Restaurant · Bakewell
Anniversary lunches and post-walk collapses both land well here, and the kitchen is the reason. The menu is short but done properly — beetroot and feta soup, pork scratchings with apple purée, haddock fish and chips that arrives skinless and boneless with a choice of chunky homemade chips or fries, black garlic chicken wings, truffle fries that people talk about afterwards. Portions run generous enough that plates go back half-finished. Free parking, high chairs, a kids' menu, buggy access and outdoor seating cover the practical side, and vegan options are there too. Food usually comes out quickly. Service is the wobble: mostly warm and attentive, but on busy days drinks have gone missing and larger tables get the attention first. It's £££, it fills up, and one parent found the staff squeezed them in "even though the place was completely full" — worth booking.
A little something creative for your next meal out. Filled with colouring, simple drawing prompts for cute animals, origami and conversation starters designed to bring more play, laughter and connection to the table. 3 free printable packs for toddlers, preschoolers and primary-aged children.
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