The Fox House

07.03.2025

The setting of this venue is of course gorgeous and the building itself was very clean and cosy. What really stood out was the friendliness of the staff and the service. 5 stars throughout

05.03.2025

Had the loveliest of stays here at the Fox House. Beautifully located next to the national trust parks for stunning sunset walks. Rooms were neat, pretty and clean. Served at dinner by the charming Will who was so friendly, helpful and efficient! Would definitely return anytime.

04.03.2025

Absolutely amazing pub with great food and quick service. Ordered the signature burger and would definitely reccomend! Special thanks to Cal our server, we really enjoyed our visit.

03.03.2025

I didn't stay in the hotel, we went for lunch with two dogs on Sunday. Food was brilliant. It was very busy, would have benefitted to having more staff on. Josh was polite and welcoming, can't fault him.

01.03.2025

Just enjoyed a hearty breakfast before a walk in the glorious countryside that is all around the Fox House. I was warmly greeted by Josh who had got the real fire ablaze in the hearth providing a cosy atmosphere and warmth

28.02.2025

Josh was brilliant as usual!!

27.02.2025

Stopped off this morning for a break during our weekly walk and a coffee. We were impressed by the friendliness of the place and Josh was very polite and professional and made us feel very welcome. He spent time chatting with us about Vintage Inns and we will definitely be returning to the Fox and also try the Castle Inn at Castleton. An excellent ambassador for the Vintage Inns brand.

26.02.2025

Popped in to see if there was any tables available. Waited at the sign "wait to be seated" Person (Think manager) behind the bar made eye contact but ignored us for a while. Sure he's proberbly busy. Though he didn't seem welcoming. Then when someone finally came we asked if theres a table available and the manager / person who was there all along just shook his head. This isn't an issue but why not politely just say we are full up etc rather than leaving you standing there. Overall unwelcoming and won't be returning.

17.02.2025

We were so excited for our dinner at The Fox House, and it absolutely lived up to our expectations! We loved the atmosphere, the service, and, of course, the food. We ordered the steak, which was cooked to perfection according to each person’s preference. The meat was impeccable—tender, flavorful, and freshly prepared. The Signature burger was also very juicy. The mac and cheese and Monterey Jack cheese sauce were the highlights—absolutely delicious and perfectly seasoned! We thoroughly enjoyed the experience and would definitely come back!

16.02.2025

We booked a table for 5 adults and a child and were served by Vicky. The Sunday menu was really delicious, freshly cooked, lovely fresh veg and generous portions. Service was friendly and attentive.

15.02.2025

Great location and great food, if you have plenty of time to eat it!

11.02.2025

A saving grace of a pit stop during our hike. The fireplace was lovely and the service was very quick. Staff were so friendly as well! Highly recommend!

06.02.2025

Visited this evening for some dinner with my partner after a walk. Staff were all friendly from the moment we arrived, we were served by a very poilte young man named Will. The food was lovely, and also the pudding. Will definitely be stopping in again.

03.02.2025

Regularly book Sunday lunch here after a good walk always great food can get busy so best to book to avoid disappointment special mention to Vicky always smiling and attentive with service nothing is too much trouble (extra gravy) yum. Have booked Feb 14th( so quiet table please Vicky) 20.00.

29.01.2025

Six old friends met up for a lovely long leisurely lunch today. Been visiting this place for well over fifty years, an amazing place in a lovely location. Great food and drink all delivered to the table by our lovely waitress Jesse who was a delight to meet. Till the next time.

27.01.2025

I stayed here for three nights with my partner, overall the stay in the hotel room was nice it was clean the bed was comfy except the pillows a bit hard for our liking and we had neck pain every morning, unfortunately the service and food was just not great. The service overall was disappointing and throughout the stay we felt it got worse and put a bit of a damper on our holiday, the food service was very slow throughout, the only time we had decent service was at the start of our stay as we got our food quite quick but it was because we were the only people there for breakfast, the full English was okay but you couldn’t even get a knife through the croissants they were rock hard, in the evening the service was fast when we sat near the bar and just ordered the food and drink by going up to the bar but when sat in the restaurant the service was very slow one night we sat for almost an hour waiting to have our empty plates taken and dessert order taken it then took over half an hour for dessert which was just a brownie and ice cream the next night was a bit quicker but when we arrived the server at the front desk appeared annoyed there was little greeting and when ever she was serving us it just wasn’t very polite. we asked for dessert menus we seemed to be forgotten the person we asked walk past us twice, after we still hadn’t had any menus in the end we decided to skip dessert and just go back to the room, when we asked for the bill for the dinner, I explained I had a voucher without asking the server took my phone from my hand and walked off with it to scan the code she didn’t ask or say she would need to scan the phone at the till. The last morning we had a different server who was lovely and very attentive breakfast was quicker with service but again we were the only people. It was shame it was our last morning that we felt we finally had good service at breakfast. I think I was stay here again I would pay to have food included I the stay would eat else where

26.01.2025

Booked a table for 9 of us for lunch on Saturday, and it couldn’t have gone better. Vicki took my booking and helped me update it seamlessly, even accommodating very particular dietary requirements with ease. Welcoming to muddy boots and dogs as-well! Fantastic place, staff and food and the most amazing smells of wood fires.

