The best restaurants in Castle Newark and Sherwood East Midlands

Fantastic place for toddlers to play and parents to chat. I’ve never known my busy 20 month old be so absorbed in equipment before. It’s easy to keep an eye on your child with clear sight lines while you enjoy a drink and food.

Beautiful visit here for a jacket potato and cake not long ago. Food was delicious! Can’t wait for an icecream in the warmer months! Absolute gem of a place

A superb jewel in Newark, amazing food and wine. Food can be seen being prepared, lovely ambience, great selection of wines too. Super service, would definitely recommend.

Great selection of real ales well worth a visit. If we are ever back in the area we will be calling again

Super little cafe, excellent breakfast, very good value and lovely ingredients lovingly prepared for a hearty breakfast.

Called in here for a take away cob one Saturday lunch,very friendly service and our order was quickly made up,one Ham salad and one cheese and onion,both were delicious with quality ingredients,this will be our lunch shop from now on.

This place is a little gem! Dropped in on a wet Wednesday and was told about their latest creation, The Cuban Sandwich with Mojo sauce. Wow! It’s got, ham, pulled pork, cheese, pickles, mustard, and I don’t know what else! But it was simply delicious. All the elements combined beautifully to create this culinary masterpiece. The coffees were great too. I also love their attention to detail, everything was beautifully presented and the take-away packaging is environmentally friendly. If I pass through Newark again, I’ll definitely make a bee-line for The Loft.

The coffee and cakes are nice enough, and the general atmosphere is pleasant. The outdoor seating with views over the river is a nice place to spend some time, but I was extremely disappointed to have waited 40 minutes for coffee and cake last Friday. The lady who brought it was at least apologetic, but there was a surly member of staff on the counter who pointedly ignored me as I walked in to look at the cakes. We were going to get some actual food but decided against it as we were told there was a wait of 45 minutes. However, there’s no good reason a couple of coffees and cakes should have taken anything like as long as they did, and it’s put me off returning next time I’m in Newark.

Dishes are packed with flavour and the flavours do not over power each other .....Dish : Maappila Beef Malli... the beef was tender, delicious dish.

We are impressed with the high-quality food and generous portion sizes.The staff were friendly and attentive, making sure our needs were met. Outstanding service.

Lovely food ,well presented . Great atmosphere, attentive staff . Restaurant was roomy enough to get a pushchair round . Well done..

I popped in the Happy Sundaes on Thursday after seeing a advert in the Free Newark Magazine. I had a Crepe with Lemon and Sugar and a cup of tea. The Crepe was delicious and red hot. Soaked in Lemon and Sugar. I will definitely be back . A.C

We dined here on a Friday evening before a show. The food was absolutely delicious and piping hot. The service was attentive and it was all reasonably priced. We will definitely return.

the staff were so kind!! and the chips were SO GOOD some of the best chips i’ve ever had 10/10 would recommend :)

Proper jackets, nice staff, great portions - perfect. We used to get jackets from this place around 30 years ago, and they’re still as good as I remember them! 🥔🧀