The best restaurants in West Hallam and Dale Abbey Erewash East Midlands

Lovely relaxed place to have lunch. Food and service was excellent with very friendly staff who are very accommodating.

Dropped in when visiting Ilkeston- had a lovely pork and stuffing cob- good value and filling. Friendly staff who were very patient and understanding with a vulnerable customer.

Went here yesterday for sandwiches and coffee as we love both at this place. Ordered beef and horseradish sandwiches which had a meagre amount of filling and had clearly been standing around after being made as the outside of the bread on both was dry , very disappointing to say the least . Coffee was lovely as always . Service was really slow and our waitress forgot teaspoons on both lots of drinks . There were very few customers left by the time we got our food , no idea why it took so long and no one apologised for the wait . You can and have done better !

Came in with family for a meal, the waitress Mandy was fabulous, very friendly and made us feel very welcome, our food was served hot and was delicious we will definitely be back 😊

Absolutely love this place. But was shocked on looking at my receipt that they charge for the cold milk to put in americano coffee 20p per person ( maybe tea as well ) I think this is dreadful, and wonder if anyone has noticed. Why not just add it on at source !!! I will be taking my own milk in future as a matter of principle. We spent over £32 and paid 80p for milk in our coffee (2 cups each) We choose a place each weekend to go for breakfast and have checked receipts, you are the only place doing this.

Excellent breakfast, tasty,hot and substantial I enjoyed it and it was complimented with a really nice tasty cup of tea!

Thought give it a go read some excellent reviews.How wrong was I placed order at 6-10 was told going to be an hour and 20 mins,waited no show even gave extra half an hour the phoned up to ask where it was and it hadn’t even been started so cancelled and went somewhere else

I voted for cod’s scallops to be best in Britain Jamie’s Chipy has come in my view a close second very good amounts of food for the money. If you have never been well worth the trip out.

Not been for a while. Still the same very welcoming atmosphere. We were looking forward to a drink and snack. BUT didn't need anything else all day! Wonderful sharer and chips 11/10 My first visit was 60 years ago It's a must- thanks Team Carpenters

Lovely food, quick service, and a nice view. Can get very busy, but would absolutely still recommend.

Fatty ribs- hardly any meat. Hardly any peanut flavour in the satay. All the other dishes ok. Avoid the ribs!! Oh and, duck cooked yes, but only just so very chewy fat. Not my thing, but maybe suits most ok. But urm, no, not the ribs!!!!

The best Indian around. Always brilliant.

The Bottlekiln is a rare find - homemade quality food, good staff, a nice environment and you can buy lovely things in the two shops there. I love the afternoon tea, I think it’s great value. The lemon meringue pie is really deep and lovely, a ‘must have’ there. We always have the quiche and salad and I must say this time there was no coleslaw with it which we were disappointed about.

Great Service, Meals served up piping hot, Sizzling Piri Piri Fajitas, 1 Chicken and 1 Vegetarian Halloumi no complaints, simple consistently good on all our visits, thank you.

Loved it tonight. Sat with a friend, amazing staff and amazing beer! Had a great night with no issues at all. Plenty more nights to come!