The Honeycomb in Derby

I cannot fault the place. Not eaten as of yet however, by all accounts, the food is great (Many friends that are local recommend) I do not understand three consecutive negative reviews all referring to the owner/landlord. I am not local and have never in my dozen or so visits ever felt there is a problem with the attitude of the man, on the contrary, the guy and his wife are very pleasant and very welcoming. I guess the people feeling the need to show that much contempt are the real tw@s and are the ones causing a problem, no doubt p1$$ed up and loud. I cannot recommend the establishment enough. A great beer garden kept in beautiful condition. Very peaceful in the garden, too. Great selection of beers and service always served with a smile.

First time at the honeycomb pub for food. We all had fish chips and peas. The fish was a good size portion and very nice. Definitely be going back and trying different food

I've been a regular at this pub for a while, and I've seen it go through some changes. The latest one caught my interest, but it started off well and then took a nosedive. Last year, things were fantastic – a friendly community, great bar staff, and excellent service. But lately, it's turned into a gossip place. Weekends used to be lively and full of laughter, but now it seems like laughter is discouraged. Some bar staff, especially the females, have gained a reputation for dressing inappropriately, which doesn't come off as professional. What's bothering me is when I went out for a cigarette, hearing female bar staff getting involved with customers. On top of that, it feels like the landlord and landlady are constantly staring down at the customers, creating a rather uncomfortable atmosphere. I've also noticed the landlady drinking too much, which adds to the overall decline in the pub's vibe. The food is still good, but when I walk in, it feels like the place has lost its charm. Just miss the good old days.

The Honeycomb is my default lunchtime venue during the week. It is good value on the specials board that includes a desert. The Ocean Pie is so good I have it most weeks - also wide choice of food & beers. Pleasant Staff & good service - whats not to like! Never had a bad meal at the Honeycomb (regular now for several years) or had any issues afterwards if you get my drift. Highly recommended.

I went for lunch with a friend in early April. Only just round to writing a review. But I wanted to say we were very pleased with the quality of the food and value for money. It was quiet in there and the service we received from the bar maid was warm and friendly. The homemade macaroni cheese was absolutely delicious. Just how my mother used to make it!

Been in this pub a few times over the past few months and certainly won’t be going back. The main entertainment is the landlord (who looks like an evil gnome). He is usually more drunk than the customers and if you are not a regular he will just stare at you all night giving the evil eye. He has a very aggressive manner when he is drunk (small man syndrome) and I’m surprised he doesn’t get beat up with the attitude he shows customers. His wife has sat behind us a few times and she has a foul mouth, every other word was a swear word. Often they have beer at £2 pint. Turns out it is out of date and tastes vile, but rather than throwing it away they try to sell it. Beer that has gone off should not be sold even for £1 a pint. Even their main beer (tiger) never tastes fresh. I’m sure with the right managers this pub could be good. On a plus side the bar staff are friendly.

Just had our sunday dinner takeaway during lockdown. Excellent value for money. Just like home cooked. Could not fault it.

This pub was fantastic when the new people took over last year but have been in a few lunchtimes recently and been served by a lady who although is very pleasant, can't pull real ale to save her life ! I presume a new landlord/lady has taken over Looks like its back to Littleover for us !

I remember the Honeycomb back in 1976 when it was fairly new - the place would be really busy at weekends. Like many estate pubs it has always struggled with "Atmosphere" especially at mid week lunchtimes. I had heard there was a another change in Landlord / Landlady so decided to try a Thursday lunch time visit. The place was pretty empty with a handful of lone customers dotted around. I ordered the All Day Breakfast - I found it well prepared with good sized portions.I shall certainly visit again as I think the new management could turn the place into a popular venue again. I hope the new staff can get the message out there that it's a good place to eat & drink again. They have stiff local competition not far away with the Great Northern but could easily outperform the other pubs in Mickleover that also offer food.

So I have posted bad reviews of this pub over the last 2 years but things have changed at last ! Now you can drink the beer and lager and its first class. We haven't eaten there yet but the Sunday carvery smells delicious so it won't be long. Best people in the pub for a long time

Have been coming in for few weeks for a drink.Ate for first time today.Very impressed.Goats cheese tart homemade and huge! Friends tried it too and thought it was lovely, served with veg.friends all said their meals were great too.Good luck to new landlord and landlady, clearly working hard on their menu.

