Address: 33 High St, Buxton, SK17 6HA, United Kingdom
Phone: +441298937986
Rating: 4.5
based on 172 reviews.
Service
Pros:
"The staff in the sun inn go above and beyond to make you feel welcome."
"Service was wonderful - the bar/waitressing staff were so helpful and went above and beyond to help surprise my husband who’s birthday it was."
"The staff were delightful, their eyes were smiling even if their faces weren't."
"The staff working were very welcoming and accommodating."
"Lovely friendly staff."
"The service was prompt and friendly."
"Staff were friendly and attentive."
Cons:
"The only let down was the service - staff were friendly but not very attentive."
"When we asked to order our dessert, we were told that the kitchen is closed."
"She never came back to us. We paid for 2 mouthfuls of soup."
"Too crowded and hence took nearly an hour to get our main course."
"Very disappointed with the service and the mediocre food."
"The one thing that really lets them down is their ordering app. You can only order drinks on there (not food), and they don't have all options."
"The service was awkward and not professional."
Food Quality
Pros:
"We had an exceptionally brilliant meal (rib eye and chips). The chips were AMAZING! Soft inside and crunchy outside. Steak top notch!"
"Quality homecooked food."
"The Sunday roast and scampi were delicious."
"Food was hearty and well cooked - fish and chips was spot on, very well priced and the ales exceptionally well kept & all served with a genuine smile!"
"Fantastic steak and ale pie. We shared a pie, which is a thing on the menu. It was a good amount for a reasonable price. Totally delicious pie and good chips too."
"The steak and ale pie was massive and has to be one of the best pies I have ever eaten."
"Food was wonderful. Sunday roast was so nice and the apple & rhubarb crumble was delicious."
Cons:
"We had a meal 28/03/2023 my husband had the steak in ale pie which was burnt, dried up with no taste."
"Not great, had dirty fries...frozen chips with a bit of feta, onion etc."
"I had a meat pie and, to me, the sauce that accompanied it was uninspired and bland."
"Very mediocre food served for dinner (7 May 2023). The burger was raw inside and the red cabbage had a very bad taste."
"After 45 minutes waiting we received burgers with cold bread and we were not impressed with the meat."
"I wouldn't recommend this place for food at all."
"The overall experience has been bad, the food was mediocre, the service was ok however a service charge of 10% was added to the bill, apparently this was compulsory and I believe that a 10% service charge should not be mandatory."
Ambiance
Pros:
"Great atmosphere, friendly staff, great choice of beers and wines."
"It's a proper TARDIS when you get inside!"
"Nice, historic looking pub. We sat indoors. Plenty of outdoor seating."
"It was so friendly, welcoming and comfortable."
"A really nice and cozy pub with the friendliest and smiliest staff."
"The atmosphere was bodacious: being sat, quite serendipitously, next to the open fire."
"What a gem! Exactly the kind of post-walk experience we needed."
Cons:
"We were sat beneath a speaker, so difficult to hear each other, and the table was in front of a fire exit, with a door that opened inwards, I am sure that this is not allowed."
"Rather gloomy but clean and friendly."
"A little dark and stuffy inside, but it’s an old building so perhaps to be expected."
"The environment was the problem. It is impossible to have a conversation due to large noisy groups, low ceilings and the staff not being aware of vapers."
"Had to rush outside as something hard lodged in the back of my throat. I managed to dislodge it, on examination it seemed to be a long, thin piece of bone."
"Presumably as we are not locals we have to abide by a different queuing system."
"Don't open until 4pm on a Tuesday even though it's Market day and the Buxton International festival was on. Strange."
Value
Pros:
"Food was not expensive but you get what you pay for."
"Prices aren't too bad, about a tenner for a reasonable meal."
"Our dinners were good value for money and we will return when next visiting Buxton."
"We've paid a lot more for food in restaurants that was nowhere near as good as this."
"The drinks arrived very quickly and were very reasonably priced."
"Your food was delicious, hot, with plenty of choice and reasonably priced."
"Food was good. Service was great."
Cons:
"Waited a very long time for our food to be served."
"The only let down was the service - staff were friendly but not very attentive, we never did receive the desert menu we asked for and it took three attempts to get the bill and in the end I walked up to the bar to pay."