The Railway in High Peak - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Stopped by The Railway pub in Buxton for a solo dinner. I was pretty tired from a hike and stopped to refuel and recharge before the walk home. I ordered the 8 oz rump steak, which came with a supporting cast of mushrooms, grilled tomatoes, beer-battered onion rings, peas, and chips for £19.95 (1192 kcal). I threw in a bitter shandy for good measure, bringing the total to £24.20. The food arrived faster than a speeding train (*1st Railway joke), and the pub wasn’t too busy, which was a relief. My server, Paula, was attentive, though she seemed to be quite busy. The steak was cooked as I requested—rare, just as I like it, it was perfect. A carnivore’s delight! The mushrooms, however, were a bit of a fungi fail, a small portion, but the rest of the meal made up for it. As for the bitter shandy, well, it’s a shandy. What more can I say? The free Wi-Fi was a nice touch, allowing me to enjoy my podcast in peace, as I ate. Overall, it was delightful, and I might just choo-choo-choose (*2nd Railway joke) to return! It's worth a visit.

Excellent service with a smile and more reasonably priced than a couple of years ago. Very impressed with the service and food, especially as it was a busy Friday early evening.

Went with my brother for the Sunday carvery. Delicious! The staff were welcoming, helpful and cheerful. Carvery meat was perfectly cooked and there was a wide range of veg. Missed the roast potatoes though but perhaps that was because we ate at 4pm. Anyway the new potatoes were a good substitute. We had a yummy dessert and coffee. There was a nice comfortable atmosphere too. I can definitely recommend a visit here.

This is the second time I've been for a carvery , the first was a couple of years ago and it was fine but this time it was the smallest portion of meat I've ever had..I ordered a medium and it was like a kids meal..service was slow and veg ran out so ended up waiting for quite a while..I won't be coming back...go to Rudyard hotel it's so much better and cheaper..Rubbish don't go! I only get bitten once and definitely will be telling my friends not to bother coimg here

Spacious pub but the restaurant part lacked any atmosphere and the lighting was very bright. Food was ok but didn’t taste that fresh. The lads that served us were friendly and polite. Don’t think the quality of food was good value really. A shame as we’d been recommended to come here but we wouldn’t rush back.

Good location just in the town centre, nice relaxing atmosphere when inside. Drinks are reasonably priced, clean and tidy bar area. Worth a visit.

The Railway is a large, open plan pub with a nice beer garden. Good choice of lagers and beers at reasonable prices. We dined here this time and i was somewhat surprised how really good the food was. Well worth a visit.

Wanted to say big thanks for the hospitality and the amazing food. All spot on. To start honey chicken and lamb cofta both stunning. Then hubby had ultimate burger and I had feather blade steak what can we say it was delicious hot and great portions. Then I had morello cherry tart and cream. WOW. Absolutely amazing food and loved how friendly that all were

Had a lovely meal with friends food was spot on and excellent service lovely young lad Nathan waiting on us very polite, nice and clean environment

Lovely place for a meal, nice and clean. Good price for the quality of the food. Will be going again with family and friends

Had a carvery. Very good food, meat superb. Service very friendly and welcoming especially Harry. No pressure to leave, very relaxed atmosphere.

Called in on way to get train home

Luckily for us we broke down outside this pub. The landlord was very welcoming and helped us massively. We had just been food shopping and he kindly made sure our food shop wasn’t ruined. Lovely pub and great staff!

What a dump, sticky floor and bad beer. Been here twice and was terrible.

The Railway gave Buxton Ambulance Station, free Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day! They were absolutely delicious. The staff were so welcoming in our uniform even though they were so busy with the bookings they had to deal with themselves. It was a very kind gesture to do for emergency workers on Christmas Day. We really appreciate it, it gave us a real boost for the afternoon. Thank you sooo much!

We come here quite often. Love it. Relaxed lovely food. Today just 2 of us. Before there has been 14 of us and in January the 14 of us here again for 2 birthdays. Just love it thank you

What can I say service was fantastic, the food was fantastic and the company was fantastic too. If you’re looking to book a Christmas get together then this is the place to go. A 3 course meal for under £22. The price did not reflect the quality of the food. It’s one of the nicest meals I’ve had in a while.

