A friendly village pub with good food, cask ales and a real fire.
The Carpenters Arms is a country village pub with history and charm situated in
the beautiful Derbyshire village of Dale Abbey close to Derby and Ilkeston. The pub has been
run by the same family for over 80 years.
Starters
Soup of the Day A bowl of piping hot soup served with a fresh roll & butter.
Prawn Cocktail Juicy deep water prawns served in a seafood sauce with a fresh roll & butter.
Breaded Mushrooms In a special coating, deep fried & served with a garlic dip and garnish.
Breaded Chilli & Ginger Chicken Goujons Deep fried chicken goujons, served with salad garnish and chilli dip.
Jumbo battered King Prawns Served with salad garnish and sweet chilli dip.
Combi for Two Onion rings, breaded mushrooms, garlic bread, hot & kicking chicken dippers, scampi pieces
served with garlic & BBQ dips.
Around The World
Lasagne Luxury lasagne with layers of pasta in a rich bolognaise sauce, lean British minced beef and
mushrooms topped with mature cheese.
Chicken Curry Made with authentic ingredients served with rice, poppadoms and mango chutney.
Chicken Kiev Breaded chicken breast with a garlic & butter filling.
Mains
Deep Fried Scampi Twin-tail scampi, deep fried & served with tartare sauce and a wedge of lemon.
Fillet of Plaice Breaded and deep fried until golden brown & served with tartare sauce and a wedge of
lemon.
Seafood Platter Succulent strips of plaice, queen scallops, scampi and chunks of haddock fillet in a crispy
coating & served with tartare sauce and a wedge of lemon.
8oz British Sirloin Steak Served with mushrooms & onion rings (and a choice of black pepper or blue cheese
sauce as extra).
Beer Battered Cod Fillet Deep-fried until golden brown, served with mushy peas, tartare sauce & a wedge of
lemon.
8oz Gammon Steak A succulent gammon steak served with a fried egg and pineapple.
Chicken Saddle Chicken breast crown served wuth sage & onion stuffing and gravy.
Steak & Kidney Pie Tender chunks of prime steak & kidney in a rich gravy & light puff pastry top.
Steak, Guinness & Mushroom Pie Chunks of steak and sliced mushrooms in a rich gravy with shortcrust pastry
Chicken, Smoked Ham & Leek Pie Chunks of chicken, smoked ham & leeks in a shortcrust pastry served hot.
All main courses are served with fries or jacket potato, and peas
or a salad garnish.
Opening
Times
Mondays to Thursdays
11.30am to 3pm (food 2.30pm) and 6pm to 11pm (food
9.30pm).
Fridays & Saturdays
11.30 to 3pm (food 2.30pm) and 6pm to 11.30pm (food
9.30pm).
Sundays 12 noon to 4pm (food 3pm) and 6.30pm to 11pm (food
9.30pm).
Contact
Details
Address: The Carpenters Arms
Dale Abbey
Ilkeston
Derbyshire
DE7 4PP