Reviews in Derbyshire

Enjoyed a very nice afternoon tea. The table was nicely laid out. Service was lovely too. Suggestions:- Have a point where those who've pre-booked can go to be assigned to their table without having to attract someone's attention. Provide pastry forks for the cakes - they are nice, but not easy to lift or to eat without getting messy.

A lovely afternoon tea with my mum. Plenty of lovely food and very attentive service. Went to pay the bill only to be told they don’t accept cash. Lots of people still want to use cash, especially the older generation. Don’t use it and we’ll lose it. It seems it’s already gone at Renishaw Hall.

A little disappointed. Attitude at ordering point brusque and unhelpful. Heard several folk being berated for not knowing their table number. Menu limited, no vegetables apart from mushy peas. However those who brought our food were lovely and the food was tasty.

I had booked on the 2/3/25 Mother’s Day afternoon tea for 5 adults and one 14 month old child. 2 vegan and 3 normal with a child’s meal. Confirmation arrived of the booking on Saturday 29th via email. Got to the restaurant and got seated within a few minutes. After all getting seated and offered our drinks one of the waitresses approached and apologised but they were not serving children’s meals that day only afternoon teas. She offered a child’s afternoon tea to a 14 month old. I explained he was too young and dairy free. I asked if it would be possible to warm up a ready meal I had brought just in case, they were unable to do this due to allergies. They offered no other options for my son. (If I had known about this on booking I would have looked elsewhere). The sandwich fillings were nearly none existent and the coffee was like warm when it was served. I have eaten here a couple of times previously and not had any problems but I wouldn’t recommend the afternoon tea at all.

We booked a table for lunch at 1.30, having been gifted a cafe voucher from friends, for Christmas. It was a nice March day, so the cafe was quite busy. There was a large queue at the entrance with nobody to advise we had booked, so would have had a long wait to get our table, until a manager arrived to ask. By the time we had our table and selected, we faced a long queue at the till to order and pay. From joining the queue to ordering, two of my preferences had been sold out, so I had to have an less appealing alternative. The food was good, and came quite quickly. However, the overall experience was ruined by the shambolic system and lack of proper organisation. Is it too much to ask to be able to order from a full menu, especially after taking the trouble to book a table? I would think not. Will we return to eat here? Not unless they reorganise the system.

Sunday Lunch treat for Mother’s Day. The roast beef main courses were delicious and we particularly enjoyed the starter of scallops in Tom Yum broth which we have never tried before, all of which was perfectly cooked and well presented. Excellent drinks menu, lovely atmosphere, friendly and efficient staff. We have also visited The Two Hares for Brunch and Tapas, we are always made to feel very welcome and have never been disappointed. Thank you!

Booked Mothers Day originally for 4 for Sunday lunch 1 being a Gluten Free Sunday lunch in the 17-03-2025. The first confirmation I got from Renishaw Hall was the 27-03-2025 saying it was afternoon tea not Sunday lunch. Then I received another phone call on the 29-03-2025 saying it was again afternoon tea not Sunday lunch. We had no time to book anywhere else so went for the afternoon tea. Heather looked after us on our table and was a credit to you and an nothing was too much trouble. The afternoon tea provided for me as it was gluten free consisted of 4 sandwiches and a packet of crisps poured over the sandwiches. The variety of cake was 2 large pieces of cake and a scone. No jam no cream and the two slices of cake were far too big. A bit more consideration could have been taken into preparing for my GF afternoon tea. It was a lot of money for 4 sandwiches and a piece of cake!!!! Will we be coming back? We very much doubt it. I hope you enjoyed the goodies I made for you Heather and thank you for looking after us.

Came for mothers day afternoon tea. Lovely experience. Lovely setting. Staff attentive. Food good quality and varied. Will certainly come again. Only one thing would have made it better which was not having to queue to pay which took forever waiting for people to get drinks and food.

Amazing roasts as ever. Great service, lovely with children, excellent choice of wine. Loved it.

Fabulous! We have been to Two Hares many times, but we reserve a table on Sundays for special occasions. The roast is incredible and the atmosphere and hosts were wonderful. One of our favourite spots!

Visited for an early Mother's Day lunch (Sunday was fully booked). Although my reservation online had not been received by the team we were seated immediately despite the cafe being busy. Saturday fish and chips was a rare treat but the ham/cheese paninis were very good too. We were too full for dessert but the cakes looked great. 3 mains and 3 drinks for£40 for freshly prepared food in a nice setting. Good value!

An absolutely appalling experience. The till was not working when we got to the front of the queue. We were kept waiting for about 10 minutes with no apology for the wait. Eventually our order was taken and we went to our reserved table to wait for our meals. After about 30 minutes, we asked if our lunches would take much longer. (We had ordered 2 bruschettas). We were told our orders had not gone through to the kitchen! While we’re waiting yet again, I was offered a free cup of coffee as recompense. I refused so we’re then brought some free chips instead. We did not want these either as neither of us eat chips. By this time, it was nearly an hour since we’d arrived. Our meals arrived within about another five minutes but the order was wrong!! We had ordered 2 hummus bruschettas not one hummus and one tomato. I agreed to eat the tomato one because I was hungry but after the utter fiasco the visit turned out to be, we asked for recompense, perhaps one of the meals for free. Someone finally realised what very poor service we had received and agreed to refund the whole cost of our meals. The cook brought out the refund receipts. Why did no-one from management apologise to us? We felt very let down by a business that is usually well run and provides really good service. The cafe has let itself down badly. I am quite a frequent customer and will try not to let this experience colour my thoughts for the future.

Incredibly delicious food. We've had brunch here before and it was always great - last Thursday we went for the tapas and it was delicious with a great range of options for vegetarians.

The food was good, as was the atmosphere. We’d booked for 12.30 and queuing time was quite long - the person behind the till seemed to be multitasking. After an enjoyable meal we wanted coffee - and stood in the queue for 25 minutes to be served. It quite spoiled the occasion and almost made us late for the house tour. Renishaw had only opened on 19th and our visit was on 21st, so early teething problems were to be expected, but this was well below the service we had in the past.

Had my 60th Birthday Sunday Lunch with the family at The Two Hares yesterday, the food was simply superb, the service outstanding and a big shout out to Nadia who couldn’t have done enough for us, you weee brilliant- thank you

Sunday roast was delicious- first time I’ve had lamb belly and I was disappointed the waitress sold it to me!

Delicious food, great atmosphere and exceptional service. Last night was our first visit to The Two Hares but we will definitely be back.

Delicious food, great atmosphere and exceptional service. It was our first visit to The Two Hares and we will definitely be visiting again.