The best restaurants in Derbyshire Dales East Midlands

Chose to eat here based on Tripadvisor reviews. A lovely Indian restaurant in the heart of Hathersage, with an extensive menu & all very reasonably priced. Can highly recommend.

Cooked in beef dripping, the best, the aroma on the high street pulls you in, and then you're not disappointed, perfectly cooked, tasted superb and fabulous courteous service , highly recommended and thankyou for the few chips 😋

Possibly the best bookshop ever and I’ve been to lots! Quirky, eclectic, massive stock and excellent prices. A fab cafe and really nice staff - a must if you love good books and good food!

Came as part of a group of approx 17. We had pre booked for a Christmas meal, and had also given our meal choices ahead of time. The service was terrible/slow in the extreme (As in we were waiting over 1.5 hours between starters and mains - we had booked for a 2pm lunch, our mains came out at 4.30pm). Some dishes were missed, one pre- booked dish they didn't have. The food came out somewhere between completely cold and lukewarm. Unsurprising really when we were told they were plating 45 mins before the dishes started arriving. Some of us had finished before others even had their food on every single course. Even dessert took 20 minutes to arrive after we were told they were ready and on their way. Nothing was particularly tasty either to make the wait worthwhile. Awarding 2 stars as opposed to 1 as the manager(?) didn't charge us full price as we were so unhappy with our experience.

Great food, large portions, awesome people!! You can't miss this great little bistro for a superb breakfast or lunch. Kudos to the owners!!

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...

Came here for a spot of lunch and it was lovely! Lovely young lad serving ( not sure his name) but he was very accomadating and polite! Thank you!

I don't usually bother to write reviews, however, we went to get fish & chips, as most of the reviews were outstanding. To say I was dissapointed is an understatement. My fish(£6.50) was almost all batter. Shocking, easily the worst fish & chip meal I have ever had. Should have gone to the chippy up the road, they had a long queue.

I have lived in Derbyshire all my life and of course, this is a case of ‘what’s on your doorstep’ you hardly ever consider! My friend arranged for myself and another friend to meet up and discuss all things countryside and veer onto other topics, at a rate of 19 to the dozen - as you do when you have not met up for a while. Walking into this little place was like stepping into a storybook … it has an astonishing atmosphere - I felt I was walking into somewhere I’d been before and it was so wonderful and cozy. We ate … the food was gorgeous and I don’t know who has put four ££££ signs at the top, but I can tell you, it’s not expensive whatsoever. I had a lovely posh toastie, with goat’s cheese, sweet pepper, rocket and tomato chutney and it was delicious … certainly filled a gap (was quite tempered with pudding). What was so nice was the fact that the area we were in was really snug and you had no choice but to say ‘Hello’ to those around you … so if you’re a miserable sod, this isn’t the place for you. I blummin loved it and will definitely go again!

4-plus rating. I had the butterfly chicken, my wife had the cod. She was happy with her meal, I was very happy. The blue cheese sauce on the chicken (and on the side, for the chips) was top-notch. Strongly recommended.

Again very inhospitable waitresses, a smile goes a long way ,

Fish chips and peas special was lovely tasted so nice and price was excellent but the owner went the extra mile and gave me some free bin bags for muddy hikers clothes and boots we where picking up as we couldn’t find a shop xxx

Light and airey cafe which is a lovely place to enjoy a very good cup of coffee, or two, with excellent service from the friendly staff.

We only live about 20 minutes and driven passed many times. We stopped on the way back from Buxton. They weren’t officially open however they were more than happy to serve us. It was awful weather outside but they had the log burner going so was gorgeous and warm. Cafe was all clean. Food delicious. Cakes scrumptious. The staff are so friendly. Car park is close and large. Definitely will be going again.

The fish and chips were terrible they tasted like they had been cooked in old oil. Plus they forgot to put in the curry sauce. We ended up throwing them away and eating cheese and biscuits.