Address: 7 Bridge St, Buxton, SK17 6BS, United Kingdom
Phone: +44129871858
Rating: 4.2
based on 248 reviews.
Service
Pros:
"Dinner service was fast and efficient."
"The staff were all very friendly and the service was good."
"First class service even though we had no booking they accommodated a party of 20 very last minute."
"Staff were friendly, the place was warm and cozy."
"Staff were lovely and really looked after our group."
"The staff we interacted with were all very friendly and helpful."
"Staff very efficient and always had a smile on their face and very polite."
Cons:
"Looking for somewhere to eat while on a day coach trip, so limited time. Did not expect to be waiting an hour for our food to be served on what seemed to be a quiet day."
"Not child friendly and the waiter with the flowery shirt is rude."
"Waited ages for our meal, at least 30 mins but there was hardly any customers there."
"When we mentioned that tables had not been sterilisated once each group had moved on. He stated that they clean every half an hour?"
"Service from start to finish just was non existent."
"Service was slow, food was - awful."
"Service was very slow, long wait to get food (nearly an hour)."
Food Quality
Pros:
"All our meals were well cooked, plentiful and enjoyable."
"Succulent meal, freshly cooked veg and a variety of sauces and gravy."
"The carvery which was excellent..good selection of vegetables..good service."
"Our roast dinners were excellent and a very reasonable price."
"The main courses were nicely cooked and the portion sizes were good."
"Food was tasty and enjoyable."
"The food portions were of a reasonable size and very tasty."
Cons:
"Everything on my plate was over cooked or burnt."
"When food was brought out was cold."
"Served meat when I was a vegetarian and they insisted it was vegetarian."
"The carvery food wasn't very warm and the veg was very hard."
"Menu sounded great, food was bland and tasteless."
"Food was so bland no taste lacked any taste."
"The food was quite bland - the meat was dry and there wasn't a lot of vegetables on offer."
Atmosphere & Decor
Pros:
"Really good place, feels cozy."
"The atmosphere is relaxed, non-stuffy and, as an awkward soul, I never feel unwelcome or judged for being there."
"A lovely place to have a beer and something to eat, great family place with lots of nice places to sit and a very nice outdoors area."
"The place looked clean and was doing good business."
"Warm and welcoming, beautifully decorated, very tasteful inside and out with a large outdoor seating area."
"Lovely relaxing pub with nice food and ale. Clean, and convenient with car park close by."
"Lovely afternoon at the side garden in a sun trap."
Cons:
"Only small problem was very mixed venue on the evening between a restaurant / Pub type venue."
"Unfortunately one of the locals must have had a bad cold as he was clearing his nose every couple of minutes and spitting it out on the floor."
"Such a shame as it could be a really nice place."
"The reason for the 3 stars is due to loud, foul mouthed yobs taking over the outside seating and creating a general nuisance."
"The atmosphere consisted of naff music played too loud to consider it as background noise."
"The peas were powdery sprouts chewy and mash not nice."
"I just think like so many other places these days, that they're going to have to consider getting air conditioning, it was kinda warm."
Value
Pros:
"Food is fairly priced."
"A current deal on offer is a pizza and 2 drinks for £12, an absolute bargain!"
"A small plate for £4.99 at lunchtime is great value."
"The carvery is good for the price."
"Drinks are sold at a very reasonable price."
"Two mains and two drinks £21 don't think you can better than that especially with it of good quality."
"Very good value for money."
Cons:
"Mediocre Pint, classic burger not worth £9.95."
"Classic burger not worth £9.95."
"Drink prices (including soft drinks) are very dear, especially since this place has recently been refurbished."
"Not worth the money. 11.25 each for two main courses that belong on a 2 for 10 menu."
"We both had the mixed grill at £16:95 and I can honestly say it was the worst meal we have had in a long long time!"
"I paid £12.50 each for a standard carvery for both myself and my partner and we got 2 miniscule slices of meat when our plate given back to us."
"As it's bank holiday weekend no special offers for food were valid - that's fine, just cost a bit more than a regular Sunday might."
Staff Attitude
Pros:
"Staff all very friendly and couldn't do enough for you."
"The staff are always friendly and welcoming."
"The staff were friendly & attentive."
"Staff are attentive and seem to be enjoying their job."
"The staff are incredibly helpful and friendly."
"The staff were excellent, very polite, made us very welcome."
"Staff were friendly, helpful and polite."
Cons:
"The tall male chef was arrogant and rude and the woman serving wasn’t much better."
"Then the staff were short and very unfriendly."
"Very rude staff; asked for several items (pepper, straws) and was immediately told no."
"Staff are very unfriendly and not welcoming!"
"A really rude man behind the bar."
"Very poor food and quality, was made to wait 10 minutes to get our carvery, despite there being no queue."
"Food absolutely inedible waited for about an hour complained."