The Hanging Gate Pub and Restaurant in High Peak

Called the restaurant ahead of purr stay to ask if we would be able to use their carpark to park up our motorhome for a few days over the bank Holiday weekend? We were simply asked to utilise their facilities and partake of so food, that's a fair deal so drove up there and parked up, popped in and let them know we had arrived booking a table for the evening. Our friends came in the late afternoon/early evening with their dog Fynn, yes there's a dining area set aside for people with dogs! We sat down to a fabulous meal, and the company of good friends, we retired for the night to our home away from home and tucked up for the night, there seems to be two areas to park up we picked the flatest, the ares are a short distance from the raid but not too close for road noise to be too intrusive. We got up the next day and popped into the restaurant for breakfast served from around 10am. We can highly recommend this establishment very friendly and welcoming made our short stay very easy and most pleasurable. We've actually started planning our next visit to our friends and will stay here again, as well as using this service at other sympathetic establishments, for our next trips out, as we're self contained and don't really need the services of a more traditional camp site

We have been coming here for 20 years. The home cooked food is always tasty and well presented. The baileys cheesecake is to die for. The staff are always friendly and helpful and mark and keelie make sure everything is top notch. Especially worth coming at Christmas, and Halloween .

Asked for rare steak but was cooked medium. Chicken curry tasted like chicken stew with curry powder added. The place was nearly empty when we went in though we were told it was was very popular. No atmosphere.hilary New

Fantastic welcome and service! We were a group of seven who were staying at the nearby campsite and we wanted to dine and watch the England game. Nothing was too much trouble for the staff (especially the young bar waitress, sorry didn’t catch your name). Food was very good and enjoyed by everyone but most definitely the friendly service made our visit an enjoyable evening. Hospitality just as it should be…five star service *****.

I split with my partner of 2 year's mid week. We visited a few times when we were together. I visited The Beehive Combs the evening previously walking as the weather was so brilliant. I got charged £6.95 fir a small Prosecco. I was walking again this afternoon and called back to The Beehive to be informed that a small Prosecco was £8.50. Naturally I queried this as I had £7.20 on me in cash to leave a tip. The woman that charged me £6.95 the previous day went away from the bar. The brunette said had I not got a bank card which I hasn't and she informed me that the £1 whatever would come out of their tips. I said I'd leave it with the other bar lady that looked about 16 passing me my money as if I was a social outcast. I bit my lip. Hard as it was to revisit The Hanging Gate without my ex and I had the most wonderful reception of the landlord. Hanging Gate forever as far as I'm concerned. So nice to be treated nicely. 😘💋👍👍👍

Arrived and honestly thought it was not going to be a pleasant experience, how wrong I was very 80’s feel both in decor ambience and music followed by what can only be described as quite possibly the best Sunday lunch I have had Service wonderful staff friendly and welcoming Don’t be put off by the look because it really is a gem of a pub For dessert I hate a huge slice of humble pie !

Greeting was warm and friendly. Service was very quick . The food was excellent and exceptional value for money. Will definitely be returning

Definitely worth a visit. Decorations are fantastic. They've got amazing decs up for Easter. Friendly welcome, lovely place. Go and see for yourself.

Well, I'm glad we didn't take any notice of the negative reviews. We had a lovely meal - absolutely no complaints at all, and the value was incredible- 3 courses on the senior citizens menu for £15.50! The staff were friendly and super-efficient too. We will be back! Loved the Easter decorations too.

We were nearly put off by the negative reviews but so glad we ignored them. Ok, it'll never get a Michelin star but the food was excellent, and the three course menu was excellent valve. The only complaint from our table by a couple of people was that there was far too much food, I didn't think that was an issue 🙂. Service was quick, efficient and friendly and the plates were hot. I can only think the negative reviews were from the completion or a disgruntled ex employee?? Who knows, but definitely worth a visit.

I could have produced a better meal blindfolded with one hand tied behind my back....and I can't even cook. No effort or care taken. Boring, tasteless and overpriced. It was like eating in a homeless shelter.

The food was overpriced undercooked dross. The chips were still frozen and the meat in the "homemade" pie smelt off. The service was OK. The decorations were overbearing. One to avoid.

