The Miners Standard Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was amazing at The Miners Standard. The chips were so tasty and the chicken burgers were yummy."
• "Food was delicious and a great tap selection."
• "Absolutely wonderful food is amazing lovely choice of menu plus a daily special board."
• "The food is great (home made chips, loved them)."
• "The steak and ale pie was delicious and plenty of meat."
• "Fabulous meal at The Miners Standard, good food with a great menu."
• "The food was excellent, we ordered as a very large table and everything came out in good time, together and hot - every meal looked delicious and homemade."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately the steak was very overcooked, which is a big shame for the price charged."
• "The downside was our Sunday lunch.. dried up, Luke warm. Hard vegetables, flat Yorkshire pudding and not very nice, we were really disappointed."
• "Terrible food. Burned black garlic bread, over done quiche and steak pie so over done and dried out I could have soled my hiking boots with it."
• "When the food did finally arrive it was absolutely horrible, one of our party had the Yorkshire pudding roll with roast beef inside.. now I'm no chef but I'm pretty sure it should not have been black and crispy!"
• "Visited here today for the first time... but the chips with our meals where awful."
• "We waited over half an hour for a slice of apple pie that seemed like it had been microwaved."
• "The food was not great."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "The staff were very friendly and very accommodating where nothing was too much trouble, we will definitely visit again."
• "Staff were friendly and welcoming."
• "Bar staff knowledgeable and interested in the customers."
• "Very friendly staff who apologized that there might be a long wait as they were really busy for a Monday night but we didn't have to wait long anyway."
• "The staff were brilliant, honestly some of the nicest people, they work long days but are so friendly to everyone who came through the door."
• "Staff friendly and professional, great atmosphere in the pub."
• "The barmaid had the patience of a saint putting up with my dog!"

Cons:

• "Staff were extremely rude."
• "Rude staff."
• "Salad was very gritty and staff behaved as though they would rather be at home instead of working."
• "Very unfriendly bar staff were slow to serve drinks."
• "After the landlady hung up she made several sarcastic and nasty remarks about the caller to the staff and the locals sitting around the bar."
• "Went to the pub and asked for a menu and two drinks... Got the two drinks but no menu asked again for a menu she started serving other customers and walked off."
• "Avoid like the plague as we walked in we were stared at as If we'd got 3 heads."

Ambiance and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Its small but very welcoming and has a great atmosphere."
• "Fires were roaring, it was quite busy with a lovely mix of people."
• "Open fire when it's cold - lovely atmosphere."
• "The pub was pretty empty to begin with, but it soon filled up and the atmosphere came to life."
• "We had a great night the atmosphere was great, the drinks and food were great."
• "Love the real fires and the warm, cosy, friendly feel of the place."
• "A really lovely, traditional pub. Very welcoming staff and locals, lovely atmosphere and delicious food."

Cons:

• "Horrific atmosphere. We left immediately and went elsewhere."
• "Our visit was marred by a foul mouthed female who thought every word had to begin with F."
• "At the bar there were four loud mouthed local men... talking very loudly and each and every one of them was using the F word (loudly) in every sentence."
• "Would have rated it higher if I wasn't greeted by local drunken yobs in the doorway."
• "The bar is what it is, but if you don't like the smell of old wet dog this is not the place for you, the smell of dogs went right through this place."
• "All I can say is keep away as there are plenty of other pubs in Derbyshire that are 100% better than this one."
• "I would not go to this pub if you paid me."

Camping and Facilities

Pros:

• "Good camping (get there early if you want to get a less hilly plot...not too bad otherwise though), basic but well kept facilities."
• "This pub has a camp site behind it which has showers and toilets."
• "Campsite at the back for £7 per person per night as well but check the season times."
• "New owners since last year. They have made improvements to the facilities."
• "Showers and toilets are modern, and clean."
• "Camping field with very competitive fees, clean & well maintained."
• "Stayed on camp site good clean facilities."

Cons:

• "Would not have given any stars but forced to give one... Shocking service when you have children and a caravan you need some sort of electric."
• "The field next to the top contained 15 or so bulls which are very close to the tents, they are separated by a mesh fence and dry stone wall."
• "Showers could have done with shower curtains to stop water going all over the floor."
• "The field is on a hill, so bringing levellers is important."
• "Hard standing pitch was on caravan storage area... Very poor Covid awareness when dining."
• "Pub has a camping field at the rear with very reasonable rates, but negative side is that the field is sloping, and anyone camping would need wheel chocks on most of the field."
• "Tent area is slipped (damn you Peak District), and was soft underfoot due to recent heavy rainfall."