The Tap House Bar & Restaurant in South Derbyshire

We stayed in the pubs carpark in our camper. We had previously booked a table and when we went in, we got seated straight away by a lovely young lady. My partner had the pie carvery which he said, was the best he had ever had! The chef came and asked us if everything was ok and, if we needed anything else to let him know. Very friendly staff and food was really good.

Went there today 24th March 2024 for Sunday carvery. Big plates full of food. Gets busy on Sunday. Lovely location & a micro brewery as well. Went again Saturday 16th November 2024. Had pork cheeks as starter in lovely jus, truly wonderful. Followed by lamb hotpot. This was a delightful & delicious twist on a traditional hotpot with a hint of curry?. Locally brewed beer was also excellent. Heartily recommended

We booked in for Sunday Lunch, heard good reports and it was fantastic. We all had a carvery and the food was fantastic, delicious and hot. Couldn’t fault anything, staff were friendly and it was a quick service…. Thank you

Dropped in for Sunday lunch even though we didn't book they managed to fit us in after a short wait, we had the carvery and it was one of the best we've had would highly recommend a visit.

Our first time here, we had a Sunday lunch carvery serves 12-6 so best to book as it was very busy. The food was amazing and there was plenty of it. The staff were very pleasant and friendly. It is definitely on our list to come back again.

Great food, friendly and welcoming atmosphere, excellent service.

Lovely place, staff really good, quality food at good prices, good selection of drinks. Great beer garden with children’s play area.

We have been to The Tap House many times and the service and food has always been exceptional. I can recommend The Tap House one hundred percent. John Bexon

It’s not a carvery, it’s a plated dinner. Don’t advertise it as a carvery. The Turkey was dry, the beef was raw and the teaspoon of mash you put on my plate was cold. That’s before we get to the black hair on the cabbage. Very disappointing. If there had been a member of staff visible I would have given feedback in person but sadly the service was also non existent.

Came with a friend for Sunday lunch while away for the weekend. Lovely location and delicious food. Most of all the staff were friendly, polite and attentive. I would highly recommend.

Four of us had Sunday carvery here today. The whole experience exceeded our expectations in terms of food quality, portion size and service. The price was reasonable too. The young staff were amazing and the pub is so attractive with a large beer garden. We’d travelled from South Yorkshire and Worcester and we will be back. Excellent all round. Phil Kirk.

We had a lovely carvery today, staff very attentive.👏. A big bonus for us,is that the Tap House is dog friendly👍👏

Superb carvery Sunday lunch. Plenty of meat cooked perfectly! Great staff making it a great place to stop for lunch!

Was up this way on business and picked here to stay. Such an amazing choice that was too! Amazing service at check in, great size room with fab amenities and a restaurant with a huge choice of food that is great quality. Highly recommended to stay here above others in the area for sure.

My husband and I experienced the most warm and friendly hospitality at The Tap House today. We popped in for a carvery and local ale. We were welcomed as soon as we walked in. The staff that looked after us (two ladies behind the bar) are so friendly, so helpful. The food was like nothing else. Freshly cooked, vibrant fresh veg. So incredibly tasty. We both said that if we were at home, we'd have licked the plates clean! We had dessert too, apple and rhubarb crumble with custard. Again, absolutely gorgeous! We 100% recommend The Tap House. Food, atmosphere, staff, local ale. What more could you ask for. Tempted to move to Smisby to have this gem as our local. There are a lot of restaurants and gastro pubs that could learn a lot from this incredible place. Cannot wait to return!

Nice clean and comfortable room. Lovely location. Reasonably priced. An enjoyable stay while on business. Thanks

So lucky to have this gem nearby, always welcoming, delicious food, never had a bad meal here. Pie night is incredible as is the roast dinner! Homely too, cannot fault.

Excellent lunchtime carvery, service was excellent as was the taphouse. Went for the lunchtime carvery deal £16.95 for a carvery meal and a desert, supported by some of the ale from the onsite Leatherbritches brewery, had a pint of "whole lot of rosey". Carvery was one of the best I've tasted with ample amount of veg, roast and mash potatoes with a nut roast and goals cheese. Not usually a fan of carverys but if they were like this I would definitely have more! Finished off with some Barwell tart and a good sized jug of custard. Would highly recommend the taphouse and the staff and will return, especially when having another order of the 5 litre barrel of Leatherbritches lemongrass and ginger ale

Good home cooked Sunday lunch. Can't fault it. Excellent service. Went in seated in moments. Hardly any wait drinks and food served.