What a hidden little gem this was. Food was lovely and plentiful. Love the valentine's decor 💕 I believe it also looks amazing at Christmas, I will be going again on my Sunday lunch travels 😁

Amazing food. Great service. Recommend to anyone. Especially at Christmas this plae goes above and beyond. A family friendly pub with great service.

I visited here recently with family and it was great from start to finish! We had the three course Christmas menu, which was of great quality (we loved the Brie bites) and filled us up! Couldn’t move the next day! The Christmas decorations were great and are always impressive year to year.

Took our 18 month old last Sunday to see all the lights and decorations, had the choice of the extensive normal menu and Christmas set menu too. We shared the garlic mushroom starter in thick creamy sauce, was very nice and plenty of mushrooms. We had 2 roast dinner mains, the portions were huge and a brownie with ice cream dessert. Cannot fault the food or the service, prices were fair and nice to see the Hanging Gate still doing well at Christmas time.

Absolutely disgraceful experience. Table booked two weeks prior and rang up the day before to double check booking and told all was good. We turned up and non of the staff knew about our booking, gave the name and we were told there wasn’t a table. We told them we had booked two weeks prior and had even rang a few days ago to double check due to the busy Christmas period and explained the table was booked for us. Terrible management of staff and dining, terrible organisation, nothing was done to remedy the situation and we took our service elsewhere. Thoroughly disappointed because this place had been recommended to us

I'm struggling here to find any type of negative.. Food amazing Staff amazing nothnig to much trouble Decore for Christmas was simply incredible The food we ordered was great in portion and so tasty.. Never seem my kids demolish there dinners when we have gone out like this before!! Will we visit again??? Absolutely no danger!!! Hope you all have a fantastic Christmas there 🎅🎄

Visited here today it was absolutely amazing walking in to all the Christmas decorations, the staff were friendly and welcoming and the service was great! The menu is full of choices and not like some of these pubs that have fallen into small portions and food not everyone can eat or want like lots of spices! Proper food

Country style pub which appeared to be very popular with locals, good choice of meals at reasonable prices accompanied with pleasant, attentive staff. A good plus point about this place was that it is very wheelchair friendly. Well worth a visit

We visited here on friday the 27th october. was greeted with a nice warm welcome and shown to our table where the rest of my family was, the pub was decorated amazing with the halloween dectorations, they have started on the xmas decs upstairs which i loved and will defenifty be back to see them all, i had chicken breast in a stitlon sauce which was amzing the sauce was lovely my dad had a t bone steak and omg it was amazing. will be back for the xmas decs

Very overpriced for what we got, frozen chips the sauce I paid for extra for my steak wasn’t very nice at all! Disappointing really.

Really disappointed, Breakfast served 10 till 12 but got turned away at 11:30. Poor service from a usually good pub. Wont be back.

We visited the hanging gate today, it's the first time since the lockdowns, we used to enjoy this place and especially at seasonal time, today we visited it was all set up for Halloween it looked great, the place was unusually quiet but could just...

Over priced below average food. The staff were surely and completely disinterested. A real example of a pub in decline. Such a shame.

Superb ..Best meal in a long time .. Best gravy ever .. Defo back soon . Excellent...can't sing its praise enough...judd chesterfield..

Very disapointed. Had so many lovely meals with family and friends over the years. The food no where near previous visits.

Absolutely brilliant Attentive service without being in your face. Food was good and plentiful. Where else can a couple of senior citizens get a 3 course meal each, a bottle of wine and, including the tip, it only comes to £57.....👍😎

Welcomed by a lovely young lady who served us throughout . My daughter enjoyed her steak meal and pudding of apple crumble . The children’s meal was plenty however they did not eat the burgers as they didn’t like the taste , however enjoyed chips...

We’ve come to the hanging gate many times over the years, last visit was a Saturday lunchtime. Sadly, things seemed to have changed and the food not as good. My husbands gammon was over cooked, the egg on top was crispy and like rubber. I...

Lovely staff, food was mediocre, nothing to complain about just wasn't WOW . We were shown to out table, drinks ordered promptly, not to rushed, which is great, was given time to look at the menu before ordering. Chicken was good, succulent, could of done...

