The Devonshire Arms at Pilsley - Restaurant in Derbyshire Dales

We called in for lunch after a 3 mile walk with our dog around the Chatsworth estate. The quality is there to see from the moment you walk through the door. Attentive bar service, a perfect pint of Chatsworth Gold, excellent wine list (including dessert wine by the glass) and quality food backed up by fantastic and friendly service from Nieve, a fellow dog lover who is a credit both to herself and the organisation. Will definitely be coming back.

Victoria greater us with the most wonderful welcome on a dreary January afternoon. That was the start of an exceptional good old fashioned dinner and stay in a fabulously traditional pub. Great food cooked with care. We will return. Thankyou Victoria A&C

We went on way to Chatsworth Markets & house booked it & wasn’t disappointed the food was excellent Sunday lunch I had beef hubby had lamb. Service excellent staff lovely & chatter to you. Definitely come back Thank you ☺️

Lovely restaraunt/bar Staff excellent Very helpful, polite ,and informative Food was to die for Tom deserves a mention as he was soso polite young man Will definitely recommend and visit again

I recently stayed for 2 wonderful nights with my husband and our dog.. The room was beautiful complete with an extremely comfortable 4 poster bed. It was also exceptionally clean with lovely quality bath room products. We were booked in as bed and breakfast but chose to eat in their restaurants both evenings and we not disappointed. The bar is well stocked and the wine list also offered a good choice. Every member of staff were so accommodating, friendly, cheerful slightly chilled out in an endearing kind of way which made us feel totally at home and chilled out ourselves. Nothing was too much trouble for anyone. Our dog loved it too as she was made to feel welcome and fussed over a great deal! There was a great choice of breakfasts all allergies and food preferences catered for. We can recommend the Devonshire breakfast followed by a long walk. The menu for the evening dinners offers a good selection of choices and the food did not disappoint. They do not scrimp on the portion size which is why I didn't get to desserts. The small village of Pilsley is so quaint and pretty with many stunning walks. We chose a 6 mile walk, recommended by the manager, into Chatsworth which was really pretty. The hotel/restaurant is only a few hundred yards from the Chatsworth Farm shop which is well worth a visit if you are a foodie like us! I would recommend this hotel if you like the idea of a quaint, relaxing and tranquil village. I would stay here again. If you want more nightlife you might be better staying in Bakewell.

Absolutely fantastic. You can’t beat this place for fantastic food, cosy atmosphere & friendly efficient service. Max & Tracey are a joy. I had what I would call restaurant quality food with its presentation, & look forward to our next visit.

We visited twice during our holiday. Food very good and all staff very pleasant and helpful. Special thankyou to the staff for their patience and help to redeem my Devonshire Rewards. Will return.

A very disappointing meal. Ordered market fish of the day with vegetables. It was overpoweringly lemony and I was unable to eat it. My husband’s meal was extremely salty.

Excellent choice of menu caters for all tastes. Ingredients sourced locally and expertly cooked and presented.We loved it some much we returned the next evening. It’s very high quality fare not typical pub food. Staff are friendly and attentive. There are a lot of places called the Devonshire Arms .. this one is at Pilsley within the Chatsworth Estate.

Stayed for a surprise anniversary treat booked by my husband with champagne on arrival in a lovely and quirky 4 poster bed. (Don’t book if you have mobility problems) but added to the experience for us. On arrival we received a superb friendly welcome. Good selection of gins at the bar. Had a 3 course meal with the highlight for me being the sticky toffee pudding. Especially when I received extra sauce. Breakfast was served by a young man who was super friendly and helpful-giving us advice on the local area. The granola was excellent and the crushed avocado on granary toast with a poached egg was just the job to set us off for a lovely day in Chatsworth. The only disappointment for us that given it was our anniversary we would have expected to be in the restaurant not sat at arguably the worst table in the establishment ( in the bar near the door) which became rather draughty. The helpful staff did close it when I asked if we could move to a table that had become vacant further in the bar. The ambience in the restaurant for breakfast was much more what aI had expected. Overall though a delightful stay. Looking forward to a return (as long as we can eat in the restaurant!

Lovely nights stay , room very clean , plenty of tea coffee etc , comfortable bed , breakfast very tasty, staff lovey and friendly, will definitely be back .

We just love this place for lunch. The new menu is excellent, even better than the last one, plus all the staff are so pleasant & helpful here. Our friends said the French onion soup was the best they’d ever tasted & my Hake dish was superb. The chocolate fondant was as good as in any expensive restaurant, but even the simplest of dishes such as rice pudding were elevated to new heights by the addition of stewed plums. I think they have the right balance between being a pub & a restaurant & I am looking forward to our next visit. It sounds like our friends who had never been before will also be back very soon.

