Farmers Feast in Derbyshire Dales

Definitely worth a visit for a Sunday carvery. Owners are so welcoming but equally their staff, young and older were so welcoming, polite and friendly. Portion sizes huge but as a roast potato enthusiast could have done with more than the one we were given. Give this place a go if you want real Bakewell hospitality and delicious produce.

Fantastic. 4 of us turned up to discuss an event. Saw the carvery food (Sunday) and decided to have a meal. 4 great meals, 4 very satisfied customers. Looking at going again this month. I’m taking my wife this time and she’ll love it.

Delicious meats and veg and SO much of it! The service was so good and friendly - it was like you were in a family . They’re dog friendly and happily made GF gravy just for me and even a Yorkshire pudding . I was so pleased. The puddings were huge but we were so full up we had to take them home. Excellent value, great quality. You must go.

We regularly go to the farmers feast for a carvery on a Sunday,as it’s fairly local for us,and have never been disappointed with the food, staff or service provided. Martin and the team go above and beyond to make sure the customers are satisfied. It’s value for money, for 2 adults and 2 children with drinks it came to £52. The roast beef is just effortless to eat and melts in your mouth. A must for anyone visiting Bakewell on a Sunday who fancy a carvery.

Great Sunday Roast. A hidden gem in Bakewell. Promoting local produce and local craft ales. Very friendlybar and serving staff. Cross the river by the lovelock bridge to find the Farmers Feast. Excellent value.

Excellent cafe selling huge portions of tasty food at sensible prices. Very friendly, helpful staff. Will definitely be back next time I am in Bakewell.

If I could give this place zero I would! Went for Sunday lunch, portions were small as the servers chose how much food to give everyone! This included gravy, which is a personal preference on the amount. Stuffing was undercooked. Very little choice on drinks, Guinness was from a can and no alternative offered for allergies. Very expensive for what food and service we got. Will not return again!

We had a pork cob and 2 cups of tea. It was an awful experience that cost £11.60. What a rip off! The pork was dry and tough and we couldn't drink the tea which tasted stewed. A total waste of my hard earned money. Never again!

My parents and I stumbled on this little gem by accident and boy am I glad we did. My father (96) was experiencing difficulty walking and the entire staff including the owner went above and beyond to help him. I didn’t eat, but my folks had a meat cob. I’m sorry my appetite wasn’t up to par because the carvery looked amazing. Thank you so much for everything you did for my dad. I have never experienced customer service like that before. We will be back and will be raving about all of you and your lovely establishment to our friends. Highly recommended.

Had lunch at the farmers feast cafe it was lovely The beef just melted in your mouth the staff were really helpful Very polite and welcoming The price we found was very reasonable Would definitely go back again And next we will try the breakfast I am sure it won't disappoint

Awful, avoid at all costs. Ran out of breakfast items and stopped serving breakfast at 11 instead of 11.30, rude staff using foul language with eachother, terrible organisation, had two separate queues for different food items, not accommodating to one of our party who is vegetarian. Waste of time and money.

Living in Bakewell, we are fortunate that we can visit the Farmers Feast regularly. In particular, we enjoy the Sunday carvery, which is excellent. There is usually a choice of four meats together with a selection of vegetables, including new and mashed potatoes. There is a good selection of deserts, which are also superb. The staff are very friendly and it is no wonder that the Sunday carvery is very popular. Booking is advisable.

Lovely staff, exceptionally accommodating, putting family and experience above their own profit margin. Food was lovely. A great carvery. Thank you, if I lived near by I would be back more often, (frankly it's clear locals do as many knew you and you genuinely knew them!) Recommended, especially if you have a young family.

4 of us nipped in for a breakfast - full English. Served quickly, friendly staff, great food, great price. Cappuccino with it was lovely. A very good service by the staff, everything was right and nothing too much trouble - e.g. I like my eggs well done - they did them exactly as I like. No quibbles. I also wanted a take away of bacon and sausage bap - again, no problem (not like another place where they refused to do two after accepting they did). Excellent all round, will go again.

