which is available, as was used by the young lady when we first arrived, so the drinks were warm. When the owner finally got the tv working and stopped shouting at the young lady it was left so loud that we couldn’t have a decent conversation without shouting.

Had an amazing breakfast here it was all cooked fresh and all staff was very frustrating would definitely recommend to friends

Top place proper pub great food excellent staff

Went for food both Xmas eve and Xmas. Lovely food and friendly folk. Will be coming back for more whenever I am in bolsover. The pizza is very good although I only had a slice of my uncles.

Great atmosphere friendly staff.

Went with colleagues following Christmas meal - really enjoyed our evening there. We had a dance then Karaoke came on and that was it. In my element. We never left for another pub all night. Happy to spend there, a great atmosphere and some really decent people in there. Overall, would recommend and go again. We didn't eat, we just celebrated our Christmas 'do' after eating elsewhere.

We have been living here for over 2 years now, we took our friends here few weeks back. The food is 👌 perfect. Very tasty, good portions and freshly made. The staff is very nice and welcoming. Will be coming here more often.

So so impressed with the food here! Lovely, very typical English feel to the pub and the food was exceptional. 2 kids had pizza -delicious. I had the Sunday roast £9.50 for the tastiest biggest roast I’ve had and a pudding which was also delicious! Thank you!

Food was good however was given wrong main course and gave up waiting for desert, waited 20 minutes for husband’s desert and waited a further 10 minutes for mine and then gave up. Far too many vegetables on plate there were enough for 3 people which was a big waste of food.

Visited for Sunday lunch and there was only one other table with 5 guests eating at the time although quite a number drinking in the bar area. Waited a good 20 minutes for our main course and one of the meals had the wrong meat on but I accepted this. The meals were absolutely enormous and there were enough vegetables on each plate for a family of 4 so rather a waste of food. We were advised that the price which was really good included a desert so ordered. After waiting a furthe 20 minutes my husband’s desert arrived but still no sign of mine after he had finished his and waited an additional 10 minutes, ended up leaving. Unfortunately they did not seem to have enough staff working to cover both bar and dining areas, will not be returning.

Beautiful food.. amazing service and very lovely staff xxx looked after me when I was at my lowest xx

They have Great staff and have lovely food And all at good price iand they are dog friendly and a nice welcome

Cracking staff brilliant atmosphere with good quality of drinks and snacks brilliant food the landlord is not too bad but we all can get on with him 😀 😉

I really enjoy the atmosphere and people in the cavendish hotel at bolsover good prices for drinks and very friendly always talk to you and would highly recommend this place for anyone to go to

Could be good. One young girl on her own, can't do the roper food hygiene between pulling pints. People allowed to vape everywhere.

Great food great service wolud recommend

Been to cavendish for coffee lovely fresh coffe and great service also been on numerous occasions for food excellent service and home cooked food well worth a visit. Well done Emily and team cavendish

My dad ordered lunch and drinks, the staff hadn’t a clue what they were doing. She had to use 2 different tills, 1 for drinks and the other for food. My dad asked for a receipt and was told it had to go to the kitchen. The food took over an hour to come out, it was inedible, the meat tasted off, as if it had been lying around for a couple of days. We complained and was told we could have a free dessert ( we didn’t want one), then 15 minutes later we were told we could have a free drink ( we didn’t want another drink either because would already had 2 of each). The manager in charge (couldn’t work out if he was head chef) was sitting in his chef’s whites, talking to his mates in the main bar. When I went over to DISCREETLY complain, he became ‘shirty’ and told me I wasn’t getting my money back. When I asked him to read up about ‘my rights’, after I explained about the Food Standards Agency, he started shouting at me and told me that we were barred. Don’t worry as we certainly WON’T be going back. Most disappointing, as this place had been recommended.

Loved the breakfast. Fresh and all cooked beautifully filled me up definitely coming again. Thanks les x

Cracking pub , Les top landlord always makes us feel welcome.

Beer taste better than it did before

Best pub ever, meet amazing characters every time, fantastic staff, love Les the manager. The best home made pizzas and food. Best pub in Bolsover, welcomes our two annoying cockapoos. Can't fault anything. Lucky this is our local. X

Great spot with friendly staff, stopped in for dinner with mates who were cycling up the country. Great pizzas with a great atmosphere.

