Chatsworth Estate Farm Shop Cafe in Derbyshire Dales

A sunny Sunday and a nice coffee and pastry at the Chatsworth Farm shop reminds you how beautiful Derbyshire often is. The service has been sharpened considerably over the last couple of years and is now friendly and attentive, and the food and drinks are also better value. Happy to once again recommend a visit to anyone living or visiting the area.

What has happened to the experience At chatsworth cafe? Food great but service and staff unorganised and slow Regular visitor but last few months let down by wait and no one leading or managing team Hoping it will get better

We have been customers of the cafe for well over 15 years, visiting at least weekly and have experienced the quality of food vary from visit to visit. We had lunch there last week and the food was really poor. My mum ordered the braised beef brisket with Colcannon and struggled to eat it. The cabbage within the Colcannon was almost raw and was stringy, chewy and very unpleasant. The slab of beef was dry and the green vegetable sides were not cooked properly. I had the roast beef which was flavourless, with watery gravy and roast potatoes and parsnips which were dried up and tasteless. Very uninspiring and disappointing as we had been looking forward to our visit. Please can the cafe and kitchen managers look at the reviews and actually do something about the standard of what is being served? The location and views of the cafe are beautiful but the food is really not good enough.

Lovely cafe, great food and drinks and a beautiful view. Must mention Joanne who served us. What a friendly and bubbly lady who was the highlight of our visit. Nothing was too much trouble. Thank You!!

Such a disappointing roast beef lunch…. My jaw aches from trying to chew the slabs of overcooked beef. Roasties were old and dried out, other veg overcooked. Tasteless watery gravy. Yorkshire was burnt. £16 for sub standard meal.

Having been to this restaurant on numerous occasions we decided to go again on Wednesday the the 14th.We were early for lunch but that didn't matter as we would wait.We ordered two roast beef dinners and ,two still waters.The waitress brought tap water not bottled as requested.The roast arrived pretty quickly,and then it went downhill.The beef was very tough and to my mind undercooked,but that is subjective.The mange tout and green beans were cold.We ate what we could and decided to leave.On paying I pointed out to the girl my disappointment.She then without question gave us a 10% discount,welcome but not what I was looking for.I couldn't fault the staff or service.The food on this occasion let the day down.

It was a lovely place to eat lunch especially when the weather became misty. The service was excellent and a very large meal which tasted great. One thing we were surprised at that the rose wine we ordered came in a can like a soft drink, but it wasn’t bad.

Sat outside with views to die for. Beautiful lunch of gnocchi, very fresh and delicious. Crisp glass of white wine. Very enjoyable

My annual visit to the farm shop cafe. We had to wait quite a time and I was just about to complain when our waitress came and apologised profusely and completely defused the situation. So full marks to waitress Nicola for being so friendly and efficient. Our food and drink were both good as well. So we will look forward to our visit this time next year.

The cafe is in a beautiful location with magnificent views. Staff were very friendly and service quite quick. The food is usually very good and a bit of a treat to visit. However lunch on Friday was far from good, 1 star for the quality of the Roast today. The beef was mostly ok, thick cut and lean, but some slices were dry, suggesting they’d been warmed up or kept under a heat lamp too long. This also went for the roast potatoes and Yorkshire Pudding which had definitely not been made that day but were decidedly warmed up, left over from a previous day or frozen. The roast potatoes were very tough to cut into, not because they were nice and crispy but because they were rubbery and rather dried out. We left rather disappointed and unusually we were not asked if we enjoyed our meal.

After looking at the menu I asked for 1 latte 1 cappuccino 1 Victoria sandwich 1 chocolate torte and cream and a glass of tap water .A few minutes passed waitress came and told me there was no chocolate torte I cancelled the Victoria sandwich and said we would just have the drinks they arrived but no sign of the water.Why put it on the menu if its not available this was 11 am .Really disappointed

I thought that Chatsworth sold Tagg lane ice cream so I called in for an ice cream as Tagg Lane dairy was packed! So disappointed……….the waffle cone was stale and tasteless and the ices cream full of ice particles. Yuk! Tagg Lane dairy is the nearest and better option……I’ll wait in the queue at Tagg lane in future.

