Rose Cottage in Derbyshire Dales

A rustic pub, but beer was ok. Layout was odd but guess that’s the nature of an old building. Food looked ok but no menus on display

Dropped in for lunch whilst on a day trip out to Matlock. Very busy, small bar with two very pleasant female bar staff. We sat in a room to the left of the bar, comfortable , clean although basic. We didn’t need posh with tablecloths as we just needed food and a drink. Three of us sat down with our drinks, my friends Shiraz wine was very good.😊 So my daughter and I had sandwiches with chips. Fresh bread tasty fillings. My friend is vegan, she had a jacket potato with baked beans and there was certainly no skimping on the beans. Rose Cottage v the Family tree (Whatstandwell) . Rose Cottage we will be back. Family Tree we will not.

Only popped in for coffee. Served with a smile. Good atmosphere.

Lovely friendly service. Lunch of soup and sarnie is quite filling. No fish and chips here, though

Try the Fish Pie ! Visited with my family and small dog. Had the most amazing homemade fish pie and our son had the burger. Great food. Worth to not they stopped serving after 7pm

Staff and landlord are great. Atmosphere is friendly, affable and welcoming, if you want to join in with folk, just do so. The customers are a great mix of local and visitors. Whenever in Matlock Bath I visit here.

Staff friendly nice to sit and people watch

Visited here with my wife whilst having tattoos done. Welcoming place. We stayed for food, and we both ordered a steak pie. We had been waiting a while, when the licensee came over and said there had been a delay with our order, due to herself not sending the order up to the kitchen. She were soooo apologetic and asked us if she could give us both a drink on the house to compensate for our short wait. When the food came out, it were absolutely gorgeous! Never in my life (56 years old), have I had a pie so full of meat. The veg were fresh, and the entire meal were divine. We both couldn't finish it, and I'm a hearty eater. I would recommend this place to anyone. Lovely atmosphere, friendly staff, and if you're feeling hungry give this pie a go.... It even puts Mad O'Rourkes to shame.

Stopped to sample their great Ploughman’s lunch and a draught cider. Both were great and the staff were very friendly and welcoming.

If the vast number of chip shops don’t take your fancy Rose Cottage is a nice traditional pub to stop for a meal. Spread over a few rooms the walls create small cozy spaces with a few tables in each. We tried ham & eggs. Bit of a throwback to the 1970s but not common on menus these days. Everything was excellent with perfectly fried chips, fresh tasty peas and lovely tasty ham. Would stop here again when passing. Service efficient and friendly. Recommended

Lovely pub with very friendly service. Top Ploughman’s Lunch with a draft cider. Nice clean toilets too! Ideal stop to enjoy the views of the Derwent.

Great pub. Good selection of beers and the bar staff/owners are incredibly friendly.

Excellent food and drink there yesterday. Although busy and pressured, everything excellent and efficient. Annette says Fish Pie is to die for!!

Lovely traditional pub food and dog friendly

Fantastic food, extremely helpful, friendly staff. Great atmosphere.

Great cider and views are amazing

Me and my cousin been there last month have to say is a really nice place for a drink haven't tryed the food but will next time staff been nice and friendly and welcoming I will be back

Just popped in for a beer, the sun was shining the Cruzcampo was cold.😁

Popped in here yesterday evening due to not fancying fish and chips. The bar lady was super friendly and welcoming. Food was reasonably priced, lovely quality. Service was efficient. Only downside was chips are frozen chips - pet peeve of mine, whatever happened to good old, home cooked chips?! But other than that it was lovely, cosy and welcoming.

Sit outside right next to the matlock race track

I cannot recommend this place highly enough. Friendly staff and landlord, and a welcoming atmosphere. Seating outside and cosy seating inside. We ate here two nights in a row and were not disappointed either time. They have a simple menu. Which is what we prefer. Between us we had 4 different dishes over the two nights, the portion sizes were generous and the food was freshly prepared and very tasty. We would definitely come back again. Thank you.

Lovely little spot nestled in Matlock Bath. We were here recently for a short break and loved this whole area. Hearty well cooked food and friendly staff, would recommend if people want good pub grub and a spot where you can watch the hustle and bustle of matlock bath life going by.

Friendly service nice location , did not eat but perhaps next time . Well worth a visit

In a sea of fish and chip shops and amusement halls sits a gem of a pub proper food with proper service great host clean and tidy definitely recommend .

I would highly recommend the meat pie, it was amazing! Although I didn’t get to finish it because my partner stole half of it!

