The Staff Of Life, Derby

Hotel and pub, the signage is careful to point out, but having my beer brought to my table and having to send the young server back to top it up feels like a hotel, unless there's been a pandemic that no one told me about. And my pint of Timothy Taylor Landlord was pretty ordinary (NBSS 2.5 at best, and £4.90). It would have been quite pleasant here without the dreadful pop music on the speakers and the chip shop smell of the fried lunches. Service was friendly and the building is delightful, but if this was any other public space, like a train for example, I'd have been asking someone if they could please use headphones.

Official site of The Staff Of Life - thestaffoflife.co.uk