Restaurants near Ripley Castle and Gardens

Perfect start to my day! Welcome greetings at the door were friendly and courteous. As requested upon booking, a quiet breakfast table had been reserved which was just perfect. The waiting staff were friendly, helpful and very professional, nothing was too much trouble and specific requests were met promptly. The food, as always, was delicious. My portion of scrambled eggs and smoked salmon was a little on the large side for me but I did add granary toast as an accompaniment and polished off the entire portion out of greed! My friend had poached eggs with avocado and hollandaise which looked perfectly cooked. Food presentation was impeccable. Service was faultless. One thing I love about The Ivy is the table linen! I’m a stickler for traditions, there’s nothing nicer than sitting down to eat good food at a table that is properly dressed and a decent napkin on your knee. The atmosphere was perfect, not full as it was early Wednesday morning, but enough occupied tables to create an indulgent and relaxed vibe. All in all, a very relaxed start to our day. Well done to the whole team! Super professional 👍 Thank you

All my party of ten really enjoyed the food and the experience at the Pickled Sprout. The menu was varied and reasonably priced. The waiters were competent and polite. I reduced the service to 4 stars because we had to wait a while to order and we were hungry. Some nibbles would have been welcome.

A lovely meal, food was outstanding cooked to perfection. Service was great. Cannot fault it

As always the food was amazing. Only constructive criticism is that the Panna Cotta has changed to strawberry Flavour on a Prosecco jelly base, the original version is much nicer. This doesn’t mean it was bad, it was just disappointing. However, overall the food was delicious.

Wonderful first experience, made by the team at Betty’s tearoom, always attentive to our needs. Thank you all.