The Town Street Tap in Amber Valley

Great small pub with a grand selection of decent beers. Does have a bit of an "old man dog walker" vibe though.

Being from Sheffield it was good to see the fridge well stocked with triple point brewery cans. The staff were very helpful & pleasant.

Would not recommend if you want to know what you are getting or the real cost. Despite living in the village we have never visited the town street tap and thought we would try it for a change. On walking in the prices on the boards displayed stated that a prosseco was £5.75 and large wine £6.75 for a Merlot and £7.80 for the most expensive wine (Malbec). We sat down and were served quickly ordering a glass of Prosecco and a house red (large). On finishing our drinks we asked for the bill - which was a gob smacking £15.35! We queried this and we’re told “the prices on the board are wrong, the tills are the right prices, sorry” we then asked for confirmation of each of the wines we’d had and were told that the prosseco was £6.95 and the house wine £8.40!!! Aghast and frankly disappointed that what was supposed to be a relaxing child free drink has turned into such a negative experience I questioned what wine had been used as the house wine - now, you can guess where this is going; the Malbec; the most expensive one! This practice is unusual to say the least and when queried the only response was “oh I just picked that because it’s the nicest one so thought you’d like it”. Buyer beware of misleading information on outdated pricing. The atmosphere was lacking but we put that down to Sunday late afternoon. Very disappointed.

Would not recommend if you want to know what you are getting or the real cost. Despite living in the village we have never visited the town street tap and thought we would try it for a change. On walking in the prices on the boards displayed stated that a prosseco was £5.75 and large wine £6.75 for a Merlot and £7.80 for the most expensive wine (Malbec). We sat down and were served quickly ordering a glass of Prosecco and a house red (large). On finishing our drinks we asked for the bill - which was a gob smacking £15.35! We queried this and we’re told “the prices on the board are wrong, the tills are the right prices, sorry” we then asked for confirmation of each of the wines we’d had and were told that the prosseco was £6.95 and the house wine £8.40!!! Aghast and frankly disappointed that what was supposed to be a relaxing child free drink has turned into such a negative experience I questioned what wine had been used as the house wine - now, you can guess where this is going; the Malbec; the most expensive one! This practice is unusual to say the least and when queried the only response was “oh I just picked that because it’s the nicest one so thought you’d like it”. Buyer beware of misleading information on outdated pricing. The atmosphere was lacking but we put that down to Sunday late afternoon. Very disappointed.

Great tap room with a lovely atmosphere which is always welcoming.

Lovely small beer and wine bar, good ale at good prices, recommended!

Nice micro on the main road. Loads of room and his beer

They have gluten free beer. It wasnt on tap but a good selection in cans. Amazing! Nice atmosphere. Table service.

Lovely micro bar with beer and a couple of decent whiskies too. Table service which is a treat and staff were really friendly and attentive. Happy days . Will definitely be going back when I’m in the area.

Lovely small trendy place to go for a craft beer or cider.

Love this mini pub, proper pub, no gimmicks of phones on the go, just great beer, nice people, and a lovely village. If you're heading out of Derby on the A6, through Duffield do't pass by without calling in, you will regret it ! Best pint I have had for a long time.

First visit, will be def back again next time I'm partaking in a scoopage. Superb table service. Great choice of beers and ciders.

A great little place for a drink and a chat with table service where you can get 3 thirds to try different drinks, friendly and chilled.

Fantastic little microbrewery in the little quaint village of Duffield, Some great local brews and ales. Cast n'tap options. The scotch egg - black pudding edition was also super tasty. Great service from the man called Paul. Will definitely be back!

Excellent service and guidance and a fine drop of ale.

Beautiful Duffield Amber. I just love this beer!

Friendly micro with some nice tollgate beers and guests.

Great atmosphere & outstanding service

A brilliant micro pub that is a great addition to Duffield. The pub is so small there's no room for a bar so is table service, brilliant! The knowledgeable staff are friendly and its clear they have a passion for the products they sell. Good choice of wine also, as with the ales on offer they are regularly changed to sustain high quality. Also dog friendly. Well worth visiting. M

I cannot tell you how much I enjoy having a couple of pints in places like this, great choice of ales and customers that enjoy having a chat with each other, heaven.

Great craft beer & cider, an amazing choice and the staff have good knowledge on what's available. Very fair prices aswell and feels nice to support local brewers in the area.

Last Friday was the night before my friends wedding; some good friends had come over from the Netherlands for the wedding and wanted to experience some real British pubs. After a few different places we ended our night in the Town Street Tap - honestly couldn't have made a luckier or better find. The young man behind the bar (who was christened Beer Jesus in honor of his knowledge) was fantastic, incredibly enthusiastic and knowledgeable - and couldn't have given them a better intro to proper beer and a better impromptu stag night! Thank you for your knowledge, patience and making it an exceptional and memorable night! Highly recommended and will definitely be back :-)

What a lovely little place. Bags of atmosphere and amazing range of real ales. Service was excellent- friendly welcoming host - definitely worth a visit !

