Hobby Horse in North East Derbyshire

Perfect meal to celebrate my wife being breast cancer free for one year.

I went for a meal with my son daughter-in-law and grandchildren, we were meet my a member of staff who was very polite and found us a table, the service was fantastic and the food was lovely and hot,

Stopped off after chauffeuring at a wedding and was greated by Gary who was an absolute joy to speak to. A warm and inviting atmosphere. Being midweek I wasn’t sure on how the carvery was going to be and I must say after a days work it really hit the spot! Thank you will definitely be returning.

Pleasant welcome, nice bar person, pleasant carvery server. Perfectly cooked meats, all veg hot & fresh and gravy delicious. Manager personally wished us farewell and said it was nice to see us again.

Food not up to expectations and when plates cleared no enquiry to meal was enquired 😐

Went today new years day. Food not warm at all veg cold roast potatoes cold empty dishes had to ask for mash there were only dregs. Barely given meat. Hadn't been for a while and definitely won't be rushing back. Place felt dirty aswell. Mens toilets not good at all. Place needs a make over. Grove farm better

Great when got a table more spacious

A staff member named Neal was rude was not helpful at all ordered online and when we got there they said they stop serving food At nine It was 8 o’clock Poor service, disgusting

Met work friends here for our festive gift exchanges, the meal was lovely. The staff were very friendly and had a great atmosphere.

Welcomed with a smiling face on reception and ushered to the table no problem. Food (starters)came out quickly. Carvery was lovely. Pudding was a step too far but staff were happy to box this for me. Could not fault it. Every staff member was pleasant and welcoming

Just your standard farmhouse inns food nothing special just saves cooking mid week

Food was lovely and staff are amazing and friendly

It was ok Yorkshire is small being a vegetarian in place of the meat the price was the same £8:99 I am usually asked everywhere else I’ve been . if I want an extra Yorkshire I was charged extra here The Brussels we’re too hard

Great boxing day meal staff all really festive and helpful especially sam h food good and plenty of it Kevin and Sally

We came today for the breakfast with Santa, the food was amazing but the best of all was santa and the elf- they were the best we have ever seen and made such an effort when we said it was ours daughters birthday 10 outta 10 for this

Excellent service and lovely food.

Carvery is fantastic also food from the menu 😋

It took along while to get seated and was told I could not get a drink as it was table service only it's a pub so not allowed to get a drink for me and my family

Decent carvery - good service - cheers Sam

Ordered steak plus a drink. If you wanted extras like sauce, etc, you would have to pay extra . Steak was okay, nothing special Needed a sauce to go with it and it was very bland .

bad service,the test of the food very bad the steak’s wasn’t juice and the Cocktails like soft drink free Alcohol we are not recommended!!!

We did breakfast with santa today. They made the experience really exciting for the children. Santa came to chat with them while eating breakfast. The table had coloring and crackers to keep them busy. Breakfast was really good. Hot fresh food. Constantly replaced when needed. Good selection to choose from. Tea and coffee hot. Santa was really good. He spent ages talking to the children. The staff were lovely. Made sure everyone was happy and had everything they needed. Would recommend and will definitely book again. Thank you for making a magical experience

Fantastic place to grab a quick and tasty Carvery .

All day breakfast 2 weeks ago. Good value although staff need to keep checking enough food ready and tea/coffee facilities topped up and working. Today lunchtime had ordered Christmas carvery for 4 but told not got booking (although on phone) so not available, but table reserved.!! Not good. Then while waiting in food line waitress came with dessert!!! Very busy.

Great food and service and lovely friendly staff 😊

Thank you so very much for the community cuppa and carvery today, for the people who make such a positive difference to so many people's lives. Food wonderful, thank you for sharing the festive spirit.

Phone to reserve table for large family party left numerous messages not answered Reservation vacation queries not answered Someone said it had closed Have had many great meals here and alway reserved on phone as family gathering Very disappointed Ratings for food etc for previous visits

The food was good in parts we had the carvery but the veg were overdone and partly soft and soggy. The seating area we were in someone left the fire exit door open so rather cold. Staff didn’t seem bothered !!

Walked in, table of 6 from work, was packed, no carpark space, but able to get a table that had just been cleared. Carvery was nice and three ordered from menu was quickly delivered. Service was friendly and efficient.

Grate food and excellent service

Went in for lunch. Not bad but nothing special.

Great place to take Grandchildren food and service great

Honestly one of the best places to eat in Leicester. Whether your having Carvery or set menu the food is always great and the staff can't do enough for you.

