Le Mistral in Derbyshire Dales

I had the most amazing seafood bisque. Look out for their midweek offers and lunch menu too as they are amazing value. I wish we lived closer this was our favourite meal of our holiday

Visited last night after friend’s recommendation. A lovely bistro with a friendly atmosphere and welcoming staff. The menu was broad and plenty to choose from, although would have liked a little more fish on the menu. Good selection of wines and the food was excellent- well cooked and plenty of flavour. We will definitely return!

I'm so happy! It is rare as a vegetarian that you eat out and you have wholesome and tasty food. We were having our main meal at lunchtime and there was four decent veggie main dishes. Ours were very tasty and filling. The staff are lovely and helpful, and the restaurant has a nice, easy-going atmosphere. I think we've found our new favourite eating place 😋 (We had popped in here previously for coffee pastries to get out of the mizzle and equally accommodating)

First time we have eaten here and we were not disappointed. We and our friends thought everything was excellent - friendly welcome, ambience, food and service. We have no hesitation in recommending and will return!

The service we received was pitiful. The staff were more interested in serving the regulars than my wife and myself. We both ordered Cheese Souffle. It looked more like scrambled egg as it was just a mess in the middle of the plate there was FAR too much rocket with it. We had Pork Belly which was ok. We finished the mains and we wanted a Coffee but our plates were not taken for 10 minutes because regulars came in & got a menu in a matter of seconds. The lady behind the counter could not have been less interested. It was an evening out ruined by inept disinterested staff. £66 wasted, never again.

If you've ever experienced that special welcome in a Parisian cafe, you won't be disappointed by Le Mistral. Slow perfunctory service punctuated with herrumpfs & items being slammed on your table almost make you feel like you've made the trip to France. As for asking for the bill & the pantomime that is the staff getting this through the till - don't remind me. It's not often I'd write this, but having been made to feel like an inconvenience for only having a coffee at 11am on a Sunday, there's close to zero chance I'd return. There's less chance I'd recommend this place.

A nice atmosphere, decent service and pleasant surroundings, let down by the food. The starters were so so, the Gruyère soufflé was ok but the French onion soup was not the classic rich stock and cheesy topped dish we were expecting. The lamb and the pork belly main courses were ok but the bouillabaisse was very disappointing. The portion was huge but it was just tons of potatoes, carrots and tomato stock, the soup tasted like it had zero fish stock and overall it was more like a goulash with some seafood dropped on top. The wine selection was nice and decently priced. The deserts were also ok. One of my dinning companions couldn’t eat nuts and at the start of the meal when we enquired whether the pate starter contained nuts the waitress went to check and came back with the answer that “the packet says it may contain trace amounts of nuts”. The same response was received when we enquired about another of the starters. Pate from a packet in a French restaurant? It’s so easy to make. All in all it was an ok meal but I wouldn’t think of returning. It’s a shame the food didn’t match the surroundings or the service.

We went for a family meal early evening and found the food was below average . The children had burgers as a children’s menu choice they were quite dry around the edges they struggled to chew them We were thankful we ordered 2 meals to share between 3 . I ordered the bouillabaisse which I regretted it should be a seafood fish soup it was a congealed mass of potatoes and carrots decorated with sea food on the top with some fish added I only ate half The others were fairly happy with moules but chips were dry wish I had sent mine back at £25 for a main it should be amazing I’ve eaten this so many times in France !! It was an expensive family meal we came out with a large bill and regret sadly

Delicious Sunday lunch and glass of house wine. My husband and I really enjoyed it. Staff were very friendly and the restaurant has a great atmosphere

A lovely dinner at Le Mistral! The service was excellent, the food delicious & the ambiance fantastic.The cellar is tastefully decorated & perfect for an intimate evening.

Superb range of French cuisine on offer, including drinks. Opted for the blackpudding on french bread with salad starter, then the salmon fish ckes with fries as main - delicious! Along with a glass of Belgian beer, Verdett - perfect. Service was excellent and friendly, making us feel very welcome and not rushed. Situated in the tiwn centre with rooms full of French style decor: at times it felt as though we were actually there - it was the rain that gave it away! Fully recommend it. Particularly with the Prix Fix - set price lunch: 2 courses for £17.95 - bargain!

