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Hours
Sun
5:00 - 15:00
Mon
5:00 - 23:00
Tue
5:00 - 23:00
Wed
5:00 - 23:00
Thu
5:00 - 23:00
Fri
5:00 - 16:00
Sat
5:00 - 16:00
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Food and ambience
Local cuisine, European, Grill, Gastropub, Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options
Details
About
Recently subject of a spectacular renovation and extension, stunning contemporary dining rooms blend seamlessly with old English charm maintained beneath the low slung and beamed ceilings in the original Farmer’s Bar. Our casual dining menus feature a wealth of dishes inspired by worldwide travels and always influenced by seasonality. The well-stocked bar boasts 17 draft beers and lagers, a spectacular range of Gins, and world class wines amongst a wider selection. Subject to our English weather the spectacular walled gardens feature a maze of gravel pathways and an abundance of flora providing opportunity for an exceptional al fresco dining experience.
PRICE RANGE
£5.00 – £23.00
CUISINES
European, Grill, Gastropub
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Drinks
FEATURES
Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Private Dining, Seating, Parking Available, Validated Parking, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Mastercard, Visa, Digital Payments, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Gift Cards Available
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4.5
1,633 reviews
Excellent
1,117
Very good
196
Average
150
Poor
94
Terrible
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Bev094
London33 contributions
Sept 2024 • friends
A nice pub and the quality of the food was fine. A couple of things, the fish board sharer plate at £28.50 was far too expensive for what was on it and my Affagato containing one scoop of ice cream, an espresso and two tiny biscuits was a bit cheeky at £6.50. Most pubs/restaurants serve two scoops and include a shot of Amaretto for the same price. Also, it would have been better to have it presented in a tall glass rather than a coffee cup.
Written 26 September 2024
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General Manager
Bev094, we really appreciate your feedback! Thank you again for letting our team know how we did! We look forward to helping again in the future. Take care!
Written 28 September 2024
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Tony B
Derby3 contributions
Jan 2025 • family
To celebrate my wife's 50th, 14 of us were placed upstairs on the big table with pendant lightining. It had a balcony overlooking to the main dining area and faced their large window. Amazing barn roof feel. The waiting staff were excellent with their accuracy and endeavour and being warm and accomodating. As with food, we all enjoyed our meals as they are of a high standard, packed with flavours and well presented. It was an evening to remember. Thanks so much.
Written 5 January 2025
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General Manager
Thank you so much for your lovely review. We are so glad that you enjoyed your time with us and your wife had a lovely birthday!
We hope to see you again soon.
Kind regards,
Francesca
General Manager
Written 22 January 2025
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Rosie R
2 contributions
Feb 2025 • family
Went for a meal with family as given a generous gift voucher for Christmas.
The bar area is super cosy and staff very friendly.
The menu isn't as good as a year ago. It's got cheaper ingredients, burgers, pub staple dishes and the prices are very high.
The food was tasty but lacking what we have experienced before. The puddings were the high light and delicious. Hats off to the chef for the taste and combinations of these.
Not sure it's worth the money. The menu needs to be more exciting.
Written 14 February 2025
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Carol S
1 contribution
Jan 2025 • friends
We had a table booked for 7 people. 2 lunches were served, mine was already cold. After 10 minutes, I complained that the other 5 people were still waiting and that my food ( roast beef ) had been served cold. Shortly afterwards, the other 5 plates were served and both mine and 1 other were replaced. The replacements were also cold! The waiter spoke to his manager and offered to charge half for the cold meals and also free desserts for any that were ordered. The food itself was excellent but the occasion was spoiled! The manager, at no time came to speak to us and I find that unacceptable. This group of friends go out for Sunday lunch around 6 times a year. We will not be returning to this, otherwise, lovely venue.
Written 19 January 2025
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General Manager
Thank you for your feedback Carol. I do apologise again about the experience you received. This is not the service which we strive to achieve at The Cock Inn. It was myself who you spoke to regarding your problems on this day and offered the compensation for this, however I may have confused you slightly when I said to you I would speak to my manager about this as I meant my General Manager, however I am a manager myself. I am sorry if this wasn't communicated clearly enough. We take all feedback on board and relay this to relevant parts of the business, so we thank you again for taking the time to leave this feedback. If you do choose to ever dine with us again please email us directly on cockinn.mugginton@redcatpubcompany.com so we can ensure that you are well looked after.
