The Ashford Arms Restaurant in Derbyshire Dales

Called in for lunch as we were passing, unfortunately we were too late and the restaurant was closed, but the very friendly staff directed us to the Bar where a small menu was available. We were not disappointed, good selection of Ales and the food we had was excellent. Lovely comfortable seats by a roaring fire and friendly, attentive staff were. Highly recommend.

Beautiful interior very friendly staff and delicious food..get yourselves there. Apologies for muddy boots and dogs.

Outstanding meal. A fabulous evening in every way. Food, service, ambience. Can't fault anything. So glad we booked in advance as we wouldn't have got a table for 6 otherwise 👍🏽🤗

Excellent hotel restaurant and bar, situated in the Beautiful village of Ashford in the water . Food and service excellent, lovely atmosphere highly recommended .

Went for a meal here with friends. Wonderful meal in lovely surroundings. The food was excellent and very good value. Highly recommended

Wedding Anniversary outing. Delicious and super service. Thank you.

Lovely pub. Beautiful suite, had few problems with the shower but it got sorted. Delicious evening meal and breakfasts.

Very nice place to visit, comfy seats, plenty of room and tables. Tables outside as well. Very nice food, great cooked and served. Delicious taste .

Beautiful traditional pub worth excellent food. The service is exemplary, dogs are welcomed in the bar area and the menu beautiful. Very highly recommended 👌🏻

Excellent meal.Not badly priced

It's nice to see the Ashford Arms open again. The food is lovely and there beers and beer garden are great

Lunch at the Ashford Arms. Wonderful. Don't miss this place.

Had a lovely birthday meal for my partner x had the Asian starter and prawns followed by 2 sirloin steaks with drinks. Lovely food, quite pricy but worth it for a special meal. Good service too on a busy Sat night.

Lovely room but smaller than expected.

Came for dinner: the food was incredible!

We visited the Ashford Arms while staying nearby in a holiday cottage (hence no review on rooms) dropping by first for a drink in their comfortable snug bar, then for an evening meal; both times with our dog. Recently refurbished the hotel has a nice atmosphere with friendly staff, good food and nice selection of local ales.

It's a bug bear of mine that a table in the bar has a lap top and a notepad for one person to work but nobody is there. A table that could accommodate 4 people has been put off limits. Further more when you come for a drink to relax the last thing you want to see is someone working on a laptop. I just can't see why staff can't do work in an office rather than take up a table for four patrons. Makes no sense to me.

I cannot rate the Ashford Arms highly enough, our room was cosy and beautifully decorated with the biggest bed I’ve ever slept on!! It was also immaculately clean. The little extras in the room -tea/coffee/biscuits, bottled water and robes were all lovely touches. The concierge (I wish I had taken his name) was so knowledgeable about the area and super helpful - he answered everything I asked him with ease and nothing seemed to much trouble in fact every member of staff we interacted with were really very friendly and helpful. The food was divine! It was the nicest Sunday Roast I have had in a long time - roast beef and all the trimmings cooked to perfection. The Desserts of Bakewell Pudding and Summer Berry Pavlova were equally scrumptious!! They also served food until 7.30pm which was great and meant I didn’t have to cut my day’s sightseeing short. Breakfast the following day was full of choice - my smoked salmon and scrambled eggs and my partner’s full English were delicious and set us up for a full day of exploring the stunning Peak District. 💯

Fantastic place to visit.Great food and very helpful staff nothing was to much trouble Definitely recommend to others

Had a lovely meal here on Saturday evening. Lovely location, amazing food and great friendly service. Had to book as very popular.

Have had weekday lunch here several times over the past 10 years and always excellent food and service in attractive surroundings. Booking recommended. Lovely outside beer garden at rear, very relaxing in fine sunny weather and just short walk to the pretty Sheep wash bridge over the river Wye. Sadly closed during and after Covid Pandemic. Now reopened and refurbished to a high standard. Restaurant very good excellent menu choices and comprehensive wine menu (but not cheap!) Good service and very pleasant surroundings in dining area and conservatory. Out door seating too. Highly recommended - advance restaurant booking advisable.

