Visited one Saturday afternoon with a friend for afternoon tea. The Orangery is located in a historic building that’s beautiful inside & out. The restaurant itself is lovely, great decor & ambience. The staff were very friendly & welcoming. Afternoon tea itself was lovely; delicious...warm scones, tons of clotted cream and a tasty selection of deserts. All I would say is that 3 very small fingers sandwiches isn’t quite enough & so the savoury side was lacking slightly. You do get a small slice of sausage roll though. For £44 for one tier, I’d expect a couple more sandwiches. Overall though, a very lovely place & enjoyable afternoon tea.More

Dear oh dear . Worst , most overdressed salad I have had in ages , totally overpowered by too much anchovy . My husband ate it but then he would eat anything as he was starving Lol. Dared to comment and a very sweet waitress...offered to sort out a refund, however , both she and the equally pleasant receptionist were overruled by the overbearing and really un customer friendly restaurant manageress who barked at us ‘nothing wrong with it and just pay’ and then chased us to reception to interrupted a conversation, which was nothing to do with her at that point, in order to advise us that we should be grateful that she had ‘accommodated’ us in her empty restaurant in the first place without a booking. Hahaha. All very unprofessional and really Faulty Towers behaviour. Not the best way to represent an establishment. Maybe a bit more customer service training might help. Overall do yourself a favour and AVOID !! Average food at best ( it was virtually empty on a Saturday lunchtime which tells you everything you need to know ) , no atmosphere and an unpleasant experience. Oh and she insisted that the waitress had never said she would adjust the bill , although she certainly did. Maybe the sweet gurl changed her story under interrogation through fear? All very unsavoury.More

We booked for the afternoon tea whilst on our Peak District holiday and what a lovely venue and experience. Very attentive staff served us an elegant afternoon tea in a lovely setting. Would go again in a flash when in that area and recommend anyone...else to do the same.More

Again a thoroughly enjoyable dinner experience in the sophisticated setting of The Orangery. Short but well varied menu. Flexible about what was served as part of the dish on the menu. Good food. Respectful and friendly service. All at reasonable prices.

One of our Christmas gifts was an afternoon tea here which we where all looking forward too. On arrival there is not a lot of parking for the restaurant seeing how big the place is so has to park on the side of the entrance...road ….with the hope no big vehicles came in.. Entrance was lovely well decorated and asked at reception desk where we needed to go Sat down at a lovely table and tea coffee brought out then the afternoon tea I x celiac 2 x vegetarian Now the afternoon tea was lovely but No teaspoons on the cups and saucers ..had to ask No spoons to eat shot glass with fruit and cream Sandwiches lovely nice fillings Cakes on the gluten free stand …awful dry and could not eat Service was the worse bit of the hole experience Had to ask for refill on tea and coffee No one came to ask if everything was ok Had to ask for cream for the scone on gluten free All staff seamed to be moving around not doing very much and avoiding tables as much as possible …nothing cleared when empty Food good Service not so greatMore

Had a lovely afternoon tea. Great value and service. A lovely setting as well. Would definitely recommend.

Absolutely fantastic venue for my Hen do on 3rd September. Zoe and her team made it so memorable and nothing was too much to ask. We hired the full restaurant as the private dining option with Prosecco drinks reception. Everyone enjoyed themselves and commented on...how beautiful the venue was and the food was incredible 🥂 Highly recommended booking for food but also a lovely venue to host an event such as a hen do or baby shower. We were even allowed to decorate the room and they set up the tables for us as per a seating plan which was a lovely touch. Thankyou so much Zoe and the team. Cannot wait to revisit 🤍More

Lovely afternoon tea everything made to perfection . Beautiful surroundings and very attentive staff

We booked for a party of three, we know the location and viewed the pictures on line..What we received was really disappointing , it did not resemble the photos in any way, except for the stand it was delivered on, the minuscule finger sandwiches were...a little dry, three fingers per person..The scones were fresh warm and good…There was a mini type meringue with strawberries and a minute piece of millionaires shortcake..Along with an Enormous lemon posset that was easier to drink than eat with a spoon……. nice location, but sorry this cream tea was just a very average plate of cakes and sandwiches.More

My fiancée and I went to The Orangery after our engagement in June 2022. The staff made us feel very welcomed. The service was classy and they made our day even more special with their hospitality. The food was reasonably priced, high quality and the...complimentary, celebratory cheesecake and champagne was a lovely touch. Thank you :)More

Yesterday we visited the Orangery and had a fantastic afternoon tea. Mine was gluten free and my friend had a normal one. All the cakes were gluten free, my friend just had a scone that wasn’t. She said the cakes were lovely and she wouldn’t...have known that they were gf. After trying so many different places for a gluten free afternoon tea, it was great to find a really good one and just proves that it can be done. I would highly recommend it and at £18.95 it wasn’t overpriced.More

A friend went for afternoon tea . The afternoon tea was absolutely rubbish . Not a very good selection of sandwiches or cakes , a tiny pork pie and a dried out piece of quiche . The staff never seemed to be around . I...wish we had complained at the time but sadly we didn’t . Although I did write a review on their FB page and received a short message back . All in all they weren’t really bothered. Needless say I wouldn’t recommend this place to anybody and certainly won’t be returning. The disappointing experience also cost us £17.99 each .More