Farmhouse at Mackworth

Nicely furnished pub with some period features. We went for Sunday lunch and found it a little loud due to the large space and lack of soft furnishings to absorb the acoustics of other diners. However the roasts were decent enough: lovely big Yorkshire puds, and roast potatoes. A little skimpy on the stuffing and the meat was a little bland but for a pub lunch was worth the money. They’re testing out a new QR code table ordering system which allows you to order your drinks from the table with a 10% discount. Ours arrived at the same time it would have taken us to wait at the bar so worth giving it a go. Some good extras for patrons like board games and dog biscuits make this a viable family lunch option.

Nice atmosphere, pleasant staff and clean pub. Unfortunately poor service and the food wasn’t great. Preordered the food as we had a large party, it took 2 hours from sitting down to bring the food out and another hour before the desserts came out. I had a burger which was quite dry, mum had a steak which was quite unimpressive despite the price. Drinks are also very expensive. Unfortunately wouldn’t recommend which I don’t like to say as the place has a lot of potential to be an amazing venue.

The place was really nicely set out, the atmosphere was great, it was really clean and the staff were really friendly and attentive. Unfortunately the food wasn't great. The burger we ordered was ok but the mixed grills were really disappointing. The meat wasn't great and tasted cheap which wasn't far off Weather Spoons quality but at least it cost 70% less there. The peppercorn sauce was also very poor.

A large and impressive Pub/ restaurant, plenty of seating inside and out, with The Folly a private function area. Well presented with excellent views over the countryside. Adequate parking. Friendly welcome, efficient service. Quality food was well cooked and presented, good coffee. Will go back to try the beers.

We had a large party of 11 people, the restaurant was very busy! George the waiter in charge of our table was amazing! It was a very enjoyable experience and a lovely surprise birthday brownie with happy birthday decorated beautifully beside it for our friend whose birthday it was. So thank you very much!

Very friendly service from George. The food was lovely and of a good quality. Highly recommended and will be back

Hosted naming ceremony for my son here followed by a roast. Brilliant service, delicious food and the library event room is really excellent for an event! We really had a lovely day. Very grateful to the entire team, and George and Sophie who looked after us.

A place I have passed many hundreds of times going to Derby, but never ventured in. So we thought we would try it for a family meal and catch up. It's a lovely place and nicely set up, with friendly attentive staff. The food though, was ok. Most had the turkey and two of us had the vegetarian Thai style red curry. The roasts went down well, although half the plate was Yorkshire pudding (not the only place guilty of this). Nicely cooked meat but, around one of each vegetable! What's wrong with a couple of dishes of steaming veg for the table to help themselves to? The curries were pleasant, but as with most similar dishes elsewhere, there was a lack of protein. Nice wild rice for a change, but wasn't drained, so it made the curry watery. Desserts were nice but not worth £7.99 (the zesty lemon tart had a very brief encounter with a lemon)! Overall, nice but expensive for fairly standard food and please get some vegetarian and vegan advice for the menu. Surprising for such a large brewery chain.

I had a great visit to the Farmhouse at Mackworth. Staff were friendly and the interior of the restaurant is modern and quirky. Good selection of food on the menu and they have their own pizza oven which is a bonus. Pizzas here are nice but not as good quality as somewhere like Prezzo. I ordered the chicken breast dish cooked in its own juices. This was a good dish but a little on the small side, luckily I ordered a side to go with it. When we went, it was two for one on cocktails which were tasty. Some of the items on the menu, however, were missing ingredients listed on the menu. The pizza said it came with sun dried tomatoes but it didn't and the side of veg said it came with garlic and chilli, instead it was served with chilli and mustard seeds. Overall an enjoyable visit, I would be happy to return and try out some of the different dishes.