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Great food. Definitely recommend

Walking around the ground floor of Sinclair's, the traditional, family-run, independent retail shop in the heart of Stamford, Lincolnshire, my ears caught the sound of gentle music coming from the staircase leading up to the first floor. Venturing upwards I found myself being greeted by the smiling Lisa (the owner), and soon after, enjoying a delicious quiche salad. This tea room, cafe, small restaurant, call it what you may, is a delight and for me, a special find. If you're spending time in Stamford, drag yourself away from the Georgian splendour and head for Sinclair's on St Mary's Street. Climb the stairs and you too could find yourself enveloped in the delightful welcome, the relaxing ambience, and the tasty and appetising food that is The Drawing Room. Nicely done, Lisa and team.

Wonderful experience for a birthday celebration. Dave is a wonderful host and the food is amazing. Thank you for making the evening so enjoyable.

Hungrilla burgers are amazing and the best burger I’ve ever eaten in my life. I highly recommend everyone who likes burgers. Don’t be late and taste the best burgers. Thanks Hungrilla burger.🍔

This is a wonderful spot to have lunch while shopping in beautiful Stamford. The food was first class and the service was attentive, friendly with a a good dose of fun.

Kara has starred again, ordered calamari, also cheese and garlic baked mushrooms for starters with rib eye steak and chips and prawn linguine for mains. Absolutely superb. The starters were perfectly presented, we loved them. I don't think I have ever had a steak and chips as good. The prawn linguine was also super with the prawns being cooked to perfection. Portions very generous, little bit too much linguini for my wife, but that is an observation not a critique.

want a nice hot or cold drink and a snack and a sit down in the main street is the kiosk it is part covered with tables and chairs and a very nice staff

Really good brunch. Cant wait to go back all of she food was amazing. The staff were attentive cinnamon bun was the best weve ever had

We needed a snack and a break on a 5 hour journey from Norfolk to Cheshire. Externally it's an unusual building, but the cafe itself is well laid out, and has interesting decor. We were given a lovely welcome, and chose from an interesting menu. I enjoyed the Special which was a large hunk of baguette with fried eggs, sausages and bacon. There was plenty of it and it was tasty, and very reasonably priced. Our coffees were a bit disappointing by comparison, but overall we were pleased to have stopped there.

We were passing through and needed a coffee, found this hidden gem at the rear of courtyard mews shops in main Street. Welcoming, good value, all fresh cooked, no fast food. Recommend milk shakes and bubble , eggs and bacon.

Just had a very nice Café Americano and a very generous slice of Choc Chip Shortbread which was very tasty, light and of course made with butter. Would like to leave a photo but it would be of an empty plate!

A coffee shop with 14th century origins - lovely coffee and cakes. Then a BONUS, we were treated to a tour of the Victorian theatre which is attached to the coffee shop building. This a gem of a building just waiting to be renovated. Jo, our guide, was excellent. Passionate about the building and the people who have passed through its doors, she gave us a fantastic tour. Many thanks and good luck with the project. We'll be back.

We visited Vietcentric as a couple to spend some valuable time together, this proved to be a great choice as we got to learn about Vietnam and its culture, experience cooking traditional food and then have a great chat with other couples whilst we ate our creations. I would highly recommend Vietcentric for couples or groups who want a different dining experience to a “normal” restaurant.

Offered to give me a free burger when card machine did not work. Food was delicious and the service was great too. Many thankss