The Dining Room in Derby

Another excellent experience, this time took our 16 yr old girls … great menu , professional service .. never a bad experience here

We've visited this restaurant a few times now and every time we've thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. This time we started with the new Crab dish, which is a softshell crab cooked wonderfully and was very tasty, I opted for the Lamb starter which was wonderful and tasty. Mains were Sea Bass and Pork cheek with Pork Belly for me and they were both cooked really well. Puddings are always a delight here. Service was excellent without being overbearing and the atmosphere was good. I recommend this place as its small and intimate with exceptional cooking.

Lovely little gem in Derby City Centre. Have been couple of times and the food is exquisite. Relaxed and friendly service, excellent cocktails and they even gave me a Birthday card as they knew we were celebrating.

This might sound like a negative review but it’s intended to be constructive. I along with 4 members of my family have eaten here 2 or 3 times and we love it. The food is delicious, the service good and the ambience pleasant. BUT! 1) the vegan alternative on a Sunday while delicious was tiny when compared to the roast beef which was so large it was falling off my wife’s plate. 2) Why oh why is there no cheese board? In a restaurant this good, serving such excellent food it makes no sense not to offer a cheese selection as an alternative to or in addition to dessert. 3) The desserts, while tasty were all too sweet.4) One final comment: The dessert menu is confusing and needs rewriting.

Went for dinner with my husband and a friend on a mostly cultural trip to Derby. Loved this place. Not cheap but very high standard of food and service in relaxed surroundings.

What an amazing evening, the food was fabulous and the service was great. My new favourite place to eat and have already booked our next visit with friends. ❤️

This restaurant was great for a special meal. Food was very good, service was excellent, really enjoyed. Good menu choice with excellent wine list.

Revisiting The Dining Room after a previous experience here, we had a wonderful evening and the staff (Kai, Jess and Chef) went above and beyond to ensure all went well! They couldn’t have done more in regards to the quality of service and food. Always a pleasure to dine here, leaving with smiles every time!

Fabulous menu lots of exciting seasonal choice. Great service and lovely atmosphere. Mid week and quite busy but felt cosy and unhurried.

Good service and lovely food. Waiting staff were attentive and friendly. I had the catch of the day, sea bass with fennel, orange and capers. Made me wish it was summer. My partner had the Sunday roast, lamb, which was superb. The sun roast portion was huge and topped off with a Yorkshire pud, gravy and sides of cauliflower cheese and red cabbage. All the veg was cooked perfectly. Good attention to the detail for kitchen staff. Highly recommend.

Fabulous relaxed restaurant, great food, wonderful service and exceptional food. Highly recommended, we will definitely go again.

Such a wonderful experience for ambience and quality of the food , even though it was a festive menu the options were a modern twist on classic dishes, highly recommended

Excellent food again - plenty to choose from on the menu. Starters very tasty and good portion size. Rump steak main course tasted magnificent. All food served piping hot which is important to me. Very reasonable prices. As I said before, the best place to eat in Derby!

Exceptional food. Nice calm atmosphere. Small and cosy venue. We will certainly go again.

We enjoyed a lovely 3 course meal from the festive fixed price menu. The food was faultless, everything was cooked to perfection and generously portioned. I would recommend the glazed pigs in blankets and truffle chips as sides, they were to die for. Booking is highly recommended at this hidden gem of a restaurant. As one of the few remaining independent restaurants in the area, it will certainly become a regular favourite of ours.

Booked this place for our Christmas party. The food was fantastic, there was something for all dietary needs and the price was really good value. We had such a fantastic evening we ripped them 20%. Definitely going back here with my family and friends!

No rating possible as when we arrived our christmas meal booking had been taken incorrectly (they had booked us for 2 people, not 3) so there was 'no room at the inn'. Unhelpful staff so ruined christmas meal evening as we left with no dinner. Okra across the road came to our rescue. Merry Christmas! Thank you for your comments which i find offensive as there was no taking a chance involved as was told someone must have pressed two not three and this meal was booked in September and will certainly not be booking another one.

For me,best place in Derby to eat,food is always 10/10

Delicious food, beautifully presented, and served by lovely people. This little restaurant is a gem. We were a group of 4 friends and we were wowed by every mouthful!

This place is without doubt the best place in Derby to eat... As close to perfect as derby has to offer... You will not be disappointed!

Lovely meal here from start to finish, and very reasonable prices considering the quality and quantity. Everything delicious, especially the pork belly and the sticky toffee pudding!

Booked 2 months in advance for my birthday as we couldn’t get in last year. Was really looking forward to eating here as the previous reviews were good. Got seated at a table of 2 facing a wall, the worst table in the restaurant. Food was poor and overpriced. Asked for a bottle Prosecco there wasn’t any which is a joke saying there only 10 tables in the place. My starter came out barely warm (lamb kofta) and my main (chateaubriand) was well overdone saying i only ask for it to be cooked medium. £123 later was really disappointed with this place and will not be returning.

