The best restaurants in East Retford East Bassetlaw East Midlands

What a great little cafe,great friendly staff. Amazing cakes ! We visited twice and had coffee/tea with croissants,they were extremely tasty.

Had brilliant birthday meal at Smoke & Ice Retford. Delicious food great atmosphere staff couldn’t have been more helpful and friendly if they tried. All the staff were great at helping my mum who is a wheelchair user and took time explain menu and sauces ect. Thanks again for the happy birthday song all 10 of us really enjoyed it and would definitely be back. 🥳🥳🥳🥳

The best place for brunch. Lovely people who work there and they make such great coffee. 100% recommend this place for great food and a peaceful setting.

Fantastic. Thank you! We will definitely return ☺️

First time visiting for lunch on Thursday with a friend. Very pretty little cafe. Very lovely and friendly staff. Food was Devine. And the cakes ……💕💕 Can’t wait to revisit.

From being greeted at the door to saying goodnight our experience was amazing. The food & service was first class. 5 Star.

What an absolute delight our visit to Papa's Fish and Chips in Retford was! From the moment we walked through the door, we were greeted with warm smiles and exceptional service. I ordered the classic fish and chips which was nothing short of perfection. The fish was incredibly fresh with a crispy, golden batter that crackled with each bite, while remaining light and not at all greasy. The chips were thick-cut, fluffy on the inside and wonderfully crisp on the outside - exactly how proper British chips should be! My wife decided on the donor kebab, which she absolutely raved about! The meat was succulent and flavorful, served with fresh salad and a delicious sauce that complemented the dish beautifully. The portions were generous, the prices reasonable, and the atmosphere was cozy and inviting. The staff were attentive and friendly throughout our meal, making sure everything was to our satisfaction. Cleanliness was also top-notch, which is always reassuring when dining out. If you're in Retford and craving either traditional fish and chips or a tasty kebab, look no further than Papa's! We'll definitely be returning on our next visit to the area. A hidden gem that deserves all the praise!

Family run business in heart of town easy parking, food was amazing keema curry and korma , was amazing food & very traditional, if in Retford again will definitely visit ,real hidden gem , and great value for money .

Amir's restuarant at Retford. I'm not one to normally moan, I give positive praise as I did with your restuarant only a couple of months ago, I even phoned and thanked you personally for a great meal. Tonight could not be any more of a polar opposite. I will never walk into your restuarant or place a takeaway order again. We placed our order via Just Eat at 7pm, food was scheduled for delivery at 8.30 which is a long enough wait to be fair for a Monday night then I envisage it's a quieter night. By 8.50pm, still no delivery, no phone call, no update. I called Amir's at 8.50pm to find out apparently they had cooked the food, had driven out with the food to deliver it, but couldn't find our house (despite coming several times previously) and instead of a phone call or other means of finding us, just decided to drive back to the restuarant. So.... If you couldn't find us and didn't deliver our food, you didn't call us or update us, how did you imagine this would be resolved? I have revived no apology and in fact quite rude and unhelpful staff. The offer was "we will cook you a fresh meal and we will deliver it out to you". Hang on, you couldn't find us 1/2 hour ago, but now you propose to cook us more food and deliver it, how do you imagine that was happening considering you couldn't find us the first time??? Clearly, I don't want fresh food cooking at 9pm to eat at 10pm, some 3 hours after I've ordered. My attempts at a refund were basically, "not my problem you'll have to go through just eat"..... again no apology, no help and clearly absolutely no care about a decent sized order and unhappy customers. I always try to support the places that get bad press, but on this occasion I can't help but join in with the people who say your service is appalling. I asked for the guys name on the phone, he wouldn't spell it out for me, but apparently there's no manager or owner in tonight. I hope they see this post and realise what an absolute disservice you have done for their business (if you weren't the owner or manager) with your poor attitude and insanely poor service. I'll never use your restuarant or takeaway again, tonight's episode is inexcusable. Had you been decent and offered a discount, a refund, an apology I may have been on board. You've wasted £40 worth of food and caused yourselves another negative post. We will go back to others we've used before.

this is an excellent restaurant. The food is great. The staff are polite and helpful. You want a good evening with excellent food fully recommend you book as it is very busy.

Amazing atmosphere, attentive bar staff, good company!

Popped in today for a coffee and a bite too eat, enjoyed what we had staff were very polite and we were served very quickly. Would gladly go again to try something more.

Lovely place and quality of food although slightly overpriced for what you get. However what ruins it is the staff. All we could hear was the staff (4 behind the counter!) moaning and complaining, sometimes about each other. Not very professional at all. Then one of the chefs came down to flirt with the girls behind the counter multiple times. The wrong wine was poured and the drinks took far too long to arrive especially considering how many staff were on.

Not my first visit, excellent food, friendly service, would recommend for breakfast. Good central location and great staff.

This is one of our favourite places to eat, whether its breakfast or dinner, the food is served fresh and hot. The owner is a lovely bloke, and nothing is too much trouble for him. How anyone could leave a bad review is beyond me. We are off there today for our dinner, we mostly go for breakfast every other week but having a change today. We live 16 miles away so not local.