The Riverside Restaurant in Derbyshire Dales

We visited The Rafters at Riverside while on holiday and the first face we saw was Sue! She is the most lovely, friendly, smiley and helpful person anyone could hope to meet when visiting somewhere new. Sue is a credit to this restaurant. The food...

Tom, Al and the fab team have battled through COVID and now have a new addition to their credit. Due to lockdown, we sadly had to cancel our first 2 overnight stays at Rafters at Riverside House. So the opening weekend for a sit down...

We stayed here about 16 years ago but hadn’t had the chance to come back, so called by on a whim while taking our new car for a drive and were greeted immediately on arrival. I cannot rate the lady out the front highly enough...

Must-visit - gorgeous riverside setting, delicious food and very friendly, calm, relaxing atmosphere. We came when they had just opened up from restrictions and every member of the hospitality team was so friendly and welcoming. They were serving amazing veggie Yorkshire wraps and roast potatoes...

Always loved the food, staff and ambience at Rafters in Sheffield. Best restaurant in the city in my opinion. Delighted to find out the guys that run it have taken over this 14 bedroom hotel and are practically finished renovating it. We attended for the...

A little gem in the Peak District. A fab afternoon in the sunshine sat by the river, eating delicious burgers and drinking cocktails. Looking forward to coming back for dinner and an overnight stay. Thank you Rafters

Este hotel de larga tradición tiene el ambiente de una elegante casa de campo con muebles antiguos, un entorno cómodo y agradable personal encantador. Mantiene y mejora sus estándares con los años. Almorzamos en la atractiva y bien de precio menú fijo. La comida era de la más alta calidad, no elaborados, caliente y los platos principales son servidas con verduras apropiados. Mi esposa es abadejo estaba magníficamente cocinados y condimentada, y mi gratin de marisco era muy sabroso y no insoportables ya sea en cantidad o condimentos. Mi pud, budín de esponja con frutas de verano y helado era excelente.Una visita obligada para otra visita.

we had our wedding reception here 7 years ago and go back each year such a lovely place nice and relaxing , great in summer when you can sit outside or take a short walk along the river , food never a disappointment .

por los bosques y el río de la carretera principal. Una cafetería encantadora con una gran variedad de condimentos y casa adultos platos. Una cafetería encantadora con una gran ventana al lado de una mesa grande de aves eran una increíble variedad de aves vienen a alimentarse. No te lo puedes perder

We had a delicious sunday lunch here this week-end. Very friendly staff, nothing was too much trouble. However I would comment that I felt our meal was served a little too quickly. Would certainly go back.

Yo realmente deliberó sobre si para darle a este lugar 5/5 o no. No pude encontrar defecto con la comida, que era bastante increíble. Me complace con mi 'sandwich de helados» para pudding ... Siempre disfrutamos de un Maxi Bon como un niño, y esto era como un super lujoso versión, servido con un disco de chocolate y un delicioso cooly.Así que, ¿por qué me deliberando? Bien, mi novia y yo estamos de acuerdo en el camino a casa que la comida era impecable pero teníamos tanto en forma independiente tenía pensamientos similares sobre el servicio. Estaba bien, no me malinterpretéis, y de hecho nos gustó tanto el hecho de que la forma de maitre fue informal nos ayudó a sentir como en casa en lo que podría haber sido un bullicioso ambiente de lo contrario ... sin embargo su manera informal de tratar con nosotros lo hicimos en puntos cruzar la frontera de lo que normalmente se considera aceptable y parecía bastante poco profesional, y teniendo en cuenta los altos precios no es lo que se puede esperar. La primera señal fue cuando mi novia le pregunté 'puede hacer una Tom Collins'. Al principio la respuesta fue "no", seguido de " ¿qué?" seguido de un iPhone siendo nata montada en frente de nosotros para una receta registrar ... otra vez cuando estás pagando top chiste para una bebida no es lo que esperas ... un simple sí o no habría estado bien. Podría seguir, pero te dan la idea, y no quiero poner demasiado bien un punto.Mi otro pequeño problema fue con el café que tuve que me pareció que era débil y sosa degustación, aunque no creo que pueda marca el lugar para que porque hay un extenso menú de café y yo probamos una distinta que estaba mucho mejor - que debe haber elegido mal.Así que en general me he ido con 5/5 porque a pesar de estas observaciones, la experiencia fue excepcional y personalmente estoy muy contento con un hablador, camarero informal. Sin duda merece la pena una visita para una ocasión especial pero prepárate para pasar más de 60 libras por cabeza para una cena de tres platos y bebidas.