Bloody awful 😖 venue was lovely but it was a real let down. Got shown to our table downstairs which was lovely. Glasses on table but no offer of water and unlit candle. Not really bothered at all about that. Ordered food and asked for some bread and butter to start. This came but no plates to eat it off. Mains came. I had lamb with chanterelle carrots, green beans and dalphinoiuse potatoes. Em had confit duck and same potatoes. Well the carrots were like rubber coated mush and the potatoes were foul. Tasted like compost heap and a lovely grey colour. Waitress came and asked how we were so we told her. She was apologetic and went off to the chef. She came back and said we could have done fresh. Didn't take our plates away. Returned with much better and walked off. Stopped, came back and told us she would charge us for the edible food! Sad as we don't get to go out much together 😕

We have eaten at Le Mistral many times at breakfast, lunch and evenings and the food is always superb. There is always a good choice of gluten free options which is a bonus as my wife is coeliac, and they could not be more helpful. The staff are always friendly and the place has a great comfortable atmosphere about it during the day, with a more romantic atmosphere especially downstairs in the evenings. The chef here excels. His French Onion soup is absolutely gorgeous and his croissants (which he actually makes himself) are the best I have tasted outside France. Don’t expect fast food as the food is cooked from fresh, and it’s worth waiting an extra couple of minutes for quality French food. I am a little reluctant to recommend restaurants because someone else goes and they are disenchanted. However, I have no hesitation in recommending Wirksworth’s gem , Le Mistral. You will not be disappointed.

Really enjoyable evening. Lovely ambience with the place buzzing with full tables. Great service from the young efficient staff and excellent food.

Eaten here twice recently and had two nice three course meals. The restaurant was extremely busy but service was good. I would definitely return

We dined here last year and loved it… we dined here on Sunday evening for my birthday, we won’t be returning. Overpriced starters for what was served up to us, the black pudding bruschetta on the special board was a joke, bread, ketchup and a chunk of black pudding not good at all. I had pate that was basic and again over priced. Mains were just okay, desserts were to be fair very good. It’s a shame it used to be brilliant!

My girlfriend and I stayed just outside Wirksworth for one night. Having trawled through reviews on TripAdvisor we decided to give it a go despite some negative reviews! All I can say is we were glad we gave it a go! The service was fantastic and very attentive without being overly Intrusive. The food was amazing and incredibly tasty.....probably one of the best tasting main courses my girlfriend and I have had and wasn't trying to be pretentious. Just tasty, rustic french cuisine. I highly recommend trying this restaurant!!

Poor food. Very disappointing meal. Soggy haddock and oily uninspiring veg. Tasteless mussels with one of the blandest sauces I’ve ever tasted. Good service from staff but sadly it stops there. Full price food overpriced.

We visited this venue as a group of friends and were pleasantly surprised to find an alternative to Bistro Pierre’s chain restaurant French menu. While a small place it has a cosy feeling and the decor helps to set the Parisian mood. Will definitely visit again for a special occasion.

A few weeks ago, we came in here for a very simple lunch. We ordered paté and a soup. There were 2 other people in the restaurant. This simple order took 45 minutes to arrive. The paté was served with a stingy portion of bread and the soup was very average. Neither was worth the price tag. We were ready to give the place another try, but there was no improvement on our last visit. What a shame. This sort of service is not acceptable.

Amazing food and service in a very cosy atmosphere. High end quality food at no more than pub grub prices. Would eat here every day if I lived closer

Great food. 2nd time we went had offer of lunch and sweet for £17.00, but got charged for a lunch and a sweet, crafty. Didn't realise until we got home.

Visited with family, nice ambience and decor, unfortunately that's where the positives end. The food was mediocre at best, I had mussels for my main meal and counted around 5 which were closed and inedible. My mother had a mushroom pasta dish and the mushroom was like rubber. I also noted that people on the table next to us ordered mussels as a starter and I was pretty unhappy to see it was served in the same portion size as the main but half the price as a starter. I'm fairly sure if you served this in France you would be flogged! Avoid!

