The Cottage Kitchen Country Cafe in Staffordshire Moorlands

We visited this restaurant about six months ago and the service was dreadful and the food wasn’t that great but we went back last week and it was absolutely fantastic. I had a jacket potato and my wife had a Panini. The staff were fantastic. It was fast service and we will definitely use again. Also a lovely shop that sells amazing Chuckies and jams.

Excellent location off the main Alton Towers - Leek road. Easy parking and plenty of. Great staff, locally sourced food

This is a good place to eat for all ages. The staff are efficient and pleasant and my experience has always been good quality food at reasonable prices. The home made beef lasagne is very good. It can get busy at lunchtimes so, if your visit is important you may want to book ahead. It’s a very pleasant and relaxed venue without over bearing music and noise.

Live locally and spent alot of time looking for a nice place to have breakfast. This cafe is perfect and now a regular! Food is always perfect, and great for a breakfast or light lunch. Also make the best eggs Benedict I’ve ever had! Lovely atmosphere for family visits and for dates.

This cafe is absolutely beautiful! From the gorgeous decor and homely atmosphere to the beautiful food they serve! Me and my partner were staying at a little hotel nearby for a romantic night away and we were looking for somewhere to go for brunch in the morning so as soon as we spotted the Country Kitchen we pulled straight in! Upon arrival we were greeted by a really lovely lady at the door who was so sweet and showed us to our table 😊 We couldn't have asked for anyone better to be serving us! The food was absolutely PERFECT! I had the american pancakes with syrup and fresh fruit, my partner had a small English breakfast and we both had a cappuccino and cloudy apple juice. Everything was cooked to perfection and arrived very quickly! After we finished eating we had a quick look around the farm shop where we purchased two little handmade plush pumpkins as well as some homemade gingerbread and a bakewell pudding to take home for our family (which we can certainly say everyone thoroughly enjoyed 😊). Neither of us can fault a single thing with the cafe, the lady who served us and the fantastic food! 😍 We would highly recommend The Cottage Country Kitchen Cafe to everyone and we can't wait to return!🥰 5 stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Don't get me wrong, the food and staff are usually good. But if it's busy expect the service to be slow. After 35 minutes waiting my breakfast still had not been served and I was left with no time to eat it. Naturally they accepted payment so £18 for a coffee and orange juice and an undelivered breakfast. Dr Bould

Chosen at random by my daughter-in-law as the place for a Birthday lunch, it was all really rather nice! Friendly and attentive staff. Good choice of quality food, including the children's menu. Quick service and everyone enjoyed their choice. The rainbow sprinkles cake as dessert was a hit with two little girls!

This was quite disappointing. We decided to come here after the refurbishment to see how it was. Sadly, the all day breakfast I ordered was swimming in grease and largely inedible. Our other meal was fine but sadly unremarkable. The wait staff though were very nice and helpful but sadly even they couldn’t salvage this meal.

A great place to visit for breakfast, with great staff, good food, nice view and easy to get to. Prices are slightly expensive

Just really good! Great food, great staff friendly service….food and drinks were really good and a fair price, I’ll be coming back

Great wee find food amazing service excellent girls were so lovely we visited twice would love to visit again coming from Alton towers where food was awful this was a gem of a place

Lovely atmosphere, quality food and a good price. Went here for breakfast with a friend and couldn't fault the quality local produce. Quick service. Been here a few times since. Friendly staff too, does get busy so I'd recommend booking if your a larger party

We were recommended to visit here and it was a good call. It was busy on arrival, although plenty of parking available which is a plus. We were offered breakfast bar type seating but declined as it was a little high, there was a 15-20 minute wait for a table but there is a small seating area where you can wait. We waited maybe 10 minutes and were then given a table in the annex which was a very pleasant space. We ordered afternoon tea which was presented on a stand on 2 side plates for each person. There was a nice variety of sandwiches, cakes and scones and it was good value for money. Staff were pleasant and friendly and service was well timed and they were happy to bring extra drinks when called over. There is a small shop with a good selection of gifts. All in all this is a nice place to visit.

What a hidden gem! Tasty food, friendly service and a great view. Clean bright and spacious atmosphere. Toilets are clean modern and well cared for.