Please don't go here if you're hungry, the Sunday Roast is a really small portion and ours was served luke warm. The floor around the tables in the restaurant needed a really good hoover, there were discarded bits of food everywhere. Also, please only go here if you really like dogs - the smell of dogs is really strong and quite off putting. All in all, really disappointed with our extremely poor Sunday Lunch; for £18 a head, we expected much more. Plenty of better choices in the area.

Visited for the weekend, paid for one of the farmhouse rooms as they're the only dog friendly rooms which were quite expensive, pictures on the website show quite large rooms but the bedroom was very small for the price, nice size bathroom though. The staff were lovely, very welcoming, chatty and friendly. Food was ok, presentation nice but food itself seemed a bit bland. Ate there both nights and on the 2nd night was disappointed to finish our meal only to hear the waiter running through the specials with other tables, we weren't offered any specials. Breakfast starts at 8 so if you're early risers for hiking or biking keep this in mind.

nice plush ,cosy good cottage feel Bedroom well fitted out ... pity about the Wooden window rattling in the night Evening meal... wife fish well done and ample....My steak absolutely divine, the plate looked so empty as the amount was not there....... TASTE ON BOTH COUNTS Gorgeous Breakfast .... BIG disappointment.... asked for 2 poached eggs, got one Half a Mushroom ,same with black Pudding....... problems in Kitchen ????

We visited on a Saturday afternoon when it was fairly busy but we managed to walk in. We had the pigeon to start - small as to be expected with pigeon but excellent accompaniments. For main we shared the venison which was with beetroot, parsnips,...

We met friends on a Friday lunchtime & had a lovely meal here. Our waiter Max was great & looked after us well, checking that certain dishes were suitable for our friend who has an intolerance to garlic. As the designated driver I was so...

This is one of the Chatsworth Estate pubs & I vaguely remember it when it was a rough & ready pub for locals. It’s now been gastro’d up & presents itself well with spectacular views from the back. Food is of a high standard with...

Only my 2nd ever review on trip advisor but had to give this Restaurant a review and credit where it is certainly due. We are not local to the area but was advised to try this pub after a morning out walking with our dogs,...

What a lovely lunch. Beautiful location, pub and restaurant with character. The food is of very good quality and the service is superb. Special mention for Max who couldn’t have been more welcoming and helpful. A real credit to the team. It’s 5 stars ⭐️...

We booked lunch for a special birthday with friends and we weren't disappointed. All staff were friendly and our waitress Tracey made it a fun experience. The food was delicious, the wine was lovely and the atmosphere great. We will definitely return. Thank you for...

Very welcoming staff, efficient service and most importantly, excellent tasty food. Dinner was delicious and the vegetarian breakfast next morning was the best I’ve ever had!

We arrived on time for our table booking. Four other parties arrived after us and all received their food before us. Our starters arrived after a barely acceptable delay but our main course was an hour later. In fact, it was 90 minutes after we...

Just had a wonderful meal here served by the delightful Claire, who made the evening. We were here to celebrate birthdays, wedding anniversaries and a mayorship and it was just fabulous. The food was delicious and they even did a kids portion for me, so...

What stunning service. What great food. We would normally only have two courses but the food was so darn good we had a third. Faultless service, perfect food.

we have eaten here many times and never been disappointed. the breakfast are superb. and other lunches and dinners have been very good

Ab Fab! Fantastic experience, quality food and excellent service! Steve and Pete the chefs produced exceptional food, beautifully presented! Anita and Nikki serving were outstanding.

Excellent from start to finish. My wife and I visited for midweek lunch with our 7 month old baby. Nothing was too much trouble and the chef even prepared some cucumber sticks so she could have a snack too! The starters (cheese tart / cured...

My good lady wife loves her food but she likes simple food, whilst the menu looks wonderful to me it looked to fussy for her. However she asked for things how she wanted them and was served just as she had asked with no problems...

Having booked a table via the website for a 14:45 lunch, two couples travelled over an hour from separate directions to meet for a relaxing lunch. We arrived at 14:27 only to be told that they stopped serving at 14:45 as, supposedly, clearly stated on...

Recently visited to catch up with friends on a reasonably quiet Tuesday afternoon. The bar staff were very lovely and welcoming but we had to wait over 45 minutes for our fish and chips, I asked the girl who served us what the hold up...

