The Square Restaurant in Derbyshire Dales

Decided to have dinner in the restaurant as we had an overnight stay in the hotel.Not a big menu but enough choice.Food was well cooked and of good quality. Decent sized portions that came on hot plates. For dessert we had the bakewell pudding that...

There is a nice area opposite the open fire with sofa and easy chairs for pre dinner drinks before moving to the elegant dining room. The staff were helpful and friendly and food was served promptly. They appeared quite busy so best to book in...

Was staying at the hotel so tried the restaurant. Food was ok but the service a bit slow. The restaurant was a bit formal but that did not effect the food.

2 Steaks and Wine for £20 perfect. Steaks well cooked with home made chips and accompaniments. Perfect.

We had a beautiful full afternoon tea served to us by a real open fire on Sunday afternoon! Great value for £16 for two.

We stayed at The Rutland Arms which this restaurant is part of. We enjoyed large plates of a full English each morning which was very tasty and we struggled the finish, although we have large appetites! We also had a very pleasant evening meal of...

Hubby and I took advantage of the steak night on a Thursday. We upgraded to the sirloins at a £2 each which was still a good deal. The steaks were cooked as we'd asked and everything came piping hot. Daughter ordered from the child's menu,...

I stayed here with my mother on a trip north to see relatives. This was a half way break. Great venue, lovely friendly staff. Only issue is with the age of the building there are no lifts - the second flight of stairs was quite...

Afternoon tea served in the bar area, sandwiches nice, cakes ok, no table cloth, paper napkins, my cup had a chip (not china). This was a complimentary afternoon tea after I complained that our dinner (June 2017) had creme anglaise instead of aioli on it...

This was an impulse visit to the Rutland Arms hotel for an evening meal. The service from the staff was friendly although I think they were under staffed, more waiting staff would've made the service better. The food was good but not great and the...

I tried one of these freak shakes I've heard so much about and I can honestly say it Soooooo tasty. The only place in bakewell that does these.....they taste great..Defo for the sweet tooth...I would advise anyone to try these.

Nice menu, ate in hotel restaurant, enjoyed lovely halibut well cooked for main course. Nice change of fish to choose from.

Really lovely old building you can just imagine the type of characters that would have frequented the place a hundred odd years ago.I was only here this time for drinks but saw some lovely food being delivered to tables.The bar itself is beautiful and must...

The hotel is very central and has a car park which is very convenient.It is a lovely looking building but is in need of renovation - the windows are in a poor condition and stonework needs work.We had a nice room at the front of the hotel ( and it was not too noisy ) with reasonable furnishings but the carpet needed steam cleaning and the window surrounds had not been cleaned for some time.Generally the carpets in the hotel were dirty and especially by the function room and toilets.The breakfast was ok.Generally the staff tried to be friendly and helpful.It could be a super hotel but needs money spending on it.

This was my first visit to Bakewell but it won't be my last. Am so impressed with the place and this hotel was an oasis of calm from a busy town. No loud music,comfortable seating and excellent food and service. Bakewell exceeded my expectations.Lots of...

Nos quedamos muy decepcionados con la comida en nuestra visita más reciente, posiblemente un nuevo chef? Los pasteles de pescado eran sosas, carece de aderezos y amplificador abrumado por mermelada chili. Los platos principales eran muy pobres, tanto la carne de cordero y vino con la misma salsa - amargo y desagradable. Teniendo en cuenta que según el menú la carne (bastante difícil, teniendo en cuenta que era anunciado como filete) debería haber sido acompañada por vino tinto y el cordero (jus insípida) con una reducción, este no era el caso.Los postres eran mejores, pero no podían compensar por lo que era una comida muy mal cocinada.En el lado positivo, el servicio era muy bueno.

Estancia 3 noches en un 20 libras ofrecen 3 campos. (normalmente 25 libras)realmente no sé por dónde empezar.El servicio del personal no está a la altura de restaurantes estándar.El menú nunca cambiaron las tres noches.Los platos son extraños.Las raciones son extraños.La presentación es muy pobre.La comida está mal cocinada con impar.Toda la experiencia fue, como alguien ha comentado, "basil fawltylike'.El desayuno fue mejor, pero el resto aún se aplica.Me gustaría el inspector de hotel para visitar!Cuando los dos nuevos hoteles abiertos en un año o así, por desgracia, me temo que por este lugar.

