Jonty Farmer Reviews Summary

Category: Pub Derby

Address: Kedleston Rd, Derby, DE22 1FT, United Kingdom

Phone: +441332292312

Rating: 4.1
based on 177 reviews.

Service and Staff

Pros:

  • "From start to end the service was exemplary! We were seen to our table efficiently and politely."
  • "Service was top notch and the food came out quick."
  • "Overall the service is really good. There's usually up to 13 of us and they're brilliant at bringing our food out at the same time."
  • "The staff and the locals were super helpful in guiding us to the comfy shelters and heaters outdoors."
  • "Couldn't have asked for better service. Good choice of food, staff great and very friendly."
  • "Had fabulous service. Everyone was very friendly."
  • "The food came out fast and was hot and well presented. We were asked if we wanted coffee and desserts."
  • "Incredibly friendly and very welcoming staff. The food was excellent as was the service."

Cons:

  • "Food was reasonable although my garden peas were very hard. We were served relatively quickly but some members of our party had to wait over 45 minutes for food."
  • "When the food arrived the burger we ordered had no salad on it, chips missing due to mistake from waiter, overall poor service."
  • "Considering it’s a 'dog friendly pub' no water in the barrel and no dog bowls. Slow decline in what once was a great local!"
  • "New landlord is horrible! Rude to customers including me, and he's running the place into the ground."
  • "Very confrontational and rude staff, made no apology or any real effort to rectify the issue."
  • "Waited a very long time for food. Food not up to scratch. The staff we're not friendly at all and the new owner was not very approachable."
  • "After waiting an hour for food to arrive, only 3 of 4 meals came. Staff once again became confrontational about."
  • "Absolutely rubbish experience. Got there after booking on line, to be told there wasn’t no recording of my booking."

Food Quality and Variety

Pros:

  • "The food was good quality and came quickly, being very good value and generous portions."
  • "For food it was all so delicious, perfect temperature and we didn't have to wait long at all."
  • "Ordered two main meals which were brilliant."
  • "Good food overall the Mac and cheese with chicken and the sticky toffee pudding were especially good."
  • "The food was absolutely delicious and it was actually served hot …service was quick and staff were really pleasant."
  • "Food was great drinks also good not bad price."
  • "The Sunday roasts were beautiful, could prob do with more BBQ sauce on the Hunters Chicken."
  • "The food was all delicious and presentation excellent. Everyone was happy."

Cons:

  • "Food was reasonable although my garden peas were very hard."
  • "Ordered a mixed grill, egg came out literally raw, not even white at all just pure snot, rest of the food was cold."
  • "Sausages raw but looked like they had been on a bbq on the outside so they was sent back. Finally ate our dinner and had sausages brought back out to us 15 mins later…shock still raw."
  • "Sunday lunch was very poor, veg was cold, stuffing was dry as a bone. Beef was just about ok."
  • "Ordered med rare steak with sweet potato fries... never got anything other than... over cooked steak, no salad but they did manage sweet potato fries!"
  • "Food is 1 star .. burger is dried up, burnt like charcoal."
  • "Ordered a mixed grill... the one button mushroom on the plate was raw, waited over an hour for food, steak was all grissle."
  • "The pie pastry was rock hard, we couldn't cut into it and it was burnt inside.. peas were not cooked and cold."

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