Kind regards,
Bradd
Manager on Duty
Written 22 January 2025
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Ruby S
1 contribution
Dec 2024 • friends
I booked on the 28th Dec for 15 people in the evening. When we arrived we got told by members of staff we weren’t sat together and actually on two different tables. Obviously I wasn’t happy neither was any of my friends so I complained in which I got told I had to ‘request’ to be sat together on the booking. No restaurant I have ever been to has told me to request sitting with my friends. Apparently there was no other solution other than sitting separate, we suggested moving two tables to make a U shape table so everyone could be involved and got a straight no. The manager didn’t speak to us it was a waiter running between them and me. Then when it got to ordering my friend’s pre-ordered starter it was no longer available. We had the table booked 8-11pm, at half 10 we got moved to the usual pub area in which we didn’t fit on a table again. It was so disappointing as we were meant to be celebrating and it completely ruined the night. So if you ever visit The cock inn I’d suggest to put a request on your booking stating you would like to sit together if you’re in a big group.
Written 29 December 2024
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General Manager
Thank you for taking the time to leave us feedback about your experience with us. We will use your comments to refine our efforts to ensure this issue does not happen again.
Kind regards,
The Cock Inn Team
Written 22 January 2025
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John M
1 contribution
Feb 2025 • couples
Six of us (three couples) went for dinner on Saturday 1 Feb. We all had starters & mains. Some starters good, but others not so. Two had goats cheese salad & both didn’t come with walnuts & we had to ask for them & they came separately in a small bowl. Mains also mixed, biggest problem was the steak. Diner who asked for it likes their steak well done, it came medium at best. Venue is nice & looks like a lovely outdoor area for summer.
Written 1 February 2025
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General Manager
Thank you for taking the time to leave us feedback. We sincerely apologise that we did not meet your expectations on this occasion. We use all feedback constructively to ensure we can provide the service which our guests are looking for. We hope you will consider us again in the future.
Kind regards,
The Cock Inn Team
Written 5 February 2025
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Liggyloo49
6 contributions
Jun 2024 • couples
Disappointed overall. Not a warm welcome from gentleman with beard on desk he hardly acknowledged us upon our arrival. IPA guest ale tasted awful had to send it back. Menu change was disappointing no fish other than in a curry sauce. Food generally over priced, shared a starter and both had steak at £28 per head plus we were charged additional £2 each for sauce. Bill came to £92 and as we only had 3 drinks in total, no wine, it was overpriced compared to other eateries we’ve dined at. No atmosphere no music and just generally didn’t feel welcomed. Quite sad really as we love the venue and location just nowhere near up to the same standard we’ve experienced in the past.
Written 19 June 2024
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RedCat Pub Company
Liggyloo49, we regret to hear that you had a negative experience with us, but would appreciate the chance to turn your experience around. We would like the opportunity to address your concerns. Please reach out to us directly at 01773 550703 when you have a chance. Thank you, and we look forward to hearing from you.
Written 21 June 2024
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Trail55822085396
Derby2 contributions
Nov 2023 • family
Having visited the Cock Inn on many occasions I was very dissatisfied with our visit on Saturday evening.
The bar was very quiet for a Saturday night . Service was slow only one young girl waitress who was very good but a little inexperienced
The food was ok and that’s about it I had a fillet Steak which was dry no sauces were offered on ordering it was very overpriced in my opinion
I don’t what’s happening here but we won’t be going back anytime soon unless it improves
Written 19 November 2023
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Fearless80683
10 contributions
Aug 2023 • family
Still a lovely environment & great staff but it’s no longer busy & the atmosphere is so different, very disappointed in the food since the Cock Inn has been sold & taken over by a chain. We live over an hours drive away & so regretted travelling there, the food was average at best & we waited so long for our dessert order to arrive only to be told the order hadn’t been received by the kitchen so we paid up & left, some drinks were not available either.
We have had some lovely family meals here in the past, & were so looking forward to going, but sadly we won’t be returning again.
Written 19 August 2023
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DCandell
Derbyshire18 contributions
Sept 2023 • friends
We met here with friends as it is a middle ground between us. We had pre-booked and when we arrived, the car park was half empty, but upon entering a man told us that there were no walk ins. We mentioned our booking to which he hurried off and presented our table. He told us that menus were behind us on a ledge and someone will be with us to take our order.
Unfortunately no-one came, after a while we asked another of the workers who told us that we need to order at the bar.
Off we went to the bar and started to make our order, however the menus we were told to use where not todays menus, back to the table with fresh menus.
The food came very staggered, one of our party had almost finished before all plates were delivered. Several sides were not delivered at all, despite asking the waitress several times as she passed our table.
