The best restaurants in Derbyshire Dales East Midlands

Friendly staff, cozy atmosphere.

Lovely pub! The food was incredible (especially the lamb shank) and the staff were very nice. Can't wait to visit again soon!

Lovely place and staff, shame it's closing

Feel pretty upset and let down with our experience here after weeks of looking forward to it for my birthday and travelling an hour to get here. We booked the afternoon tea - I’m a vegetarian and my partner isn’t so I didn’t book the vegetarian option on the basis that I thought there’d be a selection of sandwiches to cover both meat and non-meat options. Unfortunately, of the 6 sandwiches provided, only 1 was vegetarian so I was only able to eat 1 small sandwich. I think the menu also needs to be amended as it isn’t at all clear that the afternoon tea is £36 per person. I can take responsibility for not double checking this before booking however I assumed this price would cover the 2 of us as £72 for afternoon tea for 2 people is absolutely insane to me. It was a nasty shock when we went to pay at the end, particularly as I didn’t really feel at all satisfied or full up with what I’d eaten. We found a couple of the staff a little rude and abrupt also. On a positive note, the restaurant is beautiful and has a lovely cosy feel. Sorry to leave a negative review, I don’t like to do that I just feel really upset and like it ruined my birthday a little.

Really truly properly and disgracefully bad scones. Stale and bread bun like. Although they say they are delivered the day they are (locally) baked- how often are they delivered? Are they then frozen? Should have politely asked for something else but it was near closing time and we were in a group. However. Have had good food here before and the shop is excellent. But everyone loves a cream tea, at home now and we are making our own scones because we feel we have to after what can only be described as a deeply traumatic experience. I suspect the flashbacks and nightmares will start within a month or so (irony). Will excuse this as a one off but won’t have the scones next time.

Google said the place is open till 23:30, we went there at 23:15 and they said it was closed and they’re not serving anymore :/ bummed

We got here just after the 12.30 breakfast cut off but they still made us the butties we wanted (only poached eggs not available at that point) The butties all came and were gorgeous. Two of us had the breakfast cob and the fried egg was the most perfect ready to burst yolk I’ve ever seen!

Typical english breakfast, decent quality and reasonably priced- clean cafe but busy at the time We went so speed of service was not the fastest

Lovely place for a drink. Great service with friendly staff. Would highly recommend for drinks. Didn't try the food.

We'd walked up to Black Rocks from Cromford and we were looking forward to a coffee at Badger barister - the black rocks cafe in the car park. It wasn't to be. The Cafe was closed. A large message on the door said that they were closed for the winter and would be open again in 2024. Apparently not. As it was a Sunday, we carried on along the trail to the Steeple Grange Light Railway just a few minutes walk. There we had hot drinks and some dolightful biscuits.

Waitress Jasmine was very helpful. Food was wholesome and tasty. Nice atmosphere. You need to book at weekends because it is full. Good selection of beers.

This was our first visit to Piedaniel’s for a family birthday. It certainly won’t be our last! Everything about the experience was spot on, from the warm greeting on arrival, to the spacious and comfortable setting, the perfectly judged service ( friendly, timely and discreet) and of course the food! The meal was delicious, attractively presented and in generous portions. Freshly baked focaccia and handmade truffles were served as unexpected treats and confirmed the sense that this is a place where they genuinely care about quality for it’s own sake. Every person in the party commented on what a great choice it was and I have no hesitation in recommending Piedaniel’s to anyone looking for a wonderful meal in a serene setting with friendly service.

F&C shop turning away customers in busy town on Friday night at 7:45 ! Totally unbelievable What the hell is going on.

Food and service both really good. Children’s menu was good. Felt it was good value and will go back. Bit of a play area outside that the kids enjoyed.