Really nice place. Plenty of space inside and out for eating and drinking. Food looked really good but didn't sample. Great atmosphere and really nice pub.

Our party went for a meal there The food and the service were excellent, a very enjoyable experience, and ues I would go there again.

Had a lovely stay and meal the room was a little small but done very nicely with definitely be going back

Called in on spec last Saturday having not been for years. Fortunately they had a spare table for us. The service was great and welcoming for food is absolutely fantastic. Prices are reasonable. Would not hesitate to recommend.

Great atmosphere, great food, beautiful decor.

We had a lovely meal food was great, probably the best tasting Thai curry I've had outside of a Thai restaurant. Good flavours, decent portions, reasonably priced and nice staff.

Had a lovely celebratory meal with the family. Food was amazing however took quite a while for our desserts to then come afterwards. Didn’t come back to check if we wanted more drinks so ended up only having 1 pint in the hour and a half we were there

Came here with the family today while on holiday in the Peak District. One of the best meals we've had in a good while. Lovely setting and service was excellent and attentive even though the staff were very busy. The kids meal choices are far better than your average offerings and delicious too. Their chocolate brownie and their ice cream were also noteworthy. Definitely worth the visit.

Plant based Sunday lunch was amazing. To be honest it’s probably one of the best I’ve had. Service it spot on as well. What a great find. If you’re in the Bakewell or Ashford area then definitely worth a visit.

Disappointed in the homemade pie. The crust was to hard to cut, it just shattered. The amount of mash and peas ( one small dollop of each) did not last the pie so you were eating just pie. Chicken and mushroom nothing special for home made pie , had better from pie shops. Well over priced. Complained, just told well it's a home made pie!!! No discount or apology. Give this place a miss for meals.

I booked Afternoon Tea here for my husbands birthday. He had the Savoury option and I had the traditional. Both didn't disappoint, all very tasty and the right amount of food. A lovely setting too.

What can I say!being accident of Ashford in the Water, I have now discovered the re vamped Ashfor Arms.its a Credit to the Village, professionally Run by the kitchen Porter to the Management, the restaurant staff are Amazing. Professional and Polite, the Food is a Delight for the taste buds and the wine is incredible, all in all I will be Recomending this Hotel to all my Friends , for the Genuine and professional service Yindi and were given on Tuesday evening to the point I will be bringing friends to the AS and recomending the Fantastic Hotel on Saturday.

A very wet monday night for 2 campers and a dog! We were so grateful for a lovely welcome. It was full of customers. We sat in the pergola area which was beautiful whilst the rain continued to pour down. I had the most interesting and delicious salad that I have ever been offered and added delicious cauliflower pekora. My partner had sea trout which he greatly enjoyed followed by a beautiful sweet which included mango & pomegranate, In the middle of the night we were rained out of our tent, packed up and went home! The Ashford Arms was a wonderful haven which we highly recommend. Deidre and Mike

Went for Sunday lunch and was very impressed with the quality and taste of the food, the service from the staff and the general ambience. We booked for another meal on our way out.

Went for a birthday treat .The service was great and food excellent. Rices similar to others on the area.

Lovely meal for 6 of us. Great quality and well presented. Dogs allowed in. No complaints on service too. Rooms not used.

Good service, lots of gluten free options

Lovely meal and cocktail. Good value, good service and tasty food. EDIT: Went multiple times it was that good! Biggest chicken burger ever. So tasty!

Excellent dinner. Great menu choices. Not just typical pub grub. Various attractive eating areas, including a conservatory. Nice outdoor area too. Set in a really pretty village.

