We had always liked the Dog, so decided to go for my partner's birthday. It was a Saturday but at 5.15 pm, we expected the bar to be empty. It wasn't but the only tables available were occupied by a man with a rather lively springer spaniel straining at the leash, jumping up all across three tables. No-one wants to eat with a dog jumping around them so we asked if we could sit in the restaurant area, which was virtually empty. We were told that it was fully booked but having a sneaky look at the booking form, most tables were not booked until 7.30pm. We would have been finished by then. We left, disappointed. When we wrote to the manageress, she was very unhelpful. We had a lovely meal at the Peacock, Oakerthorpe, instead and will only partake in drinks at the Dog in future. Pity.

My freind and I here on Sunday 13th May and really wish I hadn't bothered. I've even her several times before and was always impressed with the lovely food and service...well that's a thing of the past! The service was terrible. The head waitress/manager was very rude, barking at us to sit in the bar and order at the bar as we hadn't booked a table. Then she nearly bit our head off for having the cheek to ask for vinager!! I've never been made to feel quite so unwelcome...manners really do go a long way! We both had gourmet burgers. Mine was missing parma ham, and my friends was missing stilton cheese! The burgers themselves tasted like something you get off a cheap burger van...nothing gourmet about them at all. The only half decent thing on the plate were the home made chips...but they didn't warrant the ££11 price tag. My advice stay away...this restaurant is obviously still surving on its previous reputation. Just wonder went wrong?

we have recently visited this "eating outlet" expecting to have a nice pleasent meal but on arrival we were greeted with an unfriendly welcome via staff (as if they did not want us there). After that we thought oh well im sure the food will be nice, first of all we ordered our meal which was brought out and slammed on our table with no cuttlery, we waited a little while until we had to ask for it worrying our meal would go cold. Upon starting our very expensive burger it soon became clear to us this was not the burger in the description. As we had payed 11 pound each for this burger we decided to question the staff where the chillies and piri piri sauce was that appeared to be missing. The staff were once again very rude and insisted all the ingredients were included which they cleary was not. top tip: Avoid this pub like the plague, if you want a burger that says what it is for the right money, visit mcdonalds where the staff actual smile and everything is what it says on the tin

Both myself and partner enjoy eating out regularly as well as cooking. We thought we would the Dog Inn at Pentrich as it appeared in the Derbyshire Good Food Magazine and have trusted this with many other fine eating establishments across Derbyshire. Firstly on arrival we noticed that the choice of drinks available is neither extensive or of a quality you would expect in a

Shocking meal - worst we've had in a Derbyshire pub in the past five years. Spiced Turkish Meatball starter had no discernible spice, was greasy and contained more gristle per meatball than I've seen in any cheap sausage; the tsatsiki was yogurt with cucumber and not much else. Main course of Slow-cooked Rosemary lamb was a pile of fatty roast lamb, with little flavour (no rosemary in eveidence) and left a residual coating of fat in the mouth: sub-school dinner standard, certainly not a 'gastro' pub. Little evidence that anyone cared that we didn't want puddings or coffee. Very poor indeed.

poor service, bar meals good, has slowly gone to the dogs over the last 8 months what as happened to the smart and pleasant staff of the past. was one of the best. there are better around now.This dog needs training.
Sorti it out management.

haven't been just rang to see if they had a table,the man who answered didn't even say it was the dog inn so i guessed i had the right number ,he just said hello i asked if he had a table for 6 for the following day ,he just said very quickly "nothing at all" so i said sorry and said pardon he repeated him self and just put the phone down rude man doesn't deserve custom

