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Food was nice and well cooked. Was served by a waitress called Kearna well mannered young lady who went above and beyond for us.

Well kept venue staffed by awesome people who are genuinely lovely. Shout out to Charlie and Lily who were extremely attentive and professional. Well done, thank you and keep it up.

I recently visited The Dog at Pentrich, expecting a pleasant meal, but the experience was far from it. Throughout the entire dinner, a group of clearly intoxicated locals crowded the bar, swearing loudly and creating a disruptive atmosphere. What made it worse was when we raised our concerns with the waitress, who merely shrugged it off, stating, “They’re regulars.” This response was unacceptable—regulars or not, no one should have to endure such behavior while dining. The lack of attention to basic customer service ruined what could have been a nice evening. I won’t be returning, or be a ‘regular’ myself

Me and my wife have twice visited this pub after attending away football fixtures Both times it has served a purpose and its quite good value for money but i think its a bit under staffed and on both occasions we had to wait 10 mins at the bar for someone to attend to us and it was not at all busy . On our last visit the waitress made our dessert as the chef had gone home and it was 8.30 on a Saturday night (To be fair it was pretty decent ) All of the staff on our visits have been very friendly and the food comes out on time . The paintings on the wall i think are done by a local artist are for sale . They were still there a year after our first visit so if the artist is reading this i think you might need to put the prices down . I think you overdone the white on Bob Marley's teeth as he looks like he has just come back from Turkey :) We would eat there again if we were in the area .

Visited last night with friends on 8/11/24. Food was lovely. Cooked perfectly, great flavours . My husbands steak frite was one of the best steaks he has had for a long time. 100% recommend.

Nice food, better than most pub grub we've experienced recently. Good service and pleasant staff. Definitely visit again.

Food was brilliant & Susie was very kind & attentive. Drinks came quickly as did our starters. Will definitely be coming back!

Came today (Wednesday). The meat wasn't enough for a toddler so complained, he then tried cutting it wafer thin. The beef was full of fat. He said that's the portion size....didn't used to be before it was updated. Had to ask for veg as wasn't out. Service was good and promptly, just shame about the man on the carvery. Wasn't worth the money so won't be going back.

Sadly not a great visit, waited 10 minutes at the carvery with chefs looking through the window still not coming out & team walking past. Did get someone beef was very rare not an issue if the fat is rendered but it was thick solid white & like chewing rubber. Few items undercooked also, always use this branch but the past 2 times have been poor.

We called in for lunch after a 3 mile walk with our dog around the Chatsworth estate. The quality is there to see from the moment you walk through the door. Attentive bar service, a perfect pint of Chatsworth Gold, excellent wine list (including dessert wine by the glass) and quality food backed up by fantastic and friendly service from Nieve, a fellow dog lover who is a credit both to herself and the organisation. Will definitely be coming back.

Had a fantastic Sunday lunch today with my wife at The Railway , started off in the bar for a drink first , lad behind the bar was friendly and polite . We went through to our table and was greeted by Andrea the new landlady who was brilliant all the way through . The food was excellent and so was the service, we will be back soon

Friendly staff , steak great ,big portions lots of choice and nice relaxed atmosphere . Enjoyable meal out . Will definitely be returning

We are regular visitors to Trent Port and have to say ALL the staff are friendly and go out of their way to accommodate. So it pains me to report that our meal today was nothing short of inedible. The roasties were greasy and mushy, the mash lumpy, the veg dried up and the Yorkshires were overcooked. In contrast the turkey was delicious. I don't know what happened but come on Trent Port, there are numerous eateries make us want to come back.

Not that impressed tbf. Celebrating birthday but service was poor. 45 minute wait for main course and 40 minutes wait for pudding, not acceptable, when I spoke with staff member blamed it on staff shortages and other parties, woefully poor excuse, will not attend again for food, very poor..

Very slow service, once I spoke to the 'manager' I was basically told to wait my turn or "piss off". No idea of her name but chubby and miserable.