Always excellent, Sunday Lunch was very good, staff always pleasant & very helpful.We often visit & always sit outside on a fine day with our dog.

My friends and I visited for breakfast this morning. We were shown to a table with a lovely view out over the valley towards Edensor. We perused the menu and made our choices. Two of our party chose the small breakfast, which it states is “A smaller version of our Full English”. However we were then told that this dish does not include the mushrooms, the black pudding or the hash Browns!!! If this is the case then it should state what it does includes and not that it is “a smaller version of the full English” as it clearly is not. One of our party is lactose intolerant and does not drink tea or coffee, so instead asked for a hot oat milk with a Shot of caramel - which is something that we have never been unable to get elsewhere. However, she was told that this was not possible under normal circumstances, but as the kitchen was not busy they could possible accommodate this today, this drink arrived in a glass and not a cup and saucer and she was asked if she needed a straw!!! Once the meals arrived she also asked for a sunflower or vegan spread and was told that they did not provide these. The bacon was smoked which it does not say on the menu - again not everyone’s choice and I would have preferred plain myself. All in all not the best experience for breakfast I have had and will unfortunately not be paying a further visit, as this was a most disappointing experience.

We arrived at the end of lunch service but the staff were brilliant and got us seated and served very quickly. Great beef sandwich and lovely coffee. Couldn’t fault the service. Very friendly staff. Now a regular stop for us on our trips up north.

It’s a popular place, hence state your name/number of diners, then wait in the pre-entry area until called. We waited around 15 minutes in this seated ‘corridor’, but one of the staff occasionally appeared to let us know how it all worked. She couldn’t give us an approximate wait time as they were short of staff, but the fact is, she did communicate with us, which made us feel cared-about. Eventually we were escorted through to a nice clean table in a dining room where tables were comfortably spaced. The large glass windows gave you a great view of the local scenery. I had the Mushroom Gnocchi and my Mother had the Haddock and Chips, all washed down with a couple of teas. The food quality was great, and any staff in the restaurant who we encountered were lovely. It’s a nice place with great food and wonderful staff. Having not visited since Covid, we will certainly return.

Having eating at the farm shop café for thirty or more years we have noticed a great decline in the food offered. Today I ordered an open steak sandwich the meat was about 3mm (1/8”) thick hardly a steak. Hardly value for money. Never seen steak cut so thin!

My friend and I went today, we have been going here for years and the food was exceptional staff wonderful. Sadly this has all changed. We decided to have the roast dinner which was pork, all we got was a small half slice of carrot underneath the pork which wasn't that great, roasted potatoes which in my opinion were not roast potatoes and left an after taste in your mouth, the only veg we got between 2 of us was a very small bowl of cold green beans over cooked mange tout and hard peas the portion size was small. Our server Lilly was fantastic and we told her about our meal and she said it was under new management as the old one had left, well bring her back I say. She ask if we wanted to see the supervisor but to what end I wonder. Suffices to say we will not be going back which saddens me.

Food was delicious, staff were lovely, attentive and even though it was busy it seemed calm and organised. Our only suggestion was portion size, may I suggest an extra roast potato, stuffing ball, facility to order a side dish, such as cauliflower cheese or leeks in white sauce, mash. Had tea and cake after to fill me up, which was very good, just felt a bit short changed on the dinner. Other lunch varieties looked good that were coming from the kitchen. Beautiful setting and great staff!

Really lovely food, clean with friendly staff. Highly recommend. Full English was cooked to perfection, we were also seated right away which is always a bonus. Very clean restaurant and wonderful friendly staff. I will definitely be returning.

We called in for lunch on New Year’s Eve. We were lucky to get a table as the Cafe was extremely busy. We had a great welcome as we were greeted by Jenny with a lovely smile and a friendly, professional approach. The service and quality of food was excellent. The cafe was so busy but this did not affect the service and we were surprised that we didn’t wait long for our meals. The ambience and view from the cafe made this a great experience. We will definitely be more frequent visitors through 2024 and can thoroughly recommend Chatsworth Estate Farm Shop Cafe.