Stopped here for Dinner on Friday night and enjoyed a great meal in a small room to the right of the bar, with 3 other couples leading to a nice intimate ambiance. The food was wonderfully prepared, presented and delivered with impeccable friendly service. We...

We were seated in a small room with three other couples, which resulted in a quite convivial evening. Knowledgeable service and skill in the kitchen ensured that we had an impressive and delicious meal. Blackcurrant parfait was amazing.

First and last visit. The ambiance was fine but the food was overpriced and very small portions. I ordered the venison (£26) only because the choice was limited and uninspiring. If there had been any less venison it would have been a vegetarian dish. The...

We have had dinner here twice while staying down the road at Beeley. Both evenings were very good, staff gave a warm welcome, menus and drinks arrived quickly, the restaurant had a good atmosphere with a Manager (Jill) keeping an eye on everything as well...

We arrived a bit late for lunch (after 2), hadn’t booked (there was 8 of us) and were concerned we wouldn’t be served. However the staff could not have been more accommodating. We were seated outside (which is what we wanted as we had a...

Not been for a few years after moving away and now moved back locally. First visit back was amazing in every way. The welcome was friendly and the ambience was superb. The menu was varied with great choices. The food was presented brilliantly and tasted...

Love the modern clean quality decor. Good choice of drinks. Drank the Chatsworth Gold & Jaipur on draught which was good. The Food is delicious ,my goats cheese pannacotta was superb .Love the Templespa products too in the toilets .Service was excellent , we were...

We had seen poor reviews on trip advisor but our experience was completely different. The food is expensive but was excellent, different and a good choice. We actually thanked the chef after our second dinner as we had enjoyed our meals so much. Staff were...

Fantastic Sunday lunch - service and staff very friendly and attentive definitely recommend a visit.

Last meal of the holiday but by far the best meal overall. We were a couple with a small dog and we sat outside for dinner. The food was excellent. Really good quality produce (locally sourced) cooked to a high standard and reasonably priced. We...

We were part of a wedding party and on arrival we were greeted by a lovely professional member of staff who was most welcoming. However a very offhand waitress appeared later and although the food was excellent the service we received from one particular member...

The food, beer and staff were excellent. Lovely garden with great views. We ate there on more than one occasion. The fish and chips are highly recommended..

My wife and I used the Devonshire Arms for a four night stay in Derbyshire. We ate in the hotel each night and were well fed. The menu lacked imagination but the food was well prepared in generous portions and we had no disappointments. Service...

Easy to find off the B6048 opposite the Chatsworth Farm Shop. Parking in the car park or on the road. Friendly welcome and helpful service. Good pub selection of draught beers and other drinks. One page menu with some really tasty dishes. Sunday Lunch is...

This was our first visit to The Devonshire Arms after wanting to try it for a while. We took some friends that had come to stay with us so a bit or a gamble but we were really pleased with our choice. We had a...

Not the cheapest place to stay but the best usually means paying that little bit extra. We drove to Chatsworth but you could probably walk there in 20-30 mins. We stayed in the farmhouse four poster which was immaculate. A selection of coffee pods and...

Sadly not what it was. Speakers above every table in the main bar turned up too loud; here are so many songs that will now trigger me. Food generally very good, a pepper sauce without pepper and a medium-rare steak over-cooked aside; an “over” steak...

Really lovely staff very friendly the only issue was our room was above the kitchen and was loud late at night and loud very early in the morning so didn’t get much sleep. I don’t blame the kitchen staff it was just normal. The problem...

Perfect from the moment we walked through the door. Possibly the best Sunday lunch we have ever had.

We were staying up the road at holly cottage and the Devonshire arms managed to sneak us in at short notice and we can’t fault it. Staff were friendly and helpful with lots of choice on both food and wine. Everything we picked we thoroughly...

We came here for dinner after a long walk around Derwent Dam and were ravenous. My husband had the soup to start and I had the goats cheese and beetroot, both lovely. For main, we both opted for the braised shoulder of lamb which was...

Arrived at 2.45pm on a Saturday afternoon after a long walk, desperate for some food. No one came to serve us until 3.05 at which point we were told that they stopped serving at 3. The website claims that they serve throughout the afternoon so...

Recommended the Devonshire Arms by our hosts in Youlgrave, and we were not disappointed. We felt very welcome from the moment we entered, and couldn’t have had better service or food. I had the goats cheese and beetroot starter, with the plaice to follow. It...

We were a party of four and we had asked to be seated in a separate room which was great. Having ordered drinks we ordered our food. Having waited about half an hour our main courses finally arrived. Food was of a good standard and...

