The Five Lamps in Derby - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Bloody lovely place. Bustling with beer lovers and a set of really well kept ales. It has a great atmosphere and a decent outdoor area. The licensees Jess and John are the loveliest and most professional people, who've been in the trade for years and know their stuff! Awesome. Can't wait to return.

Great space to meet up with friends over a drink. Different spaces inside and out and good range of ales.

It’s a pub with real beer and staff that know what real beer is. Friendly, decent seating area outside too.

Excellent pub with a really chilled vibe. Great place to go for a couple of pints and a pork pie! Love it...

Manger staff angry me disability injury brain. Talk- na.d talk toilet no.

Nice pic and food service was pleasant

Good beer. Good choice and a nice atmosphere.

Excellent choice of beers and a wonderful atmosphere to drink them in ...

A wide selection of beer on offer here will definitely be going back to sample a few more. Great atmosphere and friendly staff 👌

Love it in here. Very traditional with an awesome variety of drinks and the best cheese board.

Great pub, good atmosphere, fantastic beers

Nice pub great selection of beers 🍻 close to the city centre.

Nice choice of ales.not to badly priced .staff were very friendly and helpful. Would definitely go back when next in the area

Pleasant well maintained pub with a good beer selection

No Disabled facilities at all now.. even the toilet has gone! Completely blanked by one member of staff. The outside area, however, is really improving. Not a locals pub or a family one. Focusing on real ale custom and middle-aged customers. An excellent start for out of town visitors from the local hotels.

I've not had the pleasure to visit the five lamps for some time and haven't I been missing out! Fantastic atmosphere and a perfect pint of Bass . I'll be revisiting soon!

Great pub with a wide beer selection of both real ale and craft. Local beers are very well priced. Knowledgeable and friendly staff with a welcoming atmosphere.

Great selection of hand pull beer x25!

Brilliant customer service and would come again

Easily the best pub in Derby, the staff are amazing and the selection and quality of beers is second to none. Whether it's quiet or busy the as atmosphere is warm and welcoming. They do a small range of traditional pub snacks, and hopefully don't divert from this as the focus on drinks is what leaves this pub unparalleled in the city. Simply the best, better than all the rest.

Visited here for the 1st time with my hubby & two of our friends.. The atmosphere was great, with a good mix of age groups & which made for for a relaxing & very friendly establishment. Gluten free beer amongst the options available, which is always nice 👍

Lovely traditional pub with perfect lighting, ambience, and nice ales

Great choice of beers, friendly staff, got in a good pot with very comfy chairs

We got to the Five Lamps regularly. It has very much the feel of a London pub. Excellent choice of beer and cider. Great staff and atmosphere. Different events throughout the month. Highly recommend.

Fantastic pub which was bustling for a friday afternoon. Sharing platter was delicious as well, also doggy friendly and has doggy treats.

This place used to be such a great local. New owners, massive increase in prices, great range of beers but all far too warm to enjoy ( and it’s freezing outside ). Given it a fair chance but will not return any day soon

We regularly go here when we do an ale trail around derby. They always have a good selection of real ales and ciders. Usually very busy which is a sign they are doing a good job. Sometimes they have inexperienced staff (maybe student workers) on the bar who don’t know about the real ales but all staff are always friendly

Simply a great friendly pub, large selection of beers and good quality pub food. In an area with very good real ale pubs nearby, this one holds its own quite comfortably. Recently refurbished and with a change of management the 'Lamps' is a worthy destination. Enjoy. M

Lovely pub , lots of beer, staff are amazing , will come again

Great pub, very busy but this didn't detract from the service. Definitely worth a visit

Lovely, vibrant bar. Dog and family friendly with a great selection of food and drink.

Good pub good selection of ales

We had a 50th party at the five lamps. the outside area was perfect and the log burner made it extra warm on a chilly November evening. Jess and John were very accommodating and the good platter of their lovely pork pies, scotch eggs and big cheese board went down a treat. Everyone commented about the great selection of beers and all the staff went out of their way to make the evening run well. Great job 5 lamps team, our new favourite pub 👍😃

Great range of beers, good atmosphere

A nice pub has limited parking and a nice atmosphere

Get the smoked nuts, best nuts in Derby. Barmaids don't mind if you order a pint of Titanic, without ice

Excellent venue with varied standing and seating areas. Pleasant undercover outside seating area.

Cosy pub with great choice of real ales

Slow and unfriendly service that made us feel unwelcome and would probably not come again as there are better options near by

Love this local pub. Great staff Management are doing a brilliant job with the place. Love the street food at the weekend. It has a great beer garden

Lovely little pub that's become our now local. Love the music, atmosphere, pork pies and most importantly drinks! Would recommend to anyone!