Really lovely cafe and food. Nice atmosphere and good dining. Prices about mid range and wheelchair accessible too

Average food at higher than average prices. Didn’t get what was ordered but this was quickly resolved without fuss. It was just ok - but no better, hence the 3 stars.

Lovely setting and views. Food was fabulous. Staff very helpful. Farm shop excellent (esp the cheese scones!). Thoroughly recommend.

the staff we very useless with all the contenting and Very rubbish with the staff at the chats worth Cafe thanks Dan

Good: reliable food, good menu, great view, well stocked farm shop next door. Good coffee kiosk as well. Not so good: doesn’t seem to have any atmosphere, on the more expensive side, bonkers parking behaviours in the car park.

5 star. Friendly efficient staff. Excellent, quality and very tasty food. We will certainly visit again. Beautiful views and immaculate cafe.

This morning we visited the Chatsworth farm shop cafe for our annual visit to the Derbyshire Dales. Last year was not such a good experience as the staff were rather unfriendly and the service was very slow. However, this year was a different story, the staff were welcoming and smiling, the service was efficient and the food and coffee excellent. We will look forward to next year’s visit

We enjoyed a recent trip to the farm shop and cafe. We (all four of us) wanted vegan cakes. There were five to choose from so we decided on one of each: It loses a point for not having any of the vegan bakewell or vegan sponge but the other three were great (sticky toffee pud, almond and pear tart and a chocolate cake) we shared them out between the four of us. Not often we have so much choice!

The food was so disappointing here. Really basic and bland, not tasty at all. I came for breakfast and I was expecting high quality, fresh, local ingredients (as it’s Chatsworth’s “award winning farm shop”) but this wasn’t the case at all. The food was poor quality and flavourless. Really average. However on a positive note - the staff are lovely and the view is amazing…

The quality of the food was very average. Almost got the impression that because it’s Chatsworth and the view over the gardens is stunning, the food is secondary. Very disappointing, have much better food at our local Pub. Pie came with a portion of mashed potatoes which would have fed a family of four. Chips with another dish were inedible (they did remove these from our bill when we complained about them). We won’t be going again

We arrived at the end of the breakfast rush so there was a bit of a wait but the queue was well managed and we were kept regularly informed of how long things were going to take. Breakfast seemed to finish at 11.30 and then lunch was served from 12 so I guess you'd have to time your visit accordingly. Despite being busy the service was excellent and the food was delicious. I definitely hope to go back one day and sample more of the menu.

My experience at Chatsworth House farm shop was really nice the cafe was lovely and the staff was nice I would go again thanks

Such a lovely farm shop with so many nice products. The products are locally produced and some from further afield. So nice to walk around and browse. All items are very expensive and not all affordable for everyone.

The food has recently improved! Have been eating here for years as my elderly mother lives near by. The chef/manager needs to go the extra mile to make the food really tasty, for example, serving sage and onion stuffing with the pork roast dinner and serving warm scones.

We visit regularly for lunch due to living nearby. Always a pleasant experience. The staff are friendly, service is efficient and prompt, good value for money and the food is excellent. It would be nice if they could change the menu occasionally or have a selection of specials, the roast of the day always seems to be beef or pork, it would be great to see chicken for a change, highly recommended.

We visited the shop on a busy Saturday afternoon. A huge display of exciting products to buy. Be prepared it isn’t cheap but there is quality and a lot of locally sourced products. We bought a few treats and was not disappointed.

Just visited farm shop and cafe we had short wait in queue. And then had best burger we have had in years friendly service and reasonable prices

A few weeks ago I had a fish and chips with my husband at the farm shop restaurant the fish was border line uncooked. In spite of that I went back yesterday with my daughter she asked if they still did jacket potatoes the reply she got was no we now have a proper chef and he will not have them on his menu, I had the roast beef dinner what another mistake the veg were 1/2” hard squares the Yorkshire pudding was rock hard and there was no flavour what so ever in the meal, if that is the work of their proper chef he needs some more proper training I will definitely not go again or will I ever recommend any one wasting their money

Although not permitted to take our dog in the cafe the staff were just so helpful and friendly. Despite the rain outside we were given a table under a huge umbrella and they even put the heaters on! Service and food were excellent. Thank you...