Toda la comida era de buena calidad y servido por un personal amable. Una pena que el fuego en el restaurante no estaba ardiendo, hubiera sido muy alegre en una fría noche de invierno, la frialdad del restaurante no hacen una cena persistente!

After a long afternoon tour the country side we decided to sit down and have a nice meal before heading back to Northwich

Nos metimos en un aperitivo rápido y quedé gratamente sorprendido. El personal es muy amable y servicial y rápida vuelta.Nada era una molestia y la comida era deliciosa, nos hubiera gustado haber reservado para la cena.El personal aquí trabajan duro para hacer las cosas, espero que su jefe aprecia su arduo trabajo.Muchas gracias.

We enjoyed our food in the restaurant whilst staying at this hotel and would recommend it to others. On a busy evening the service was a little slow but if you are not in a hurry it was fine !

Food was excellent. Cooked to perfection. Plenty of it. Numerous choices. Nice pleasant warm and friendly atmosphere. Highly recommended.

Comentarios de Vi pero como los malos eran hace más de un año que pensé que le daría una oportunidad ya que tenemos la tastecard así que conseguir un 2 por 1 para el almuerzo de domingo.

Mi marido y yo fuimos para una comida el 29 de mayo para celebrar nuestro aniversario de boda y estaban tan impresionados. El ambiente era precioso y el personal era una delicia absoluta, muy amable y atento. La comida en sí era fantástico, bien presentado, cocinado a la perfección y deliciosa. Como vecino de la zona que teníamos de alguna manera daba a este restaurante en el pasado, pero sin duda alguna no hacerlo ya y tenemos la firme intención de volver a cenar. El precio era también muy razonable para el nivel y la calidad de la comida, fue una experiencia de alta calidad sin romper el banco. Gracias a El Rutland Arms Square Restaurant para hacer que nuestra cena de aniversario de boda tan especial.

The menu was very good no complaints try the liver& onions .There was a good selection of starters and puddings you could tell everything was freshly prepared.

We went to the Square restaurant whilst on holiday in Bakewell last Wednesday. Having seen the food described as "Fine Dining" we were expecting something special. It got off to a bad start when the wine arrived, this was just dropped on the table - nothing said and the top not loosened let alone removed, none was poured by the waitress and there was no suggestion that we should try it - that said there was nothing wrong with the wine, I was more than happy with it, just the service that was poor.The starters were not great - I had the woodpigeon starter, I had asked for the woodpigeon medium rare but it was about raw when it came, the fondant potato was very cold and was clearly not freshly cooked (my guess is that it was straight from the fridge), the carrot puree was stone cold and the advertised red wine sauce was missing (to be fair after I complained we were not charged for this). My wife thought that the Lemon Oil was missing from her starter of Grapefruit with crayfish & prawns and that not having a dressing left the dish lacking something. The rest of the meal was OK, I had the Duo of Lamb and my wife had the Sea Bass (which she really enjoyed).Overall I wouldn't say that the meal met with my understanding of fine dining or good service.

Went on Tuesday for the curry night, food was ok but nothing special and it was only luke warm.Price was good (2 for £10) but next time I will go to an Indian restaurant if I want a curry.Drinks are expensive

The food and the service here is below third rate and is best avoided to ensure you do not get depression. This Hotel is living on its past reputation I'm sure, and I fully recommend the local fish and chip shop ! It is a pity that this place is still up and running and it's only lacking Basil faulty to make it complete. Dear trippers Avoid at all costs.

I was very disappointed by the lack of cask beers at the bar. They sold only keg beer which was chilled for goodness sake. Why does anybody think that beer (as opposed to lager) should be served chilled? I wonder if they chill the red wine as well?I have been going to the Rutland for an occasional drink over the years and at times it has had a reasonable selection of cask ales. There are a number of excellent local ales such as Thornbridge ales and Bakewell Best.Management should take my advice and get some in. Your competitors such as the Devonshire Arms at Baslow have some good ales and you sorely need some.It isn't as if the beer is cheap. The chilled, keg pint of Boddingtons I had last night was one of the worst pints I have ever tasted, even for a keg beer.I do hope they can sort this out as it has the potential to be a good venue. Management should ask themselves: do we have anybody on our staff who knows anything at all about beer?

