Three Stags Head, Wardlow Mires - A Shit pub in all respects. Unless you like the Countryside Alliance, grumpy service, beer that tastes like it was made from mud and an air that smells like the Yorvik Viking Center.
beware they don't welcome people with babies or kids under 6
| Pub | Beer Quality | Food Quality | Other Comments |
| Fox House | Passable, varying selection of real ales | Over-priced and generic | Useful car-park for Burbage South |
| Millstone Inn | Good & varied selection of real ales | Only eaten once a month or so ago and the meal was enjoyed by all | Closest pub to Millstone |
| Little John | Beer selection isn't great, but its ok | Massive portions of what generally appears to be freshly prepared meals | Good value for those on a budget |
| Yorkshire Bridge Inn | Can't comment, haven't eaten there | Friendly Place, nearest pub to Bamford Edge | |
| Ladybower Inn | Not much choice on ales | Foods home-cooked, but nothing special | Better off at the Yorkshire Bridge |
| Strines Moor Inn | Fair selection of ales | N/A (Haven't eaten there) | Nearest pub to Dovestones/Back Tor |
| Bridge Inn, Curbar | Good selection of beer | N/A (Haven't eaten there) | |
| The Moon | Good selection of well kept beers | N/A (Haven't eaten there) | Very friendly, curry nights on Tuedays (till 21.00) |
| Three Stags | Only drank there once, and had shandy as I was driving, so can't comment | N/A (Haven't eaten there) | Quite small, but camping available outside. |
| Monsal Head Hotel | Not a very wide selection of ales, but mostly local brews | N/A (Haven't eaten there) | Very slow service |
| Rising Sun | Excellent varied selection of well kept beers | N/A (doesn't really serve food) | Good alternative when returning from Burbage/Stanage if you don't mind cutting through Fulwood |
| Chequers Innd | Don't remember selection of beers | Excellent food | Closest pub to Froggat (depending on where you park), food is pricey though. |
| Grouse Inn | Passable selection of beers, generally well served | N/A (Haven't eaten there) | Also close to Froggat (depending on where you live), seems to have strange opening hours (i.e. closed when I tried calling in once!) |
| Robin Hood Inn | Good well kept beers (now0 | Haven't eaten there for a while, but used to be good and a sensible selection of sandwiches | Closest pub to Birchen, sells nice honey behind the bar. No longer has the naval theme. |
| Peacock Inn | Small selection of beers, generally well served. | Very nice food, but quite pricey | On the way home from Gardoms/Baslow/Birchen/Curbar. Entertainment on Saturdays/Sundays watching boy-racers pull whellies on their motorbikes. |
| Pub | Beer Quality | Food Quality | Other Comments |
i don't remember the fox house ever being any good. same chain as dore moor, no?
I've always been disappointed by the Peaks Pubs, either the food is rubbish or the beer or more often than not both.
One place I must mention is Rowley's at Baslow (http://www.rowleysrestaurant.co.uk/). Not really a pub now in the classic sense of the word but they do food and have a bar (nice Thorbridge ales). This place is pretty expen$ive but for a special occaision its very very very good food, and the staff are very helpful, and a slick but not poncy modern decor. I highly recommend it for anyone taking their shortie out for a treat. I think they have a cheaper early evening menu too. Run by the Fischer's peeps so you know its all gravy.
If you're on High Tor the only decent pub in Matlock Bath is the Temple Hotel, although 'the boat' in Cromford has re-opened after it went bust (and a deepl clean that was requried to say the laest) and is a top boozer and handy(ish) for Black Rocks.
Just over the top of High Tor is The White Lion, Starkholmes, which is an all round nice pub with friendly staff, good beer and good food.And boules behind the bar for playing out front!
plenty of people will keep going there week after week and not have a clue the shite they shovel into their mouths, much less care.
Sir William in Grindleford has always satisfied me. Good food, good service, nice views, tables outside for when its not raining. I think they are due to do some refurbishment work soon?
... Started with a Franziskaner ...
The Millstone Inn or The Scotsmans Pack.
The former being a bit out of town, but their sausage & mash mix-n-match is brilliant, and their specials board is usually pretty good. Scotsmans Pack is more traditional fair.