Going to t Chatsworth farm shop cafe for breakfast is always a treat but we couldn’t believe how much the standard had gone down the bacon was so well cooked you couldn’t cut the back pudding was dry the sausages were cheap cash and carry...

Whilst on holiday we usually call in here at least once during our stay. Unfortunately we didn't enjoy our lunch anywhere near as much as usual. I had a fish finger sandwich which came as small pieces of fried battered fish in a giant (dry)...

Decided to pop into the cafe after a trip to the gardens with friends and so glad we did! We sat outside as the weather seemed ok and we couldn’t miss out on the beautiful view. I had the Chatsworth Beefburger and my friends the...

Superb sausage sandwich, asked for it to be unbuttered and it was. Sausages tasted of meat rather than the plastic type sausage you often get. Nice pot of tea to accompany this. Staff were excellent, friendly and attentive. Tables were not left dirty and unclear....

The view was amazing. My tea was stewed, the spoon was filthy, luckily as already stewed and did not need stirring. The glass for the cold drink was dirty, ergo drank out of bottle. My friends Bakewell pudding appeared to be warmed in the microwave....

Called in with my wife. We bought a few packs of sausages and a couple of pies, chicken and leek and steak and ale. Not the cheapest but worth the extra for the quality.

Very disappointed. We thought after Chatsworth visit and local area , this qould be a great stop off for brunch Food was not good at all and the staff were robotic. Shame as the shop was great .

Came here after getting several recommendations after a lovely time exploring Chatsworth house and gardens. We were really pleasantly surprised. The portions were HUGE! I had the hot fish finger sandwich, a massive bap with huge fresh battered fish pieces in there. My wife had...

Visited here at the weekend, me and my wife had a sandwich (which was lovely) and the side salad was really nice. The coffee however is absolutely atrocious. We ordered two flat whites (which have never been flat whites) both over temperature and very bitter...

Called for breakfast with great expectations but what a disappointment Ordered full English breakfast arrived all over cooked bacon was dry and burnt Sausage was pale and dry overall very disappointing expected better for the price from Chatsworth

Went for tomato sausages & pork pie - served by the most polite and hard working young lad. I got his name, Thomas, what a pleasure! Great quality , delicious food and even more the butcher was amazing! Thank you will be back

Called in for a breakfast treat but was a little disappointed. Sausage and black pudding was over cooked and my fried egg was hard. Also be careful when eating the baked beans they had been microwave and I did not realise how hot they were...

Very surprised at the poor quality toasted tea cake, poor quality breakfast and Earl Grey teas. So different from Chatsworth House cafe which is tops. Old leaky teapots, won’t be going again.

Turned up for lunch at 1.30 ish on a Saturday and unsurprisingly it was very busy. However, they have an efficient queueing system and a warm lobby to sit in while you wait and I think we were found a table in about 15 mins....

The food was lovely the view is fantastic but you have to sit outside if you have a dog if this very large estate that attract dog owners there should and needs to be better facilities for everyone including dogs

Loving locally I have regularly visited Chatsworth Farm Shop. The butchery is excellent and the butcher’s knowledgeable. The produce is also very good quality. Sadly many of the staff that work there seem to think they are doing you a favour allowing you to shop...

Clearly very popular, so my observations probably won't matter. My husband didn't want to return as dogs aren't allowed . . . anywhere, which is an issue as Pepper (cocker spaniel) is part of the family. I wanted to buy produce from the shop and...

food is very good, prices for a farm shop restraunt are reasonable, staff however are very rude, I can't even blame the fact they were busy because it wasn't. It was our first visit and not sure I would go again

Baslow to Chatsworth cafe and back. Great walk with open fields. Check for livestock if with dogs. Mostly off the lead if well behaved.

