I have read a few mixed reviews about this restaurant and was a little nervous of attending the place, but my reservations were soon quashed as the delightful staff, beautiful and peaceful surroundings made my ease disappear. The service is impeccable and not usual these days, polite, charming, informative and caring. The food..fish and chips was the best I have tasted and well worth the money and then to top it off I find out from the charming manager David that the place is a charity restaurant!!! I will return and would advise everyone to patronise this delightful gem in Derbyshire..thank you so much.
The Hydro What a Charming Place. This is my second visit to one of the most charming and delightful places I have ever dined in. The surroundings are just delightful with chandeliers, waitresses in black and white and ambient music playing from bygone years...ah delightful!!
The food is excellent and the menu is vast with something for all tastes..mainly British and traditional. There is a bar so my wife and dining party ordered a delicious Chardonnay to accompany our food. We stayed for nearly 2 hours as the staff really look after you and the time just passes by. Even the young manager talked to us and was a charming boy and a hit with our female party members and other diners.
Overall, this cafe and restaurant is of a very high standard and one you will remember and return to...Well done to you all!!
Fantastic Gluten Free options. Never had one cafe/restaurant offered so many choices. Great tasting food. 100% would recommend this to everyone.
A great local cafe to visit, with friendly staff and a nice selection of food. This cafe also offers 2 and 3 course meals with senior discount, which makes it a popular place to visit. There is a good selection of vegetarian dishes available, and a great range of drinks including milkshakes and soft drinks. We really enjoyed the vegetarian fish and chips (Halloumi instead of fish).
I look forward to visiting this place in the future.
Fantastic experience here today. Not only do they allow dogs inside, they offer a bowl of water and have a doggy menu. The staff were great with our pup, saying hello but not over exciting her. The food was fab too. Will recommend and will be back.
Took my mum here and enjoyed a juicy homemade burger with bacon and Stilton, a pot of Earl Grey tea. They also do a doggy menu so I just had to buy some sausages for my little dog, he loved them. Student and good card discount offered. Top notch place that I always visit when In the area.
Really enjoyed the food here! Fast table service, food came quickly. We were staying at the Palace but opted to walk into Buxton for breakfast and were really glad we did. On our first visit I had a full English, well cooked with good quality ingredients, on the second visit I opted for a sausage sandwich as I'd enjoyed them so much the day before.
The menu was interesting and had really good looking veggie and vegan options; definitely will return to try out more of the menu!
Excellent place to eat food lovely, staff very good and attentive. Good coffee great place to people watch.
Excellent food, definately the best burger ive had in a long time. Hand made patties make all the difference! Doggie friendly and they even have a dogs menu with bacon bits!
Staff were pleasant. The fish and chips were very good & the cappuccino cake was delicious.
Glad we booked a table as it gets very busy
To my surprise there are no traditional fish & chip shops in Buxton ( according to Google) so as the Hydro was listed as serving f&c we called in and tbh it was pretty good. Staff were nice and the food cooked well and a decent size. Worth calling in if you're passing.
Food was delicious and best onion rings I've had in ages 😋 Lovely friendly ladies who served us will definitely be going back.
Just had the hydro cheese burger...it was delicious..then had the caramel apple pie and custard which was divine...its in a beautiful old building with lovely big windows to watch the world go by ...dog friendly too xx
Nice atmosphere, good food, good service. Great choice of dishes on the menu, was very spoilt for choice, catering for all diets. Had a slight problem with the order but was resolved very well
Wonderful GLUTEN FREE Fish and Chips and cappuccino cake. Loads of GF food and DELICIOUS. Come every time we come to Buxton. Great cafe, great food, reasonable prices. Love it.
Not the best photo, but the meal was lovely!! Honey and mustard chicken with the best ever parsnips 😀 Staff were all very polite and friendly. Will definitely be back! Thank you xx
Our order was taken quite quickly.
I had a cheese and red onion sandwich on a wholemeal bloomer. The crust was quite hard and there wasn't much filling. The side salad wasn't too my taste as it was a very small amount of rocket with peas and sweetcorn. The other half liked his meal but said that the blue cheese was very over powering.
Price was about average for a cafe and it seemed clean.
Great place to eat. Very hood vegan menu and gluten free options. Dogs are welcome and so finally we can enjoy food with my little dog together.
Stopped in Buxton just on a whim and found the Hydro for a quick lunch. Covid secure.
Lovely cheese and chilly jam sandwiches and great coffee all at very reasonable price
plenty of choices and dog friendly
Amazing fish & chips. Great value & very tasty. Very friendly & helpful staff. Will definitely visit again.
We ate a lovely lunch and our doggos were also catered for.
We will be back in next time we are in Buxton xx
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