The best restaurants in Derbyshire Dales East Midlands

Lovely Cafe! Nice choice of lunchtime dishes. Really good coffee. All served very quickly by lovely staff. Certainly looking forward to returning.

Lovely friendly staff and great carvery. Very much ‘home style’ with good servings and excellent choice. If you’re in or around Bakewell then give it a try, you won’t be disappointed.

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.

Excellent fish and chips! Staff very professional, clean and tidy :). Keep up the good work! Will be back when visiting again

We visit occasionally and whilst it’s not as good as our local chippy, in the past it has generally been ok. Not sure whether it has changed hands, but today we were quite disappointed. The chips were quite anaemic, oversized and not particularly tasty. We asked for a small fish and I’m not sure what it was but it was tasteless. We had a large chips to share, small fish, a mince beef onion pie and large gravy which came to £14, which we don’t think was particularly good value for money. Only went in because our local doesn’t open on Wednesdays, probably won’t bother again.

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!

Been to matlock numerous times nice to see this place open had a lotus crunch waffle which was delicious with a hot chocolate 🍫

We called for coffee and scones. A group of 4 ladies. The coffee was great but the demeanour and attitude of one of the ladies was dreadful. I don’t understand why folk who really don’t like people would choose to work in hospitality.

Decent fish and chips. Popped in last night on my way past and had mini fish and chips £7.50. Nice and hot and quick service too.

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!

A regular place for us as we live in Bakewell.. Matt is great.. always have a laugh with him Gorgeous food and gorgeous drinks .. nice area outside to sit and people watch .. Would recommend.

Great food, I always come here when I'm in Darley Dale and it never disappoints ! The lady at the front is always the friendliest and serves with a smile every time.

great little bakery in the centre of wirksworth, spotlessly clean, and run by a friendly elderly couple, who make everything homemade. cakes, pastries, and homemade pies,and also coffeees,teas, and cold drinks.very reasonable prices, and just up the road from Wirksworth railway station. i always pop in for treats when i catch the train up from Duffield for the afternoon, recomended..! :-)

The fish and chips here vastly improved my impression of Ashbourne! Arrived at the zero food hour of 2pm on an August summer afternoon. After finding several places closed and not serving food we stumbled into the oasis of the Greenman hotel! Had amazing fish and chips and a pint or two of Estrella! It was very tasty and just what we needed. Keep it up all at the Greenman! Thanks - I'm ready for a sleep now - I understand that they have accommodation too! Highly recommend IMHO.