Tasty, hearty food, and excellent service. Couldn't recommend more. Perfectly balanced tradition and creativity. The sweet chilli crab noodles was like having G Ramsay as my uni flatmate. Best meal out in long time.

Went with friends, have been many times before, good food, at a reasonable price, good service BUT how it has changed very very long wait for food, when it came bland boring, my wifes tuna completely overcooked, poor service, asked for bill, waitress despite not doing anything other than chatting to a customer at the bar ignored us, had to go to bar to pay, first time in years i did not leave a tip, will never return

We are working for the summer at the nearby heritage railway. It was our 25 wedding anniversary and only had time for a short break to France this year. Le Mistral served great French style food we were missing and the service was excellent. We will be back again.

Fabulous Food! Lovely warm welcome, staff friendly and attentive but not overbearing. We had pate, French onion soup, lamb rump ( truly exceptional, melted in the mouth) beef bourginon hubby said was ‘ bloody gorgeous’ followed by the cheesecake and the caramelised apple tart. Everything piping hot, cooked perfectly. Rounded of by coffees. They were very busy, but the service never slacked, nor did the smiles. It was our 1st visit, but won’t be our last. Thank you Le Mistral we thoroughly enjoyed every mouthful and can’t wait to return soon.

I've been to Le Mistral many times over the years but last night's dinner wasn't as good as it has been in the past. French onion soup was uninspiring, Chicken Cordon Bleu was dry and my wife's lamb was tough (and expensive)

Service excellent, friendly and cheerful. Sunday roasts very mediocre … and rather pricey. Overcooking chicken breasts made them tough. Red cabbage very tasty. None of the three diners ate more that one roast potato. Swimming in gravy. The black carbonised lump on my plate turned out to be a Yorkshire pudding … or at least it had been once I think.

What a GORGEOUS place!! Much bigger than it looks on the outside. There was 2 veggies & someone eating only soft foods & the choice was amazing! Gentlemen serving us was super polite. We've visited from Norfolk, annual family holiday & we will 100% be back!! My "Tarte au Citron" was DELICIOUS!!! Got too distracted I only took a picture of my main. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

This is the first time back after several years and it was very disappointing. The staff used to be great but not on this occasion. The waitress had no customer service skills, my friend arrived before me and said she had no eye contact/greeting on arrival. We were kept waiting so I asked the waitress for a menu and she quite abruptly told us ‘we would have to wait’…we were quite stunned as we were polite and respectful to her. If I’d been on my own I would have left. We also had dietary requirements which also seemed to be an annoyance to her. The food was ok but after this restaurant being a favourite for many years previously neither of us will go again. Please give your waiting staff some customer service training.

It was wonderful to find that this French restaurant is open on a Wednesday lunchtime. One of us had roast pork (would have liked to have known that it was pork belly, but nicely cooked and with tasty vegetable panache and luscious dauphinois potatoes) and chicken and bacon fricasse (with a typically French creamy sauce, the chicken was a little tough but the mushrooms in it were delicious.) The one member of staff was welcoming and informative. If only the dinner portions hadn’t been so large we would have loved to have sampled the desserts.

Food was OK but they have stopped offering my favourite dish and I find vegetarian dishes I like are not always on the menu. Prices for desserts are horrendous for very small portions, so not worth it. However my biggest criticism is that this restaurant no longer accepts cash payments, so sadly that was my last visit. I will not spend money in any establishment that refuses cash.

We came here for our wedding anniversary . We had a lovely night, meal was amazing and the atmosphere was relaxing, staff were friendly and welcoming . It was a busy night but our meal was served in good time and well cooked. Wine was a special one to celebrate and didn’t disappoint. This is our favourite local restaurant and is always special , can’t wait for our next visit

This is a lovely restaurant with excellent food and cosy atmosphere. The service was a little slow and not necessarily served in order of arrival! However we enjoyed the choice of menu and would visit again when on holiday.

We had an amazing meal several years ago and decided to stay in Wirksworth for a short break for my husband's birthday so we could have his birthday meal at Le Mistral. Unfortunately the food was very disappointing. My panache of vegetables was sliced white...