Lovely place for breakfast , had full breaky and also full gluten free with everything on it except hash browns but you can get these separate as an add on . Excellent service as well . Only criticism would be coffee a little on the expensive side at over £3 a cup after all it's only coffee and water , that said will be back

For those unaware this used to be the old little chef building. Luckily for us it's now the Cottage Kitchen which is PHENOMENAL. Amazing sweet potato fries, a large menu, cool giftshop, this place has it all. Lots of parking for my van too but no dogs inside unfortunately, I recommend the jam you can buy in the gift store There was a fire recently and theyve been renovating. I've missed going in and will be sure to support them qhen they return. 💰💰💰

We visited on the 31st of October after driving past the previous day on our way to Alton Towers. Our daughter has celiac disease and we had struggled to find any suitable eating places. I had looked up their menu to see they had lots of gluten free options so we decided to try it for bruch. We were not disappointed! Lovely food, lovely atmosphere and surroundings. Wish we had time to return. It may be worthwhile booking ahead as I think we were lucky to get s table.

We booked the Country Kitchen for a 85th birthday celebration,The food was excellent as usual with exceptional choice and value for money. The staff are always very welcoming and friendly. But the sheer genius of the desert menu was the chocolate cake with Cauldron Custard (mint) absolutely delicious in our opinion it was one of the best deserts we've had in a long time. A big thank you to everyone there for a wonderful birthday lunch

We visited as a family of four this morning. No veggie sausages for veggie breakfast, nothing veggie to replace these. Brought our hot drinks at least 10 - 15 mins before the food so they were cold when the food arrived. They forgot one order of American pancakes so that person had to wait. The pancakes were very stodgy not authentic American Pancakes. Toast was ordered, no jam was offered/included even though included in price. Ordered a cinnamon pastry that was hard and dry. Very disappointed at our visit and would not visit again.

Me and my husband came to cottage kitchen for a toasted sandwich and they even had a vegan afternoon tea! It was lovely and the staff were really nice too. What a lovely place to eat and drink at especially after a long autumn walk.

Would like to say a huge thank you to the chefs who consistently create the most delicious full English breakfast in the Peak District! Coffee and the rest of the menu is great too. The serving staff are lovely, very attentive and uphold very high standards of tidiness, even when the café is packed. Ambience and comfort fab too. Cannot recommend this establishment highly enough. Thank you all.

Excellent afternoon tea served by Maddie. The food was fresh and plentiful and topped off with a pot of real tea! The service was attentive without being overbearing.

Been coming here for a few months now when catching up with family and friends. Cant fault anything, food, service and surroundings always spot on. We had afternoon tea this time with sides of chips and onion rings and wow it was amazing. Keep up the good work all of you its always a pleasure

Been here a few times and it never disappoints, nothing is ever to much trouble, the staff are always freindly, Gluton free quiche was lovley, as was the rest of the food. Car park is large, and the facilities are spotless.

As a man who loves his pie and chips I have to say it’s the best I’ve had in a very long time. The cheesecake is also a very good choice for dessert. Spotlessly clean place and very professional staff. The cheesecake

Have been coming here for a few years and always loved the triple cooked fish and chips but recently there chips are just like packet chips and deffinatly not cooked the same, the fish isn’t the same. They used to have coke bottles it’s now Pepsi or other drinks that I really don’t like. The drinks isn’t an issue but the food is extremely disappointing. It’s a shame Becase this place was one of the best before Covid .

A lovely building, with a good choice and very helpful staff. Unfortunately our sausages were still pink in the middle, we were somewhat surprised on mentioning this at the till that we were assured we were mistaken, without anyone actually looking. Mistakes happen sure, but we left feeling dubious about cooking standards. We won't be going back needless to say.

Been here a few times for a coffee and once for food ..coffee is good quality but the service .....took my 84 yr old father for a coffee today but he decided we'd have a sausage bap to go with it .....big mistake coffee came out after 10 mins ...dry bap with sausage came out 35 mins later !!!!!by which time wed had to drink our coffees or theyd ve been cold ! Complained only got an apology anywhere else may have given a free top up for the wait ...2 dry sausage baps 1xflat white and 1x latte £16.40 way overpriced !!!!won't be eating there again service is always slow ☹️

This is a excellent place to dine in, in the past few years I have had lunch and desserts here many many times and never have we had any issue, I work with a gentleman in a wheelchair and the really friendly staff have always welcomed us. We go there for staff treats, my family have visited and I’ve treated the kids here for lunch all the way from derby. Who wants to go to a place near their work on a day off….. me for this amazing place. I did have a issue when ordering a takeaway as my patient wasn’t well and I was missing kitchen cottage fish and chips but truly speaking one issue in about 50 meals isn’t a much of a issue. Prices are very reasonable, staff is extremely helpful and the cute little shop on site is a treat.

