Address: Upper Padley, Grindleford, Hope Valley, S32 2JA, United Kingdom
Phone: +441433631011
Rating: 4.5
based on 156 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"The food was really good but would have liked a nice coffee to finish off. Food was well priced great quality and big servings."
"The full English breakfast is to die for, with sausages, bacon, egg, real fried bread, beans and tomatoes, as well as bread and butter."
"A breakfast as Grindleford cafe is like no other! Massive portions, massive mugs of tea and everything you could want from a full English!"
"Just wonderful Yorkshire food in huge portions."
"Always a good start or finish to the walk around Padley Gorge. The breakfasts and bacon butties are amazing."
"The old railway cafe serves the heartiest of hearty portions. Superb egg and bacon butties and a huge mug of coffee."
"Big breakfast for a decent price. The food was tasty and my egg was cooked to perfection."
Cons:
"We had the full English, really low quality sausages and bacon, fried egg over cooked so not yolky."
"The hot drinks are good, and the portion sizes are large, but we were a bit disappointed with our food."
"Its sad that this place has dropped its food standard to such a poor level, and very simple snacks with 2 large ts and 1 coffee costing £19.75 all in."
"No toast just cheap white bread and margarine."
"Food was poor and the wait was ridiculous and the price was extremely high for the poor quality of food."
"The chips arrived and were unfortunately awful. Possibly the worst chips ever that even copious amounts of salt and vinegar couldn’t rescue."
"Went here yesterday for an early lunch. I've not stopped feeling sick since."
Service
Pros:
"Fast and efficient service."
"The staff are friendly and working really fast."
"Friendly and courteous staff, clean toilets and a great place to stop off at the end of a walk in the Peaks."
"Praise to the little girl helping out with collecting the dishes, she was more efficient than a lot of adults."
"The ladies serving were very welcoming."
"Friendly and helpful staff."
"Great helpful staff, thank you for your service today."
Cons:
"Let down on our visit today, Sunday 21st August by a large group of motor bikers, swearing loudly, belching, smoking."
"Staff members seemed swamped and on overdrive."
"Had just a coffee. Staff member was bored and apathetic."
"Definitely the worse cafe I’ve ever been to, visited today and ordered two items off the food menu, they give you a number with your receipt and call it out like it’s a game of bingo, after a 30min wait for a toasty my number was called out, as i went to collect my food only half of the order was there."
"Really upsetting that everything is served in polystyrene."
"Lovely staff, large menu with lots of options although the two options I wanted they didn't have or had run out of it at 1pm!"
"I tried to change a fried egg to a scrambled egg but was blankly refused.. seems rigid to me."
Facilities
Pros:
"Plenty of outdoor seating for those sunnier days, always a huddle of people waiting for it to open in the mornings."
"Free customer parking."
"Plenty of seating indoor and out. Some covered."
"The toilets were very clean."
Cons:
"Only reason I've knocked a star off is they have no baby changing facilities and I needed to change my 1 year old."
"Glass shards outside on the floor, very dangerous for dogs and children."
"Not really suitable for my disabled wife, as too many hazards to negotiate."
"No baby change facility at all."
"The roadside parking was confusing as most of the signs are covered up and the machine didn’t work."
"Tables aren't cleared very well outside which when busy can let this facility down."
"Have to say it was a bit of a shambles really.Nothing marked clearly for the way in.people going in and out past each other because the directions weren't clear."
Payment Options
Pros:
"Mobile signals and card payment systems are being improved all the time."
"Excellent place, great food wide choice and a real fire to dry off after a very wet walk, and even do bank transfer if you don't have any cash with you."
Cons:
"Marked to 4 stars purely as it's cash only, so we ended up not getting as much to eat as we had planned."
"I don't think this business realises how many customers they are missing out on by not accepting cards."
"Be warned this is still only Cash Only so if you are walking. They don’t take card payments."
"This was a cash only venue, so your contactless cards are useless here."
"Only accepting cash these days, especially after the pandemic, is inexcusable in my opinion."
"Also: Cash only? In 2023? Extremely shady business..."
"Make sure you take cash as they don't accept cards."
Ambiance & Location
Pros:
"The café provided a welcome pit-stop during a group walk on August bank holiday Monday."
"Lovely cafe nestled in a great location for going on walks to see stunning scenery."
"This cafe is not what you normally come across at a railway station."
"Good place for books about the area too."
"The place is old school and the menu is basic but it's a nice atmosphere and there's plenty of seating."
"Always a pleasure to visit this cafe."
"A great place for walkers to grab a bite to eat and drink."
Cons:
"The place had trash all around, even if they know they are right next to a preserved natural area. No effort to clean it up especially since it was very windy that day."
"But as they were closing down the place and left, they just left all sauces and condiments outside. Absolute sanitary red flags."
"Not been for years, and its not changed in years! Used to be a go to place for family meets when i were a kid, seeing the potential in the place i'm surprised its not changed in the slightest, looking pretty run down."
"The place is really old school. It could do with a lick of paint."
"Love this place ...reminds me of times gone bye...they want to leave as is so it stays unique."
"The venue is nothing special and could even argue was basic in nature."
"A rather atmospheric place, a real throwback to a bygone age. The prices were bang up to date though."