EMEmber Inns★★★★★
Booked in for 8 people for lunch
Booked in for 8 people for lunch. It was an unbearably hot day, 30 degrees plus.
Firstly, no salads available.
Several people ordered starters, the rest were on mains only, or mains plus dessert.
The starters arrived, plus one main.
After that, mains arrived, but at different times.
Several starters and mains had salad on the plate?
Desserts were also staggered, so we didn't eat together much!
The food was mediocre to poor.
Double doors leading outside were opened by one of our party to try for a through flow of air. They were closed by staff as the council didn't allow them to be opened.
A long drink of orange juice topped up with soda water plus a large lemonade cost £7.75.
Not a good experience.
2026-06-25
EMEmber Inns★★★★★
I tried to book a meal for 9 people
I tried to book a meal for 9 people, on a Wednesday lunchtime at an Ember Inns pub, the Markeaton in Derby.
I tried their online booking service. That said nothing was available. If I wanted a dog friendly table (?) I could leave my details and someone would review the request, so I did leave my contact details. I waited a couple of days, then repeated the process. Nothing.
I rang the pub. No answer, leave a message. I did. No one returned my call. After a further 2 days I rang again. This time I was very firm and clear that I wasn't happy at being ignored, and asked that they contact me today. Nothing.
I checked the Ember Inns website. I used the Facebook link at the bottom and sent a message. That was rejected, not delivered.
The 9 of us are going elsewhere, strangely, to another Ember Inns pub that took my online booking with no problems.
Avoid the Markeaton in Derby!
2026-06-19
