The Steamboat Inn in Erewash

Went on Sunday but no Sunday Lunch menu only ordinary menu and whist had Beef Chilli with rice and Nachos which was okay . Dinning area was cold and not exactly hospitable however I have been here before about 2 years ago and was able to sit outside on a busy day and the food was better

Lovely little pub next to the canal at Trent Lock, good selection of real ales and nice honest pub food at reasonable prices.

Had a great afternoon here. Nice friendly staff.

Proper pub and very friendly/ welcoming after a long walk.

Real food, real pub, Still thinking about how good your chips were a week later!

Extremely rude barman. Was planning on having a meal here but ended up walking out. Sat down at a largish table with our dog, sat here previously with no issues. The barman was talking to another gentleman who was sat down (landlord we think) and quite loudly said something about us sitting at this large table when there was 2 of us. He never said anything to our face just a snidey comment to this man. We would have moved if it was an issue, but there was only a couple in and that was it so didn't think it was a problem. At this point, I thought sod you, we'll take our custom somewhere else so off we went.

Nice selection of ales, great location.

Son took us here for a snack, or rather to see the decor. Is certainly unusual, and would go again. Make sure you don't get caught short though, there is no seat in the throne room!

Best chips ever and amazing brie and bacon roll... I would drive the hour again just for the chips.... Bang on 👍🏼

What. Beautiful , cosy place with an open fire 🔥 and lots of beautiful wooden ornaments to buy . Friendly happy staff . Worth a visit

Very good service. Lovely drink.

Played here with our band Rapture, lovely crowd, great night.

We met our retired friends at 12 noon, what a disaster, he’s 80 , he , tripped over a brick that was holding a mat over a cable or something. He was lifted up off the floor and we got him to a table . No one asked us if he was ok. We waited an hour for our meal which was very poor , no one asked if the meal or my friend was ok . Left so disgusted that I couldn’t be bothered to complain to staff that are so uncaring. I’ve never left a bad review in my 69 years of life, but this pub needs to sort itself out big style . Tim

Waited an hour for food that we could not eat. Chips not cooked through and fish thin and very greasy. The pub was quite dirty and the toilets even worse. Would not recommend

Lovely place, didn't try any food so can't comment on that. But welcoming atmosphere and interesting decorations. Lovely outside area to sit too.

Nice place to stop and have a drink. The pub is just as interesting inside as it is outside. Wonderful watching boats go through the lock, or doing inside and seeing the interesting decor. They welcome well behaved dogs too.

Georgia was my waitress and she was very helpful and polite. Would definitely recommend!

We didn't eat here but of what food I saw it looked good. The service was excellent and plenty of locals made the atmosphere welcoming. Dogs are allowed with plenty of outside seating. As you can see from photos some unusual guests inside.

A lovely little pub tucked away to the side of the canal where we had moored up. We had been travelling all day and was eager to eat but The Steamboat had stopped serving food ( it was after 8pm ) the landlord was most accommodating and allowed us to grab a take out and eat it there and even provided us with plates! You just dont get that kind of service every day and we were really grateful. Thank you to all at The steamboat for going above and beyond it was greatly appreciated and we will be back!

Great boozer on the river Trent close to local shops def worth a stop off at the floating pontoons.👍🏻

Food was lovely and inexpensive. Staff very welcoming. Dog friendly too.

Thanks Simon and team for letting us order a takeaway and eat in youbalways look after us the Taylors on the boats xx

Stopped off to see a boating pal on the way home so a spot of lunch and a drink. Great food and service and more importantly dog friendly

Excellent pies and great atmosphere, we came back when we discovered that there was live music!

Lovely little pub and was greeted with a very warm welcome.Beautiful surrounding's

Only went for a drink as we had just missed food time. Took a while to get served though

Great location. 2 piece band gave good entertainment.

Popped for a drink sadly no food available at the time we went. Ace pub for being different with a carousel horse hung from the ceiling, a dalek sat in the corner and a very old motorbike and a Sinclaire C5 car (if you remember them lol) very query but lots to see 😊😊

I have stopped for a drink, i was going to have food, but it felt dirty there, its in need of a referb

Great local pub with different beers and ciders and live music

Nice view of the lock and boats. Nice typical pub grub but the pub is run down and requires investment

Very nice and friendly staff.good food and drinks. The place has some great views of the Canal and the River.The place has alot of unusual, collection of things inside, well werth a visit.

