Chatsworth Estate Farm Shop Reviews Summary

Quality of Food

Pros:

• "Great farm shop good fruit and veg also lovely breads and local foods excellent meats counter."
• "Stopped at Chatsworth Farm Shop Cafe for lunch, had steak & stilton pie & my wife had the burger bun. Both were superbly presented & tasted delicious. Finished off with tea & scones which were equally as nice."
• "Great value, great tasting full english."
• "The outdoor seating is overlooking Edensor which is very nice."
• "Excellent quality food, friendly staff."
• "The ham was just fantastic."
• "We had the smoked salmon with salad and potatoes and the fishcakes. All tasty. Very affordable, too."

Cons:

• "The large pork pie we bought at almost 5 pounds was not very nice at all the filling was pulverised so much you could not imagine what it was and it was overwhelmed by the amount of pepper which left no flavour it was so strong."
• "When I'm in the area I love to get a Bakewell Pudding from the Old Original Bakewell Pudding Shop, which are superb. Today I bought two from here, awful, stodgy filling nothing like it should be, more like a Mr Kipling pathetic attempt."
• "The pork pie was very pastry heavy and the sausages mediocre."
• "Probably the worst Sunday roast I have ever had. Beef that tough you couldn't cut it."
• "The food was awful!"
• "The vegan sausage... was tough."
• "The burger was overcooked and not very tasty."

Service

Pros:

• "Excellent friendly staff."
• "The staff are friendly, helpful and go that extra mile in their attitude towards customers."
• "Always great service, friendly, smiling staff."
• "The staff are very friendly and nice."
• "The customer service was amazing and the young lady on the till even carried the box of food to the car for us."
• "Staff was very nice."
• "The staff in the attached cafe were really attentive and friendly."

Cons:

• "After a long wait to be served and an even longer wait to get our food."
• "Service was a bit erratic in all honesty."
• "One member of staff was friendly but the other two needed some customer service training."
• "Visited the cafe full of hope for a lovely lunch. Sadly for me it wasn't."
• "The service was very slow so after 10 minutes of waiting to be served we just walked out."
• "Gorgeous views however the staff seemed very snobby towards us in the cafe, the service was very slow."
• "Staff attitude and customer service is shocking."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The old saying is correct, 'you only get what you pay for' quality wise. This farm shop is excellent."
• "Best farm shop ever. Meat dairy and veg locally sourced more expensive than normal but you definitely get what you pay for."
• "Everything looks quality and at reasonable prices."
• "Farm shop is reasonably priced with good quality items that are unusual and reflect the local area."
• "The bill was also very reasonable for such well pre paired and local food."
• "This is an excellent Farm Shop. Great looking produce at excellent prices for the quality."
• "Very beautiful farm shop with great (mostly) regional products. Loved the freshly squeezed orange juice, the different flavoured sausages and the cheese. Appreciated the very friendly and helpful staff!"