02/09/2022 - Haven’t been in a long while so thought we’d enjoy a pint and some chips from the chippy over the road. First off chip shop was closed (our fault for not checking holidays but no mention locally) and then the first 2 drinks we asked for were not available and once we’d found something we could drink we asked about their scotch egg/snacks to be told again nothing available- It’s Friday night FFS get ready for some customers!!! I won’t be returning and will continue to drink elsewhere in the village.

Fantastic little place. Called in Sunday. Nice lad looking after the place. Brilliant ale!

Comfy little bar, a group of us got seats on a Saturday night had great Australian IPA good price too. Very friendly staff, will definitely be back

Friendly table service and locals. Great range of drinks including beer brewed by the fabulous Tollgate brewery based in Ticknall Derbyshire

Small speciality tavern, very welcoming host bigger than it looks.

Great little pub, table service all the time and always a good selection of beer

Extremely friendly staff in a cosy little space. Good selection of beers and ciders.

What an excellent place to visit for a quiet drink and to enjoy the magnificent selection of beer!! We had the most professional, friendly and knowledgeable chap serve us who is a credit to the place. He really knew his stuff and impressed us both with his advice on what to chose. He impressed us that much that it inspired me to write a review which I rarely do. Town Street Tap we will most definitely be back and we hope that Ben will be working to sell us more delightful beer and gin. Fantastic little gem of a place!!

A very friendly greeting. I will go again.

Great choice of real ales and ciders, constantly changing. 1/3,1/2 or pint so easy to try a variety. Free tea or coffee. Pork pies on sale, Thursday evening local butcher does excellent food, one meat dish or a vegetarian option. Or you are welcome to bring in a takeaway e.g. from Fennels next door, fish n chips opposite, curry nearly opposite etc. Monthly pop up van.

Brilliant micro. Always enjoy visiting it.

Great place with a good selection of beers and ciders. Made so welcome by a lovely bar person Ben (I think). Had my favourite on, chocolate orange porter. Will certainly be back.

Great service, excellent real ale

Excellent craft beer and atmosphere

Always make me feel welcome and serve lovely la steam. So i will keep coming back as the staff make me feel special and part of the family.

Lovely local beers, all brewed in house, nice staff and dogs welcome also, would deffo go back

Was told that we were not welcome as a group of 7 as the tables are reserved at 4.15 on a Thursday. Only 3 adults were in the bar at the time. It was a pit stop on the way to the train station.

Lovely micropub. Strict and safe covid protocol. Great beer, service and atmosphere. We will be going again.

Great friendly staff, well kept beer and an excellent chip shop opposite

In Duffield for a railway event and fancied a pint. Ended up with a Scotch egg and a sausage roll! Great choice of beers and the food was tasty. Barman welcoming and knowledgeable. Right by where the path from the station comes out. Would recommend and will visit again.

Great friendly place which also allows dogs in. Great choice of real ales, wines, ciders. Table service that was very efficient. Well worth a visit if you like real pubs

Very welcoming, great beers and gin

Good beer and cool place .... Food night's are great too

Well looked after beer, cozy atmosphere its a perfect boozy bolthole.

Friendly place, good beer and food nights..

Seemed a bit unfriendly for non regulars. Wasn't a fan of the beer.

Attended an Indian Food event which was very disappointing & badly thought out. Arrived an hour before the event & pleased you get the last table as they don’t take bookings. However instead of taking food orders you had to queue outside in the cold for the food. Gave up after half an hour. Great place for beers but feel that the event should have been so much better. One guy joined us at our table to eat his food and he said it was lukewarm with very limp soggy chips.

I had not visited anywhere that works quite the same way as The Town Street Tao before and I have to confess that I was a little wary of the concept. For those that have not visited, you find your seat/table if you can and peruse the beer menu on the wall / beam. The waiter then comes to take your order - hence my initial panic regards how long it could take to get a drink and whether the staff would notice when I was approaching the bottom again. I don't recall the young man's name but he was quite new to the position and was a natural - engaging us in conversation and offering recommendations regards the available beers etc. Also, my fears were quickly abated as the excellent level of service meant that we had soon had 4 drinks rather than the 3 we might have otherwise had - not that there was any form of pressure at any time. All round great experience and well worth multiple return visits. As well as their own ales it was also good to see the local Darley Abbey Cider on sale here.

Superb beers (especially the local Tollgate ales!) relaxed atmosphere and service. Worth a visit any night or lunch time of the week. The food nights are also excellent and always go well with the beer/wines. Would always recommend.

Great quality beer and table service. Lovely decor and atmosphere. An ideal place to go for a chat in relaxed bar. The pork pies and scotch eggs looked delicious.

Great selection of ales, ciders and lagers to choose from. Service good and the venue is suoer relaxing – ideal for a pre-dinner drink with friends

Great little brewery and micropub with table service.

Lovely place to visit very friendly staff and great beer cider and gin What more could you want? Dogs allowed too

Called in for a couple of pints before going to have dinner, there is always a varied selection of ales on offer to enjoy in the relaxing atmosphere of the Tap with great service from the staff.

This is a lovely venue.. the lovely Kirsty was superb with hospitality and being welcome.lovely town with nice pubs..well worth a visit.

