The best restaurants in East Midlands

We went to Spalding on this lovely sunny morning to the market. The wonderful and very special Carillon was playing, ringing out across the market place and we popped into the Café on the Square inside the South Holland Centre for a coffee and a late breakfast. Well, nearly lunch! (Breakfast is served until 12 noon). We both had a breakfast brioche. Lincolnshire sausage patty layered with bacon and topped with a fried egg in a large and very delicious brioche bun. Probably not the sort of breakfast for every day (!) but super tasty for a treat - the food was lovely, the staff were so pleasant and helpful and the coffee was very good too. Thank you Courtney and Mike and Bailey. And it was very reasonably priced. You can sit in this 1st floor café and look out over the market place and people watch to your hearts content. Go on - treat yourself to good food, great coffee and a nice relaxing time in The Café on the Square.

What can I say about Grandma's pudding it is one of a kind. So warm and welcoming. The food is just amazing as are the cakes. The staff are lovely and friendly 😁

This place is unbelievable! We have literally just been here and it was so good I'm writing this review immediately. The food quality is exceptional and love it is local. I had the full English and every single item was superb. The winner was the perfectly cooked and bright orange poached egg combined with the thick bacon! Unbelievably good. The kids had the brioche roll with sausage patty which was amazing and my wife had the back in brioche roll which she said was toasted perfectly . Oh yeah...the oat milk latte is the best I have ever had! When we are back in the area we will one million percent go back there! Cannot recommend this enough! 👌

Brilliant and friendly pub. Me and my mates had a great time visiting when we came for a weekend away. Location was ideal for us as it was a very short walk from where we were staying.

What a fantastic place!! So relaxing and very welcoming, no rush, stay as long as the mood takes you. The coffees are fabulous, served in delightful tin mugs!! There’s a huge range to choose from too. Paul the owner is lovely, he has gone to a lot of trouble to make this little coffee shop something really special, away from the norm. As others have said lots of board games, books, craft on sale etc, as well as themed mornings, such as the crime book club or the gin club in the evenings. There are also evenings designed to help with relaxation. This place is truly inspirational. You won’t find bacon butties or sausage rolls here, but you will find some home made cakes to tempt your taste buds!!

Very nice beef burgers fresh made juicy would different recommend trying this guys out very friendly keep it up guys

If you can put up with Debbie does Dallas, then this is your place. Proper grub, proper decent pricing and always a good laugh.

I am currently devouring my second generous helping of breakfast. Mushrooms on toast. OMG. My eyes want a third but my belly prevails. I am pleasantly stuffed :). What a relaxed location. A warm feeling inspired by all the friendly staff. I felt very comfortable and at home here. Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you.

This is a great place to go if you like delicious Italian food and you are not in a hurry. The owner is a lovely man who even took the time to show us how he prepared and cooked our meals. Every meal is prepared with fresh ingredients, cooked individually and with a passion for food. The food is worth waiting for!

A friendly, family run local pub with great fresh food. We went for dinner to watch live music afterwards. I had the home made fish and chips which were excellent. My partner had a mixed grill which was huge! Can highly recommend the pub for meals and also for live entertainment. Good range of drinks at reasonable prices too!

The heart of Hasland , great staff . welcoming environment . freshly cooked food. And importantly always go the extra mile .

Absolutely fabulous milkshakes! So many flavours! Grandchildren looking forward to going again now it is open!

Finalmente visité con mi hija esta mañana para el desayuno. Y vaya que desayuno fue. Caliente, fresco y delicioso. Excelente relación calidad-precio. Servicio amable y cálido. Menú brillante y decoración brillante y peculiar. Sin duda volvería y recomendaría a fondo

Cycling in the area I dropped in to sample this place. Menu looked good, and my food was as good as similar places. I'd be happy to return.

I can't recommend the Hare and Hog enough, excellent speciality coffee, wonderful food made with award winning cured meats made on site, special evening events, and free parking, what more could you ask for! A real hidden gem of Oakham, and one of the few places open in the area on a monday.