Just got back from having lunch at The Rutland Arms, where when I walked in at 1.15pm on a Sunday lunchtime with the whole restaurant empty, I should have walked.We ordered for main course Beef Bourguignon with rice and seasonal vegetables and we got beef and ale pie with chips and peas!!! not even an apology.2 courses £14.95 or 3 courses £18.95 - what a rip off!!! this was then compounded when we went to pay the bill of approxiamtely £90 and she told us that if we wanted to pay by credit card it would be £2.50 extra.My advice would be to follow everyone else who knows the place in Bakewell and leave it well alone - very average food and incredibly expensive.

Waited 20mins for a lukewarm mulled wine, god knows what they were doing, we think maybe they went out the back door to the coop for one of those cheap bottles that you heat up, because it didn't taste of much... anyway, that cost a ridiculous £6.50!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Couldn't believe my ears when i went to pay! "won't be going there again!"

This restaurant wasn't a disaster, but it's advertisement of 'fine dining' is a tad misleading.My girlfriend ordered lamb, which was bland and underseasoned, and I opted for the duck. The duck appeared to have been sitting there for over a week, such was the dryness and toughness of the meat. After sending it back and selecting pork as a replacement, I was pleasantly suprised to find a dish with real flavour. Sadly, the final piece of pork came wrapped in clingfilm, which is a combination I'm unaccustomed to!To be fair to The Square, the staff were polite and friendly and we enjoyed a decent bottle of red, albeit served in pub wine glasses. But the whole place just lacks ambience and style, the dimly lit interior giving it the feel of a musty 1970s ballroom.If they simply installed a few more lights, gave the place a facelift and put a little more care into food quality (as the presenation is undoubtedly excellent), then it has the potential to live up to it's banner of fine dining. But it has a long way to go.

The first point I would make here is that every course was fantastically flavoursome and well executed. The warmly welcomed amuse bouche consisted of bread morsels with a wonderful curried butter, smoked aubergine and mustard salmon as a separate sample.Starter was Scottish smoked salmon, caviar, buckwheat bilini, tartar and melba toast with terrine creme fraiche and dill. Excellent flavours and fresh.Main was the star, a study in Pork. This consisted of a roasted filet wrapped in cured ham with bramley apple puree, and a braised belly of pork accompanied with mustard mash, a pancetta crisp and a delicious sage jus. The jus was absolutely amazing and the pork was cooked to perfection.To finish I enjoyed a cheese plate with the Derbyshire blue the stand out cheese. My partner had a vanilla panna cotta which was very tasty.On the whole excellent food with an informal, friendly service. This experience won't break the bank either and well worth every penny. Well done!

Basically, this restaurant in The Rutland Arms is an absolute gem if you're a food lover looking for value for money. Compared to most restaurants in Derbyshire The Square offers beautifully cooked food at realistic prices. I've eaten here over 10 times now and, in truth, never had a bad meal. The service isn't the best out there in terms of sophistication but once you get chatting to the staff it's such a fun and warm place to be.I've eaten in all the top restaurants and bistros throughout North Derbyshire and Sheffield and would rate The Square in my top 3.

We dined at The Square during our stay at The Rutland over Christmas and were very impressed by the food quality & presentation. The restaurant itself is lovely, very traditional with a real fire and plenty of clocks! On our next trip to Bakewell, we will go back to try other dishes on the menu. Highly recommended.

The Aquare restaurant is located in the Rutland Arms Hotel in the centre of Bakewell. The Rutland Arms as a hotel has received plenty of reviews however we were staying at Bagshaw Hall and ate in the restaurant on the Saturday Night. We started off with drinks in the bar which was serving ales from renowned local brewery Thornbridge. Into the restaurant we were quickly seated in what is a fairly old style dining room but which does fit the character of the hotel, including all the clocks on the wall, which personally I loved. The restaurant has a Table D'Hote menu and a fine dining menu which I ate off. Starting with an amusse bouch of vegatables and pea shoots. main course was a trio of lamb, roast rib, kidneys and a sausage which seemed to be in the style of a North African mergez. All extremely nice, though again with pea shoots! Though having seen masterchef over the past fortnight pea shoots seem to be very popular at the minute. Finished off with the cheese platter. £32.50 for three courses and £22.50 for wine. I thought this was a very nice restaurant and would certainly book to eat there again when next in Bakewell