The whole atmosphere of the room and the pub/restaurant was fabulous. The staff were friendly and accommodating. The restaurant had a great ambience, great staff, and great food with a good selection at reasonable prices. The room was comfortable and clean. There was also a Bible in the room, which meant a great deal to us, especially since our stay was over the Easter weekend. We met the owner by chance on the day that we were leaving, and he was very friendly and genuine, and you could tell that he was very proud of his business, which is reflected in the exceptional service and accommodation. Thank you to all!

I had the Gammon with pineapple, best I've had. Setting is nice. Our server was lovely. Candle lit table was a nice touch. Dog friendly

Just had a meal and it was delicious thank you to the. Staff for being so kind and friendly.will be going back again soon the outing was for my wife’s. 92years birthday thank you very much again

Would like it better if they did smaller portions for adults,not everyone can eat large meals

Always a warm welcome and a relaxing place to have a drink

A fantastic lunch and service on new years day for our last minute booking. The staff were so welcoming and accommodating, amazing service! Food was superb too! We'll definitely be back. :)

Greeted with a smile by the owner and all the staff followed by a top quality Sunday Roast. One of the best meals I have had in a long time.

Not one to write reviews but fell there was a need. A mix up with our booking was eventually resolved and we were shown to a rather cramp table for 6 people. My chair was collapsing and downright dangerous and replaced at my request. 6 roast meals arrived as ordered, luke warm and with no apple, cranberry or bread sauce offer. The food was tasteless, veg a little raw particularly the cabbage which was served in large pieces of leaf. For £16 plus a meal they really need to up their game. My disappointment was given to the waitress in charge who kindly took it on board and told the kitchen staff but that was it. Definitely poor value and disappointing for the £85 plus we spent of food alone. We didn’t stay for deserts and I definitely won’t be back. A reluctant one star🤷‍♀️

Dropped in for a bite to eat Saturday afternoon at 4pm. Lovely log fire and friendly bar staff. Waited until 5 for the evening food service and ordered the venison (£23) and two other meals. The venison was totally over cooked and had no seasoning or flavour at all. Small portion but wouldn’t have been an issue if what I had eaten was reflected in the price. Fish and chips and children’s chicken were in a very strange batter that was over cooked and had a burnt taste. The fish was dry and again over cooked. Chips were lovely with the fish and chips, the only saving Grace. Addressed the issue with the waitress who might I add was fantastic with our son and a lovely girl but had no idea how to handle complaints. The atmosphere changed drastically when the landlady/owner came in to sit down.. the staff appeared very on edge. Such a nice pub but felt as if they were charging city gastro prices. Presentation was lovely but they need to deliver on quality before we will return. Such a shame.

Carvery was really nice, would recommend. Their crumble was very odd, more like a sponge. Mentioned to waiter but don't think it was taken on board. Service was efficient and friendly.

Very nice food and staff were lovely

Great food, nice staff very attentive. Good service.

Fantastic value on the Pie night. You'll have to go a long way to find a better pie. Only grouse is I ordered 2 scoops of ice cream... don't expect the usual scoop of ice cream, think more of a scoop using a melon baller. For the cost of ice cream the portions served were miserable. Everything else excellent!!

Great Sunday carvery and well run pub with great personnel.

Staff are very friendly and welcoming, nothing is too much trouble for them. We ate in the pub both nights of our stay and we weren’t disappointed, food is fantastic! Overall, I will certainly recommend the Taphouse and if we find ourselves in the area again I will definitely look at staying here.

Taco Tuesday!!!! Incredible food, we shared the promotional Mexican food and drink specials between 5 friends and were blown away with the quality and taste of the food! Amazing value, I’ll be back for that corn, tostadas and tacos!

Great food and friendly service. Food great value and sizable portions.

Lovely pub that brews its own ale 🍺.....

Excellent service and food is excellent.

Really great service and a gorgeous Sunday lunch. Big portions and super tasty. Staff always friendly and welcoming.

Lovely pub for a drink in the country

Arrived on time and shown to our table by courteous staff member. We ordered drinks while waiting for food to arrive. Food was quickly brought to table; myself and my daughter had the Steak & Ale pie from the carvery menu while my wife had the turkey and granddaughter had the same but without meat. I have to say the meat in the pie was very well cooked indeed but oh, my, we all agreed the gravy tasted disgusting. We skipped desserts as I wanted a VERY strong coffee to take away the taste. We all agreed the food was possibly the worst we had ever tasted. Happy Fathers Day to me!!! We won’t be returning anytime soon.

