The best restaurants serving British food in East Midlands

Lovely little pub where you can sit m relax Staff are friendly Very clean and welcoming Cafe in day Bar at night Absolutely lovely

We went to the Royal William for dinner about a week ago and it was excellent. Whenever we visit Lincoln we go to the William as it’s a great pub with lovely staff and the food is very good. In our opinion it’s the best pub in Lincoln.

In a high street dominated by chain cafe's and restaurants occasionally you find somewhere special. Luckily for us the usual suspects for a lunchtime coffee were all busy so we gave up and headed home, only to find this gem of a cafe. Small but spotlessly clean and beautifully decorated, serving exceptional quality food and coffee at very reasonable prices. 2 full English breakfasts, we wasn't planning on these but saw another tables order and couldn't resist, 2 Cappuccinos and 2 cans of Coke, £20. The service was top notch by a lovely chap who not only took the orders but cooked the food and made the coffees. Deffo calling again.

This small out-of-the-way cafe is run by the 6th form students from Billing Brook School, Northampton. The menu offered is light meals, e.g. jacket potatoes, sandwiches, baguettes etc. with a good variety of fillings including vegetarian options. The coffee is delicious and the home-made cakes looked good, but I resisted. The atmosphere is inviting, with a lovely outdoor area, and the whole place is spotlessly clean, The staff and their tutors are really nice, and very attentive. Would definitely recommend if you are local or visiting Northampton and would like a quiet out of the town centre (Eastern District) bite to eat. I look forward to my next visit. Open Mon-Thurs 9.30-14.30.

Unassuming traditional industrial park canteen but so much more. Lovely salads, fresh fish, clean and very reasonably priced. Tables down either side seating four and a loo to boot.

Ordered cream tea for 6 people. Such a brilliant product, freshly prepared delicious food, beautifully presented and great quality. The communication was excellent and I highly recommend. Can’t wait to try a picnic box. Thank you!

We visit Belton every year, and last year, discovered this wonderful place! Tucked away in the hamlet of Welby - off the beaten track [use a Sat Nav!] is the fabulous Crown and Anchor. This is a proper country pub with the addition of it's own Smokehouse - and what and amazing addition! We visited twice this week, it was so good... The menu is extensive and varied, with a combination of tradition British pub food and their smokehouse specialities. All extremely well served, presented and tasty, not to mention the generous portions. You do not want to miss the rack of ribs [full or half - although the half is what most places call a full rack ] - be prepared to be full! And the amazing Smoking Board, consisting of Ribs, Pulled Pork and Korean Chicken - all from the smokehouse, accompanied by their hand cut chips - hot and crispy and soft inside, coleslaw, extra BBQ sauce and dressed salad. Finger bowls and extra napkins are provided and needed! Also available are a fabulous range of very different burgers - including the triple - beef, pork and chicken - oh my! Starters are available in abundance, as are desserts - but we have never had room for either - but they look fab Beers and wine selections are plentiful and varied as well as reasonably priced. Service was attentive and excellent - couldn't fault it. As I said - you do not want to miss this place - just north of Grantham. Enjoy!!

Called in for a sandwich and they were just closing up, said no problem and they allowed Millie our little Westie in too. Brought her some water and chicken which was very kind and served us our baguettes and drinks, which were delicious. No rush to close up, really good service, thank you.

Amazing experience. The food was first rate. A selection of tapas from the a la carte menu. Not the usual boring tapas but original options that were hearty tasty and great value. Additionally we had mains from the timeless classic menu. All in all the meal was excellent quality and coming over from Belgium I can honestly say that the service was one of the best I have had in the U.K.! I definitely want to return here.

Absolutely delicious breakfast and friendly staff. I would definitely recommend. We will be popping there again very soon.

We got our lunch from this lovely little place, excellent rolls with tasty fillings and with the tasty treats on offer we went back for some cake for afters.

Popped into Cafeness this morning for coffee. The owners were very friendly and the cafe was spotlessly clean. Although we only visited for morning coffee today we would have no hesitation in returning another time for something to eat.

Simply amazing and presentation is quite unique along with the food so good we had an evening meal but went back next day for Sunday lunch which is great value. Sadly no steak on the evening menu but they came up trumps to offer a sirloin steak out of the blue

Pretty nice place, nice to sit out in the sun though it's on a main road which was pretty busy. Resonable prices and a friendly place. Will go again.

Visited last month for a 10th anniversary meal and everything was fantastic! Jonathon was the perfect host and each dish was explained upon delivery by polite and pleasant staff. The food was fantastic (we went for a sharing Chateaubriand which was cooked perfectly and the tuna starter we had was fabulous!) and the breads brought beforehand (local bitter bread with a marmite butter) were outstanding! Thank you so much guys, amazing night!