Ate at The Little John in Hathersage this weekend... Food was vast in quantity and dire in quality.
What on earth does a Paul B do with a Littlejohn size meal, take home in a doggy-bag and liquidize to make a month's supply of cut-price protein shake? ;)
These days I just go to the littlejohn, at least then I know what i'll be getting. Ok food and lots of it.
What on earth does a Paul B do with a Littlejohn size meal, take home in a doggy-bag and liquidize to make a month's supply of cut-price protein shake? ;)
These days I just go to the littlejohn, at least then I know what i'll be getting. Ok food and lots of it.
would definiely recommend the red lion at litton
would definiely recommend the red lion at litton
Yeah this place very good. Not been since the anklebiter arrival, I'm sure I saw a sign up there saying they weren't really down with people bringing binlids in, which is a shame.
I've been to the Plough once, and didn't rate it. Proper gastro scene - over-priced, small portions, snotty staff.
In Glossup I nearly cried when Martin told me The Crown has lost its tennants and probably the great beer under £140 a pint
Stopped in the Devonshire Arms (http://www.devonshirebeeley.co.uk/) on the way back from Cratcliffe the other week. Didn't eat, but the beers were nice. Menu looked good as did the dishes of others eating and I intend to check it out when in a similar situation to yourself.
any of these fine establishments allow pooch's in? (Not 'The Pooch').
We tried the Fox and Goose on 'Pudding Pie Hill' between curbar crossroads and Chesterfield. I'll be specific in a bit when I sit down, but to some it up:
The worst 'meal' I've been out for in as long as I can remember, never again.
I would rather have something simpler done really well (like the home cooked Ham egg and chips at the red liion in litton) - than have "fancier" done a bit crappily
The only way you improve chips is with salt and vinegar, not by leaving the skins on or making them massive.
Went to the Bull's Head in Monyash (not a million miles away from Chee Dale) with parents yesterday. Simple but tasty pub food in a decent portion and at a fair price. We opted to sit outside where there is a very well kept beer garden with a kids adventure playground which made me jealous of the kids! the inside dining room looked very plush, more of a restaurant than a hotel. In fact it might have felt a little grandiose sitting in there. Some good beers on tap. Worth a visit.
Is there anywhere along the Monsal trail worth stopping off for food/drink?
After catching up with this thread and a couple of recent experiences I'm tempted to stop eating in pubs in the Peak
Lazy trout, meerbrook. Owner is chef/cook. Proper homemade great pub food. Excellent value too. Good beers. Friendly. Fire in winter. Dogs fine. (Paul - am duplicating fb message here as this pub deserves UKB custom - best pub food near roaches i reckon).
As I should have posted here to start with...Lazy trout, meerbrook. Owner is chef/cook. Proper homemade great pub food. Excellent value too. Good beers. Friendly. Fire in winter. Dogs fine. (Paul - am duplicating fb message here as this pub deserves UKB custom - best pub food near roaches i reckon).
Ate here Sunday night and it was exactly how Jamie describes...
My husband and I have just returned from an extremely poor evening meal at The Samuel Fox. First impressions were good, the venue is pleasant enough and the views amazing. The menu choices were also very good, plenty of choice and some innovative sounding combinations. The problems commenced with the starters. When mine arrived the presentation was first class but it somehow managed to be completely tasteless! The crab cakes were really potato cakes although I did see crab in them and the scallops, although perfectly cooked just tasted of the griddle they had been cooked on. The accompanying sauce was completely bland. Meanwhile, on the table of 6 adjacent to us there were problems with cold mash and meals being returned to the kitchen, hmmmm. On to mains then with trepidation .My Husband's pork was very good and the sauce had a great flavour but the mash was lumpy. My hake then arrived and although cooked to perfection, the saffron mash was overpowering and cold and lumpy. It was replaced with apologies but having had two back previoulsy I thought this was totally unacceptable and sloppy attention to detail. The shellfish sauce was so scanty it was difficult to ascertain what it actually tasted of. Vegetables have to be ordered separately and if you forget there is no prompt from the waiter to remind you; when ours finally arrived my husband had finished his dinner. Like the table of six next to us we had lost total confidence in the food and passed on dessert; I have never eaten out at a fine dining establishment and not at least looked at the dessert menu. Overall I was terribly disappointed with the food and this is not a cheap place to eat. Cold, lumpy mash on a £15.00 course? I wouldn't serve that on a weekday meal! Would not recommend and would not return.