After a number of try-hards we finally have people with the right business & social ethic. Love what's already been done,. Here's to many many great times ahead.

Called in with some friends, a couple of us had Carling which tasted sweet and not like Carling at all. The lads had bitter which they said was warm and tasteless. Think that's the last time we use this 'pub'

Last night, we had taken our grandson on an educational nature walk in the surrounding area for his school project, and on our return home we popped into the honeycomb for a refreshment as a treat. However, my husband was told that my grandson would need to leave the premises!!As he is only seven and well behaved, he asked why? and explained that we were actually sitting outside, and no one else was around. He was informed it is the 'land lords licence', after 9pm. It was 9.05pm, as we wouldnt usually be frequenting these premises with a child at this time, but it was a bank holiday and a treat, so this occasion was exeptional.I challenged this issue, as they are a pub in the middle of a housing estate that purely recieves their trade from the exiting community, and should have taken this into account when applying for their licence. I remarked that other establishments in the area welcome families and do not have these restrictions in place.Surely a place as this should be welcoming trade, not turning it away?If we had been eating a meal, would they then have thrown us out at the 'stroke of 9' cutlery in hand??I stated that locals have kept their establishment open for many years, seeing lots of land lords come and go. Many years ago, this used to be a busy pub serving the local community, but now it appears most choose to go elswhere. Surely in these difficult times, they would be better applying for a decent licence that does indeed welcome all at any given time. Banning families is not the answer to serving the local community, and children are not the problem in this area.Although this is not a place we frequently visit, but have been many times over the last 40 years, for drinks, meals, parties,etc,and at times with our family. We will not now return, and intend to speak about this issue to our friends and neighbours in the local area who have frequented and supported this 'local'.

Just booked again for Sunday lunch , great Sunday lunch all food fresh decent prices .New owners wife does the cooking its like going to a family meal ,Great

A lovely home cooked Sunday roast at a very good price. The staff were friendly and the service was excellent. Well done to Kate and her team.

My partner and I came for food expecting good things after hearing about new management. The food arrived having clearly been microwaved and not even to a servable temperature. After waiting for my disappointing meal, I was greeted by hostility from the landlady when I raised this issue. Aside from the food being poor, the atmosphere was dim with not very many people being there. Will not be returning.

The new Managers took over the running of the Honeycomb mid-December 2018 and have made a positive impact, the pub is very welcoming to all and the bar layout has been improved. The Manager (and Licensee) Katie has introduced a number of musical events as well as Bingo and Quiz evenings, also a weekly afternoon Tea circle. We have dined there on a Sunday lunchtime, the meal was excellent, and good value, we have also dined on a couple of evenings, the food was good, but at the moment the menu has a limited number of choices, but I am sure this will be extended in time. The short time Katie has been running the Honeycomb as seen a great improvement from the previous Managers, and I look forward to being a regular customer again

Me and my partner thought it would be nice to visit The Honeycomb with there being New Management. Once again (from visiting when there was previous management), you walk in and everyone stares at you like you are not welcome, we are mid-twenties and the customers in were the older generation, obviously people who visit every week.

I gave this pub good review a couple of months ago, but since then the people running it let it slide, Andy and Michelle, they were eventually kicked out by the Brewery, they lost a lot of trade because of basically poor service and attitude.

Have tried to visit this pub recently but even though it says it's open it most definitely isn't ! Is this the end for the Honeycomb ?? To be fair when we did go in on a Sunday lunchtime in October there was no food and it was freezing and dark I side !

Was initially quite impressed with the new owners, however, after a few weeks it went downhill, lack of choice in beers/ciders. Not a welcoming environment at all. Such a shame as this pub could be a little goldmine with the right people in charge

Arrived early afternoon and was assured by Amy on the bar that all food was available. There were very few others around eating or drinking, the Landlord Andy told us they had only been managing this pub for a short while. The menu was impressive if not a little ambitious for new owners. We chose to share a starter that did prove to be too much for us to finish, some of the meals we were told may take some time to prepare but our main courses were ok except my Wifes lacked taste and temperature and mine contained lots of meat but the chips were badly cooked. Overall the place didn't feel welcoming although comfortable, can't imagine that they ever get full but it is early days for them, no-one else arrived whilst we were there but we did leave mid afternoon.

