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.

What a fabulous little gold mine of a place. Visit most days for a coffee ( if we can get a table) but Saturday nights with entertainment & food Is really good. Well done to everyone involved in the running of this establishment.

Came here for the first time tonight after the refurb, Finn is an asset to the team, he went above and beyond. Great at delegating professionally to make things run as effectively as possible! Only thing I would say is that the chips could be made more crispier as they were on the dryer side. I do hope Finn gets the recognition he deserves for providing excellent customer service.

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.

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.

Loved this place, a little gem for me. Found this by accident, but what a gem.

My experience at this cafe was amazing! The staff were lovely and welcoming and the food was really tasty. I would definitely recommend this to a friend

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.

First time visiting won't be the last! Delicious food, fantastic service! Too keen to savour, forgot photos!!

Whilst my niece was eating her elephants foot she chewed on something hard. On looking it was what appeared to be a piece of plastic. On further investigation it is what I assume is a sweet wrapper. This could have course serious medical issues. It is a shame that there is knowhere on this review to upload a picture of the wrapper. Used this bakery fir years so very dissapointed and won't be using again

We dropped in for beers on Thursday night and Friday night. Thursday was quiet, Friday was very busy. On both occasions staff were prompt helpful and polite. The Pedigree was good. My dog was made very welcome by both the staff & the customers.

Outstanding food generous portions excellent service.

Always liked this pub. Good food and good beer. Huge garden out back and a little area out front. Better now cars can't drive through o the road area.

When we come up to Derby we always have these fish and chips but this time it was very poor 23 rd of April 2025 ☹️

Their food is fine and tasty, but its very strange that their Credit Card machine is always down and out of use ! So cash payment only.