Childhood memories bring back the what was at the time a zoo. Friendly staff and customers most generous. Hours mentioned 11am-9pm are correct. Open daily. Surely serves beer and all manner of beverage.

Really lovely pub with great food. Little bit of a wait for the food but can't fault the freshness

Lovely scenic place to relax by the side of the canal. Perfectly kept real ales on tap with a varied and tasty menu. Update: Visited again a year later and it is still as good as it was before. Beautiful setting and friendly staff.

Nice friendly staff and lovely location

Lovely traditional pub with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Great food too.

Great food at reasonable prices.

Really good service,lady behind the bar very good,but a cheese baguette £7 and a bowl of chips £4.50 , I know the cost of living crisis is squeezing everyone,but it was standard. For £23 I want to be wowed for 2 baguette and chips,it was just standard but the price wowed me!

Lovely pub, friendly staff, great beers 🍻 👍

Came in one lunchtime for a meal. Plenty to choose from including veggie options. Good basic food and a chocolate brownie pudding to die for!! Lovely atmosphere and really interesting metal sculptures everywhere. I’m sure we’ll be back.

Called in for a couple of drinks with my son and a bag of crisps after a long walk. We arrived after lunchtime, the bar had plates and glasses scattered all across it. The member of staff was sat down on arrival, he got straight up to serve us. He put my crisps on top of a dirty plate on the bar. My son moved them off. I nipped to the toilets and left my son to pay. On my return he'd put my drink on top of the same dirty plate. My sons a teenager and he even commented on it to me. I dont understand why you would do that. Anyway it's put me off going back which is a shame. But I don't think it's rocket science to know not to place a customers order ontop of dirty crockery that a different customer has used. I didnt question this as quite frankly it didn't look like the member of staff even wanted to be there.

Dropped in for a pint on a Christmas Eve walk & discovered chip butties available. The chef was proud to describe the hand cut marfona potatoes & returned a few minutes after serving to check that we enjoyed them as much as he hoped. These really were the best chip butties ever

Called for drinks only and enjoyed what we had. Ended up talking to a few locals which was great. Must go back when the weather improves.

Stopped for lunch and had jacket potato which to me was pretty expense for what i got. Had two extra toppings but felt if anything they reduced the size rather than added anything. Service was ok although a little slow, and not a bad choice of beers.

We stopped off at the steamboat fora drink after a walk and decided to sit inside for the first time. Quirky interior with just 4 people sitting down, one of whom turned out to be the landlord. Pleasant young lady behind the bar followed by a friendly pleasant barman when she left. Husband was happy with his beer and I had a big pot of tea and was given a mug which I was happy about. So far so good. Then some obvious regulars came in and the visit deteriorated. The language was appalling, not exactly quiet and not a word was uttered by the landlord. Our visit ended soon after.

I sat outside, there is plenty of space, with a nice view of the lock and surrounding countryside. I had a chicken burger. The portion was really generous, well priced and the chicken was tasty, in a brioche bun. I would go back again and recommend it for others. There is often an ice cream van parked the other side of the lock. It’s a nice way to spend an afternoon.

Beautiful setting by the Trent Loch. Sadly the service was atrocious. The waitress literally slammed the drinks on the table. The drinks splashed over me and she didn’t say a thing. Just walked away. Very unusual. The order was incorrect as she had bought an extra drink but we didn’t say anything. She then returned with the card machine to take payment and we asked about food and just barked a reply they had stopped serving at 6 pm. Admittedly we should have noticed the sign that said that on the way in. Unfortunately the decking was very dirty with cigarette ends and food and the tables were extremely close. As we had a puppy with us it was a bit of an issue. I’m afraid to say we left without finishing our drinks. Has to be a first.

Turned up at 2,30 with people eating, asked to place an order and they said they wasn’t serving food till 3.15 and wouldn’t take my order for another 45 minutes, even though the sign said food all day, went elsewhere

We visited this pub yesterday, 14th June, I went with my son and daughter in law for a treat. We ordered drinks, then they'd run out of lager. We looked at the pathetic menu offering and were told they had run out of chips. No track and trace. So we went over the road to the "other pub". There we had to sign in and order on the app and delicious food was served at the outside table. If people couldn't order on the app the staff took the orders. Wish we'd gone there first. Don't think we'll be returning.

