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The Flowerpot, Derby

25 King Street
Derby
DE1 3DZ

Phone: 01332204955

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Derby Central

Reviews of The Flowerpot (Average Rating: 7½ of 10) Add Review see review guidelines

Will Larter left this review about The Flowerpot

I've been here before but it's been more than 10 years and I didn't write a review, so here I am. I went for Whim Hartington IPA from a line up of eight hand pumps of which one was not on. Unfortunately it was a bit old, with a slight haze and a stale flavour. (If I'd drunk it, it would have been with resentment, which would make it Poor on the NBSS ratings.) Fortunately it was changed with alacrity for a Very Good (not far off Excellent) Bishops Farewell 4.6% from Oakham. I didn't explore beyond the pleasant front room, which has plenty of autumn sunshine through the big windows and the glazed front door. I must try to come here more often. (It's a 3pm opener in the week, 12 noon Friday and the weekend.)

On 22^nd September 2026 - rating: 8
[User has posted 4937 recommendations about 4518 pubs]

Peter Forster left this review about The Flowerpot

A deceptively large floorboard/wood style pub. The decor is very music orientated and I understand it is a well known live music venue. On the Thursday that I visited it was very quiet and this didn’t really give the pub a fair chance. It was well into a pub crawl so I can’t be precise about the beer but there was a good variety of cask. Two pints of Pale Moonlight from Lenton Lane Brewery cost £11.40 and it was an okay pint (NBSS 3). I suspect a weekend evening would have been a much more interesting experience. All in all a solid pub that I would revisit if in Derby city centre. Maybe early in a crawl to give it the attention it deserves.

On 5^th March 2026 - rating: 7
[User has posted 81 recommendations about 81 pubs]

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Quinno _ left this review about The Flowerpot

Re-done interior at some point in the last 10 years (2021, says WhatPub) and it’s a nice clean traditional feel. Friendly barmaid on the jump. Rolls for £2. Rear garden. Another pint of Bass here (NBSS 3.5).

November 2015
I always seem to end up here at the fag-end of a crawl when my notes are sketchy. Anyway there were nine pumps in the front bar, eight plus a cider. My first one, Gunpowder Rat was a bit flat, my follow-up of Ashover Font was better. Four more ales to the rear from Black Iris, the in-house brewery which has replaced Headless since the death of the previous brewer (I forgot to note the blackboard listing all the brews available so missed these as a result). Plenty of breweriana around to keep you amused and I quite liked the ‘library’ area as a seating space It’s a major music pub and inevitably there was some fairly loud modern music going on which wasn’t to my taste. Also worth noting there’s a 20p off a pint CAMRA discount. So still good. Rated 8

September 2010
An interlinking multi-roomed beerhouse (sort of horseshoe shaped, with a pair of spurs either side) with around 12 ales on. The ones I tried were in very good condition, coming mainly from Micros and the in-house Headless brewery though the Marstons Pedigree was slightly incongruous in its presence on the bar. The brewery can be viewed through a glass wall which is a nice touch. Décor consists of old gig posters and some bottle collections. TV sports available and big on live music, it seemed. Rear beer garden. On beer choice and quality alone, this is a must-visit. Rated 8

On 17^th September 2025 - rating: 8
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This pub features in the following crawls:
Derby 1 by Old Boots
Derby circular crawl by Mark Davey
Derby centre. 2.11.12 by Gill Smith
Derby - February 2026 by Peter Forster

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