Tried this place whilst visiting Wirksworth and didn’t disappoint. Some locals told us this place was lovely for food so we gave it a go. Food was delicious, we were so full after the meal we couldn’t move!! Would recommend and come back again in...

A great looking restaurant in a fabulous little Peak District town with very pleasant but very stretched staff trying to do their best. The menu is limited in range and the prices aren't cheap, so it was especially disappointing that when our meals arrived, mine...

I don't understand the poor reviews either. We've been for dinner 3 times, we've sat upstairs and downstairs and had various items on the menu. Both the service and the food were great every time.

Not a great experience not a warm welcome, not told about the specials board and food was mediocre. The French onion soup was particularly disappointing, watery, no depth of flavour, no cheese in sight and certainly no brandy. Not worth the money, no apology no...

My partner and I visited here again for the second time. As we promised ourselves, we would most definitely come back. Cannot believe the bad reviews. This place has. The food is absolutely exceptional and faultless. And the serving staff are exceptional. To be honest...

Arrived for a special meal together whilst on holiday. Ordered a starter and main each and overall was sadly disappointed. The front of house staff were friendly but the restaurant lacked ambiance and seemed tired. Felt it let the side down with below standard food,...

My first visit here last year was disappointing but decided to give them another try… oh dear they just don’t seem to know the meaning of tasty food. The Brie &Fig tart literally tasted of nothing .. ? And the sticky toffee pudding was equally...

I was in Derbyshire for the weekend visiting my son and we had a memorable evening meal at Le Mistral. The staff were really friendly and managed to squeeze us in on a Saturday night. Our starter of a Brie tartlet was amazing - honestly...

The positives were that the staff were friendly and efficient, apologising for a short delay to us being shown to our table. The downstairs area where we ate, is unusual and atmospheric. Unfortunately, the food didn’t live up to this initial good impression. The goats’...

Visiting friends who have recently moved to the area we decided to pop in for a coffee and light snack and after viewing the menu decided to have lunch instead. So much to choose from I decided on the sole and wasn’t disappointed. It was...

Travelling through to see some friends we stopped off in the wonderful town of Wirksworth. We chose Le mistral for an evening meal and we were pleasantly surprised! We were greeted by Lauren who was very approachable , she sat us downstairs in a wonderland...

Apart from the disgusting looking calamari starter smothered in cheese they then claimed the pasta was gluten free having been deliberately asked as my friend is very allergic to gluten. After double checking that this was correct my friend started to eat her meal only...

Popped in for dinner mid-week as I wasn’t in the mood for cooking, so it was an express dinner. Service was fast & friendly. I ordered the Beef Bourguignon & a glass of French Malbec, my partner the pan fried haddock with leeks & a...

The serving staff were very pleasant . Sadly that’s the best than can be said of this venue. It reminded me of one of those places Gordon Ramsey takes hold of on Tv. Petit dejeuner ( which used to be French for breakfast) is not...

Sadly this restaurant that we used to visit regularly, has really gone downhill fast. After an almost average soup starter we ordered the fish morney that was more like a cheap fish pie from the budget end of a supermarkets frozen section. Not only that...

Went here for a late lunch, Sunday afternoon. Had the roast beef and lamb shank. Waited about 25 minutes but so worth it. The food was hot, freshly cooked and delicious. Vegetables were cooked to perfection. Beef tender and lamb virtually fell from the bone....

We arrived and were shown to a nice table in the window and we ordered two roast beef off the Sunday lunch menu. An hour later we asked if the meal would be served soon nd one of the very pleasant waitresses said they would...

An amazingly relaxed atmosphere on a super busy night for this tardis of a restaurant - pork dauphinois was amazing!!!!

This is supposed to be a French restaurant. They wouldn’t last a week in France! The food is just awful: whitebait burnt to a crisp in breadcrumbs with a dead salad and cheap aioli. The mains were a frightful : cod and pancetta fish cake...

We visited a coue of days ago for Lunch and were really impressed, nice place, atmosphere, staff and food. We decided to return last night for dinner. We booked as advised and arrived a couple of minutes early. We were seated and ordered wine which...

When my partner asked me what I would like to do for my birthday, I chose lunch at Le Mistral followed by a walk at Middleton Top. When living and working in the South of France in my youth, my favourite dish was Moules Marinière...

