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The Midland, Matlock
Matlock Bath
Postal town: Matlock
DE4 3NS
Served areas
Reviews of The Midland (Average Rating: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
Steve of N21 left this review about The Midland
Yep, can verify one year later that this pub still doesn’t open till Thursdays and was firmly shut on my Wednesday arrival in town. But no worries I found the Fishpond and the Rose Cottage and their beer range did me alright for the rest of my stay in Southend not on sea, so I didn’t have to trouble with this one.
On 10th June 2024
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ROB Camra left this review about The Midland
Ignore what WhatPub says and other assorted social media giving their opening times, they're all wrong.
Tried to call in on Monday to find it closed and a sign up saying.
Sunday 12 -6
Closed Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
Given the recent reviews on Tripadvisor and some people we met in Matlock who were very unhappy about the rude barmaid I guess we weren't missing anything.
On 29th March 2023
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Pub SignMan left this review about The Midland
This is a good sized pub right next to Matlock Bath station and the River Derwent, that was doing a roaring trade on a very busy, sunny Bank Holiday afternoon. You enter into the main bar area with the servery directly in front of you and seating around three sides of it. The room is carpeted throughout and is fitted out with comfy looking upholstered banquettes with floral pattern upholstery around the perimeter, supported by a few regular chairs. The walls have been decorated with old brewery mirrors, a few traditional paintings and other such standard pub décor, whilst the whole room has been painted in a pleasant, if somewhat typical-gastropub, colour scheme. The servery has a broad, angular bar counter that juts out into the room in an awkward fashion, perhaps the result of the room being opened out from what was presumably once a two bar layout. To the rear left, there is a small conservatory space with room for four basic tables with comfy padded chairs and views out to the river. These tables were set aside for diners and were fully occupied when we arrived. The conservatory doors open out to a surprisingly large riverside terrace that was also a real suntrap on our lunchtime visit. We managed to bag a table right next to the river and the railings here run a long way back, so there are plenty of spots where you can get a good view. The pub was understaffed for a baking hot Bank Holiday afternoon, but those who were in certainly didn’t help themselves, asking customers to queue inside the pub for a table on the terrace, only to then fail to keep tabs on leavers, resulting in a long queue and lots of free tables outside. Similarly, they could’ve saved multiple trips back and forth to the garden had they given everyone in the queue a menu, but hey, what do I know…?
On the bar, just the two ales to pick from – Black Sheep Bitter and Kaiser Pale. I’d never heard of the latter, so ordered a pint from the flustered waitress half expecting something sub-par but was pleased to be served a well-kept, refreshing ale that flew down in the afternoon sun. We also decided to have a bite to eat, having waited so long for a table, and thought the food was reasonable without being worth going out of your way for.
This is a decent enough pub which gets bonus points for well-kept beer and a lovely location but slips up with inefficient service and large summer crowds. For a pub in a tourist hot-spot, it’s an acceptable place to divert for a quick drink and bite to eat but needs to tighten things up a bit to attract repeat customers.
On 23rd June 2021
- rating: 6
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Pub Details
Pub details supplied by members of this site to the best of their knowledge. Please check with pub directly before making a special trip.
- Accommodation : Yes last updated 17 April 2014 by Alan Hurdle
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 23 June 2021 by Pub SignMan
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 17 April 2014 by Alan Hurdle
- Car Park : Yes last updated 17 April 2014 by Alan Hurdle
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 23 June 2021 by Pub SignMan
- Darts : No last updated 23 June 2021 by Pub SignMan
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 17 April 2014 by Alan Hurdle
- Jukebox : No last updated 23 June 2021 by Pub SignMan
- Karaoke : No last updated 23 June 2021 by Pub SignMan
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 23 June 2021 by Pub SignMan
- Micropub : No last updated 23 June 2021 by Pub SignMan
- Pinball : No last updated 23 June 2021 by Pub SignMan
- Pool Table : Yes last updated 02 October 2011 by hondo .
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 02 October 2011 by Dave McNally
- Real Cider : No last updated 23 June 2021 by Pub SignMan
