The Blue Stoops High Street, Dronfield S18 1PX

"A nice pub. Nice log burner and a lovely pint of London Pride for £4.10. Just lost a star for being card only"

"This was my 1st visit here on a Saturday night for a family birthday meal .First impressions of this Country style stone brick pub looked good from the outside,Through the entrance door its a bar area to the left,restaurant seating to the right,the decor was dark with its traditional style wooden beams & panels . I found the atmosphere to be very noisy as it was very very busy as every inch of floor space in different areas had been taken up by mostly large tables.Our allocated table for 10 was actually 5 small tables with large bases pushed together & these moved when you had to shuffle your feet & bum along the seating bench as only had access from 1 end .The light levels were so poor.i used my mobile phone tourch to view the menu,another table did the same . Once the drinks order had been placed the table drink service was slow in dribs n drabs with 5 drinks coming 1st then having to request the where abouts of the other drinks ,When placing the food orders I was told my choice of the Big Yakitori sweet chilli chicken was sold out & opted for jerk chicken instead. Later on after some of the group had finished their starters ,the waitress returned & informed me my jerk chicken was now also sold out ,i could have something else on her( i thought she was joking) ,,so opted for fish n chips this time maybe ,third time lucky ! .The waitress staff on duty were very pleasant but what ever ordering system they are using on their fancy ipads,just isn't working as the place was far too busy for them to cope(management needs to review this situation).Once the main meals came out there was further mix ups with the orders,infact someone else actually got my jerk chicken meal order & someone else had got his ,oh dear this wasn't the great celebration night out it was supposed to be .The fish & chips I had was ok but nothing special for the price as I was starving as it was nearly 2hours since we arrived. My meal along with my Classic Mojito drink i had was actually taken off the bill as goodwill gesture. Payments here are card only I was informed by the females in the group theres not enough ladies loos either .I can't say myself if the pub is always this busy at the weekends but it wasn't a very enjoyable experience & for the distance I travelled ,I won't be returning back ,Price wise Its an expensive menu."

"First visit since the new owners took over. Very busy but we were booked in. Friendly efficient team, great menu, well priced with good portions. Recommended"

"Lovely food and price for food is good. Drink prices are expensive for many things very clean and great atmosphere. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Definitely recommend going."