The best restaurants in Rutland East Midlands

The Angler has had a “customer confusing” time during the last five’s years as it morphed through many stages from The Mill Street Pub and Kitchen in 2019 to its current new Nepalese style dining set up. At each stage I’ve giver The Angler a try and while there were moments of inspirational magnificence from many of its proprietors, there was sadly no consistency with its menu offer, food quality or service. Considering the above (and knowing there are 6 other Asian restaurants in town)I was still happy to try the new Nepalese offering to assess its potential and I am happy to report that I enjoyed the food and the enthusiasm from the team yesterday evening. Everything we ordered was delivered to our table well cooked and well presented and everything tasted very good. I had a lamb dish which was very tasty with well cooked and tender lamb meat. The two different chicken main courses my friends enjoyed were equally delicious. We shared three starters which also hit the spot. Good tasty food. Great service and good value!! Well done to Suq & Manish and their colleagues for a good dining experience. Stay consistent with the food, service and value and we will be back for more. No consistency equals no customers!!

Delicious food in a lovely country pub 💛

Found this place by accident and had a delicious lunch with a huge pot of tea, the food and service were both excellent. It’s a shame we are from Norwich and unlikely to visit Oakham again soon

Great, intimate space with friendly staff. Had a wonderful hand stretched pizza and rocket and parmesan salad. One of the best I've had

Otters do the best bacon sandwich in Rutland. No - the best bacon sandwich anywhere. This is a very good place with interesting food - efficient staff- and good ambience. It's the sort of place that when you see the next tables food come out you wish you had ordered that too.

We had such a lovely Sunday roast at the Noel! The veggies were cooked to perfection and the chicken breast was surprisingly juicy. Also, the portions were very generous. I highly recommend the duck wrap as a starter and the sticky toffee for pudding. The staff was incredibly friendly and accommodating and even brought some dinner and dessert to our 11-month-old daughter. We're definitely visiting again. 💯

Who ever wrote the review about the Rutland Pippins below needs there heads checking, either that or they have no taste buds. I solely travelled just for the Rutland Pippins, there magnificent, so many flavours which really gel well together. Yeah the blue cheese is not powerful but it’s lovely and subtle and it compliments all the other flavours, there oustanding!!!!

Nice welcome. Good choice of ales and wines. Home cooked food. Steak pie & gravy were outstanding. I would have preferred home made chips rather than frozen. The haddock had a very light batter which didn’t look great but it was really nice. Made a change from heavily battered fish. Staff friendly and efficient.

Fabulous to overlook the rolling countryside. Delicious food in a beautiful setting. We enjoyed our family breakfast.

Popped in for a quick lunch with my daughter. Simply because it was so pretty. Ordered a toasted sandwich and a pot of tea. Delicious. Was given a plate full of food!

The four of us had a very enjoyable evening here. The owner/ waiters were very friendly and attentive. The food was delicious from start to finish especially the scallop and king prawn main course. Lovely atmosphere on a Friday evening too.

Lovely little country boozer with rooms upstairs. Very attentive host, well appointed rooms and free tinterweb. Would definitely stay again.

Carried out an extra debit on my bank card for £50 and never gave it back just ignored messages avoid it’s a scam to stay here and grim!

Absolute friendly efficient service,good selection on menu,quick service and nice setting can highly recommend it excellent restaurant, and does not break the bank

Lovely service, dog friendly (always a bonus). We were seated and served quickly. Very welcoming and friendly. My friend asked for cheese & tomato sandwich on multi grain bread and I ordered jacket potato with cheese & coleslaw. The sandwich came loaded with cheese, with salad and crisps and the potato came with a small sprinkle of cheese and a small spoonful of coleslaw and it felt a little mean as toppings were £1 each!