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Absolutely outstanding service. Booked a table of 21. Seated in their stunning area upstairs. Very busy downstairs. It was a full house but the service from three excellent friendly team members was stunning. Every wish catered for. Perfect and beautifully presented food. Locally sourced cooked to perfection and for a larger party delivered with immaculate timing. Incredibly professional from booking to the day of the meal. Highly, highly recommended Thank you all.

I remember when this was a cinema. The decor inside is faithful to the original, and is pleasant. There are different levels of seating so although it’s huge, it can also feel quite cosy, especially on the road side, where you can sit and watch the world go by. Went for lunch with a friend. Ordered drinks at the bar and food on the app. No problems with either. Servers were polite and food was alright for what it is. It’s a cheap and adequate meal out.

I’m writing this review based on two stays I had here in December. I stayed here for one night after a visit to Chatsworth at the beginning of December. Then again over this New Year weekend for 3 nights. Ironically we were given the same room 107. The second visit we spent 2 nights in 203, after problems on our first night in 107. LOCATION- the location of this hotel is perfect it is 5 minutes drive from the M1 close to the village of Clowne with shops and some take aways. It’s a good base to explore clumber park, Derbyshire dales and chesterfield. CHECK IN - the first time we checked in there was a big Christmas party going on & a band playing in reception. It was extremely busy, but we were checked in quickly. The second time we arrived at 7pm to find nobody at reception. We waited 5 minutes and still nobody turned up. So we went looking for staff in the bar! We eventually located the receptionist. The hotel reception smells very fresh, is modern and clean. ROOM - the room was large with a big bed, huge TV, tea/coffee, biscuits, bottles of water & black out curtains. Room 107 was on the first floor and room 203 on the second. The bed in 107 was two singles pushed together, not great for couples with a big gap down the middle of the bed. The bed in 203 was an actual double. 203 was an attic room and had some slanting ceilings, there were no blackout curtains just a Roman blind that let lots of light in. Both rooms were very modern, exceptionally clean and we loved them. The rooms were very hot, despite setting heating to the lowest setting. There was a fan in the wardrobe, but no air con. We loved the lighting and decor in the rooms. BATHROOM- the bathroom was large, modern and clean. It has a walk in shower and very fluffy towels. There was also some nice toiletries provided. FOOD - the restaurant looks lovely, modern quirky and bright. The bar is next to the restaurant, with a court yard for warmer days. Breakfast was included and was lovely. The first time we stayed the hotel was busy with party guests and we had to stand waiting for breakfast food because it had ran out. This time was different and all food was replenished before it ran out, despite the hotel being busy again. We also ordered room service on both visits. We found the food to be really nice. But the guy bringing it brought one tray, then had to run back to the kitchen to get the other tray. Surely a trolley would be a better idea?? The staff in the restaurant all seemed like they needed training. We were taken to our table New Year’s Day morning and the young waitress just stood staring at us. The food had been moved in to the snug room, but we weren’t told this. We had to ask and also had to ask twice to get a cup of tea, as nobody offered. The only decent waiter we met on both occasions was a lad with glasses and ginger hair. He was very attentive and asking people if everything was okay. NEGATIVES - the only negatives of our first stay was waiting for breakfast items, which is why we chose to come back. This time there was some sort of loud extractor fan going on in the ceiling of our room 107 & the heating wouldn’t seem to go lower than 24 degrees. It started in the middle of the night, so we hardly slept on our first night. We reported it to reception in the morning and a guy with a walkie talkie told us he’d switch it off. We got back 6 hours later from a day out, only to find it was still on. I went down to report to reception again and was told ‘Craig’ who deals with it was out. So she’d send him up when he got back. We decided to turn the tv on the drowned out the noise only to realise that no plug sockets were working either, so we couldn’t even have a cuppa. I went back to reception after an hour of waiting for ‘Craig’. Before I even got chance to say about the plug sockets, I was told by the receptionist that I had to appreciate she was on her own! When I did get chance to politely tell her about the sockets she offered to move us to room 203. The next morning we decided not to go to breakfast and instead have a lie in to catch up on the lack of sleep. But at 11am the cleaner knocked on the door and walked straight in, not even giving us chance to answer. The do not disturb sign was also on the door, but she’d not seen it. When she realised we were in bed, she shouted from the door ‘are you going out today or not?’ Not really very good practice in my opinion & I’ve stayed in a lot of hotels. Other negatives were having to supply a £50 holding fee on your card for each night you are there. Also long queues at reception at certain times. OVERALL- If I was rating this hotel on cleanliness, decor, location and food, I would definitely give it 5 stars. It’s a beautiful new, bright, vibrant and quirky hotel, which is why we booked to go back so soon. But it seems that a lot of the staff let this hotel down. It seems that some of the reception staff need to learn to ‘listen’. The young lad on reception new years morning was very professional & seemed good at his job. But some of the restaurant staff really need training on how to actually interact with people, which should be a minimum requirement. It seems that also a ‘lack’ of staff lets this hotel down. If there was a maintenance problem surely there should be someone on call who can look at the problem sooner than an hour. Reception can get very busy and have long queues, due to lack of staff. New Year’s Eve was the only time i saw two staff. It’s a real shame that our experience wasn’t great this time. Which is why I have only rated it 3 stars. Maybe if things improve I may return, because it is a really nice hotel that could be great.

