please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
this place is about to be turned into a mosque or Islamic education centre.
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Forgot to say they've just been awarded 5 stars from EHO. It was no surprise to me.
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This pub is now under new management as from March & can I say what a difference it has made. The new landlady is doing a superb job at turning this pub back into the excellent hostelry it once was. Food started at Easter and was immediately a big hit with the superb culinary skills of Chef Karen. It has a great menu at really good prices. Friday & Saturday nights have a great atmosphere with disco/karaoke. The function room is fantastic for any occasion, & the pub is large enough to cater for two parties at the same time if necessary. The pub has a pool table, dartboard and a really nice beer garden if you want to soak up some rays while enjoying a nice cool drink. The pub also has 3 large screen TV's for showing of popular events, such as England football matches. If you're looking to join a team for pool, darts, crib, dominoes or anything else just have a word with a member of staff to find out what is available.
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Such lies. I'm not illiterate or mentally impaired! I know which greyhound pub I have left my review about. THE GREYHOUND, VILLAGE STREET ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF NORMANTON/CAXTON.
There were at least dozen customers who witnessed this.
Can I add furthermore that a couple of weeks after this incident and mine and another review by another disgruntled customer were left the landlord cancelled the auction held there on a monday and wednesday evenings.
Obviously these recent positive reviews are administered by or for the landlord!
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I agree, this used to be a superb friendly family environment and fantastic food.
The current position as witnessed by all is cat excrement around the floors with a nauseating smell. The cats wander over the bars and food prep areas which the current landlord sees as ok without prejudice. Toilets have and uncleaned ammonia smell. Everywhere is substandard and it begs the question how tbe environmental health have not taken immediate action. I witnessed one individual drinking a cup of tea, after which he'd almost finished the and peered inside. He then started violentl wretching as if to vomit profusely. They then showed numerous patrons the inside of the mug. Totally diabolical! !! the cup had what looked (and smelt) like cat faeces smeered thickly around the inside. Wiping a finger removed some thick sludge.
This had then been reported to the pub landlord and fell on deaf ears. Use at your own perol in my opinion.
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well this pub used to be excelent when Dale and Steve ran it, however since having new management at the back end of 2012 it has gone considerably downhill the staff are inadequate the venue has become untidy and the food standard very poor i actually wonder if any food standard certificates are in existance. their is an auction 2 nights a week here and while thats good the inept conditions of the staff and pub do it no favours, which brewery actuall owns this place to report the problems to ?
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The Greyhound hotel on village st is a great community pub it offers lots.
Now with three real ales on the go bass, pedigree and guest they are a fine example how real ales should be BUT due to popularity they run out very fast and they are cask's as you can't get nitro-keg beer for hand pull beers.
They serve food everyday 2 for �10 and 2 for �5 which are very reasonable meals and generous and i believe they were in a magazines called "This is Derbyshire" in the hidden places column for there meals.
my experience in this pub was very relaxed and friendly atmosphere
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This is a cool pub and they serve exellent meals,its normally on my pub crawl list when i finish work.
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Ignore both the previous reviews because the writers have confused the Greyhound on Friargate in Derby with this Greyhound on Village Street, in the Derby suburb of Old Normanton.
The Friargate Greyhound (currently closed and boarded up) is on the fringe of Derby�s student quarter, hence the reference to students in the reviews. The Village Street Greyhound is a friendly estate type pub built in the late 1920�s and I guess that most of the customers are locals.
The real ale choice is limited to Bass, which is pretty good; otherwise it is nitro-keg. A selection of pub food is served at lunchtime with a carvery on Sunday and seems popular and good value for money.
To avoid any confusion in the future (if the other Greyhound re-opens), I have uploaded a photo of the Village Street Greyhound �
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It's a run of the mill pub, more for the student in you than anything else. You can collar a pint in here before heading further into town, but don't expect anything mind blowing...
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Lovely pub. Very student oriented, despite the outer appearances. Friendly, laid back staff, dirt cheap drinks, good music. Guitar Hero Sundays are good fun.
If you're one of the nicer, more relaxed variety of students in Derby, who prefer to avoid Blue Bamboo and Red, then check out this pub.
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