The Devonshire in Amber Valley

Booked a table for 7 45. On arrival told it would be 45 mins to an hour before our food would be served. I'm afraid that is unacceptable,to make matters worse a table of 4 who ordered 30 mins after us was served before us. The staff were very apologetic but I wouldn't wait that long in a Michelin starred restaurant let alone a Belper pub! The food when it eventually arrived after 1 hour and 10 mins was delicious and they did knock off some of the drinks on the bill. I would much rather have paid for everything and had a good experience. We will not be going again and will make sure to tell all our friends not to go unless they are prepared to wait at least an hour for their food.

What a lovely, cosy, dog friendly pub in Belper! We visited for a family meal this weekend and were impressed with our experience. We ordered the KFC, halloumi whitby style, vegan kerala mushroom curry, korean cauliflower wrap and a cheesy chip bucket. We loved our meals and thought the presentation and portion sizes were great. The vegan kerala mushroom curry came with pilau potatoes and potato dumplings, which tasted incredible with lots of flavour but it did feel like potato overload. If I could change anything about this meal, I would swap the pilau potatoes for rice. The cheesy chip bucket was my favourite side dish! The staff were so welcoming & friendly and bought over a water bowl and biscuit treats for our dog which he thoroughly enjoyed 🤩 We will definitely be back! Thank you.

Excellent food, good beer and service, including a number of staff but particularly Dylan. Didn’t give 5 stars because it was a long wait for food.

Fab place but beware for larger parties - they don't want you! The food here is great, so would recommend if you are a small group! I tried to rebook for a family meal of 10 people and they have a crazy rule for over 8 people - you have to prebook your food and also pay a deposit of £10 per person! We unfortunately took our party elsewhere - not as good but sure they appreciated the £500 bill more than the Duke. Such a shame we couldn't come back.

Great food and beer what's not to like. 5 stars.

Not brilliant... doubt if we will be back

I visited for a roast dinner on a Sunday with a friend, we were able to book a table the day before. When we arrived we had a lovely table by the window. The roast beef was served with roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, carrots, courgette, new potatoes, red cabbage, gravy… probably more… anyway, it was delicious. Only slight comment is I needed more gravy but I asked for this and it came immediately. For desert I had the lotus biscoff brownie and this was immense. I’ll be back just for this. 10/10

Always a lovely welcome. Great personable service with a smile in an atmospheric pub close to the centre of town. Nice selection on the menu with occasional new dishes. Bonus of a local brewery's gluten free lager on draught... 🍻

Absolutely amazing food. Amazing service

Staying with my family 👪 Fantastic evening 😊 xx

Wow if you want to go out for sunday dinner and you don't want to leave your Bestist 4 legged mate at home. This is the place. Well done , but not perfect they asked our Dog Ruby if she wanted water and treats before my pint . Well Done Another Pub that loves and realises customers are important. Not Like these company syndicate that just want to rip you off. Very worth a visit and state you have your Bestist mate .

The welcome and friendliness of all the staff was amazing, it's been a long time since I've had that sort of experience walking into a pub! The service was great, and a good selection of food, and also for my sister who needs gluten free. The food was really nice and a good price too. A special mention to Dillon, who was super professional.

Wonderful lunch time food. Highly recommend the Pie3

Great beer, great food, great service.

Great little find. The staff were all so lovely & made sure our dog had water & treats. Really reasonable food & drink prices. Great atmosphere too

Great cosy pub with attentive staff and a lovely Sunday lunch.

Great food + hospitality at a very reasonable price

Came with friends whilst visiting the area. Nice selection of ales, menu was fantastic, took us ages to choose our dinner! We had starters and mains but none of us could finish the mains, the portion sizes were excellent. Wait and bar staff were very friendly and the food was delicious. Will definitely revisit.

Very cool place and menu. Great find.

Had a fabulous experience….. the food is simply delicious!! Bravo to the chef and service!!

