The Tickled Trout in North East Derbyshire

Great food and good value.Visited with a group of five and we were seated around a round table in the corner which was a good spot and not too noisy.Service was friendly and helpful.Pork pie for starter is worth a try - best pork pie I've tasted.

I had a lovely meal on 29/01/2022 (well it was quite a few meals “tapas style”). We booked for a party of 4 and we’re greeted by warm and friendly staff as we entered. The whole experience was excellent and the food was delicious 👌🏾 The best we have had in a long time eating out and the Arancini balls were my favourite. The food arrived promptly and the staff were very attentive. Katie and Alex were excellent hosts and were so bubbly and friendly throughout our meal. They are naturals, they made us laugh and were so kind and genuine, they made us feel relaxed. Thank you for such a lovely experience. We will be back

Really loved the food great atmosphere lovely staff can fault this place....but I ordered a beef Sunday lunch far too much beef on my plate....I say plate it was more like a pasta dish and found it difficult to cut my meat up and couldn't eat it all. The vegetables were cooked to perfection but the mashed potatoes were more like a puree and I didn't like that. It's a shame really because it was really flavoursome food they just need to cut back on the meat it's just too much. And maybe cut the price down too!

Great place near home, good for a nice lunch while out walking. Decent lagers and some great lunch food. Haven't had a main meal here yet but the menu looks good for it and if the quality is anything like the food we've had at the couple of visits for lunch it'll be great.

I had wanted to try out this gastropub for some time and spend a few squid on some top notch food. Well it does not disappoint ! Its clearly popular and busy, the ambiance of the place is very inviting, comfortable and the many staff very attentive and helpful.We had some calamari and garlic bread to start with and share, the garlic bread was amazing and reminiscent of the garlic butter found in french escargots, rich and delicious. The calamari was served with some lovely tartare sauce and hit the spot.Followed the fish of the day and sea vegetables. Flaky cod cooked to perfection, tons of flavours yet subtle and balanced.The famous fish and chips was beautiful and executed perfectly. Nothing more to add, it did what it said on the tin. Perfect.Now then for the spatchcocked chicken and chips (+ spicy slaw). This was simply "the best chicken I ever had" said my daughter. Moist and melt in the mouth texture with just the right hint of thyme and lemon and a touch of smoky flavours. It fell off the bone and clearly had a huge amount of attention to details in the execution. Simple food executed as it should.We ran out of steam for dessert and shall be back in the pub section to try some out!.Many thanks to all staff and chefs, this is a must to visit and a box ticked (tickled? ;-))Until next time.

Overall an awful experience.My wife and i arrived early for an 8 pm dinner booking, we were shown through to the bar to wait with a drink. The barman was polite and chatty, drinks were a little on the pricey side but nothing too alarming.After 15 or so minutes the barman told us to return to the reception area to wait for our table but were ignored completely by staff there. Eventually we we’re ushered back to the bar to wait, but not five minutes later we were taken upstairs to our table.It took about 10 minutes to be given menus and another 10 for our order to be taken. The table opposite were just leaving and a member of their party warned us she’d been waiting almost an hour for something to eat.After another 40 minutes of waiting our food was brought out, disappointingly no starters, instead it was the main course. We sent these back and explained that we hadn’t yet had our starters.The staff were frankly rude, they made no apology and turned back to the kitchen without saying a word to us, offering instead only a bemused look and shrugged shoulders.Our starters arrived 10 minutes later and were very pleasant, the dirty plates were cleared swiftly. Things were looking up we thought..Our mains came up, again, after little more than five minutes and were clearly the same we had been served initially but kept warm. I had fish and chips and my wife had a calzone, hers was quite small and burned.Mine was vile, the lovely golden batter that arrived in the first place was now a dark brown and dry, as was the fish. My chips were over cooked and dry, the mushy peas had developed a white film on top from the re warming and the slice of lemon it was served with was actually charred and black along the side.We sent this all back as it was virtually inedible, but to begin with no apologies were offered. Finally a manager came up, examined the meals and argued the toss that our food hadn’t been kept on a hotplate.To be honest the food was disappointing but the service was appalling. We both felt uncomfortable from the outset and were not made to feel welcome nor valued as customers. As a final insult the gent’s toilet was disgusting. This was a pub I’d wanted to try for a while, i wish that I hadn’t bothered.

our first visit to this very popular venue. we visited as a group of 4 adults. staff were extremely friendly and helpful. drinks were served quickly. Starters were pretty good and very well presented. the roast pork was a little fatty but tasty and the beef was very tasty but a little tough for my liking. not very much in the way of vegetables, although you did have the option to order more.seating was in a light and airy conservatory room and there was further seating on the first floor.we felt that prices were a little on the high side but overall we enjoyed it and will more than likely make a return visit in the future.

Our first visit... We made a reservation (plus dog) but were able to subsequently change it to an earlier time when our plans changed on the day with no trouble. Received a very warm welcome and enjoyed a superb fish pie and shepherd's pie as our main meals. Everything else coming out of the kitchen looked amazing too and the selection of drinks would surely satisfy any palate.A brilliant end to my wife's birthday, well done to everyone on the Tickled Trout team :)

Excellent food, great service, helpful staff. Had a lovely time. Thank you

Disappointing service, maybe we caught an off-day (there seemed to be an argument amongst the serving staff!) Food was okay, though the exciting looking chocolate drink on Google reviews is no longer available. Our order was a bit messed up and arrived in stages. Food was okay but quite pricey for what it was.(In answer to the response below, we visited The Tickled Trout in Dronfield. The chocolate drink — which we were told at the time was not on the menu — appears in the Google photos linked to this restaurant. Perhaps the restaurant has no control over photos people post, am therefore warning readers that they shouldn’t necessarily assume everything shown is available.)