We have lived in Bolsover for a couple of years now and finally managed to pop in for a couple of pints. Guinness was superb. Bar staff really friendly and chatty. Will be back soon

Went in for a meal and drink, after paying for both we sat down and had our drinks and waited and waited 3/4 hours later asked how much longer the meal would be the lady said she is by herself and hadn't even started ours yet and didn't know how much longer it would be so we asked for our money back, can't believe she was left to run the bar and cook for people, we did feel sorry for her as we upset her for asking for our money back, but it really wasn't her fault being left alone to cope.

Nice local pub met a friend and had a nice chat and nice pint or two

Visited for sons football trophy 🏆 night

Welcomed with a smile as soon as I walked in. Ordered a pizza off the dedicated pizza menu and it’s was AMAZING. The mega meaty I think it was called. I asked about it and girl said the landlord makes his own doe to his own recipe and it showed. Topped with LOTS of toppings. Just awesome. I’ll be back to try the main menu soon. Lovely pub with a comfortable friendly atmosphere and lovely staff. Oh, had a pint of Morretti and they clearly keep their lines clean regularly too. It was a fresh tasting pint. Just what I needed in this hot weather. It’s right on the high street opposite the bus stop so you can’t miss it. Well worth a visit. Oh footnote. I’ve picked parking below. Although they don’t have a carpark they are RIGHT next door to Morrisons with no parking time restrictions. So happy days.

Welcomed with a smile as soon as I walked in. Ordered a pizza off the dedicated pizza menu and it’s was AMAZING. The mega meaty I think it was called. I asked about it and girl said the landlord makes his own doe to his own recipe and it showed. Topped with LOTS of toppings. Just awesome. I’ll be back to try the main menu soon. Lovely pub with a comfortable friendly atmosphere and lovely staff. Oh, had a pint of Morretti and they clearly keep their lines clean regularly too. It was a fresh tasting pint. Just what I needed in this hot weather. It’s right on the high street opposite the bus stop so you can’t miss it. Well worth a visit. Oh footnote. Although they don’t have a carpark they are RIGHT next door to Morrisons with no parking time restrictions. So happy days.

First time here, certainly will not be the last! An amazing Sunday dinner! On par with my mothers! (She agrees,!) from minute we walked in, felt welcomed, the team couldn’t do enough for us! Even thinking about booking for Christmas Day! Thank you

Even though fully booked later, unlike most places would have turned us away, he made space for us. Many thanks

Nice food and friendly service 👌

Great food, great beer, great atmosphere, thanks to Diane who cooked and served our food

Been this morning and had a beautiful breakfast with my friends and we all really loved it

Had breakfast in the Cavendish. Had mushroom Benedict it was delicious and cooked fresh to order well worth a visit will recommend it to family

Long wait for breakfast & tea. One person only trying to do everything. Sorry

Lovely food but dog constantly hanging around the table waiting for scraps. Tables a bit sticky, menus a bit worn and need replacing

1st visit to the cavendish for a Sunday lunch with friends fantastic meal large portion and friendly staff reasonable price too definitely recommend 👍

Local pub. Got big screen for sports.

Kira and Diane looked after our party like we were royalty. We travelled from London to Bolsover for a wedding and found this excellent place to eat and drink. I strongly recommend the pizzas. Cooked in front of you and the service is fantastic. Like the staff here, the prices are very attractive. I would recommend this place to anyone. ♥️

Been to the cavendish for breakfast and dinner both meals were exceptional very tasty and hot would recommend a trip there to anyone thanks Les and Donna and thanks steve for the waiter service

Had 2 meals in the Cavendish. Both as lovely as the other. Red hot which is always a bonus. Would highly reccommend

called in for breakfast today 1 of each 2 of each or 4 four went for middle 1 very well presented and piping hot tea or coffee and toast included recomend it to any body but the 1 of each would have been plenty keep up the good work team cavendish

Worst experience I've ever had while trying to have food waited a hour and half to be told the food hadn't even been started will never return there again poor service

Really disappointed, we went on the bank holiday Monday afternoon and admittedly it was busy but when we placed our food order we were not told about any wait for food or anything. From here things went downhill, I ordered a Coke Zero and when...

Really disappointed, we went on the bank holiday Monday afternoon and admittedly it was busy but when we placed our food order we were not told about any wait for food or anything. From here things went downhill, I ordered a Coke Zero and when it arrived it tasted like sparkling water, there was no flavour to it at all, they then replaced it but it took them about 10 minutes. We ordered 2 coke zeros, a fosters and a tea. Everything but the tea came out and it took about 15 minutes for the tea to actually come to the table. we ended up waiting for about an hour for 2 wraps, a burger and side of chips. When the food arrived the burger tasted and felt as if it was cooked in the microwave, the side of dirty chips that came out where absolutely caked in bbq sauce which made them almost un edible and the chicken wrap had 95% lettuce and 5% chicken in it. Definitely not worth the almost £60 that was paid for 4 lunchtime meals and 4 drinks! Do not recommend!!