Walked up the stairs and banged my head on the low ceiling. No warning sign!!!! Went to tell the bar staff what had happened and if they can put a sign up. Their response was "Well its not my pub" and "to stop complaining". Didn't ask if I was OK or wanted to put it in the accident book. When I highlighted this, they then went onto to say "either use the facilities or leave" Even when writing this, my neck is in pain. Absolutely disgusted and upset. Will be informing the local council.

I never write reviews but felt that I had to because Kirsty was so friendly to us when other pubs locally weren't. We arnt local and we were made to feel so welcome by the staff and locals. We brought my dog and she was so welcomed. Thank you so much for being an amazing pub and making us feel so welcome!

Great pub lovley friendly staff great spot

Very good place and very good food, staffs are friendly....

Never had food but overall nice little place

Good food, good ale, very welcoming and dog friendly.

Lovely staff and food, positioned in the centre of Matlock Bath. We had jacket potatoes with cheese and salad, my partner had a prawn mayo sandwich, the bread was really nice and there were lots of prawns plus drinks. Our visit was lunch time, food served all day, seating inside and out. Recommended.

Beautiful. Great service, very clean. Toilets spotless

Came upon this pub by chance whilst visiting heights of Abraham, and left hours later after being made very welcome by all staff (especially Jo!) and the other customers? Very friendly bunch of people and despite it being on a quiet night they made us feel c ry welcome indeed with a great laugh at times! We ll be back! Sarah and Jez xx

Lovely atmosphere and friendly staff. Delicious food and cold ale - the perfect combination. 🍻

When in the Matlock area, especially after a trek/hike, this place is a must! Open on a bank holiday, the kitchen works after almost all else is shut, aaaaand the food is great (that steak and ale pie with a jacked potato is awesome)! The staff are awesome and friendly. Don't miss this place when here!

Great music, good food, dog friendly 👌

Pre concert drinks, brilliant atmosphere.

Very nice place looked after famous tik tok star Mary community force lovely was soo nice to see, highly recommended

Lovely home made pie. Would definitely recommend.

Was unable to try any food as they allowed me to book a table on a day when they are closed!! Why?

Popped in for lunch on Saturday and we couldn’t be happier with the quality of the food, the portion sizes were bigger than expected and the menu had plenty of options depending on how hungry you are etc.

All round excellence. Food is delicious every time we go. I regularly have the pie of the day and it's always faultless. Portion sizes are very generous, the hunters chicken is enormous! The atmosphere is very welcoming and the staff are fantastic, friendly and helpful.

Best pub around! Amazing atmosphere and great people! The food is brill aswell (especially the pies)!

Friendly real pub, nit modernised or featureless. It has a truly affable landlord and lively staff. The locals are friendly and welcoming. The beer is well presented. Food is beyond good, and with occasional entertainment this is a brilliant, cozy all round pub.

Hard to accurately grade as we dropped in on an afternoon in winter, only one other punter at the bar who was very friendly, as also was the barmaid.

Excellent meal and beer. Steak snd ale pie and chips were excellent. Best I’ve had. Friendly staff. Kid free pub with nice atmosphere. Highlight of the town after a long walk

Used to come here years ago, brought the dog this time, will visit again soon thanks.

Food was awful we both had steak and was ment to be rare but was so dry and tasteless. The chips tasted like dirty chip fat. It was awful. We left the food walked out and went to a chip shop.

Brilliant little pub .lovely friendly people..food excellent..loved it ..

Well looked after at Rose Cottage. Food 1st class, Highly recommended. Hope to visit again shortly. For family birthday end of November.

Very good place, attention and sandwiches

Lovely place good food especially the sandwiches

Lol nearly 8 quid for pint n bag o crisps, scum bums

The service was excellent the food was great loved the salmon and cream cheese sandwich and onion rings lovely place nice little pub

I booked a table for 4 for 7pm We arrived at 6.45 to be told all the food had gone and nothing they could do. I was astonished they took the booking several days earlier but when we arrived no food left. Very disappointed and won’t return

Lovely pub and amazing food, staff very welcoming and all food is home made by the lovely Michelle, can she cook a steak and ale Pie? Ohhh yes!!! The best pie I’ve ever tried. Will definitely be returning, my wife had the fisherman’s pie which was also really good. Can’t recommend enough!

Lovely friendly pub, good to watch all the bike pull in and roar off. Had a fair few drinks and had a meal, whilst it was large and ok, disappointing that it-was not hot, had the curry very large portions and ok for a pub curry, but was not overly hot, which put me off. Friend had jacket pot with prawn/cheese again not hot, cheese didn’t even melt.Would return but for drinks only.