This little gem of a place, I stumbled across by chance. While I was working close by. As soon as you walk in you are greeted with a warm welcome. Friendly staff and the Sunday carvery is amazing. I will definitely be coming back here.

Amazing service a very warm welcome from the guys. Had a lovely Sunday lunch would definitely recommend will be returning soon

Lovely friendly staff ..Well cooked and a large variety of dishes .. Good value for money ..Always visit when we are in Bakewell.

Visited the monthly Farmers market today. Whilst there we called in the cafe for a bacon roll and a drink. We noticed on the menu chalkboard that they had down that they was serving Beef, Pork and Ham dinners amongst other things at lunchtime. My husband said he fancied having lunch at the cafe at lunchtime so we decided to hang around. As the Market was very poor and seriously lacking stalls compared to previous visits we were finished very quickly. This left is having to kill several hours in poor weather until it reached lunchtime. We returned to the cafe and my husband went to order food. He was told that they weren't cooking vegetables today but you could have a pork and stuffing roll. We'd already had a roll at breakfast so my husband left it. We weren't the only people disappointed. Several couples and families were complaining as they left too. The chalkboard menu had not been changed to reflect the change in available nor was there any signs anywhere explaining that they were not doing meals. We hung around and wasted nearly 3 hours thinking we would be able to get a cooked meal. Very poor communication, I don't understand why they simply didn't do the right thing and put a notice on the chalkboard both as you enter the cafe and the one behind the counter. Three hours wasted for absolutely nothing. Disappointed doesn't even cover it.

A group of us turned up last minute and they couldn't of been more welcoming and helpful. Food was lovely staff were so polite.

10 of us decided to go for a walk in bakewell today with 6 dogs. We were very welcomed here by owner Martin and friendly staff. Had 8 full english and 2 breakfast sandwiches, all which were amazing and good quality ingredients. Will definitely be back! Lovely place!

Fantastic food. Excellent prices. Great staff. Best location in Bakewell. It’s my favourite breakfast stop. The last Saturday of the month is a great time to visit too as the monthly farmers market is on. They also do a Sunday carvery - you’re best booking for that. What I particularly love is the food is properly cooked and served hot. Cappuccino coffee? Yes. Check the website as it’s not open every day.

Popped in for a drivers break wanting cup of tea and bacon cob No bacon so went for closest a pork cob. Cost £9.00 Won't be returning

We are currently here and love it. We visit the show twice a year so will be back. Food is lovely, reasonably priced and the staff are so welcoming. Highly recommended

Fantastic carvery today. Couldn’t fault it, just like what you would expect from your grandma on a Sunday when you were growing up…tasty and absolutely perfect. Took me back. Staff were friendly, very attentive and nothing too much trouble. Dog friendly too and made to...

We stumbled upon the restaurant after wanting to enjoy a carvery in the local area. We did book a table beforehand, but there was some availability during our visit. Staff were polite, friendly and welcoming. There were a selection of different meats and vegetables on...

We visited here for a Father’s Day breakfast. We arrived well before the advised end of breakfast. We couldn’t see anything as everything was covered up, so we asked what the large breakfasts included we were told “everything”, at £9 each, they were a complete...

Had an absolutely gorgeous roast here today. Booking is advisable. We were one GF vegetarian and 2 carnivores. All of us were more than taken care of. Martin and his team made huge efforts to ensure our GF's safety and satisfaction with good humour and...

Visited Bakewell and had decided to give the Farmer's Feast a try for Sunday lunch and were not disappointed. Staff were helpful with parking information and very pleasant. The meal was good value 2 OAP meals and 2 teas for £19.00!! Would definitely visit again...

We live about 10 miles from the Farmers Feast but call in at every opportunity for breakfast or Sunday lunch because it is such good value and the food is never disappointing. It’s on the site of the Bakewell farmers Market and has been catering...

We were disappointed with our breakfasts. Everything tasted cheap and bland. It's a shame because the staff were friendly and the location is great. If the food was better quality it would make a huge difference in my opinion.

Me and my fiance holidayed in the Peak Distric in the first week of November. We spent the morning visiting Bakewell and decided to pop in for a roast dinner. The staff plated everything up (presumably you usually help yourself).Our plates arrived stacked high with...

