The Nags Head in Derbyshire Dales

We came for Sunday Lunch. Food was good quality and cooked lovely. Great changes in the pub with the new ownership ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ We’ll definitely be back and would highly recommend

Called in this pub after dropping the daughter off for padle boarding at carsington with her guides group. Not many places in the area were serving food but this place was recommended by a pub that had just packed in for the day. What a fantastic find. The lady behind the bar was so lovely and the food was amazing. Home cooked chips were delicious and no one complained about our over tired two year old who landed up with a massive pizza he actually nearly ate. We loved it, beautiful food, fantastic pub.

Just a great pub all round, we were staying locally for the weekend and came in each night, the owners are legends, the vibe was awesome, it’s one of those pubs you just walk into and feel at home. If you’re around the area you have to go

Called in this pub on a group-on deal. Went for the burger and chips, it was so dry I could hardly eat it. Between the wife and I we must have left a full dinner. The pud was a “local” and it felt like it went quite when we entered, I checked that I hadn’t grown a second head, all clear on that front, just felt uncomfortable in there.

Nice quite pub with good reasonably priced food and drinks we stayed at the hallmark hotel down the road and found this place for tea a very good find

beautiful pub, cared for and run exceptionally well. Dog friendly and people friendly. Great choice of food and drinks and cooked to perfection

We have been going to the Nags Head for sometime now, our last visit we ordered the steak pie it was very good, but the portion size has got smaller, so disappointed. l am just hoping that there wasn't enough to go round. I will go back and try again.

We were a large group attending for a meal. We did book in advance but the food we had was very good. We all had our food brought to us and it was well presented and hot!

Visited the nags head on our way to Belper. We were greeted by very friendly staff who advised on the culinary offers, we both ordered the Sunday roast which when arrived was both flavoursome and plentiful. We will definitely be dining in this establishment again. Wonderful staff, people and food Well worth a visit

Went last night as we where child free. Very friendly barstaff. Good beer, great comfortable atmosphere and real fires. I have the steak and ale pie which nearly beat me it was about the size of the plate and absolutely delicious, the wife ad the cheese and onion pie an is still saying how fresh the vegetables tasted. Definitely just gone to the top of our list

This pub is on the main road and so really easy to find. It seemed like a pub full of locals who all knew each other but the bar staff and waiting staff were all friendly and helpful. We enjoyed a good wholesome meal here and the restaurant/eating area is to the far side of the bar so you aren't eating where people are standing drinking.

Stopped in after a quick bike ride round carsington water for Sunday lunch beef we had it was amazing just what we needed the portions were more than we could eat even after the bike ride, the gravy and yorkshire pudding are mega. Would definitely recommend popping in if your in the area 😋

We decided to call into the Nags Head at Hulland for a quick sandwich. The pubs was quite well patronised for a Tuesday lunch time but the service was immediate and friendly. We both chose a chicken and bacon bloomer with a side of chips (at just £1.00 for the Chios). We didn't need to wait long but availed ourselves of the fast, free wifi. 'Doorsteps' would be a good adjective to add with the description of the sandwich. Fresh, crusty granary bread struggling to retain the contents. Large chunks of chicken and two ample rashers of smoked bacon with a nicely prepared side salad completed a meal capable of satisfying the hungriest of Ploughmen. Cooked to perfection. The side of thick cut chips looked a little anaemic but tasted lovely. My wife thought the colour was attributed to the fact they were cooked from actual potatoes rather than from a freezer packet. We fancied a coffee afterwards and ordered two 'normal' ones. We were therefore pleasantly surprised to be served with a large cafeteria. A really nice touch. So top marks for food, service and value. The Nags Head has now intrigued us. Think we'll come back to try dinner or perhaps their Sunday lunch.

Walked to here from a camping site just outside the village. Excellent pub grub. Enjoyed a three course lunch for £7.25. Can't beat that for value. Came out thinking we shouldn't have had the pud but managed to just about walk it off back to the site. Very friendly owners and lovely open fire!

I attended a party here and it was possibly the best location for a party you could imagine. The staff were extremely friendly, and the prices were reasonable - would come again!