Great little pub where you can sit and watch the world go by. They had a great singer on when we went on the BH Sunday afternoon

Had a day out in matlock decided to call in for lunch ordered lamb and mint burger and large steak pie after waiting 45 mins I got toasted bun with a burnt burger could not even eat it gave it to a other customers dog and he spat it out as for the pie took 10 mins to get into it because we didn't have a bloody chainsaw to get into it this meal must have been warmed up dozen times or microwaved it was that solid we left and had fish and chips up the road nice pub but you need to deliver fresh food not warmed up crap

Big portions and super tasty. Popped in for lunch- I had the prawn mayo sandwich with chips and my boyfriend had the ploughman's. The sandwich had so many prawns in thick fresh bread with salad and delicious chips. The ploughman's had two cheeses, ham, sausage roll and pork pie and was huge! Would definitely come back.

We had a sandwich and it was really good 👍🏻 fast service too. The bar staff were friendly and made us feel welcome.

I just had Lamb and mint pie. I can honestly say hand on heart I have never eaten any pie remotely as good as this. It was full of Lamb with the perfect mint flavour. It was more food than even I could eat, and I am a big bloke who loves my grub. The pastry was moist but cooked to perfection. My partner had Steak and Guinness pie. Hers was also beyond amazing. These pies are home made and you can truly tell. I doubt they have ever been near a freezer, and rightly so. I cannot rave about this enough. The new landlord is a truly jovial Liverpudlian who immediately makes you feel at ease. The bar staff are attentive and polite, Jo in particular, they help you feel local even if you are not. Granted this is not a chain 2 for a tenner pub, but despite paying a little more, it is more than excellent value for money. The beer is well kept and there is a good choice of real ale, tap beers and lagers, along with a choice of wines, spirits and yes a good tap Guinness. I live over 10 miles away but suspect I shall be a local from now on.

I just had Lamb and mint pie. I can honestly say hand on heart I have never eaten any pie remotely as good as this. It was full of Lamb with the perfect mint flavour. It was more food than even I could eat, and I am a big bloke who loves my grub. The pastry was moist but cooked to perfection. My partner had Steak and Guinness pie. Hers was also beyond amazing. These pies are home made and you can truly tell. I doubt they have ever been near a freezer, and rightly so. I cannot rave about this enough. The new landlord is a truly jovial Liverpudlian who immediately makes you feel at ease. The bar staff are attentive and polite, Jo in particular, they help you feel local even if you are not. Granted this is not a chain 2 for a tenner pub, but despite paying a little more, it is more than excellent value for money. The beer is well kept and there is a good choice of real ale, tap beers and lagers, along with a choice of wines, spirits and yes a good tap Guinness. I live over 10 miles away but suspect I shall be a local from now on.

Lovely quaint pub. Friendly staff and good beers.

Lovely old pub with great atmosphere. All the meals were excellent and the staff were very friendly and helpful.

Lovely pub, owners are so friendly and make you feel welcome the minute you walk through the door. Food is delicious. Dog friendly. Highly recommend if in the area.

Lovely place great place to pop in on your days out

A must visit if you are staying in Matlock bath. Second time eating here and always such a friendly and warm welcome. Cosy environment and the food is second to none. Good choice on the menu and portions are huge! Very impressed and will definitely return when we next holiday in Matlock bath. Thank you!

Spent Friday night having a few drinks with my wife, met some nice and interesting people to chat to. Staff very friendly especially Jo. Went for food Saturday night and again a warm welcome from Jo and all staff. Would recommend you take some sun with you, grim weather!!!

Amazing food, had a group of 7 people and everyone was thoroughly impressed with their food! Staff we very friendly and the PIES are MASSIVE🥧 10/10 would eat here again

Lovely little place. Have been here a few times now but only ever for drinks. Little on the pricy side but is to be expected based on location. Toilets are lovely and clean, which is a huge stand out factor compared to a few places surrounding.

We had such a lovely evening sitting outside. Everyone was really friendly. Fab pub

Had a nice pint looking out at the beautiful Matlock Bath cliffs really enjoyed it.

Found this little place,it was very friendly the staff. Had a 3 nice , meals all served fresh and hot.

Lovely pub (says no children admitted) and a really nice pint of Old Speckled Hen. Not the cheapest but you are paying Sea Side prices (!)