In Buxton to watch Southport FC play, we went into The Railway for a couple of beers and lunch. We were well received and enjoyed excellent service, beer was good and food was very good. Credit to Nathan and his team, great job well done lads, thanks.

As I had done many time in the past I had the cod and chips option for lunch. I was disappointed to discover it now comes with deep fat fryer scraps scattered over the meal. They are supposedly salt and vinegar flavour but this was hard to detect. The abundance of fat was easy to detect however. Sadly the scraps were scattered over the fish but also through the peas. This necessitated some serious sorting out to avoid having to eat them. PLEASE LOSE THE SCRAPS, THEY ARE MOST UNPLEASANT! On the positive side, the premises were pleasantly warm on a cold day and the toilets were spotlessly clean as usual.

October 2023 Oh dear! My wife and I had a Sunday carvery 2 weeks ago and I did heap praise on the food and service! But today 29th October it it was awful, the before was ridiculously tough, the cabbage was undercooked and gravy was like brown water! We did complain and the manager did replace the beef with looked like brown tissue paper and tasteless and he did apologise, we had 3 different members of staff asking us "was everything alright" NO was the reply and all we received was "sorry" There was no offer of a replacement meal! So after this negative visit we will not be returning! What a waste of £28. Hero to Zero!

Absoluty superb pub owners Julie and graham were out of this world for us im a michellen star chef on a hotel boat and we got let down with our dry cleaners and they couldn't do enough to help us but besides that a top pub with top people I can't wait to see everyone again see you soon love and many thanks chef x

Disgusting pub, book musicians to play and then stiff them at the end of the night cannot believe they’ve done this everyone be ware

They don’t pay musicians the agreed amount who come and play for them so yeah don’t support pubs that scam people

Thought they would block me on facebook so come here 😁 Spineless pair! Refuse to pay bands that play there what they owe them. Pair of disgraceful landlords. Ill come in for a pint shall i, then coz i dont like it ill hold back my payment... seeing as thats okay for you lovley pair to do! Least the punters enjoyed it though eh, more money in the pockets of julie and graham. Id avoid as much as possible guys, pair of wrongens!!!

Julie & Graham are clearly not very nice people...there are plenty of lovely pubs around Whaley Bridge, my advice is go to one of those instead of this pit 👍

They dont pay the bands absolutely appalling behaviour

Pub lovely Food a disgrace we had fish and chips over cooked ,fare to say manger didn't care We was not wanting a refund or anything for free but just to show some interest would have been better than nothing Will not be back

We have visited before a few years ago. Went back because we had a good experience. At first things were going ok, but 45 mins after ordering we had not been served, where other who had come in after were getting their food so went and asked what was happening, They had failed to deliver our food it had been cooked but now my gammon was cold, so they microwaved it and served it, mushrooms shrivelled up, gammon was now a biscuit. I called them over so they quickly apologised and cooked another gammon, by which time my wife had finished her food. The manager came over and apologised and decided to refund in full both our meals. Once cooked correctly the food was good hence my score. Would we go there again, yes we would but would be keeping a check on the service time. As a note we did not ask for a refund.

We visited Buxton on a rainy bank holiday Monday and stumbled across this place for food. The menu is wide-ranging, offering pub classics, steaks, salads and burgers. The prices are fair, not cheap, but not crazy either. We ordered halloumi popcorn and the beer battered black pudding and bacon fritter. On ordering my partner commented that the girl behind the bar was more interested in continuing her conversation than delivering good customer service. The starters were really nice, good portion size and we enjoyed these more than our mains of gammon and chicken. The chips were some of the worst chips I've had and I didn't finish them. Nothing to stop us returning, I just wouldn't have the chips next time.

Lovely British pub in the centre of buxton, great beers, excellent food, wonderful staff, especially Ellie, treated us as family.

The waitress was brilliant, singing away to the music in the background as she went about her work. She was really great, very friendly. We asked about the chillies on my Beef Brisket flat bread as I thought they gave just the right amount of spice without getting too hot. She re appeared from the kitchen with a takeaway container with 3 or 4 chillies for me to try. That is customer service! we have been here many times before and have only ever had only a positive experience. Look forward to returning soon.