The food itself was disappointing, with basic flavours and some elements cold.
The children wanted ice cream for dessert, which are priced at £6.50 each. Three small bowls with small scoops for £19.50, definitely not worth the price.
Sadly we won't be returning unless we hear better things in the future.
Written 13 September 2023
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HCW_
Leeds35 contributions
Nov 2024 • family
Such a shame…we are used to going and having good service but today was poor, we waited 10 minutes to have a drinks order taken, followed by another 10/15 minutes before our food order was taken. We ordered things that didn’t come and we had to chase. Disappointing and certainly not service with a smile! Sort it out, we will definitely be thinking twice about returning ☹️
Written 24 November 2024
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General Manager
Hi Wfch_16,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us feedback about your experience with us. We pride ourselves in giving the best experience to all of our guests, we deeply apologise for the service you received on this occasion. We do hope you dine with us again so we can restore your faith in us at The Cock Inn.
Written 27 November 2024
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Obese1Kenobi
Ripley42 contributions
Jul 2023 • family
we booked a table for 3.45 and when we arrived the table was still full of another family. it took over 35 minutes to get them to move on, so we weren't seated until 4.25! the bench seat hadn't been cleaned and was sticky! very sloppy. having had to wait in the bar area (not suitable for children imo), we were then ignored for another 10/15 minutes. finally, a waitress came to take our drinks orders, but it was clear she didn't understand plain English and wrote down the order incorrectly. we asked to order food at the same time and was met with almost an eye roll! as we were there for a large family meal, we ordered our food and waited for what seemed like ages until the starters came out. my sons kids' meal came incorrectly as we had suspected the waitress hadn't understood us... my father ordered a drink that never arrived. the standard of the food when it finally did arrive was less than expected and certainly not worth the prices being charged. also, the menu was massively reduced from the last time we visited and not for the better as the choice was severely limited. why change a winning formula??? it wasn't even that busy while we were there so that couldnt be used as an excuse. just poorly managed waiting staff who were always out of sight and clearly not doing what they were supposed to be. they even made us feel like we had to rush to get out as there was a booking after us! sorry, but the restaurant should have moved the rude family before us on and then there wouldn't have been an issue. my daughters birthday meal with her family was ruined by this. she felt sorry for asking to go there. in light of this, we probably won't be going back. it's such a shame as we were big fans of the place not too long ago, and now it would seem that either the management of the place has changed or the owners aren't bothered anymore. the only saving grace of the place is the fantasic view from the over full carpark. a dreadful experience.
Written 26 July 2023
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Hilary W
4 contributions
Jun 2023 • friends
Had Great Expectations after lovely meals here in the past. However…1. It took 45mins for our main meals to come after starters - burgers!!! Our table was booked at 7.30, we finished at 11pm 2. The menu is not as interesting as it used to be. 3. No members of staff came to check on us and again, it took a very long time to re order drinks. 4. Someone was preparing tables for the next day & spraying D10 sanitiser near us and our food. 5. We all just felt the meal was very expensive, service very slow and there wasn’t the choice of dishes that there used to be. Disappointed ☹️
Written 1 July 2023
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Roger B
2 contributions
Dec 2024 • friends
We visited as a group of 19 (Family and friends) for a Saturday lunch from the Festive menu. The booking process was very easy and supported by extremely efficient, prompt and helpful email responses to any questions I needed to ask as the group organiser. Similarly, the advance ordering system, required for a group of this size was very straightforward and easy to manage. On arrival the staff could not have been more pleasant and welcoming. The food was of good quality and plentiful. It was served very quickly so the whole group could enjoy the meal together. The table service was very attentive without being fussy. The staff worked calmly and with smiles on their faces making us feel genuinely welcome and valued as customers.
We had a lovely time.
Written 15 December 2024
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JaniceDerbyshire
Newquay43 contributions
Jul 2023 • couples
Appalling Saturday night out, courtesy of the Cock Inn. Booked a pod outside for 8 people at 7.30pm. Pod not ready on arrival and never did become available. Sat at a table inside and waited 45 minutes for order to be taken. Starters arrived at 8.30pm. By 9.15 no food had arrived and they basically said they had messed up and could not provide the food. Restaurant was very full with everyone running round like headless chickens, but massively inefficient. Our party finished the evening Whatssapping our 'alternative' meals once we got home - this included cheese and biscuits and crisps! Not so much as a free bottle of wine from the restaurant. Pathetic!
Written 31 July 2023
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