The Horse and Groom in Derby

Top pub. Live music, pool, darts, sport on a large TV in one area, proper juke box, excellent beers.

WOULDN'T VISIT AGAIN! Unwelcoming environment, rude staff, filthy place. Doors on toilets barely open and close. Clear favouritism of locals. Definitely would not recommend to anyone. Stay away.

Great dog friendly local pub with friendly bar staff and a nice atmosphere. Reasonably priced too, a pint of Guinness and a pint of Carling £9.20.

dont be put off from the outside, if you like real ale. On the inside, yes its a sky tv football pub but also a good selection of local real ales handpulled

Great local boozer and live music venue.

What a fantastic traditional pub, real ale, football, pool, darts and board games.

Nice clean place with reasonable prices. Friendly staff.

Lovely Sunday afternoon, popped in for a quick drink ended up staying to watch the band that were playing

Awesome has been since I first went there 25 years ago although things have changed dramatically

Very friendly. Good condition cask ale st very reasonable prices (less than £4 a pint)

Bit of basic old fashion pub that is bit run down and looked more for 18 til 30. If visit expect good music however

Terrific acoustic duo, Dilemma!

Great pub great atmosphere value for money good people 👏

Great pub and great atmosphere and was made really welcome but music was just a bit too loud for me had to shout to each other to have a conversation if music was more background music it would be brilliant but thats only cos have tinitus, it is a brilliant and very popular place so go and support a great little local pub

Visited 2nd October 2023 late afternoon. Back street pub in the heart of Derby's West End, surrounded by flats and houses. Looks a little rough from the outside and the inside is perhaps a bit tired; however, it's perfectly clean as were the toilets with toilet roll, hot water and working hand dryers....it's sometimes those small things that mean the most. Fairly typical range of big brand lagers, cider and spirits on offer, including drinks offers, also 3 cask beers on our visit which seemed well kept and drank well. Staff were friendly and helpful as were the other customers. Pool table in the back room and there's a decent beer garden to the side, live music is on every/most Saturdays. A classic example of why you shouldn't judge a book by its cover.

West Ends Iconic Victorian Boozer is going strong and being brilliantly run by John , Neil and Staff... Midnight Pumpkin Trucks coming soon.....

Great venue to see live bands, good range of ales and a worthwhile pub to visit for local musical talent. Friendly and well run. Well worth visiting. M

Helpful, friendly staff and customers..the landlord is usually on site and keeps a good pint.

Recently changed hands. Gone downhill. Hope it improves.

Very friendly service, a nice selection of gin and great music. A really good traditional pub

Very good bands no entrance charge.

Great band on, The Dawn Fury Band, great music and atmosphere

What a brilliant night, fabulous

I visited The Horse and Groom pub during the day when it was pretty much dead (only two other punters). Most of the cask ales were not available, and the one that was turned out to be oxidized. A friend from Derby had recommended this place, so I'll give it the benefit of the doubt that I simply had bad luck. As it is, a typical, fairly roomy community boozer with (theoretically) 5 ales on tap. With a pool table in the back.

I visited The Horse and Groom pub during the day when it was pretty much dead (only two other punters). Most of the cask ales were not available, and the one that was turned out to be oxidized. A friend from Derby had recommended this place, so I'll give it the benefit of the doubt that I simply had bad luck. As it is, a typical, fairly roomy community boozer with (theoretically) 5 ales on tap. With a pool table in the back.

Nice little out of the way pub, staff friendly. Only issue I had was they didn't sell popular brands of whiskey and others were quite pricey ( even bar staff agreed)

Used to come here years ago when my dad was the entertainer. Obviously under new management now who has kept the place pretty much the same as it was all those years ago in very good condition. We came here for my dad's wake it was like stepping back in time had a wonderful afternoon sharing old memories on what was a very special place to the whole family. Thank you for such great hospitality and making a very sad day for us all. The place is very quaint, quiet. Doesn't have car parking but no drink driving. Difficult entry for wheelchair users but it can be done. Would recommend.

Few more beers on and it would be 5 stars. Lovely local and always lots of fun when the bands are on. Lovely staff too.

Really nice beer very friendly bar staff.

Great entertainment but beer ify and below normal standard for

Geart pup very friendly pub the land lord makes you feel welcome..

Friendly. Good beer. Good pub. Good rock venue.

Went to see an old friend friend that does karaoke in the pub, its a great early evening entertainment & a nice pub

Really friendly pub, good beer, pool table, TVs, well worth a visit.

Have been coming in here for best part of 50yrs . Always a good night , Saturday, free music . Current manager/landlord + staff seem to be carrying on from their predecessors , always very pleasant and do their job with a smile . Good selection of well kept beer , what more can you want .🙂🍺.

