Restaurant Lovage by Lee Smith

What a fantastic restaurant! We visited as a treat as we were visiting Bakewell and we’re glad we came. The staff are wonderful and incredibly welcoming. The food was incredible. We had the 7-course tasting menu and each course was unique with such attention to detail. Although it is expensive, it’s reasonable for such a delicious tasting menu which stands up against other restaurants that are twice the price. We can’t wait to come back again soon.

A real gem of a restaurant! We’ve been twice now and the experience is nothing short of outstanding. If you want fine food in a beautiful location then Lovage is for you. The pork belly and scallops were the best I’ve ever tasted!

We ate as a party of 6 on Saturday & all had the taster menu. This is the best food we have ever had! Everything was amazing. Fantastic waiting staff to top it off! Would definitely recommend for something very special. Well done!

An amazing night out last Saturday to celebrate my husbands forthcoming birthday. It was a first class night from the atmosphere, service and fabulous food. We are real foodies and this has to be the best restaurant we have eaten in so far.

An absolute gem. The staff was amazing The service was impeccable and the food was simply incredible. If you're in the area you absolutely MUST dine here. My only regret is that I wasn't in the area long enough to frequent this restaurant repeatedly, lol.

Great place to eat, by the way. I hope Maverick enjoyed his meal

Amazing food. Wonderful vegetarian options and really conscientious service; precise and meticulous, without being fussy. Had a fantastic evening and would absolutely come again. Their take on the Bakewell tart was a particularly good dessert touch!

Very good staff and a comfortable atmosphere with a civilised amount of space between tables. Tasting menu was fair value and certainly showed they are putting effort and imagination into what they do. With tasting menus not everything rings your bell, but that’s what tasting menus are about. You can take a few risks. The execution and presentation is of a high standard. Can’t see even the fussiest and well traveled diner coming out of here and not feeling mildly impressed.

Visited on a Thursday lunchtime for our anniversary. We’ve been to 3 Michelin starred restaurants in the last year, one with 2 stars and this was considerably better than any of them. (FYI I’m talking about Belcanto in Lisbon, The Man Behind the Curtain in Leeds and Behind in London.) The food was delicious, perfectly cooked and the flavours worked so well together. Service was proactive and very friendly and genuine but not over the top. A relaxed, non pretentious place that we will definitely be returning to. Food was £188 for 2, including 2 starters, 2 mains, 2 desserts and a bottle of wine, as well as tip.