Food took ages to come in total 2 hrs for 2 courses , dirty spoons chipped dishes and even had an added extra of string in my dinner

We had to wait an hour and 10 minutes for food. They said it was because they had been busy, but there were about 4 other customers in the pub at the same time as us. When the food eventually arrived, the vegan cheese on...

Came here for lunch today, food was slow but okay when it finally arrived! The Spanish onion rings were good. Don’t come here if you’re in a hurry

Absolutely amazing Sunday dinner for our party of 7 we all really enjoyed all the food and the atmosphere was great the staff did everything to accommodate our needs kids ate every bit of their dinner great value for money.

We came for a lunch/dinner and ordered some steaks, tasteless and under/over cooked. The mashed potatoes didn’t taste like mash at all. More like old potatoes. The service was slow - we waited an hour for the stakes, the bar had no staff, and we only managed to ordered one drink each and from then we couldn’t manage to order anything. I don’t recommend this place at all.

Incredible place!!! Les has been in the business for over 35 years and this is the best of the best. The only thing left to do is try for yourself!!

Great friendly pub, serving fresh cooked food, and a good choice of beers. Staff always helpful

Had sunday lunch in Cavendish hotel Bolsover today 16th April as always it was first class delicious food and friendly atmosphere and great value for money thanks Donna,Emily and Keli . Well done Team Cavendish 💕

Great value and service. We had the all day breakfast and Fish and Chips - both excellently cooked to order. Very friendly staff - shame we aren't local and so can't easily return

Excellent Sunday lunch, with loads of veg, and friendly staff. Dog friendly too, what's not to like.

Fantastic pub went in for a lovely meal it was a great price for the portion sizes and quality food thank you very much Emily for recommending the heatwave burger.

Fantastic pub and great atmosphere. Food is home cooked and fresh love this place definitely will be coming to visit again

Absolutely fantastic place with attentive staff , will definitely come again ❤️

Absolutely amazing pub would definitely recommend coming all fresh home made food and for a great price

Decent enough pub, friendly hosts

Breakfast had been recommended by their host Shirley. She was right the breakfasts are very good. Good products, good value and cooked to perfection. Thanks for the recommendation.

Les and Tammy have done such a wonderful job at creating a wonderful, clean and happy place. Wonderful atmosphere and made to feel very welcome by staff, great service from both Lilly and Kira and an excellent meal cooked and presented excellently by Emily and Donna. Great team and will 100% be returning.

Really welcoming. The food smelled and looked delicious but we didn't eat on this occasion. Very nice cup of coffee.

Very disappointed with the service, despite being very friendly, it took over 45 minutes for a sandwich and a baked potato. Right now I can’t tell you if it was worth the wait as I’m still waiting as I write this review

Great homemade pizzas and the Sunday lunch is fab too

We called in for an all-day breakfast. It was the best breakfast I've had. Each breakfast is cooked to order. I would highly recommend to all to try it once you've had it. You will be back for more. They also do a great Sunday lunch. Good food and good service from the hostess on Sundays

We visited with our two retired greyhounds on a wet miserable morning mid January. Even at 11.00am the pub, which was lovely and warm ,was busy . We were made very welcome by the lovely young lady behind the bar. We had the small version...

Nice small, local pub, tasty food, although service wasn't great. They did let us know food would be a while due to a big booking, no problem with that. But 90 minutes later for 4 meals and they got one of them wrong. Also waited half an hour for a coffee.

Absolutely love this place! After getting a puppy we struggled to find somewhere to go for breakfast where she could go! Les definitely made us feel very welcome and so did his dogs😍 Darla loves Dolly and is very settled when we visit..... Even Bella that isn't a fan of puppies has started coming to say hello to us. Love the cocktails and the atmosphere is so relaxed even the regulars make you feel welcome. The food is lovely and home cooked to order. And during January the small breakfast of 1 egg, 1bacon, 1sausage, 1 hash brown, baked beans and toast for £4 is a bargain!!! We will be returning over and over again xx

Omg Sunday roast amazing plenty off it great food great new manager and staff well worth a visit for Sunday lunch promise u won’t be disappointed ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Food is delicious, staff are so friendly, dog friendly inside and out back, lovely atmosphere

