The best restaurants in Allestree Derby East Midlands

The White Elephant Kitchen did a pop-up at the Shiny Tap, we had the best of everything, good ale and good food, what more do you want on a Friday evening.

Best kebab in derby. Also the cheesy chips was massive!

Relaxed, pleasantly lit and friendly.

Good breakfast ....eggs not overcooked... coffee hot good bacon n sausage nice touch with the tomatoes

Very good breakfast. Two points. 1) Don't put greenery on a breakfast, it doesn't enhance the look, it detracts from the beauty of dead pig and accompaniments, 2) Don't call the hash brown bits by that name. Hash brown is an abomination and we should return to fried bread. In any case they were nice, so they can't be hash browns.

The staff here are so lovely. Always friendly and smiling even when they're super busy. The food is amazing too of course.

Superb little place to grab a cuppa and bite,dog friendly with treats. Clean and very reasonable prices. If the Eggy bread is on, get that, really enjoyable. Staff very pleasant. Worth a little bit of an extra walk out of Markeaton.

We popped in today after a walk around the nearby park for Mother’s Day. The selection is only ‘to go’ due to ongoing pandemic but food - all freshly prepared to order - was well priced and delicious. No complaints. It would be nice to come back and eat in once life returns to normal.

Decent place and good beers. I found the short haired bar staff sound (doing all the work) but the long haired bar supervisor was unprofessional. She engaged in conversations with regulars about the owner. For example, she spoke about earning a pound more than minimum wage, said the owner smiles but it’s fake and that the owner is thinking about relocating but she need to have a conversation with them about it. She criticised process and also said the owner accursed her of not admitting to their mistakes and of not doing enough and won’t answer her text messages. There was no acceptance of any responsibility. She came across a corrosive force who is out for herself and not a team player or sharing in the vision of the business. She spoke frequently about how hard she works but did absolutely no work in the 1.5 hours that we were there. There were more than 20 people sitting in the bar and hers was the loudest voice. Overall, she seemed very unhappy with the leadership of the business which left a sour taste and in my opinion, this undermines a decent business. P.s - I am a small business owner (brewery and 3 pubs) and I know what a good business looks like and what is needed to make it a success. The criticism she is venting to the customers is unjust. This is a decent business. This level of unprofessionalism will quickly take a business down.

Reviewing on delivery. Used around half a dozen times now for delivery. Service is exceptional, food always hot and delivered by a proper dapper bloke with a smile as big as the sun. He always brings a smile to my face, top man. Food is exceptional as well, going through the menu and a distinct difference with the dishes, unlike many other places that use the same base sauce and screw the dish up with unnecessary spices. A total joy to eat. Highly recommend The Royal Raj. Well done team. 10/10

It was ok. A very busy night. Poor selection of bottled lager. Gent's toilets were disgusting #paddling.

Lovely pub, great atmosphere - a nice quiet restaurant side and a more lively bar side. Good beer garden. Dog friendly (but not allowed in the restaurant so still friendly to people who don't want dogs running around). Excellent sunday roast and regular menu is delicious too. Really recommend, especially if you're local but even if you're not - its only a few minutes walk from the sixes and allestree bus stops.

Lovely quiet afternoon nice food glass of real ale sat in the garden

Good food and a lovely team. The only thing letting it down is the state of the building. The facilities are run down, the seating area is tired and unwelcoming. There has been a sign up for months apologising for broken equipment in the kitchen. How long does it take to replace a broken fryer?

What we ordered was completely different from what was delivered. Have had dinner from here before but this time completely wrong. Shame as they were my favourite local.