We are given a different reason for the food availability on each visit. Sadly I don't think that this team will last very long

Called in on the day of the England match and felt about as welcome as a spider. The guy behind the bar barely spoke ! Will stick with the village pubs in future

I put a review on a while ago stating how awful it was since Tony and Emma left, which it was, but since the interim clowns have moved out, Andy and Michelle have taken it over and have restored the excellent local that it was before, haven't eaten there yet, but have had good reports, good atmosphere in there again, the quiz night has been restored to the good fun it was previously.

I visited with my son to eat and have a few drinks.

I was surprised and delighted to find so many great ciders available at this pub, and the staff were very polite and efficient. Many thanks!

Only been a few times and the pub itself is excellent, unfortunately the landlord brings this pub down from a 5 star review to a 1 star review. Not at all welcoming, not a single please or thank you when serving. If this guy improved his customer service skills certainly the place would be a lot busier. Many locals will travel further to other pubs rather than put up with the unfriendly landlord. I have nothing against the guy but it is almost as if he doesn't want you in his pub!

we have had sunday lunch at the honeycombe for a few years and gets better and better,there are 3 prices Small, Medium ,and Huge [just tried this once ] stick to medium you'll manage that one. All fresh , meat creamed potato and roast arrive on your plate and the fresh veg comes in tureens you are asked if you want cheese sauce over the cauliflower or in a jug [ never finished the selection of veg yet].To sum it up its a real ale pub with fresh food good beer nice owners at good prices no ripe offs hear just good honest food also fresh made sweets at only £2 per portion

Off the cuff we went to the honeycombed and were entertained by a great group called the muppettiers with good real ale and food served by friendly and efficient staff,really recommend a visit

Fuimos allí desde el centro de la ciudad de Derby ya habíamos leído que era perro. Un grupo de cinco de nosotros (además de la mencionada perro). Disfrutamos de un espléndido asado los domingos sirve con un montón de verduras, seguido de un delicioso caramelo y desierto masa salados galletas. Buena acogida, buena selección de cervezas, buena comida, y una fantástica relación calidad-precio.

Only went in for a drink but found the landlord extremely rude. I've also looked at multiple reviews saying the exact same thing. Sad because the pub looked nice.

Good honest basic food and menu. Friendly management and staff. Good range of beers. Dog friendly....

Our party was eight people and three dogs. We walked from Kirk Langley over the footpaths. The landlord was most welcoming. He had a good selection of beers and other drinks, the food menu was extensive - good pub food - nothing too fancy and...

Have been here many times for drinks as it's our local. Also had a few meals, Sunday lunch is very popular and rightly so! Lovely fresh veg cooked to perfection. The meat and trimmings are plated but the veg is served in dishes so you...

Estuve en el Honeycomb y tuvimos una comida fantástica sin duda caseras y increíble! Gran bienvenida y excelente

Wednesday dinner with a party of six , excellent service polite staff , good menu plenty to choose from , we all had different meals from a mixed grill to fish and chips all were served promptly piping hot and all together no one waiting , all were sizeable portions very well cooked , we will be back , well done the Honeycombe.

Had a surprise party here for my husbands 65th birthday. As usual a very warm welcome from Emma and Tony ( licencees) and their staff. There were around 30 of us plus 7 well behaved children. Emma supplied us with a plentiful and varied buffet, something to suit all tastes. Well prepared served and presented. Thank you Emma. There were plenty of staff on duty who were polite and attentive. Nice to visit a clean comfortable and warm pub, with a good atmosphere. Emma and Tony are excellent hosts, would not hesitate to recommend the Honeycomb to anyone

First trip in for a while and we were really impressed with the atmosphere (busy Christmas time), how lovely it is inside... However, I wouldn't recommend you go in with children. A couple of sharp comments from the landlord about the children spoilt what would have been a great couple of hours drinking in a pub that looks and feels like a pub should!