My mum and I came here for lunch for a Mothers Day treat. It's not especially cheap (£34.99 per head for lunch on Mothers Day) but happy to pay that for reasonable quality. The hotel itself is lovely and the menu had something for everyone. I was a bit taken aback when we were told we had to order all 3 courses at the same time - supposedly so we weren't disappointed by not having our first choice of dessert. I thought that was odd but thought they may be really busy, but as it turned out they weren't overly. We had the ham hock terrine which was nice and then the roast pork, again nice, although roast potatoes were quite well done! The apple sauce wasn't nice - really sour cooking apples. Both courses were served quickly, a bit too much so, but I was a bit fed up when the dessert came equally as quickly. We were whistled through 3 courses in less than an hour - not great. I would have expected to have been asked if we were ready for our 3rd course. Coffee and petit fours were nice. The most disappointing thing was that the woman who took my money did not ask if we'd enjoyed it, I left a tip, and she did not even acknowledge this, which I just thought plain rude. I would say this could be a gem but it lacks some finesse.

We had lunch here with friends early in the New Year and enjoyed it very much. The staff were friendly, helpful and welcoming. The menu was varied and the quality of food very good. We were the last to leave, enjoying the comfortable surroundings, and were not hurried in any way. We will definitely be back. Eloise 60.

We've recently been twice for lunch at Riverside ,once in the week and once on a Sunday. We will happily go back. The lunchtime menus are excellent value and the experience of a traditional Country House Hotel is lovely. OK it's not haute cuisine but it's yummy. It's not a stuffy starchy experience,it's friendly and informal in great surroundings with lovely homely food. We couldn't manage all our meal because it was generous but we happily came away with a lovely selection of petit fours that had been served with the coffee.

Visited the hotel for my parents wedding anniversary. We arranged an afternoon tea and expected a perfect English Tea. What we had didn't live up to expectations. Don't get me wrong, the food was ok and plenty of it just not quite right. The tea was served in the conservatory on a few tables joined together due to our party size. Unfortunately it made a table tennis sized area and lost any cosyness. Sandwiches arrived on plates rather than in an afternoon tea presentation which made it more like a conference. Loads of tea supplied which was good but again in conference style cups and saucers. I expected some vintage China? The cakes were mostly toasted tea cakes? Some shop bought chocolate fancies, no Victoria sponge, lemon drizzle, just a scone each and a dozen toasted tea cakes? Bizarre. The staff were a bit strange. One gave a small lecture on Top Gear and how Clarkson was so hilarious!! It looks a superb venue from the outside and is a typical creaky hotel on the inside. Our visit was more than disappointing.

We attended as part of a group. We had to choose our food in advance, but despite this some of the order was incorrect. My starter and pudding were fine but my lamb dish was very overcooked. The main problem was one of the waitresses who was extremely loud and overbearing and at times extremely rude. We encountered this young lady last year and said we would not return. We had heard that she had left, but clearly not so. By the way what has happened to the previous reviews for this establishment ? There were a number of them including one of my own. Why have they been removed?

A group of us came for lunch recently, the meal was so - so. My starter was lovely, however not everyone was happy with there's. There was also a problem with the orders, which we had made well in advance. One dinner was left waiting for his starter, the waitress implying we had made an error, when after much debate it turned out to be their mistake! The main course of lamb was poor, huge portions which over faced the ladies, over cooked and fatty. My desert was lovely, but again not everyone was happy with theirs.One of the waitresses was, to put it mildly, disgraceful. She literally shouted at us on several occasions - telling us to raise our hands if we wanted coffee etc. She even shouted at one dinner who (was leaning back on his chair to see who was shouting) "4 legs not 2". This was an expensive meal, and we expected some respect. We will not be back

On a cold blustery December day 4 of us went here for our lunch. It could not be faulted. Pre meal drinks by an open fire, chats with other customers who were obviously regulars, a two course lunch for £12 a head that was delicious and freshly cooked. Then coffee in another elegant lounge. We were very reluctant to go back out into the December cold!!! I cannot understand the bad reviews on this page. I would go back here again and again if I lived nearer. It felt as if one was visiting a private home.The ladies loo is very interesting (in a nice and flowery way!)