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We had a lovely Mother's Day lunch here yesterday - the pub is beautiful, as is the surrounding area. There was a set menu for Mother's Day with plenty to choose from and 3 courses for £33.00 which we thought was good value for money. The pub was extremely busy and we were waiting a while between our starters and our main, but we didn't mind that. All in all we had a lovely afternoon out but there are a couple of niggles ... 4 of us opted for the prawn cocktail starter - the avocado was missing from all 4 of the prawn cocktails and when we told our waitress, she just said sorry. I am unsure whether they had run out or simply forgotten to put it in there but it would have been nice if she could have looked into it for us. For the main, 3 of us went for the Derbyshire beef and 2 had the chicken. Unfortunately, even though it was cooked perfectly, the beef was a little on the tough side, as was the chicken. The rest of the meal was lovely and we were going to complain but just put it down to the fact it was extremely busy and sometimes, you do get that tough joint of beef. We would definitely return. Our main waitress was lovely and very helpful. Thank you for a great afternoon out.

Fantastic food!! The only gripe is they struggled to feed all our group of 20ish of us. Some had to wait 30/40mins to even order. Not sure why they couldn't take the orders and just say they'd be a 30minute wait.

First time here and throughly enjoyed our meals. Only slight criticism would have preferred beef stew with more meat and less gravy and on a plate with mash and red cabbage rather than separate dishes. Desserts were very tasty. Banana and Dark chocolate bread n butter pudding best one I've ever tasted. We will definitely return.

An excellent Saturday lunch with friends after a walk through the Five Dales. Lovely food lovely service and excellent prices. Would recommend!

Excellent food, Excellent service. Good menu choice. Friendly and attentive staff.

Nice little cafe with a good range of cakes and meals. The staff were friendly, the service was good and there was a nice relaxed feel to the place. So much better than one of the 'Chain' coffee shops

Stay here often for work, food and service never disappoints. Consistent staff members which is always a plus who are very attentive without being too “efficient”.

Un gran descubrimiento, situado justo al lado de la pista principal en Lincoln. Gran selección de quesos y platos a base de queso para comer o llevar. Ambiente muy civilizado, y personal sonriente y bien informado. Buenos vinos. Recomendado.

Worth a visit if you are not a local

Amazing barmaids, very happy and smiling on arrival Awesome home cooked food too Definitely well worth a visit

Just been to hostess for our annual mother's day meal it was perfect as usual the best ever friendly staff nothing to much trouble Andrew nia sue the perfect hosts also like to thank them for the lovely mothers day gift just perfect

A little corner of paradise for the whole family and even my dog!

Booked a table which was confirmed however the place appears to be closed and there was a debt collection letter sitting outside dated 20/03/25 Assume this business has closed

Called in for lunch yesterday. Warm welcome, very friendly and efficient staff. Jacket potatoes were both very tasty, and followed by delicious cake (made on the premises)

What a great little pub in a great little location. The pub is just what you think of when you picture a cosy Peak District watering hole. Shame about Barry though. On our arrival we entered the pub to order our drinks, kids entered the dining room to sit while we ordered our drinks. Gentleman (Barry) behind the bar then told us to "get our kids out before they wrecked the dining room". We followed his orders and asked the kids to come out, no dramas. Had one round then went on our way for a walk. After a nice walk we entered back at the pub, by this time Barry was clearly stressed by the busyness of the place. I tried to order some ice cream and beers......absolute task due to how stressed he was. Out of our 3 round of drinks over the course of the day 2 of the drinks came with glasses with lipstick marks around them. To summarise...Great location, lovely looking pub, pudding of a landlord.