Service was cheerful and excellent but the food was a little underwhelming. Soup lacked a little flavour and the food wasn’t that hot not cold but just not hot! The curry tasted good but lacked a sauce. In fact a comment would be that the...

Whilst being in a prime location, service here was sadly rather lethargic and disorganised, and some of the tardy food arrived a tad lukewarm. This combined with the premium tariff made the venue pale by comparison with the excellent Piedaniel in nearby Bakewell.

Lovely light lunch, good service. Everyone was very careful regarding Covid rules. Taking guests details for track and trace. Well done. Can recommend. We booked ahead of time, but didn’t seem necessary.

Tracey and her team really looked after us today. We visited The Devonshire Arms after a trip to Chatsworth House. Our family were made very welcome with special effort given to accommodating the children. The chef even made a chocolate decoration for the children’s dessert....

We had a lovely meal here. The service was very friendly and the food was fabulous. I had a steak and ale pie and it went down a treat. I can't remember what everyone else in my group had but everyone seemed very satisfied, including...

Went Saturday evening the restaurant was full. A good job we had booked. I asked if we could move table which they did with no problem. All 4 of us had different Starters which were very good and 3 different main courses which we all...

Just ate here (four of us who did not stay overnight) - expensively - but enjoyed the food (and one of us had the best steak ever). Our comments are restricted to the restaurant/bar. Our 3 star overall rating is based mainly on poor value...

My friend who has a “Friend of Chatsworth” voucher took me to go around the house, gardens etc but all is closed until March. We decided we’d go to the pub at Pilsley for lunch. The Romanian bar man and Polish waitress were very pleasant,...

We booked for 3 adults and a child. We arrived on time and ordered. We waited 45minutes for our soup and Olives to arrive. Our mains arrived in a timely fashion after we had finished. The Beef Pie was good but the veg was lukewarm....

Have been several times over the years and wanted to take some friends there who hadn’t been before. Overall atmosphere and service were both lovely but I was a little disappointed with a couple of the meals. Friends both had the fish and chips from...

I booked a table for my wife and my son and his partner for a lunch time Boxing day meal. We travelled from near Nottingham and it was worth the journey. Obviously travelling through the beautiful Derbyshire countryside was a treat, and then came the...

Visited with friends and a toddler. Booked online and we were unfortunately running 15 minutes late - they were very accommodating to say it was a busy Saturday lunch Service and thankfully hadn’t given our table away. Food was great and the toddler’s portion was...

I had seared sea bass with white wine sauce with capers, broccoli and green beans, with boiled potatoes. Only one side of a bass when it comes to portion. Perfectly cooked, but green beans definitely under-cooked, sauce just drizzled over the whole thing, i.e. presentation...

Visited for the first time last Sunday with my husband. The service let this place down at first, 40 minutes to be offered a drink at our table by the same lady who showed us to our table. There were not enough waiting staff. However,...

Great pub, friendly staff, lovely food. We turned up without booking after visiting Chatsworth Farm Shop on a rainy afternoon, they were clearly busy and had no free tables, but said they should have some free within 10 mins so did we want to wait?...

Wonderful food, drink, ambience - can't recommend highly enough. Lovely friendly, welcoming staff with Chatsworth House and Farm shop virtually on the doorstep.

Visited on a weekday lunchtime. The food took over an hour to arrive and was below average food for above average prices. Over the last 5 years there has been a steady decline in the offering here. True it’s a lovely building on the Chatsworth...

Yesterday we had the most awful Sunday roast we had in ages; we agreed and regretted ever proceeding to order food following very poor initial service at the bar. The wait to order drinks was long although staff appeared to be passing through or stood...

called in on way back from Belper to Sheffield. staff were very accommodating and found us a table even though they were busy on a sunday. it always creates a feeling of good will when the waitress or barman try to find a solution to...

4 years on and we found ourselves back in their restaurant. Despite the passing of time the layout was as we remembered and the food was still very good. Fishcake starters were excellent value. The pie was full to brimming so no room for my...

Having visited the Devonshire Arms at Pilsley numerous times before, it was disappointing to experience the poor service we encountered today. We ordered 2 beers and 1 glass of wine plus some nibbles. The nibbles were served without delay but our drinks didn’t arrive until...

Other reviewers have commented positively on the dog friendly policy but our meal was spoiled in the bar due to the overpowering smell of a dirty dog at the next table whose owners also brought their own dog food and then proceeded to feed the...

We have just been for lunch at the Devonshire Arms in Pilsley. The food was so homely and tasty, a warm welcome with the friendliest staff. We were made to feel very at home. We will definitely be back and would highly recommend this gem...

