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Award-winning restaurant, 2AA Rosette & Michelin - Darleys Restaurant, Derby, Derbyshire

Darleys Restaurant

4.5
4.5
248 Reviews
£26 to £40
British

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2 people
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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Dining areas

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
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Executive Chef
    Christopher Higham
  • 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.
    Breakfast - English sparkling - locally sourced photo
  • 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
    Traditional Sunday Lunch photo
  • 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
    Set Menu photo

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

NoiseEnergetic

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
  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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FAQs

Darleys Restaurant is rated 4.5 stars by 248 OpenTable diners.

Darleys Restaurant does offer gift cards which you can purchase here.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people
7:00 pm
Booked 11 times today
Experiences are available.
Google Map for Darleys Restaurant

Waterfront Darley Abbey Mill, Derby, Derbyshire DE22 1DZ

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Cross Street
    DE22 1EB - Haslams Lane, off Alfreton Road
  • Area
    Derby
  • 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
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    British, Contemporary British, Fusion / Eclectic
  • Dining style
    Fine Dining
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Public transit
    Alfreton Road
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    Christopher Higham
  • 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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