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The Black Swan

Restaurant Bar Pub European restaurant British restaurant English restaurant

One of the Top rated British restaurants in Amber Valley


Address

Wirksworth Rd, Idridgehay, Belper DE56 2SG, United Kingdom

Website

www.blackswanidridgehay.com

Contact

+44 1773 550694

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (393 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Sunday: 12 to 7 pm
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 12 to 11 pm
  • Wednesday: 12 to 11 pm
  • Thursday: 12 to 11 pm
  • Friday: 12 to 11 pm
  • Saturday: 12 to 11 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: service (7) good (7) great (6)
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  • 2/5 john d. 10 months ago on Google
    We visited on a Tuesday evening. We arrived at 6.30pm. We got our food at 7.55pm. We complained around 7.45, and gave them until 8.... I have NEVER had such bad service in a pub. Some locals came in after us, and were served their food first, and left before we even got our food ! We complained about this, and were told they had booked. I don't understand what that has to do with it - if you can't meet the demand, then don't tell people they can have a table. The food was good when it came, although we had kebabs, which should have had a yoghurt sauce. This was missing, so the whole dish was completely dry. When we went to pay, no apology.... Suffice to say, we won't be returning. We stay in this area a lot, but will continue to use the other pubs, of which there are many. So you get 1 star for the food, and 1 star for being doggy friendly, but lose 3 stars for the appalling service.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Joe T. 11 months ago on Google
    We have visited the Black Swan today and have had one of our best meals out. The food was incredible, with fantastic meat and accompanying sides. The staff went above and beyond to accommodate for our 10 month baby. We will definitely be returning in the near future!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 David H. 10 months ago on Google
    Pretty good food quality and plenty of it too, usual bulky roast and veg swimming in gravy, with a huge Yorkshire atop it! I enjoyed it. Service was great. Large, airy, echoey room with quite tightly packed tables results in each table trying to out-shout the others. Became pretty hot in there when the sun came out.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kat C. 9 months ago on Google
    Great place to eat and service fantastic. Meals are fresh and presented well and taste amazing. My friend Anna works there Wednesday night behind the bar so she recommended it to us. They have live music sometimes and cater weddings and events. Lovely inside. We'll worth a visit. 😁

  • 5/5 Sarah E. 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing food and great service. Have enjoyed everyone we've visited. I've been for the Sunday roast, quick pint and a bowl of chips, and a Saturday evening family meal, and I have never been disappointed.

  • 5/5 Caroline S. 10 months ago on Google
    We stopped off at the black swan after a day out in Leeds on our way back to the Midlands. Absolutely beautiful food, the wild mushroom linguine was perfect, we each enjoyed the meals, perfect end to a good day. Will definitely recommend this place and hope next time we are in the area to come back 😊 lovely staff and great table service

  • 5/5 Robert T. 10 months ago on Google
    Best roast pork dinner I can remember. The strip of crackling was the icing on the cake. Excellent value for money, great service and fantastic food. Will definitely be going back 👍❤

  • 1/5 Luke F. 9 months ago on Google
    Lovely pub inside, in a nice setting. Starters we had which were halloumi fries and meatballs with arrabbiata sauce were lovely. From there it was downhill. We ordered the two different types of skewer, tandoori chicken and the prawn and chorizo. We waited an hour between starter and main and when they arrived both skewers were very poor. The prawns on one skewer were the size of prawns in your Christmas cocktail. And the three tiny pieces of tandoori (not tandoori) dry chicken on the skewer were barely edible. Our complaint about the wait and the food seemed to fall on deaf ears, we won’t return.

  • 4/5 Tina T. 8 months ago on Google
    My chicken burger came without the mayo and my Eaton mess was basically a bowl of cream with a little meringue and 6 very small pieces of strawberry that would probably be the equivalent of one medium sized strawberry definitely would not recommend. That said my hubby really enjoyed his beef dinner and sticky toffee pud . My friend had the scampi and had so much she couldn't eat it all. Also the floor was wet and extremely slippery very dangerous something should have been put down in the Walkways

  • 5/5 Mike 7 months ago on Google
    Great experience here, booked us in very last minute, really nice atmosphere in the bar area. Relaxed and modern feel. Staff were very attentive and understanding with allergens. Food was really nice and clearly homemade - great value also! We would 100% recommend if you're in the area.

  • 5/5 Andrew H. 6 months ago on Google
    Possibly the best Sunday roast ive had out, staff were all really friendly and the girl who took our order and waited on was excellent, she was really good fun with no air's and graces but very good at her job. I would recommend the black swan to all and we have already booked again to go to a tapas night.

  • 5/5 Neil M. 2 years ago on Google
    What a great find. Really good food at a sensible price and a lovely lady front of house that makes you feel welcome. We will return and totally recommend

  • 5/5 Geoff T. 7 months ago on Google
    Dropped in for an afternoon drink. Liked the bar, log fire good beer. Noticed 25% off food on Tuesdays. Went back to holiday apartment and returned for evening meal. The food was excellent as was the service. Brilliant evening. 👏 Thanx Geoff n Jill

  • 1/5 Natalie M. 5 months ago on Google
    Absolute avoid like the plague! We booked our Christmas meal here and it was shocking from start to finish. They had far too many people in there which all I can say was purely down to greed. They could not cope with the amount of people in there and we waited for an hour and a half before we had any food. Ordered countless drinks that never arrived and once the food was there it was freezer meat at best. Sat there with our desserts and still had parts of our dinner that had not been cleared. Promised to remove 50% of the food bill but then back tracked and only refunded part of it. You should be ashamed of yourselves. Money making machine and that’s all you cared about!


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Food at bar
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✗ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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