The Moulders ARMS Aka The Thack in Amber Valley

Really nice little pub with really cheap prices. No food though

Wonderfully atmospheric pub. Proper old English place with very friendly local folks, and top class bar staff. Several small seating areas, this place is a gem. Great kept beer, many events laid on, outside seating and a car park. Well worth a visit.

Lovely little pub. Will recommend.

Although they do not sell food, other than bar snacks , they were very accommodating by not only allowing to have food delivered from the local takeaways, they very kindly supplied plates and Cutlery. A fantastic Pub.

Great community pub. Friendly reception from locals.

What a pub, locals very friendly and welcoming totally recommend anyone in the area to visit.

No food served but they allow a takeaway of your choice to deliver to the pub …. Not only that they are happy to supply plates, knives n forks salt & pepper the lady that served us was absolutely fantastic she said she had been a landlady of the pub over the road for years … it showed in her hospitality… will definitely return when in the area again… thanks to the Moulders Arms!!

Only bar snack for food but were very nice. Good choice of beer.

Lovely, welcoming, warm and friendly.

Popped in for a swift one after a garden clearing in scorching heat. I’m not ashamed to say it led to another 😉 Nice friendly clientele and staff. Will be back.

Very friendly pub, some good ales on at good prices. Recommend a visit to meet the locals, played skittles outside with them, fun by all

Great welcoming pub. We had a great time playing Skittles which happens every Wednesday night and came back for another night here. John is a great landlord and the locals are lovely. We'll be back!

A warm welcome in a traditional pub with Good quality beers

Friendly local pub that is dog friendly too.

Great country pub, great hospitality by the owner, fair price for a pint, you'll need plenty of £1 coins for the retro games table

Just had a weekend at Riddings and called into 'The Thack'. What a lovely welcoming pub this is. Not only are the staff friendly but the locals too. The beer is well kept and a few real ales are available at reasonable prices. If you are in this area seek out Moulders Arms 'The Thack'.

Visited here whilst staying at Ridings Wood Leisure park. Hugely disappointed that we couldn't get a pub meal in the village, but Landlord John offered to let us order takeaway and provide us with cutlery and plates. We arrived at 3.30pm, thinking we would have had a couple of drinks there and then head back for a takeaway..but was told the "Lunch Breakers" band would be performing so decided to stay. We left at 11pm! What a thoroughly brilliant time we had, my friend managed to blag her way to be able to sing with the band and we could not have had a warmer welcome. Huge thanks to Landlord John, both bar staff and the locals for a brilliant night. Highly recommended (as is Mayflower Chinese where we used for food)

17 of us visited while camping locally, the staff were very friendly and not phased by the size of our booking. When we arrived it was clear that they were rushed off their feet but they were still friendly and did their best to accommodate us. The pub was a nice olde world type pub with a thatched front roof, low ceilings and beams and they had a reasonable selection of ales. There weren't a lot of options on the menu and the food was pretty average however the price point reflected this and we felt it was quite good value for money.

Lovely quiet little pub and friendly owner

Great atmosphere and friendly staff

Apparently one of the oldest pub buildings in the area. It has very nice local vibe

Nice atmosphere in this pub, welcomed tourists, and very friend quiz (if not a little hard 😉) Good selection of drinks, and reasonably priced

Excellent ales. Lovely grub. Highly recommended 👍

Friendly pub nice pint of caffreys

Really friendly welcome and service.

Tucked away in a quiet corner of Riddings, this is a classic local with a nice atmosphere and good beer.

Great place, warm welcome good pint. Honest pub grub

Popped in for a drink when camping down the round. Cracking little pub, friendly locals and a perfect pint poured! Can't ask for more from a traditional pub.

Nice pub very friendly. Food was very nice just a shame a few of the meals we wanted were not available.

Good beer , friendly people , good prices , good all round.

Decent pint, lots of character but open at odd times.

Nice cosy local pub, very welcoming with friendly staff.

Great little pub, staff were extremely friendly. Food was lovely and brilliant value. Served a nice pint. Will definitely be back again

Welcoming, Covid rules in place

Had a walk to the pub to book a table for NYE and was meet at the door by a friendly lady who booked our table and showed us the menu the food was tasty I would eat here again very nice good atmosphere too

Very friendly pub with generous locals. We visit every Christmas and hold a raffle whilst dancing in the street. The locals and some of the regulars dance with us and everyone has a great time. Monies from the raffle all go to Friends of Ripley Hospital. A great thanks to all who took part.

Very nice cosy pub.Loved the fire being on as it was a very cold evening and made to feel welcome.Food was ok would definitely call in again when in the area

A nice homely feeling traditional pub. The toilets are immaculate.

Spent a fabulous afternoon here whilst visiting locally. Dogs welcome, staff attentive and locals welcoming. If only there were more pubs like this! Most enjoyable way to spend a Saturday.

