East Lodge Country House

The Shalimar

➤ Dale Road North, Derbyshire Dales, United Kingdom

Cafés • Asian • Balti • Indian

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"A really calm and peaceful restaurant with pretty decor and gorgeous food. The best part was the mains, especially the lamb curry that we had and the chicken jalfrezi. Decent portion sizes and great service. The only disadvantage would be the lack of non alcoholic drink options (mock tails would be lovely) and also for the music to be a bit quieter. I would certainly come here again."

Gallery Cafe

➤ The Square, DE45 1ES, Derbyshire Dales, United Kingdom

Cafés • Kebab • Mexican • Seafood

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"On Holiday for a week so called here on a trip to Bakewell. Cafe is well presented , clean and the staff were all friendly and helpful . It took a long time approx 40 mins) for our food to arrive . Luckily we were not in a rush so it didn’t matter to us . It was quite busy in there and the food is obviously cooked fresh . I had the vege bean pot with halloumi cheese which was really tasty and my husband had the club sandwich . Prices are average I imagine sandwiches seemed a bit pricey . Lots of eating places in town Certainly worth a visit though."

The Peacock At Rowsley

➤ Bakewell Rd, DE4 2EB, Derbyshire Dales, United Kingdom

Steak • British • European • Vegetarian

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"This hotel is not ‘dog friendly’ it is dog tolerant and I believe there is a difference. You cannot have any meals either in the dining room ok but not in the bar or lounge either accompanied by your faithful hound. I did not take kindly to the suggestion to leave my dog in the car having driven for many hours to get there. The hotel and rooms are comfortable but a small fridge would have been a good idea to have fresh milk with tea or in my case to store dog food. Considering the room rate I was surprised at the lack of amenities. There was no dog bowl for water or anything for Fido to sleep on. There are plenty of very good local options at half the price that welcome dogs. You can however book a days fishing direct with the hotel and although it wasn’t mentioned by reception, entrance to Haddon Hall is free if you stay there no dogs there either even in the grounds . No EV car charger but one at the pub next door. The staff were nice but I wouldn’t book again."

The Cavendish Rooms, Chatsworth House

➤ Baslow, DE45 1PP, Derbyshire Dales, United Kingdom

Wine • Meat • British • Seafood

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"Attention to detail makes all the difference and sadly The Cavendish food frequently finds itself lacking. We ate in the Garden Room which is lovely. We ordered two main courses: Superfood Salad with nuts and seeds (only there were no nuts nor seeds on the dish) and the Fish of the Day which was a lemon sole with new potatoes and a watercress 'salad '. The fish was very nice (on the bone as I like it) but the watercress was at best a garnish ie very very little of it and it was the micro watercress, which was fine had there been enough of it to constitute a 'salad '! Add to that that it was yellow. I sent it back and an even smaller garnish appeared after some time. They had clearly picked out a few greenish leaves from the residue and the waitress confirmed that they had thrown the rest of the micro-watercress away in the kitchen because it was past its sell-by. But it should never have been served in the first instance and it certainly should be renamed as a 'garnish '. The dish was totally unbalanced: it was protein (fish) and carbs (potatoes) , no green veg and certainly not a 'salad '. When we pointed out that the Superfood salad was missing two key ingredients, the waitress returned with a half ramekin of a mush of seeds. It was difficult to see if there were any nuts in there but if there were, they had been whizzed to a grain. The worst thing was, it was sweet!!!! It was as if it had been prepped to go alongside the muesli at breakfast! We love the place but the food generally lets it down. What a shame."

The Manners Pub

➤ 1 Chapel Lane, Bakewell DE45 1EL, United Kingdom

Kebab • Cafés • Asiatic • Seafood

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"Dropped in for a bite to eat after a busy day exploring Chatsworth House. It was a Saturday around dinner time (with England playing in the rugby world cup semi final) so we were sceptical about getting a table. The lady who served us was excellent. She pushed a few tables together to accommodate our group of 9. The food took a little while to come out, but was very much worth the wait. The chicken tandoori kebab is incredible, but easily enough for 2! Great spot to visit if you are in Bakewell. Food drinks: Excellent pub grub. Rooms: 4 Service: 5 Location: 4"