The best restaurants in East Midlands

Solo quick lunch and I was in a massive rush! Staff really accommodating and friendly. Good food, good service and good value. Will be back when I have more time!

Lovely Country Pub. Great food and service. We visited on a Monday night and were pleasantly surprised at how busy the bar was. We had booked a table.

Used toilet before eating.... Chose not to bother... Toilet disgusting, sanitary bin overflowing, no toilet paper... Staff disinterested!!

We went for a birthday meal. There was 8 of us. Two of us had "fillet steak" but coming from a farmers family and a butcher, we know 100% that the city of meat was not fillet despite the host and chef trying to pass the meat off as fillet. It was sirloin and it was delicious but definitely not worth the £29 and £26 paid.

Unfortunately, our birthday meal at this restaurant was quite disappointing. After receiving our starter, the main course took over 30 minutes to arrive. The service was slow all evening and, when asked about our meal, our comments seemed to go unheard. The server's disingenuous response and the added service charge only added to our frustration. I emailed the restaurant afterward and was simply told they would inform the chef. This is fairly poor service for the price we paid, comparable to a fast-food experience. Very disappointing. I won’t be back to this restaurant or any other ls in the group anytime soon

The title says it all. Popular with hikers, climbers and dog walkers. We stayed just one night on our way home from Chatsworth. Will certainly stay again when we are next in the area.

We’re from outside the area but visited in a group of 5 whilst visiting family. What an excellent find! The food was top class (and piping hot!), the service was prompt and the staff were so friendly and helpful. I very much hope to return on a future visit.

Very accommodating to fit us in at the last minute and the food was delicious! Highly recommend.

Lovely staff very kind. Very helpful Good snacks some over priced but tasty 😋 x

Employ staff and then do not pay them

We seated ourselves, had to ask for a menu, and found the table to be sticky. Decided not to stay to eat, since the service was non-existent!

Several small things which when added up made the visit disappointing. The layout is a tad problematic as the queue is in front of the space where the staff enter/exit so as a consequence there is to and fro as customers step back to allow them space, at the till Pint I made my order - black americano with brown toast. The server looked like had had acknowledged that but then asked me again what I would like….. I repeated my order, he then asked if I’d like milk, I replied with not with a black americano. Then I was asked what bread, so for a second time asked for brown. ‘Would you like jam with that?’ Came the question, when on the menu it distinctly says with jam. I then sit outside, toast arrives first, with coffee on way. Out comes the coffee and he places it on the table,, one hand holding the saucer whilst his other is holding the rim of the cup. He goes away and it’s at this point (and I accept responsibility for this as I should have noticed earlier) I notice no butter, have to leave my table to go back inside to ask for butter, which he duly gives me (after a 30 second wait) … straight out of the fridge and solid….. not the best to spread on my now cold toast. Not the greatest experience and one which could have been so much better. It wonukd t stop me using the cafe and I hope they take the feedback as intended and improve the service.

What a fantastic place! Spotless, lovely environment. Staff & chef are amazing people. Food knocked our socks off. Superb quality, beautifully presented & everything perfect. Loved everything about the Ship Inn at Fosdyke ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Absolutely fantastic experience, amazing food and exceptional service! Aga is such a great host, makes you feel at home and just oozes passion for making people happy! We loved, thank you 😀

A spacious and warm place, where the decor reflects their passion for creating an excellent café experience.