The Manners

We had a very tasty lunch today at the Manners pub. Three of us enjoyed a great meal at this well placed pub in Bakewell. The staff are always welcoming and helpful. We enjoy visiting this pub when we come to Bakewell and we enjoy a shopping spree too.

Rotten experience. We have stayed here twice before and had very good experiences. We made arrangements because of these. We knew that the management had changed and so we stayed at different accommodation. We went to the Manners for food and a space to watch the Six Nations. Two key issues: staff (training and responsibility) and food quality. Young staff on duty who were not in a position to make sensible decisions that catered for all the customers. Lack of senior support evident. Food quality poor. Looked like a ready meal from a bag. Tasteless. We cannot recommend and will not be returning. To note if you want to watch rugby in Bakewell the Queen's Arms had a number of screens and a great atmosphere with very welcoming staff. No food service though.

We were pleasantly surprised by this gem of a find on arriving here. Met with a warm welcome by all the lovely staff we were shown to a welcoming and inviting room. Spacious warm very clean and very comfortable. !! The selection of welcome goodies and treat’s totally has outshone any of the big hotels or chains. I couldn’t think of a single thing that could be added. I had the best nights sleep ever in the most comfortable bed i have ever slept on. We had an evening meal and breakfast which were both superbly cooked tasty and very generous in portion size. My only disappointment …. ? We only stayed one night ! The pub and 5 star room is in the centre of Bakewell so perfectly placed for visiting the village Chatsworth House or any of many other attractions in the area. Its very rare I rave about a place because theres usually something to make it less than perfect …. But not at The Manners. We will certainly return. Thank you for making us so welcome.

We met some long lost family here earlier this week. A nice traditional pub. The staff were very pleasant and we had a nice two-course lunch. A warm cozy atmosphere and we weren't rushed. Happy to return another day. We did not stay overnight.

After a hard days walking we were staying in Bakewell and went to the Manners for our dinner, while the menu was limited we ordered a safe bet. good old fish and chips and peas ,when the waitress set the plates down we were horrified to see the greasy fish and awful looking chips ,my wife poked some fish out off the batter and ate that but couldn’t face the chips ,I did manage to eat some off them .When the waitress lifted our plates and asked how was our meal ,I told here it was the fish and chips I had ever seen or tasted ,see said sorry I replied that it was not her fault ,when I went to pay they made no comment and offered no reduction ,to me the money wasn’t the issue it was just such an awful meal after a hard but pleasant days walking

Mother’s Day disaster…. We as a family have been going to The Manner for years, and have always been very happy with the food and the service “fabulous”….. On arrival a lovely girl told us that there was no menu, and only Pork, beef and gammon, we all looked at each other, thought this was a little strange, but agreed. 3 pork, 1 gammon, Not hard to get food hot, all came lukewarm They had piled all the veg on top off the bit of meat to hide what was there. The first thing I picked up was a whole carrot what was just placed on top of my meal, this taste of bleach I gave a taste to my husband he agreed. Soggy Yorkshire puds, NOOOO!!! Crackling, 8 different veg, including water cress on top of a Sunday dinner. Cut the veg down give us more meat, watery gravy, what was the chards off onion thrown all over the meals… After asking for more meat and waiting 15 mins for our meals to return still Luke warm, the male server brought the meals over Arrogant, rude, cocky, my husband said enough is enough, my husband is a patient man but he couldn’t take anyone of this male servers attitude…. In the end the male stuck his finger up at us and told us never to return…. No worries there…. The worst experience we’ve ever had in pub.. AVOID….. until new management.