Cocina Restaurant at Casa Hotel

A quiet restaurant which has a formal atmosphere. Service was good with the friendly staff. Nice to see the open kitchen working from where we were sat. The others in my group of 4 enjoyed the food but found it not that special, whilst my dishes (which I have posted photos for) were some of the best I have ever had.

Absolutely first class. Loved it, loved it, loved it. Such friendly staff! Wow, we were really treated so well. The food was amazing and very high quality. An excellent wine list to choose from as well. My only complaint would be that the portion sizes were a little big for the main dishes so we couldn’t quite finish it all. However, the food was extremely tasty with some home made classics. If you would like a nice place for dinner, you can always come here! Breakfast in the restaurant for hotel guests was lovely too.

We had my father in law up for the weekend. They were staying at the Casa Hotel so we decided to try the restaurant for one of their night in Chesterfield. Well it was incredible. The staff are friendly and down to earth even though the atmosphere is elegant and up market it never felt stuffy. The food is divine. So if you have an important celebration or are wanting to pop the question this is the place to come ! The ambiance is sleek sophisticated without being over the top. The menu has a nice variety with something for everyone's tastes. We ate our way from starters which included tapas ended with a variety of puddings. Each more delicious than the next. Thrilled with the whole experience yes it was pricey but well worth it.

Stayed at the hotel for two nights and had dinner on the first night. This review only applies to the dinner content as the restaurant is the same one used for the breakfast buffet. The dinner was disappointing, especially at the high prices charged. It was busy and according to its rating it was a previous award winner. This was shown as the Spring Menu, yet it was Summer. It didn’t start well when I asked the waitress how many king scallops were in a starter portion (£16), She said it was quite a big portion, well perhaps a medium size amount. I told her that I simply wanted to know how many scallops I would get.... she said its 3 or 4.... I said which is it and she said 3 I think... but they are big ones.!!. Well, I got three scallops of varying size on a plate with some sort of red jus or sauce and loads of grass. Two of the scallops were overcooked and the biggest one, a true king scallop was cooked perfectly... I have no idea why the disgusting red sauce and other stuff, belly pork, ginger etc was smeared on the plate. I tasted it and quickly realised it did nothing but detract from the taste of a simple shellfish. There is no need to fancy dress scallops or add anything to affect the flavour.I then had the 8 oz Filet steak (£40) which I ordered medium rare, hand cut chips, asparagus (£7) and onion rings (£7). The steak when it arrived was perfectly pink, but the meat was dry and cold. It was tender enough but any juices in the meat had gone. The steak had the impression it had been cooked and then left (which it should for a while) but had not been covered to retain its heat and juices. What really upset me was the side dish of Asparagus, once again a simple vegetable, which when fresh needs very little other than a drop of butter. This had a strong lemon flavour and was covered in bits of disgusting crispy, smoky, bacon. I later saw that this was supposed to be Serrano Ham... I could hardly taste the Asparagus at all it was destroyed by the taste of the ham. The onion rings were fine, at least they weren't soggy. My wife had the chicken, and her meal was fine. We didn’t have a dessert, the waitress made that choice for us, by bringing us the bill before we asked for it or saw the dessert menu.I would not eat there again.... Cost overall £153.... inc£4.50 for a small bottle of water, £8 for a bottle of San Miguel, £30 for a bottle of Rose.

Delicious food, but slow service. We were the first people to arrive at lunchtime, were left a drinks menu, promised the food menu then left alone. Other people arrived and were offered menus. Eventually, we had to get up from the table to catch someone.

Had a really nice Sunday roast here everything cooked to perfection, good portion size and great wine

Fantastic quality food staff were marvellous and friendly,very proffessional

Excellent breakfast, good evening meal, great service.

Good here is incredible - tapas style sharing starters and the duck for main was delish.Cool setting once inside - almost a shame this is tucked away in a big hotel. Worth going to.