We had a great meal here on a Friday night for my husbands birthday. We did book in advance. It was great to walk in and be seated straight away, it seemed very organised and the waitress knew exactly where we were sitting. The waitress...

What a wonderful place, evening meal and breakfast the following day. The staff are fantastic, so attentive , we also had our dog with us Alfie and he was aloud to sit with us in the bar. The food was of excellent quality and a...

Great location, good food and very friendly staff. My dog and I made to feel very welcome. Quaint character. Would definitely go back

A super time had. Our room was across the road but not a problem even though it was raining. A lovely room with an upstairs that we didn’t use. The bathroom was very swish. Loved all the decor

Visited this lovely pub after a wild swim. Nice interior and staff friendly . Meals are a little higher . Ie I paid £16 for a burger meal. But the quality of the food is second to none . No doubt sourced from local farms...

This classes itself as a pub with rooms - which it is, however be aware that some of the rooms are housed in in the house next door to the pub - but most exquisite are these - absolutely gorgeous and worthy of the rent for a nights or mores stay. We met and enjoyed the hospitality of the ‘keepers of the Inn’ who made us feel welcome and that nothing was too much trouble. In my opinion (and only mine!) - the menu was somewhat not what was expected nor the food up to expectation of the Devonshire Estate to which the pub is affiliated however, in fairness they dealt with all issues promptly and as we left they were in the middle of changing the menus. This place has much character and charisma and we will definitely return to enjoy again.

We enjoyed our meal, including drinks and wine. The wait staff was attentive, the lamb was super, and we enjoyed the overall atmosphere.

Typisch Brits op het bord, in stijl. Iedereen at voorgerecht en hoofdgerecht. Heerlijk gegeten. Vriendelijk personeel. Leuke tuin achteraan.

We both had the chicken cassoulet and we were both disappointed. Runny sauce which could be best described as a rich, salty gravy. The chicken had been grilled and added after to the sauce, as were the small handful of beans. Not exactly the traditional...

Dinner for four with three vegetarians provide no problem with lots of variety and an imaginative menu. Charming, homely ambience and friendly, personal service. Everything was very fresh, tasty and beautifully presented.

Stayed here for a nearby wedding. Staff and service just all a bit unnecessarily awkward. Lack of flexibility on duration of stay; had to book dinner, bed and breakfast - we didn’t need dinner; awkward about arranging early check in times. Room rates excessive for...

Booked a table for 5. First impression the table although it looked clean was sticky! 2 of our group ordered fish and chips which they said was good. The other 3 of us had the Sunday roast beef. Although the meat was tasty it was...

The Devonshire is part of the Chatsworth estate and the high quality of everything shows through. Great menu, award winning beers and comfy bedrooms

I can’t rate the beer battered fish and chips more highly! The best I’ve tasted in a long time, the service was very good and the staff were amazingly cheerful and helpful. The beer was pretty good as well. All in all it was the best meal we had during our weeks stay in Derbyshire.

I had missed the bus after a trip to the Chatsworth farm shop and was hungry so wandered down the hill to see what was on offer. It was quiet and a lovely place to sit and rest my feet! In fact so much so that I (intentionally) missed my next bus. The food was great, my only criticism was that one of the staff seemed to think I was a teenager and kept calling me ‘young lady’ and said ‘are you off on a big grown up adventure today?’

We ate breakfast and dinner for 2 nights running and all our meals were delicious and very well cooked. Service is not exactly quick but it's well worth waiting for!

We had a lovely meal at The Devonshire Arms, Pilsley. So much choice on the menu and all local produce which was nice.

Booked via pets in pyjamas. Welcoming from the initial encounter. Room great fun with 4 poster high bed including steps to reach the bed. Evening meal - very busy and although we had to wait 1/2 hr (kitchen obviously under pressure) waiters were attentive and apologetic. Food of excellent quality - ham and eggs/ plaice fillet.

Just 30 seconds from Holly cottage and certainly worth viting. Very attentive waiting staff and the food was most acceptable.

This is excellent quality pub food and beers all served with a smile and at a reasonable price. The menu, whilst not extensive covers anything you might wish for and a good selection of wines.

This is a great place to have lunch at. The service was with a great smile and cheerfulness. The beer battered fish and chips was delicious and the burger was huge and tasty. If you have an electric car there is a charging station in the pub's car park. The meal was good value.

We had lovely food in very comfortable surroundings. The staff were delightful. We were just a wee bit disappointed that the interior was more of a restaurant than a village pub with great grub.