Enjoyed a light lunch whilst looking over the fields that had newborn lambs skipping and jumping around in. The Staff were all very polite, and the food was delicious and arrived quickly.

Very disappointed to arrive and find out it’s not dog friendly! Considering the location and surrounding dog walks, this is a huge shame. We left and went to a lovely cafe in Baslow instead and didn’t return to look round the farm shop as planned...

Lovely roast lunch. Nice setting. friendly and attentive staff. Only let down by the toilets especially the men's if the toilets had been visited first we would not have eaten.

The menu here is in need of a refresh. Although the quality of ingredients is very good, the food may well underwhelm in presentation which can seem mean and spare and lacking in finesse. On chilly winter days the restaurant space may feel underheated for...

My wife and I called in for a quick bite whilst in the area. Ample free parking, warmly greeted by David at the entrance to the restaurant. David accompanied us to a table and took our drinks order before leaving us to peruse the menu....

I do like going to Chatsworth Farmshop cafe but am becoming increasing disappointed with the food and getting to the point where we are going to have to explore other venues because of that. The menu has also changed which, in the opinion of all...

We dropped in for some food on our way to see the Christmas decorations at Chatsworth House. The queue for the cafe extended outside. The ladies went to have a look in the shop whilst the men kept the position in the queue. After a...

Had to wait about 10 minutes for a table which was not a problem. A larger waiting area would be very good. We ordered Fish and Chips, and a Tuna melt which were both very very good, lovely and hot and very nicely presented. The...

Called at 3.15 Friday for after school treat. Ignored by 4 members of staff waiting to be seated - it was not busy . Waited ages for someone to take our order and later tables seated had there orders taken before us - eventually I...

I visited with my daughter hoping to get a nice lunch. We have eaten here quite a few times in the past. We are both gluten free. I ordered a tuna sandwich costing £8 50 and my daughter ordered a cheese and pickle one costing...

Visited with our dog , we were sitted very warmly by Yvonne , she popped the heater on for us , moved tables together & gave us information on the menu .The food was all delicious , the view stunning & service fantastic .Large free...

Arrived early for our hotel so as have been and to the farm shop here a few times headed here for tea and cake. Despite being really busy as was a Saturday afternoon staff were excellent and we were served fairly quickly considering how busy...

Lovely location - been many times before. Ordered 1 Full English Breakfast 1 Child’s English Breakfast My wife can’t eat eggs so could we please SWAP the egg on her order for a second slice of bacon. No problem breakfast delivered with No Egg and...

Both ordered a lovely roast dinner as we at a farm shop I expected it to be nice however at £14 each it was poor . Service slow ( I don’t mind that as not in a rush ) food Luke warm ( we were...

We were staying in the Peak District for a couple of weeks and had breakfast out and several different places. The Farm Shop Cafe was clean, comfortable and the staff were friendly but the Full English and Bacon Sandwich were unexciting for the price. We...

We popped in for a coffee and cake. My wife has an unusual allergy, and the staff were so helpful in investigating the ingredients to find something suitable to eat. This included getting an item that had run out in the cafe but was available...

Fantastic experience well worth the money would highly recommend to everyone of any age very well organized walking round

Very nice shop well stocked with home made produce ,lots to take home,On this occasion we never bought anything but im sure we will next time

We visited here for a Saturday brunch. Not to busy ,no queue. We were served quickly and efficiently by Maja. Who was very attentive.

Well the place has had an interesting face lift, but the offerings are much the same. The coffee is pretty mediocre and the food quite average; excellent staff however. But for its position on the Chatsworth Estate this cafe probably wouldn't survive.

A great place to visit. Cafe served a quality breakfast. Hot and tasted great. Staff very friendly and knowledgeable.pies from shop absolutely full of filling and super quality but not cheap. Worth a visit.

Having visited the cafe many times over the years, the latest two visits have been very disappointing. Long waits for coffees and even worse for bacon rolls. It took so long for rolls to arrive that coffees were cold and had to re-order. Service staff...