Foods good, but terrible communication with the restaurant. Placed an order via Uber eats, and tried to call the restaurant to request no mash potato - they never answered despite attempting to call over 10 times over a 20 minute window. It was still delivered with mash. Maybe worth having an option on Uber eats either for notes, or each veg item is selectable?

A fabulous impromptu breakfast with a wonderful welcome by Nicky - nice and clean, great value - will definitely return.

pleasant surroundings and gorgeous food

Lovely experience with the family

it was absolutely stone cold had to reheat everything

Food was disappointing and not value for money, time for a rethink! Maybe some festive music would improve the atmosphere

The beef was too tough to eat , felt like just had the leftovers . wasn't worth the £13.99

All server and behind counters personnel king and helpful

Showed up to be told my booking online i made a month in advance wasn't there, even after showing reminder email. Person on reception was rude and shouted I got no table booked or room. Had my sister holding my baby and two other kids one who has ASD standing in cold door way. Then given table with no high chair and told to put baby on chair. After while found a high chair but then staff were rude and walking past talking about us. This is the 3rd time this has happened and I'm starting to think as I'm transgender and book under male name the staff are showing there distaste. Cus no way can my booking get lost 3 times but reminder email sent out.

Great food and service. Flo was more than helpful also offering us suggestions for the menu and the dishes were spot on. Thank you flo for the great experience.

Syston branch. Our server 'Flo' was amazing. The food was good as always :)

A fabulous meal with very friendly service for my grandsons first birthday party! All the staff were very friendly and Gary the manager was really helpful!!

To be honest it was a quick drink and no food , but the pub has really got geared up for the family, food looked good and tasty

Came for the 1st time dinner date, greeted and seated by Nicky , We were not happy with where we seated, Nicky moved us to a quiet corner which was perfect. Very helpful and pleasent and never stood still buzzing around. Food was first class. Highly recommend a visit

Amazing breakfast all you can eat plenty of choice, worth the money.

My Yorkshire Pudding was missing! And only got 2 roast potatoes. The stuffing nearly filled the whole box! was so disappointed.

A beautiful ambience and atmosphere. Delicious food with great service.

We had a great visit. We booked on you website the week before and we were larger group of 10 guest and you sorted it out no problem. Staff where excellent, food was well prepared and presented, fresh veg was brought out regularly, tables where clean, everything as it should be. Well done

Carvery is good pint was not the best John Smith and the cola was flat

Excellent staff at the bar and working the tables. Had the carvery. Went up in time for a new turkey crown so had that rather than gammon. A good choice . And the beef which was a bit dry. Lots of potato options, meat fat potatoes are at the end, wait for those. Champagne was excellent value, but not enough flutes for our table.

Really accommodating as it was for a birthday party they let us have the table a bit earlier to decorate, food was lovely and it is great value for money would highly recommend

Had full English breakfast. The kids were playing outside and my daughter face planted the floor. The staff were fantastic and couldn't of been more helpful. Thanks for being so kind

Lovely food and the servers are very helpful

Been for breakfast not very good cold food like greegs toast has white has paint not very quick at refilling food when empty black pudding look like it had been there for a week plates could do with changing your good clean my wife has had snack bar for 17 years if she served food like that she would not be running

The vanilla slice was awful I was very disappointed will not be ordering again very poor it was nothing like the picture

Big pub and dining area, very popular for Sunday breakfast and lunch. Breakfast buffet has lots of choices

Poor quality food. Slow service.

We all had a carvery meats were dry roast potatoes over done, just spoiled the dinner

Worst meal ever chewy meat potatoes rock hard vegetables hard never again

For some reason they always try and give you the thinnest slices of meat. It really is quite skilful but also very disappointing. I eat fairly regular as it is close to where I live and I often ask them if they can. Please put a little more on as the portion is remarkably small. I'm quite often told they're not allowed and then when I speak to the manager or a waitress they go and sort it. I really do think they need to do something about this. Nobody needs a great deal of meat, but if you're going to recovery, you certainly need more than a mouthful.

Basic carvery type place, nice enough though

Great carvery exceptional service from Clare who couldn't do enough for everyone on our daughter in laws 30th birthday Celebrations good value for money.Could do with more bar staff but 9 out of 10. Brilliant.

Great value carvery with brilliant range of grub for everyone. The breakfast range is equally good for vegans, vegetarians and omnivores. Lovely staff too. However Sundays are absolutely manic and not at all relaxing. You will have lengthy queues for the carvery and the carvery prices are higher thank during the week. £8.99 for a small meat-free seems rather high.