Great selection of beers Pork pie lovely

Been here a few times and enjoy this smashing pub. Just outside Derby city, but easy walking distance and on many bus routes. Beer great, had a lovely pint of Bass today. When I’ve eaten here in the past the food has been good too. Staff friendly and polite. Car park at rear and an outdoor seating area. Well recommended 😀

Excellent range of well served ales with prices displayed (refreshing) in this really popular pub. Packed on quiz night

Been meaning to visit for months, unfortunately on the previous attempt we found it shut.... turns out that the previous landlord had moved on. This turned out to be a blessing in disguise, Brown Ales Pub Company has took over and massively invested in the place. Judging by previous pictures the changes have been hugely beneficial, it's got a similar feel to a London pub (without the London prices) modern but warm and inviting, the garden has also had a massive revamp, it's got two sections, an undercover non smoking side and an enlarged open air side that's fully surrounded by glass.....it's also one of the hottest places I've ever been in the summer...and I've been to Egypt and Morocco! The beer range seems to have also improved, they still have a few lagers on alongside a couple of traditional cask ales; however, there's now an excellent range of craft beer from the likes of Pentrich, Black Iris, Shiny, Polly's, Deya etc alongside modern cask from Two by Two, Pentrich, Bang the Elephant, Full Circle etc. Full meals have gone, replaced by quality snacks such as Scotch Eggs, pork pie, cheese boards, olives etc, in my opinion it's definitely the way forward. They've recently (May 2023) started limited tap takeovers/beer festivals with external food trucks in the garden. The GM and staff seem to understand current drinking preferences, what makes a beer and a decent pub... which is awesome. Alongside the Furnace and Flowerpot this side of Derby is absolutely worth visiting.

Lovely pub, great atmosphere and good prices.

Called in for a drink but no food. Good selection of well kept cask and craft ales. It was a warm evening so sat in the conservatory at the rear so difficult to judge the atmosphere inside. Will definitely call again.

What a great refreshing pint! What a choice of beers! You can see this place is well looked after, there is no smell of stale beer, tables clean and polished, walls and lamp fittings dust free. I could use the toilet here but, more importantly, ANYONE THAT PAYS SO MUCH ATTENTION TO THE PLACE, MUST BE LOOKING AFTER THE CELLAR AS A CONNOISSEUR OF GOOD BEER. I wished I lived close to this pub.

What can I say I travel alot around pubs. And this is my favourite 😍. Best charcoal pork pie in Derbyshire great porters and the toilet is nice. Out beer garden all new is great. Love it.

Nice bar small area. but unfortunately the travelling from(beeston) Nottingham on bus and train is an issue other than that if you can stand the tour of Nottingham to derby worth a visit.

Modern Real Ale Pub just out of the City Centre. Well worth a visit, the Quiz night seemed well attended though a lot of knowledgeable students in attendance!

Always a decent pint in the lamps. Currently undergoing some TLC in the garden/car park. A bit strange when this could have happened during the winter months. Would definitely recommend

lovely place, friendly staff and great beer

A bit like the moon, no atmosphere

A really good pork charcoal pie!!!

Very nice friendly staff . The only thing I would say is its not cheap . Cost us 10.50 for 2 pints . Will go again but not very often .

Good beer selection and nice atmosphere

Been revamped a bit and now better. Great beer selection and nice atmospheric place.

Best choice of craft beers. Superb pork pie.

Really nice atmosphere, good range of ales and largers and great bar snacks

Great choice of beer and a beautiful pub.

Great atmosphere, friendly staff, great selection of alcoholic beverages and soft drinks, clean toilets, medium sized car park, smoking area, and non smoking area, soft music on in background, had a great night out

Excellent choice of cask ales, good prices, good service from friendly staff.

Lovely pub with a great range of alcohol and lots of seating.

The best pub in Derby by far. Interesting surroundings but more importantly 11 handpulls with a different excellent real ale on each one, kept and served exceptionally well. What was also impressive was that the cider and craft beers were separate. Well worth the long walk from the station. If you really like real ale, wherever you live, you must visit this place.

My friends and I went to this pub for years but under new management the staff make us feel like we are an inconvenience to them every time we go. They lack charm when they ask us to move our chairs or to hurry our drinks. We are often a large party spending a lot on drinks and snacks. (They no longer serve food.) Two bar men stood over my female friend demanding her glass back. They did not do the same to a man on the other side of the pub and he was allowed to take his time finishing his drink. The previous management and staff made us feel at home and dealt with us courteously.

Great pub with plenty of guest ales to choose from.

Fantastic pub that has had a recent renovation, bringing with it loads more choices of lager/IPA. The atmosphere is always great and staff are very friendly. Fully recommend

Once a good pub for exceptional ales. Now extremely poor.

