September 13, 2007
Not a bad find, opposite the Dolphin pub on quite a busy road, four real ales all kept very well. Looked like this is a good music pub as band setting up whilst we were there. Bar staff very good and appeared quite knowledgeable.

August 26, 2007
Another very old Derby pub, just by the Dolphin and less than 5 minutes away from the sublime Flower Pot, so you may stop by for a quickie on the road to other interesting places. It’s not a must, but it’s a nice, very authentic pub, quiet and welcoming.

July 29, 2007
On my first Derby visit this place was being renovated but the next time I went it had reopened. A good selection of ales, about 8 on including the excellent Derby Triple Hop.

June 18, 2007
A good selctgion of cask ales. Rather quiet and lacking in atmospehere on a Monday night. Very friendly bar staff.

March 14, 2006
Now re-opened. Not been in yet, but plan to soon. If it returns to it’s past glory, could be a very good ale pub.

May 10, 2005 [ Updated May 5, 2009 ]
UPDATE 2009 Now reopen, 8 beers on cask + 2 gravity, Purity beers always stocked, bring your own food UPDATE DECEMBER 2007 Yet another change of licensee has seen the beer range revert to fairly blandly kept regionals casks. Not worth a special visit. brbrUpdate: Quite smart inside, clearly set out as an eating pub rather than a drinking pub. 8 pumps but just four beers on, had a slightly dodgy Bass. Needs to bring in four guests alongside its four regulars to make it a worthwhile stop on a Derby crawl.