The Cavendish Rooms, Chatsworth House

Poor dining experience Food was very poor. Very little food for price. Only vegan main was cauliflower steak. Only fish main was served with mussels which I don’t eat. Lamb was lovely but tiny persons. Would not return.

The beef rib was lukewarm, plates cold. The dish, on the menu as gravlax, was disappointingly just sliced smoked salmon. Additionally, the halibut was overcooked, leading to a compromised texture, and the accompanying sauce was underwhelming, and lacking depth of flavour. There was also a lack of communication regarding the salmon's removal from our bill.

This lovely old Derbyshire hotel on the Chatsworth estate has recently reopened after refurbishment. It overlooks the fields in a beautiful location in Baslow, a picture perfect Peak District village and was ideal for our three night spring break. Our room in the Coach House was delightful with a view over open countryside. There is an easy walk across fields to Chatsworth House and the deer park. The elegant hotel restaurant serves delicious food and the staff throughout could not have been more helpful. View menu

WE HAVE BEEN TO THE CAVENDISH MANY TIMES FOR COFFEE AND MEALS IN THE GARDEN ROOM WHICH HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VERY GOOD. MY HUSBAND BOOKED THE GALLERY RESTAURANT FOR SUNDAY LUNCH WITH OUR SON AND HIS WIFE AS IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY. IT WAS A DISAPPOINTING EXPERIENCE . WE WERE SHOWN INTO AN EMPTY DINING ROOM AND THEN WE WERE KEPT WAITING FOR OUR STARTERS FOR ABOUT 15 mins. WE HAD ORDERED WINE WHICH ARRIVED IN AN ICE BUCKET WITH NO OFFER OF TASTING OR POURING . IT FELL WAY BELOW OUR EXPECTATIONS . THE LUNCH WAS JUST OK .

I brought a friend for lunch for her 80 th birthday after having a delightful Sunday lunch last year The experience this time was very different We were directed to the lounge for drinks but no one came to take our order Our pork and sirloin were excellent but I couldn’t eat my broccoli because of an unpleasant aftertaste We found the menu very limited and to finish our meal we had one of our coffees cold with no mint or biscotti The extra potatoes were pleasant but very overpriced Altogether disappointing Margaret Ibbotson

Being local we have driven past The Cavendish Hotel a thousand times and never been in. We were lucky to be given vouchers by the hotel for Champagne Afternoon Tea for two. What a treat. It was super duper. The setting is fantastic but what stands out is the service. This is second to none without being remotely stiff or invasive. Very casual and yet very efficient. Every member of staff excelled. The tea itself was grand. There was more than enough for us both, we even took some home, and I am not a shy eater ! We will certainly return for Sunday lunch one day, this looked to be excellent as it was served to those around us View menu

We have been to The Cavendish before and the food was absolutely amazing. And I mean Michelin start perfection. Because of this my husband booked us a table for my birthday for Sunday lunch. We were so disappointed. We were shown to our table 20 minutes after our booking time and that’s because we had to ask what was happening. It then took 40 minutes for our starters to come out, which were ok. But the Sunday dinner itself for the price and knowing how good the food has been was so disappointing. It was just a Sunday dinner. Boiled broccoli and boiled cabbage. Boiled carrots and roast potatoes. The “jus” was just gravy. No real flavour at all. To be honest we’ve had better and more flavour...

We arrived early for Sunday lunch in the Cavendish Hotel’s Gallery restaurant and first enjoyed a drink in the sunshine on the re vamped terrace, outside the new Garden Room conservatory. There cannot be many better country views than sitting on that terrace, looking out toward Chatsworth House. Much thought and no doubt money, has gone into creating this beautiful new addition to the hotel’s many facilities. There was a limited (but excellent) choice of starters, main courses and puddings in the Gallery restaurant. You can order lunch as either two or three courses. We enjoyed the lamb and roast beef as our ‘mains’ both were cooked as requested and came with sufficient fresh garden vegetabl...

Attention to detail makes all the difference and sadly The Cavendish food frequently finds itself lacking. We ate in the Garden Room which is lovely. We ordered two main courses: Superfood Salad with nuts and seeds (only there were no nuts nor seeds on the dish) and the Fish of the Day which was a lemon sole with new potatoes and a watercress 'salad '. The fish was very nice (on the bone as I like it) but the watercress was at best a garnish ie very very little of it and it was the micro watercress, which was fine had there been enough of it to constitute a 'salad '! Add to that that it was yellow. I sent it back and an even smaller garnish appeared after some time. They had clearly picked o... View menu