The best restaurants serving British food in East Midlands

Not that impressed tbf. Celebrating birthday but service was poor. 45 minute wait for main course and 40 minutes wait for pudding, not acceptable, when I spoke with staff member blamed it on staff shortages and other parties, woefully poor excuse, will not attend again for food, very poor..

Very slow service, once I spoke to the 'manager' I was basically told to wait my turn or "piss off". No idea of her name but chubby and miserable.

Booked a table for a family Christmas lunch on a mid December weekend, specified this as a note on the booking. On the day we were told that you could only have the Christmas menu if you had preordered. At no point when booking online or after had we been asked to preorder and the Christmas menu on the website had not stated preordering was necessary. I had also called pub to confirm booking and hadn't been notified then either. It put a real dampner on a lunch we were all excited for. Made worse by the fact that we were surrounded by other big tables being served from the Christmas menu and with crackers etc and ours was a simple roast. They did offer to add turkey as an alternative to the meat on any of the normal roasts after making a bit of a fuss but the rest of the menu was not avaliable. I love overseas and was looking forward to a traditional Christmas meal and dessert, so a very disappointing visit.

We arrived at 1pm as a family of 6, the pub was not busy and our order was taken quickly, however, we then had a long wait for our food with 4 of us being served but 2 of us having to wait an extra 10 minutes for the food to arrive. Overall the food was good apart from the undercooked chips. The roast dinner was very nice. We then ordered dessert and had to wait another 30 minutes for them to arrive. The manager did keep coming and telling us our food was coming but the service was very slow.

We used to visit every couple of weeks. During the summer we stopped as away. - went today. Still great prices. But today, poor service, the bar server, was unable to serve customers in sequence. The food was poor. The pies crust was rock hard, the cabbage like a week old soggy wallpaper. - nowhere as good as it was earlier this year. A shame as we used to be regulars

I stayed at The Royal Oak for one night whilst on a business trip. I also was fortunate enough to enjoy dinner and breakfast there. The staff were super helpful and friendly and both meals delicious. I have a couple of special dietary requirements and everyone was extremely accommodating. My room and bathroom were very clean and beautifully appointed. I would like to mention Emma on Reception who was particularly helpful during my stay I highly recommend The Royal Oak.

After finishing our walk earlier than expected we hunted round for somewhere that could take ten of us. A quick call confirmed they could push some tables together. Food was very good, service friendly and nothing not to like. It's a few miles outside Hathersage which gives it more of a country inn vibe than a town centre pub. Would go back.

I came here on Friday night with my partner for the first time and we weren’t disappointed. The Fox is a lovely old pub with a great atmosphere and attentive staff. I ordered the crab and lobster fish cakes and my partner had the venison burger. Both really delicious and very filling. We were sad we didn’t have room for dessert! Thanks so much. We’ll definitely be back.

This is our favourite restaurant/pub and after three years of regular visits and superb food every time, I thought it worth a well-earned high-praise review. Apart from the occasional evening event, (they hold special themed nights from time to time), it's generally lunches we go for. The quality of the food is consistently high and the service very friendly and professional. The menu is understandably quite small, given that everything is cooked to order but seems varied enough for most tastes. Despite the high standard of cooking and produce, the prices are very competitive indeed. It does get quite busy some days despite being a bit off the beaten track, so best to book if possible. There is a large secluded back garden with seating, (where they hold their events), and a good children's play area. The building itself is still an old unspoilt country pub and serves at least two different real ale. Can't fault the Plough at all really.

We came in for a meal. Food was absolutely delicious and freshly prepared. Lucy and Mike are fantastic managers who take the time out to talk to us. We have visited this pub more times since Lucy and Mike have arrived then what we have ever done in the 12yrs we have lived in the village. We very much enjoy coming in and having a good laugh with a few drinks and excellent food.

I had an all day breakfast, the sausages were hard and dry inside obviously they had been pre cooked and were only just luke warm, the bacon was undercooked and once again only just warm. The “grilled” tomato had been flashed on the griddle and was still hard and cold. The mushrooms were swimming in liquid in a ramekin dish once again barely warm, the baked beans were warm and edible. The fried egg was crispy on the edges and the yolk was undercooked once again cold. I did point out all these issues to the waitress who offered to change the breakfast but as I had waited approximately 40 minutes for the first warm offering I was not prepared to wait any longer for a second attempt! We paid the bill and left, we paid in full and were charged for the breakfast even though 75% had been sent back to the kitchen. A total waste of money and customer feedback clearly not important! We will not be returning!

Living in Calow for the last 6 years this pub has continued to disappoint, Landlords coming and going, inconsistent opening times and food being served/not being served. I'm not sure what made me and my wife go again, we know it's under new management again so thought we'd walk down have a pint and a bite to eat, both went for burgers , both reasonably priced and I have to say both very tasty, for nut much more than any fast food restaurant it was well worth the price, we'll definitely be returning. My only little gripe was you had to walk up to the top bar to order, so no table service, that accompanied by the fact the kitchen shuts at 7pm, we normally like to eat a bit later, but all in all, good value and good food.

Called in for a coffee was very disappointed with the place. It was dirty and scruffy, doesn’t look as though it’s been cleaned in months. The toilet facilities were disgusting as for the food, was this a Bakewell tart as there was no sign of the usual recipe. It was soft the pastry was disgusting I would not recommend this place as they need to close it and give it a good facelift. They also need Gordon Ramsey on the case!!!!!!

Food was nice until my partner got what looked like microwaved apple pie and custard apples were hard chunks still part cold part really hot

I had my Wedding at Buxton Pavillion in the conservatory in August and it was fantastic. The team who managed our event did change several times but the hand over between staff was so seamless that nothing was forgotten and everything ran perfectly on the day. I found everyone who I interacted with incredibly professional, friendly and prompt at replying to messages. Everything that we asked for they were able to do and nothing felt like too big of an ask for them. I would highly recommend this venue for weddings as its stunning, our pictures have some out so beautifully and the team were fantastic. All round a 10/10 experience!