We were just passing this pub / restaurant and decided to try it for a change. The big car park was a good bonus, the pub its self was 3 rooms, very clean a welcoming. The bar staff were very quick and efficient getting our...

I have been here many years ago and the meal was ok. Tonight it was awful 1 hour 20 minute wait on food with 3 children under 4. When the food arrived the childrens meals had dry jacket potatoes, no butter! Then the fish fingers...

If the food was as good as the decorations we wouldn’t of had a problem lol they were great the little kids there loved it on arrival it took a while before our order was took for drinks then we waited a while again to...

To start with i never ever review but honestly if you didnt laugh you'd cry! We went for a birthday meal and found the only good thing about this place was the christmas decorations. We all got the festive menu which for £28 you'd expect...

Had a few drinks and a meal at this pub. The Xmas decorations were up, and the whole feel was like Santa’s grotto! The food was good quality and decent size portions and the staff were very friendly. As we had a few drinks we...

We thought this would be the perfect place to have our family Xmas meal. A little wait to be seated but to be expected at such a busy time. The decor did not disappoint, a real Christmassy vibe. The staff were great and food served...

My partner and I dined here on Saturday 24 September. We had eaten here last year and enjoyed it. However, certainly not as much on this occasion. We hadn’t booked but we were shown to a table on arrival. We were given menus and asked...

Drinks very expensive,will not be back lack of draught beer,only commercial rubbish sold,prices not justified

I did struggle to give 5 star, on this occasion it did not live up to expectations . Giving the team the benefit of the doubt as they were working hard. The service was slow and the food was not as good as previous times....

We visited for my partners birthday meal all pre booked for approx 25 people. From the second we got there we felt unwelcome and it was like we was in the way and that they was doing us a favour. 5 famlies between our whole...

My friends and I visited last week, after visiting the website just before we arrived we didn't have high hopes as this itself is very dated and lack lustre. However upon arrival we were greeted warmly and swiftly sat down. Staff seemed very helpful and...

We ordered a buffet for 30 people today, it arrived on time, chilled and there was plently. I ordered the 7,99 per person ahead set menu, everything was top quality and arrived fresh and well presented and well wrapped. Particular mention goes to the sausage...

Steak pie was lovely big portion fresh vegetables. Friendly staff quick service. Surprised it was empty on a Saturday night. Reasonably priced. Couldn’t fault it.

Had chicken curry, literally chicken and sauce! Was on the menu with rice and nann bread, so was expecting Indian curry, it was makeway curry powder with chicken!

A chance stop for lunch was a delight, excellent leek and potato bake, and a light tasty scampi served by the friendly and helpful staff. Plus delicious home made desserts. Their 'Senior Citizen' menu offering slightly smaller portions was excellent. Highly recommended.

A dads day treat and our first visit to this pub. Outstanding! the food was excellent and plenty of it the menu said mighty and it didn’t disappoint. The staff and service was excellent nothing too much trouble and pleasant conversation in a nice traditional...

Stopped for a quick pint after a long walk. Ordered chips and they came almost straight away and were soooo amazing, just what we needed! Beer garden nice wjth a big sheltered area. All the staff were friendly. Reasonable prices, would recommend.

The food I found was lack lustre the lamb dry and chewy my partner who ordered a veggie burger received a dry bap and a veggie burger of no greater merit that what could have been lifted out the freezer at home. Overall fine for...

Me and my husband visited the Hanging Gate this evening. As it was a lovely sunny day we had couple of drinks in the beer garden before hand and then went inside for our meal. The food came out quickly and the portions were huge,...

Popped in on way passed for late lunch with my wife and 20 year old son, met with warm welcome and great food quick to come very tasty and large helpings at a more than fair price

Food was quick and hot, but as others mentioned, it was just not that special and a bit non descript. Pub was adorned in Easter bunting, very chav. More like a café with a pub frontage. If you want something from a very varied menu...

From the outside this business looks oldie worldie and a bit tired. Inside it’s clean and very welcoming. The staff are lovely. It’s so pleasant to be greeted by smiling faces. The food is excellent. They offer Gluten free options. The choice of food is...

Good eatable food - very good value for money - quick efficient service - what more could you ask for ? If your looking for a picture on a plate at a ridiculous price , stay away you won't get that here

Having read such positive reviews we visited here for dinner and drinks. In hindsight maybe a Monday night wasn’t the best day to choose as it was virtually empty and closed very early. The food…as the title suggests, unfortunately seemed to be microwaved food priced...

