The Clock House - Ripley

We were very impressed with the service and the quality of food on the taster lunch was excellent

A superb place to celebrate our anniversary. Lovely ambience in the dining room - light, airy and tastefully decorated - it wasn't crowded on a Thursday evening but even if it had been there is a lot of space between the tables. Lukasz and his colleague who served us were knowledgeable, charming and had time to talk - we learnt so much background to the food and the place. Then Iain even took the trouble to explain the Himalayan rock crystal salt that came with its own little grater. It works and it is lovely if you like more salt on your butter. The food - we had the five course September dinner menu was memorable. Hard to pick highlights as it was all so good not a wrong note all evening. So much flavour is such small portions - chefs - you know you are good but you are so appreciated. If I had to pick stars then the 'snacks' at the starts - wonderful parmesan wafers/crackers and filling - the duck egg, the plaice and the apple/blackberries/hibuscus shortbread. But that's over half the courses and I've missed out the other two!. My wife really enjoyed both the smoked haddock and the partridge and she really doesn't usually pick game or smoked fish - converted from first mouthful, brilliant. The wine list looks formidable and certainly contains wines that I can only dream of. I am sure that plenty of good advice would have been available if I had struggled. The cava we eventually chose was tremendous - so much better than the supermarkets sell as you would expect, The complimentary glass of 'fizz' was a much appreciated addition to our celebration. Oh and did I mention the petit fours? - scots pine fudge, thyme truffle and rhubard jelly - each one a taste / texture bomb on their own. The home made breads - spot on. Shame we did not have room for the cheese but we observed another table really enjoying this - next time perhaps for us? We will certainly be back and have already recommended you to friends and family. Running out of space but I could go on....

Great experience from booking, parking, the meal itself to departure. Newly introduced starter dish of Haddock and cockles was excellent.

Fabulous experience! We had a lovely dinner. The tasting menu was delicious and the wines paired added an extra dimension to each course. Very knowledgeable and hospitable staff. Can certainly recommend and we will visit again.

Absolutely excellent: perfect food and wine.

It was family lunch for my birthday and we had the 5 course summer tasting menu. Every course was excellent, well explained and enjoyed by every guest ( 5 adults). The mixture of flavours, textures and ingredients was first rate and provided variety across the the courses. The service was superb - friendly and very helpful particularly with access as my husband is a wheelchair user. Also a good choice of wine by the glass.

An excellent evening with great hosting and lovely food and wine. The fish dishes were especially good.

First class friendly service matched by fabulous seven-course taster menu with glorious wines to compliment the various ingredients. A lovely experience in a beautiful setting.

Superb food - delicious and very special dining experience- thank you to the whole team at the Clock House for an excellent evening!

Our lunch was excellent, food and service both very good thank you. I really appreciated the effort made to accommodate the fact I don’t eat cheese!