Always a good welcome and meal here. Lovely spot in the countryside.

Excellent Sunday carvery, good beer and atmosphere. Dog friendly too.

This is a wonderful fresh carvery, the only thing frozen are the peas ! Lovely, friendly staff, try the two course lunch club.

Extremely basic and had no food service whatsoever. Will never be back again. Poor show

Excellent food, service, and beer

Beautiful Sunday lunch with local produce, the desserts were amazing with clotted cream ice-cream. Very prompt and welcoming we had a lovely waitress.

Awesome food and awesome staff. Thank you 😊

Friendly, prompt and efficient service. Food was hot and delivered to the table after own carvery selection. Good selection of desserts including dairy free and vegan options.

Had a carvery, great choice and good amount of food for the price! Really enjoyable and a lovely place

Fit for purpose but would not give 5 stars, it was ok.

Great friendly pub. Always good atmosphere.

Visited the restaurant. Wonderful food, reasonable prices, lovely atmosphere. Highly recommend 🙂

The restaurant is small and really personable, great little place with fantastic service and even better food! Would highly recommend.

First time I have visited today for food. And it was amazing. One of the best carvery’s I have ever had, if not thee best. Great price also. Will definitely be back. Staff were really kind and helpful too. 10/10.

Beautiful hot carvery food, full plate of food, lovely staff waiting on, they can't do enough for you

Fantastic carvery service was excellent.

Always quality lunch nice surroundings and friendly staff

Had a lovely birthday meal here for someone a group of us. it was well organised and food was lovely! staff were friendly too.

Excellent food. Staff very courteous and very friendly. Would definitely recommend anyone to eat there

Very welcoming staff and subsequent service was excellent. Carvery was superb accompanied by excellent beer brewed on site. Tremendously good value. Will definitely be returning.

Chose to stay here rather than premier inn to support smaller businesses. Travelled for work. The food was exceptional as was the staff and the room was nice and tidy. A little air noise from east Midlands but that doesn't bother me.

The food was excellent, the atmosphere good... but what amazed me was watching a waitress clear a table of 6 and wipe all the spilled food that was left on the table, peas and gravy etc onto the chairs and floor.. This let the place down.

Great food and kind, friendly service 👌 Will be back 🙂

Rude staff. Vegetables were hard. Food was like warm...god only knows how long it had been under the heat lamps. Ruined my partners birthday meal. Won't be going again

Great campervan stopover with friendly staff and great beer! 👍 We never ate but the carvery looked lovely! There's plenty of seating areas inside and out, so don't worry about room! We'll definitely be back as this place is only fifteen minutes drive from home! Thank you for a great Friday night bevie to celebrate the end of our working week! 😃 Nigel and Claire

We booked last minute on the same night, our room was small and basic but clean and comfortable - and the room rate is very good value. The pub/restaurant is very homely with a nice atmosphere and we found the food to be lovely home cooked pub grub. Staff very friendly too. We’re passing through but if we’re back in the area, The Taphouse will be our go to, we liked it a lot here.

We went along for a quiet breakfast this week. The food was amazing, and the quality matches their dinner and lunch menu, well worth a visit. All of the food is fresh and locally sourced produce and the service is always met with a smile.

Always a great place for a nice meal! We have always had good service, easy to book in a table, food quality excellent and presentation- can’t go wrong with this place!

Didn't book, given table straight away. Excellent choice on menu. Food freshly cooked. Beautiful meal, reasonably priced. Excellent table service.

We were staying near by and decided to give them a go. Glad we did best carvery we have for a long time, prices were great for fresh locally sourced produce. The staff were very friendly will definitely be going back when in the area again

The roast with steak & ale pie was one of the best (if not the best) roast dinner I've ever had! The malt ale went down wonderfully with it. I want to go back now! :)

Excellent carvery, delicious food, friendly staff.

The food was amazing well worth a visit all fresh foods locally sourced produce and the carvery is absolutely amazing

Very nice old public house with a modern twist. The staff were excellent and nothing was too much trouble. The menu was extensive and caters for most requirements. I will be returning again in the future as i thought it was a nice pub in a lovely setting. I would recommend a visit if you are in the area.

My wife is disabled and uses a wheelchair. There is no disabled toilet and the cubicles in the ordinary toilet are too narrow for a wheelchair. As a man I should not have to take my wife into the ladies toilet. There was no paper towel and the electric drier was too high for a wheelchair user. The food was excellent and we would like to go again but cannot as things stand. I have made a complaint to the council.

