The best restaurants in East Midlands

We thoroughly enjoyed our Lunch experience at The Rising cafe. We experienced Lovely service , a great atmosphere in a quirky venue . The menu is both varied & Interesting. The food was cooked to order using fresh ingredients, which was super tasty & Plentiful. A great value & friendly place to be. I will visit again & would recommend!

Buntys ist ein unglaublich süßer „Tea Room“, der einen in die kleine Tee-Welt reinzieht und die Außenwelt für einen kleinen Moment ausschaltet. Wir hatten uns dort für den „Afternoon Tea“ und einer heißen Schokolade entschieden. Bei der großen Auswahl an verschiedenen Tee-Sorten konnte ich mich nicht entscheiden, sodass die liebe Bedienung mir etwas rausgesucht hat (es war eine kleine Überraschung). Es hat alles hervorragend geschmeckt und der Laden mit seinen 5 Tischen ist klein aber ungemein gemütlich. Es ist auf jeden Fall eine große Empfehlung, wenn man in Lincoln ist.

The white hart has become the regular pick for most of our family occasions, with good reason. The food is exceptional and the banter is world class. Well be back again soon!

We went on a Friday night and had the teppenyaki for dinner for a family of five. We chose several dishes from the deluxe set menu and from the children’s menu. Can I just say Katana is a great and fun spot especially for a birthday or special event. We had Santos as our server/chef. He was excellent and made us all giggle, especially the children. Definitely worth visiting. We left with full bellies and the mains were very delicious, especially the teriyaki salmon.

Amazing experience at the Lighthouse with the family for a special birthday. Exceptional food and staff, lovely mocktail too as I’m pregnant. Couldn’t fault it the food just gets better and better each time.

We have visited Aladin's and also had take aways - they never fail to provide excellent food. The dishes are flavoursome, the meat is tender and moist. The onion bhaji's are the best I've ever tasted. Service in the restaurant was fantastic, attentive, friendly & prompt. The delivery service is also prompt and the food has always been delivered still hot. The food is reasonably priced and the portion sizes are good. We would highly recommend Aladins which is now our go to curry house.

We went for dinner last night, with another couple. My wife had the belly pork....it was delicious and the crackling was so lovely. Our friends had sreak, cooked to perfection. I had the Mexican chicken salad.....THE best salad I have ever had. Nice staff. The owner was lovely, and came to chat. If you're in the area, you must try the Barley Mow.

Took my parents for Sunday lunch. It was busy. Staff were friendly and polite. The menu is extensive and the roasts are not just your standard meat and veg. I had the chicken breast wrapped in pancetta with apricot stuffing. The chicken was tender and moist. The stuffing was lovely but I would have like a little more of it. The Yorkshire pudding was excellent if you prefer your pudding not to crispy. Very nice cauliflower cheese but the stork of it needed more cooking. The beef was very tender but ask for a steak knife as the normal knives just pull it apart. We had extra gravy and it was very good.

Fantastic food and service as usual, we have become regular diners here, the lovely Ria was very professional and was very welcoming thanks again to all the team !

A great choice of breakfast, it was great value and really good quality. Highly recommend and will be returning. Poached eggs perfectly cooked too!

We had a lovely breakfast here and the staff very accommodating for me, my friend and my daughter. This is my 5th, possibly 6th time coming here and would always highly recommend.

We ordered a afternoon lunch selection for 25 people at our baby shower in Lincoln. The owner Dez could not do enough to meet our requests. He delivered a fantastic spread. The selection of sandwiches were delicious and he catered for everyone’s dietary needs. His homemade sausages and his scones with cream and strawberries went down a storm. They delivered to our venue, which took away all the added stress. Thanks again for delivering us a lovely spread on our special day. We will definitely use Margaret’s Tea Rooms a again.

Always loved the lamb doner kebab at AJ’s when I was a student in Leicester uni. Keep up the great work!

The service and ambience are delightful. The food was truly mouthwatering. And the pistachio white chocolate was out of this world!

We ordered the scrumptious afternoon tea for two for collection and it was incredible. Not only were the treats amazingly tasty, but the service was excellent and very friendly. Thanks you!!!