First time been out for sunday lunch since lock down Very well organised n safe all cleaned plenty room . Yes had to wait for food bit longer than normal but staff was brilliant at what they was doing manager kept coming round to make...

We decided to escape the madness of the COVID South West right now and travelled from Plymouth to the Peak District for our Staycation. This place was reason alone to make the 300 mile journey. The staff and owner in particular couldn’t have been anymore...

What a gem of a place. The portions are enormous and the food is fantastic. My husband, daughter and I visited for Sunday lunch and would definitely recommend it. The café has introduced a range of COVID-19 protection measures including the usual party registration on...

Visited for the first time with family. absolutely fantastic. everything cooked to perfection. generous helpings. staff lovely and friendly. at time of writing, all Covid safe. Great value and well worth going 😋

The best food in Bakewell. Huge portions, always wonderfully cooked, and amazing value. The friendliest staff. We're regulars, and it has never been less than fantastic.

Found this place by accident but what a good accident it was, really good food at a good price with friendly staff as well

Had lunch at the Farmers’ Feast last week. It was very enjoyable. We sat with some farmers who were buying and selling livestock at the mart, who were great company. It is self-service which gives you an opportunity to see the food available. The portions were good and the roast beef excellent. We decided to have a pudding which again was a great helping and delicious. We can thoroughly recommend this restaurant.

We visited on Farmers Auction day. Food is great and such good value! Its a great experience and fab food.

We had no expectations when we fell across this lace, we just saw a sign talking in Bakewel. It was a gloriously hot sunny day and we just wanted a quick, easy lunch.We both chose cheese ploughmans and were hugely impressed. There was a great selection of cheese, quiche, pork pie, pickles etc and the salad was beautifully fresh. It was iff the beaten track, so much quieter than in the town itself and for a quick, tasty lunch, it couldn't have been better. We will be back!

Came to the farmers market next door -which had a nice selection of local produce. We came to the cafe for a coffee but realised they did mega pork cobs! Very tasty and great size portion for the price. Great little cafe

Not the usual spot you would chose to go but we met up with friends here for some lunch. We sat for 2 hours, didn’t feel like we had to rush at any point. Fantastic home cooked food and amazing portion sizes. Lovely relaxed environment. Loads of space for the pushchair. The staff were amazing, so friendly and helpful. We will definitely be returning.

Called in for a coffee at the weekend and although the place was clearly still busy the queue didn't seem too bad. It turned out I was in for quite wait, apparently due to a great deal of confusing about the order of the customer in front (she only asked for a couple of sandwiches drinks and snacks). Eventually I got my coffee which was very disappointing for the price (£2.50). For that I expect something along the lines of one of the big coffee chains. What I received was sadly not a good as a petrol station Costa machine. The one redeeming feature was that they serve their coffee in proper mugs, not disposable cups. From an environmental point of view this was really nice to see.

Stopped here as on a coach trip to district with twin as we wanted a carvery lunch.We both had the roast beef with Yorkshire pudding roast potatoes and stuffing with a good selection of vegetables and lovely gravy.Not the smartest place to eat but the food was very welled cooked and plentiful.Choice of regular size, large and OAP plates, we had regular and received lots of roast beef and trimmings, we could not finish it all but were not too generous with veggies the meat was a very big portion.Would recommend eating here as no queue for us and better than going elsewhere and waiting to get served.

Thank you to.the lovely man / owner ? Who left me use their staff toilet as I was desperate and only the gents was free ,,I must say it was spotless and for me this tells me how the rest of thus establishment is spotless ,thank.u we will.be back soon

‘Called by here today as part of a (cycling) group. And it won’t be the last visit either. Fast, friendly service-they even offered to take the photo for us. Bargain prices. Great food. What’s not to like? ‘Nuff said.

Extremely busy on a typical Livestock Auction day the Large BREAKFAST was very tasty 'kept for the QUALITY of the SAUSAGE....it used to be excellent but that today raised BIG ?????????????