My husband booked us a table here for our anniversary having researched the best restaurants in Derby, it certainly was that! The food was exceptional, beautifully presented and extremely tasty. The service was also fabulous. Thank you to the team, we had a lovely date night and we’ll definitely be back soon.

What a fabulous little restaurant. Food was delicious ( lamb was amazing). Great service. Would definitely recommend.

Fantastic venue, amazing food, brilliant service. Lovely meal for a family birthday, based our visit on previous reviews and wasn't disappointed.

Second visit and won’t be the last. Such a vast GF choice ( coeliac not fussy!) fantastic food, staff and atmosphere. See you again soon

Amazing food, excellent service and a beautiful atmosphere. The staff were so polite and attentive, the steak was incredible. Could not recommend it more!

Experienced food and dining service. Lunched at the restaurant after reading positive reviews of the dining room's menu, this led to an impressive experience from the staff, they were both helpful and informative. The food we ordered was among the most outstanding we have eaten anywhere. Both the cauliflower's wings and my Stilton's and Shiitake's were enjoyable. The flavors of the seasoned tuna and my rump steak were also wonderful. I can't wait to return. highly recommended and worth taking a detour to explore this wonderful little restaurant.

Looks amazing, rang to book a table for 10 but they don't accept bookings for more than 6 ?? Surely that doesn't make good business sense ? What a shame

One of Derby's little gems. Very small restaurant, if you didn’t know it, you’d pass it buy, however, The food is top quality, reasonably priced for the quality. Surprisingly good wine list. Would highly recommend

Well, what a little gem of a find. Not sure how I have missed the Dinning Room before but I'm very glad I have found it now. The food was great, varied menu, good wine list and the lady serving us was excellent. It's certainly am oasis in the Derby desert of good food.

Fantastic food and lovely atmosphere me and my boss thoroughly enjoyed it. Server was very welcoming and food was faultless.

Great food, great atmosphere, affordable pricing. Definitely one of my top 3 places to dine in Derby, and I dine out A LOT! You won't be disappointed!

1st time at the Dining Room for us. Booked for our Anniversary. Everything for us was 10 out of 10. Will be going back very soon. Thank you The Dining Room

My wife and I booked for Sunday lunch (6th Aug) we received a warm welcome, with what was simply impeccable service. The Sunday lunch that followed was simply outstanding, I can't rate it highly enough, the beef was cooked to perfection, presented beautifully, accompanied by a plethora of roasted vegetables, the plates were full... Then, red cabbage and simply the best cauliflower cheese I've ever eaten followed. The date and pecan bread and butter pudding was incredible. We're first time visitors, but we'll be back very soon. Well done guys, just keep doing what your doing 👏🏻👏🏻

What a fantastic little restaurant! Great food, really good sized portions (you won't need to call at a takeaway on the way home), the food is fresh and tasty with a lot of gluten free options. Definately recommend the mushroom starter. Service is great and there is a nice wine selection. Three courses, bread, olives and a decent bottle of malbec came to £50 each, not including tip. Will go again!

Booked this place for my wife’s birthday thinking it was a place I had never tried before. Waitress tried hard but due to tables being so close to each other was often leaning over the table to put plates down. We ordered water for the table and was given a small jug of Luke warm water for a table of six. Served the table next us and she poured the water and replenished it but not for us? Ordered a bottle of red she came back up with different bottle saying “we don’t have it but we do have this and just started opening the bottle” Scollops over cooked and rubbery very disappointed. I had the pork dish as well as my friend for mains. His was nice and pink mine over cooked. I spoke to a male waiter and explained the issue and he just walked off. After a few minutes the waitress arrived and told me it was probably the light making it seem over cooked 🙄 not impressed I can over cook everything my self but I pay for it to be cook correctly. Women manager walking pasted table no hello no touching base with us she just stayed in the corner behind the bar?? Is she okay??? Wouldn’t pay for this ever again not worth the money for such poor quality food.

The service was excellent. The food was absolutely amazing, and I will definitely revisit.

We wanted to treat our son to somewhere special as he is just back from his first year at Uni, and boy did this place deliver! An excellent and varied menu, catering for all tastes, with my choice of seared scallops, black pudding, minted pea and a lobster emulsion a real taste sensation. My pork main was a meat-eater’s delight, but I was also tempted by the vegetarian dishes as well. I do not now imbibe, but still love looking at a good wine list, and the one here is both varied, well-thought out, and offers some real value for money. All in all, a real jewel in Derby’s culinary crown, and all done in such a lovely, friendly, typically Derbian way!