Really nicely re vamped family and local pub, great place for a meal with home cooked selection and warm atmosphere great selection of beers and Sunday lunch is fab!

We have eaten here a few times now and the food has always been excellent thanks to the lovely Emma who cooks everything from fresh ingredients. We also go in the evenings when one of the events are on,last night it was a retro rock and roll night, the atmosphere was buzzing with all ages from young men to older women all enjoying a little bit of rock and roll. Excellent atmosphere, good beer and a warm welcome from the landlords Tony and Emma. We will definitely be going again.

This is now my prefered "local". So lovely I really wanted to keep it a secret. The food is fresh and beautifully cooked. I had one of the best fish and chips ever washed down with a perfectly kept pint of beer, served with smile in impeccably clean and comfortable surroundings.The honeycomb went through a bad patch a few years ago but Emma and Tony (landlords) and their staff have turned it round and really made it worth a regular visit.

Having discovered this place a couple of months I can honestly say its one of the finest pubs I've ever been in. Staff are outstanding, welcoming & always happy to help. Enjoyed my first meal in there recently & that was lovely too. Fully recommended if your in the area & fancy a evening out.

Having read some of the poorer reviews I thought it time to update my experiences here. I find the food is good value and obviously freshly cooked. It is so popular for a Sunday Lunch that you would struggle to get in without booking.In my opinion it is the best quality food out of the Pub Chains that operate in the Mickleover, Littleover, Etwall, & Hilton area. I guess the reason it is not busier is that it is not on a main route and perhaps it does not shout out like a branded packaged establishment.

We have now extended our visits to Sunday lunch. There is no way I could provide a lunch of such quality for the price and I won't be cooking on Sunday again. Beautifully cooked meats and a good selection of fresh vegetables, lovely staff and management make it a wonderful dining experience

Our first visit to the pub. Originally just stopping for a drink to see what it was like but ended up stopping for food and the quiz. (Food was ok) Two female staff members working and the quiz master were polite, chatty and friendly but sadly, the Manager wasn't so. He was rude, condescending and unhelpful after only asking a question as we didn't understand how the quiz worked. He ruined the end of what had been a pleasant evening.

I have had a mid-day lunch here several times over the last couple of months and found it to be a friendly atmosphere with food at a very fair price. None of your blanched / re-heated chips here they are excellent. I have only been on weekdays and am surprised it is not busier as the food is good quality and freshly prepared.

Warm welcome, good selection of beers, and really good home prepared food, Tony and Emma are an excellent couple running an excellent pub.

The Honeycomb catered for my grandma's wake, so although not there for the best of reasons, we were given a really warm welcome and buffet spread was just what was required, with home cooked ham a real winner. For us, the fact the pub don't open for lunch on a Monday and Tuesday, other than for pre-booked events meant we had the pub to ourselves, were able to chat and reminisce and the landlord and lady and bar staff couldn't be more attentive. Thanks for helping to make a sad occasion feel that little more special!

Came here yet again for a meal. Never been disappointed. The food is home cooked,fresh and hot and also very reasonably priced.Very good service and friendly staff. This pub also welcomes well behaved dogs which is an added bonus.

Empty pub other than a few regulars, don't welcome younger adults as the land lord doesn't want you there. Doubt this place will last long...

Best pub in Mickleover all food freshly prepared and cooked, the lasagne is to die for. The pub is clean and the landlord keeps an excellent cellar with a good choice of guest beers

Had an evening burger good value. Sat in lower bar and had a guest ale. Landlord playing darts noticed my ale was cloudy and promptly replaced it. Good customer service whilst enjoying himself

Decided to eat out rather than cook. The food was average nothing to really make it stand out from other pubs like this in the Mickleover area. Would go again but not rushing to return ..

We had lunch and an evening meal the next evening, food good, it was close to a Hotel we were staying in so suited us.

If you want a good home cooked Sunday dinner, try the Honeycomb in Mickleover, great choice of meat and veg, and for £10 you get a pudding as well . Always a good choice of beers on as well, great , friendly staff as well

Not had a meal here but we get good friendly service. The filled rolls are fresh and tasty and of a reasonable price.The pub is very clean. No sticky tables here!