德文郡阿姆斯賓館(The Devonshire Arms)

After a country walk with friends we visited the Devonshire for lunch. Ordered 4 portions of nibbles at £24 to start. They consisted of 4 rings of calamari, 3 small chicken wings, 3 small chicken goujons and a small potion of belly pork bites. Tasty but not enough to feed a mouse. Three of us had pies for our main meal. They were homemade and tasty but again very small portions,the peas came in a pot that you would normally put a portion of butter in. About 35mm diameter and 15mm deep. The glasses of wine were £12.50 each. All four of us agreed that we liked the pub but would not return for food. The waitress was very polite and helpful. All in all over £170 including tip for a small lunch for 4 people in a country pub in our opinion is overpriced.

Whilst driving into the area over the Peak District i needed to stop for a comfort break (very desperate for the loo!) Very conscious that this was a hotel/bar i thought i would use the facilities and offer to pay for something to take away (couple of soft drinks and a few packs of crisps or a cake perhaps?). As i was desperate i made a beeline for the loo, again concscious this was a bar i was going to make sure i offered to pay something or at least take something away so not to be rude and just use the loo and leave. Upon leaving the loo i saw a lady with black hair and glasses who worked here and told her i had just used the loo and would she like mr to purchase something in return, her response left my gobsmacked......very rudely throwing her arm in the air and in front of a table full of other guests "No, you just carry on", i chose not to cause a scene (as she had taken care of that already) and left feeling quite annoyed that my offer to pay for something in return for using the facilities was met with such a rude gesture and comment. I pass through the area very often for work and it is safe to say i will not give the place a second look next time, maybe The Wheatsheaf down the road would be more kinder to potential guests and not very rude at the first meeting!!! Yes, i went straight to the loo and maybe should have asked before but as i was desperate i thought offering to pay as a way of thanks/apologising for dashing straight to the loo was the best option here. Avoid the place if you don't want to be rudely spoken to by members of staff!!!

Really disappointed the food was awful the buns for the burgers had been toasted until black burnt to charcoal they were sent back for new ones but the same chicken used presumably kept warm or reheated it went back 3 times each time the chicken came back more cooked until harder and drier until it was impossible to eat. The pie crust was the same my husband never leaves food but the crust was too hard ho cut with the knife so he had the filling left the crust, the food was very overpriced £17 for a very plain burger and a small bucket of salty fries. Our drink order also took 20 mins to arrive and 30 min wait for food. We did speak to a manager who was very embarrassed and only charged us for drinks not the food which was fair enough snd welcome. I just wonder what sort of chef burns the bread but still sends it out anyway !!!! The waitress was really nice very happy to help and gutted to be bringing out such substandard food. First time I have been out for a friends birthday and she has rung the next morning to apologise for her choice of restaurant it’s a shame we are very local and have eaten here before but never again !

We booked for NYE in the restaurant and must say we were left bitterly disappointed. There was no atmosphere, the menu was poor and the food barely edible! The staff behind the bar were excellent but the restaurant staff just didn’t seem to have any umph left in them (understandable after the busy Christmas period). My main was a warmed up venison casserole that was basically a bowl of thick gravy with some microwaved and inedible dumplings. Really disappointing :-(

Avoid Avoid !!! Jesus never in my life would i recommend anyone to go here. Food and service was awful with a really bad attitude from the manager. After sending my food back because it was dry and the manager came across and asked if the food was ok i replied no my chicken skewer is dry and she said yes because it’s chargrilled…… well brilliant all chargrilled food is dry is it. she then refused to send it back as she claimed nothing was wrong with it and I asked for this to be taken off the bill and just said no so £20 down the pan and a ruined night with the family. Thanks Devonshire Arms 👍

I stayed here for several days for a visit to Chatsworth. The staff are friendly and helpful and the location to Chatsworth is great (a pleasant walk through the estate). The room itself was decorated beautifully however, it has seen better days. Parts of the ceiling were peeling away and there was some mold and mildew on the ceiling in the bathroom. I had dinner here one night. I ordered a cauliflower dish which was described as being spiced with cumin. It was served as one large head of cauliflower which was crispy and burnt tasting which was disappointing.

I don’t know where to start. The one redeeming point was the manageress who was lovely and very good at her job and the breakfast waitress but the surly bar girl was unfriendly and unhelpful + we weren’t too sure whether we had been overcharged on drinks . Also , another member of staff announced around 10pm that the bar would soon be closing which as paying guests was unusual. The meal we had that evening was overpriced and poor. We stayed in a double room which was shabby , depressing with windows that were all blown , a bed which dipped badly in the middle, towel rail which was broken with one arm sticking out from the wall, cheap tiny tv ( not smart) . Normally wifi is easily got but not at this place. I found it difficult to sleep as there was a continuous sound in the room which sounded like boiler firing all night. Breakfast wasn’t too brilliant, hard boiled poached eggs, burnt bacon etc just generally unappetising but the coffee was good. I think this was the worse b&b I have stayed in for many years but I suppose you win some and lose some.

Second time we have stayed here and it did not disappoint. Speedy check in and then straight to the lovely bar. Great selection of drinks and really lovely staff. Had a fantastic dinner and was lovely to have a choice of quality meals for my wife who is vegan. Room was clean and comfy and had two free pub recipe beers. Always a winner in my book. lol Tasty full english for breakfast and a vegan version for my wife. All freshly cooked. All in all I love staying here. (Staff were brilliant about me getting blood on the pillow from a wound dressing that had come off in the night. They were more concerned about me than the ruined pillow!)

Excellent friendly accommodation. Staff great and attentive. Did not eat but the food did look amazing Great stay location close to shops, pubs and amenities. Would definitely recommend to other people.Thank you