The Rutland Arms - Derbyshire Dales

I had a wonderful dining experience at a restaurant in Bakewell on a rainy and chilly weekday. The staff were welcoming and friendly, and the restaurant was dog-friendly with a diverse menu. The sandwiches we ordered were delicious and beautifully presented.

We decided to book this restaurant after reading unfavorable reviews of another place we were originally planning to visit....and it turned out to be a great choice. From the friendly greeting to the beautiful setting, attentive service, and delicious food, there was nothing not to love. Usually we just eat and leave, but we ended up ordering a second bottle of wine and stayed to enjoy it in the laid-back atmosphere. Highly recommend this place and will certainly return.

I recently visited Bakewell and stopped by the coffee section for a cup of coffee. The coffee was delicious, the service was excellent, and the surroundings were lovely. We truly enjoyed our experience.

Where to start … we stumbled across this place when looking for breakfast on our first morning. Thrilled to find that it was also dog friendly in the lounge and bar area we had a really nice breakfast fruit juice, tea, cooked breakfast etc. That was lovely. Staff very attentive, brought our dog a water bowl and offered to get him some treats. The hotel seems to have been recently refurbished judging by the pictures on Trip Advisor which aren’t of the current decor it is done to a beautiful standard now. We enjoyed our breakfast so much we ate breakfast there three out of the four mornings we were in Bakewell. We also returned one evening for dinner. We had some lovely drinks in the lounge area to start the barman makes a lovely pornstar martini which is my favourite. Our dog was welcome in the bar area and there was a good atmosphere in the room and it was entertaining watching all the cocktails being made. We had some lovely food including seared tuna, ham hock, burger and lemon posset to finish (I would have happily eaten almost all of the puddings! . Overall this place was great. You really aren’t spoilt for choice on great places to eat in Bakewell, certainly not to this standard. If I was having my time again I’d of booked for dinner here at least another time. Thoroughly recommend it. Thank you.

Fantastic service and food. The decor of the restaurant is high quality to match the food. The menu and wine list has something for everyone. I had the pie of the day followed by the Bakewell pudding, which due to the portion size of both courses was unwise. You will not go hungry in this place !! Service was exceptional considering the restrictions they have to work to. I have been fortunate to have eaten in some nice places and as a comparison I would put this on a par with Rules in London for quality of food and ambience but without the price tag