One of the best places inMatlock to sit outside with a beer and watch the world go by. Lovely staff, good food and decent beers at good prices.

Fresh, lovely food, very friendly people running it, had the best night, will be back next time we are in Matlock Bath.

Staying in Matlock Bath and recommended to visit by our B&B owner. Glad we did - starter & main course - both very tasty and well presented. Had the home made pie of the day - fantastic - just have an appetite because portions are generous! Local draft ale to supplement the food was also good. Service prompt, courteous and efficient. Would certainly recommend .

This pub is very well situated in the lovely little town of Matlock Bath. The staff are friendly, too. Great place to pop in for a beer if you’re in the area. However, I may have had the worst veggie burger of my life here. The buns were flat, soggy and falling appart, and the whole thing was utterly drenched in grease. Just a greasy, gloopy mess with no flavour whatsoever. Couldn’t stomach more than 2 bites, despite paying £13 for it. It was that disgusting. But my mum seemed to enjoy her jacket potato very much, though, so maybe it’s just their burgers that one should steer clear of.

Absolutely lovely! From the staff to the food, everything was perfect! 10/10! Even though we live 50 min away we will definitely become regulars

The food was excellent, the girls had jacket potato, my wife had the tuna sandwich and I had the chicken and bacon pie with veg 1st class

6 months pregnant and was told by a woman herself to walk all the way down to the public toilets if I needed a wee😳 Very welcoming and comforting first impression we got , not.

On the same street there are lots of cafés with ice cream or sandwiches for food. Rose Cottage offers a good alternative for hungry bellies. It's a sweet pub with pub food. What's striking immediately inside is the tables, how they are constructed. The legs from the old sewing machines are used as table legs. Why not! A good way to remind people that they existed once upon a time.

Absolutely discusting behaviour from staff/owner. I was dying for a pee and wasn’t allowed because it so happens I had my daughter with me. Can not believe the inhumanity. I wouldn’t even think about going for a drink in this place knowing now they don’t deserve it with the lack of heart they have.

My regular fish shop in Matlock, the food and service was excellent as usual.

Great little pub, traditional.. Cosy, friendly and clean.. We walked in as we needed a rest, drink and something to eat. We were greated warmly and the atmosphere was perfect. The menu looked a little pricey, but as advertised, it was fresh and home cooked and seeing the food come out, being served to neighbouring tables.. Yes please we said and we we delighted with our choices.. I had home cooked ham, 2 eggs, chips and salad, and the mrs had home made lasagna.. Delicious. Next time the Mixed grill for me as our friends had this and said it was as good as it looks and it looked lovely. A nice pint to wash it down. A gem of a place to recommend.. We will be back, great place great management and lovely staff.

Spot on pub nice atmosphere great staff too

The staff in this place is rude and disrespectful I nipped in yesterday and with my little girl and I didn’t see the sign that says no children! I went to the toilet with her and the bar staff glasses and blonde hair was very very rude sayinr 1 we do not allow children in this pub so don’t want her in here and 2 the toilets are for customers like hello I am a customer I will make sure not to be coming back and I’ll be telling family not to be going

Nice little pub and the food was very good

What a lovely pub! We were here earlier in the week but not eating...the food going out looked fab ..so we returned yesterday to try it out! It was even better than it looked, my husband and daughter both had the homemade steak and ale...

Quirky pub with separate little rooms to dine in or just to have a drink. Got talking to another couple who were dining there, the food looked delicious so we decided to stay and eat there. The venison haunch was really good and the mustard...

Great pub. Good choice of beers and friendly service

Lovely old pub....food excellent...Great atmosphere 👌 ❤️

Due to a mix up they weren't expecting us but they fitted us in and looked after us well. The food was lovely and massive portions, the pies were HUGE and came with potatoes and vegetables which we struggled to put a dent in. Definitely somewhere to go when you need a decent warming meal

Stopped for a pint and sandwich. Beer was very nice and the bacon and Stilton sauce sandwich was above and beyond expectation served with a few chips and fresh salad - delicious! Also lovely staff

Spotlessly clean, great beers. A warm and friendly welcome, lovely place.

Welcoming, accommodating, friendly and delicious food.

After our visit to matlock and visiting a few pubs we found that staff were very polite UNTIL we we went to the rose cottage not only was the lady rude to us all throughout our visit one of us went to the toilet and her response was who do you think you are we said we our customers then after that asked us how lo ng we were staying as she would like to clean the table never will we go here again poor attitude from staff

Great little pub staff and food excellent you won't leave hungry