The best restaurants in East Midlands

Expensive chip shop. Very poor quality chips, use old potatoes very rank. Cheap sausages, just poorly cheap quality, but very expensive.

Visited for lunch after seeing good reviews online. Looks cute but left rather disappointed. No proper food available, just a few pastrys, ordered two & was given an incorrect order. Hot chocolate just tasted like warm milk. :(

Writing this review purely for the class service we got from Fin,Fynn, or Finn. Good to see customer service still exists in the hospitaly sector. Good vibe around the place , decent food selection from the food trucks out side. Overall a solid venue!

Staying in Aby village for a week's holiday and had to try the local pub. Exterior looks a bit "tired" but don't be put off - inside it's friendly. cosy and lots of character. Excellent choices of dishes on the menu and "daily specials" board - we especially appreciated the choice of gluten-free options and Dawn was happy to go through each option in detail. Good portions and served hot! Very tasty and wholesome. Wide range of dessert options too and it was evident from conversations with other diners, that Dawn would also be happy to adapt these just to suit individual requirements. Obviously very deserving of the many awards over many years.

The food is always hot, fresh, and packed with flavour. The menu offers a great variety, and every dish we've tried has been top-notch, my all time favourite being the chicken in Palembang. Fast service, friendly staff, and generous portions make this place a true gem. I highly recommend! You won’t be disappointed!

GONE! despite a website that let me download a menu and details of opening times, I arrived to find an empty building available to let so went to the Old Forge instead.

Great value food, cosy quirky venue, lovely friendly lady owner - we will definitely visit again when we are next in Matlock as it’s great to support independent businesses.

The best attentive staff, it’s like visiting old friends. Excellent food! I’m vegan and they prepared a special dish. Massive portions. I know they do takeaway but if always want to dine in as it’s not far off perfect!

Great food and good service, and dog friendly. Great ale.. Only does food on Sunday.

First time visit had been recommended by friends & definitely worth a visit,staff so friendly, lovely relaxed restaurant ,the food was a wow piping hot & very tasty ,good size portions, I had the pollo chicken was so moist the sauce was delicious hubby had the carbonara with he loved overall would highly recommend

Great food always fresh have to wait which is cool. It's worth the wait. Best for miles we travel 20 miles just for this place.

This is a really nice village pub. They have a good selection of beers and wines. There is always a good atmosphere. They also have a pool table and great TV.

We visited The Rafters at Riverside while on holiday and the first face we saw was Sue! She is the most lovely, friendly, smiley and helpful person anyone could hope to meet when visiting somewhere new. Sue is a credit to this restaurant. The food...

First come last served, unless you’re a regular and you get your drinks before anyone else didn’t even have to order was brought to straight to their table. Not how a restaurant should be ran, first come first served that’s how it’s meant to work.

My husband booked afternoon tea as a surprise for my 60th Birthday. There was around 18 of us and the setting was brilliant. The food was fantastic and there was plenty of it, so much so that we brought some of the cakes home. The staff were so lovely and accommodating and nothing was too much trouble. Thank you for making my special birthday surprise something I will always remember.