The best restaurants in East Midlands

We stayed at Ashleigh Farm next door, for the weekend so had a couple of drinks while sat out catching the last few September rays. The food smelt amazing so booked for Sunday lunch. Amazing lunch, hot, plentyful and well presented. Great staff who were friendly and very welcoming. Would definately recommend and will return.

It is so good the food is amazing and the milkshakes were so good and there was any. Pugs but it is ok the decoration was amazing so pretty

Visited here for lunch on a long bike ride today. The staff were lovely and let us take our bikes through the back gate so we could see them whilst we ate. Excellent service and very tasty baguettes. Perfect lunch spot, would highly recommend!

Excellent food and service . We had lunch today and chose from both the small plates and big plates menus. Excellent value and tasty food. In particular, the small plates were very generous portions and excellent value. Some interesting new flavours too. One of our party took ill and the staff were really helpful and caring. They showed real concern and called for an ambulance etc. Will visit again.

It’s quite nicely set out and the service was good. Everyone was very nice and attentive. We could not fault the food, however it is a tad too expensive for what you actually get.

We enjoyed a coffee and scone at a window table. Staff were friendly and welcoming. The sultana scone was freshly baked and generous in size. Pleased we chose this excellent venue.

I visit the Workbridge cafe at least once a week. It’s one of the best cafes in the area. Their cakes are amazing, have never had a bad one, and the staff are great. Because they are not an ordinary cafe there is sometimes a little bit more of a wait when they are busy.

First time eating at this place and we both had a lovely Sunday roast. Having been shown our seats we were a little apprehensive as the room looked quite bland. This however didn’t distract from a good service provided and a lovely Sunday roast. For the quality of food the prices are extremely reasonable. We will return

We come regularly to this restaurant because of the pizzas but the service and rudeness of the two staff is unbelievable, to the point where we’re going to stop going. We always have to ask to order even though they are just chatting behind the bar and if you ask for anything extra there’s a tut and raised eyebrows. You’re made to feel like they’re doing you a favour by serving you. Such a shame for the owners, a lot of our friends feel the same and it’s only a matter of time until they will start seeing a decline in customers.

Welcoming, efficient, thoughtful touches, great coffee, good menu choices, a great place all round, always good to see a wide range of customers.

I ordered on just eat, waited over a hour for our food, for them too send a message 30 minutes after it was supposed too come too say our order has been cancelled, no warning or anything, wouldn’t recommend!

Came here for food last week with family and everyone left very happy. The food quality was great and the service from the was very friendly.

This pub is a tale of two halves. The decoration & ambiance of the pub is lovely, loos are clean and ample parking. The pub was wonderfully dog friendly & the lady behind the bar & taking food orders was wonderful, friendly and vey helpful, the drinks were great and amazingly cheap.....However..... I'm afraid the whole evening was ruined by the food. I ordered the Fillet steak, medium rare @ £25.00 (not expensive), I asked for side salad instead of onion rings, mushrooms & toms. No sauce. What arrived was a very small sirloin (poss rump) steak, 1/2 " thick with a good 1" of unrendered fat down one side and over cooked. Plus a side of pepper sauce I never ordered. I questioned if the order had been taken down wrong or misread but I was assured that the Chef says The steak is definitely fillet! & the sauce is complimentary!..... I am not a butcher but I do know what a Fillet cut looks like !!! This was NOT. I was on a date with my partner so didn't want to complain, or embarrass him, but I feel bad that I allowed him to pay for something I definitely didn't have! I ate the meal which was edible but not what it was meant to be. The couple on the table behind us had a lengthily argument with the chef about his steak, sent one back & refused to pay for the second!! I don't mind if things aren't available or the kitchen is short staffed. I don't care of orders are taken or read wrongly BUT to be LIED to is unforgiveable. If I was there on my own I would not have accepted my meal. That said, my boyfriend's Faggots were lovely.......In short, A lovely pub for a cheap drink.......just don't have high expectations of the food.

Brilliant experience...strongly recommended...friendly staff, nothing too much trouble..prices reasonable

The BEST breakfast I’ve ever had! Service was superb and the breakfast (I’m rather fussy!) was the best I’ve had. Everything cooked to perfection! 100% recommended!