Lovely little restaurant. 2nd time we've been after a long time and it is still fantastic. Cosy, great service and amazing food.

Amazing, can't recommend highly enough! Food was incredible, we had the 3 small plates option. Staff were so lovely, we had a great time!

Food was fine if slightly unremarkable. Chips were good. Service was adequate but lacking warmth bordering on grumpy. Overall an unhappy place.

Best Roast dinner I've ever had in Derby

Very intimate atmosphere, great food and service, would definitely come back again!

On coming to this restaurant looking forward to a nice meal with the good reviews we left completely disappointed with the quality of the food. The issue was the quality of the pork being very fatty and not crispy as on the menu. It was sent back but a new one came back just as fatty and even rawer pork fillet. I did go to talk to the chef but was told abruptly to leave the restaurant. I thought this was rude and unprofessional. I was not angry or rude to them but just stated what had happened. The waitress was apologetic of the situation and was there when the chef was rude to me. She apologised again and said they were stressed. The front of house staff were brilliant in trying to handle the situation but I feel the kitchen staff were to blame for the inadequate quality of the meal. I ended up paying for what we had eaten and my meal was taken off the bill but I still feel it was too much for what we had.

Beautiful. It felt like the staff and food gave us a giant hug. Myself and my girlfriend loved it. Best restaurant experience we have ever had. Scallops were wonderful just saying.

Great meal! Such amazing services and management.

Great place and amazing food every time

Had a great meal today with attentive but not obtrusive service. Starters came out quickly and very enjoyable. Main courses were chateua briand, beef rump and lamb shank and every plate went back empty. I really enjoyed the raspberry and lemon curd cheesecake and highly recommend having a nice dessert wine with it. My sister doenst usually like steam pudding but really enjoyed the sticky toffee pudding. Great meal overall and will go again for sure

The paneer was very nice. Catch of the day was ok. Deserts and cocktails were amazing. Very friendly staff but not the best service. Quite pricy. A nice experience overall.

First time visit this evening but it won’t be our last. Had the Tuna as the catch of the day. Perfect to say the least as it was the best I have had. Great service, so a big thank you.

Had a lovely evening with friends. Liked the ambiance of the restaurant. Service was friendly. Good selection of wine and other drinks. Food didn't quite live up to the menu descriptions but my pork tenderloin was very tender and the sticky toffee pudding was great.

Visited for a works meal for xmas & can honestly say we all agreed it was amazing food served with fantastic service! I would highly recommend you visit this restaurant!

Just brilliant!! Celebrated my daughters birthday here and it was exceptional. Thank you.

Just go and experience it for yourself that's all I got to say fantastic.👌

A pleasant experience at Dining Room. The food was fresh and light, leaving us satisfied.

Phenomenal! Delicious food, great service, great atmosphere. A real gem in the heart of Derby. 100% recommended.

Have always loved coming here. As a gluten intolerant, it's perfect as 99% of the menu is either gluten free by default or has a gluten free option. I've never had a bad meal, all good cooked to a very high standard and well presented. Staff always lovely, and attentive which is helped by the relatively small scale of the restaurant which aids the cozy and friendly atmosphere. Absolutely 10/10, cannot recommend enough!

Excellent food and staff were amazing well worth a visit

Was pleasant, Had the baked camenbert which was fine but cpuld have so much nicer if there an onion chutney with it. The main was the Sea Bass, which was beautifully cooked with a perfect Salsa Verdi. The side veg (cabbage and broccoli) was over cooked and a little bland, but overall a good meal. Good hosts, great service and definitely would go again

Absolutely delicious Sunday Lunch and plentiful! Highly recommend 👍🏼❤️😋

Excellent food and attentive service.

Really lovely space, great menu options and service during lunch

Very intimate dining , a lovely place for a romantic evening meal or a small celebration. Service was excellent and we had lunch from an early bird menu at 19.95 a head for two courses. The food was delicious and the menu was varied . Very interesting taste combinations and alot of local produce. Great range of wines and cocktails. Will definitely visit again !

I visited with a group of work colleagues, two of us had the scallop starter and became very ill later that night.

Good food, attentive service, good value. Best restaurant I've been to in Derby for a good while. Will be going again.

Hands down the best Sunday Roast that you will find in Derby and it’s surrounding areas. We both opted for the Lamb. Simply exquisite. Great range of wines (including English wines). Be sure to go hungry as the portions do not disappoint and your tastebuds will refuse to let you send anything but an empty plate back to the kitchen.

We found this place while looking for a nice restaurant to eat at in Derby. The ratings made it seem that we really should try it out and we were not dissapointed. We like to cook and look for something a bit special when eating out and although the menu looks pretty standard the actual presentation and details are fantastic. We had the prawns and scallops to start and both agreed the scallops were the best we have had. The pork belly main was delightful with all kinds of interesting things to accompany a perfectly cooked pork cheek and a generous cube of belly of pork. We are definitely going back soon!

