Darleys Restaurant

4.5

248 Reviews

£26 to £40

British

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2 people

27 Mar 2025

7:00 pm

Booked 11 times today

Experiences are available.

About this restaurant

Good for special occasions
Great for scenic views
Charming

We are an award-winning restaurant with a beautiful waterfront location in Derby. We offer you classic British and European dishes with a modern twist, within a 200-year old former mill building: Darley Abbey Mills.

We also have two outdoor terraces so if you prefer, you can enjoy al-fresco drinks overlooking the River Derwent prior to your dining experience. We’re open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Darleys creates incredible flavours and stunningly-presented dishes that will delight you, all paired with the perfect wine or cocktail to make your experience complete.

Darleys has won several awards and accolades:

Included in the Michelin Guide 2024
AA Rosette Award for Culinary Excellence 2024

Everything we do is about bringing together wonderful ingredients with beautiful presentation. Our chefs are culinary superheroes. They work tirelessly to deliver amazing, consistent tastes, day in, day out.

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Additional information

Dining style
Fine Dining
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
British, Contemporary British, Fusion / Eclectic
Hours of Operation
Breakfast Thu 09:30–10:15 Fri–Sun 09:00–11:45 Lunch Wed–Sat 12:00–14:30 Sun 12:00–16:00 Dinner Wed–Sat 18:00–23:00
Phone number
01332 364987
Website
http://www.darleys.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive Chef
Christopher Higham

Location
Waterfront Darley Abbey Mill, Derby, Derbyshire DE22 1DZ
Area
Derby
Cross Street
DE22 1EB - Haslams Lane, off Alfreton Road
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
Alfreton Road
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Vegan, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Experiences

Breakfast - English sparkling - locally sourced
GBP 36.50 per person
Multiple dates available
Locally sourced, full of flavour and attractively presented, our Sparkling English breakfast menu includes Staffordshire Halfpenny Green sparkling wine, carafe of 100% squeezed orange juice, your choice of starter, main and dessert. To finish a selection of coffee and artisan teas.
Traditional Sunday Lunch
GBP 38.00 per person
Multiple dates available
Sunday Lunch - Traditional but with our professional chef's adding the all important flavour infusion, presentation and attention to detail. 2 COURSES £38.00 | 3 COURSES £42.00 child 1 course 18 child 2 course 25
Set Menu
GBP 47.50 per person
Multiple dates available
Our new Set Menu, specifically designed for weekend evening dining, Friday & Saturday. Also available throughout the week. 2 Courses £47.50 3 Courses £55.00

What 248 people are saying

Darleys Restaurant reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.5

4.5 based on recent ratings

4.5Food
4.6Service
4.5Ambience
4.3Value

Noise • Energetic

Loved For

Derbyshire
Best Service
Derbyshire
Great for brunch
Derbyshire
Good for business meals
Derbyshire
Healthy
Derbyshire
Neighbourhood gem
Derbyshire
Great for fine wines
Derbyshire
Romantic
Derbyshire
Great for scenic views
Derbyshire
Good for special occasions
Derbyshire
Vegetarian-friendly
Derbyshire
British
Derbyshire
Most Booked

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Darleys Restaurant shines with "delicious food" and "top-notch service," offering a variety of menus from champagne breakfasts to exquisite tasting experiences. Guests praise the "exceptional quality" of dishes and "beautiful presentation." Nestled beside the river, Darleys promises "stunning views" and a "delightful dining experience" perfect for special occasions.

248 Reviews

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Julia
London1 review
5.0
Dined 1 day ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Fantastic service beautiful food highly recommended. Will definitely return. 5 Star
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Dawn
London1 review
5.0
Dined 4 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Had a fantastic meal, the food was amazing. Staff very friendly and helpful. Looking forward to our next visit.
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Fabrizio
Warwickshire3 reviews
5.0
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent food, very well presented. Very good service, and beautiful place with a stunning view of the river. All with a great value for the price - we had the 3 courses for £35 and we were not disappointed
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OpenTable Diner
London1 review
5.0
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent and imaginative champagne breakfast. Fantastic and interesting slight twist to some of the ‘traditional’ options. Great presentation and excellent service. Rob and is colleague this morning were professional, polite and knowledgeable. We will defiantly return again. Well done. 5 stars.
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RickH
Las Vegas5 reviews
3.0
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Lunchtime treat, had been before and do like the restaurant an location. Sat down and initially attended to well. Ordered from Bistro menu , glass of bubbles suppled and order for food taken. Starters lovely, duck liver parfait and trout . Always expect to wait for good freshly cooked food but the wait for mains did get tedious, anyway Beef cheek for 1 and Stonebass were our choices, my wife liked the Stonebass and was well presented, beef cheek was well presented but all elements dry in nature with the beef excessively so, overcooked similarly the Boulanger , shame. Service was less attentive during the meal and had to chase for another drink although all staff were pleasant. Do like to give feedback in the day be weren’t asked ! All in all expected a little better all round.
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Mike
Derbyshire1 review
5.0
Dined 7 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent meal with friendly and attentive service.
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Sarah
Derbyshire1 review
5.0
Dined 7 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The setting of Darleys overlooking the weir is superb. An in my opinion makes it one of the best restaurants in Derby. The bistro menus is affordable and provides a good selection of meal options.
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Jo
Derbyshire1 review
5.0
Dined 7 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The staff are great and very accommodating! The food was absolutely amazing, great service throughout and Darleys sits in a great surrounding within the Derbyshire Dale's
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Mary
Derbyshire4 reviews
5.0
Dined on 19 March 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
I booked at the last minute managed to reserve an early evening table.. The staff were very friendly and attentive, meal was good at a good price for 2 courses.
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steve
New Orleans5 reviews
5.0
Dined on 15 March 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
As always super service and food only menue grip a couple of choices would be.nice also it's the first time it was loud in restaurant
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Darleys Restaurant is rated 4.5 stars by 248 OpenTable diners.

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