We have visited the Hanging Gate many times for various celebrations and family meals. The food has always been lovely but we were shocked to see how much they have increased their prices by! A mixed Grill is almost £25 now! The meals are way...

Staff were very friendly but the main courses that we had were disappointing, as the meat on both was dry, and overcooked!

Went to the hanging gate last night. My wife and two children had the Christmas Dinner looked and tasted like something you would get at school. My wife had the Christmas pudding and it wasn't really edible. I had the mixed grill and it was...

arrived and we had booked a table We were to we could sit anywhere and we sat near the door as my husband is disabled and it was the nearest table Had to ask about ordering as no one came to us. Ordered drinks then...

What a great place to eat, drink, and chill. Happened to be near Hallowe'en and great decorations too. Went there for dinner (their 3 course special was superb and the food was all full size - generous - portions) and loved it so much we...

After visiting Buxton on 25 September 2021, my partner and I had decided to eat here, on our way home, after seeing good reviews on Tripadvisor. The building is beautifully set out with witches, monsters, cobwebs – you name it, it’s very ‘Halloween’ in there...

The decorations for Halloween are excellent food fantastic well worth a visit can't wait to visit for Christmas would recommend to book if you have children so they not disappointed

There was 12 of us.the meal was fantastic. the service excellent. would definately be visiting again

Recent visit to area and visited this restaurant twice. Both times great food, large generous portions and great service. Strange to say the least to walk in to a Christmas grotto in August but I get it.....well worth a visit, highly recommended for food...to be...

We recently eat at The Hanging Gate sitting in their outside eating area. Our food was very good, but the outside area was looking very unkempt, the grass needed cutting in the garden and a general tidy up too. We sat to eat in the...

Only the 2nd time we’ve been and it certainly didn’t disappoint, well worth every penny and the staff are soooo friendly, definitely highly recommended 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗. Hubby had the mighty mix grill and I had lamb shoulder, as you can see the mixed grill lived up...

Visited Castleton for the day and fancied a 'proper' Sunday dinner. Rang up and they could accommodate us which was fab news. Both decided upon the 3 meats Sunday lunch and boy we were not disappointed. Ample portions with a huge amount of meat. Arrived red hot tasted amazing. Even though we were both quite full after our enormous dinner we opted for puddings. They were just as tasty. Very lovely staff, incredibly priced amazing food will definitely be visiting again.

Used to be a regular place for us, came 12 months ago and it wasnr great. Today gave it another go and it was very much improved. Had the mixed roast platter, couldnt fault it , thre veg , tender meat, and nice roasties.

My children ordered and payed for a buffet for 20 people to be delivered to my home after my husbands funeral.The whole process of going into the resteraunt to order the buffet and and having it delivered was amazing .The food was perfect the service of them bringing it all to my home and laying everything out was perfect and there was plenty of choice and plenty of food to eat,I had no worries that day other than concentrating on my husbands funeral and they took away all the stress of making sandwiches oh and have i made enough etc.We have always eaten in their resteraunt and had many a large party there and they have always accomdated us .They are child friendly and we have never had a bad meal in there .I would definately recommend them both to eat in or as outside caterers.Thankyou so much Hanging Gate you helped to made that day so special when its such a sad day.

I had the T Bone steak with homemade pepper sauce, it was cooked perfectly exactly what I asked for. My partner also really enjoyed her meal, I thought the service was very good too even though the restaurant was busy.

Lovely pub with a relaxed atmosphere, clear COVID markings and super friendly and efficient staff. Steak melt was divine the only thing I have to whinge about is the chips.. the quality of the rest of the food is top notch but the chips are crap - home made would compliment and take the food to the next level in my opinion, not these seemingly frozen bland and anemic offerings that are currently offending the dishes! Deffo be returning but will be asking for the chips to be left off in future.. other than the chips everything was spot on, nicest steak I’ve had in a long time and cooked to perfection!