Had an amazing weekend break in long Eaton, this is a great pub relaxed atmosphere, ordered food here sat &sun, jacket potatoes and salad was fab. the roast dinner was amazing, and plenty of it. Definitely will be back for more great food. 👍

The location of this pub is great, and I gave a star for the chips which we liked. I'm not sure if it was due to recently coming out of lockdown, but service here was poor and the rest of the food was worse.

Really welcoming, lovely staff. Card issues with the machine but pragmatic landlord and great beer!!

weve been twice now and will return again This place has a lovely local feel to it And the staff work really hard to make your visit a good one You won't leave hungry if you have a Sunday roast thats for sure

Today was my second sunday roast visit in the last two weeks,Last sunday I just happened to get a Roast beef dinner by chance.I been warned that they run out if you don't book?I was pleasantly surprised how good the food was having never ordered a meal there before.So today I took my friends after a 30 mile bike ride there, and they weren't disappointed.Carl the chef produced a top quality Sunday Roast Dinner that my friends commented on.Saying if was like a home cooked roast plenty of it and the vegetables were so fresh and the stuffing balls were so tasty.The Beef was the best for me, plenty of it two thick slices of juicy Beef.My friends wife just couldn't eat all of hers so her husband eventually finished it off.I was happy they enjoyed my request to have our Sunday Dinner there.Ps: I'm now worried I might not get in for a meal after this review,But credit where credits due.Carl and his team just did just what they always do, provide a good meal and good service thank you.Laurence

After travelling by boat to Trent Lock on Saturday 8th,we was looking forward to some amazing food,from our favourite Trent Lock pub,The Steamboat..However,due to a technical problem food wasn't available..Despite our disappointment,Super chef Carl came to our rescue.Although not working,he went to the trouble of organising food for us from a local takeaway.(Not as nice as his food,but not a bad 2nd choice).He even paid for it for us,as cash payment was required, and trusted us to pop back and pay him back the money.Food was back on on Sunday,so we arranged a 12o'clock roast beef dinner..Absolutely awesome.Beautiful beef,massive Yorkie,mash,stuffing ball,large roast potato&5 veg.Cooked to perfection.All this plus extra treatment for our dogs.Thanks Carl for all your effort.You're a credit to your employer and you made our weekend..So if like us,and you're at Trent Lock,give The Steamboat a try.You won't be disappointed.

Was really nice food and quick service. Good prices. The waiters were kind and great (they were all wearing masks as well). They have good precautions in place for COVID 19 including a 1 way system. Lots of indoor and outdoor seating.

We hadn't planned to visit but stumbled across this area on a walk and could not commend the effort taken by the staff and management enough. They have a one way system, sanitizer, enforced distancing and a smile on their faces. A fantastic first pour as well. Oh I have missed a good local.

We had our family over from Australia over Christmas and visited The Steamboat Inn several times. The entire place is warm and welcoming with such an relaxing atmosphere. The Sunday lunch was marvellous with a wide variety of well cooked vegetables and delicious puddings. The bar meals are well prepared and enormous, with a good range of beers which are well kept! The Sunday afternoon had live music which was the icing on the cake. Our grandchildren thought it was their best memory, in a five week stay...which included Christmas Day...it was that good!

Great home cooked food and good ale at nice prces . Lovely pub and £1.50 a pint cheaper than the nearest pub.

We've visited a few times but this time had food. It was a good price and very tasty. The staff and other customers are friendly and the place is well positioned. Very comfortable. We love it here.

Visited with family when in need of a drink on a very hot day! Good choice of ciders available, food looked lovely so decided to try and not disappointed all meals were lovely. Will definitely visit again.

A regular pub for us to visit for a drink but we have started eating here more often as the food is amazing and the Sunday lunch is tops. Carl takes such pride in his food, vegetables cooked to perfection and everything is always so tasty and plenty of it. Definitely recommend :)

We had a Thursday afternoon lunch here while out on our bikes. Asked for baguettes but changed mind as only had white, we chose jacket potatoes instead. Asked for tuna, they turned up with loads of butter on them which i was not pleased about as dieting.

