Hardens Guide to the Best Restaurants in Alfreton
Hardens guides have spent 34 years compiling reviews of the best Alfreton restaurants. On Hardens.com you'll find details and reviews of 28 restaurants in Alfreton and our unique survey based approach to rating and reviewing Alfreton restaurants gives you the best insight into the top restaurants in every area and of every type of cuisine.
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1. The Cavendish Hotel at Baslow
British, Modern restaurant in Baslow
Church Lane, Bakewell - DE45
“High-end dining without pretension” is the promise at the Gallery restaurant, whose ‘10-mile’ menu features many ingredients grown on the Chatsworth estate, of which the hotel – “beautifully refurbished” at a reported cost of £3.5 million in summer 2024 – is part. The more casual Garden Room with a “beautiful newly extended terrace” also offers “lovely food”, while a proper afternoon tea is served on “delightful Georgian-style china”.
2. The Tickled Trout
Fish & seafood restaurant in Dronfield
33 Valley Road - S18
The Tickled Trout pub is proudly independent... owned by Chris Mapp and nestled in the idyllic Derbyshire village of Barlow. Chris couldn't believe his luck when his old local came up for sale, and has worked tirelessly to transform this run-down country drinking hole into a s...
3. Stones
British, Modern restaurant in Matlock
1C Dale Rd - DE4
“A lovely restaurant by the River Derwent serving well-executed food at good prices”, run by head chef Kevin Stone, wife Jade and sister Katie Temple. Perhaps not as foodie as some nearby rivals, but “for the quality and the friendly and efficient front of house, the place takes some beating”. “In warm weather try to get a table on the terrace overlooking the water”.
4. Fischer’s at Baslow Hall
British, Modern restaurant in Baslow
Calver Rd - DE45
The future of this well-known Edwardian manor house seemed in doubt when it went onto the market in mid-2023, but instead longtime guardians Max & Susan Fischer (latterly handing the reins to son Neil) have leased two of their pubs – the Prince of Wales in Baslow, and Bulls Head at Foolow – to Nick & Jemma Beagrie of the Bakewell bakery, and refocused their interest on Fischer’s, so far kept afloat thanks to lucrative new deals with the likes of luxury giants LVMH, who will oversee a new summer champagne bar (part of their wider expansion plans). Given such exciting events, there was the odd blip this year, but the general tenor of reports was still upbeat (“never had a bad meal here”; “best meal of the year”).
5. The Bulls Head
British, Modern restaurant in Holymoorside
New Road - S42
“A traditional-looking pub serving non-traditional food” – this Peak District inn with rooms continues to inspire nothing but positive feedback for its ambitious modern cuisine. “We had the signature tasting menu and it was superb!” – six courses are £89 per person: “ingredients are top-quality, all perfectly cooked, set in imaginative dishes and beautifully presented. Head chef, Mark Aisthorpe, was present in the kitchen and made the Yorkshire rhubarb dish by the table using liquid nitrogen. It was pure theatre and lots of fun!”. (There is also a range of cheaper menu options).
6. Nonna’s
Italian restaurant in Chesterfield
131 Chatsworth Road - S40
Located on the historic Brampton Mile, Chatsworth road the gateway to the peaks, Nonnas Chesterfield founded in 2009 is the perfect location to immerse yourself in modern Italian lifestyle. Offering an array of award winning wines, Brunch, grazing lunches, inventive a la carte a...
7. Hart’s Kitchen
British, Modern restaurant in Nottingham
Standard Hill, Park Row - NG1
Old timers will remember this contemporary brasserie when it was a standalone venue in the city centre and an icon of the 1990s modern British restaurant revolution. Since 2019, Tim Hart has relocated it into his boutique hotel nearby and fans say “it’s still my favourite despite it not being what it once was at its previous site”. There’s the odd niggle: for example, “on a quiet night, the atmosphere can be stilted”. Overall, though, ratings remain solid. Top Menu Tip – “highlights have included stunning tagliata, and a delicious grilled tiger prawn starter”.
8. The Fork & Furrow
British, Modern restaurant in Alfreton
The White Hart Inn, Inns Lane, Moorwood Moor - DE55
After undergoing a £50,000 renovation in March 2023, The White Hart Inn restaurant became brand new restaurant concept – The Fork & Furrow.The expertly designed menus offer culinary experiences to surprise the senses, partnering with local suppliers to...
9. Bar Gigi
Italian restaurant in Nottingham
15 Flying Horse Walk - NG1
Inspired by a trip to Milan, this bar is above Gigi Bottega boutique in Nottingham, marrying the Milanese loves of food and fashion. Italian-inspired small plates in a "casual fine dining" setting.
