The best restaurants in Buxton Central High Peak East Midlands

Great welcome as you enter the pub by the staff and landlord which really makes a good impression 😀 👍 I was checking out the live music nights on Saturday nights. I will be back with the family.

A wonderful place in the heart of Buxton. The staff are super friendly which really helps. The menu is very clever with lots of innovative options including a children's menu. This business really stands out in Buxton and is well worth a visit. Highly recommended. Keep up the good work.

Let’s start with positives - lady working behind the bar was very friendly and talked us through all available drink. Place is bizarre, cluttered and just doesn’t make sense. With each minute that we spent in the beer garden me and my partner noticed more and more ridiculous things. Beer garden is interesting combination of storage area, £1 shop and a skip - you won’t find two identical tables or chairs, we sat next to cardboard cage and a big bin, above - bird hut, behind me and a metal cow which didn’t make sense either. Kitchen doors were constantly open which is fair with extreme temperatures but we have seen a staff member coming out and grabbing vegetables from garden storage box which was placed in customer areas, box wasn’t closed, secured and it wasn’t a refrigeration unit, anyone could access it at any point. And in 30 degree temperature weather those vegetables were not healthy! During 45 minutes visit not a single table was cleaned and nobody checked on customers dining and drinking outside. Overall I recommend this place if you like weird things!

We came to Olive tree for our daughters 22 birthday, it’s such a warm and welcoming place truly one of Buxton’s hidden jems , service was smooth and seamless with our group of 9 everyone ate at the same time and the food is outstanding the flavours 👌🏼 presented beautifully and they made my daughters day playing happy birthday and bringing a cake and candle . I’m already planning another visit and can nor recommend this place enough. Book a table you won’t be sorry !!

Whenever I travel to Buxton to meet family, this is our go-to. You are always met with a smile, fantastic service and genuine interest in cask. They are so pleasant here and are so welcoming. I grew up in Buxton so this has been a massive asset to my home town. Just lovely.

I really liked the atmosphere here but the person who took our order was quite disinterested. The food was disappointingly bland. It wasn’t made clear the tofu in the dish I ordered was scrambled and I needed a microscope to spot the advertised. avocado. It didn’t even amount to two spoonfuls. I queried it because I couldn’t find it at first! So I wouldn’t rush back.

With summer finally here I was tempted by the menu in the window of Nocturne. Affogato was just what I hadn't realised I was looking for. And when it came it was just delightful with a wonderful balance between the flavours of espresso and ice cream, and set off by a generous dusting of chocolate and a couple of coffee beans. A relaxing break with classical music in this tiny gem of a cafe in upper Buxton, almost opposite famous second-hand bookshop Scriveners. I can't wait for my next visit.

Lovely dog friendly pub we stumbled upon whilst going on Tissington trail from Hartington. Follow the public signs for Biggin.

Conveniently located in the centre of Buxton, this restaurant is seriously good. Located up a flight of stairs (so not so good if you have mobility issues), the restaurant boasts a lively atmosphere, a friendly welcome and gorgeous food. The staff are really well co-ordinated which means that you are well cared for and each one of them is happy to deal with any request that you may have. We opted for the 'Buxton Bird' (a double stack of cheese burger and buttermilk chicken breast) and I really do believe that this is the best burger I've ever tasted. Now this isn't the cheapest restaurant I've ever visited but it does represent great value for money and we plan to return!! My only advice is that you should book a table since it can get very busy. Enjoy!!

Called to make a simple reservation to be spoken too like rubbish…. Told come now and leave before 7:30 then hung up! Arrogance beyond belief… shame menu looked good…. Very rude member of staff.

Popped in today for a drink and got tempted by the tasty morsels on offer. Unfortunately we only had time for a snack this visit so chose the lamb sausage rolls with a spicy aubergine relish and mushroom arancini balls with romesco sauce and generously covered in parmesan. Both were delicious and a generous portion size. Will definitely be back for the Beef cheek & chorizo pie when we have more time. I believe they have a new head chef and a new menu, which judging by how busy it was, is going down well. You even get beer pairing suggestions with the food. I'm not a big beer drinker but I tasted the Nuts & Crosses peanut butter & chocolate stout that my husband chose and it was delicious, I'll add that to the must have list for my next visit, which I hope will be soon. You'll find the taphouse on the side road facing the opera house.

We were in Buxton for my birthday and had planned on eating Italian at night. In the afternoon we spotted a little cocktail bar so called in for drinks. What a welcome ! The owner immediately offered us the cocktail menu and found us a seat in the busy bar area. Decor was wonderfully French - interesting pictures. We liked the place so much we asked about eating in the evening. We managed to book the last table! When we came to leave we asked for the bill for our cocktails - given that we are not from Buxton and were unknown to them, we were amazed when the owner said not to worry, he’ll add them to the evenings bill ! The evening meal was wonderful- we had the Moroccan sausage & the lamb in a chilli jam. Both excellent! Service was great, atmosphere wonderful. What stood out for us was that it was as far removed from a chain restaurant as it could be - very personal and friendly, noisy in a good way - just the chatter of diners ! Absolutely loved that there was no “piped” inane music playing. A great evening - we will definitely return.

We were looking for somewhere to watch football on the TV whilst having some good food. Miltons Tap hit the spot perfectly. They reserved us a booth with its own screen. We had 2 dogs with us who were spoilt rotten by the landlord. The food was excellent proper home cooked, we couldn’t fault it. It was freshly cooked, fresh veg, and served pretty quickly. Not really what you’d expect from a town centre pub, it far exceeded our expectations . We were made to feel really welcome. There were tables out the front in the pedestrianised shopping area.

Was visiting Buxton (staying at Queens Head) but someone recommended The Swan for its quiz (it is a great pub too). What a fantastic quiz-master - does not stand for cheats who google on their phones! Best version of Stand-up Bingo as well.

I booked a stay over for my partners 50 th birthday , we booked our favourite restaurant also in Buxton. I booked this well in advance as it was a special occasion feb 15 th. We arrived on the day to be told they had double booked, I was a little annoyed but as I am also in the hospitality trade I understand this can happen on rare occasions. We decided to transfer the stay to my birthday In may. The staff transferred the date sent confirmation to me by email. On the night we booked the restaurant again also , we tried to contact the accommodation to confirm the reservation for our stay after many calls we got through , we were assured it was booked as didn’t wasn’t a repeat performance. On the day of arrival we had no email no phone call no correspondence ,so we drove up. Upon arrival the place was deserted we repeatedly rang emailed knocked on neighbours to see if anyone could contacts them. After 3 hours we finally had contact , she then told us where to find the key , we went to the key safe but she hadn’t put the key in. By this point we were furious not to ruin one birthday but two. Her attitude was very laps and didn’t seem to be bothered. I asked why we had no correspondence by email or called as we were told we would receive email. There was no explanation I asked for her to refund me and she told me I would have to wait for the refund. I understand things happen but not twice and the lack of caring and brushing it off like it didn’t matter was not good. The whole experience was a joke