Reviewed by a lovely lady called Clare, she was very helpful kind and courteous.

Food nice, staff pleasant, I us this pub regularly only thing now they have stopped allowing you to open a tab for the food which for me is a pain.

Food was excellent. I will be ordering again!

terrible portion sizes. has no value for money. this kids size portion are the same size as adults. It's meant to be a Sunday roast and you leave us feeling hungry again as soon as I've ate it

Ordered through app as it was busy..still waited more than 45 mins for food to arrive. We had to ask for drinks. No staff came to check on us! Not enough staff either.Poor slow service!

Good was great really enjoyed it will order again.

Really enjoyed it.The queue was a little big for the drinks

Cracking breakfast buffet £7.49 All you can eat 😋

:Large carvery sunday dinner, no regrets except on a few veg choice given, and could have done with a bit more meat as only had one thin slice of each where as in the carvery you normally get two of each.

Had breakfast and loads of coffee and tea while having a meeting with few of my fellow team members

Lovely friend staff, very welcoming food was lush 😋

Gone downhill food was cold service was poor wouldn't go back again

Poor experience, not all the meats or veg where available nor was this mentioned while placing order, when my child asked chef if there was any gammon he was abruptly told no. What was available on the carvery was very sub standard and some parts were inedible. No one even can close to eating their meal and after complaining to the duty manager we was given complimentary deserts. This unfortunately doesn’t make up for very poor quality main meals. We won’t be visiting again.

I went a few weeks ago for my parents anniversary, we used to go regularly when I was younger it's changed so much since then, But it's a lovely pub with a nice atmosphere

Great food and service was good aswell

Had the buffet breakfast as a family of 4. It is fairly priced in my opinion. The Yorkshire puddings are a good addition! There is plenty of choice on the buffet. There are fried and scrambled eggs. Produce is good quality and not greasy. We would for sure go back.

Popped in for lunch from the new menu and opted for the gammon eggs and chips with a pudding for £8.99.The wait was only a short time and the food was lovely. The gammon nice and the 2 eggs were really nice as always the service was brilliant. Food is plenty in fact had to get the pudding to go.

Food was excellent, service was swift, staff were friendly. Could do with some more veggie options on the menu though.

The manager is great sorted are problem out straight the way 👍

Not the greatest all day breakfast, hash browns were like pure oil and bit burnt, no tomatoes, tasteless mushrooms. Nice eggs though and nice staff. Was pretty packed chef must be having a rough day.

Terrible food , cold and uncooked, couldn’t be eaten! Im disgusted , how can this food even be served and charged for ? Will never order again!l

The veg and parsnip was undercooked. No bbq sauce with the chicken. Wasn’t great this time around.

Lovely meal and service. Friendly staff ideal family pub for family meet ups and celebrations.

Great delivery, lovely food and great value

Nicky and Layla.. fantastic service !! Had a breakfast this morning 8 am after car sticking in Ist gear… on way to a meeting at the Hobby Horse..I left Injured car 😂for a radio show in Melton.. Bus and long walk to the Hobby Horse.. Decided as I had a long wait for car electrical , repair friend.. Tea and Cake .. pic above! Service and the girls lovely humour , and customer friendly demeanour a credit to Jack and Gary.. Together with the great breakfast this morning tremendous value..

The food here is great and the service we received from Clare was fantastic. I would definitely go again.

THIS PLACE NEEDS A FULL REFURBISHMENT AND MAKE OVER. NASTY> DIRTY >STICKY PLACE. Staff are trying their best under extreme circumstance.

Cold food. Barely any meat for £17 1 yorkie. Absolute rip off

This place is good if you can get there early

First time here for a carvery was pleased with meal place clean and tidy ,service and atmosphere great shall go again

We turned up without booking, and were immediately given a table for 3 - we were quite early for dinner, so no surprise there. Ordered most stuff on their app, but it didn't have everything on the app, so still had to order some specific drinks from the bar. Everything was served in reasonable time, the food was really good, and the price was very reasonable. We arrived in our electric car - we didn't need to charge but noticed that they had a bank of fast 150kWh chargers if we had needed a top up.

Had a very nice carvery I go often to eat always satisfied with the food and service price isn't to bad as well

Order a few times been beautiful but the last 2 times, the food has been awful… today’s food the turkey was gone off … even smelt it. Put me off my whole dinner

Really lovely food. Good value for money. Loads of vegetables, meat was good