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.

Warm welcome as we arrived. Had the fish sharing board with my husband. It was well presented and absolutely delicious. Great selection of seafood with thick slices of good quality bread and butter. Fished the meal with a lovely chocolate brownie and ice cream. Lovely evening.

Great chips, seasoned well and fish was brilliant

Food was excellent and the service from the staff was also excellent. The was polite and welcoming in every way.

Fabulous meal for our Anniversary. Food was delicious and the service was excellent. We would highly recommend No.5. Atmosphere is perfect for couples and equally larger groups. Thank you

My Wife and I are regular customers of this fantastic establishment, it’s that good, we travel 17miles round trip just to eat there, it’s always, clean, comfortable, the staff are friendly, efficient and nothing is too much trouble, a special mention for Ruby, no matter how busy she is or how unwell she feels she always greets you with a smile and asks how you are, professional and a credit to her employer, thank you all for always being the best in Retford 😉

First visit with a group of 22 on a week day evening. Firstly the welcome was very warm and the staff very helpful. I’m gluten free and had no problem ordering with lots of choices. Can particularly recommend the onion bahjis which were delicious and very fresh. The service was very organised for such a large group and all the meals came out at the same time. Top up drinks orders were also checked regularly. I can recommend this independently run family business. Will definitely be returning

Consistently high quality food, made and served by friendly staff. Varied range of dishes that never disappoint. Best in Retford.

A proper pub not a plastic parody. Good ales and a good atmosphere.

We had ham salads that were well presented & very tasty. Nicely served by pleasant staff & clean table & cutlery. Very comfortable restaurant. We were able to park outside the door using mobility blue badge. Very handy & free of charge. That makes a refreshing change!! Toilets spacious & well looked after. Highly recommended.

First time visiting this little place, it looks tiny on the outside but really spacious on the inside, lovely feel to the place, warm and friendly and the décor was particularly splendid, not what you expect from the outside. I was passing through very quickly and I really needed a coffee and a quick snack, I was greeted and seated with friendliness, the coffee was amazing, piping hot and much nicer than the chain coffee shops! I had a slice of cake, and this gave me the sugar hit I needed, it was delicious and left me wanting another slice but then is any slice of cake big enough? Perhaps I was just having a greedy day either that or just wishful thinking! Now this was perfect all of this and warrants 5 stars, until you go upstairs, no accessible toilets that I could see, up nearly 2 flights of stairs past the kitchens (which is good to see them at work) the toilet wasn't the cleanest I had been in, the seat was stained and needed replacing, dust can't be helped but this was dust you could write your name in and literally make a dust bunny out of it! It really needs addressing, nice that they have sanitary products but do they really need to lay in a box full of dust and dirt? The sink and taps have seen better days too. First impressions really do count, this could be such a perfect little gem but some simple things really do need to be adjusted and made more hygienic. I am not sure if I will return or not due to not living here, but I can promise you that you will receive a lovely warm welcome and an amazing cup of coffee. If you don't need the loo when you are there, you'll never know about the stuff I have mentioned. Go and see for yourself, support local companies instead of the big brands!

Always a welcome Roasted pepper and tomato soup was delicious. Lovely coffee and people good value.

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.