Thank you for great food, great service and what a lovely atmosphere. Had the best occasion at the railway. Food was delicious and hot and a great selection of drinks to choose from. I will be definitively return very soon as felt very welcomed by the team and managers. Thank you

Always a couple of cask ales on, one usually Timothy Taylor's.

We looked at the menu and saw a 2 Courses and drink deal for £19.95 My husband went to the bar the enquire about the drinks which was included in the deal He was very rude and blunt, his customer service was that bad, we left and went over the road to Wetherspoons

Went to this place for food and wish I hadn't, My wife ordered a lamb hanging kebab which wasn't hanging with chips which were cold and soggy. I ordered scampy and chips which was also soggy and cold, A kids birthday party was also in progress where the kids were running around like in a playground whilst the parents were hitting the bar! Wish i had walked out ! Never again, shocking place

the price of drinks is very exspensive, and the food is shocking. we orderd the wraps, they came soggy and mostly inedible. wont be returning any time soon. witherspoons is better and thats crap. wish i could have left no stars.

Friendly welcome, pleasant beer garden, at last we saw some sun and a decent pint of Doom Bar

Great service, it wasn't too busy. Do try the Trailblazer stout. Took the cubs out for tea, so we ordered 8oz rump steak, lamb koftas, buttermilk chicken burger, classic beef burger with bacon & skinny fries, extra portion of cheesy chips. The portions defeated the kids. 2 x cookies & cream cheesecake, very nice & Ice cream Definitely have pudding here.

Today i and my friend visited The Railway for lunch. i have special dietary needs which where easily accommaoated and well attended to by our waiter Denver who was very considerate and attentive

Super good food and lovely chilled atmosphere, a nice pub food menu with plenty of veggie option. Friendly and helpful staff too.

My wife and I and her cousin and her husband visited the pub on consecutive nights on 16th and 17th of July and on both occasions we ate in the pub . The staff were pleasant , respectful and very attentive and we all thoroughly enjoyed our visits there. We can particularly recommend the steak and ale pie and the vegetable curry and both the mushroom and black pudding starters were superb . This pub is part of the Holt chain of pubs/restaurants and consequently the real ale was also top drawer , I particularly liked Fools Gold , a very good session ale . Many thanks to Nathan , the manager , and all his staff for 2 wonderful family evenings .

From the moment of walking in the customer service was amazing, Nathan was extremely helpful with serving and catered too our every need, no matter how many times I pulled him over or how awkward the request he never stopped smiling and making conversation and...

Food was delicious and reasonably priced for portion size. The staff were really welcoming and accommodating. Really good pub grub and atmosphere.

First time back in the Railway since 2019 and wasn't overly impressed. Service was very slow , long wait to get food (nearly an hour) my meal arrived with 8 chips , had less than the children's meals and 3 times less than the other...

Gorgeous pie and friendly staff

I last did a review of the Railway in February .[maximum stars] Early in April a new “spring” menu has been introduced . Whilst the food quality and service continue to be as good as ever i'm afraid in terms of value the new prices...

Would highly recommend. What a great selection on the menu. The food we ordered was amazing . Staff were friendly 5☆

What a wonderful experience we had. We booked a table for the two of us as we were driving from a distance away and were going to an evening at Buxton Opera House. The rain had been pouring down all afternoon and our car journey...

We arrived in from the pouring rain due to unfortunate care trouble with our young kids. The staff (& some of the regulars) made us feel immediately welcome and checked in repeatedly to make sure we were okay. Trying to work out arrangements when you...

Food was good overall. The mains did not come with what the menu advertised but it was still good. The wrap main was a bit disappointing for the price.

Review of the Railway Inn Buxton [Feb 2023] I'm staying at Buxton on an extended holiday seeing several shows at the Opera house. Its nice to be back after the Covid restrictions . I last visited the Railway prior to the pandemic when it was...

Had a lovely meal here tonight, delicious food fast and nothing was to much for the staff would definitely recommend and we will be back soon

Visited with my wife and kids on a weekend, pub was busy and atmosphere great. Food was excellent with value for money. Joseph Holt beer has always been a great pint and the beer here was just as great as it is in Manchester. Staff...

