[Closed] good pub food in Bakewell?

Dunno but see if you can get a place that has Bakewell Tart for dessert. I reckon a homemade Bakewell Tart from Bakewell would be pretty tasty (a)Its my fave, (b) I'm hungry right now..

Devonshire Arms in Beeley just outside Bakewell is great but quite pricey

if you've got transport head 10mins up the road up to the monsal head - not super cheap but very nice.

http://www.theploughinn-hathersage.co.uk/#thumb

Not far away but as Dev Arms pricey but v nice..

I ate in the Bulls Head Inn in Monyash a couple of weeks ago. The fish medley was epic and the Wincle Waller ale very good. The bar area was very busy but they were happy for three of us in walking gear to go into the restuaruant which is very nice.

The previously mentioned Monsal Head Hotel had a different Wincle Rambler on tap - lovely stuff.

A bit further away is the Royal Oak at Hurdlow - that's very good as well. Big portions and good beer.

http://www.peakpub.co.uk/

When we stayed in Bakewell in Feb 2009 we went to The Peacock (adjacent to Co-op car park - [url= http://tinyurl.com/2ecax82 ]Google Streetview link[/url]) for tea and it was very good. So much so we went back a few nights later! "Just" pub grub, nothing outlandish, but seemed very well done.

If I was in bakewell I would get my bakewell pudding to take away then drive to here http://www.bear-hotel.com/ best pub for miles and miles

yeah the peacock is pretty good IME

Hurrah for [url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakewell_tart ]wikipedia[/url]

Bakewell Tart

Bakewell [b]Pudding[/b], I think you'll find. Completely unlike the Mr Kipling nonsense.

At least one of the two "original" bakewell pudding shops has a restaurant that does pub food type stuff, followed obviously by a bakewell pudding for pudding. Not sure about other pubs in the town itself, but second the recommendation of Monsal Head up the road - worth it for the view, plus last time I was there was a decent beer on.

Ahh STW pedantry, love it. I think you'll find that there is some controversy over the pudding/tart, read the wikipedia link. It's not just Kipling I'm afraid, Beeton also thought it was a tart. More importantly, I don't give a f*ck what it was called, I'll call it a bakewell tart if I want to.

If I was in bakewell I would get my bakewell pudding to take away then drive to here http://www.bear-hotel.com/ best pub for miles and miles

I haven't been to the Bear for a few years now, but i can confirm it was absolutely awesome when i worked there 8)

I'll call it a bakewell tart if I want to

Then you'll get some spongey, almondy, jammy slice. It's a pudding. Go to the one on the main street, as that's the original. My missus used to work there when she first moved to the area.

+1 for the Bear, but it's a half hour drive from Bakewell.

+1 for Monsal Head too - 5 mins from Bakewell. Nothing outstanding, but decent enough - it's worth it for the view - and you can nearly see Roflharris's house, or whatever Rob's called at the moment. You could always pop down and offer him a tenner for his Prophet 😀

The Grouse & Claret is ok at Rowsley - pub grub, but a bit classier than your standard Brewers Fare etc.

have your sunday lunch in the Ashford Arms in Ashford in the water, Just down the A6 from Bakewell. THE most fantastic roast dinner IN THE WORLD.
In Bakewell the Peacock is good and the one near the river at the end of the one way street. I think its called The Castle.

Then you'll get some spongey, almondy, jammy slice.

monsall head +1

of course, the real fine cuisine in bakewell is a double cheese burger from the Bakewell Pudding shop.

MAHOOSIVE they are, and the monumental amount of cheap catering grade cheese forms the stretchiest substance known to man.

the only problem may be that it's changed since i was at school there 13 years ago. Even if it hasn't i bet they don;t cost £1.15 any more 🙁

went the Peacock for a quick post ride drink the other week
£3.60 for a blackcurrant and Lemonade!?!?!
£3.30 for a Lager Shandy (cheap lager mind nothing fancy)!!!

Couldnt f***ing believe it, its Bakewell not London for Christs sake!
Barmaid was quite grumpy too, especially when I asked for a reciept as I assumed she had made a mistake

If thats the price of drinks no way you will catch me in there again
(Food that was being brought out for other people looked to be decidedly average pub food in my opinion)

Bakewell is expensive, it's a very popular tourist destination and retirement town.

Barmaid was quite grumpy too

This seems to be normal for Derbyshire IME... bloody townies coming out at weekends and spending money in their villages...

• Buy Fish and Chips
• Sit next to river
• East some chips and feed rest to ducks

Its the only way to eat in Bakewell!

Bakewell is expensive, it's a very popular tourist destination and retirement town.

there is expensive and then there is taking the p*ss
I don't appreciate having my wallet raped and Im sure tourists and old folk (of which I am neither) don't either

• Buy Fish and Chips
• Sit next to river
• East some chips and feed rest to ducks

Its the only way to eat in Bakewell!

Is the correct answer - I started riding over to do that with my mates on our Townsends and Universals 20 years ago, still doing it today. The trout in the river like chips as well 😀

A Bakewell tart...

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A Bakewell pudding...

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Pudding > tart x 10

Bakewell is expensive, it's a very popular tourist destination and retirement town.

[b]there is expensive and then there is taking the p*ss
I don't appreciate having my wallet raped and Im sure tourists and old folk (of which I am neither) don't either [/b]

A pint of Carling in my local 'old mans' pub between Bakewell & Matlock is £2.95 which is the norm for the area. Bakewell is going to be more expensive as it's a tourist town.

A 3 bed detatched around me will average £200k-£250k - expect to pay 50% more in Bakewell.

I recently paid £3.40 for a Carling whilst working in Taunton (Somerset) - now that is taking the piss.