The farmers market has great food at great prices and friendly staff. What more can you want. Had a chat with the manager who was very friendly and welcoming. I can't wait to go back

This is the place for a proper English breakfast before tackling the Farmers Market on the last Saturday of the month. Not stylish or classy, but good wholesome food. We have been going to the market for years now and always have breakfast here.

I can't comment on the food which did look nice however what a disappointment! After a very long journey my father, myself and my two sisters finally parked for our day in Bakewell. Cold, hungry and uncomfortable we decided to eat before walking round. On entering the cafe we left our Father to get a table whilst we went to the ladies room! Whilst queuing we were confronted by a man who we assume to be the manager/owner who asked us if we were eating as he only had 1 toilet and as we can imagine they need to be cleaned and he can't have any one just coming off the street to use them. We began to explain that our Father was getting a table but he rudely interrupted us to rant over how we should appreciate his predicament. To be honest we were so stunned we didn't respond. We were so upset and embarrassed we couldn't eat there, so left!

Visited here a few times with my partner and 3 children the sunday lunches are normally amazing so was really disappointed today not sure if was a new chef or something but was definately up to the usual good standed watery lumpy mash that was tasteless undercooked veg and the meat was chewy burnt yorkshire puddings a real shame :(

I visited here with my 2 year old son as it as somewhere we could sit down for lunch whilst the farmers market was on. I ordered a children egg on toast for my son and it came as a piece of dry toast with no butter and a rubbery, hard fried egg. I questioned how much I had been charged for it and the lady serving me said it was £4 as all children's meals are £4. I said that it hardly compared to sausage, chips and beans which was also a children's meal and she just shrugged. Considering an egg cob is on the main menu at £2.25, I feel that they are seriously taking advantage. I definitely won't be going back.

No es una cafetería en el mercado impresionante, pero el desayuno es delicioso. Un buen desayuno inglés completo, que se te prepara para el día. Las tazas están destartalados y la salsa está en una selección de botellas, pero el desayuno para un paseo largo o un viaje de compras en Bakewell. Dar este café una oportunidad y se sorprenderá! El número de agricultores que comer aquí debe ser la mejor guía de la calidad.

Just a warning that they don't look after drivers even when you have a full coach, food poor, tell your group to get food in town where they will have a better selection.

A veces nos visita el mercado de agricultores como mi primo. tiene un puesto de venta de artesanías de madera. Siempre tiene una. café y bocadillos en la cafetería que nunca decepcionado siempre es bueno, el personal es muy amable y atento y servicial, ya que son quisquillosos su nos gusta nuestro café. .

Visitamos hoy y me impresionó hasta un par vinieron con un perro, el perro no parece ser una audiencia o perro guía como la pareja parecía capaz de hacer ambas cosas. Incluso consultó a mover para que pudieran sentarse. Teniendo en cuenta que es un sitio donde comer me pareció muy inapropiado.

No se desanime con la ubicación de este restaurante de ser parte del mercado de ganado. Si vas para el desayuno o la cena usted no dissapinted la comida es estupenda relación calidad-precio. Por un pequeño precio puede tener el asado del día recogiendo desde tres sitios diferentes con una gran selección de verduras. El desayuno es el mejor que he tenido en Bakewell.

Estábamos en un tour en autobús por la zona de los alrededores cuando descubrimos este establecimiento.

Decent food, but watch out for the arrival of the large buses. It can be hard to get a seat and the service for the buffet line was a bit slow.

Great value Sunday carvery lunch. Meat, veg and potatoes all always spot on.Been going for years with our young children - being a carvery means no long wait for food. Turn up, pay and eat - done.Yes it's nothing to look at, miss matched tables and chairs - but you can turn up after playing rugby or in hiking boots and get a great Sunday lunch.Highly recommended.

What a disappointment Visited the Bakewell show and couldn't find a jacket potato stall so came here For £6 we got the smallest potato and the smallest sprinkle of cheese and salad! Didn't realise Til we got back into the show area as had takeout or would have complained. Had to have chips too from one of the stalls to fill us up! Really think that was shocking!Go a lot to chatsworth farm shop and now realise what good value that is in comparison.If all they had was the small potatoes they should have put two in as it really was shocking.