10. Kottaram
Indian restaurant in Nottingham City Centre
28 Maid Marian Way - NG1
As the name itself implies, “Kottaram“, means castle in one of the Indian languages- Malayalam.As per the Indian Classic epic “The Mahabharata” back in the 12th Century BC, there lived a pow...
11. Ebi Sushi
Japanese restaurant in Derby
59 Abbey St - DE22
“Down the road from Toyota” (whose employees explain its unlikely presence) “a café-sized and café-style Japanese restaurant serving exquisite food”; despite the “strange mix of very high standards (the sashimi, sushi and tempura dishes) and almost homemade kitsch (the menus, the furniture)”, it’s “a delightful experience” by absolutely all accounts.
12. Anoki
Indian restaurant in Derby
Old Picture Hall, 129 London Road - DE1
“Worth a visit” for its “high-quality food from the Indian subcontinent” – Naveed Khaliq’s 21-year-old flagship occupies a grand former picture palace whose plush decor and lavishly uniformed staff bring a sense of occasion to the meal. There are spinoffs in Nottingham and Burton.
13. Alchemilla
British, Modern restaurant in Nottingham
192 Derby Road - NG7
Exceptional ratings were the norm this year in feedback on Alex Bond’s well-established foodie destination: “a beautiful, cavernous, low-lit” space occupying the Victorian brick-vaulted space that was once the coach house on the Park Estate. It’s “not cheap” of course, but provides a “brilliant night out” for which you can choose between a three-course à la carte menu at £75 per person or a seven-course tasting menu at £130 per person: “unusual flavours” but “fabulous food, and with the right level of interaction from staff”.
14. Cafe Roya
Vegetarian restaurant in Nottingham
130 Wollaton Rd - NG9
“Repeatedly superb, inventive cookery” (“not only the sole vegetarian restaurant I frequent, but one of the best restaurants I know”) has made the name of this sophisticated venue, whose owner Roya Bishop honed her skills at sadly shuttered Leeds veggie icon Hansa’s, as well as alongside Sat Bains. The classy food takes its cues from across the world, Lebanese and Japanese dishes sitting alongside “truly knockout Sri Lankan” choices too.
15. MemSaab
Indian restaurant in Nottingham
12-14 Maid Marian Way - NG1
Amita Sawhney’s “smart and wonderful Indian restaurant” excels for “delicately spiced food” that is “not at all heavy or greasy” and comes in “decent portions”. “It’s a huge place and a clear favourite for birthdays and other celebrations, so the excitement level can be high, but beautiful decor and furnishings mean the noise level is fine”.
16. Zaap
Thai restaurant in Nottingham
Unit B, Bromley Place - NG1
Inspired by Bangkok street-food markets, “with a great atmosphere, authentic Thai cuisine (often with plenty of spice), plus tuk-tuks for good measure” – this “buzzy” and “good-value” chain now has eight branches scattered across northern university towns. It’s a funkier spinoff from founder Ban Kaewkraikhot’s Yorkshire-based Sukhothai group.
17. The Cumin
Indian restaurant in Nottingham
62-64 Maid Marian Way - NG1
“As good a biryani as you’ll find” is among the star dishes at this family-run Punjabi specialist, which was founded in 2007. “Monika is a fabulous host” alongside her husband Sunny Anand, whose brother Shelley runs the kitchen.
18. Shanghai Shanghai
Chinese restaurant in Nottingham
15 Goose Gate - NG1
“The fantastic Sichuan food” at this Chinese venue near the Lace Market outclasses its “canteen-like service and atmosphere” – which is why some fans “choose to take-away (rather too regularly!)”.
19. Annie’s Burger Shack
Burgers, etc restaurant in Nottingham
5 Broadway - NG1
“Excellent burgers in a vibrant environment” have made this Lace Market independent the stuff of local legend. Founder Anmarie Spaziano hails from Rhode Island, where US diner culture first took root, and serves a “great variety” of burgers – including the Lemmy, which comes with Jack Daniels-infused mustard and is named after the late Motörhead leader, who visited in Annie’s early days. An offshoot in Derby closed at the end of 2023.
20. Iberico
Spanish restaurant in Nottingham
The Shire Hall, High Pavement - NG1
This “great” Lace Market Hispanic of 15 years’ standing serves tapas with international influences – and impressed sweary chef Gordon Ramsay when he brought his family to celebrate his daughter’s graduation from Nottingham Uni last summer, declaring the food “XXXXing delicious”. Top Tip – “the express menu is a great option for a speedy lunch”.
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