Coach House - Derbyshire Dales

Staying on site at sandybrooks in ashbourne we chose this for dinner on our first evening. We booked for 7pm, this was our first mistake as the restaurant was already full. We were advised there was 1, yes 1, staff member and 1 chef...this didn 't bode well. Ordered food at 7.20 from the 1 staff member present, food arrived at 8.15. Food was nice enough, cooked to order (with the exception of the veg which I think had been cooked earlier in the day and was 'warmed up ' as it was not very hot. Sadly the experience wasn 't great as we couldn 't ask for things like sauce, extra napkins, extra drinks etc because the one lady serving was busy elsewhere and you aren 't allowed to get up from the table. This could he a fab little eatery but YOU NEED MORE STAFF, and really shouldn 't be offering a service without.

We had a table booked for half 7 but when we arrived on time we were told the table wouldn’t be ready for another 20 mins due to other customers arriving late. We were seated 35 mins after our booking time and then our food arrived almost an hour later. The food was nice and staff were friendly but it was disappointing to eat at 9pm considering our table was booked for 7:30.

Not extensive, not fancy, but delicious food, nicely served at reasonable prices. After a day up and down the peaks, this was everything needed. And lovely friendly staff. Thanks. Needed that!!!!

Visited for Sunday lunch during a stay at Sandybrook. Overpriced £70+ for one course adults x 2/two course kids x 2, plus drinks) and bang average. Exploiting the captive audience they have at the holiday village. Tried to order takeaway on a separate night at 7.30pm after the kids had gone to bed and we had nothing in, and were told by the laughing waitress on the end of the line that they weren't doing the takeaway menu as the restaurant was busy. This despite advertised hours as Mon-Sat 5pm-8.30pm. So add inconvenient to their list of achievements. If they didn't have the captive audience of holidaymakers they would go out of business in a week.

Went with slightly low expectations based on the previous recent reviews but we were pleasantly surprised. Visited on a Friday evening, the last night of our holidays. Camembert starter was lovely although could have done with better quality toast and more of it. My husband's steak was delicious as was my fish and chips. The children enjoyed pasta and nuggets and chips. Puddings were very good. Service quick and smiley.