Friendly staff warm welcome. Great local

Friendly pub, On street parking and not wheelchair accessible sadly Looking forward to some outside entertainment this year. X

Went to watch korma police excellent night out

Lovely pub and people. Just like my old westend 38 years ago

I visited today but feel it was only open for a wake. I sat on my own and enjoyed a quiet pint. I hope that I wasn't out of place.

Fun atmosphere friendly staff overalls nice place.

Used to drink in the horse a few years back still hasn't lost its atmosphere, great pub bands on at the weekends place will be packed, I believe I'll take a trip

John at the groom number one guy

Good selection of ales and beers, great live music a couple of times a week, friendly staff, garden. Nice pub.

Great live music venue. Super atmosphere.

Nice place nice people what I would call more than a spit and sawdust pub

Superb evening of entertainment with The Four Muppeteers. Good choice of ales too.

Although the pub doesn't look like much from the outside, it packs a big punch inside. Good choice of lagers, although a little bit lacking in real ale choices. Usually have a Dancing duck guest ale. The best thing is the live music gigs on nearly every Friday and Saturday night. More Derby puns should support both live music and local artists. Big up to the Horse and groom

Excellent pub and customer service

Class pub with great staff, always feel welcome!

Pub has really improved since I first visited. Think it has changed hands since then and the new landlord really knows what he's doing, got some good plans for the place too. Very much a locals pub but really not a bad thing in this instance, very welcoming

Great atmosphere friendly and welcoming

Good atmosphere and good for a laugh

Great staff, great garden, great food to come I'm told.

A true local pub with friendly regulars and a good range of real ales and gins.

Always busy, great staff, clean amenities. Has live music which is great. Will be back there soon

Great place for live music both in and outdoor ... back yard transformed and much bigger than before with alot of seating and all within new government guidelines and laws

Been to Groom today for Macmillan Charity Day -well organised and entertaining - well done to all

Good beer and great live music ( thanks Backline). Recommended

Good jazz trad group every month

Great cosy little pub with live music events pool table great staff and good atmosphere. Well worth a visit reasonable prices and a warm welcome

Great atmosphere and good value

Great pub, great bar staff, great landlord and great people its got to be five stars for me and the wife also great entertainment.

The Horse and groom is a traditional pub in every sense of word. We had gone to see Raindogs. The band were really good but some annoying folk, had decided to camp at the bar, which made viewing the band difficult and getting a drink almost impossible. We will definitely be back though. It's great that the pub has bands on every Saturday and a jazz session once a month on a Wednesday.

Nice pub with great staff with live music!

Reasonable supplies of real ales, good staff and friendly locals make this a go to pub

We really like the Horse and Groom. It's Derby on Board Games weekly board games location on a Monday night. The landlord is a very friendly chap who welcomes everyone in the pub. There's always lots going on throughout the week: darts, pool, sports and often live music. There's a large range of drinks available which are vet reasonably priced.

Lovely pub to be in great atmosphere and decor would highly recommend

Nice local pub that has good live music, although always covers. friendly service, games club on a Monday evening is a good brain challenge . I rate this as a five star local pub. Awesome.

great range of beers and great landlord and staff

V good food , good choice and reasonable prices.

Nice pub it hasn't changed one bit

A bit out the way. But enjoyed my few beers

Nice friendly staff and atmosphere played pool lost but still ok,will be back...

Great pub good food great beer good atmosphere

Great pub lovely landlord,great darts team 🙂

Great pub, great atmosphere and some excellent live entertainment on a regular basis, beer prices are also very good too.

The service here is not friendly atall👎👎

Good pub c/w live music at weekends 👍

Really great pub, very accommodating to the boardgamers, good ales and plenty of things going on besides

Great pub. One of the best live music venues without a doubt. Will definitely be back.

They have bands play serve cold drinks and even have a pool table......what more could you need?

Went to see Murder of crows, great night

No consideration for customers watching football

A old back street pub in a no frills area,pool table and quite spacious and street parking

West End Charm and Quality Northern Soul Courtesy of Paul Baxter

Friendly and welcoming atmosphere. Bar staff were very friendly and helpful. Will definitely come again

Great pub with real ales, great staff and live bands several times a week

Nice place, had a very good band on when I was there

Good real ale, choice of 4.. friendly atmosphere..sport on multiple screens.. landlord & staff helpful & friendly

Great entertainment and real ales on offer

Great pub and fantastic bar staff

Lovely live events on weekends.

Great backstreet boozer,superbly kept beer ,if all backstreet pubs were run like this then they wouldn't be dying out,if you like to not follow the sheep then checkout this hidden gem

A great pub and live music venue.

good pub have some great bands in

Top pub..friendly staff ..awesome bands

Excellent traditional real ale pub, hope it stays open with the current on the market situation sale.

Good pub, great old music on juke box, live music nights.

Great music venue, good beer, pleasant staff, great landlord !