The best restaurants in East Midlands

My boyfriend and I were looking for a cafe to have lunch at. We saw this one on Google Maps and decided to try it out. When we got here we were welcomed with beautiful decor and incredibly friendly staff. We ordered our food, and when we got it, all I can say is that it was delicious. Beautiful presentation, and taste. The dirty fries (pictured) are a highlight - the nicest loaded fries I’ve ever tasted, so I would highly recommend. Overall, I have nothing bad to say about The Rising Café. The food was beautiful, the decor is cute, and the staff are so friendly. We will definitely be coming back!

Este era un pequeño lugar perfecto para parar y tomar té y pastel. Sin duda la mejor zanahoria del mundo. Personal amable y encantador y una alegría haber encontrado.

Great food ant service,friendly staff,nice atmosphere.If anyone wants something special,tasty food and nice enviroment i can say 100% highly recommended!

My nephew asked for a 'pub meal' for his 16th birthday. My partner and I always take him and his sister out on their birthdays and try to make it as special as possible. I searched high and low for a decent pub and came across this hidden little gem. And I was not disappointed. I grew up in a time of smoking in pubs before they all became 'gastro' pubs with fancy food, high prices and rude staff. The White Hart is a throwback to those nostalgic times of my youth that I treasure and the moment I walked into the pub I was sent flying into my childhood to a local eatery my family visited every weekend. Yes, it does have a lingering smell of cigarette smoke, but personally, this heightened the experience for me. I felt at home! The staff was wonderful, the atmosphere was cosy and the menu, while a bit limited for vegetarians, had everything we wanted. To solve the issue with vegetarian options, the chef offered to cook my partner a special vegan cheese vegetarian burger he was experimenting with for a large party a week later. We were very impressed by this service and boy did my boyfriend enjoy his burger. I'm salivating as I remember my burger, full of chicken strips, onion rings and cheese. The lovely barmaid was very chatty and attentive. It was a quiet Thursday night, which is perfect for us because we like calmer establishments, but the barmaid told us it gets very busy at the weekend. I'm pleased for them. It's tucked out the way on the Northampton Road and these types of pubs are a dying breed. It has a car park and the owner has a very friendly dog who my niece adored. And finally, for the amount of food and its incredible quality, the prices are very low. A meal for four with starters, mains and alcohol (for us adults) was less than £100. Very impressed! I haven't had the chance to go back but as soon as we get the opportunity, we'll be eating at the White Hart again!

Fantastic food. Really warm atmosphere and loved the swing. Outstanding service from Hari and Joel. We will be back soon.

A little treat for my wife's 40th - did not let us down! The whole experience was amazing and every course was so good. The customer service was great.

Such a wonderful meal at Aladdins, have had takeaways many times but this was our first eat in meal at Aladdins. The service the staff and the food were all amazing, can’t express how good it was. We had free parking at the hotel across the road, just popped in and entered our registration. Thank you again staff at Aladdins, hope fully see you soo.

A fantastic valentines meal out. Never Ever disappoints. We had the duck Bon Bon’s and Arancino and they were amazing. Followed by a Rib eye steak with an extra side of fresh vegetables. Porchetta pork belly. For dessert it was Apple tart . Service, venue and food all 1st class. If you have never been you are missing out. Thanks BM for another great evening

We booked the heat at home Christmas dinner for 7 people and once the food was outstanding. Beautiful meats and roasties along with wonderful local veg, pigs in blankets, massive Yorkshire puds, stuffing balls and the best gravy ever. This food made our Christmas . Thanks to the team at the Barley Mow

We went for afternoon tea today it was lovely , Staff are amazing I took my daughter and her friends the staff could not do enough, we had a lovely afternoon. The afternoon tea was lovely , great selection of sandwiches and cakes , even my dog got his own treat ! Great place to eat and socialise would highly recommend,

This little tea room is very welcoming , myself and my friend went for a catch up and had a cooked breakfast each , it’s not something I have normally because it can usually be a little greasy in certain places or the ingredients is not the best , but this place was absolutely lovely , it wasn’t greasy and it was very tasty and all the ingredients was quantity, I booked again upon leaving because the staff was also lovely and the service was great so it’s a 10/10 for me and I’m hard to please normally , there is a lovely park also you can walk round after leaving the tea room .

Food was amazing, but very small portion for the price. Be prepared to wait at busy times but food is worth the wait!

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.

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!!!