Wish I had found this review site prior to our visit. What a shame. Firstly table not set for correct number of guests, despite booking in and being at bar for drinks. Ordered 1st bottle of red wine which was perfect. Sat for meal and oh dear, the goats cheese and beetroot salad for starters becamw a game of hunt the goats cheese - 4-5 teaspoon size prtions mixed with 2- 3 pieces of beetroot in loads of mixed lettuce. Ordered roast chicken for main course, have never in all my days have I seen chicken served in such a way. I am a qualified cook and would never dream of serving chicken as they did - 2 portions of 2" x 2" x 2 1/2" pieces, including skin and bone. When the dish of vegetables arrived there was hardly enough for 2 let alone 5 persons, they did bring extra but only 1 portion. Having picked off the chicken there was barely enough for a child let alone an adult portion. You get more at a KFC bargain bucket for much much less. The price for this was daylight robbery. Ordering a second bottle of red wine, which was deliverd to the table with condensation on it, it was so cold, when asked, the waitress advised us that it was a problem for them as they had no suitable storgage for red wine to be served at room temperature, and would we like it placed in front of the fire for a while.!!! Ordering a sweet of a treacle roly poly pudding was also a mistake, £5 25 for a portion which left much to be desired. To end the evening 2 of the party had a coffee, and when the bill arrived, we had been charged for 4 and also been charged for puddings we had not had. This was rectified bit what a dissapointing evening. We were unable to complain on the eveing as the guests we were with had recommended the venue and it would have been very embarrasing.Certainly not a good evening and not value for money. I do not mind paying for a nice meal but this meal was certainly overpriced for the quality of the food. Will not be going again and will not be recommending this restaurant to anyone.

terrible service and food, looks and sounds great but was just horrid. Staff were poorly trained and rude, more interested in chatting to each other than doing their jobs. Left all our empties on the table, never once asked us if we'd like a drink we had to keep asking them or just go and get it from the bar ourselves. I had pork it was severly overcooked and the fat hadn't been rendered at all. Food was not as desribed. A terrible experience, i will not return. Waste of money, much better options around.

We had just moved into the Pentrich area and had been told to go to The Dog Inn for food as it had an excellent reputation. My partner had pre booked the table earlier on in the day and specifically told them that we had children 3, 8 & 15, they said they didnt cater for children but to bring them and they would be fine !Well I can assure you it was not fine at all we got there and were told to take a seat in the waiting area a woman came up to us and the first thing she said was "we dont do kids meals" I explained that when we had booked they said we can bring children so she said "ok " My 3 yr old daughter who is a bit of a live wire decided to go for a walk in the restaurant, she didnt run or make any noise ( she was just being nosey) the manager came over to us and said "she cant be running around like that our regulars wont like it, most people pay a babysitter to look after their children when they come here" I was absolutely appalled at the way I was spoken to, it was rude, unprovoked and totally uncalled for. I decided to ignore her comments as I was not in the mood for confrontation that day, we went on to have our food but felt very uncomfortable the whole evening. The food however is very nice but without the atmosphere whats the point?

I came here tonight to celebrate my engagement. The service I recieved was appaling - the manageress was speaking down toher staff like dirt on the floor in front of other customers, making myself and my party feel very uncomfortable. When the food was served an hour after it had been ordered, we recieved a dish with an ingredient in that I had asked the manageress to leave out due to an allergy, however, when I asked this, the waitress had no idea if the ingredient was in there or not, and when this was passed on to the manager, I had to wait a further 10 minutes until she came to discuss it with me. Another half an hour later and my meal had finally arrived as I had asked for it.
We decided to take all this with a pinch of salt - it was quite busy, and the young, inexperienced waitresses didn't seem to know what it was they were supposed to be doing and had little guidance from the powers that be - their manager. Our main course then arrived before our starters had been taken away, and this caused a lot of hassle and faffing about with the plates. I bought a round of drinks, only to have finished my main course by the time they arrived.
We were then given the dessert board, only to be told that most of the desserts were unavailable. This left us with two options - eaton mess or cheesecake. We ordered 4 eaton mess and 3 cheese cake, only to be told that there wasn't enough cheese cake and would we prefer a 5th eaton mess instead.
Over all, poor service, untrained staff and appaling food.
Never again.

probably the worst experience of dining that I have ever had. The tables were too close together and our night was completely spoiled by another diner who accused me of "watching her". Her psychotic behaviour and the failure of the staff to recognise her agressive behaviour upset our evening and we will never dine there again. The fact that we ere nearly sat on their table did not help but the food wasn't that great either.

my wife and i were give a menu each, i selected a starter off her menu,and a main course off of mine .had to wait30 mins for 2 starters that required no cooking,waited a further 35 mins for main courses.i returned mine as it was not what i ordered.on further enquiries it turned out i had been given an outdated menue.iasked for the bill and when it arrived,i had been charged for the main course i never had.the dining area has been extended,has the kitchen?an abundance of waitresses an absence of food. they are frequently advertising for chefs in the local rags,no wonder.there appears to be a general lack of co-ordination and organisation. have dined here on numerous occasions,never again the dog inn pentrich. pat julie b