Visited today for lunch as it was my wife's birthday. We arrived roughly 30 minutes before noon but was seated immediately. A young girl called Kare was helpful and attentive.We ordered drinks which came within minutes.At roughly 11.40 Kate came and took our order.At noon...

I am sure the food would been delicious but we had to wait so long for our order to be taken, tables seated after us were dealt with before us, that we had to leave before ordering anything. I think they probably need to get...

Pretty basic stuff…an open sandwich turned out to be cheese on toast essentially, the triple cooked chips were nice and the salad as the menu described it arrived as a poached egg,which when I pointed it out was removed from the table without so much...

Beautiful setting, good choice of food, and a lovely friendly waitress. Three different selections all served quickly, well presented and unlike the usual 'sandwich' options often offered elsewhere, were generous, with a fresh salad dressing Cant fault it excellent value for money in a great...

We loved this farm shop as it was stocked with such interesting and high quality food & gifts. The meat looked great and everything was presented well. Staff were pleasant and helpful. Would recommend this place to visit .

Popped in for lunch after a visit to Bakewell. Cafe was very busy but accommodating staff gave us option of 2 tables indoors. Quite a vast Menu, something for everyone, but quite expensive. Service was good, my Ham Hock Terrine with Chatsworth Chutney was divine!...

The sandwiches were disgusting and overpriced. Three sweet corn kernels in a tuna sweetcorn sandwich is foul. I complained and the staff member rang a manager initially than asked me to write down my complaint . I did this addition my email address and contact....

We chose the Chatsworth Estate Cafe / Restaurant for lunch and were really impressed. We hadn’t pre-booked and so there was a bit of a wait but it didn’t take long before we were being shown to our table. The menu was excellent, catering for...

A lovely farm shop with so much yummy produce. Very good quality fruit and veg greets you are the entrance. The butchery counter was amazing with very helpful staff. Lots of fun goodies with fantastic selection of jams and chutneys. Lots of choice on the...

On my annual visit to the Chatsworth Farm shop and cafe this morning. We were very disappointed with the slow and inattentive service in the cafe, asking several times if we could order. We actually felt we were being ignored, standard of service has certainly...

We are experiencing two of the hottest days on record. Called for lunch. Was initially disappointed to be told due to the heat wave a restricted menu was in place. I can’t tolerate more than one slice of bread, and I need a gluten free...

We were given the Spring lunch menu, on July 9th?! And the selection was quite disappointing, with very little seasonal produce. My toasted sourdough with tomato and mozzarella was soggy. And the red pepper salad was saved by the extra chicken only. Sitting outside on...

We stopped by for a coffee and cake, and was tempted by the sticky toffee pudding. Ordered a coffee with oat milk and was told that their coffee machine doesn’t work with exotic milks. The food arrived about 40 mins later, nuclear hot and swimming...

I had the full English. £12, drink sold separately. Comes with egg, 3 back , sausage, black pudding, 1/2 tomato, mushrooms, beans and toast. Swapped the black pudding for an extra egg. Very nice, no complaints really, little overpriced. Wife had avocado on toast with...

We have been for breakfast on Saturday mornings quite a few times. It has never been without some disappointment. First of all, the mature waitresses, except the Swedish waitress seem tired as though they would rather be retired. They don’t smile or look happy in...

We visited the farm shop and cafe after a walk round Chatsworth Estate for a coffee and what should have been a dessert. We ordered our drinks and four hot desserts, three with custard and one with ice cream. The custard was Luke warm so...

What a treat! Lovely cafe, with wonderful views towards Chatsworth. A visit to this establishment is always a joy. The staff are kind, efficient and cheerful and the food is delicious. I have been coming to this cafe for over thirty years and it never...

On our way to Chatsworth house we got a little bit lost and ended up at the farm shop café, and thank goodness we did as we were quite peckish. We sat outside with our dog with the most incredible views, The food we ordered...

Friends glowed about the breakfasts and invited us to join them It was extremely disappointing. We had the full breakfast but the fried egg was solid and the toast suitable as a baby's rusk! Felt as if they had been cooked a long time before...