Darleys Restaurant

4.5

226 Reviews

£26 to £40

British

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2 people

26 Feb 2025

11:30 pm

Booked 14 times today

Experiences are available.

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 226 people are saying

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
Best Ambience
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 offers an exceptional dining experience with "outstanding food," "attentive staff," and a "beautiful location" overlooking the river. The tasting menus are highly praised, with creative dishes and well-curated wine pairings. Guests appreciate the "lovely atmosphere" and personal touches like handwritten cards, making it perfect for special occasions.

226 Reviews

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Andrew
Manchester
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined 3 days ago
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
Arrived on time, the first thing was told was when we had to vacate our table by - not terribly relaxing. The service (length of time) between starter and main was too long, it took 4 times asking for a bottle of water and the food wasn’t anything to write home about. Finally as we handed desert menu we were told we only had 15mins, so asked for the bill instead! All very average - but not average prices.
Darleys RestaurantResponded 3 days ago
Thank you for your review and feedback albeit it isn't factually correct and has made up elements. Firstly you fail to mention that your partner arrived 45 minutes or more after your confirmed reservation time of 13.00, arriving at 13.45 or later. We therefore mentioned that we need your table back by 3.00pm, you agreed that this wouldn't be a an issue. Had you made us aware that your partner was going to be excessively late we would have moved the later table so that you could enjoy your experience more. As for the water, once requested this was brought to the table straight away and definitely not after you asked for it 4 times. Thankfully your views that your experience was 'all very average' is not depicted across the board with many positive reviews across all review platforms.
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Bernadette
Derbyshire
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined 4 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Great quality food and servers were lovely. Would have been nice to be given the chance to taste the wine before we bought it though. Also we ordered olives but didn’t receive them. They were swiftly removed from the bill when we told our waiter.
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Rosita
London
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined 4 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The perfect setting for our celebration lunch. Friendly, welcoming staff made us feel special. Every bite was sublime and the wine was perfect. So pleased we chose Darleys for our anniversary meal.
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Robert
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 16 February 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Very good. Staff attentive and friendly. Sunday lunch was very quick.
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Tony
Derbyshire
8 reviews
5.0
8 reviews
Dined on 16 February 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
It was our 1st time at Darleys , we went for a Champagne Breakfast for our 40th Anniversary & everything was lovely, the place has got a lovely atmosphere with lovely friendly staff, the food was gorgeous and we had great service, definitely recommend & we will be returning to try the Bistro venue very soon, thank you for a lovely experience 👍👍
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Lizzie
Newcastle
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 16 February 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We had a lovely sparkling wine breakfast, the food was delicious and came at a steady pace. We wasn’t keen on the sparkling wine, the coffee and orange juice were lovely! 🥰
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David
London
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on 15 February 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Had the 9 course taster menu. Each course was excellent, although it was funny that dashi featured in the first three courses. It didn’t matter and we would have gladly drunk gallons. The only picky point was that I told them I am gluten intolerant on the booking and when we arrived, but still got given multiple courses with gluten ingredients. If I had assumed that they were correct, it could have been messy.
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Julie
Derbyshire
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on 15 February 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Overall the food is outstanding. The reason service stars are low is due to the fact that when ordering the waitress did not know how the duck was cooked and did not offer to find out. A 10% service charge was then automatically added to our table of 2 which I do not agree with.
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Tee-Louise
Staffordshire
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 15 February 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Staff were attentive polite and nothing was too much trouble for them Meals wow just wow .. Every mouthful was delicious. Would highly recommend Delightful Saturday lunch .⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Paul
Derbyshire
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 14 February 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Darleys never lets us down. We had the seven course taster menu. The food was exceptional and service excellent with the waiter explaining at the start of each course what the meal consisted of. He was obviously well trained and very knowledgeable.
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