South Derbyshire
The Cow

The Cow

The Green, Dalbury Lees, DE6 5BE, South Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Pub • Vegan • British • Vegetarian


"We booked here for a birthday night away in August after reading reviews. The staff, food, atmosphere and area was fantastic. Everyone was very friendly and the 3 courses we had over dinner was delicious. The village itself is very quiet, nothing else in walking distance but very pretty. However, we had booked a downstairs room as we came with our dog and did not sleep at all. The room (number 3 I believe) was right next to the restaurant with no sound proofing and until last service has finished and the staff have finished tidying up you can hear everything from the tables conversation to the staff putting the cutlery away. So it was silent from around midnight but the room was so so hot, we were awake from around 2-5am and debated driving home as it was just so stuffy. On Check out the next day I mentioned that for future guests it would be good to have a fan in the room- we could not request one when we woke in the night as we were told earlier in the day that the pub is not manned over night, so unless the fire alarm goes off after last service no one is staffing the pub. The woman said that fans are usually provided in the room as they often get feedback about the rooms being very hot at night. It was disappointing that no fan was provided, and no apology despite staffing knowing how hot the room are. I would recommend The cow for a lovely dinner or casual drink but I would not stay at the night again, we were really disappointed with the nights sleep and feedback on check out."

Prezzo

Prezzo

The Pipeworks, DE11 9AA, South Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Pizza • Pasta • Coffee • Italian


"This branch of Prezzo is part of the Pipeworks area in Swadlincote, that also includes an Odeon cinema, and a well frequented branch of Costa Coffee. Quite a sizeable restaurant with tables on two floors, very spacious, no table being too close, so even when it is very busy, the dining experience is a relaxed one. The best tables are probably to the rear of the restaurant, in a semi-circular room, which offers great views of the local area. In the main part of the restaurant is the food preparation area so you can see your dishes being made.Menu wise, there is a lot of choice from grills to salads, pizzas to pasta, and lots of constantly changing specials. The pizzas, come in three variants light (for smaller appetites), classic and VIP (extra toppings). The Vesuvio is particularly good, but with the red roquito chilli peppers, and double pepperoni, it is on the spicy side though!. Pasta also comes in two variants: light (smaller portion, more salad) and classic; you can even have two of the pastas, in slightly smaller portions if you are indecisive. The lobster and crab tortelli, with red chilli and spinach, in a saffron sauce, is fantastic dish, packed with flavour.Of course dessert is almost compulsory, and the variety of offer at Prezzo is impressive, if a little expensive, the Honeycomb Smash Cheescake is a favourite, but last time we dined here I chose one of the specials: the Salted Caramel Arctic Slice, the saltiness of the caramel, the perfect compliment to the ice cream and sponge. If you're a little full after the main, you can have a small dessert, with a hot drink; the profiterole with chocolate and a cappucino is my wife's favourite. Overall, great food, a relaxed ambience and helpful, efficient staff; which makes it a popular venue in Swadlincote"

Littleover Lodge

Littleover Lodge

222 Rykeneld Road, South Derbyshire, United Kingdom, DE23 3HR

Pizza • British • Breakfast • Vegetarian


"We came here tonight for a family meal, the positive I do have is the food was lovely we couldn 't fault it! So if your looking for somewhere with nice food and don 't mind how your treated a while sat in a awkward atmosphere this place is perfect for you. Thank god the food was nice because our evening meal didn 't start of so great. When arriving into the big empty room filled with just staff standing there with there arms folded not greeting us with even a smile we headed to our table. The lady with the bleach blonde hair and the eyebrows who looked after our table came over to ask us if our pre order for our meals was still OK to which one person wanted to change there meal, so as we are sat waiting for our drinks a couple who were joining our table and were running 5/10 minutes late came from the bar after getting there own drinks only to let us know a while they were waiting for there drinks at the bar the staff were all having a good old bitchfest about the table that had pre ordered and decided to change one of the meals and having a good moan/rant about us all infront of the couple who they clearly had no idea were joining our table (we was the only table in the restraunt if anyone 's wondering) so the lady on our table who had changed there order went up to the bar just to sarcasticly check that there isn 't a problem with the order change to which the staff said it was fine (they must of died inside when noticed the couple had joined our table lol). Also when bringing the meals out it was very much here is your food no politeness and no asking if we needed any extras like sauces which ofcorse theres always people who need mayonnaise or ketchup with there meal, it took about 10 mins to finally get someone 's attention for this. Also there was no check on our table to see how everything was, maybe because of the pure embarissment of being caught red handed at the bar previous so we can 't really blame them because we could literally feel the embarissment for them. So food was great but staff were very rude they didn 't want to know the customers at all and clearly would rather spend there time moaning about us thank looking after us."