The best restaurants in Bassetlaw East Midlands

5 came for birthday lunch. Excellent meal, good value for money and very friendly staff. This is the second time we have visited for a ladies that lunch date.

I just had a pretty poor experience. I ordered a chicken donner on their website to collect after the opening time of 3pm, it said I had paid and I was waiting for confirmation which didn’t come, so I called them. I was in a busy place but managed to talk to someone who said the line was crackling (I could hear him fine) and then he put the down on me! I was nearby so I walked in and he said they had only been open 10 mins even though it was 20 mins past their opening time which I pointed out and the food looked way off ready. I have no time for this kind of service. Why not pre prepare ahead of time and at the very least call and let me know? And putting the phone down on a paying customer was bang out of order. I rarely complain about these kind of things but it’s just plain bad customer service, and I dont even know if they took my money or if I’ll get my money back as I paid online. Never going back which is a shame as I pride myself in supporting local businesses. Poor service and attitude, and that leaves a poor taste in the mouth no matter the quality of the food. Must do better, such a shame..

Excellent vegetable chowmein, salt & pepper chicken and egg fried rice. Lovely service.

This was so disappointing. Reasonable price of £6.50 for hot drink and cake. Although the coffee was ok the cake (we had a few of the cakes in our group) were not good quality and begrudgingly paid for them. Also the milkshakes were really poor.

Good Fresh Food, Friendly Service, Good Value

New 7 course tasting menu now available at at Restaurant 1650, part of the charming Ye Olde Bell Hotel & Spa in Retford. This 4 star hotel and it’s award winning restaurant, provides a smart and luxurious ambience for a memorable dining occasion. Perfect for a date night or special occasion amongst family & friends. It is just £65pp for this delicious, beautifully presented, fine-dining 7 course meal, or £100 with included wine pairings. Available every Thursday & Friday from 6:30pm – Booking is essential. The menu is set to change seasonally, however the menu that we tried is detailed below; *Canapes – Seared Foie Gras on toasted brioche with caramelised peach, Oyster with Guinness braised ox cheek & horseradish snow, Beef carpaccio with pickled strawberry * Beetroot & gin cured salmon gravlax,with textures of cucumber * Braised pork belly & cheek, textures of carrot, ginger & coriander * Champagne & elderflower sorbet * Roast duck breast confit leg croquettes, braised sweetheart cabbage and cherries * Trio of apple – Apple crumble tart, apple shot, apple & calvados crème brulee * Coffee/Tea & truffles Treating yourself to a dining experience like this will get you trying different tastes and textures that should introduce you to quality and locally-sourced ingredients. We thoroughly enjoyed the food here, trying oysters for the first time – we didn’t dislike them, but not sure they’re one of our favourite foods haha (no fault of the restaurant of course)! We also really liked the pork, duck and of course the desserts, especially the apple crumble tart. We have a lovely evening, meeting some other fellow food lovers, and would hope to return to this beautiful hotel to experience much more of what it has to offer. My only gripe was paying £12 for a large wine and £6 for a bottle of water.

Usually the best fish and chips in worksop, but called a couple of days ago for tea, ordered 3x large cods as well as chips etc. When i got home i found one of the cods smelt different from the others, i dont know why but it tasted very bland. And what has happened to the mushy peas?, bright green, shiny, and not very tasty, please go back to your original peas. Hopefully just a very rare off day.

Myself and my husband went to the boat on a Monday evening for some food . We haven’t been here for a few years but what an improvement from last time we went.

Absolutely disgusting ordered a meal it came called the noodles were so dry they wouldn’t come out of the container so rang back ordered again really nice on phone then it came hot but was un edible. Never ever have I had Chinese so bad will never ever order again.

Pepes used to be the best pizza around a few years ago, my family used to come over from sheffield and doncaster because they wanted to order a pepes! last couple of years it has gone down hill. The last few times i have had American hot pizza its not even spicy anymore, used to have a chilli sauce base but not anymore. The two pizzas we had tonight didn't even have a tomato base ! Chip spice not on chips, tried to order a new meal deal off brand new menu and was told they don't do it anymore! Very bland pizzas, stingy on toppings, over priced for what they are now, don't think i will ever order from here again. May as well order a cheaper pizza from somewhere else. Such a shame they used to be the best.

My wife and I opted to have a meal at The Orangery having seen that they were offering a Valentine’s Dinner. We were also married at the adjoining hotel (over 20 years ago) and so we felt there was a romantic connection to the evening. The table had some red petals and a tall white candle. The room was lit beautifully and the temperature was comfortable. It seemed like a good choice on arrival But then the “restaurant machine” was switched on and any first impressions we had were soon evaporated. Our order, including drinks, was taken and within 5 minutes the starter and wine had arrived. Our empty plates were whisked away and the sorbet mouth cleansers were popped in front of us. They were removed with the upmost efficiency and we were on to the main course. And so on.. in fact, we were seated and proficiently guided through 4 courses in around 1 hour and 10 mins. Our main courses were cooked very well, though they lacked imagination. In contrast, the starters and desserts were prepared well in advance and we felt they had been bought in. Overall, we felt that The Orangery had stage-managed a Valentine’s Dinner. The speed at which we were whisked through sapped any sense of romanticism and the food was better than average. We may return to sample what the chef could offer on a non-themed evening, but we will consider all our other options first.

Normally a place; highly thought of The Station (Platform 3) let itself down when my family visited for a long awaited family meal. Staff appeared lethargic and paid little attention and we should have gone somewhere else. Our order came out late in an empty restaurant. Some forty minutes later after giving in the order and we'd honestly thought of walking out because we'd gone past it! Lame excuses greeted us, as did the food which was as cold as the stare we'd given the waitress when she forgot to bring out the tea we'd ordered with our food...."Yes, Yes oh I hadn't forgotten I was getting round to you." was the pitiful excuse. A shambles really if there was one bright spot my sons enjoyed their food. Service, I am sure you'll have guessed terrible

Virtually inedible fish, spent 22 pounds on three portions of fish and chips and all three fish the same. Hardly any batter on which made the fish dry and hard, chips also poor.

We never have a bad takeaway from here. Food is always hot, tasty and normally super quick. Their timings are spot on. Delivery drivers are friendly too.

Los jueves esta pequeña cafetería tiene un evento social para comer. Corre desde las 4 pm a 6 pm y por £2.50 se puede disfrutar de una comida de 3 platos. El sonido demasiado bueno para ser verdad bien no lo es. Es un menú fijo así que si no te gusta lo que está en oferta no hay opción y la porción tamaños no son enormes, pero es buena comida casera de calidad y seamos honestos se puede preparar una comida de tres platos por £2.50 porque yo no podía . El personal es encantador y el servicio es excelente y es realmente una buena relación calidad-precio. Voy más semanas y lo recomiendo.