Very tidy and clean premises with great staff and food. We stopped for breakfast and were not disappointed. Highly recommended.

Went with with elderly parents and nephew . Great menu with plenty of lovely choices Fabulous lunch - lovely fresh food with very generous portions xx Will definitely return

Called an order in over the phone for collection, took over 20 minutes to arrived after the stated time, we ordered 10 sandwich’s with a bill over £60 to get a bread roll not buttered with 2 of the smallest sausages I’ve ever seen, they...

A great breakfast with good, hot coffee and very friendly service. The breakfast bap with bacon, sausage and egg was perfect and the avocado with poached eggs and a little chilli was very good. Made with fresh avocado, unlike a lot of places.

Terrible experience. Waited over 30 minutes for a drink which then arrived with the meal withlots of staff waiting around! My wife has a Gluten, dairy and also a red onion allergy that was fully acknowledged by the staff.We ordered a Gluten Free and alergy...

Stopped on my way to London via a roads on motorcycle, Excellent service , good value, small traditional English breakfast was very good, staff helpful, thanks

Turned up as a group of 12, they did say we couldn’t sit together as it was too busy but that was no problem. Shop was delightful, staff were friendly, food was great and the prices weren’t too expensive either. Definitely worth a trip.

We stopped by on recommendation of a local friend. They have some nice bottled home produce that have warned them recognition by world renowned dept stores in the UK. We had a sandwich and a panini washed down with some wonderful Staffordshire beers/ales. Both were...

Called in again whilst passing as it was so delicious last time we called. Cafe was bizzy as there was something going on in the area but we still got the same great experience as we did last time. Excellent breakfast at a very reasonable...

Myself and my wife went to the cafe as we have passed it so many times for breakfast, we arrived at 10:30am and was showed to our table, after ordered drinks and food within minutes we thought we have a quick look at the shop,...

We came across this after our visit to the wildlife park and we are glad we did. The food was delicious and the lovely girl who served us was amazing. She was very attentive and polite and was interacting with my son. I didn’t catch...

Excellent food, service was incredible with staff so so helpful and friendly. Really felt welcome Lovely shop, spotless toilets. A gem of a place!

Lovely place.With fab food and very friendly staff.Would highly recommend. You won't be disappointed.

Large cafe with shop and plenty of parking. Had no problem getting a table. Pleasant friendly service and tasty fresh food. Only dropped a mark because of the open plan kitchen and the banging of cups and plates in an airy room made it less...

Lovely food in a rural location. Comprehensive menu with daily specials. Friendly staff. Lots of parking. Small shop attached selling local produce (jams & Chutneys)

Amazing high tea at this wonderful place . Highly recommended . Food fabulous and great service by the staff

We visited on a Monday afternoon on the way back from Alton Towers waterpark. The staff are friendly and the food was lovely. I’d recommend the oatcakes!

I booked a table, and requested to sit in the conservatory which I was told would be fine. Booked in advance because at 9.30 on a Saturday I expected it would be busy. The older woman who met us at the door told us they...

Came to the cafe today with my partner. And what an amazing find!!!!!! I been in England for 12 years + and had a lot of coffees and breakfast but this one made me have a Ratatouille moment( in the end of the film the...

Great place to meet up with family for food and drinks. The place is exceptiinally clean and there is ample choice on the menu to cater for all our needs including vegan and gluten free. The staff are great and very attentive to there customers,...

Visited today for some dinner and a catch up with friends. We were greeted by very friendly staff and made to feel very welcome. Food and drink was exceptional and served with a smile,will definitely be returning.

Cycled 60 miles to get there in cold, wet and windy conditions and was declined a table inside, despite tables being empty inside. One of the staff was particularly rude when bringing out the food and not at all friendly. It was a cold and...