This was a little gem of a find. The chef came out and went through the dishes with me as I’m vegetarian and gluten free. He was excellent and spent time to check ingredients. Despite the menu being reduced due to Covid there was plenty of variety - fish, Carvery, burger, vegetarian, gluten free etc. We had a lovely inexpensive meal in a very nice setting. There was no hurry and we were absolutely full by the time we had had lunch. I had the Leek & Potato bake whilst my husband enjoyed the 3 meat roast. I’d highly recommend this place and would definitely come back.

To be fair the food was lovely. Had a pie and chicken. Value for money. It’s a large pub with a lot of land and big outside area. But it just looks very tired and need of an update.

Very disappointed in the food..I had lamb and roast potatoes .honestly I could of cooked it better myself..shame used to be a go to restaurant.

Lovely little pub. Great outdoor area. Good food and friendly staff. Big car park if you are looking for a trip out.

Just had lovely meals three roast dinner and mixed grill,which we all enjoyed,All COVID measures in place staff very reassuring making it a very warm and friendly atmosphere.been to this restaurant on many occasion and never once felt the need to complain everything spot on.

We booked a treat last night at The Hanging Gate and loved our visit. The layout was well thought out so as to be covid safe, without losing any of the charm or atmosphere. The greeting was friendly and efficient. There was a wide choice, all very reasonably priced, even before the discount. I chose a melon starter, halibut main course and a delicious crumble pudding (which came out with a surprise candle on as it was my birthday). Staff were friendly and nothing was too much trouble. I can definitely recommend.

went for the first time today, I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone...the staff were very frantic which made our whole experience very chaotic.we picked up 4 menus on the way in and found out what the soup of the day was (we were told it was tomato) when the starters finally came out the so called tomato soup had been replaced for leak and potatoe without any consultation if that would be OK..we ordered roast dinners which was meant to be pork yet we were later informed it would be turkey as they don't do pork (menus wrong)over all the food took over 2 and a half hours too eventually come out at it was not worth the wait in the slightest, the food was bland, tasteless processed food. that's putting it nicely.we had 4 different waiters all leaning over us not wearing any masks or protective gear during the middle of a pandemic this made us all feel very uneasy as a whole.the ONLY good thing is because of the government scheme we got 50% off..... the so called 'meal

Absolutely the best hot choccy fudge cake served with cream or ice cream I’ve ever had, no-where compares. 👏🏼😍

We come here throughout the year for family meals, the food is always delicious, the staff are really nice and accommodating. Christmas/ Halloween are always extra special with the decor!

We arrived here unexpectedly and was immediately amazed by the Winter Wonderland, each room has a theme and the staff have totally gone to town with the decorations. The kids were so delighted and the food was even better, wonderful choices, enormous portions and really friendly and helpful staff.

Pre-booked table for 2. Ordered Roast pork meal, also steak bacon cheese melt. Food was excellent, couple of pints of beer too were lovely. Staff very friendly and we were seen quickly. Reasonably priced. Never had a bad experience there yet.

Huge portions of hot fresh cooked food. The marinated lamb was gorgeous and lots of it. Good children’s menu. Friendly helpful staff. Unpretentious. Thank you!

Went for a pre booked meal but no trace of booking when we arrived fortunately there was a cancellation

My wife & I have been visiting this pub for a Christmas evening meal with good friends for more years than I care to remember. We have always found the food good as well as the service given they are extremely busy with the excellent Christmas display of decorations which improve year on year. We have taken our Grandchildren to see the Halloween display and Christmas display before but yesterday took them again to see the Christmas display. Well done to the team for a brilliant display again this year. My 4 yr old Granddaughter was beside herself !! Very sorry to read negative reviews - thankfully we have always been looked after well !!

A complete treat for those in a festive mood and a large appetite. I would strongly urge you to ring first to book a table because it gets busy and fills up quickly. The breakfast we had was freshly cooked, you know as it takes that little bit longer to arrive. The portion sizes are large and they just keep getting bigger. Whilst waiting for the breakfast we looked over the menu and there is a diverse feel that would suit most people. On the down side for the staff I wouldn’t like to be the one who has to take down all the marvellous decorations, but there are worth it,

This was my first visit to The Hanging Gate with my family. The Christmas decorations are a masterpiece and the various rooms are colour-themed. Brilliant and a clever idea. They also 'theme' for Valentine's, Easter and Halloween.The food was from a substantial menu and was typical pub food - traditional and plenty of it. I had the steak and kidney pie (a quarter of a pie) with lashings of vegetables. In truth, too much much for me to eat it all. It was tasty and my family ha ddifferent offerings, all of which were good and tasty.

