The Devonshire Arms, Peak Forest - pub details
Address: Hernstone Lane, Peak Forest, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 8EJ [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 25925) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Dove Holes (2.8 miles), Chapel-en-le-frith (4 miles), Edale (4.3 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served
- Accommodation available
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> Current user rating: 4.5/10 (rated by 12 users)
other pubs nearby:
Wanted Inn, Sparrowpit (1.8 miles)
user reviews of the Devonshire Arms, Peak Forest
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| We popped in to this pub last Saturday for lunch. The landlady generously kept the bar and kitchen open after the planned closing time (not sure why the pub closes on a Saturday afternoon). The food was very disappointing. The chips were uncooked and tasted of fish. When we complained we were told that the fryer was broken so they had been 'cooked in a different pan'. The land lady was then very blunt in explaining that we could like it or lump it. With hindsight we would have prefered to have nbeen told that the pub was closed. Avoid this pub! mmmfood - 19 Dec 2011 13:22 |
| Me and my wife recently stayed here for 2 nights, and we find all the negative comments to be untrue. The minute we got there we felt really welcomed. The staff were brilliant, even when they were really busy on the friday night all of them were smiling and seemed very composed. We noticed the service and care to every customer was great. The food was fantastic, me and my wife really enjoyed both meals we had during our stay. Presentation was absolutley excellent considering its a country pub. Which brings me to my next point, about the post from fredegar. Nobody in the right mind would eat a grey, flabby, sinewy steak and risk getting food poisoning, nor would anybody "persevere" eating food that was supposedly that bad. Any normal person would complain about the food before they ate most of it. To me, it sounds like you were trying to pull something. We also noticed there was a dog there while we were eating, and id like to point out that it was not in the dining area of the pub, it was near the back door by the beer garden. It caused no problem to us at all. I think some people forget it is a pet welcome pub, and not every dog is going to smell like roses. I also think you have to realise that if she was to ban one of the local dogs she would probably have to ban them all to be fair. If you have such a problem with this person and their dog, maybe you should talk to them about it rather than taking it out on the landlady, or not return there as the previous person has said. To me, you seem quite two-faced that you will post a negative comment, but yet you visit there on a regular basis. Anyway, i highly recommend this place if you are planning a stay in the high peak area. Me and my wife will be returning in the future. Patrick Patrick61 - 7 Jun 2010 12:05 |
| Myself and my boyfriend have recently returned from holidaying with my parents and my sister and her family. We stayed in accomodation in the grounds of the Devonshire arms. The first time we went to the Devonshire arms we were met by friendly and inviting staff. Over the week we became friends with the majority of the staff who work there and the owners. My parents ate there on four occasions and my boyfriend and my sister and her family ate there twice. Every meal that we had was fantastic. It wasnt just the taste of the food thay was fantastic, the presentation of it was fantastic too. The service was friendly and we were really made to feel at home even though we weren't even staying in the hotel itself. Whislt we were there we did see dogs but what do you expect when it is a country pub and it offers accommodation for pets too. Surely if people are put off by that then don't go in the first place. I would also like to mention the fact that I actually left my purse behind in the holiday cottage and the staff from the Devonshire arms actually went out of their way to find it for me and send it by recorded delivery through the post. How many people would do that. The staff really are a credit to the pub and we all wouldn't hesitate in going back there. Bluenose81 - 17 Apr 2010 08:55 |
| Whilst I haven't commented for quite a while, I have been visting this pub regularly. The biggest downside now is that it allows horrible stinking dogs in the pub/food area. I was unlucky enough on the Easter weekend to call in and try a pint in the 'locals' side of the pub. I had to leave before finishing my pint due to a large stinking old english sheepdog. It really was horrible and made me feel sick. Even the locals were complaining to the landlady about the dog & it's owner (he smelt too) but she ignored them. There were other dogs in the dining area, which I'm afraid counts me out from eating there. It may just have been a 'wrong' night, but it was horrible. peakresident - 6 Apr 2010 15:10 |
| We stayed here recently. Breakfasts are the only saving grace. Accomodation is poor. Cleanliness standards in the rooms are poor. Evening meal was poor and confirms fredegar's post. The propreitors do not really know how to run this kind of establishment. Avoid! cantspell - 27 Oct 2009 21:06 |
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