Had a wonderful lunch to celebrate a 90th birthday. Could not fault anything, delicious food, and very attentive service. We were a party of 12 and we had a lovely table just off the main bar that gave us a perfect private dining feel. Thank you to all at The Devonshire :)

As a new resident to Belper, my neighbour recommended The Devonshire and it didn’t disappoint. First class service and food in a really nice pub.

Had a fabulous lunch to celebrate a 90th birthday. We were a party of 12 and had a table in an annex just off the main bar which was perfect . The service from all the staff was impeccable and the food was delicious. Thanks to all at The Devonshire for helping to make it a wonderful day :)

A great selection of food. Very tasty and great value for money. Can get very busy so make sure to book ahead!

Dropped in for a meal, they found us a table, menu was varied with all the standard fare you'd expect. Decent selection of beers wines and spirits. Access not the best for wheelchair users so plan ahead.

We stopped for a couple of drinks with our dog this afternoon and we were made to feel so welcome. Fab choice of beers and wines and the waitress couldn’t have been speedier to offer our pooch some water and treats. The food looked and smelt incredible too ! We will definitely be back. Thank you so much xx

Another great meal at the Devonshire. Met up with friends from overseas and had another superb meal and a wonderful evening.

Celebrated son’s 1st birthday at the Devonshire. Excellent food and drink (no complaints from 12 people - most had the Sunday roast). Staff attentive. Ample parking. Clean toilets. Excellent for pescatarian and vegetarian/vegan options. What more could you ask for.

Lovely pub, amazing food and very friendly helpful staff. Will definitely be back if we're in the area again.

Our favourite pub in Belper, if not Derbyshire , always a good welcome and excellent beer. This time we had a lovely meal, great food and excellent service, can't wait to visit again.

Really nice place with good parking, good drinks (especially the wine) and most of all the food! Lisa looked after us and accommodated my allergies :)

Absolutely amazing meal, service, setting and atmosphere. We are a large family who often eat out together, but have had quite a few bad experiences at different restaurants around Derbyshire. The meal we had at the Devonshire tonight was faultless! Beautiful, tasty, fresh food chosen from an exciting menu, served on time and piping hot. All the children said their rib burgers were the best burgers they’d ever had. The noodles and KFC chicken were absolutely delicious too. Everyone at the table highly rated their meals. The chef is truly amazing! The waiting staff were so helpful and attentive too. Nothing was too much trouble. We will definitely become regular visitors now. Thank you so much to all at the Devonshire for a wonderful night to celebrate my Nephew’s birthday.

Lovely quaint pub just on the outskirts from the town centre of Belper. I have to say the food was excellent and reasonably priced and the staff are extremely friendly. They even had a few treats for my dog. Definitely one I would return to.

Got there at 21-40 parked up and on entering the premises was told last orders had been called and they were closed

They do a lovely roast dinner, I highly recommend.

Great place with a lovely atmosphere. Service was excellent, as was the choice of food. The staff and manager could not have been more attentive, even though it was a very busy Friday night. Would definitely recommend.

6 adults had an amazing afternoon. Brilliant food, great service and a good atmosphere. We sat inside to eat and then outside for a few drinks. Fab day!

Loved it here! Really friendly, attentive staff. Food was great quality and really good pricing. Would definitely come back here if we are in Belper! Dog friendly, our dog got given water and treats without us asking which was lovely.

A friend recommended this place for lunch. We were driving through Belper but decided to stop and try it for ourselves. We had a really lovely and inexpensive lunch, served by two of the friendliest waitresses, good was delicious AND they are dog friendly. It has a huge menu, we chose off the smaller lunch one. I had the crispy chilli beef noodles - spicy and oh so tasty - my husband had a Viking burger which he declared yummy! We liked it so much we are going back in August for my birthday and introducing it to friends from Nottingham.

Good beer,comfortable bub atmosphere.

