The Brasserie: Waterfront Dining at Darley Abbey
Located on the water's edge in Derby, we serve premium steaks, fresh seafood, and brasserie classics shaped by fire. Enjoy individually priced dishes served as they're ready, making eating out feel natural, social and unhurried.
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Each Wednesday our kitchen serves a selection of carefully butchered steaks from the grill.
Choose your cut, served with Café de Paris butter, proper skin-on fries, watercress & heritage tomato.
Book a TableFlat Iron, 8oz
£18.50Beautifully marbled feather blade steak with deep, rich flavour
Rump Picanha, 8oz
£19.50Served with its natural fat cap and carved after grilling
Bistro Rump Heart, 8oz
£21.50The centre of the rump, trimmed for tenderness and classic steakhouse flavour
Butcher's Board, 24oz · to share
Flat Iron, Rump Heart & Picanha, 8oz of each. Served with skin-on fries, watercress, heritage tomato & Café de Paris butter.
£55
Sauces · £3.50
Three-Peppercorn Brandy · Diane · Bone Marrow & Red Wine · Blue Cheese · Salsa Verde
Book your Christmas party in Derby
Gather by the river this Christmas. Festive set menus for tables of six or more, private hire options and fire-cooked flavour, at historic Darley Abbey Mills just outside Derby city centre.
Plan your Christmas party
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What's On
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Sunday Sessions: Kevin Goodall, Live Sax
Kevin Goodall
Kevin Goodall plays live saxophone at The Brasserie at Darleys, Darley Abbey Mills, Derby, on Sunday 25 October 2026 from 5.30pm, and entry is free.
Kevin is a Derby saxophonist with more than twenty years of playing behind him, mostly jazz and soul with some pop. This is his fourth Sunday Session at Darleys this year, and he's back on Sunday 13 December.
You don't need to book for a drink. If you'd like to eat while he plays, book a table online or call 01332 364987.
Reservations
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Opening Times
- Evening bookingsWednesday to Friday 5pm to 11pm.
- WeekendsSaturday and Sunday 10am to 11pm.
- KitchenKitchen last orders 9pm.
- ClosedClosed Monday and Tuesday.
- 10am to 12pm: Bottomless Brunch
- from 1pm, kitchen last orders 9pmBrasserie menu
- 10am to 12pm: Brunch
- 12pm to 3pm: Sunday roast
- from 5pm, kitchen last orders 9pmBrasserie menu
- From 5:30pm:Sunday Sessions live music
Book Your Table
Book online via ResOS using the button below. Reservations are recommended for evenings and weekends, with walk-ins welcomed whenever space allows.
About Us
≻≻About The Brasserie at Darleys
A relaxed riverside destination for fire-led brasserie cooking. Premium steaks, fresh seafood and seasonal classics, served with an easy, social rhythm.
Listed in the MICHELIN Guide 2026 and awarded Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice 2026.
Dining at The Brasserie is relaxed and unhurried. Dishes are individually priced and served as they're ready, allowing tables to share freely and shape the pace of their meal.
You may choose to enjoy a few small plates, settle in with a main course, or build your meal around premium steaks and seafood, all guided by season and the fire-led kitchen.
Service Pattern
Orders can be taken throughout the meal rather than all at once. Plates arrive when ready, encouraging a natural flow to the table and a more social way of dining.
Reservations are recommended for evenings and weekends, with walk-ins welcomed whenever space allows.
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