The Clock Bistro - Derby

The restaurant serves delicious food and is very accommodating with dietary requirements. We felt very welcome and had a great night. I would definitely recommend.

Second visit in a month and going back next week too. Great food reasonably priced and brilliant service. The ambiance is lovely, desserts to die for but the best thing about this place is the people, they just can’t do enough to make sure you are well looked after.

Where do i start. from the moment we walked in the floor was greasy and you were sliding all over the place, let alone when you sat down the chair slid away from the tables. the desert table glass was filthy. the menus had like a film on which was again greasy. food took over an hour to arrive yet only one other table in after us. the food was was terrible. the lamb kebab was not lamb and tasted like dried up stuffing in breadcrumbs! the bread for the kebab was cold and rock hard! the paella was pointless and tasted very salty and the muscles which were very few had not been cleaned properly. and we're overcooked and they had shriveled up . 2 prawns and there was no veg or anything in it. the carbonara sauce was all congealed and the egg sauce had split. this again tasted like pure salt and looked a mess. the bolognaise wasn't too bad but the wine obviously had not been cooked out. As a trained chef with experience, it was not up to the standard that would of been expect for this type of dining. it was also very expensive, very overpriced and the staff not once had a smile on their face, most of them stood around doing nothing apart from chatting in the corner. we would not recommend this and won't be returning.

Worried after seeing some of the poor reviews but found there was nothing at all to be worried about. We were greeted by a lovely young lady who then waited on us and was very helpful and attentive. Other waiters periodically checked we had everything we wanted and that all was ok which it was. Our food was really lovely and the portion sizes were overly generous so we simply couldn't eat it all even though we tried very hard to. The waiting time was ever so slightly longer than some places but I think that was because the food was cooked to order and not simply microwaved. All in all I found this eatery to be lovely and will not hesitate to return. I don't think you can please all of the people all of the time but judging by the amount of people there and given it is a small village bistro I would say that they get it right far more than wrong otherwise they wouldn't have been so busy. Give them a try I think they're definitely worth it.

Food : not great. Lacking flavour, rice like mush. Presentation, plonked on a plate. Service : staff not really bothered. Mumble and walk away. Don't seem to care. Atmosphere: Vanilla. Our visit was very disappointing. We have been previously and had a nice meal.