The Bluebell - Menu

Excellent food and service. The best pie and chips! This has become our go-to place in the area. Outdoor pod was heated and comfortable despite winter weather.

Unfortunately the filet steak £33, was as tough as old boots, stringy and not cooked properly. I couldn’t even cut through it properly with a steak knife. I visited a few months ago and the same happened. So my advise is, do not order steak.

We Called by chance, I had the beef and ale pie, my girlfriend had the aloo saag pie, they were well presented and very hot, both having plenty of flavour, and were thoroughly enjoyed. Jordan served us and was polite friendly and very helpful. We had a great experience and will use it again. Would recommend it.

Just to confirm a year after my last review the food and service here is still impeccable. Had the lunch menu and the pork belly was perfect the lamb shawarma is lovely but my new fave is the vietnamese beef and noodles. Everything here is unparallelled (bar sister pubs) service, decor, food, price, parking spaces, location (to Derby) ... cannot go wrong.

We dropped in after visiting another nearby eatery but found their hygiene rating score of 1 put us off. The Bluebell inn accommodated two adults and our dog. We had starters of mushrooms and veg soup then main of turkey roulade and fish and chips, they even cooked a sausage for our dog. The young lady serving us was polite and friendly and we found out was studying at Liverpool uni, our home town. The food was plentiful and piping hot. Will definitely visit again if we are in the area.

Alex met us with a warm welcome. Speedily served us drinks mine an excellent decaf oatmilk cappuccino. He was extremely diligent about my dietary issues and double checked everything I was considering with the chef.Nothing was too much trouble.The service was attentive professional and friendly. The food was very good and arrived quite quickly. We were early!! The surroundings in the orangery are light airy and attractive and comfortable. How lucky we are to have a place like this nearby that still opens on Mondays and Tuesdays!

Was pleasantly surprised how busy this place was on a Monday evening. Nonetheless, this place had been on the list for a while and didn’t disappoint. We both had the charcuterie board to start, followed by the beef pie; the wife had the braised beef. Both cooked perfectly and served promptly. Didn’t visit the bar area but after walking past it, I’m a fan of the blend of keeping the old pub decor as a separate section, along with a modern and chic new dining area. Couldn’t fault the service. Menu left me desiring a visit in the future.

Last minute decision and very impressed. Called after an appointment at Derby Royal. Very attentive staff, a warm welcome and what appeared to be just one waitress resulted in an enjoyable lunch. Food was excellent and service too. My son had a pizza, which was larger than expected and he said it was good. Myself the duck pancakes, which is actually a starter but if you aren’t hungry was the perfect size as a main. Only thing that would have improved it was more cucumber spring onion. No complaints to the amount of duck. Plus a teaspoon to serve hoisin sauce would be good. I used my knife but noticed other diners pouring from the receptacle and got in a bit of a mess. No pressure to leave or...

Popped in on a very quiet Thursday around 12pm. Asked if there was a table for 2. Front entrance and restaurant were completely empty and was almost silent. We asked a lady if there was chance of a table. She went to look at her laptop and then a man (probably a manager) greeted us and then went to look with her. She came back and said there’s “absolutely no tables available” we couldn’t believe it as it was literally empty and we were only two! Then the man joined in “there’s no way we can fit you in, we don’t have the capacity”. We asked if we could sit in the bar, “not today, there’s no room”. Very rude and dismissive two members of staff. As we left, we then overheard the manager say “we...