My wife and I stayed here for one night. It was a great choice. The bed was comfortable, everything was clean. We had an excellent stay.

Don’t answer the phone. Then hang up on you. Winner

Recently moved to Ashby - first time ordering over the phone, the chap was ace! I said I’d be around 6 or 7 minutes, got there, but daunting for me going in ( suffer from depression and anxiety) but OMG! How nice where the people dinning/drinking there. Greeted with smiles and an old lovely man ask how I am ( didn’t even know me) proceed to the dining area, again greeted with smiles & so polite! Order was ready, paid, and a chap with a baby again , thanked me for coming and said bye, again never been there or met anyone before. The food - Amazing! Just perfect! They have gained 3 new regulars!

Very nice Sunday roast! Thank you all.

Staff were so rude! We asked for a high chair to x3 different members of staff and didn't get one so went and found our own! Took 30 mins just to get a drinks order placed and food plus were told we only had 1 hrs 30 for the table when we booked! Half the food was cold then when asking a staff member for a pot of sauce she slammed it on the table with a face on her.Safe to say we won't be going again and would advise managers to sort their staff out!

Came here after visiting Charnwood Forest. We treated ourselves to the Carvery and a pudding and it was fantastic. The food was perfect and the staff were great. A very cosy and lovely country pub/bar.

Exceptional food and service, would highly recommend this fine establishment 😎👌

A great pub with its own micro brewery, a fab beer festival and good food. Large interior plus plenty of outdoor seating, and a marquee extension to the restaurant area too. Dog friendly and has a small play area outside for kids.

Good food good price and nice atmosphere. Came yesterday Saturday the 12th march staff welcoming and polite Quick service not rushed Will definitely come again Highly recommend

Excellent ale and a welcome warm atmosphere

We live a short distance from The Tap House but have only just got around to trying the place. We've since been on a couple of occasions but it won't alas be a regular haunt for us. On a positive note the pie night can be recommended. It was not exactly refined but for the price it is hard to argue with. Decent mash with a tray style pie with absolutely loads of meat. Again a couple of bits of the stewing steak weren't the best but overall its hard to argue with what you get. Our main issue is the pub itself is in a time warp and is frankly a bit grotty. Its stuck in the 70s and in need of a revamp in every possible way. We also found the staff to be ok but clearly there are regulars who get the attention, on both occasions we were practically ignored. Its just not a place to go and chill out for the night. We ate and left almost immediately. Shame but I'm sure they won't care about our lost custom which is sort of the problem they will face attracting new regulars.

We all enjoy our meal will go ahain the carvery was really nice and plenty of it and the rochlade and cream was lovely

Great place and quite possibly the best pie I have ever eaten!!! Came as a birthday party in the marquee , as opposed to a sit down meal, and the food was help yourself 'big tray' pies held under a warming lamp so I was really just expecting something to fill the gap - as that's all that was needed. Wow! All of the food was well, well above that! Huge great big chunks of pure beef steak, not a single ounce of fat or gristle (which is always a fear with steak pie!). I then tried the chicken and ham and that was equally filled to the brim with top quality meat. Plenty of chips, mash, peas and gravy to go with it. I left seriously impressed (and full!). Thank you The Taphouse!

Excellent food, friendly service

Food is excellent and also the service.will call again

Great carvery Staff were very friendly Very bizzy good idea to book before going

Has its own brewery. Smart place, cosy inside, plenty of staff and the food was good. Sunday dinner is a carvery delivered to your table. They have a pie night on a Wednesday. Well behaved dogs welcome. Would recommend.

Lovely venue, great food and GF beer!

The barmaid is a very nice lady and the place feels very homely with it's wooden beams

Really good food large portions

This is a classic country pub. We came off the motorway and went here for lunch. They allow dogs in the bar and the marquee, but not in the restaurant area. The lunch was a very reasonably priced two course carvery, with a choice of having a starter or a pudding with it. The mushroom soup was ace. The mains were huge! Definitely no complaints on portion size! And a bucket of gravy! The steak and ale pie was really good, a slice of proper homemade pie. The lemon meringue roulade was excellent too, nice and light, and a lovely way to finish the meal.

Meals are large very tasty well worth a visit

We had a lovely meal there today we would highly recommend it lovely food and friendly staff.

Very good food and very attentive service. Also had live music on, so great night out and value for money