Fabulous friendly middle class 50 something's pub , friendly efficient happy staff , great decor .

New landlord and still running a tight ship with great surroundings, excellent beer and lovely atmosphere. Well done.

Great selection of beers and often nicely busy

Gorgeous traditional pub. Lovely, cosy ambience, will be back

8pm on a Saturday night and the place is almost empty. Apart from a group of young people whose squeals are just annoying. Whilst we really like the improvements made to the decor of the pub since its change of management (apart from the fake trees and other greenery and the very low watt lightbulbs) the change to the quality of the beer is a great shame. The Oakham Citra used to be the best pint of Citra you could get. I aways said the Oakham tap couldn't beat it. That is no longer true. The Citra is no better than that served anywhere else in Derby. The prices have risen too and that mediocre pint of Citra was a whole £1 more than the one we had earlier. And no CAMRA discount either! We also miss some of the old locals and wonder where they've been pushed put to? We'd like to join them! The Five Lamps has changed from a great community pub to yet another city centre pub full of young people. Our Fridays night drinking sessions after work have been changed forever.

Wonderful decor and friendly place to drink. Much better than the other efforts closer to the city centre

Cosy traditional style pub with a good range if beers, ales and ciders. Friendly staff and a good atmosphere. Its just outside the main city centre but still gets busy, good place to start of some drinks if yoir headed ntp town. It's got an outside area, some of which is covered. There's also a car park at the rear if anyone's driving and in the past I've asked if its OK to leave me car as I intended to drink more than legal to drive and they kindly allowed me to do so. Worth a visit for sure.

Pub was rammed at this time of year with customers enjoying a few drinks but managed to get a pint and went outside which is covered.

Now under new management and an even greater range of beers! Great staff too.

Great staff, newly refurbished decent selection of products and a warm atmosphere. One of my two favourite locals in the area.

Clearly a class pub apart , nice choice of beers, worth the short walk from the centre

Visited on a busy Friday night, great selection of ales, friendly bar staff, and ordered a cheese board which was fantastic!

Good beer friendly staff good atmosphere

Great pub on the outskirts of Derby. A big selection of well kept ales including Bass and loads of craft stuff!

This newly refurbished pub is a real gem of a place to sit and relax in. The staff are extremely welcoming and friendly and go the extra mile to ensure that everyone has a great time. There is an excellent choice of beers, wines, ciders and spirits and the pub is dog friendly too! Love the selection of games that have been added. Would highly recommend!

Superb suburban pub, a short walk from the town centre, large range of ales and ciders available, with knowledgeable staff, beautiful interior. Worth a walk from town.

Excellent pint of bass and friendly staff. Also i would highly recommend the ploughman's pie, which is enough for two to share

Great pub, good food & nice atmosphere!

New landlord and landlady, pub has been redecorated and has a new range of cask ales alongside some of the regular favourite real ales. Lovely staff behind the bar friendly and efficient.

Newly refurbished and what a difference!! Lovely interior and excellent selection of quality cask and keg beer. Highly recommended

Not a patch on what it was before change of management.

Great atmosphere and a friendly welcome at this newly refurbished pub that welcomes dogs as well as people and always seems to be busy!

Newly revamped, new decor, comfortable surroundings to relax and enjoy a great and ever-changing selection of real Ales, Ciders and.craft beers, Well worth a.visit

This pub has the chair Morpheus sit in when he gives Neo them pills. Beer slaps hard. Two thumbs up.

Changed... but not. Still has excellent but now expanded choice of beers, lovely staff, and many of the regulars, myself included.

The Five Lamps has had a full refurbishment along with new management. The decor inside is classic British pub with some quirky elements. Seating is plentiful with a mixture of tables and chairs and booths. The beer selection is excellent with MANY real and craft ales and real ciders to choose from. There is a selection of no/low alcohol beer which is actually quite nice! Good range of wine and spirits as well as soft drink options. No food offered here now, with the exception of bar snacks. Toilets have had a paint job too and are clean and functional. There is a small car park and a small outside seating area, half covered and non smoking, the other half more open to comply with smoking laws. Really nice pub, friendly staff and great beer. The pub is also dog friendly. What more could you want?!

WOW! What a transformation! This is now the best real ale house in Derby! The pub looks warm and welcoming, the staff are friendly and knowledgable, and the selection of real ale, craft beer and cider is unrivalled, I will definitely be back. Good luck to the new team, I’m sure you’ll do brilliantly!

Very spacious Traditional pub , friendly staff and a good selection of ales. We went during the day and l think it was mainly locals.

First time being there very friendly and nice and relaxing pub.

Great pub with lovely beer in a good location, worth finding.🍻😋👍

Great selection of cask ales,very friendly staff