Not quite Peak but close.
Went to the Devonshire Arms at Middle Handley (http://www.devonshirearmsmiddlehandley.com/) for Sunday lunch a few weeks ago. It's was voted as best restaurant and best gastro pub last year by Eat Sheffield (http://www.eatsheffield.com).
It's not really pub grub, it's full-on gastro - you wouldn't go here for a pint. But anyway, the food we had was really good, the place is pleasant and it wasn't stupidly spenny.
Been to the Angler's Rest in millers dale today, the one on the turnoff for the Tor. Not been for uears but to my relief its still good solid unfussy trad pub food, nice ales and a very friendly staff especially welcoming to kids. Barmaid had an impressive 24" afro which is worth the drive in itself.
Any tips for a good pub pub i.e. non gastro, non chain in the peak? Am in and around Grindleford. Don't mind a bit of a drive.
Is the Anglers worth the trip?
Ta
I went to The Maynard Arms in Grindleford for the second time today.
It was the best meal I've had this year bar none.
Very friendly, great service and good value.
If you are cheap and hungry hit up the Moorlands at Owler bar, it's like a Wetherspoons with a view, big carvery for a fiver.
Cricketers in Dore?? (I've never actually been in!)
On a similar note, whats the Peacock at Owler Bar like these days??
On a similar note, whats the Peacock at Owler Bar like these days??
Can't remember if it's been mentioned, despite not quite being in the Peak! (only by about 200m), the Nags Head near Damflask reservoir does a stunning pie, peas, chips and pint deal. It's a Bradfield Brewery pub so the beer is first class. Haven't had a Sunday roast there but if the quality of the pie is typical then it will be great.
Menus etc
http://bradfieldbrewery.com/the-nags-head/ (http://bradfieldbrewery.com/the-nags-head/)
Can't remember if it's been mentioned, despite not quite being in the Peak! (only by about 200m), the Nags Head near Damflask reservoir does a stunning pie, peas, chips and pint deal. It's a Bradfield Brewery pub so the beer is first class. Haven't had a Sunday roast there but if the quality of the pie is typical then it will be great.
Menus etc
http://bradfieldbrewery.com/the-nags-head/
Any recommendations, good people of UKB, for someone staying in Hathersage and then Sheffield? Pubs and I get on pretty well..
Any recommendations, good people of UKB, for someone staying in Hathersage and then Sheffield? Pubs and I get on pretty well..
I think the Scotsmans Pack (http://www.scotsmanspackcountryinn.co.uk/) is probably the best for food in Hathersage, Millstone (http://www.millstoneinn.co.uk/) is reliable, good carverys but not amazing. (Haven't been regularly for a while so may have upped it's game). Little John (http://www.littlejohnhotel.co.uk/) was always standard pub fare, massive portions but pretty average, but again I may be out of date. We have eaten at the one on the way to Grindleford, it was ok but quite pricey from memory. Edit: The Plough (http://www.theploughinn-hathersage.co.uk/) is on the way to Grindleford and it is still pricey!
Was pleasantly surprised by the food in the Scotsmans Pack the other week. Great slab of gammon steak. The roast pork 'sandwhich', was small roast dinner between two slabs of fresh bread, all soaked in gravy - it looked amazing.
Maazi is the go-to curry house for me in Hathersage now. But bare in mind everything is a bit spicey for the grade
Was pleasantly surprised by the food in the Scotsmans Pack the other week. Great slab of gammon steak. The roast pork 'sandwhich', was small roast dinner between two slabs of fresh bread, all soaked in gravy - it looked amazing.
Maazi is the go-to curry house for me in Hathersage now. But bare in mind everything is a bit spicey for the grade
Was pleasantly surprised by the food in the Scotsmans Pack the other week. Great slab of gammon steak. The roast pork 'sandwhich', was small roast dinner between two slabs of fresh bread, all soaked in gravy - it looked amazing.
Maazi is the go-to curry house for me in Hathersage now. But bare in mind everything is a bit spicey for the grade