The Clock House - Ripley

I used to dine here with my parents in the 80’s and chose to return for a birthday lunch this time. The staff are very friendly- helped me with where to park my car and were also incredibly patient, whilst my husband and I were settling our three wild children. The food was absolutely amazing in their beautiful and calm restaurant. The food was displayed nicely and every dish tasted delicious! We chose to have our dessert outside in their back garden- which was again beautiful and serene, plus much easier to let our kids run around in. I even received a Happy Birthday dish with chocolates, which was a lovely touch to the end of our meal. I still love this place and recommend it to friends!

An excellent Summer lunch. Champagne in the garden followed by a creative meal full of flavours. The amuse bouche, the eel, the plaice and the cheese were standouts. It was pleasing to see a good range of reasonably priced half bottles of quality wine. The ambience and service were good.

I was incredibly impressed by The Clock House, not only is it a beautiful setting but the team their are so attentive and the attention to detail was impressive.

My wife is pregnant and is gluten free and they presented her with her own personalised menu. This was a first. The food was extraordinarily good.

Keep up the fantastic work and we’ll certainly be back.

Highly recommended.

Friday lunchtime. We had our aperitifs in the garden, a lovely, quiet, setting. Service was just right, friendly, knowledgeable, attentive, but not overly so. The food was really good, we had the Summer Menu, from the amuse-bouche through to the canapés, each course was refreshingly tasty and just right for us. We have always had a good meal here and would recommend it to our friends. I think there were just 2 tables unoccupied

Coke was flat and should’ve been checked/noticed before it was served. But other than that, all good

I thoroughly enjoyed the dining experience. The asparagus and goats cheese salad was a delight, so delicious and surprising. The surprise extra tastes melted in the mouth. The setting was lovely and finishing with coffee on patio gorgeous. The flowers in the garden wonderful.

We had a most enjoyable lunch. We have lunched and dined at the Clock House many times over the years, during it's several owner-ships, often for business entertaining. Also we have used it for anniversary celebrations taking over the whole restaurant twice for our 25th and 40th Wedding Anniversaries. We lunched there with a small party for our 50th and yesterday was our 54th.
The small dishes at the start and through the meal were a joy and all of the dishes that we chose were excellent. From the first telephone call to the final farewell the staff were unquestionably efficient and pleasant.
We will return.

Excellent and surprising meal and highly prefessional service

Excellent lunch.

An interesting and unusual dining experience in a perfect setting with excellent service. Thoroughly recommended. We will be back.