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I have no idea why the TA reviews of this lovely restaurant are so few and far apart! We have eaten there several times over the recent past - each meal has been well cooked and beautifully presented. A really talented Chef. Much of the hotel and both of the restaurants have been massively changed and improved over the past 2 years, at no little cost. The menus are relatively short but with sufficient choice for a very tasty Sunday lunch. Good choice of wines - by the glass too. We had pre-lunch drinks on the sunny terrace; our meal was served in the Gallery restaurant and we ended with coffee in the Library Bar. Go and enjoy!

Me and my parents visited The Robin Hood on Sunday for Mothers Day and had such a great experience. The food was great, and catered perfectly for my Mum who is Gluten Free! A standout for us was Olivia our waitress, who was very helpful with the menu and also super happy and positive about how much she loved her job. What a great addition to your team, would definitely visit again. Thanks Guys & Olivia :)

We called in for lunch after a 3 mile walk with our dog around the Chatsworth estate. The quality is there to see from the moment you walk through the door. Attentive bar service, a perfect pint of Chatsworth Gold, excellent wine list (including dessert wine by the glass) and quality food backed up by fantastic and friendly service from Nieve, a fellow dog lover who is a credit both to herself and the organisation. Will definitely be coming back.

Booked for two nights to celebrate our 20th anniversary. All members of staff were absolutely first rate, courteous and extremely helpful, nothing was too much trouble. The newly refurbished room was very well appointed with a complimentary bottle of Prosecco to help us celebrate, very much appreciated. All the meals were had there were fantastic, good value and delicious. We look forward to returning in the future. Thank you!

Visited for dinner with family for my wife's birthday on 24.08.23. I have never posted a bad review before. These are tough times for the hospitality industry. But I am compelled to warn anyone else thinking of eating here. It was the worst restaurant experience we have had for nearly 20 years. The service was initially mercenary - the first question from the oleaginous but thereafter invisible Maitre d' was 'would you like sparkling wine', and when I requested a drinks menu I got a wine list which was simply bottles of wine, no wines by the glass, other alcoholic / non-alcoholic drinks. Which, if nothing else rather overlooked my 8 y.o. and 12 y.o. We ordered 2x glass champagne, 2 x red wine, 1 beer, 2 x kids drinks, 4 starters and 4 mains including (for the kids!) a lobster and muscle risotto at £32 each, and lamb and beef also around the £30 mark. We are plainly not millionaires, but equally plainly we were intending to spend a decent amount... Thereafter service was slow to non-existent. The starters were mediocre at best. A soup of the day was beetroot soup. Literally a pureed beetroot, no seasoning, cream, nothing else bar an already buttered slice of bread balancing on the side of the (admittedly v. tasteful) crockery. I can't put into words the audacity of the pricing of this bowl of soup. I thought the bowl ought to have been included. It was a sign of things to come. The sirloin of local beef I ordered had a glaring rind of unrendered fat, like one of the early rounds in Masterchef. The meat was, extraordinarily, simultaneously underdone and tough. The waitress assured me that the chips had not been reheated but prepared freshly as she had seen it done. What can I say? When you eat something, you know when you know, right? Forgive the already TLDR nature of this review, but the kicker was the lobster risotto. I am frankly incandescent that I was stung for this. They were bland mush. I can't comprehend how a seafood risotto for which premium prices are charged can be (a) noticeably lacking lobster, and (b) not taste of seafood but rather like tuna from a tin mashed in with boiled American white rice. My wife and kids left after the mains; just walked out leaving me to pay. Still took the waitress 5 mins to come over. I was civil as she is just an employee doing a tough job. But I told her it was really poor, and it was obvious I was extremely dissatisfied. 5 mins still passed, no bill, no more senior employee. Left to me to walk to the reception, bite my tongue at bit but not enough to conceal that I was on the cusp of Gordon Ramsey-like language at being so mugged-off and paying £265 (without even getting to dessert and coffee, and with half the family walking out during the meal). Avoid, avoid, avoid, and do not be mislead by any platitudes posted by this place if they deign to post a reply.

My mum and I came in and decided to have the roast beef Sunday lunch, it arrived very quickly and looked lovely, however when we started to cut the beef we soon realised it was fatty and extremely tough! The waitress didn’t come back to see if things were ok until we’d nearly finished eating and when I complained about the meat she apologised and said did we want some more beef or a different meat, having nearly finished all the veg etc this wasn’t of any use ! Said she would speak to the manager! Mum barely touched her beef that we paid over £18 for! Plates collected , nothing said, had a desert, nothing said! Asked for bill, nothing said so I asked the waitress if she’d mentioned it to her manager and she said yes he said there was nothing he could do! On the way out I mentioned it to the manager and he said they had offered more or different meat but as I explained to him we’d nearly finished the meal so no good! Basically I felt he couldn’t care less and customer satisfaction didn’t seem to bother him! Definitely won’t be returning for Sunday dinner anytime soon which is a shame as everything else was really nice today and in the past when we’ve had food .

Spent a couple of nights here... was expecting a room ay the inn Given a gorgeous room in one of the cottages WYE room.... Gorgeous breakfast, wonderful evening meal on both days Special mention to a fantastic host BECKY only downside some parts of Bar area cold and drafty

This place has gone downhill in recent months. Plenty of empty tables and very little atmosphere. Ordered poached egg on toast which tasted of vinegar and coffee was only lukewarm.

Visited today for coffee and lunch with my husband and dog. We were shown to a table in the side room which is dog friendly and it was fine, if compact. We had a toasted sandwich and a normal sandwich. The bread was fresh, plenty of cheese filling but would have liked more ham too. Nice side salad to accompany the plates. However no salt or pepper on any of the tables and no-one asked if we wanted anything or how our meals were. Coffees were fine.What I don't understand is why a family of 4 without a dog were showed into the same area rather than the other side of the cafe, so it did get very claustrophobic.

This is a good spot. Very nicely decorated with lots of trendy touches. Friendly rustic feel and outstanding selection of beverages. Nice lunchtime menu. It’s not cheap and clearly aimed at an upmarket clientele. The bar area is very cosy and the main restaurant looks very stylish