Chatsworth Kitchen - Matlock

Darren W.

⭐☆☆☆☆

We visited Chatsworth Kitchen recently, and honestly, it wasnt great Here’s the rundown:

First, we were running a bit late and tried to call ahead, but apparently, answering the phone isn’t on their to-do list. We arrived flustered, only to find out it wouldn’t have mattered anyway—they weren’t exactly prepared for us, they made us order food before being seated!

When it came time to order, they didn’t listen properly and then claimed they couldn’t change the order because the kitchen was “closing soon.”

Strange, considering they were supposed to be open for another two hours! Does their kitchen run on a different timezone?

So I ended up doing a surgical procedure the meal to remove cheese 🤢

The pièce de résistance? They’d run out of ketchup. KETCHUP. How does a place with “kitchen” in the name run out of the most basic condiment? I half-expected them to suggest using tomato soup instead.

To top it all off, the staff had no clue how to check for offers/discounts, the response was a mix of confusion and shoulder shrugs. It’s like they’d never heard of their own promos before.

The location is beautiful, but honestly, they could learn a thing or two about customer service—and stocking the essentials. Until then, we won’t be rushing back.

Chris H.

A seemingly unlikely place to have such a nice little restaurant/café. We have popped in and eaten here several times when visiting Bakewell and Matlock and never been disappointed. Good service, lovely ambiance and great food. Usually we stop in for a coffee and cake, but had something a bit more substantial this time – BLT and the sweetcorn fritters. Both were delicious. Have to say, the pizzas did look good too. In addition to offering a variety of food and drink, they also have a nice selection of little nicknacks, generally kitchenware. Difficult to resist taking home a random kitchen trinket, but we managed this time. Fantastic location if you are visiting one of the many tourist spots around – and the shopping centre isn’t bad either.

suzannah T.

A lovely restaurant within the Peak village shopping area. Does get busy and would recommend always prebooking a table. Reasonable prices for the quality of the food and great staff with friendly and helpful service.

Lisa H.

Thoroughly enjoyed my solo visit.
I received a lovely warm welcome by the lady front of house and I was seated immediately, served quickly by yet another lovely member of staff who took my order
I had a filter coffee which came in a cafetiere and the breakfast which was delicious.
Great value for money, for high-quality food, and excellent service in such a beautiful setting.

Liz H.

Looks fab - as you'd expect from a Chatsworth business but......I don't know.....just lacked something .
Good menu if you're wanting something a bit nice but not sure how many, going to The Peak Village, are wanting this. But I'm sure plenty of people will visit the village to go there specifically - especially as you visit and not pay the Chatsworth parking fees! There is loads of free parking and it's only a short walk through to the cafe from there.
It's one of those cafes that you have to wait to be seated. They don't do it for me - especially if you're just wanting a quick coffee and cake. We visited once before but walked out as people were queuing out the door to be seated when there were obviously plenty of empty tables that we could have all just gone and sat at. Today we'd to wait for a member over staff to actually come and deal with us - and they were not busy . We found, on the whole, that staff were a little bit aloof. Maybe they wanted people in that wanted more than a quick drink.
Coffee was fine, nothing special. Again, cake was fine, nothing special and not a great deal of choice.
Would I visit again - maybe but I wouldn't make a special trip.
Would I recommend it - maybe if you wanted to impress someone with a Chatsworth lunch without the hassle of visiting Chatsworth.

Annie W.

The food is sublime! I had the steak sandwich on a cob and it just melted in the mouth. The staff member was attentive but not pushy, a perfect dining experience, so much so we went back the next day!

Eric K.

Gluten-free is cake is just one, and it's always cappuccino it never changes.
The main meal options are just as bad, so do not recommend visiting if you are a celiac.

Brian D.

Please note . The current 3.8 rating is NOT a reflection of both the service and food that we experienced today. We'd travelled an hour and a half from Sutton Coldfield on a recommendation and were in no way disappointed. Shared the Sirloin steak sandwich with a side of fries. Melt in the mouth - 😋
Washed mine down with a bottle of their honey IPA which was delicious. We will most definitely be returning, and recommending 👍🏻