The best restaurants in Ilkeston Central Erewash East Midlands

I’ve been to Harper and Finch a few times now and every time it’s been wonderful. I took my grandparents last time and they absolutely loved it! The service is always so friendly and the food will never disappoint - especially with the size of the slices of cake on the afternoon tea! We’ll be back very soon!

This is our local bakery and has been around for many years. Fantastic cobs/breads and rolls, also filled sandwiches available of fantastic quality. Cream cakes, savoury snacks and our all time favourite, the best gingerbread men we have ever had! Unrivalled!

Everything is this bakery always looks so good, bread, cakes and savories with excellent service from the staff.

Ordered at 7.15pm and it arrived within half an hour. I had the seafood taglatteli and garlic bread with cheese. To say it was filling and tasty is an understatement. Also it came in smart containers, not your usual foil cartons. It was the best take away I have had for months. Will definitely be ordering again.

I've been getting meal prep from here for the last couple of months and I love it! The meals are delish, fresh, really good portions and you get a variety of options to keep things interesting. I personally get breakfast, lunch and dinner for 5 days and the prices are super affordable and suit my busy lifestyle. I enjoy the flavours, weekly menu changes and the customer service is second to none. Thanks for making my life easier, affordable and delicious 😋

Brilliant pub, wonderful staff and patrons. A good selection of well kept beer.

Good friendly place to go Good atmosphere with a party vibe. Staff also made it more like being on holiday with the party atmosphere. A good call go in give it a go just what ilkeston needs well done .

My husband and I came for a roast after a friend recommended it. We genuinely could not fault anything! The food was really delicious, generous and it felt like the chefs had thought about every extra detail. We could really taste their passion and love in the dishes we tried. My husband had the beef roast and I had some pork, lamb and beef called the Ox Roast. The roast came with buttery creamy mash, perfectly roasted vegetables, spiced red cabbage, stuffing, Yorkshire pudding and delicious gravy. The meat was tender and my husband said it was like they’d given him thick slices of steak! The dessert was the apple tart with meringue which had also been recommended by my friend. It was faultless. The pastry was delicate and short, the apples were soft, and the caramel was buttery and moorish with salted cream which I could’ve eaten a bucket of. Completely inspired. My husband and I had dessert at La Gavroche a couple of years ago and this dessert trumps the Michelin star dessert by a mile. The service was fantastic too. As soon as we walked in, we were met by friendly warm staff. We didn’t have to wait to order drinks or extras as the waitresses were attentive but not overly so as to feel claustrophobic. Absolute little gem of a place! We will definitely be going back as soon as possible, and taking some friends with us too. Thankyou you all so much. You deserve every success ♥️♥️

Fantastic pub serving a great selection of cask & keg. Only serve pub snacks ie cobs, sausage rolls & scotch eggs but they are all delicious & superb value. Very friendly staff & lovely welcoming locals including, Tom, Natalie & William 🍻

Very disappointed after all the hype we had heard about it being best fish and chips ever. Can understand why it's closed down now

Great little pub , the current landlady has been here just over a year and is creating a great local atmosphere although it’s in the town, my wife and I really enjoy coming here for drinks, having a jukebox is a bonus , they seem to have entertainment on most weekends, staff are always nice and efficient, really happy to recommend here

Go here on a weekly basis. Always a warm welcome from staff. Excellent food from an extensive menu with very fair prices. This cafe is very much part of the local community. Thankyou.

What a lovely little cafe. I called in here whilst my car was being serviced and was greeted with a warm welcome by all the staff who were great The cafe had a real good feeling to it and sold a multitude of things other than food. The food was cooked well, even the eggs which I am funny about but it was perfect for me, I am a white firm, yellow runny kinda guy. The prices are fair, they will never compare with big pub chains but I am always willing to pay a little extra to keep a local shop in business Probably my only gripe was that it opened a little late for me, but I am an early bird so it is nothing new for me to experience. Would I go again? Definitely, the next time I'm in Ilkeston

Absolutely brilliant thanks so much an will defo come again

I would highly recommend this lovely cafe. Tried it for the first time and the coffee was perfect. I loved relaxing in the garden area and the staff are so attentive and friendly. Definitely deserving of the 5 star.