Queens Head, Little Eatonback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
How this place has made it into the Good Beer Guide is beyond my comprehension. Last night I had to send not one but two pints back as they were off and they were grudgingly changed. This did not stop the bar staff serving the beers in question to others. I''ve also found you need to keep an eye open for short measure and expect a sarcastic comment when you ask for your pint to be topped up. The staff just don''t seem interested in anything other than chatting to their mates and service is desperately slow. Food is overpriced, pretentious and of mediocre quality. The whole place could do with a good clean as well.
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I called in for four pints of take out beer, had Everard's Tiger, which was excellent. On a Saturday lunch time the place had only diners in it. The atmosphere was spoilt by the annoying and quite loud music. Not really much of a drinkers pub.
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Another successful venture by Derby Brewing Company. They seem to like their "new stuff in an old building" theme, and so do I. Like the Royal Standard and Greyhound the beer is always good quality and there is a decent range, prices may be a little above average. Most of the staff seem to be pretty good at what they do.
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A rousing "bravo" for the Derby Brewing Company. Another dreary and outdated pub has been given a new lease of life and the Queen's is an impressive addition to this thriving stable. The DBC has a tried and trusted formula, first tried at the Brunswick and then polished at the Brewery Tap and the Greyhound, and they have stuck to it with excellent results. Some may carp about the degree of emphasis on food but this is still a haven for the drinker who values quality and variety. With the Hollybush and the Dead Poet's in close proximity, this enclave north of Derby is becoming a major attraction for that fraternity and I look forward eagerly to DBC pushing into Belper for their next venture.
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First visit yesterday. DBC have done the now expected excellent job of rejuvenating this big pub. Feels a little bit more food-orientated than the Brewery Tap and The Greyhound, but none the worse for that.
The usual wide range of quality beers and the famous Rack are available. And there is a bus stop outside that makes it just 15 minutes from the centre of Derby.
Very pleasant walks from here to Holbrook and Makeney, so you could make it a great day out.
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I have just had the best burger in my life! (and the chips were gorgeous too). Arriving at 7.40pm on a mid-week night, the pub was about half full with a 60/40 mix of diners and drinkers. We ordered food straight away and waited about 20-30mins, during which time, the place filled up mainly with drinkers. The burgers are succulent and tasty and the relish is to die for. The chips are chunky, well cooked and taste like from home grown potatoes and are delicious. A great selection of beers, lagers and ciders too. The staff were friendly and attentive from bar staff (offered tastes of different beers without prompting) to waiting staff who were really friendly. I can't wait to go again.
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Been looking forward to the Queens Head re-opening as the Derby Brewing Co have done a great job on their two their pubs in Derby and this one is in walking distance of our house. So it was with a great sense of anticipation we went along on a recent Friday night to try it out. Unfortunately I have to say I was a bit disappointed. Is it a pub? Is it a restaurant? Or is it, as DBC's website describes, "a new fresh Gastro Food menu". Answer .....well maybe none of the above. Undoubtedly the beer is good, with a wide range, well kept and at sensible prices (i.e. some still less than 3 pounds a pint). But it doesn't seem to be a drinkers pub as the food tables with "reserved" signs, but no occupants, were scattered around the bar and there was nowhere for us to sit. So we sat in the eating part (a.k.a. restaurant end) and ordered food at about 6.30pm and the menu was pretty standard pub grub (fish & chips, burgers and the like) at standard prices. If you want gastro-pub food try the Saracens Head at Shirley; you will get better quality food at not much higher prices. But then some friends arrived at about 7.30pm, sat next to us and tried to order food but were told they couldn't as they hadn't reserved a table and the pub was expecting a large party (about 10 people turned up).
So back to the start - is it a pub, or a gastro pub or what? I won't be rushing back to find out!
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Once again the Derby Brewing Company have rescued a once excellent and popular local pub from obscurity after being in the hands of disinterested owners ... in this case Greene King.
The Queens Head opened again on 17 November and is pretty unrecognisable internally to the old pub. A good selection of ales are available ... I counted 9 hand pumps. The pub was buzzing when I called in for a lunchtime pint earlier this week. The DBC Business as Usual was spot-on. Well done DBC !!!
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The Pub has now been taken over by Derby Brewing Company. It is due to re-open on the 18th Nov 2011 and will have...
8 real ales
1 hand pull cider
wines of the world
large range of continental bottled beers.
All food will be producd on site using fresh local produce.
Definitely worth a visit to see the new look.
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The Queen�s Head dates back to 1835 when it opened as the Delver�s Inn � a delver being a quarry worker. It was sandwiched between the Derby to Ripley turnpike (now the B6179) at the front and the Little Eaton Gangroad, one of the country�s early horse drawn tramways, which was in operation between 1795 and 1908 which ran past the rear of the pub. Because the tramway and the road were not parallel, the pub is narrower at the north end than it is at the south end.
I used to drink here regularly when it served the excellent beer brewed locally by Hardy & Hanson at Kimberley, but since H&H were taken over by Greene King and the Kimberley Brewery closed, the number of times that I have visited the Queen�s Head can be counted on the fingers of one hand as I am not a big fan of most G-K brews.
However, on a recent visit G-K�s St Edmunds Ale was on draught. It proved to be a refreshing and very pleasant change from the normal taste of G-K beers. Other than for its brewery ties, the Queen�s Head is a pretty good pub. It is clean, comfortable and I was served by a friendly barman � probably the manager.
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