Dovecote Restaurant in Amber Valley

Been a number of times and loved it. Amazing atomosphere, love the afternoon tea. Good selection of food/drinks. Attention to detail which is key. Good customer service and staff are very helpful. Will return.

Fantastic food served by wonderful staff !! Definitely deserves a 5☆ rating.

Had a wonderful celebratory dinner here tonight. The restaurant is lovely and cosy inside, with tables well spread out. There are proper white table clothes which makes it feel just that little more special. There was a 3 course meal for £34 with about 5 choices for each course. The smoked salmon starter was delicious and I understand the cheese tart was also very tasty! We had the fish and beef mains and both were a good serving size and tasty. Dessert was also pleasant. We were given lovely little shortbread biscuits with our coffee which was a nice touch. I was given a beautiful birthday card by the restaurant which was a very nice gesture! The waitresses were all lovely and service was good.We hope to go back to try out their champagne breakfast sometime!Would recommend for a lovely, well priced meal in a pretty venue.

Went here for my first experience of an afternoon tea and what an experience it was.We went for the vegetarian option with tea expecting it to just be plain and boring but how wrong we were.The sandwiches were and I mean this - incredibleSoft, tasty and moreish I couldn't resist accepting a the offer for more, yes they offer you more!!The tea selection was also incredible and described each tea in detail and again they offered refills!The cakes you guessed it were incredible, warm scones and fresh cream and jam, soft cupcakes and zesty lemon bites i was utterly blown away mentally and physically so when they asked us if we wanted more cakes as well I painfully had to decline!The setting was beautiful, warm and cozyClean areas and very polite staff no matter your background. It truly transports you into a world you see on films and TV and makes you if only for an hour or two feel like true royaltyIt also has all the wheelchair access you need as well as clean toilets and fresh outdoor areas. Bog free car park aswellThis is to date the best place I've eaten at and I cant stop recommending it. I hold everything in comparrison to here now and in a way its made me realise how much improvement can happen in other places.If I had to pick on one thing to improve and this isn't even that big of a deal it would be to have some coat racks/areas ( they may already have this option but I didnt ask)Will 100% be doing this again I can't stress how worth the money it is for the afternoon tea

Great quality food. A few cost saving cut backs. Minor things no olives on arrival and no chocolate with the bill but other than that great meal, fab service and lovey setting.

Had a lovely champagne breakfast this morning with 3 friends.I recently found out I'm gluten and dairy intolerant and going out for meals hasn't been a great experience! Today was fantastic and I even had my own 'gluten and dairy free' menu to choose from. The food was gorgeous and I didn't feel like I was missing out or making do one bit!Highly recommended for a lovely treat!

First time visiting. Fantastic food and service, will definitely be going back!

My first time at The Dovecote, Morley Hayes (my friend had been before) and we had a lovely evening. The décor is bright and charming, the staff are all friendly, efficient and welcoming. But the best thing – the FOOD! I had the steak and it was perfectly cooked and succulent with a sublime flavour, the same goes for the trimmings and sides. For afters, I had an rich, smooth panna cotta that was sooo, sooo tasty, served with freshly-baked Madeleines. Every element of the meal was considered and composed, the chef definitely knows and their art and practises it expertly. I would definitely recommend The Dovecote if you want a special evening.

My favourite restaurant for 2019 in Derbyshire. Staff are great,food is very good . Overall EXCELLENT.

Very nice place very nice staff and the 3 course meal we had was delicious