Bates at 121

18/09/2026

Two dishes. Two very good reasons to come for dinner.
Our roast duck breast is served with parmentier potatoes, carrot, Savoy cabbage and a rich blueberry & thyme sauce.
And our catch of the day is currently salmon, with sauté potatoes, tenderstem broccoli and lemon, caper & brown butter.
Proper cooking, proper sauces, and dishes that actually feel worth going out for.
Sometimes you don't need anything complicated. Just a table, a good glass of something, and dinner done properly.
📍 Bates at 121, Derby
Bookings recommended.

17/09/2026

Two very different dishes. Both absolutely worth getting excited about.
First up, our Spiced Paneer.
Golden paneer with Bombay potatoes, spiced lentils, onion pickle, mango chutney and harissa yoghurt, finished with crisp little onion bhaji pieces over the top.
Warm, spicy, sweet, sharp and crunchy. There’s a lot going on, but every bit of it belongs there.
Then we have our Soy & Honey Pork Loin.
Tender pork loin served with Parmentier potatoes, cauliflower purée, roasted cauliflower, apple compote and pickled red cabbage.
Sweet, savoury, rich and sharp in all the right places.
Two completely different dishes, both built around proper flavour and a bit of balance rather than throwing seventeen pointless things at a plate and hoping for the best.
📍 Bates at 121, Derby

11/09/2026

You’ve both had a week.

Work, emails, shopping, washing, cooking, sorting everything out… and somewhere in the middle of all that, you’ve barely had five minutes to yourselves.

So come out for dinner.

Sit down. Be still. Have a drink. Talk to each other. Let us do the cooking, the clearing up and all the running around for once.

And if dinner happens to involve a beautifully cooked Chateaubriand for two… well, even better.

Dinner for two, done properly.

Book your table and give yourselves an evening off.

And yes… even the onion rings are gluten-free. 😉

09/09/2026

Crisp skin, buttery sauce, proper comfort food.
Our pan-fried salmon is served with sautéed potatoes, tenderstem broccoli and a lemon & caper brown butter.
Simple ingredients, cooked properly, and absolutely packed with flavour.
Available now at Bates at 121.
Book your table and come hungry.

08/09/2026

Our lamb rump is looking rather spectacular.
Served with anchovy butter, charred hispi cabbage, pickled shallots, sautéed potatoes, edamame beans and tenderstem broccoli.
Rich, juicy, full of flavour and exactly the sort of dish you should be ordering while it’s on the menu.
Get yourself booked in now and come and try it.

06/09/2026

Sunday lunch time!!!! Book now via our website www.bates121.co.uk or give us a call on 01332 613991

22/08/2026

Sunday lunch plans? Sorted. 🥩

Proper roast dinners, huge Yorkshire puddings, crispy roasties, seasonal vegetables and plenty of rich gravy. Exactly what Sundays were invented for.

We’ve got some availability for tomorrow’s Sunday lunch, so if you’ve been meaning to come and see us, this is a very good excuse.

Come hungry. We’ll handle the rest.

Book your table for tomorrow. ❤️

06/08/2026

06/07/2026

England are through to the quarter-finals — and what a result against Mexico.

This Saturday, England play at 10pm, which means you can still come out, enjoy a proper meal, and then head off to watch the match.

We’ll be open from 5pm, and for anyone wanting to eat before kick-off, we recommend booking no later than 8pm.

Good food first. Football after. Very civilised.

We’re proud of our country, proud to get behind England, and ready for a brilliant Saturday night.

Book your table now and make an evening of it.

Come on England.

03/07/2026

White chocolate & mascarpone cheesecake with flambéed bananas and chopped nuts.
Rich. Creamy. Sticky. Crunchy. Gone quickly.
These sell fast — which is annoying for anyone who “was going to order one in a minute”.
Don’t be that person.