We booked in this evening with friends we only see infrequently , the food was scrumptious as usual , unfortunately one of our friends became poorly during our stay , Emma , and all of her staff were attentive and amazing Thankyou so much so grateful to you all , see you all very soon

Pleasantly surprised. Lovely.meal , The home made tortilla chips , soft shell crab .. It's a yes from me

Great food and relaxed atmosphere. Quick efficient and polite service

only had drink lovely friendly place

Came with friends, and had great service, and atmosphere. Food delicious and not too expensive. Would definitely recommend!

Fantastic Sunday roast. Helpful & pleasant staff. Reasonably priced.

Love this venue with its quirky decor, friendly staff and good choice of food, but my goodness! An hour to wait from order to table! Very busy on this particular night, but clearly something went very wrong. We will return as the food was delicious, hopefully the next experience will be much better.

Super atmosphere and great food

Me and my husband came for tea today absolutely 💯 amazing great service defo be bk 👍 oh chef brilliant

Everything was good, especially the homity 🥧

Great pub for food and drinks including real ale

What a wonderful, accidental find. Friendly, attentive staff. Food arrived in good time and was absolutely delicious. Great value and left feeling replete and happy. Excellent!

Food was average but lovely staff and nice place.

great cosy pub in Belper! lovely atmosphere! We didn’t try the food, but the drinks were good. Checked the menu and they offer a wide range of vegetarian & vegan dishes too!

Great food, fantastic beers, a must if your in Belper.

Lovely food and a warm welcome.

The food was delicious and I appreciate the vegetarian dishes they have to offer. I wish I didn't live so far away.

Great pub grub. At the higher priced end of the pub grub market. Worth every mouthful.

Very friendly welcome. It was really busy, but the staff were great and still had time to ensure we were well catered for. Would definitely recommend!

I was asked to sit down but was then ignored by the staff. I left without ordering anything .

First time there we visited friends was a lovely place friendly staff

What a lovely gem in Belper. Friendly staff, lovely pub and great food. We were made to feel welcome and even our dog got some treats. I would recommend the KFC and Viking burger for messy deliciousness.

Always have a lovely time. The service and food are fabulous and Emma is a great host. 😊

Good food, friendly staff. Beer variety could be better.

Absolutely love this place, fantastic pub to visit.

Perfect atmosphere, nice meals, kind service. Enjoyed the stay.

Once again, let down by another pub we found ourselves at the Dev - always a pleasure - great service, great menu, delicious food and very dog friendly!! 🐶♥️

Had a great meal here, I have an allergy to something that's not in the top 14, I was very well looked after, manager Emma was very understanding and reassuring. Loved the jokes in the toilets - listening to Victoria Wood will definitely visit again. 🥰

Stopped for lunch and ended up staying for 3 hours! Very good lunch menu. Pretty busy which gave the place a great atmosphere. Will certaily visit again. In

Three vegan options on the whole menu? There used to be a lot more, but obviously they've decided they don't really want to/can't be bothered to cater for plant-based diets! It's disappointing, to be honest.

Lovely warm atmosphere, friendly service and food was so yummy! I had the seabass salad! Great place for just drinks too

I was with a party of ten. We had pre-booked our order and after we had got our drinks ( Great quality real ales) ,as soon as we were seated our meals arrived. No complaints from anyone. Well done the Devonshire.

Love The Devonshire, been many times and always have great service and food from very professional happy staff.

Great pub / restaurant in Belper on the main A6 but with a large car park behind. Real ale good, great food here tonight. We’ll recommend

While, perhaps, not being a first choice as a drinkers' pub, The Devonshire has a lovely atmosphere and an excellent menu that transcends "pub grub" making it a great destination for lunch or dinner. There are some decent local ales on offer and a reasonably decent wine list. The staff are both friendly and patient.

The food here is good, the service is ok but a bit slow

Wonderful food and service Very welcome and looked after during our whole time there Thank you Frazer and the team

Look, up-market pub, very popular, food is good, service is quick but you must decide what you want. Restaurant or pub don't decide while there. All around good but not my vibe.