Really enjoyed the Sunday family visit to The Ashford Arms. Nice place with a great atmosphere 👌 The outside garden looks idyllic. Shame we couldn't use it due to rain, 😕 but restaurant service went above and beyond to make our stay cosy and warm, and they've turned the heating lamps in a lovely restaurant conservatory. Nice, friendly, patient, and understanding waitress, even though our family members can be "annoying"😉 Thank you, The Ashford Arms! We will be back!

Dining area excellent but food rather pricey with rather unfriendly service.

A really good country pub, good range of beers and lagers. Food a tad pricey 😕

Just called in for a drink really nice place in a lovely village

We were served by the lovely Maddie F today who greeted us with a smile regardless of how busy and run off her feet she was! Always ensured we were happy with our food. Lovely family visit

Beautifull meal. Great staff. Fantastic location

Refurbed rooms, great food. Would stay here again.

Veri nice refurbished pub lovely gardens plenty of parking food looks good but is quite expensive two drinks £6.40 for a pint of coke and a pint of blackcurrant cordial not bad I suppose 🤔 But nice place to visit

Booked for dinner on 14th May while we were on holiday, food is amazing, and the service was really good. Would 100% recommend. We will be back

Lovely village pub, very nice lunch, good to see restaurant so busy with a good atmosphere.

I had high expectations for our two night stay, given mostly positive reviews. However, we had a really bad experience and won’t be returning. With very few photos available online, I booked a “junior suite” after phoning to enquire about the difference between a suite and a junior suite. I was informed that the only difference was that the suite had a bathtub in the bedroom, whereas the junior suite’s bathtub was in the bathroom. Upon entering the “junior suite” I initially thought they’d allocated us a standard room by mistake, as the room was a very small double, with nothing junior suite-ish about it?! There wasn’t anywhere to put our two cases (and no luggage racks), so we ended up having to put them on the floor and constantly clamber over them. The bathroom was large, unnecessarily so, which made us wonder why they didn’t make the room larger and the bathroom smaller? Also, the quality of the finishes in the bathroom was poor. I turned the sink tap on to have one of the knobs fall off in my hand. But the worst part of our stay was the noise! We hardly got any sleep because you could hear every single movement from the room above, plus the noise from the traffic outside was so loud. And both evenings (after 11pm) we had to go downstairs to ask them to turn the music off in the restaurant below because it was so loud in the bedroom. Apparently, this place has fairly recently been refurbished, so it’s amazing they didn’t consider the sound-proofing aspect, which is clearly none existent. For £250/night I was expecting a lot more. And I see the same room costs over £400/night later in the year??! I mean, they don’t even provide tissues! I was planning on giving my feedback upon checkout, but the member of staff dealing with us was obviously too busy to care to ask how our stay had been. My advice: come here for breakfast or a pint in the beer garden (the only positives about the place), but avoid staying here unless you have really good earplugs and low expectations.

Beautiful food, great service, great location.

Great place. Well refurbished. Great food. Great staff. I'll definitely go again

Was served by Eve M at the bar - helpful and fast service and a great knowledge of the local gins. Visited on bank holiday weekend a great new venue.

Had lunch with friends, fantastic meal with superb service. Thank you for looking after us

Had a great meal in their restaurant - Sunday roast and pie, done properly !

Lovely meal, very friendly staff. Beautiful refurbishment to, what was once a dilapidated eyesore. Outdoor areas look very inviting and lots of dog friendly areas. Chicken supreme was very tasty and flavoursome. Our server, Nicola, was attentive and knowledgeable about the menu. Lots of gluten free choices. Good value for money too. Will definitely go back. Not to mention, this is a very picturesque area of the Peak District!!