Whilst on holiday in the area came across this pub. Amazing food and value. 3 courses and a drink for 20.00 crazy. As it was a Wednesday stayed for the quiz and it was such a good night. Good food, amazing prices and helpful staff......

I wouldn’t give one star if I could, served allergen to a child even though allergy was advised at point of ordering, manager did not call to see if the child was ok as soon as he was aware sought advise from someone higher up...

Decided to vist the Railway after a long absence on Sunday 5/2/23, my husband & I both had the Sunday carvery. As much as you can eat and extremely tasty. So decided to go back again tonight Thursday 9/2/23. We opted for the 3 courses...

Popped in for dinner on a saturday, the staff were very friendly, the food was excellent & the house lager was great!, we will 100% be returning next time we are in the area!..

We visited here on Sunday as we fancied a cavery and heard that the cavery here was amazing!! This is why I'm doing a review....its definetly not amazing, the veg was non exstitent...we had to wait 10-15mins until some fesh veg appeared! The veg that...

We are on a weekend away in Buxton and thought we would visit. the food was really good, especially the salt and pepper chips! 100% would recommend

What a great Christmas Day lunch josh jordon and all the staff were brilliant food was excellent lovely atmosphere a credit to all of you we will be back next year

Visited on 23rd Dec. Had a lovely meal. Great value for money. The staff were very friendly and couldn’t do enough for you. Jordan, I believe one of the managers was so funny and friendly. Can’t wait or visit again! Thank you

Three of us went for Xmas meal Tuesday evening 20th . Ordered cheese onion pie meal , beef and ale pie meal and mixed grill . Where to start cheese and onion pie dry to hell pastry inedible, filling stodgy steak and ale similar ,...

Second time here. Had to wait a bit to be served at the bar. For was really nice not you much, but saying that the cheese & onion pie was huge. Nice atmosphere and not too busy. I hoped there would have been a meal...

As a vegetarian it's a relief to have a great choice. The food is hot and just good Pub food. The staff are helpful and welcoming. And the hosts are present and actively involved in customer care. Good value for money.

me & hubby went to buxton & came across this nice pub , inside was very nice & very clean , & the staff were lovely & friendly , i had steak & ale pie , & it was lovely , you could really taste...

Dined here on Sunday. The service at the bar was beyond shocking taking food/ drinks orders. What appeared to be the manager, wondering about was just as bad. No excuses as these staff have worked there a while and it wasn't super busy. The only...

Wednesday evening, pub around 70% of seats occupied. One member of bar staff and one food server(not their fault) but far too much for 2 people. Too long at the bar to order a 2nd drink and food so gave up

Personaly i didn't like,I felt it as bare.. I was told that they make them a lot of live music, when I was there there was no group maybe this is where my heartfelt described above comes from..

We enjoyed a lovely meal and shared a bottle of wine. Excellent value and large portions. We were there early evening and it wasn't too crowded. Very clean and reasonably quiet but I would imagine the music gets louder later in the evening. The bar...

I'm not a big Joseph Holt fan, but was pleasantly surprised how much i enjoyed this one. Very spacious inside and well fitted out. The food was really nice and so was the Diamond lager. Yes, will call again.

We were recommended this pub as an alternative to the nearby Wetherspoons so a bit disappointed to see the food menu was very Wetherspoons-esque! I was pleased to see cheese and onion pie on offer though, which you never see on a menu, so that...

Here for the day & night in Buxton, tried the Railway for a drink & came back for lunch as drinks, place & staff were great, staff very polite and attentive, my gorgeous wife & I had the chicken, cheese & avocado toasted sandwich yummy!...

My advice would be to not order a steak because ours was tough, small, and square in shape. Didn't look or taste like it'd come from a cow. But other family members who ordered things like gammon and lasagne were happy with their choice.

Good atmosphere, plenty of separate area to choose from, nice little smoking area out back

Stopped here recently for Sunday lunch on our way to the North west. We booked in advance and were so pleased to have done so. Our reservation was at 2.15pm and the place was packed.Excellent carvery, choice of three roasts and at least five fresh...