A very good welcome from the landlord, the pub had a nice atmosphere. He gave us menus and showed a very comprehensive specials board. The food di take a while to arrive but was well worth waiting for. All was freshly cooked , I had a fish pie which was full of fish excellent , my husband had the minty lamb hotpot which said was really tasty. We have booked to take a large group there in May and the landlady was very helpful and accomadating.

We called in as we have done in the past for a Carvery , but Inn has changed ownership apparently and Carvery no longer on offer. However we had an excellent Sunday roast lunch which was also very reasonably priced. Treated to some locals on the green outside recreating some Viking / medeival fighting which was enjoyable,

Visited for a family meal for my birthday. There was around 30-35 of us however the staff were most pleasant and welcoming to have us there. The food was delicious and everybody enjoyed! It was a lovely evening and me and my family are most grateful for your welcoming service! Thank you.

Food is excellent. Staff very friendly, and helpful. All food is excellent and been a few times with no issues at all, just very happy customers. Sunday lunch isothermal best around the area and very good value

Having taken a seven day holiday in Hulland village, this was the nearest pub to us, we had a drink on our first visit, and returned two days later for a meal, my wife had scampi with chips and salad, myself I had the Nags Head special cheeseburger, again with chips and salad. My goodness was the meal filling, we certainty did not need a dessert!!!The service was excellent, and the pub itself quickly filled with locals, whom is has to be said had a great sense of humour, some thing that is lacking in many pubs today.The lady who served us was so accommodating, and gave us both a warm welcome, as did the landlord, enquiring if every thing was ok, with the meal itself.It was a pleasure to have eaten here, and I certainly would recommend this establishment to anyone who enjoys a good pint and meal.

Have been here several times - Monday to Friday an excellent £5 menu and on Sundays a brilliant Sunday Lunch. I would avoid Saturdays as the full prices are a bit high for pub grub. Overall, loively staff and good food.

Our first visit for lunch with friends. We had an good Sunday roast, very generous portions and excellent value for money. The staff were friendly and very helpful. Good hearty pub food.

We were passing through at lunch time and thought we would stop for a meal. We are very wary of pub food generally as we think the standard is somewhere between edible and OK. However we thought, well, we are in Derbyshire so you never know.The food was awful. The salmon fish cakes boring as hell and my fish and chips very poor (the bit of fish was somewhere in the middle of an enormous amount of batter) and the fish cakes were 'dead'. The chips we both had were 'limp'.Don't stop here even if you are desperate.

I have the opportunity to visit this pub on a regular basis as it is our local and everyone recommended ........with good reason.We have had many family and Sunday meals here and also managed the 'Pie Night'.This place is a must for home cooked food and excellent service and the portion size is very generous, my 80 year old mother is still raving about the Sunday Roast, she still goes on about how she wishes she could have eaten it all.....she gave it a good try Ha Ha.The best bit is that it actually cheaper than cooking the Roast so no brainer and my regular excuse to have a day off cooking!

Good quality Pub Food with excellent real ales, worth a visit. Close to Carsington Resevoir and the edge of the Peak District, on the A517 Ashbourne -Belper Road

Been to Nags Head a few times and the food has always been fantastic. On this occasion we had a sunday dinner, the beef is to die for and the portion size is massive!! You get 3 slices of beef, 4 different vegetables and boiled potatoes, a roast potato and a huge yorkshire pudding. On sundays the menu is smaller and just the ones that are on the board. In the week the menu is big and there is something for everyone. The pies are also homemade and huge, with chips/potatoes and vegetables. The curry is also very nice. They always have specials on the board to.

My son (age 7) and I visited the pub after a bike ride around Carsington Reservoir. We arrived around 1.15 ish. We were greated by a friendly gentleman who gave us the menus. It was very quiet, only a handful of customers. We placed our order and were happy with the service. My son had a hot chocolate, he wasn't keen on the taste as it definitely wasn't a branded version. There wasn't that much choice for him on the menu, he ordered pizza in the end. I had a beef chilli and rice from the specials board. The food came out in a reasonable amount of time. The chilli had been microwaved and was a bit congealed in places but edible. My son enjoyed his meal. The food is basic pub food, it was a tad pricey but would return in the future. The service was good and the place was clean.