Am amazing lunch with my mum, brilliant place to take people, especially over Christmas as the decorations are out of this world, staff very efficient and pleasant and food good, you will need a doggy bag

We brought our three year old granddaughter to see the now famous Christmas decorations and to stay overnight in the car park in our motorhome. Great homemade food, good cider on the pump and although the staff were clearly busy they attended to us very well. I write this as we sit in the car park, heating on and child asleep,watching the telly.mwe could ask for no more.

Saw a clip of this place on social media, advertising it’s hundreds of Christmas decorations. Allegedly, 30,000 fairy lights and 6,000 baubles. It looked tremendous so we decided to take our granddaughter to see if it was as magical as it looked. We didn’t book as it was a Monday lunch time, but it was really busy so I would suggest you ring and reserve first. As luck would have it they were able to accommodate (3) of us. Well, it was every bit as magical as we expected, every room, every inch is covered in Xmas dec’s, I cannot imagine the time and effort that goes into creating such a wonderland. The atmosphere was lovely and friendly, folks were wondering around taking photos talking to one another from table to table. It truly was marvellous. The staff were efficient, extremely helpful and welcoming and the massive big plus was that the food was cracking! The menu seemed quite varied but my husband and I kept to basic steak pies and cheese flans which were superb. Word of warning the desserts are massive! Gorgeous but WOW!

We came for lunch today and cannot fault it. Obviously the decor is totally amazing, well done to whoever had the time and patience to create such a wonderful theme. We all had roast dinners which were delicious and an assortment of desserts left us with no complaints. Staff although very busy were efficient and friendly. Would definitely return x

had out annual family outing we went to the hanging gate as it was good the year before . But this year the festive menu came out cold, roast spuds was horrible and the turkey was dry and horrible and the new spuds well you quessed it , then came pudding syrup sponge and ice cream , you needed a jack hammer to break the syrup sponge , trying to get so many people in and they just carnt cope ,

Very nice really. Great atmosphere and really friendly staff, got a 3 course meal for 15 quid and was actually really tasty. Plenty of it. The profitteroles were that nice they tasted homemade!

It's closed. What a shame. But it's our fault, really. We should support these out-of the-way country pubs more. Too late now though.

Urggghhhh...what can I say other than that? Food was terrible and overpriced. Service was slow and disinterested. Decorations are nice but you can just go in for a drink and save yourself the misery of eating there. I imagine the custom generated by the decorations are what keeps the place running for the rest of the year. Been there 3 times over the past few years and only for the decorations because the food is consistently bad. It'll be our last time.

We attended the hanging gate today. The place looked great with all the decorations.

We visited for tea and to admire the Halloween decorations. Lovely friendly staff. Kerry and Keeley are always so helpful. We have a family member with autism. Nothing is ever to much trouble. Amazing food as well. I usually have a salad platter its absolutely fantastic. Will be back soon to see the Christmas decorations.

Had a really nice lunch, complete with really good Halloween decorations. The cheese and onion flan was really tasty and the steak pie was very good. Our friends meals were also delicious. The serving staff, although young, were friendly, smiley and very courteous. We had a lovely time. Even though we hadn’t booked, they found us a table without any fuss.

Went for a drink and to look at the Halloween decorations as I live locally. I have never been made to feel more unwelcome anywhere.Spent £13 on drinks and was told we could only stay in the bar area, the place was empty. The staff were rude and unfriendly, served by teenagers with more attitude than brain cells.A dirty place felt like I needed a bath when I came out which was only about 10 minutes after going in. Avoid if the food is anything like the coffee.

Simply a fantastic place to eat, been coming here now for over a year and never had a bad meal yet , the breakfasts are a must ,the bonanza and ultimate bonanza ensure you don’t eat till the next day .main meals are always hot and fresh and they never ever scrimp on portion size , and the puddings ,well if you can eat their puddings after the meal you must have two stomachs lol,they are huge . All in all 5* service ,5 * food , 5 * eatery