Derbyshire is packed with top-rated restaurants serving a wide variety of cuisines, so it’s understandable why foodies are so keen to spend time in the county.
But if you’re someone who doesn’t eat out at restaurants all that often, finding somewhere suitable can be a challenge.
You can easily spend hours trawling through online reviews ahead of visiting a restaurant, but this often results in going round in circles.
It’s fair to say that if lots of people are visiting a particular restaurant, there’s usually a reason behind it.
For this reason, OpenTable’s monthly ‘most booked restaurants’ tool is a godsend.
Each month, OpenTable analyses nearly 500,000 new global diner reviews from the past month to find out the most popular restaurants in a particular area.
We’ve taken a look at the hottest restaurants in Derbyshire going into October:
1. The Duncombe Arms, Ellastone
The Duncombe Arms is a beautiful, traditional country pub situated at the heart of the lovely rural village of Ellastone on the Staffordshire / Derbyshire border. Located on the edge of the Peak District near the towns of Ashbourne and Uttoxeter it is a great place to visit providing a delightful setting in which to enjoy a drink, some lovely food, as well as a chat with friends or family. Photo: Google
2. Cavendish Restaurant, Chatsworth House
Enjoy a delectable afternoon tea served on beautiful Wonderlust Wedgwood tea ware or a locally sourced and passionately prepared three course set lunch menu. Photo: Brian Eyre
3. Chatsworth Kitchen, Matlock
Nestled in the village of Rowsley on the edge of the Peak District, Chatsworth Kitchen celebrates quality, seasonal dishes sourced from the estate and our community of farmers, producers and makers from across the Derbyshire Dales. Photo: Gill Turple
4. The Barrel Inn, Bretton
This pub is also among Derbyshire’s most booked places to eat. A traditional Derbyshire inn with a five counties view! Photo: Google