Derby Arms

Arrived early for 2 night stay so had lunch in the bar - really good. Also had evening meal in restaurant on second night - again superb food. Staff all friendly. Room was good but no hairdryer provided. Breakfast well cooked and generous servings. Apart from cooked only yoghurt, cereals and fruit juice. Would stay again if in the area

Spent a delightful weekend at The Derby Arms while visiting family in the area. On Friday, we dined in the restaurant, where the shared starters and desserts, along with individual mains, amounted to approximately £50 per person, inclusive of a bottle of wine - all of which was thoroughly enjoyable. On Saturday evening we indulged in bar snacks and a few drinks, another great experience. Heads-up, the full English breakfast served was impeccable! The rooms provided a clean and cozy atmosphere, equipped with all the essentials for a comfortable stay - from a snug bed to a decent shower! You may hear the music downstairs as the rooms are directly above the restaurant and pub... but it's off at 11. The standout feature, however, was the exceptional staff. Warm, professional, and attentive, they truly added to the experience. Having booked a month in advance through the pub's website, the cost worked out to just a little over £70 per night for the room, inclusive of breakfast - providing decent value for the quality of accommodation and service received. Without hesitation, I'd recommend The Derby Arms.

Food was terrible and overpriced. There were more flies than humans, they are trying to serve overpriced food, for the "Mediterranean or Korean" palate than English in rural Lancashire. Far too expensive. We spent the entire ruined meal swatting the flies away. Definitely not value for money. Will never go again.

OH MY GIDDY AUNT!!! What a spectacular weekend spent at the spectacular Darby Arms😍 Where do i begin! The staff: they are by far the friendliest, smartest most beautiful young people i have ever had the pleasure of being served and entertained by!!!👍💎🥵 The scran: OMG never had anything more scrumptious in all my days! The setting: peng peng peng! And the alcohol: the bar man Cameron gave 100% effort, energy and passion. My server alice: that young lady was fantastic! She is hands down the greatest asset to the Darby Arms! I wish could give 6 stars. I recommend this place to everyone i know! Xoxo

We called in on passing for lunch and a drink. The place looks lovely with a brilliant resident singer. The staff were lovely and helpful. We both orderd chicken tikka wraps....we were both very disappointed as you could hardly find the chicken tikka let alone taste it...it was mainly salad with no taste ( there wasn't a sauce either). The chunky chips were nice which came with the dish ( you can request fries or chunky chips). The wrap was very overpriced for what you received and we wouldn't order it again. To be honest the drinks are over priced also...one beer and appletizer nearly £10 !

A lukewarm welcome and initially taken to the wrong room by a young member of staff, who gave us the code to get in the back door if we needed it, but gave us the wrong breakfast times for the weekend. First impressions of the room were so disappointing I actually logged into Tripadvisor to make sure we’d been reading the right reviews for this premise . The room was at the front of the building and the view was actually a nice village scene. However there were cobwebs and black mould on the window which had been opened wide for our arrival. Looking back into the room, there were cobwebs down the side of the large headboard and on the walls and light fittings. The pictures and layout map on the walls had a thick sticky dust layer on top of their frames. Plugging my phone charger into the bedside socket, again this was covered in dust, hair and dirty. I went to the bathroom to wash my hands and the door didn’t close properly and the door couldn’t be locked. The hand towel rail was loose and hanging of the wall, and the tap over the sink was loose, you could rock it back and forth and the base around it was filthy. The bath panel appears to have been removed at some point with a terrible job of replacing it, leaving brown residue on show along it’s length. The shower screen seal had black mould on it, the shower head was dirty, clearly hadn’t been cleaned at all, and we had to unclog the shower jets of their black mould before we were happy to use it. The bed itself seems to have been made up of two single size mattresses but no discernible topper meaning we spent an uncomfortable night with a big hard ridge down the centre of the bed. I am beyond disappointed with the accommodation we were given.it beggars belief that someone could look at the state of the room and say that this was acceptable to guests. We have been informed that the rooms were full all weekend so that meant little point asking for a different room. On a happier note, our first evening in the restaurant was actually lovely. The food was as expected and the lady who looked after us on the Friday evening was lovely, a credit to the premises. After a full day out on Saturday we arrived for dinner that evening and it was a totally different experience. The crispy chilli beef salad we both ordered was served to us looking like it had been thrown together and nothing like the same dish what one of the guests on the previous evening had eaten . And it was so incredibly salty that it was practically impossible to finish . This was brought to the attention of the waitress. The only saving grace of our two night stay was the Sunday full English breakfast which was perfect, and the female member of staff on duty was just lovely, friendly and welcoming.

Me and my friends had a lovely lunch time meal at the Derby arms. It has a lovely pub environment and feel with friendly staff and great food. We will definitely be coming back! We had the ham & cheese toastie, chicken wrap, pot pie, and prawn curry (one of my favourites).

Annoyed, frustrated and disappointed. One of the worst experiences- will never stay here again. Stayed here whilst going to a wedding at the Ferraris Hotel 200 yards away. On check in - staff did not explain the procedure to get in when we returned. It took us 20 minutes to find the entrance door, which was round the back of the bins & there are no outside security lights. Stepped in puddles- ruined expensive shoes. Pitch black. No signs. No staff present. No security. Felt very vulnerable- the door could easily be left open & anyone staying in the rooms would be at risk. Shocking. Not worth the money at all. Certainly not 4 star. Disgraceful. Room old fashioned. Old wardrobe & the door wouldn’t close. Terrible place.

This was the first time I had been back to the Derby Arms since my youth, nearly 40 years previous. On entering I was pleasantly surprised at the inviting ambiance of the interior, so was looking forward to a pleasant meal and enjoyable evening. We booked for 7:30 but it was not until a lengthy wait of an hour before we got our starters, which I thought poor. My wife ordered seafood starter and main and to be fair the seafood turned out to be very nice. However, I ordered chicken livers, which were in a sauce laid over sourdough bread. When I cut into the chicken livers they ran red with blood, something one would never desire with poultry, for potential health reasons. I asked for a replacement and when it arrived it was disappointing to see that there were much fewer liver pieces, being only five pieces spread across the sourdough slice. This poor attention to portion control was irritating. However, when I cut into the livers every one of them was uncooked inside, dripping red blood. I sent it away and the only thing I received was a half hearted apology and a comment that it would be removed from my bill. The main course I had was acceptable, nothing more. The dessert was Eton Mess parfait. It was a poor attempt at a parfait, containing no berries or even meringue in the yoghurt, as described on the menu. And what should be presented as semi-frozen yoghurt was presented so deep frozen it was hard to cut into it with a spoon. Again, very poor. But what really destroyed what ought to be a pleasant evening meal experience was that while we waited for our dessert, staff were clearing all the tables and setting up for the following morning's breakfast guests, laying out cereals, jams, coffee cups etc etc. This practice leaves one feeling like one has overstayed their welcome and is completely disrespectful of evening guests. Had we wanted to eat out in a B& B environment we would've booked a B& B. This was my first experience of the Derby Arms in a good many years and it left a bitter taste.