Lovely pub with friendly staff.

Lovely pub. Lovely people and great quiz nights on Thursday and Sunday!

Loved it. Made us feel so at home

Great beer! Good clean happy place

Excellent country pub. Great hospitality best in the village by far.

We've just spent a week in Riddings at a nearby campsite. The Moulders Arms (The Thack) is about a 10 minute walk up into the village. From the moment we arrived we were made to feel totally welcome. John and his staff were so friendly and accommodating we spent at least part of the day there most days including our last Thursday evening for the quiz. We're coming back in October and this is mainly because of the friendly folk in Riddings. Can't wait to see them again.

Brilliant little pub. Brilliant staff and amazing fast service. 10 out of 10

Just a fantastic cosy village pub with a warm inviting atmosphere

Top quality Guinness, best pork pie I've had in a long time 😋

Camlibg locally we popped in with our dogs. Lovely friendly pub with great staff who made us really feel at home. Even ordered us a takeaway.

Great place great food great people

Only been for a drink with the dogs but staff and locals friendly and helpful

Just had a fantastic meal, excellent service good value for money

Lovely village pub, staff are very friendly, can’t do enough for you & the food is lovely. Would definitely recommend!

We frequently visit this pub with family. I can honestly say the landlord and landlady have done a lot to this pub since taking over to make it great. They offer food - fab Sunday lunches, curry & pie. As well as a selection of other meals. They also do sandwiches, hot meat cobs, pork pie boards etc. They have a great selection of beers, wine and gins. It is a village pub- people who come here expecting table service- go to a restaurant not a local village pub. Unfortunately for those who leave these negative comments you do have to walk a few metres to the bar to place your order! I have never witnessed people being “booted off” their tables to another area, it’s a small pub with a small restaurant area, therefore a busier times you do have to sit in the bar or outside it the weather permits to allow others to enjoy a meal! Overall I think this pub is great, the current staff have made vast improvements and nothing is too much trouble. Ignore the negative comments as it’s not a true reflection of this place.

Visited whilst staying locally and had a thoroughly enjoyable visit. The landlord was lovely and took the time to have a chat with us and the staff behind the bar were both very polite and helpful. Menu was big for the small pub, which was a nice surprise - Food was delicious and portions were very generous for the low price we paid. There was a very nice selection of real ales and gins, something for everyone. The pub had an amazing atmosphere, and while it was busy, it didn’t feel like we were unwanted or rushed. It’s a proper village pub and I highly recommend to anyone in the area.

Cosy, traditional pub with warm welcome on arrival. Eaten on many occasion and never been let down by the proper home cooked tasty food. Fantastic range of beer and ale. Friendly staff and landlord, What more could you want?

Having read two poor reviews I thought it apt to point out the errors. Firstly the pub is a pub first and foremost, expecting table service in a small local pub is just foolish. The food as they have said is limited in choice, again it is a small pub, offering an extensive menu would be impossible. Also more to the point a small menu allows food to be fresh, unlike many chains. The food is great, Mary the landlady specialises in Asian food, her background. The curries are stunning and the Tom Yum soup is phenomenal. To summarise, if you want a homogenised chain pub offering 50 different food options, it isnt for you. If you want a small though well kept selection of beers and tasty food then it is perfect.

We called to book a table for a family celebration as we were staying nearby, that was our 1st mistake! They booked us a table but on arrival we were shown to a pokey little dark room with 4 tables and had to rearrange furniture before we could even sit down. After 20 minutes it was clear we were expected to visit the bar ourselves to order our drinks and were faced with a disappointing selection of ales and lagers. Then it really got interesting because the menu was laughable with just 3 'specials' (which weren't unless you haven't been outside for years) and a further offering of their perception of pub classics! No starters were available other than soup and something else which was so dismal I've already forgotten. We all sat there in silence staring at our options for what seemed like an eternity before we begrudgingly settled on the pasta bolognese, homemade curry and Singapore noodles. As soon as the 1st person in our party had finished their plate was whipped away and we noticed the waitress peeping round the corner waiting to remove the rest before everyone else had finished. I ended up eating alone as I was the last to finish and the table had been emptied of all plates etc. The waitress was nervously watching me and when I popped to the bar to order my own drink again I returned to find that I had apparently finished? The owner came over and tried to pass the time of day and hilariously told us how the noodle special contained the wrong noodles as they'd ran out so he'd had to pop out for substitutes but when we said we didn't want deserts we were asked to settle up at the bar immediately. We were ushered out and they were setting up the table before we had even left. I asked where we were expected to sit and we were shown outside to a dismal back room with saggy chairs and over flowing ash trays. The room stank of stale smoke and as non smokers this wasnt acceptable so when the owner came in I told him how we felt shoe horned out of the restaurant before we had finished and we were still spending money but his answer was that his staff had put us on the wrong table so he either upset us or the next booking?? We chose to sit outside in the front carpark (nice touch!) and declined his offer of a round of drinks on him as we all knew it was hot air and we couldn't physically stomach the choices on offer so we just decided to leave. My advice to anyone else would be to avoid, avoid, avoid! We wont be returning - fact!

