The best restaurants serving British food in Erewash East Midlands

Went for dinner last night for sisters birthday. What a fantastic find. The food was unbelievably good, beautiful meal, cooked perfectly, couldn’t fault it, the flavours were sublime. The atmosphere great, the staff brilliant. So welcoming and made sure everyone in the place were happy. Loved the spring menu, duck starter!!! OMG, the lamb main, If you are ever in the area, find time to visit, you will not regret it. Top marks Durham Ox, I will be back for sure. Thank you for making my sisters birthday special. xxx

Fish chips and peas straight out of a packet I think. Not good value for money either.

OPENED 1943 . LAST DAY OF TRADING SAT 6 /4/2024. WILL BE MISSED

Having seen people eating delicious looking lunches recently when my daughter and I popped in for a drink, we decided to go for lunch. We chose toasties and were disappointed with the quality and quantity (bread from a sliced loaf, not much filling and about 10 chips). We heard the bar staff saying the pub is changing hands and stock is being run down (they kept telling customers that they were out of various food/drink e.g. Guinness and most desserts). Pity nothing was said, or a sign put up, before we ordered.

It will be my first time attending the restaurant with my parents and in the countryside. I love my local food 😋.

2.5 hour wait for food on a sunny day with everyone else ordering beer. Never again. Not enough staff for the number of tables these guys have out. Absolute joke. We spent £100s but the food was bought out at different times so wasn't exactly a proper family meal. Either get more staff or close.

Ok this place seems to focus on food more than anything else. So I was really surprised to find the gents toilets overflowing. This was mentioned to bar staff but response was “it’s the drains”?. Now forgive me but I must reiterate, this is a mainly food establishment. Surly hygiene is a priority. Side note, bar staff seem to spend most time talking to locals about “dodgy” customers & fighting with them.

This is a pub from a different time, run by a family team. Great beer, good food, and lots of old world charm. They also have lots of different events. This is how pubs used to be many decades ago,long may it continue

Avoid ! As previously stated had ups & downs over the years and it’s rock bottom now ! Inside grubby / dirty and outside area very very neglected too-don’t go !

Went for an evening meal in the restaurant. Ordered a burger, doubled the fries, onion rings and vegetarian bbq cauliflower bites for my partner because she's lactose intolerant. The person behind the bar came back saying they couldn't do the bites because they are cooked in the same fryer as things with milk in there for they aren't vegetarian are they? When the food came I didn't have any onion rings and not many chips at all. Complained at the bar and was told that I apparently never asked to double chips which I clearly remember doing and once the chef was asked about the onions rings I got the excuse that she forgot because she was busy, there was 2 other tables which had 4 people on and they had already been served their food. If you can't get orders right with that many customers then I dread to think what it's like on a weekend. Got the onion rings 5 mins later after id already ate my whole meal. Overall the food was meh, it wasn't anything special at all and you could get tastier for less elsewhere. Person behind the bar was friendly and apologetic so that's a plus I suppose, won't be going again. Youd be better off visiting a spoons.

We had a fantastic time on 9th March here with friends the food was amazing the cakes were georgous thanks to the staff we had savoury treats too would definately recommend they made us feel so welcome ♥

Not been to Ilkeston and this shop for a while. Visited today 28th April 2025. Wasn't too busy. excellent drinks and service

I have visited this venue twice in May & July.Lovely spacious dining hall but can be noisy if very busy as it's high ceilings. Super fresh food & Cakes etc . Friendly staff , reasonable price Mushroom risotto (watch out hard stalks) Lovely views, parking free. A lovely spot.

We bought a Groupon offer based on the picture on the advert on Groupon. All we got was 3 tiny finger sandwiches with minimal filling. A cheese straw which was half the size shown in the picture. No pork pie. No sausage rolls etc. A packet of crisps shared between us. Scones were nice but our cakes were cherry slice which was topped with a very runny icing & a tiny child size fairy cake topped with hundreds & thousands. Don't let the pictures fool you!!!

kathleen in the soft play area was amazing and incredibly kind enough to allow us in to play just after 7. would 100% recommend for anyone with children as the staff are lovely.