I go for my breakfast most Sundays. Great way to start the day, before a nice walk around town. Situated next to the main car park in Bakewell, it does get busy as people walk to and from town. However, the staff are very friendly and efficient, so even when there is a queue, you are not waiting long.The carvery is great and you have a choice of 4 meats and you are not left feeling hungry.Good food at a good price.

Great breakfast and very quick service at a reasonable price. Breakfast was all ready but tasted fresh, highly recommended

The coach we were traveling on parked in the car/coach park adjacent to this cafe so we thought we'd pop in for a cuppa. The table cloths although being made of wipe down fabric hadn't been! The toilets, one men's and one lady's, are next to the kitchen! They do a Sunday roast which seemed very popular but I wished we'd spent our money in one of the quaint tea shops in the town, only a few minutes walk away! This establishment is obviously more suited to the farmers that frequent the market!

Visited here a couple of times during our 4 days in Derbyshire. First things first, the food. Very acceptable and good sized portions, doubtful you will leave here still hungry. Good selection of meats and help yourself to the vegies, then select your sauce at the end of the carvery, depending on what meat you choose. Quite busy on our two visits, but the Ladies who serve are on the ball and know what they are doing. Would we visit again, certainly.Now to address the title of my review. It seems to me the Farmers has a bit of an identification "difficulty". It's like a large Staff Canteen type of a place, but it's a Cafe or is it a Restaurant. Best to visit and find out for yourself, you will not be disappointed, worth a visit.

Called in for Sunday carvery & wow amazing food , a super selection of 4 different meats great veg , lovely ladies that served us & if it's good enough for the farmers market then we must try it as you won't get a more filling meal.

Cant believe some of the bad reviews on ere. The cafe has friendly helpfull staff and an amazing choice of home cooked food. . Good value for money and will definitely return

Crap service crap food.the toilets are next to where the food is being served. I said to one of the female staff me and my mum wont be callin again she said good!!!!

My wife granddaughter and I tried having something to eat here midweek,i had a bacon bun,the bacon tasted as if had been fried in motor oil,with black burnt bits,my cup of tea tasted as if it had been in a flask over night,the granddaughter had pizza,it was rock hard and clearly had been overdone in a microwave,my wife had steak pie with veg,the crust must have been made with concrete it was that hard,the carrots must have been cooked last year.For the prices they charge none of it was worth £1,never mind over £16.

The Farmers Feast is situated within the cattle market at Bakewell just a short walk from the main shopping centre. Our visit was for a Sunday lunch carvery , we had a wide choice of meats all with Yorkshire pudding and selection of vegetables self service. The food was excellent good value for money and the staff very friendly and welcoming. The restaurant/café is in a large commercial building very clean but no frills just basic tables and chairs to cater for the regular farmers etc. The surrounding area has a lot of car parking but it is expensive some areas are not surfaced with tarmac but it was possible to claim some of the parking money back by shopping at the local Co-Op supermarket.

Well worth the trip to bakewell for the good wholesome food and friedley service, not the first time and defiantly not the last keep up the good work.. x

I like looking around farmers markets and shops,especially for something different or unique.I didn't find this shop very helpful or friendly and the produce was not interesting or in abundance.

A proper cooked breakfast, real mug of tea, friendly what more can I say. Although just out of he town centre it is located on the show ground and is part of the cattle market, so just a short walk over a couple of bridges. It is worth finding, also a cracking Sunday lunch.

If you want a great straightforward place where you can have a superb cup of builder's tea and some healthy portions of 'home cooked' food this is the place. Lovely salty bacon, excellent hearty puddings, and 'real' no-nonsense staff. I really like it. I also like the way no one minds buggies and toddlers.

Why waste money in the town centre when this casual establishment is just a short walk across a carpark. Great value carvery lunch & the cheapest pint in Bakewell. If you want a decent meal & a beer/cup of tea etc then go looking for the farmers feast beside the cattle market on Bakewell show ground.

Lovely staff felt very welcome .although it is a farmers cafe it also caters for tourists and walkers .was even allowed in with mucky boots and the dog.although this is slightly out of the way of the centre I would recommended going .the bar is also cheaper than the pubs in bakewell