Cocina Restaurant at Casa Hotel — Restaurant in Chesterfield

Stayed at the hotel for two nights and had dinner on the first night. This review only applies to the dinner content as the restaurant is the same one used for the breakfast buffet. The dinner was disappointing, especially at the high prices charged. It was busy and according to its rating it was a previous award winner. This was shown as the Spring Menu, yet it was Summer. It didn’t start well when I asked the waitress how many king scallops were in a starter portion (£16), She said it was quite a big portion, well perhaps a medium size amount. I told her that I simply wanted to know how many scallops I would get.... she said its 3 or 4.... I said which is it and she said 3 I think... but they are big ones.!!. Well, I got three scallops of varying size on a plate with some sort of red jus or sauce and loads of grass. Two of the scallops were overcooked and the biggest one, a true king scallop was cooked perfectly... I have no idea why the disgusting red sauce and other stuff, belly pork, ginger etc was smeared on the plate. I tasted it and quickly realised it did nothing but detract from the taste of a simple shellfish. There is no need to fancy dress scallops or add anything to affect the flavour. I then had the 8 oz Filet steak (£40) which I ordered medium rare, hand cut chips, asparagus (£7) and onion rings (£7). The steak when it arrived was perfectly pink, but the meat was dry and cold. It was tender enough but any juices in the meat had gone. The steak had the impression it had been cooked and then left (which it should for a while) but had not been covered to retain its heat and juices. What really upset me was the side dish of Asparagus, once again a simple vegetable, which when fresh needs very little other than a drop of butter. This had a strong lemon flavour and was covered in bits of disgusting crispy, smoky, bacon. I later saw that this was supposed to be Serrano Ham... I could hardly taste the Asparagus at all it was destroyed by the taste of the ham. The onion rings were fine, at least they weren't soggy. My wife had the chicken, and her meal was fine. We didn’t have a dessert, the waitress made that choice for us, by bringing us the bill before we asked for it or saw the dessert menu. I would not eat there again.... Cost overall £153.... inc £4.50 for a small bottle of water, £8 for a bottle of San Miguel, £30 for a...

What a treat!! The restaurant is super cosy and elegant, a really nice venue for a treat or a special occasion. The food was absolutely delicious and cooked to perfection, especially the steaks which were juicy and melt-in-the-mouth. The only comment I have is that some of the desserts feel a little over-priced for what they are.

At Cocina, their meat is cooked in a Josper Grill, which imparts a smokey flavour, resulting in tender, juicy, and fragrant meat. They use the finest cuts of meat including home reared Belted Galloway rare breed cattle from their very own Walton Lodge Farm Estate. The other meals offered on the menu also use the finest, freshly sourced ingredients.

OFFERS ⚠️ Monday – Friday £25pp for 4 Tapas dishes OR one Tapas dish and Main/Steak meal from a selected menu OR 2 for £25 on some selected main meals. Steak Sensation for Two for £75 – Available exclusively on Friday and Saturday evenings, which includes 16oz Walton Lodge Chef’s Choice Sharing Steak, choice of two sides and a bottle of house wine, red or white.

We enjoyed;

Tapas (price range £7 – £11/£17 for scallops); Smokey Padron Peppers, Crispy Calamari, Gambas Pil Pil 10oz Rib Eye (£28), medium rare, with triple-cooked chips, roquette leaves, grated aged Manchego cheese, and smoked paprika roasted vine tomato + wild mushroom sauce (+£4) 10oz Sirloin Steak (£32), medium rare, with the above sides + peppercorn sauce (+£4) Spiced Apple Tarte Tatin with Tonka bean ice cream (£9) Affogato with Shanky’s Whip whisky liqueur (£9) We also enjoyed a lovely Rioja that went well with the food

We had such a lovely meal in this restaurant, and I would highly recommend this place to anyone that enjoys tapas and steaks as the food was exceptional, in a gorgeous setting.

💷 Spend: Approx. £30-£40pp for a main/tapas dishes and drink ⏰ Open Hours: Monday to Saturday 6pm – 9:30pm 🚗 Parking info: Free parking at the hotel...

Oh dear. What a terrible meal in the Cocina Restaurant at the Casa hotel. The best thing I can write about it is the staff were very good. I am surprised at the 4.6 average reviews after my meal. To start, I paid £11 for a Gambas Pil Pil. It arrived with six averaged sized prawns, so approx £2 per prawn. The pil pil contained no garlic whatsoever but large amounts of chili. the others on the table who had the same reported the identical issue. It was very poor indeed. For main, (pictured) I asked for a medium rare Ribeye and the steak was served medium. It was lacking flavour somewhat but the accompanying lettuce, chips and tomato was okay but I had paid £28 for this so expected it to be much better. I did wonder if they had given me the rump steak instead but surely a professional kitchen cannot get this wrong? After the meal, a person who was with our table and ordered the ribeye said, unprompted, that the steak he was served was rump so maybe I was right. No person at the table had ordered rump steak. The cheese board was £12, decent overall but again the wrong cheese to the one we ordered. After saying something, we received the we cheese. Overall impression? They failed to get any course of the meal right after spending £51 I felt they had left...