26.01.2025

Went for a Sunday Roast. Food was excellent, compliments to the chef. Front of house staff unfriendly, and proper grumpy which let it down.. kind of ruined the overall experience so only 3 out of 5.

26.01.2025

We came today for Sunday lunch. It was one of the best roasts I've had in a really long time and i'm very picky when it comes to Sunday lunches! The staff were all really friendly and helpful even though the pub was packed and they were very busy. I wouldnt hesitate to rerturn. Highly recommend!

26.01.2025

Have come here for years, used to be the perfect place for a post climb pint. But in the last few years, the quality of pretty much everything has massively dropped. Food coming out cold, drinks over priced, managers blatantly not caring. This isn’t due to the bar staff or the chefs, this is clearly shoddy management making quick money grabs rather than maintaining quality control. We’d left it the first few times the poor service started happening, thinking it was just a once off. It is not. It is consistently poor from all aspects. Think it’s time, unfortunately to find a new pub. I will no longer be recommending, I will now in fact recommend not going. This pub has been ruined by bad management. Good luck to the rest of the staff on this sinking ship.

26.01.2025

Booked a table in advance were given a secluded table with broken heating in 3 degree weather, the fire door was constantly left open right next to table. Despite asking for a resolution or just to be somewhere warmer, no solution or meaningful apology was granted. The food was nice and we enjoyed all the dishes, however even accepting the busy nature of the venue, the service was very poor and we had to chase waiters around to be served…from sitting down, it took nearly three hours to receive mains and desserts. One of our friends was labelled a problem by management despite only asking for a proper answer to these glaring service issues which is frankly unacceptable in a dining environment.

25.01.2025

I took shelter here on a stormy walk through Padley, and the staff were incredibly accommodating on a busy night and served us great meals and drinks. Especially our server Jess, and the manager that managed to squeeze us in.

25.01.2025

Disappointed would be an understatement! Having booked in advance for a table of 8, we arrived promptly to be seated a cold annexe of the building. There was nothing done to make our experience more pleasurable apart from the duty manager saying "we can cancel your food if you don't want to sit here". Totally unacceptable that they would rather turn away 8 customers than try and find a solution. When we asked if there was any alternative heating solution the answer was a straight no. Throughout the meal, she inconsiderately kept leaving the back door open causing the temperature to drop even further. Having sat down for 15 mins, no drinks order was taken and we were forgotten about in this cold, dingy part of the pub. Only when I managed to get the attention of the manager, she came to take our order. Her demeanour was off from the beginning, bad energy and a face to match. She took our drinks order, whilst telling one member of the party to speak up. The drinks arrived after a long period, whilst forgetting a simple glass of water. The food arrived at different times for the party, which I guess is understandable as it was a busy Saturday lunchtime. Apart from not having certain items on the menu, when I made enquiries she seemed annoyed to be asked, which was later confirmed in a conversation after the meal. I believe this woman needs some serious customer service training if she is going to be working the public and should understand that a customer is able to ask questions and shouldn't feel put out by doing so. The meal was mediocre at best, nothing that reflects the prices that they charge. Following our meal we ordered desserts and coffee together. They too came out separately, and at this point we were ready to leave. I went to speak to the duty manager to tell her to cancel the desserts, where she decided it was a good idea to rudely insult me. I quote " I could tell from when you walked in, that you were going to be a problem". Not referring to any member of the party but me, she mentioned that I asked too many questions, I explained to her I'm entitled to ask questions, I'm not being funny but if she can't answer basic questions to a customer without feeling aggrieved then she should not managing anything. I felt her comment was rude and inappropriate, I felt that she targeted me based on my skin colour and that she be spoken to about her actions as this is totally unacceptable. She then provided me with £30 off the meal as a way of shutting me up. At this point we were all fed up and ready to leave. Please avoid this place if you value your self respect and your hard earned money. We will not be returning.

24.01.2025

Had a lovely evening at the Fox house. Our waiting staff were Cal and Jess, great friendly service will definitely be back. Excellent food and drink.

23.01.2025

Had a great evening here earlier this month! The staff were amazing and the food was just as good!! Will be returning asap