The best restaurants in Allestree Derby East Midlands

The White Elephant Kitchen did a pop-up at the Shiny Tap, we had the best of everything, good ale and good food, what more do you want on a Friday evening.

It's good to be back from holiday. First class fish and chips 😋

I go there for an organised event. Only problem is that the dancefloor is too small....

Good coffee and cake. Especially as they do GF options

How have we missed out on this little gem of a cafe for so many years . We only had coffee and scones ( with jam and cream 😋) which was very nice. Will definitely try and go again for lunch sometime soon

Birds have been refurbishing their shops inside and outside and I must admit they do look much better, especially the inside dining space. One thing that has not changed is that they still serve fabulous looking and tasting items, long may it continue.

Superb little place to grab a cuppa and bite,dog friendly with treats. Clean and very reasonable prices. If the Eggy bread is on, get that, really enjoyable. Staff very pleasant. Worth a little bit of an extra walk out of Markeaton.

We popped in today after a walk around the nearby park for Mother’s Day. The selection is only ‘to go’ due to ongoing pandemic but food - all freshly prepared to order - was well priced and delicious. No complaints. It would be nice to come back and eat in once life returns to normal.

Decent place and good beers. I found the short haired bar staff sound (doing all the work) but the long haired bar supervisor was unprofessional. She engaged in conversations with regulars about the owner. For example, she spoke about earning a pound more than minimum wage, said the owner smiles but it’s fake and that the owner is thinking about relocating but she need to have a conversation with them about it. She criticised process and also said the owner accursed her of not admitting to their mistakes and of not doing enough and won’t answer her text messages. There was no acceptance of any responsibility. She came across a corrosive force who is out for herself and not a team player or sharing in the vision of the business. She spoke frequently about how hard she works but did absolutely no work in the 1.5 hours that we were there. There were more than 20 people sitting in the bar and hers was the loudest voice. Overall, she seemed very unhappy with the leadership of the business which left a sour taste and in my opinion, this undermines a decent business. P.s - I am a small business owner (brewery and 3 pubs) and I know what a good business looks like and what is needed to make it a success. The criticism she is venting to the customers is unjust. This is a decent business. This level of unprofessionalism will quickly take a business down.

We came to you on Christmas Day. We got there earlier than booked in, due to our circumstances and we were happy to grab a drink and wait at the bar. OMG... what an amazing Christmas Day this was. Our food was amazing and out of this world! Well done to the staff, nothing was too much trouble. And..... Christmas Pudding to complete our day. A BIG thank you to the Royal Raj for making our Christmas Day A....ma....zing!

Just a typical local sports bar.

Went for a 80th birthday party and the staff were so nice felt relaxed. We had never been before but they will see us again. We'll done all.

My food took more than an hour to come

Was Good fish and chips but like alot of things they've gone down hill. Chips more like a boiled blob than nicely fried.

What we ordered was completely different from what was delivered. Have had dinner from here before but this time completely wrong. Shame as they were my favourite local.