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The Carnarvon Arms

➤ Fackley Road, Sutton In Ashfield I-NG17 3JA, United Kingdom, Sutton in Ashfield

Menu • Pubs • Fish • British • Vegetarian

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"The Carnarvon helped us celebrate our Christmas Eve in a wonderful way. We dined in the glasshouse, which provided a nice, private atmosphere. The food was excellent and all of our guests were pleased with their dishes. We opted for the Christmas Family menu, which offered a variety of options for those who didn't want a traditional Christmas dinner. There was a small mix-up with some guests wanting custard instead of cream on their desserts, but it was quickly and easily resolved. One of our guests, who had never been to The Carnarvon before, remarked on the beauty of the venue and expressed a desire to return. Overall, I highly recommend this restaurant for its exceptional service from beginning to end. My only complaint is that Santa and crackers were not included in the Christmas festivities, which would have added some fun photo opportunities."

Duke Of Wellington

➤ Church Street, NG17 8LA, Ashfield, United Kingdom

Menu • Kebab • Pizza • Cafés • Mexican

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"We booked the Eileen Proctor night for 7th December 2022, for this to be cancelled 2 hours before the show was about to start. I had to message the facebook page to see when this would be reschduled and they told me it was now going ahead 15th February. The week before this was due to go ahead, I messaged the facebook page to make sure this was still happening as I hadn't seen any advertisement for this. It took 3 facebook messages, an email and 3 phone calls for me to get a response. The response when they finally answered the phone was a rude lady telling me she knew nothing about the event and nothing was in the diary. I asked if the manager could call me as we had paid £45 for this and needed the refund. All I got was a rude facebook message saying she didn't have time to call me back and it had been rescheduled again for April. At this point, they were just making up dates just to tell us anything. My friend (who booked the tickets) went in to collect the refund which they said we could have to be greeted by a rude huff from the waitress and to be told we had to wait. Would not recommend to visit this pub as my first and only experience has been disgusting."

Porterhouse By Barlows

➤ 174 Forest Road, Ashfield, United Kingdom

Menu • Steak • British • Steakhouse • Vegetarian

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"at the arrival we were very well welcomed and the service is very nice here, we were set immediately. our starters were great, but that's where it ended! this place had a new boil (cook), as confirmed by the waitress and oh it shows! that is. a scandal for this place. the main thing my wife was served, I would ask someone “have they ever heard of a “Slowed belly Pork”, not to crack sat up?” ... but a huge piece slowly cook grossly fat. the answer would be from anyone who is more important a cook, no! we were then told: "It is not intended to crack and in the did have the slimy fat" I liked one! for someone who has worked in the kitchen for a few years, I find this insulting. in addition, I ordered a filet steak, a beautiful rest of the meat, which should be cooked with carefree bread to be served rare medium “good made” ... the waitress to her loan replaced it... shocked... medium turned. not what I wanted! I also asked for a red wine jes to be served a gravy. without red wine taste! at this point they have to ask who is in the kitchen. it's criminal to have a new cook that doesn't fit the ability to cook dishes with such fantastic products from a brilliant metzger that I spend at least months! these courses can be cooked better at home tonight. credit to the waitresses as they have to pick up the pieces, the owner of porterhouse has to get a proper cook that knows how to cook properly because slowly boiled boils. with a plate of slim un-Rededed pork fat is not as it should be done and filet steak is rare to medium as it says! very disappointed"

The Schoolhouse Restaurant Bar And Garden

➤ 43 Church St, South Normanton, United Kingdom, South Normanton United Kingdom

Menu • Sushi • Cafés • Asiatic • European

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"Poormenu is limited. The staff are all lovely but inexperienced. We have eaten at this establishment previously and had been very disappointed on that occasion. In our opinion things have not improved, we both chose the crab linguini, we expected it to be fresh tasting creamy and light, it was the total opposite, gloopy and dry with ‘crunch’ the chef seems to add pancetta to every meal! This gave the impression that we were crunching through crab shells! Not a nice experience. We felt the quality of the crab to be poor, so much so, my partner suffered gastrointestinal symptoms for the rest of the evening! We will not be eating here again."

Delhi Nights Indian

➤ 124 The Common, DE55 2EP, Bolsover, United Kingdom

Menu • Asian • Vegan • Indian • Vegetarian

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"What a find! Great little (it is a bit cosy) Indian restaurant. Don't be put off by the location, the actual food is amazing. We were staying locally, hadn't booked, but were able to get a last minute table. We had a bit of a wait for the food, but gosh it was worth it! My husband had a lamb curry and said it was probably the best lamb curry he has ever had. My chicken makhani was superb, succulent and plenty of chicken breast. Our garlic and coriander naan was huge, hot and very tasty, as were my onion bhajis. We will definitely be back!"