Had an awful experience at this Wetherspoons . My partner went to order food at the bar , in which a lady at the bar asked if anybody was waiting, my partner said yes and she didn’t rely so she went to put something in the dishwasher . When she came back she asked the same question and my partner again said yes in which she made the rude comment “you could of said something the first time” My partner brushed it off and went to order our food , she then ID him and got really rude asking for other forms of identification in which he had to use his bank card (his ID was legit he’s 24) She then again made another comments under her breathe and said she needed to see my ID as he was ordering for me too . I then had to go up to the bar (which wasn’t an issue ) and I handed her my ID . She then proceeded to shout at me and say “ if your going to have an attitude I’m not serving you it’s my job to make sure your not underage “ My partner was obviously getting annoyed with how she spoke to me in which I told him it’s fine and she then started mouthing off again . We then asked if we “could please be served by someone else” She then refused to serve us cancelled our whole order on the till and told us we couldn’t have any food and to leave . Also refused to tell us her name . This was on the 28th November just after 6pm. She had black braids and and glasses and was wearing a body cam so hope this gets checked . We did then just have to order on the app but I’ve never been spoken to like that ever . Rudest experience I’ve ever had.

Brilliant value for money taste out of this world

Somos parte de un grupo inspirado de la universidad de 9 fuimos a un pub en Nottingham, pero estaba lleno de gente y no había asientos disponibles, pero uno de los miembros de nuestro grupo conocía otro pub, así que nos llevó allí no pudimos encontrar ningún asiento al principio, pero encontramos asientos arriba muy agradable personal educado la comida es buena las bebidas son buenas, pero lamentablemente no había cenas de Navidad de ningún tipo, pero aún así era un buen pub amable con personal educado vendrá de nuevo

Couldn’t fault the 2 for £12 meals. 2 of us eat & with drinks it came to £25. Friendly staff & they food was really nice, chips were home cooked & the burger was really well cooked. Would 100% recommend.

Fue a la noche de filetes, donde la única estipulación para recibir una botella de vino gratis era tomar dos filetes de grupa de 8 onzas. Al tener hambre decidimos hacer surf y césped, es decir, dos filetes de grupa con scampi entero por 3 libras extra , pero descubrimos porque actualizamos entonces ya no teníamos derecho a la botella de vino. Decepcionados cuando llegaron las comidas que al pagar £ 3 extra recibimos 4 pequeños, probablemente congelados , trozos de scampi no solo es la actualización de mala relación calidad-precio sino una conversación interesante que se debe tener con los estándares comerciales alrededor de la propia oferta ya que cumplimos con el único requisito. I. e dos filetes de grupa de 8 onzas

Food was excellent here and not badly priced at all. Only bad thing is that there was a 40 minute wait for food and they weren't that busy.

Stayed at the Travel lodge for 2 night over the Download festival ( June 14th + 15th 2019). We had no choice but to get breakfast at the Harvester.

It was so annoying that they didn’t cross ❌ out the items they didn’t have from their menu !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The fish and chips was a highlight.

This place is looking really shabby and tired. It’s in desperate need to a makeover. I remember taking my son 15 years ago and it aaa the same furniture and decor then! Tables with napkins wedged under the legs and tea splattered up the walls. Wouldn’t really matter if the food was priced accordingly but £18 for quiche, salad, chips and a tea for one is extortionate! It’s a complete mystery why this place is so busy.

Llamamos para avisar al café que éramos un entrenador de 26 y solo teníamos una parada de una hora. El personal era muy amable y organizado. Tenían una ración, una haciendo bebidas y otra en la caja que funcionaba muy bien. Todos los pasajeros fueron alimentados y regados y nos fuimos.

Demi was amazing she was so nice and we could hold a conversation with her she recommend us a wine which we loved. There so lucky to have a girl like her.

Excellent lunch and found all staff to be very pleasant. Most enjoyable, with a relaxed atmosphere - so will definitely return! Thank you.