The best restaurants in Hope Valley High Peak East Midlands

Having tried most of the eating places in the village this is our go to place in Castleton for lunch, with the Derbyshire oatcakes being our particular favourites. The welcome is second to none. Claire and Liz are both so friendly and however busy they are they always stop for a chat. The place is spotlessly clean and the food is fab with a good choice of regular items and a very tempting display of savouries and cakes. Highly recommended by us.

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

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

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.

Wonderful atmosphere, friendly staff, delicious food, appropriate prices

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

Really interesting guided tour of the caverns after a nice hike over from Edale. Our guide, George, was fantastic and a bite to eat at the Blue John cafe afterwards set us up for our hike back to the cottage.

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.

Booked to go here for our short stay in Castleton. The food was so good we ate the following night and were very lucky they could squeeze in so definitely book ahead. Nothing g was too much for the fro t of staff and they made some fantastic recommendations. We loved the lamb and chicken shuffle truffle pasta dish. With a lot of ‘pub food’ establishments, it was really great to have food with a sense of occasion. Also had a very very nice bottle of Rioja which we would also recommend 🍷 If you’re going to Castleton - book it, you won’t regret it 😄

Simply the best! Service spot on, staff delightful, food to die for! Warm and cosy, open fire, I thought I was dreaming! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️