The Dovecote Restaurant

4.8

2119 Reviews

£41 and over

European

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2 people

Mar 11, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 13 times today

Good for special occasions
Charming
Good for groups

Exciting times here at The Dovecote, we are having a refurbishment!

This affects reservations made between 17th Feb and 7th March, Opening hours will remain the same, however we will be moving the restaurant into our Granary Loft function suite while we carry out the works. Access will be through our function entrance.

Unfortunately during this period there will be no disabled access or disabled toilets.

We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience and understanding.

We are looking forward to welcoming you all back, customers old and new and hope you love the refurbishment as much as we do!

Additional information

Location
Morley Hayes, Main Road, Morley, Derbyshire DE7 6DG
Phone number
01332 780480
Price
£41 and over
Cuisines
European, British
Hours of operation
Champagne Breakfast Wed–Sat 10:00 am–12:30 pm Lunch Sun 12:00 pm–4:00 pm Afternoon Tea Thu–Sat 2:00 pm–4:00 pm Dinner Fri–Sun 6:30 pm–9:00 pm
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
Private Lot
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa

Rare breed pork loin
black pudding | celeriac | capers
Traditional roast British turkey
chipolata sausage wrapped in bacon | chateau potato | brussel sprouts | lemon, sour dough and pine nut stuffing
Roast sirloin of Derbyshire beef
Yorkshire pudding | gravy
Fillet of stonebass
garlic puree | brown shrimps | pickled grapes | red wine sauce
Truffle arancini
wild mushrooms | parsley | pecorino v

Puddings

Mrs Allsop's own recipe homemade Christmas pudding
brandy sauce or vanilla ice cream v
Grand Marnier panna cotta
orange and thyme | brown butter madeleine
Coffee eclair
caramel | salted almond ice cream v
British cheese
quince jelly | grapes | biscuits | crackers

Speciality Coffee and Loose Leaf Teas

Lavazza Coffee

Americano£3.65
Floater Coffee£3.90
Hot Chocolate£4.10
Cappuccino£3.85
Café Latte£3.85
Cafetiere£3.30
Espresso£3.40
Double Espresso£3.95

Tea From Lulin Teas

£3.30

Posh Earl Grey
French Vanilla
Citrus Ginger
Derbyshire Tea
First Flush Darjeeling
Pure Green Tea
Three Mint
Assam TGFOP
Fruit 'n Berry

What 2,119 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.8

4.8 based on recent ratings

4.8Food
4.8Service
4.8Ambience
4.6Value

Noise • Energetic

Loved For

Derbyshire
Best Overall
Derbyshire
Best Food
Derbyshire
Best Service
Derbyshire
Best Ambiance
Derbyshire
Best Value
Derbyshire
Great for brunch
Derbyshire
Good for business meals
Derbyshire
Great for fine wines
Derbyshire
Romantic
Derbyshire
Great for scenic views
Derbyshire
Good for special occasions
Derbyshire
Most Booked

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

The Dovecote Restaurant offers an exceptional dining experience with "amazing food" and "friendly, attentive" staff in a "beautiful setting." Guests rave about the "excellent service" and "lovely atmosphere," making it a perfect choice for special occasions. Highlights include "champagne breakfasts" and "outstanding afternoon teas."

2,119 Reviews

D
Delene
Yorkshire2 reviews
5.0
Dined 4 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We had a wonderful afternoon tea in the very newly refurbed Dovecote. Decor is lovely. Superb service from Caitlin who coped very ably with all the specific requests around dietary requirements. As always the offerings were divine, love the French vanilla tea. Never disappoints, consistently great
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Sam
London2 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 28, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Service was really good and very well looked after. The food was incredible, best breakfast I’ve ever had!
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Jackie
Derbyshire2 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 23, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Fabulous Sunday lunch. Excellent food and service. Definitely recommend
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Louise
Derbyshire7 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 23, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Yet again an outstanding Sunday lunch at the Dovecote albeit relocated temporarily . Food , drink ., service & ambience excellent . Perfect to celebrate my special birthday with my family . Love to eat there .. would do it every week if I found .. thank you to the whole team ❤️❤️
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Barbara
Derbyshire1 review
5.0
Dined on February 22, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Very tasty my mum had gluten free and it was just as tasty as mine.
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Michaela
Derbyshire1 review
2.0
Dined on February 20, 2025
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The restaurant was so beautiful and clean , all staff were so lovely, kind and helpful and always smiled . But the food wasnt that good .
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Jean
Derbyshire3 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 19, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
We had the champagne breakfast, very good choice of dishes. Great for a special occasion.
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Diana
Derbyshire2 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 16, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
This place is absolutely exceptional. It is my favourite place by far and every occasion is absolutely amazing. So grateful to have such a beautiful place in Derby
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Barbara
Derbyshire4 reviews
4.0
Dined on February 16, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
The whole experience was delightful really enjoyed it.
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Andrew
Derbyshire1 review
5.0
Dined on February 16, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
My wife and I stayed at the hotel and we had a 3 course meal on the Saturday evening and a 3 course Sunday lunch the following day in the Dovecote restaurant and they were both exceptional. We had a wonderful dinning experience and the staff were superb. It wasn’t cheap to eat at the Dovecote but you are paying for the quality and experience so if you fancy a treat i would highly recommend.
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The Dovecote Restaurant is rated 4.8 stars by 2119 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people

Mar 11, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 13 times today

Morley Hayes, Main Road, Morley, Derbyshire DE7 6DG

Additional information

Phone number
01332 780480
Price
£41 and over
Cuisines
European, British
Hours of operation
Champagne Breakfast Wed–Sat 10:00 am–12:30 pm Lunch Sun 12:00 pm–4:00 pm Afternoon Tea Thu–Sat 2:00 pm–4:00 pm Dinner Fri–Sun 6:30 pm–9:00 pm
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
Private Lot
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa

The Dovecote Restaurant

Make a reservation

Additional information

Starters

Traditional smoked salmon

Squash veloute

Chicken liver parfait

Smoked feta

Mains

Rare breed pork loin

Traditional roast British turkey

Roast sirloin of Derbyshire beef

Fillet of stonebass

Truffle arancini

Puddings

Mrs Allsop's own recipe homemade Christmas pudding

Grand Marnier panna cotta

Coffee eclair

British cheese

Speciality Coffee and Loose Leaf Teas

Lavazza Coffee

Americano£3.65

Floater Coffee£3.90

Hot Chocolate£4.10

Cappuccino£3.85

Café Latte£3.85

Cafetiere£3.30

Espresso£3.40

Double Espresso£3.95

Tea From Lulin Teas

Posh Earl Grey

French Vanilla

Citrus Ginger

Derbyshire Tea

First Flush Darjeeling

Pure Green Tea

Three Mint

Assam TGFOP

Fruit 'n Berry

Overall ratings and reviews

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Review summary

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