Good beer served by knowledgable staff. The food was good value, well presented and tasty. Waiting staff were also helpful and polite.

The staff are warm, friendly and welcoming. The food was a top standard with a great choice, Served promptly with a smile.

They bill as a pub menu, but no fish at all, and no steak/ale pie. Got a burger and a baguette sandwich which were just ok. The baguette sandwich meat was tough and seemed microwaved. Carrot soup was good. Food was underseasoned. Friendly staff.

took an hour for our order. not friendly and not accomodating staff. not really recommended kind of pub not ideal if you have children

Called in for tea with the kids. Place was really busy so a bit of a wait on food but the guy behind the bar did pre warn us so no bother. Food was great, kids portions were massive and both really enjoyed their meals....

What can one say, my wife had chicken with avocado the chicken was as tough as leather you could sole your shoes with it and cold, I had the all day breakfast strange combination with chips and apart from the sausage it was cold also...

Had a lovely time at this pub this evening good selection of beers excellent menu really different to usual pubs husband had firecracker chicken says best meal he has had at a pub in months and I had a wexford chicken with vegetables really good...

Nice decor and clean. The prices of drinks and food are good, we had a really good time watching the football while we're enjoying our meal. I genuinely think this is Buxton's best pub.

Had two meals on 26th and 27th March 2022. Both excellent quality and value for money. Food was hot, very tasty, and fresh. Pub was very busy but we didn't have to wait long despite this. Staff cheerful and professional. Atmosphere is one of families...

Handled our group so well. Best beer garden we found in Buxton and aesthetically pleasing. They made a fault in our order but solved it in a great manner and did all they could to make us happy, they went above and beyond!! No attitude...

This pub and restaurant is fantastic the staff are very friendly and helpful. Nothing was to much trouble there is a fantastic range of good beers. we had a familyBirthday here on Saturday the 19th the Pub was very Busy but the staff still bent...

We pop in here most weeks and enjoy a decent pint and a steak. My family came to stay with us this weekend for my Mum’s birthday. With my 4 year old nephew it was a great family-friendly pub and restaurant for an early evening...

We pre booked a table for three people at 1830 for the Sunday carvery. Upon checking, they told us the carvery was on until 2000. The only meat left was turkey, which was a couple of hours passed it’s best. Nearly all of the vegetables...

Curry club today so I called in for a quick pint and decided to stay for something to eat. With curry club they have 6 to choose from, I went with the Gosht (beef) madras, you get a pint, I chose the award winning Diamond...

Very reasonable prices, tasty food, good beer, attentive friendly staff and best of all - very clean...!!! Well done to all at the railway, keep up the good work.!

Excellent service. I can't give you five stars because the table was sticky. Remember to keep the swearing idiots out..

We have driven past many times and finally popped in to be greeted by Romia , we had an excellent lunch and customer service outstanding , if your reading this and want to go somewhere fab this is the place to go Regards Chris Forwell

Mostly we enjoy it here. It's a convenient meeting place and right in the centre of the town. The food is normally good and very reasonable prices. We did have one visit where the chicken in the ultimate burgers was a burnt disaster and pretty...

Went in for Sunday carvery, and hace area for dogs. Clean and tidy good service and standard carvery. What made it was the welcome and time to chat

Second visit in the past few months and this time o have to say was a disappointment. We waited for a while for our food which was fine, we were in no rush. Drinks all fine no issues at all. The food when it arrived...

Fabulous food absolutely great staff and service what a change a brilliant young lady front of house,who carried on even after ripping her trousers ,an asset to the place .all the staff were friendly and polite we were visiting 2 days and after fitting us...

I came today with my family for an early birthday meal. We were told 45 minutes wait for food. After an hour and a.half our food arrived Can I just say that in this time of Coronavirus and 7 staff down the staff were always...

We visited this restaurant as a family of four. The food was lovely, the service fantastic and we definitely be returning soon!

Burnt food under cooked food hanging kebabs horrendously small not enough food all over priced dirty cutlery food on floor food on our reserved table before we had eaten complained but was ignored bar staff thick and not with it atall bad place to eat...

New landlord great improvement on last visit, well done for top customer service. 👍