Great place! Great selection of beers and great service. Very chilled out place to sit and try the many beers n ciders.

A nice little tap house, quality beers lagers cider and wine. What more do you want

there is always a good and varied selection of beers on offer, definitely a unique experience, thank you.

Good real ales & ciders, food choices limited but excellent local quality, or get a takeaway from those opposite & bring into the town St Tap to eat takeaway with your bar drinks

Excellent choice of beers and ciders backed up by a good wine and gin selection. Various pub snacks available. Very prompt table service. Lovely friendly atmosphere, dogs welcome.

A really nice to place to enjoy some real ales. Friendly, informal atmosphere. Good selection of beers and bar snacks. Easily would recommend.

Excellent. Warning ... don't look for the bar .. it's table service with a beer menu on the wall . Very effective.

Friendly place with good beer and cider served to the table. Dog friendly.

Friendly comfortable proper pub with great beers

Impressive micro pub without a bar! Take a seat and enjoy the table service and fine selection of ales and ciders.

Had a lovely visit with a friend. Lovely beer and good process. It is lovely to be served at your seat. I understand the scotch egg was vey nice, according to my friend.

Friendly service and great beer selection.

An unusual style of Pub dead cool

Terrific micro-pub that is much more than micro. Great beer and friendly service. I love beer, so I am biased, but this is a great place to visit.

If you like a fine beer (or cider), then this is the place for you. Quite an intimate place where the drinks are brought to your table. No loud music, so a great place to have a conversation.

A fine place to call in for a no frills experience. Choose from a menu of like cal artisan beers, ciders, wines and bar snacks (when available). Not a traditional pub. More like a quick beverage in someone’s front room. Can lack for atmosphere a bit and last visit an arrogant little cal shouted at the friendly bar barmaid for daring to enquire about the age of his companion. But then Duffield does have more than its share of these types.....Interestng culture ncept bar. Not cheap but an interesting alternative to the pub....

I have been here so many times I thought I should write a review. The Tap is a great little place. Relaxed, friendly and serves a great range of beers and ales (and even a fabulous lagar). The seating has been recently changed to accommodate more people. Decor and ambience is bob on.

Lovely little place for a good pint, friendly chat and nice snap. No music, no hassle, table service is very cool.

Great choice of ale and add a tasty pork pie and you are in heaven. Service excellent as usual from the knowledgeable staff, just go and enjoy the relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

Spot on apart from the boring old boy

Very nice! Understanding of our charity hitchhike and allowed us to complete a challenge!

Always always a great place to have a pint.. never disappoints. Has a good selection of beer and excellent local gin. Beers change regularly and staff always knowledgeable and helpful.

Love this place. A real gem and a worthy addition in Duffield. Just wish it was there when I lived there!

Superb Bar.... I love this place, just wish I could get here more often. Very jolly place with customers interacting with each other. Good selection of real ales that change regularly. Also wines and soft drinks available as well as tea and coffee. Dogs also very welcome.

Popped in for a swift one with friends before dinner over the road. Lively, lovely, busy, fun. Great selection of beers and some good ciders too. Good ambience.

Best pub in Duffield, excellent selection of beers/ciders and amazing service

Good choice of beers though I tried a fine selection of gins this evening (Burleigh Signature was my favourite) . Staff are marvellous and knowledgeable about the brews.

Lovely service and some great beers

Really great variety of beers and very relaxing environment.

Jamie and his crew are fabulously welcoming and knowledgeable. Our favourite stop when we bring guests to show off Duffield.

Good micro pub, shame about the Ale list unless you're 6ft tall. There is a wall mounted wine list but the main attraction is relegated to the ceiling, sack the advertising dept...

Drink selection and staff were great. What let this place down was reading it was table service and arriving on a Weds eve to find all tables taken. Unclear what to do now so spent some time stood in middle of room until served. Lots of customers saving seats with their bags and making no attempts to budge up or make us welcome. Also several customers were eating chips, fish, curry from across the road. Smelt nice but was over powering. A man on crutches came in after us and was also ignored re seating but he left again immediately. Nice place, less nice customers. :(

Great range of beers at reasonable prices.

Amazing little micro brewery. Great drinks where u r served at your table (No bar) by great friendly staff.

Tap is still running strong with a great selection of real ales with service from the staff which is as good as ever.

Nice small pub with relaxed atmosphere. Locally brewed ales.

Lots of beer, cider and non alcoholic selections. Prosecco and wine also good. Some food. Friendly staff who bring you drinks. Lots of info on local attractions.

Nice cosy. No TV or music. Perfect for enjoying the tasty craft beers. Just remember there's no bar. Nice to be waited on

Great little micro pub with good selection of real ales, and a friendly atmosphere.

Brilliant place to have a nice drink!

A quirky drinking hole, in a former high street shop. Great real ales & ciders, also offers gins, wine, prosecco etc. Basic food offering of pork pies etc. But mainly for drinks.

Tap room with a good variety of Cask Ales . Tollgat Brewet of Ashby supplying most of the beers in cluding Duffield Amber . Gins , Fever Tree Tonics, Bottled beers too