North East Derbyshire
Mint Leaf

Mint Leaf

42 Green Lane, North East Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Cafés • Seafood • European • Fast Food


"This is the first and possibly the last visit to mint leaf. We have read and heard of great reviews about this place and I for one was disappointed. Giving the benefit of doubt first, it was New Year’s Eve so I totally understand the...demand of service to customers however, and it is a big however. I called to book a table a few days before and they made it sound like it was full. They game me options to book in so I took the later one. I left my name so we knew it was a concrete booking. On arrival, no name was asked by the doorman, he just shoved us on the waiting sofa starring at people eating food which felt uncomfortable anyway. We then got taken to our table (and there was plenty of room too) shortly followed by another couple who took the next table. We had a look at the menus when, a regular couple came in and sat tables down, only to get served instantly. Regardless of importance and how much you spend in the vicinity, we should have been first. So, we ordered popadoms to share with pickle tray and they wasn’t even warm. They tasted like rubber and they had been stood for some time. The pickle tray was awful, like it had been slopped together. We had to be asked to get a drink which was awkward. Onto the starters, the tandoori chicken actually was really nice, came on a small plate with small tomato and some discoloured lettuce. It wasn’t served on a skewer either. My partners allo chop was cold. It took minutes for the mains to arrive and we hadn’t even had our starters taken away either so the table was a mess. The waiter was arrogant and slammed the plates onto the table shouting “enjoy your meals happy new year” in the most sarcastic voice too. Overall, a very disappointing evening when we was looking forward to it too. We never got looked after once and asked if we need anymore drinks etc. i must say though, we have eaten at Ayeshas on Dronfield bottom and they actually blow mint leaf away. So, we won’t come back I’m afraid. Ohh, give the toilets a clean they were awful. for me guys."

The Plough Inn At Brackenfield

The Plough Inn At Brackenfield

Matlock Road, North East Derbyshire, United Kingdom, DE55 6DD

Meat • Steak • Cheese • Chicken


"It started with slow service. My sweet and sour prawn starter took 50m to arrive during a quiet service. Some prawns were rubbery and overcooked but to be fair, not all. Pitta bread was dry and hard, salsa was similar to a supermarket jar with pineapple added. For £7 I’d expect better.We waited quite a while longer for our mains. Prob 30m. Homemade chicken burger with bacon was battered, deep fried and greasy, and the chicken tasted of the oil too. The bacon was also fried. The chips that came with it were dry and unappealing. The coleslaw was a really odd colour and arrived warm I didn’t dare try that. I had most of the chicken (without the batter) and picked at the rest. My girlfriend’s Lamb pie was not available (after ordering), so had to re order and chose the replacement Steak and stout pie. The mash was unseasoned, no butter, milk or anything other than just potato. The veg were a mixed bag with some too firm (more than al dente). The gravy wasn’t meaty and rich, but quite weak and watery. The pie was ok though. Having left most of my dinner, the waitress asked if everything was ok, and I relayed our feedback. She apologised, but nothing was done about it. As a side note, in the room two other tables came in. A couple first, and then a group of four who were sat directly next to the table of two. The tables were too close together and social distancing was not adhered to. The table of two then moved to another empty table on their own accord as they felt uncomfortable as we would have done. Being the only (3) tables in a room of 7 9 tables, this was really unnecessary.Being polite, the whole experience was very disappointing and I’d not recommend The Plough at Brackenfield to anyone."