The best restaurants in Ripley Amber Valley East Midlands

What a little gem this is tea room / coffee is, tucked out of sight at the back of a garden shop / gift / vintage / bric-a-brac/ games/ curio store, down a little laneway off Church Street in Ripley. It’s a bit off the trodden paths of Ripley, but deserves seeking out and spending a few moments here over a decent hot brew and a delectable cake. The cafe has that vintage, shabby chic, stylish junk shop feel, with its mismatched furnishings and different seating areas (table and chairs, and sofas), surrounded by odd bits of clutter and gifts for sale. It works, and looks homely and welcoming, with the feel of an old country cottage. But it pulls a punch, at extremely reasonable prices. The hot chocolate and mocha we enjoyed were excellent, and were much better than our experience at a Starbucks outlet earlier in the day! I’m not sure if coffee is barista style, though there was a good selection of the usual latte, cappuccino and Americano varieties available, as well as pots of filter coffee and speciality teas. And what an amazing array of cakes, cookies, and slices which are available for your morning or afternoon tea: rainbow cake, harvest cake, carrot cake, triple chocolate cake, chocolate brownies, and black current, fruit and granola, and rocky road slices and the like, with gluten free and vegan options available! A huge slice of rainbow cake was only £2.50. The menu is quite comprehensive, and caters for the breakfast, lunch, and morning and afternoon tea crowd. Breakfast and lunch items are fairly simple fare, such as beans and scrambled eggs on toast, jacket potatoes, and a good selection of sandwiches, paninis and toasties made to order. Cream teas with fruit scones and clotted cream are also available. You can grab a board game to play while waiting or enjoying your refreshments; there’s also complimentary WiFi. We enjoyed our visit, and will definitely return. It’s quirky, and unpretentious, with efficient service. It’s also spotlessly clean, with a top hygiene rating. The toilets were fresh and clean. It's also very child friendly; some tables are laid with games and activities for the kiddies! It’s only open Wednesday through to Saturday, with the coffee shop closing at 15:30. Unfortunately for wheelchair users, there's stairs at the front, and there's a lot of shelves and display units in the gift shop part of the complex that you'll have to weave your way through to get to the tearoom.However, there's seating outside if it's a nice day. Places like this deserve patronage! Give it a go!

Great food- be warned portions are huge Lovely staff and clearly love what they do Service and atmosphere was great and dog friendly The lady was great with our 2 boys so definitely child friendly Would definitely go back when I'm next in the area

We occasionally dine in at other restaurants for a curry when we're away with friends & family. None of them tick all the boxes like Kathmandu Gurkha does. Food tastes amazing, good portion sizes, very reasonable prices, great polite service & relaxing atmosphere. I've never had a bad meal here and have been dozens of times! We've even had a few takeaways from here and although you don't get the dine in experience - the food is still just as great, arrives on time, good sized portions and even a few extras thrown in. I want to give a massive thanks to all the staff here for making this our favourite restaurant ever!

Orderd the food here for the the first time after it was recommended to us we were not disappointed at all the food was delicious and we will come agian soon

One of the best chip shops in the area.

Place is permanently closed and up for auction

This was a wonderful little cafe with lovely coffee and a relaxed friendly atmosphere. Sadly now closed because local people chose to go to Costa, rather than supporting a great local business! Shame on them 🤬

Have used this cafe regularly since moving from Wales, have tired other cafes in the area but in my opinion this the best. decent menu choice nice home made soups, decent portions, food is hot not just warm, serve the one of the fresh salads I have had for a longtime. Pleasant and very friendly staff. Ok it is only a cafe but it is well worth a visit if you are in Ripley Price are not over the top either

I love this fish and chip shop, look forward to eating in or takeaway. Excellent value and service

We were part of a large group from our local bowls club that had booked for a pre-Xmas lunch. A two course meal (starter and main) with the option of a dessert at additional cost. The main course was a buffet carvery with four different meat selections - turkey, beef, pork and lamb, (you could select any two from the four) - plus a good selection of vegetables. The carvery chef was generous with portions and the quality was excellent. All in all, a very good meal and thoroughly recommended.

I visit this café a couple of times a week for filled rolls or salads for a disabled friend of mine who is housebound. The quality of the food is excellent and the prices are very reasonable. I usually telephone and order in advance and the food is invariably ready on time. The staff are very friendly. I thoroughly recommend this café

Great service and food beautifully presented. Enjoyed coffee being delivered with lunch so that it didn’t go cold before lunch arrived

We ordered delivery for a far few people and the delivery was prompt and the food was delicious especially the rice! Thanks for the yummy start to a great evening

Very friendly and welcoming staff

The gentleman who answered the phone to take my order was incredibly polite and told me it would be delivered in 45 minutes. 35 minutes later the food was delivered by another very polite man. The food was hot and tastes delicious. Will be ordering again! Thank you