Great place in the heart of Belper town, great staff and best of all dog friendly

Received a very warm welcome from Emma , the place was busy for a Monday lunchtime, warm , cosy & inviting, fresh flowers around , very clean too . We had the Steak with Pink Peppercorn Sauce & Fries , asked how we would like our steak , knives given too , only 2 staff on duty but they are so efficient & really switched on ..we had our dog , a bowl & treats were bought over , we felt so welcome .. what a great place , can't wait to go back .

Visited here for a belated anniversary meal and it didn’t disappoint! Really nicely set out, lots of space but also cosy. Staff was incredibly friendly and the food was delicious! Recommend Pie3 - superb 👌🏼

Cannot fault the Devonshire, lovely drinks, the food is great and imaginative and the staff very friendly. Always a very warm welcome.

Oh wow! I really don't know where to start apart from get yourself booked in for some amazing food! We nipped in on the off chance that they may have a table for Saturday night and they very kindly found a small table for us. We arrived at 6pm and was immediately seated, drinks order was taken straight away and the food order taken soon afterwards. We were advised there would be an hours wait for the food which was fine as we were in no rush. The lovely manager came to see us and said that if anyone didn't show up or cancelled we would be given their table which they did about 10 minutes later. The food came out bang on time and was amazing! I had the fish & chips and my partner had the hanging chicken kebab and both thoroughly enjoyed it. The drinks selection was great and we both managed to try something we'd not tried before. Thank you so much to the team, you were all brilliant and we will be back again soon to try more of your delicious food.

Beautiful meal in great pub,couldn't fault it in any way and will certainly be back

Popped in for some food without a booking and table was offered to us which was nice as they didn’t have to, the food was lovely and the cask ale was well kept and nice

Called in for drinks and ended up have a couple of their sharing chip buckets, drinks and food were both delicious. Would recommend

Excellent food, good beers, superb & friendly service, lovely atmosphere

Stumbled across this pub looking for a venue for a wake. What a pleasant surprise! Food was amazing, very good value for money. Staff really helpful. Would highly recommend as a suitable option in the area. Thankyou.

Verry good food and a nice place overall. Recommend.

Fantastic place. The service is exemplary. Only reduced by 1 star for atmosphere due to the fact that it was a very early weekday evening that we visited. The food is sublime. Beautiful. A must visit

We went for Burns Night last night what an absolute lovely experience. From addressing the Haggis with an ode from Robbie Burns . The food was superb. Just want to say well done to Mr Roper, Emma and all the team keep up the excellent work worth every penny. A big shout out to the chefs triple thumbs up from us and the service was just as good as always. To have such a memorable occasion in the middle of Derbyshire was such a pleasurable experience. Kind regards Gary and Samantha x

Lovely meal , booked for early on Saturday evening and would say this would be vital. As it’s clearly popular Food was excellent quality and came in reasonable time. Would have been excellent but unfortunately we had to ask a couple times when drink / bill appeared to have been forgotten Overall though staff were friendly though , and will definitely be back

Lovely pub good staff excellent food

Lovely pub with great staff. Food was great and its dog friendly. Customer service fantastic and thank you Emma for looking after us x love Mandy Matt & Jasmine

We all enjoyed our main meals, in fact they was exceptional, unfortunately the sweets/puddings were poor. I would definitely go here again, the staff were fantastic and couldn't do enough.

Great food . Great value for money. The menu is fantastic. Good beer as well .

We booked a table for 2 on a Saturday night, it was a busy evening in the pub and we waited about 45 minutes for our food. The pub was lively with groups of people on a crawl around town, so was quite loud at times. We both chose fish, one with batter and the other without, the food was hot and plentiful. The service was good and the staff attentive. Definitely a place to return to. Thank you

Absolutely fantastic food and service, we had 4 different meals and each one was perfect. They fitted us in last minute. Would definitely recommend.

Amazing. Wonderful place, not cramped and pleasant ambient music levels. Brilliant food at a great price. Had the greedy greek kebab, probably wont eat again today.. massive portion.cant recommend enough 5 stars.

Lovely food at lunchtime. Great selection. Lovely staff.