When we went in the pub at 7.20pm on a Monday they had to check they were still serving food and turn the lights on in the restaurant for us. No atmosphere and most of the food was out the freezer. The mozzerella sticks were rock solid and the lasagne was microwaed with half a block of cheap cheese melted on top. It was a shame because the staff were lovely and the service overall was great. Expensive for what we had.

10 family members, ranging in age from 13 to 80, met for a birthday meal at the Nags Head in Hulland Ward. We ordered a wide range of different dishes (starters, mains and sweets) from the menu and were all very impressed with the quality of the food. It was all well cooked, well presented, and they were all generous portions. There was a gap between courses but the food is all home made and there were a lot different items to prepare. We found the prices very reasonable too.We would highly recommend it for any-one looking for lunch or evening meals.

Was on a recent break staying in nearby Atlow, I wanted a meal out on my last night.After studying Trip Advisor and the web for local pubs and restaurants settled on the Nags Head and what a great decision it was.Was greeted with a very warm welcome by the barmaid, great atmosphere from all the locals and the food was terrific.I had their speciality the Nags Head pie, which almost filled my plate on its own and accompanying veg and chips made for a very large meal, but it was delicious.Go try it for yourself, you won't be disappointed.

After a long walk through nearby countryside the Nags Head provided a warm comfortable place to recover. The menu was comprehensive and varied. The speciality is Nags Head Pie. I cannot recommend it too highly. Wonderful home cooked short crust pastry and lean tender meat. Great value and accompanied with a choice of two real ales a real treat.

very friendly pub. welcome was excellent and we were shown to a table straight away. A very good menu and ample portions. excellent value

went for a meal to the nags head yesterday and i was blown away my parents have been here before and dad would not stop going on about the pie so yesterday we diced to go as a family of 7we had to travel over an hour to get there but oh my gosh it was worth it as soon as we got there we revived a honest warm welcome informed where the table was and we sat. my wife said she was a bit cold but before we could even ask the landlord was coming over with a heater and light the fire right next to usWe ordered with no problems and asked for my baby's food to come out asap which it did and was so much more then i was expecting the beef was that nice we joked about changing our order she loved it our starts and mains where to the same quality 100% honest food cooked with love the nags pie was outstanding and the amount of food we received was more then enough My only feed back was the chips where a bit over cooked but that did not matter as everything else was just that good.price wise again could not grumble just over £100 for 6 of us to have a 3 course and a kids meal with ice cream cant go wrong that that oh yes and 2 rounds of soft drinksall in all i would advise you all to go to this lovely pub i will defiantly going back but next time i will make the wife drive to all the staff and the management WELL DONE i have worked with in restaurants for a long time and i have never had such a nice time out with my family so once again thank you all for such a nice meal

Excellent food, well cooked as much as you can eat, lovely well refurbished pub, warm and friendly welcome and good, well kept beer

We had an evening meal here before going on to our campsite - the Poplars. The meal took a while to arrive, but it was worth the wait. We were very hungry when it arrived, and had to wait again for veg and then the mash! The quality was good, the portions were fine and a nice range of vegetables to accompany. Very tasty. A nice local pub with a good atmosphere.

Now, you might not think of going to a traditional village pub for afternoon tea. But you should try it at the refurbished Nag's Head in Hulland Ward, near Ashbourne and Carsington Water in Derbyshire. I am a fan of afternoon tea, and this offering is superb and incredible value. It's not elegantly presented, but it is a full meal and it's brought to you with a smile. The Victoria sponge and scones were amongst the best I've ever tasted. So, if you're visiting Carsington, avoid its boring visitor centre cafe and treat yourself to tea at he Nag's!

I have visited the Nags Head a couple of times now, we tend to go for Sunday lunch when we are staying on a caravan site near by. The Sunday dinners are lovely, plenty of food - normally too much to eat! If you need more vegetables or potatoes then the staff are very accommodating and will happily bring more to your table. Would recommend the Nags Head to others, good portion sizes for an excellent value.

My wife and I were staying nearby and decided to visit the Nag's Head on seeing their signs advertising "Pie Night" on Thursday evenings. We were not disappointed. There was a considerable selection including beef & stilton, cheese & onion, beef & onion, Minted lamb & potato, and cottage pie. We had minted lamb and potato, servied with mushy peas and new potatoes. Good food, good portions, good value. Recommended.