Excellent food & reasonably priced

We ate in the restaurant, so cannot comment on the rooms. They managed to squeeze us in at very short notice because we didn’t pre-book, which was appreciated. Great food (sausages and mash, and pan-fried salmon pappardelle) and good selection of drinks. We sat in the conservatory part of the restaurant, so we had a good view outside. Heaters are there in case you get cold. Puddings were delicious (Bakewell tart). Great service. Would recommend.

stayed over for a night , newly refurbished with a stylish decor lovely room and the meals were excellent,

Lovely, newly renovated hotel with pub and restaurant. Our room was well decorated but a little crowded with ornaments and cushions for the size of the room. Breakfast was excellent as was the evening meal.

Lovely experience staying and dining at the ashford arms. Would recommend

our first hour in the village - walked in a for a light bite at the bar and to book supper tomorrow. lady at reception made sure we could get a table. Reece met us within minutes of sitting in the bar. took our orders, have lots of great advice about local offers, the beers served, and the food for our choices tomorrow. Reeece is an absolutely asset. We had such a pleasant first impression that we are back tomorrow evening and also for Sunday early supper! love the Ashford Arms.':

Delicious food and a lovely room to stay. Friendly staff in a great setting. The only thing I'd have changed is a little bit more space in the dining room.

This was always a firm favourite of ours. We stayed the night, enjoying the location, and everything this beautiful pub has to offer. Thank goodness someone has taken time to inject a modern twist, with all its charm still in place. I'd love to stop the night again, but the price has at least doubled to approx £225, per night. We would normally fo a mid weekly visit, so if any offers or discounts for a mid weekly, please let me know. The menu looks tremendous and very exciting, Sunday lunch sounds amazing. Can't wait to sample the food.

Fantastic hotel, everything was perfect. We will be booking again soon!

We were booked to stay 2 nights, unfortunately we experienced a problem with our room on the first night. We advised staff the next morning but as the hotel was full we could not be offered an alternative room. The staff were wonderful they arranged a room for us at the sister hotel, The Maynard Hotel, Grindleford, where we were given a junior suite at no extras cost. Food at the Ashford was excellent. We would definitely stay again, just not the same room

called today for first time since it reopened. We sat outside, which was much improved with good quality wooden furniture. We received table service which was prompt and friendly, even though it was busy. We both had the Sunday roast, one chicken and a pork loin. We were not disappointed the whole meal was delicious. The portion size was perfect for us but some may want to add mash and extra yorkshire puds, which was available at a cost. Would definitely recommend and we will be going again.

Lovely place, efficient staff although a little unhelpful,but can’t say that about all though. Food inconsistent and not as advertised on menu, maybe chefs night off (Tuesday) had lamb burger as main which was nice but the chips were supposedly triple fried, I’d class as burnt!! Couple on next table had burgers their chips didn’t look anything like the ones I had served, when you pay high prices you expect more! I could go on but choose not to. Can’t see our group returning any time soon which is a shame.

Great place for food . And drinks.

Fantastic Sunday lunch, knowledgeable and fun yet friendly staff, top quality food and a clean and beautiful environment, what’s not to love??!

Fantastic spot! Great addition to the local area! Afternoon tea wasn’t the best I’ve ever had but the three times I have been before were fantastic so not worried about that. Will be returning for sure!

Had a breakfast here, good produce, very tasty

Lovely Lebanese spiced Lamb burger,well laid out pub with plenty of space to sit,inside and outside. Will definitely be back. Worth the drive out.

Magnificent meal from an extensive and varied menu with tip top service. And this in spite of it being super busy (on a Tuesday evening, so be sure to book ahead).

We had a fantastic meal here as a family gathering all of the food was great. The bar was dog friendly and very comfortable and the rest of the restaurant looks equally as nice. The staff were lovely and very friendly. The mains were amazing well cooked, well presented and just the right amount. My only comment would be that the affogato was quite difficult to eat the way it was presented it would have been better served traditionally otherwise a really brilliant visit and we will be going back again.

What a wonderful visit! The newly refurbished pub is absolutely stunning inside!! The service was amazing, all staff that we encountered were friendly and professional! The food was 10/10 (omg the chips were to die for)! We can’t wait to visit again 😋 thank you!