We recently had two meals at the Steamboat Inn. The food is freshly cooked and of good quality and service. The Sunday carvery was first-class and there was plenty of pork and fresh vegetables. The choice of drinks at the bar is very good and the inn is 'dog-friendly'. I totally highly recommend trying this traditional, no-fuss pub for a friendly welcome and good service. Ian Watson

Very clean and tidy staff very friendly lots of seating. You can take your dog into the bar as long as it's on a chain. Food very good bye you very big portions. I recommend the BBQ pulled pork baguette and cheesy nachos. There is free parking opposite Trent Lock pub. A very laid-back pub with great customer service we will be back x

Great homemade food and top class real ale. We often eat (and drink!) here and the food is consistently good. When we decided to get married we booked The Steamboat for our reception. Carl put on an amazing hot and cold buffet. He even cooked a vegan burger especially for one of our guests! No one left hungry and lots of people commented about how good the food was.We're off down there today for one of Carl's epic Sunday lunches!

Great location, great company and yummy home cooked food washed down with great beer- just love it 😀

Good range of beers and lagers.Good prices. Good food. Fantastic location and friendly staff make this a great pub

We visited the Steamboat to see friends of ours playing in a band! We decided to have dinner there beforehand having visited around six years previously! We ordered two stilton burgers and wow they were amazing. Tasty homemade beefburger, a big slab of blue cheese on top all served with a generous portion of French fries. Really tasty and at a great price too! Totally recommend eating here.

Good homemade food. Massive portions at a decent price. Friendly atmosphere and staff. Next to canal and river trent. Dogs allowed inside.

We visited here on a Saturday night and had a few pints of real ale, there is always a good selection of well kept beer. The barman recommended the Sunday lunch so we came back the next day. We both had the pork and it was excellent. A good selection of vegetables and the best mashed potato either of us have ever had, creamy, smooth and extra tasty. It was reasonably priced, there was more than we could eat and it was all cooked perfectly. I thoroughly recommend this pub for a decent pint and a proper, decent meal.

Sunday Lunch is honestly the best I’ve had. The Chef obviously takes pride in his work. Cooked and presented perfectly 😁👍🏻

Popped in for pint after a bike ride and wished we hadn't. The decking area outside is appalling. Rotten old decking with holes and weeds everywhere. Very untidy outside. Inside was a time warp and the one bar staff was extremely SLOW!!!. Got my pint of lager and sent it back as it was cloudy!!. First and last time!!. Not appealing at all for a return visit!!!.

We live locally to this pub/restaurant and it is lovely! Brilliant food, drink and service! Not too pricey and it’s lovely!! 5* rating!!

I visited here for the first time and the surroundings were beautiful, loved being near the water.

Enjoyed another great meal here Friday evening, service brilliant and staff friendly. Great real ales and Sunday dinners too.

We had a meal at the steamboat. The food was lovely. Homemade food and fresh veg. Sunday lunch is amazing!! Lovely atmosphere and very dog friendly😀.

If you like a menu of 200 microwaved meals in a modern conservatory then go elsewhere. A proper pub great ales, people who talk to you, fire, proper home cooked food. Not spectacular a la carte just honest good hearty home cooked food.

Proper home made Sunday dinner was amazing.. real mash, large slices of meat, perfect roasts, absolutely spot on. Cant believe we haven’t been here before.. Easy to get tempted by the posher pub next door but dont be fooled, for a proper Sunday dinner choose the Steamboat!!

After walking the dog along a very pleasant stretch of canal we called in at this pub for Sunday lunch and a pint. The bar staff were very welcoming as were the other patrons, especially those who also had dogs with them.

We met friends for a coffee before going for a walk and it was quite empty although we were quite early. Friendly welcome and decent plentiful coffee. A basic pub on the canal.

Second visit here and it didn't dissappoint...Great Dog friendly atmosphere. The food is really good value for money and nothing is to much trouble...Great selection of value sweets to accompany your food.. All in all a great place to visit..

Had a lovely meal today (party of 13), the staff including the chef made us feel very welcome & couldn't do enough for us. All the food came out at the same time & was very nice & good value for money. The pub is also dog friendly.

We came upon this restaurant when out for a trip to Trent Lock.

Had a brilliant night with friends at the 80's steak night. The food was amazing 10/10. I'll definitely be visiting again. Compliments to the Chef Carl

Went to the steamboat with friends for 8os steak night. What can I say it was absolutely fantastic. A four course meal for £20 absolute bargain steak was cooked to perfection. Served on time and very hot.the Starter amd main course pudding was all outstanding. Fantastic chef and crew..to top it off had an amazing night with the locals in there also. Well worth a visit. Not to mention the main menu has a great selection of great home-cooked food and home cooks Sunday lunches. Great selection of local real ales and gins.

