The best restaurants in Hope Valley High Peak East Midlands

Called in to this little tea room just off the Main Street in Castleton. Lovely place, greeted by a very friendly lady. After much deliberation we chose two cakes and a pot of tea. Cakes were delicious and the pot of tea came with a pot of hot water all served in white china...perfect. Would definitely recommend.

Shocking. I walked in the gentlemen asked did I wasn’t a table I said yes he then said they were full. So I asked if I could use there toilet he said NO it’s for customers only. 😳 I said well I wanted to be a customer he just said sorry and I couldn’t use the toilet 😡 will not recommend

A lovely welcoming family run cafe, hidden away in Hope Village. The service was good and the food was excellent, there is a slight wait for the food but that is because it is all freshly prepared and cooked. Had an awesome ham & cheese toastie, it was the best one I've ever had. It was served with a large fresh crispy salad, the key word being fresh!! Well worth a visit

Absolutely loved this little place in the centre of Castleton. Staff were very friendly, place is comfy and there's yummy cakes to go with tea and coffee! A decent range of other food on the menu for lunch and bites - would definitely recommend!

Great community run cafe, serving a range of food and drink. The food was fresh, but you do have to be prepared to wait for a while as they are often a bit short of staff.

We went on a Saturday and was disappointment as when we were going to order we were told we couldn't have coffee and cake as if was lunchtime and we had to order a full meal. We had been at this time of three previous occasions at the same time - booking by telephone and NOT been told that as it was lunchtime we had to have a full main meal. So was very disappointed as I only meet up with my sisters/family once a month (there was 8 of us) and this is the handiest to their homes so we got up and left. When taking telephone bookings for a lunchtime they need to advise customers of their choices!!! Subsequently we will not be going back!!!!

Sadly, this lovely little store and coffee shop has re-located to Glossop. I'm sure it will be missed.

Booked a table as we were in the local area for the weekend. Fantastic food, happy staff, overall a lovely experience. Worth a visit if you are in the lovely area of Hope.

Visited after walking Mam Tor for sunrise hoping for a breakfast. Sunday morning so not much open. Breakfast items were very limited, very “hip” menu, so went for banana bread and 2 x waffles with a tea and 2 hot chocolates. Service wasn’t great, stood at counter ignored for a while, tea delivered without milk or sugar/spoon, no apology or conversation. Nutella waffle was absolutely smothered and sickly. A little too dog friendly - Table next to us had a small dog on lap with paws on the actual table. £36 later and still hungry unfortunately.

Lovely little coffee shop. I drink a lot of coffee and I’m often disappointed but this was a fabulous coffee. The most amazing cakes too. If I’m in the area again this will be my first stop

Went on a quiet weekday and had a lovely time with our guide Nigel. Took our small dog, kept on a lead. No problems with the steps, its a little steep in a few places but plenty of railings to hold with good lighting. Knowledgeable and light hearted Nigel gave a great tour. Definitely would go again, highly recommended 👌

I don't usually go for Italian food, but WOW, this place was amazing. The seevice was just spot on and the food was the best I have had in a long time. The pricing was sensible but felt I had eaten a meal at a top restrauny in London. Castleton is a delightful little vilage in the peaks and as a rule, you don't expect fine dining. But this was it. This was for my 60th birthday, and trust me, the older you get the harsher the critique of food as you have eaten in quite a few places. Last year my wife and I traveled to Italy, and none of the restraunts we stayed in came close to this one. Those who wrote the negative reviews really did not deserve to eat here. They clearly had no idea what good food was like and probably write poor reviews irespective. Needless to say, thank you for a fantastic evening.

Wow! What a great little place to go. Firstly - we love going out to Italian restaurants to eat so we will leave our dog at home. However as we are on holiday, we couldn’t do that this time. Luckily enough, 1530 is dog friendly outside so you aren’t forced to eat in a general pub spending the same amount of money on mediocre food - so we sat outside in the sun and ate here. The service was quick, friendly and attentive with checks throughout but no disruption. Reasonably priced - £60 for a starter, main and alcoholic drink each (including an aperol!) The lasagna was full of big chunks of pulled meat and the seafood risotto was a very reasonable portion (something you don’t normally see) and had plenty of seafood in. Both were full of flavour. A nice touch to have a chocolate with the bill - no “auto” service charge so you can actually choose to tip if you want! (This place definitely deserves a tip). Will definitely be going back and you must go here if you want great quality food and actual value for money, in 2025!!