So we visited the Moulders Arms on Friday 6th September to celebrate our wedding anniversary. We rang a couple of days before and booked a table for 6pm for 6 of us. On arrival, we were shown to our table but then after half an hour it was clear that no-one was coming to take any drink orders so we had to go to the bar ourselves. We then had a further wait until someone came and took our food orders. The menu was very minimal so didn't take long to choose. The food then came out strangely within minutes. We were still eating when staff then tried to clear any empty dishes or half eaten dishes away which we thought rude. We had to say we were still eating. Then the owner came over trying to make small talk and telling us to settle up at the bar to which we said we would like another drink to which he informed us that his staff had put us at the wrong table and we would have to sit elsewhere. He then led us to a room I can only describe as a greenhouse with tatty leather sofas and ash trays everywhere brimming with cigarette butts. It was at this point we told him how rude he was as to usher a family out of there seats while celebrating and still dining. He offered to buy us a drink but we had nowhere to sit so we left. All in all it's fair to say we wont be going back!!!

Although the kitchen was closed, the manager and staff opened it back up to feed us😁 Fantastic food and really nice friendly atmosphere The home made curry is beautiful😋😋😋 We will visit again soon👍

Absolutely delicious Sunday dinners - the gravy is awesome, meat tender, vegetables great fresh selection, large portions, excellent value.All served in a homely thatched pub by lovey staff.

Authentic english country pub with excellent food and serivce

Nice local traditional pub very freindly only had drinks

Great food. Great service. Best curry we've ever had at a pub and possibly an Indian restaurant as well!! Pie was brilliant as well! Well worth a visit lovely pub!

Lovely home cooked food with generous portions. Very friendly staff. Dogs welcome. Just a short stroll from Riddings Wood campsite

Went to the pub, unfortunately they didnt do meals that night. no cash in pockets, just card. no problem, supplied wirh local takeaway delivery meus and cash back. Then plates, cutlery etc all whilst customers are talkng to you. if you want the essence of an original English pub, this is it.

Cracking little pub, good wholesome food, big portions! Good beers and selections of gins!

Great little pub ..wonderful setting..fantastic staff

Lovely friendly place,and great Pub grub

The only thatched pub left in Derbyshire

Never been into this pub before but went to have sunday lunch ....... Fantastic just like a proper home cooked dinner loved it . New owner's and I wish yhem everh success. Dotty x

Camping localy and spent most of weekend in this pub, recent new takeover. Friendly landlord and lady, great staff. Good selector of ciders and real ales. Food excellent. Well done you deserve every success.

Lovely atmosphere very friendly

seems to be on the way every now and again pit stop..nice pint...

Lovely village pub reasonably priced, seating area outside, clean toilets

Nice pub food was excellent after Skittles

It's ok. Needs a bit of a face lift. Friendly staff and not bad beer.

Good old fashioned pub with thatched roof which is unusual for the area.

Very friendly pub, traditional variety of ales

The only thatched pub left in Derbyshire. Great food and drink. Well worth a visit.

Very nice pleasant staff nice surroundings

I'll start with a negative, the signs say 'dogs on leads' but it turns out dogs are only allowed in the smoking shelter (which has heat lamps). Other than that is a lovely, very welcoming, good beer and you can order a takeaway if you're hungry, what's not to love 😁

Nice place Unusual way to dine but it worked Locals friendly good conversation

Fantastic bar staff nice pint great atmosphere

Appalling service. Ignored on arriving and then told after asking for ice and a slice "I'm not here to run around after you". Needless to say we left. Poor. Avoid.

Excellent priced, and well served Ales.

Very old pub, traditional style. But they do not serve food as search engines say online

Visited Friday 01 June 2018. Good beer, friendly, but no food! You can take in your own takeaway and eat it in the pub but there is no longer a kitchen.

Lovely little pub in and beer garden, shame they no longer do food

Went for a couple of pints seemed a friendly local village pub.

Great family pub brilliant friendly staff xx

Old fashioned local pub. Friendly staff and locals.

Very freindly put football on great locals lovely never stopped talking

Brilliant quiz on Thursdays with lovely snacks! Always feels welcoming in there :)

Family friendly pub with a relaxed environment

Lovely friendly old fashioned pub. Good beer and real cider choices and well kept

Its a village that serves food but not sure what days

Cannot give rating as don't remember going

Friendly pub food beer good food.. join darts and dominoes or skittles

A proper traditional pub serving great drinks especially real ales which hubby loves and a selection of ciders which I love. Great proper food served too. Great staff and fab land Lord who cares about his customers. Fab thatched village pub. 😊