Lovely food, portions were on the small side.

Had a nice Sunday 3 course here. Chicken was a highlight, mayo siracha with it paired nicely and fried and season perfectly. Nice plating and cool plates, desserts arrived on warm plates tho :D Girls on service was relaxed and friendly so just here to say thank you.

What a find ! This is a perfect bistro restaurant with great food and relaxing atmosphere. Can't wait to return!!

First time we have visited. Excellent staff .well organised .food top draw. Good price .plenty of food. Maybe just abit to much bread. Would we go back with out doubt.

Fantastic meal, best Sunday roast around. Brilliant service and well priced. Would give them 10*

Lovely food and friendly service definitely recommend

Had an amazing Sunday roast here! The lamb was delicious. Super big portions, couldn’t eat it all but could not fault any of it. Also the halloumi and watermelon to start was surprisingly really tasty, and so was the jackfruit (spicy!) small and cosy restaurant with very friendly staff :-). Definitely going to come back for another meal! 100% would recommend.

Can't praise this place highly enough. I really did think twice about leaving a glowing review because I would like to keep this place a secret and just for me, but it is do good it needs to be shared. Great food, great service and the prices are reasonable.

Can not recommend enough !!!! Spent an evening at the dining room with some colleagues earlier this week and found the whole experience to be fab!! Excellent food, a great selection of wines and just the best service ever - Chloe and Emma were fabulous and really went out of their way to ensure we had an amazing evening. Will definitely go back any time I'm near Derby

It's such a great restaurant, delicious food and fabtastic service from Chloe and Emma. So good I've eaten here on two consecutive nights this week!

Excellent food and service from Emma would recomend this restaurant to anyone

Great place! Good food and friendly staff

Excellent find - menu had many delicious and creative dishes, everything we ordered lived up to the mouthwatering descriptions. Service was excellent too, would thoroughly recommend.

Could not have been better. Fantastic place for a meal. Thanks

Excellent service, interesting flavours - Quite expensive

Went here with my wife for our anniversary. Its a very small place but we thought it was nice and cosy. The food was amazing and the service fantastic. Would go again.

Great Sunday lunch and excellent wine

Excellent food at sensible prices Well worth a visit, Pork belly and Arancini, top tips

Celebrated our daughter’s birthday and her partners exam success at The Dining Room last night; could not have chosen a better venue. The food was absolutely delicious and so beautifully presented. I had the grilled watermelon and halloumi as a starter followed by the catch of the day, which was sea bass. My husband had steak, which he said was ‘cooked to perfection’ and the young ones both had the belly pork. The experience was enhanced by the two lovely young women who served us with a smile, even when we knocked molten candle wax all over the table. To Emma, Chloe and the brilliant chef, thank you so much.

One of the best meal's I've ever had! Amazing food and great service. I would think this must be one of the best restaurants in Derby.

Delicious sounding meals cooked to perfection. The scallops were a particular favourite.

Wonderful Sunday lunch and great service, we shall be back!

Just been to Dining Room for a Birthday Party/Family Meal. Good size for a party of just over 20 to have the place to ourselves but also looks cosy enough to have a romantic meal for two - great food - great service - Would strongly recommend anyone to give it a try MarkB

Amazing food, lovely staff and great wine. Also almost everything is gluten free or has a gluten free option. Thank you we’ll definitely be back.

Oh what a treat! Six of us for our Christmas Beano! What a fab evening, wonderful food and terrific hosts. Thank you for a lovely evening.

First time we have ever been to this restaurant the food is prepared to very high standards tastes amazing to staff are very pleasant very welcoming highly recommended this restaurant

A lovely little restuarant. Service was great and the food sublime. Highly recommend the lobster, but book in advance for it, as you can't order on the night.

Great service & unbelievable gluten free food

Different and excellent food. Staff friendly. The place has a good vibe.

Best restaurant in Derby. Steak was cooked to perfection. Lovely atmosphere - small and friendly. Great service. Would definitely recommend.

This cosy restaurant with a lovely chilled atmosphere has left the best of impressions. Great service, friendly, welcoming staff and the most delicious food beautifully presented. I recommend to everyone. Definitely dining out as it's best.

This is a lovely cosy restaurant in Derby. The food is absolutely wonderful, I particularly enjoyed the pork belly main. One of the waiters was attentive, polite and gave great customer service. However, the other was abrupt, verging on rude and almost ruined what would have been a five star experience. On arrival he pointed at two tables and just asked, "Do you want that one or that one?" He later came to ask if everything with the meal was ok and if we'd return, but walked off and started another conversation while we were answering. We laughed at his ridiculousness. I wouldn't go back if I saw him on service.