The best restaurants in Derbyshire Dales East Midlands

I do love The Rutland Arms and visit quite regularly. When they get it right here, it’s unbeatable, and they got it right when four of us visited for a family lunch in December. We all chose different main courses and, apart from my slight disappointment that the kitchen had run out of apple sauce to accompany my roast pork, everything was spot on. One of our group had roast beef, one went for the fish and chips and the other person chose coachman’s chicken. As well as the perfectly cooked veggies that were served with the dishes, we shared a couple of portions of cauli cheese and it was all divine. My roast pork was tender, lean and melted in the mouth as, apparently, was the roast beef. Prior to our mains, two of us had the carrot, coriander and coconut soup, served with lovely crusty bread, and it had the most gorgeous flavours. I loved the croutons, too, which were lovely and crunchy on the outside with a nice softness inside. Timings were perfect, with just the right amount of time to relax between the courses when I could savour the utter deliciousness of the soup. The other three managed deserts, one crumble and two crème brûlée, and, although the latter is my all time favourite dessert, I was stuffed to the point of thinking I’d need to be rolled out of the place if another morsel passed my lips! Service was faultless. With drinks and 10% service charge, our bill came to just under £166 which, I felt, was excellent value for money. It really was a perfect family lunch.

Traditional pub with a bit of an 'old school' menu, but had a great time here. Food was great value and range of beers was good.

Not a cafe only had a currant teacake or a pasty no choice of any thing no menu no wonder it was empty and looked so list do avoid

Lovely cafe. Lovely place to watch the birds. Lovely food. Simply lovely. Would recommend to everyone.

Me and my wife went her to give it a try food was nice but the thing is on the website and on the bord inside the restaurant said mega grill £40 I went to move the car to make it easy for my wife as she has trouble with walking one of the stuff said you need to pay a extra £10 as he read the border wrong so in total we had spent £50 when you can see on the photo it says £40

Went for Sunday lunch to celebrate with a friend who was 66 on the Monday. Booked in for 1230 arrived just a few minutes earlier met with a warm welcome and shown to our table Placed our food order at the bar and got drinks delivered to the table Food was delivered to our table a few minutes later and what a wonderful display of food some ordered beef and some pork and it was all absolutely delicious couldn’t believe how good it was. I would like to thank the chef and all the staff especially the landlady who made our visit so enjoyable. We will definitely be back here very soon.

It is a nice , clean and cosy restaurant.Staff were very friendly and welcoming. We mainly ordered pizza's and it was delicious. I ordered wild mushroom risotto but unfortunately what I got was just rice and mushrooms. I was disappointed with my food and regret ordering it.

We visited Buddys on Saturday evening for my grandson Buddies birthday. My son had booked for the 4 of them, and I went online on Saturday to tag 2 more onto their booking. It all got a little confusing. I was really pleased when Lewis went out of his way to give me a call and sort it out. I explained it was a birthday, etc. When he found out my grandsons name was Buddie he said he would try and do something special for him. When we arrived, he had sorted a birthday balloon and some sweets for Buddie which was a lovely touch. The food was delicious and all the staff were very helpful. Lewis made sure we were looked after all evening and went out of his way to ensure that the birthday boy had enjoyed himself. He is an asset to your business.

We booked in for a Friday evening as we were staying on the Landal site. There was only one staff member and one staff - so they had only opened a limited number of tables - glad we booked. The menu was limited but the food was lovely and we really enjoyed it - and the lady serving was very friendly and attentive despite being on her own and busy. A lovely setting.

Superb Al fresco breakfast in a lovely courtyard right in the heart of this ancient historic village. Quality of ingredients was superb, the tea was delicious and the environment was delightful. I would heartily recommend

Visited three times last week with my family as staying opposite. Lovely food and nice pub garden. Popular with the locals. Good price for home cooked pub grub.

Had a meal here with my wife whilst on holiday , staff was raily nice very helpful awer meal was raily nice and a decent price too good food and good price ,

Liked it a lot. Ginger flapjack? A splendid idea! Tasted delicious. Great pot of tea, nice feel to the place, friendly service. Let us charitably assume the name of the cafe is an abbreviation of "For coffee" and not a subliminal insult to tourists..... ! Great place.

Called in for an ice cream this afternoon - salted caramel and a bubble gum. Overall quick service and tasted fine.

We stopped by for cakes and coffee. The coffee was excellent, and the cakes were superb! It was hard to choose from the display. They were very different to the usual cafe options. Each looked very appealing, and far beyond the usual options. Whoever makes them has a fundamental understanding of the alchemy needed to make the perfect cake! The service was friendly and unrushed. Despite being near a busy junction the cafe was spacious and calm. Well Done!