Absolutely fantastic night. Steak cooked to perfection, outstanding value for money. Recommend a visit anytime

I visited yesterday evening for the 80’s steak night. I wasn’t sure what to expect as I haven’t been for years, but I can honestly say my steak was one of the best I have had locally. All the food was homemade it was so delicious. Well done to the new chef you didn’t disappoint! Brilliant atmosphere and I will definitely be returning

Went there for evening meal,food was nice,quiet atmosphere Wasn't a lot of staff around but this was ok Average pub

Great pub located where the canal goes into the Trent at Trent lock. Great place for a walk. Went for lunch. The pub is not a pretty new place with a microwaved menue of 50 dishes. Rough wood floors, non matching tables, log fire, friendly staff. Good selection of local ales. 2 specials and about 8 meals on menue. Pies, real chips, all home made served by the chef. All 4 of us had different. It was all superb. The pies patrticularly. Good wholesome filling food at prices the chain pubs microwavers charge you. I will return.

Regular visitors to this lovely pet friendly pub and decided to have our Sunday lunch here today and we were not disappointed. Very tasty food, vegetables cooked to perfection and plenty of it. Would highly recommend as great value for money.

Called in for an early evening tea after a days boating. We found the pub very welcoming and the staff polite and helpful. We ordered our meal before finding a table and asked if we could eat in the quieter room. The barman said no problem and whilst we walked round he took our food order to the kitchen. Within a short time the Chef came over and brought sauces, salt and pepper and cutlery. He apologised and said he was serving table and cooking and hoped we didn't mind. Our food arrived after around 15 minutes which to us was about right for cooked to order items. The food was really well presented and tasted lovely - we even got home made tartar sauces. After we had finished the Chef asked if we wanted anything else. We weren't sure and asked him to give us 5 minutes. As he passed us taking out another order he called across to say he'd just made a stem ginger and treacle tart if we were interested, we were hooked and ordered a portion to share. It was excellent and rounded off a lovely meal. We will be back and only hope the same Chef is on duty. Overall a lovely experience - Thank you

Just been there with my family and the family dog and I must say the food was amazing and plenty of it (Stilton burger and chilli hot dog definitely recommended) and the service was fab lovely and quaint surroundings will definitely be returning 10/10

This is a lovely quaint pub with amazing food, would definitely recommend a visit and will be back 😍

I visited here with friends from New Zealand and there were 5 of us eating in the restaurant. Two of us had the sausage and mash which was stunning! No lumps in this mashed potato! The sausage was delicious and lovely gravy NOT the granule variety. The Stilton burger is to die for and the cajun chicken burger was amazing. We eat out a lot and this meal was as good and as fresh as any I've tasted. The chef has been there 3 weeks and he personally came out to check if our meal was to our liking, that for me means he genuinely cares. My partner couldn't get into the restaurant due to an injury, so as a one off chef was happy to plate him a meal for me to take to him. Great meal, great food and great service.

Went there specifically on a Sunday, to be told that Sunday lunch was off the menu. Paid the same price, £9, for a dollop of lumpy mashed potato, three "Lincolnshire sausages" that must surely have come all the way from the local supermarket, a pile of overcooked peas and packet gravy - and it was all barely lukewarm.

After a lovely walk by the canal on quite a warm day my husband and I decided to stop off for a brief outside sit down at the steamboat, I went inside to order one small latte and a lime and soda, when the drinks were brought out the latte was luke warm and the soda water must have been out of a bottle because it was disgustingly flat, so we won't return

Picturesque canal side setting. Large decking area outside. Inside in need of a serious declutter. Polite staff and good range of real ale. Menu is very basic and although food was edible it is seriously overpriced for what you get; cheese baguette and a portion of chips £7.50. Maybe worth a visit for a drink but the pub across the other side of the lock might be a better bet if you want to eat.

A new chef since last week has given The Steamboat Inn a much needed lease of life! Fantastic homemade food, excellent selection of Ales and dog friendly inside and out. Right on the river by the lock you couldn’t ask for more. The food serving hours have been extended so it’s the perfect setting for tea after work and a lovely stroll to walk it off! Bravo!