The Old Vicarage — Restaurant in North East Derbyshire

This was a real dining experience. The surroundings are beautiful and tasteful and the dining area is small, cosy and select. We had the tasting menu with the matching wine flight and it was all delicious and very flavoursome. The seven courses were quite small with the exception of the main roe deer course, but we felt comfortably full after we had finished. The ingredients complimented one another and the presentation was second to none. Compliments to the chef.

The waitresses were polite and everyone was knowledgeable about the food and the accompanying wines and they were all able to answer questions we asked about both the food and drink.

It isn't a cheap dining experience but certainly an experience to behold, be it a once in a lifetime visit or for an occasion to celebrate. You are made to feel special.

The only slight criticism we had was with the Sommelier who tended to speak about the wines to my husband rather than to the pair of us. Even when I asked a question about the wine, he addressed the answer to my husband. I am equally as interested in wine as he is, and am especially knowledgeable about France and the regions he was talking about, having lived and worked in France for a year, so I was particularly bristled by his lack of awareness in this field.

Otherwise, we would totally recommend the experience to anyone who wants to enjoy and celebrate any occasion in...

My boyfriend and I decided to try this establishment last week as we were celebrating our anniversary. Well what can I say, I found the whole thing mortifying. The atmosphere made everything feel horrific, on arrival we gave our name and shown to some seats. We were then approached by another member of staff who asked again what our name was and if we had a reservation (this felt as though we had lied about who we were and if we had a reservation, who knew 21 year olds could book a table !?) Once we had placed our order we were shown to our table, we were constantly stared at as if no one had every seen young people before or as if we didn't belong there. As my boyfriend and I continued to have a conversation we felt as though everyone in the restaurant was listening in. I was very upset with this experience as we had paid a lot of money to dine at this establishment to feel like outcasts. We also waited a long time for our main, We sat down at 8 and left at 10.30. All in all I would never dine here again and would 100% never recommend it. I have worked in catering before and I was always today good feedback is spoken about but negative is spoken...

The crown may have slipped ever so slightly in recent years since the Michelin star was lost, but this is still one of if not the best restaurant in the Sheffield area. The food is excellent, the location and grounds are beautiful especially in spring and summer (albeit kind of close to nowhere), and the service is very good.

As such any negatives are slight and need to be considered in the context of an exceptional restaurant aiming to be world-class. With this said the lounge and some of the waiting/relaxing areas would benefit from an update. The front of house manager was excellent but some of the service staff could perhaps do with a little more schooling in the art of silver service -- nothing major just not quite at the level you expect at an absolute top drawer restaurant.

We had a great meal and a lovely evening and can't...