Imperial Kitchens

Imperial Kitchen is the small takeaway on Devonshire Drive, set on a residential corner in Mickleover, the western Derby suburb. The shop runs an unusual dual-sheet — Chinese-Cantonese cooking on one side, fish and chips on the other — which makes it a useful one-stop for households who can't agree on cuisine. The Companies House registration sits under IMPERIAL KITCHEN DERBY LTD.

The Chinese side carries the standard Cantonese spread — chow mein, sweet-and-sour, curry sauces, salt-and-pepper preparations and a chef-specials list. The fish-and-chips side has cod and haddock battered to order, chips cut in the shop, plus pies, sausages and the cheaper-end fryer items. Reviewers split — chips draw both praise (crisp, generous) and criticism (over-cooked at busy times) — but the broader feedback on freshness and portion size leans positive.

The shop is collection and delivery only, with the usual late-afternoon to evening trading pattern of a Derby chippy. Worth knowing that the local on-the-ground reputation rests as much on the Chinese side as the fish side, which is unusual; the salt-and-pepper chicken and the chicken curry pick up the most repeat orders from the Cantonese end of the menu.