Having looked at several places that can cater for my dietery needs as well as cleanliness, affordabilty and good food as well as the all important service with a smile we have opted for Country Kitchen an all round 10 out of 10 , it...

We planned to go here for lunch as a family of 4. Initially rang ahead to see if we could book a table so that it wouldn’t be a wasted journey. They said they weren’t taking bookings but to just turn up and they’d sort...

Service is pour we’re from out of town and felt completely uncomfortable no service with a smile very frustrating owe and it’s over priced

I called in on the way to see family, thoroughly enjoying the north Staffs Oatcakes with eggs and bacon, served by friendly and caring staff. The establishment was very clean, well kept, with food brought to your table, staff asking you if everything was satisfactory,...

Great breakfast options and very good coffee too. Love the porridge. Enjoyable, busy restaurant using local produce.

Called in today on way to ashbourne lunch was beautiful, I had pie of the day chicken mushroom and white wine, wife had chicken skewers, she said where amazing, staff very attentive and place is spotlessly clean, will definitely be back again. And there is...

Called in on the way back from alton towers, food was fresh and hot and came out well presented. Great value for money and plenty of choice on the menu. Very clean place and polite staff we will definatly be back.

Stopped when passing and pleasantly surprised. We had coffees and Staffordshire oat cakes. They were tasty, the service was quick and efficient.

Recently visited for a quite meal, food was great however. Unfortunately the lovely meal was spoiled by a number of waitresses talking about drug use, the phrase ‘sniffing’ and ‘top sniffer you are’ were amongst the words used. Made me and my family very uncomfortable....

Was visiting a nature reserve close to Winkhill for a walk so looked online if there was anywhere decent nearby and found this place, looked ideal, we could grab a coffee and cake and get a nice fresh sandwich to take away for a picnic...

Called in on spec after walking at Rudyard Lake. Choice of seating inside or outside: sun or shade. They were busy but the order didn't take long to arrive, and we were delighted with it. The quiche was particularly good and my friend also enjoyed...

Called in after a mornings hike, we were not aware of this place but glad we found it. Very relaxing atmosphere, outside tables available on a covered terrace. Table service by very pleasant staff.

Have visited twice within a week. Brunch was nice and service was good. We were a party of 12. Meals were good apart from avocado and poached egg which was dreadful. I’ve eaten this so many times up and down the country and this was...

Called for a breakfast early morning Fast efficient service Friendly welcoming staff Spotlessly clean Food was good value and delicious

Awful avocado and poached eggs on toast We sat outside in the sun but had to go inside to order and pay. Not once during our visit did anyone come out to us and check how anything was. Soggy toast Overripe avocado Eggs overdone Such...

Stopped for a nice breakfast and sat outside. Had the English breakfast and it was delicious. Food and drinks were nice and hot. The staff were very friendly. Will definitely visit again next time I’m in the area.

We stopped to eat before going to Alton Towers and we're so glad we did. Superb food and service using obviously top quality ingredients. So good we also stopped for tea on the way home.

Definitely a place to return to. The staff were so helpful and the food was great. A good way to start the day.

One or two people commented about the price of the food well I will be making a 28 mile round trip for quality and not for something quick and cheap from out of a microwave. The soups are so filling and not your usual small...

A lovely setting and palatable coffee, that’s about as good as it gets! We’ve flown to New York in less time than it took for our breakfast to arrive. Disappointing because it was only a couple of croissants! Seriously though, 50 minutes for two pastries,...

Have to be honest, I was expecting better this morning when I pulled into the cottage kitchen for breakfast. Great looking restaurant and great views, that’s the last time the word great will be used. Starting with the coffee, ordered a flat white. It came...

The back story - I am in the process of running from Old Trafford to Wembley Stadium to celebrate 10 years cancer free and to raise money for cancer research. My friend gaz who is driving - and supporting - me on this journey was...

Visited today and could not fault it. The staff,service and food was amazing. We had the chicken, ham and white wine pie and lasagne both were really tasty and fresh. We could not resist the coffee and walnut cake and we are so glad. So...

Having used this establishment for lunches over the last year, it's sad to see the down turn in quality of food. Today I chose a baked potato, usually a safe bet but this one, was virtually inedible due to the rock hard, rhinoceros skin on...