The best place we've been to for a meal by far absolutely lovely gift a good proper Sunday dinner a good plate full to homemade Yorkshire pudding yum yum definitely be coming back here x

Really friendly staff, cheap cocktails on tap and great food :)

Ways to make it 5 star would be newer pool tables.

just been in, great atmosphere in bolsover and as usual friendly people but no chance of getting a G n T in the Cav.. no tonic .. been the same for a few months , if they want to attract more customers then cater for different tastes

The best Sunday roast around! Can’t wait to visit this Sunday, thanks Emily for amazing service and a very full stomach in my most recent visit. Would go any where else❣️

Rancid beer and ankle deep pee in the gents toilets. If you like drinking in pub where people sit with prescription drugs and bottles of vodka this is the place for you 🤢

Fish and chips spot on £9.75 👌😋

Amazing pub! Dog friendly. Serves food, great drinks. Pool table, garden! Best pub in town!

Food very good and value for money. Clean, staff very friendly.

Absolutely fantastic atmosphere and great staff only nipped in for a couple pints and ended up staying for food, glad I did it was all homemade and great portion sizes many that’s the chief Emily for the amazing food.

Just nipped in for lunch and I cannot believe the quality and portion size of the food here, unbelievable value for money! Props to chef Emily who has well and truly set the bar for surrounding food establishments. Cannot wait to return soon 👍🏼

1st visit here, but not our last. Sunday lunch was absolutely delicious, with fresh vegetables and homemade Yorkshire puds. Amazing value for money.

Top Local, Kira is a great laugh and top barmaid 👍👍

Great atmosphere we walked into today and very friendly staff. Many thanks Emily for helping out, nothing was too much trouble foe her and cooked us a fantastic meal all homemade and great prices. I will be coming back soon with the rest of the...

Great local pub full of friendly staff.Very fond of Lily and Donna and I'll definitely be coming back.

Amazing stone baked pizzas made by Emily and great atmosphere here.excellent pub will be returning soon.

Had a fantastic Sunday dinner which is great value for money. Great atmosphere for families including dogs. Will be back soon

I've been to the Cav a few times and its always a good time. The food is lovely (especially the pizza) great prices and staff. Donna deserves a special mention for always having a smile for you and nothing is too much trouble 😊 can't wait for my next visit!

Had a fantastic Sunday dinner very good value for money it's a really good pub to visit with families including the dog.

Very professional environment. Very local feel to it. Exceptional food. Great communication with the staff. Rebekah and Kira were great with our kids and kept them entertained. Also they were great at making our experience comfortable and enjoyable. Will be visiting again for the Sunday roast I've heard so much about!

Lovely food and quick service. Staff are very friendly enjoyed a big family meal here as visited bolsover castle. Lovely gem of a pub. We will be back soon

Yet another lovely time to be had ... fantastic laid back atmosphere. Staff super helpful and polite - keep up the good work!!! Thank you Rebekah for the recommendations - appreciated :)

Love this place and can't believe how much it has changed, we went for the Sunday dinner and it was top notch; very good portion with pudding included and great value for money. Very clean and tidy, lovely atmosphere and great staff, Donna, Kira and Lily were brilliant, we were served quickly and staff checked we were enjoying our meal and if we needed anything else. The atmosphere speaks for its self, very busy and plenty of people enjoying their meals. I'd highly recommend the Cavendish and will be back again, hopefully we will try the fresh made pizza and ice cream next time but we were just too full after our meals. Amazing work and you really have turned the Cav around from how it was, its like a new place 😊😊😊

Very good pub for meals very good price for meals great service. Enjoyed a great family meal. Good staff paying attention to the details

Came to the Cavendish today for Sunday lunch. I had the Pork (which is in the picture) and the other 2 of my party had Chicken. Can't even begin to put into words how good the food was. Very high quality, large portions at low cost and fresh. The atmosphere was great, which was enhanced by the staff. Thank you to Donna, Kira and Lilly for the fantastic food and good humour. The pub was clean and had good decor. Especially liked that you could see the pizza oven area which gives guests the opportunity to see their food being made which is always a bonus. Can't wait until I'm back in Chesterfield to come again.

Great place lovely food n cocktails would highly recommend staff very friendly will be back in near future can’t wait xx

Lovely food and quick service. Staff are very friendly enjoyed a big family meal here as visited bolsover castle. Lovely gem of a pub. We will be back soon