Really disappointed with our experience this time. We had visited previously and had excellent service and food, as previously reviewed. This time we booked as we remembered how busy the restaurant had been on our last visit. We were seated downstairs (which I think might...

We have family in Wirksworth so decided to visit and visit here for a Christmas get together. Very Christmassy with all the decorations. Very busy too. Nice staff and good service. The French onion soup wasn’t everything I’d hoped for as I had heard good...

We are local and have visited Le Mistral a number of times either for a coffee, glass of wine or a meal and we have never been disappointed. We love coming here, friendly cosy atmosphere and always a warm welcome. Our most recent visit was...

I am very thankful this place was open on New Years Day, as I had brought my family up to Wirksworth on a day when everything else was shut, and just before biblical amounts of rainfall decided to drop. It was (at that time) the...

Christmas Eve meal with my daughter, the service and food both excellent. Couldn’t fault the staff at all. Thank you for a wonderful evening! See you soon!

Fantastic meal, great service. We had the Fricassee which was so tasty!! The staff go above and beyond to help, and we didn’t wait too long for our meals. We will definitely return very soon.

This place used to be good. Wait staff can't be faulted but the food hasn't changed in 5 years and is bang average, takes a while to arrive and the price leaves you cheesed off. With Wirksworth having become quite the holiday destination it would...

Just not good enough either in the food offering or the value. They are clearly short of a decent chef and it isn’t acceptable to have poor quality ingredients and limited flavour. Get a chef who knows what he or she is doing and the...

We have eaten many times at Le Mistral in the past and have always enjoyed going. However, following a poor experience in April and a very poor one yesterday, I feel that the underlying cause is more than just a case of having a bad...

Just not very good. Looks the part from the outside but sadly a case of appearances being deceptive. Starters were on the mean side and lacking quality while the same was true of the mains...not bad, just terribly, terribly average. The ‘seasonal vegetables’ were just...

Used to come here really often and always good but sadly disappointed last night. It was a quiet night as most people were watching the football so we were the only customers. Lovely atmosphere as always, and friendly staff but our food was terrible. The...

My wife and I were using Wirksworth as a base for a weekend break and were staying just a few minutes walk away from Le Mistral. I telephoned at short notice for a table and despite being fully booked was advised that they could accommodate...

Started off lovely with wine and starters and a very cosy welcoming atmosphere. Then the main course… microwaved lifeless vegetables, fragrant rice that was watery and bland. Chicken clearly microwaved as well. Staff appeared lovely to start with and then when feedback was given turned...

Magical,intimate, cosy atmosphere downstairs in the cellar. Waitress lovely & cheery. Food excellent, wine wonderful, friends brilliant. Last people there on a dreary Tuesday night, but no pressure to turf us out…… Thank you girls. Fantastic evening had by all. Highly recommend.

Just nipped in for a coffee after a day out. My Sister in Law had been down the stairs for a meal before, so we started to make our way there as there were no tables available upstairs. An older lady behind the counter shouted...

My boyfriend & I visited wirksworth today too the vintage railway station we stumbled upon le mistral and so glad we did will definitely be back and would recommend, we both had the Sunday lunch which was amazing good portion sizes for around £15 each...

Beautiful, laid back, interesting town and a number of very good restaurant/eateries. On this occasion, and with the recommendation of friends, friends and I tried Le Mistral on this a Sunday lunchtime. Grand menu and very good specials board, delicious cuisine and all washed down...

We had one night in Wirksworth and were lucky enough to secure a table by just turning up on Tuesday evening. We ordered from the specials board for both starter and mains and from the main menu for dessert. The food was all excellent and...

Went on a Tuesday and my wife and I both had the mussles. Great portions and the wine list is extensive and reasonably priced. Book a table to avoid disappointment. Can't fault it.

Excellent food and service. Great atmosphere and when one of our party felt unwell they were well looked after by the kind waitresses

Stopped here for a quick lunch. One of us had the Croque Madam. Bread was a gummy mess which the likes come from a typical store bought loaf. Very very average. The fish goujon baguette was clearly frozen fish fingers on a vacuum packed half...

