The Carpenters Arms - Erewash

Lovely pub but food and service were shocking. Waste of money. Thought the pub looked really lovely from the outside but once inside it all went down hill. Bar lady was not very welcoming. Looked at me gone out when i asked if we could get a table. When food arrived it was terrible. Dry jacket potatoe with a spoonful of topping. Tasteless runny homemade curry. More like a broth. I don't think the staff have any idea what they're doing. Hardly any customers but the two customers that did go to the bar had to wait an age to be served. Overall terrible, dissapointed and won't be going back or recommending to anyone.

We camped overnight in the car park in the camper. We arrived later than planned but they managed to put in a feast. Homemade venison cottage pie was the star. Helpful warm welcoming and great value

Myself and my colleague were taken here for lunch while on a course at a local factory. Good food and service in a quintessential old British pub

I was prepared to give the benefit of any doubt as the last roast meal was awful soggy veg and reheated potato. The pie I had today was raw and failed to even hold its shape it was disgusting with 5 tiny cubes of meat that I dug out from the soggy mess. I won’t be giving a third chance.

Potentially a lovely pub. However not a nice experience. I was part of a walking group of 13 people. We stopped here for lunch. Some paid by card and some by cash for 13 meals in total. After a while it was obvious there were 2 meals missing. We asked at the bar and we were told that the requests for meals had gone to the kitchen. Therefore they had lost 2 of the meal requests. Although we all had proof of payment the staff refused to supply the meals and 2 of our group went hungry for the rest of the day and it was a long walk back to the cars. A good will gesture would have been to supply the missing meals but it was obvious by the attitude of the staff that this was not going to happen. Initially we entered the pub and thought what a lovely place. however after this disappointing experience non of the group will visit again, ever.