I had a great coffee and a really good slice of lemon cake in this popular cafe. There staff were genuinely friendly. Recommended.

Lovely cafe situated in the Staffordshire Moorlands countryside. The cafe does get very busy so if a planned visit it would be worth booking at peak times. That said, the staff are very helpful and accommodating and I haven't seen them turn any customers away....

An impromptu breakfast/brunch with Mrs C & Jnr - a good solid breakfast but a little on the expensive side. Only 1 round of toast - wouldn’t hurt to have have 2 But great quality and service and Lovelly surroundings - would give 4.5 if...

Out on the bike for a jolly, rode past smelt the food and turned back. Have to say one of my better decisions I’ve made a true not so hidden gem. Fantastic home cooked piping hot food, coffee that was delicious and hot, very friendly...

Very lovely place for breakfast highly recommended. Waffles and full English. Staff very bubbly too which is always a plus. Some very yummy cakes and snacks

I’ll get the negatives out of the way first. It’s a little grubby, however, we did arrive after 14:00 so must assume they’d been busy. They wipe the tables with too much sanitizer and a wet cloth so the tables are coated in liquid which...

Stumbled across this place while out driving and very glad we did. Good as great and staff very friendly and helpful. Will definitely come back this way again.

The Cottqge Kitchen has been a regular of ours when we travel south each month. Over the last two years this has been disrupted and This las weekend we were able to return to our old routine.This meant a lunch around 2pm on Sunday and...

We called on a cold day and had the tastiest vegetable soup with delicious bread we will be heading back when we are in the area.

Welcoming family run tea room. Excellent COVID arrangements. Disability aware , helpful , just perfect. Accessible toilet. I had waffles with strawberry 🍓 and banana🍌 and toffee sauce. Perfection. The welcome was lovely. They have a small shop with local craft stuff plus jams and...

Lovely and clean, nice setting. Great coffee! Friendly, welcoming staff despite being rushed off their feet.

Really lovely place. Well looked after with a warm atmosphere. Food was very tasty and staff were extremely friendly and helpful.

Food was very good, we stopped off for breakfast and was glad we did! We will definitely be going back here! Food isn’t fast coming out but it’s not overly long, it is freshly prepared so you can’t have it both ways. Good coffee too!👍🏼

Pleasantly surprised how nice this place was. Very busy and can see why. Lovely menu, fast service and most of all great food. Highly recommended.

I recently visited with friends for breakfast whilst away for a few days. The staff were very friendly, welcoming and helpful. I had a full English breakfast which was very nice and made with fresh local ingredients. I also had a hot chocolate which was...

We have visited this cafe quite a few times over the last few months, but the time has come to review their scones. I have let this go before, but the other day, the scones we had were tasteless and dry. In my fruit scone,...

There was a big party of us for breakfast. We preordered - the food was fabulous, great service from the team, great venue for food and a shop too to stock up on Xmas pressies

This was our third visit to the Cottage Kitchen as we make a point of visiting if we are in the area on holday. The staff were very friendly as usual and the food very good. They even allowed us to order a pudding, even...

We called in this cafe for a light meal ,on entering the woman took us to a table and asked if we would like drinks .After she told us that 5/6 of the dishes they had run out of,so we opted for a plate of...

We visited here for a late lunch on a bank holiday Monday. The place was really busy but we were able to grab a table outside luckily. The food was mixed - my partner had an excellent ham, egg and chips. My meal, a pulled...

Travelled specially to have breakfast here. The positives : clean restaurant and outdoor seating area, pleasant staff and good coffees. We had a very long wait for our breakfasts, but anticipated some excellent freshly cooked food. When the meals eventually arrived they were not good....

Great breakfasts (vege and meat) and coffee. Decent prices and large portions. The cakes looked amazing.

Lovely trip out with family stopped here for tea and mighty slice of cake , staff were lovely, lemon drizzle cake was a hit the kids had scones they said the were very nice will stop here again a little gem of a tea room

Came here a couple of weeks ago 2x fish finger sarnies and 2 coffees £20ish Decent value if the food was in any way edible . 2 small fillets , rock hard , so hard in fact that we were laughing as my knife bent...

Dined at their first dining evening. What a great success. Greek themed evening with good, plentiful food and wine. Very Covid secure. Really friendly service. Looking forward to the next one!