Such a shame to write a negative review, we were all really excited coming as it’s somewhere that’s been recommended in the past. The quirkiness of the building is really nice although cold before deck late on with all the doors being left open. Half...

Thank you for such a wonderful meal. We arrived with no reservation, although busy we were greeted with a smile and seated downstairs in the beautifully atmospheric lower floor, little intimate brick lined rooms with just a couple of tables in each. Our orders of...

A fantastic bistro in the heart of Wirksworth. A very individual menus that is all freshly prepared. We came for lunch and the staff were very accommodating to us. All of our food was delicious. We will definitely be back and can highly recommend this...

My wife and I arrived quite late in the afternoon in Wirksworth and were not expecting to find a restaurant open for food, but luckily for us Le Mistral had their doors open to us and we had an amazing late lunch/early dinner. My mussels...

Had a wonderful meal last night (2nd July). The meal was beautifully cooked and served with a smile by the servers, each of them were very welcoming. The location was unique and romantic. Everywhere was clean and we felt very safe. Definitely would return here...

I visited a few months back now. Great time and amazing service, especially from a young man who served us all night (I didn’t catch his name.) Food was very well presented and I would recommend.

We had an OK meal here, but I don't think we'd return. We were seated at a very small table by the front door, when there were more spacious tables available elsewhere, which would have been more comfortable for two. Perhaps they wanted to make...

The staff were absolutely lovely and attentive. It was the main meals that let this experience down. The mussels were in a lovely sauce, but quite a small portion for a main course. It was advertised with baguette - there were 2 thin slices, which...

We had lunch here today. Food was excellent and fast too. Beautifully cooked and nicely presented. Quite small inside (upstairs), but more room downstairs. Recommended for lunchtime.

I was meeting a friend so booked a table. We were downstairs which makes the place considerably bigger than at first it appears. The staff were friendly and welcoming and constantly came to check everything was OK. A selection of French inspired menu items and...

Excellent bistro with lovely friendly staff, especially a young man called George who served us, but all the staff were great and located in the beautiful quaint small market town of Wirksworth. Has a really nice ambience and great menu. French themed, warm and inviting....

Was really looking forward to this meal, having lived in France for 4 years and was expecting a good French meal. Nice atmosphere but I fear the kitchen was under staffed, waited over an hour for our main meal to arrive. Had Camembert to start,...

Food is always amazing and staff are attentive. One of my favourite places to eat in the area. Beautifully decorated with great ambiance

Lovely bistro set in picturesque Wirksworth, offering true French cuisine suitable for all taste buds. Excellent menu offering a wide range of starter, main and desert dishes, either a la carte or two courses for £15 - extremely good value for money! Courses are well...

We arrived early, no problem, and they accommodated us in our favourite spot. The music was absolutely lovely and was a compilation of all of the staff's favourites so a great mix. We had the lunch beef beef bourguignon, steak and ale pie, with Tart...

We had an awesome meal here when visiting the area, my apologies for taking so long to get my review uploaded. We had a fab meal served by Beth, who made us so welcome and made for an enjoyable evening.. we hope to be back...

Le Mistral supplied an excellent 3-course meal for our family of 15, to celebrate my mum's 90th birthday, while we were staying in a large holiday cottage nearby. They catered for a coeliac, as well as dairy free and vegetarian. We would highly recommend. Anne...

After getting caught in some bad snow I decided to pull over and find a place to stop for a hot drink and feed my baby. I went into Le Mistral and there was only a table for four left, it wasn’t a problem though...

Excellent service from very dedicated and friendly staff. Always a pleasure to have a coffee in such a wonderful town,

We’d been to this restaurant several times in the past as a couple and as a large group and I had always been very happy with the meal and service. However, yesterday’s experience was less than satisfactory. Not only did it take an exceptionally long...

I ate here twice during a week in Wirksworth, once with friends for lunch and once in the evening on my own. The food is good and there is an excellent selection of plant based dishes for those who do not eat meat. I had...

Booked as part of our short holiday in the area . We were really looking forward to our meal, the restaurant had a nice atmosphere about it as we were shown to our table but unfortunately the wait for food/drink was far too long. We...