The best restaurants in Amber Valley East Midlands

The best Chinese food in Derbyshire.

Amazing little place. Great atmosphere, lovely staff and great prices.

Very friendly place with a good choice of drinks, definitely worth a visit.

Called in yesterday for coffee and cake. I remembered the lady from being there last time. She was busy prepping for a birthday party but squeezed us in. The level of service she provides is off the scale, the best for miles around! She is SO lovely and friendly, and made everyone feel so welcome. I don't come to Alfreton that often, but would always have at least a coffee. She reminded me not to bother with anywhere else, when the Pottery is just the best.

An amazing real ale pub with lovely rooms, a family room, fires in winter. Ig car park. Accessible. Amazingly friendly staff, good cobs at weekends. Pop up food, no juke box or music, no sport, no TV, proper local pub.

Absolutely love their pastries. Always stop when I pass. The ladies are wonderful. Great service

Lovely welcome from Sophie with great fresh cakes and sausage rolls. The perfect visit for a walk or drive and visit Crich stand.

Now we're huge curry fans so we are always dubious about trying new Indian restaurants as we have been disappointed so many times. We have now had two takeaways from Rajput and I have to say, they were both really really good. Lots of depth of flavour you want from a curry. We're planning on taking family for a meal on Saturday so I hope it is of the same standard that we've enjoyed so far.

We ordered from the restaurant in February 2022 as it has a reputation for being one of the best chinese takeaways in the area, and we weren't disappointed - the ribs were some of the best I've tasted and the kung pow chicken was served with generous pieces of chicken breast and lightly toasted cashews - delicious! The owner was friendly and we had a nice chat while I was waiting for my food. There's no online website or menu currently but it's worth a look if you're in the area!

We've struggled to find a Chinese in the area which delivers food with flavour. We stumbled across this place after asking for recommendations on a local group. Whilst it's in the middle of a housing estate, the food is good quality and tastes good. The prices seem pretty reasonable

Lovely ladies, always welcome us with a small. Generous portions, great value for money

Fantastic food, extremely tasty and vast menu. Very friendly and welcoming staff. Reasonably priced, licensed. Would definitely visit again.

Was hoping to go here today for lunch with my wife and son. We wanted to sit in the alcove as it was empty but we were told that kids have to sit in the conservatory. I felt like I’d stepped back into the 90s where kids were only allowed in certain parts of a pub. It’s 2025 and I think this is a very outdated rule for an otherwise brilliant village pub

Amazing food and great service! Would highly recommend.

Fantastic little pub, always a great selection of beer 👍 Always a pleasure!