The Druid Inn Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food is astoundingly good."
• "The steak was probably the nicest steak I've ever had. Cooked to perfection, seasoned beautifully."
• "The food was tasty, hot and arrived promptly."
• "Absolutely stunning food. This is a cut above standard pub grub."
• "The food we had was great and we wished we went for the full menu."
• "The food was fantastic: Calamari cooked to perfection with a nice peppery crust."
• "The food was amazing and plentiful and the desserts were SO good, especially the red velvet cheesecake."

Cons:

• "Appalling food and service! The food looked and tasted like it had come straight of a packet / tin."
• "The young staff were friendly enough but the food was inedible."
• "The chicken was small and overcooked so very little meat I came away hungry."
• "Seafood risotto which was okay but too dry for a risotto, flavourless and overcooked."
• "The pie consisted of boiled carrots and broccoli in what appeared to be pre bought pastry with an insipid white sauce."
• "Food was nothing to write home about considering the prices."
• "The sweetcorn burgers that my wife and I had were very bland."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "The staff could not have been more friendly, welcoming and professional."
• "Great friendly staff that was more than helpful."
• "The staff were smiling, attentive and created a great atmosphere."
• "All the staff I met where very friendly."
• "The staff here are brilliant, very friendly, and very welcoming."
• "Staff where friendly & helpful and even opened the kitchens early so we could get to our fireworks display on time."
• "Staff were extremely friendly and attentive."

Cons:

• "The service was very slow but the waitress was quick to apologise."
• "Unfortunately this put a dampener on an otherwise enjoyable experience."
• "The staff didn't seem that bothered."
• "Waited 20 minutes to get noticed to be told be with you in a minute, when server returned ignored us and went to a regular and ignored us, so left."
• "Extremely rude waitress last bank holiday Monday, told 'don't bother coming back' after waiting over 20 minutes between my plate of food being served and my husband's."
• "When asking if it was ok to order they refused and said fully booked."
• "Told at the bar no walk ins today. No staff wearing masks."

Ambience and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Nice pub with good grub. Set in a lovely village and direct path onto Rowter Rocks from beer garden terrace."
• "Small, friendly, close-knit pub."
• "Lovely atmosphere. Dog friendly (very) but the food is lovely."
• "Beautiful valley view."
• "A lovely small pub with great staff and also with great food and a very good selection of drinks in the Derbyshire dales."
• "Nice warm pub with a lovely log burner."
• "It's a great old stone pub set in a lovely village."

Cons:

• "Dog friendly-not so much walkers. Don't even think about buying a round of drinks and sitting outside to eat your sandwich."
• "Sadly over the years has become mainly a restaurant.We struggled to have a quiet drink while passing through."
• "If I'm allowed one minor nitpick I found the interior a little bit bland/modern to my tastes - given the name I'd hoped for something a bit more, well, druidy."
• "Just one problem. Not the actual places fault, but there's thousands of flies and wasps."
• "We Visited the Druid Inn after seeing pictures from a few years ago...we were very dissapointed with overall appearance."
• "Not suitable for small children or push chairs."
• "Very very limited menu on Saturday night. Only three mains on offer."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The food is of great quality for a decent price."
• "You can also buy prints pictures there also again no pressure reasonable priced."
• "Prices are acceptable and service is quick and friendly!"
• "The food is reasonably priced and the portion sizes are very generous."
• "Lovely location and reasonably priced."
• "Fairly priced and helpful staff make this a great place for walkers to stop off and enjoy a nice pint, or coffee if you'd prefer."
• "The food is reasonably priced and have a good selection on the menu."

Cons:

• "I love this pub but don't go often as it's a lot of money for a family meal."
• "The price was on the high side to be good value for money."
• "I just feel it's unfair to charge £14 for a small chicken thigh and very very little veg."
• "Food was nothing to write home about considering the prices."
• "Had a pork and apple panini. The panini was soaked in salty gravy, gristle in the pork, no apple to speak of."
• "It will be the Red Lion from now on and I will spread the word. Pity."
• "My son's kids meal was terrible. The chicken was so dry it was virtually inedible."