It has just recently re-opened following a refurbishment and it looks fantastic. The interior decor is very tasteful and a large outside area for dining. The food is delicious and more options for vegan/vegetarians than your usual pub offerings. The menu is thoughtfully done, with something for everyone. Would definitely return!

Great after extensive refurbishment. Loved our meal here.

Just reopened great experience excellent food friendly staff can definitely recommend.

Ate here for dinner. Wow. Absolutely top notch. Maybe the steak was a little bit tough. But I’m being really picky. 5 star all the way. The fish and chips was incredible.

Easter Sunday lunch and service was good on a very busy day. First off, We were placed on a very small round table in the middle of the conservatory with no room to move. However, I mentioned this to our waiter Eve. (Her surname began with an O) & was moved to a more comfortable table seating 4 adults. We had a nice time for our Son's birthday. I would return on a different occasion and would recommend.

Called in Easter Monday for 2 fish and chips and a bacon cheese burger. Nice place we thought so expected the food to be nice and we were disappointed. The chips were scrag ends warmed up the mushy peas were out of a tin and the fish was frozen had lots better from Aldi. Then to top it off when we left they asked if we had settled our bill. Never felt so insulted

Loved the food, the attentive and friendly staff and the decor. The newly refurbished Ashford Arms had only been open for a couple of days when we visited but everything ran like clockwork; impressive.

Magnificent! I loved every single thing about The Ashford Arms: staff was nice and very professional, the location just perfect, the food incredible (their coffee was one of the best I have ever had!), the room was beautiful, well curated and the design impeccable. Thank you so much!!

Stayed 2 nights here. It’s been newly renovated to a really high standard. The rooms and decor throughout is lovely. Beds really comfy and lovely little extra touches like robes, white company toiletries, and a coffee machine in the room. You get breakfast in the morning which was really really good - sausages are amazing! Our first night we also ate in the restaurant and the food again was fabulous. Staff were wonderful and the area is a charming little classical English village. Couldn’t fault at all, definitely recommend and would love to come back.

Proper pie! Great to find an outside table for lunch on a spring Saturday. Fish and chips were great, and we were delighted with the steak and blue cheese pie. Service with a smile too.

Newly renovated and re-opened (10 days ago) - food, decor and service was excellent. Plus very reasonably priced. We'll be back soon

Wow...just...Wow... Newly refurbished, great staff, good choice of drinks, superb food...fantastic atmosphere...going back tomorrow...and the day after...quite simply a great place and a must try.

Went for lunch. Fantabulosi. Will be going back again so long as someone else does the driving. It's an age thing.

Excellent pub with superb service. Food expensive but worth it. Ladies toilets upstairs!

Great food, great decor, great service

Brand new high quality refurbishment has transformed this into a special place to stay and a cosy pub. Haven't dined there yet but expect great food.

Quick visit for coffee and sandwich, excellent day

Amazing place following the fantastic refurbishment by Concorde BGW Ltd. Great food, drink and atmosphere!

Beautifully restored, the Ashford Arms oozes ambience in its various eating spaces. The food was delicious too with lots of flavour.

The newly opened Ashford Arms is simply stunning! The rooms are stunning , everywhere is very tastefully decorated, the food is delicious and the staff pleasant and courteous. Very calm and friendly atmosphere, def worth a visit

We had booked in to stay here this weekend and it has closed! 😟😲

At last the Pakistani family have left this great country pub. They have only been here a few years, but good riddance. Bring back the previous management who were here for years and were very welcoming and professional. The food and service went down hill since they left 3 or 4 years ago, what a shame that was, it went from prime steak to frozen burgers, literally. We used to love going on a weekend afternoon and had real banter with the guys that ran it but it changed and not for the better. Can someone please bring the Ashford Arms back to its former glory, fingers crossed.

Top Quality home made food at good prices