The best restaurants serving British food in East Midlands

Sadly, The Rose has closed down, and is now all boarded up. There had been a "For Sale" notice last month, but even this has gone. From a local resident.

We went for Afternoon Vintage tea for two on a group on 2 weeks ago. The cafe was freezing. We had to keep our coats on. Service was ok but we were the only customers for quite a while. We have sampled several afternoon teas from other places and Granny Smith's is a let down. The sandwiches were plain and unexciting. The scones were ok. The cakes were very poor and cheap. No flair at all. The young lady serving us was pleasant enough although " no problem" every time she did anything does grate after a while. Course it's no problem if you're doing the job you're being paid for. Won't go back. Won't recommend.

Awful customer service. Would never visit again . Still waiting for a response from a complaint that I sent over four weeks ago .

Hemos estado usando esquimal desde que abrió en Lincoln. El personal siempre ha sido maravilloso, amable e interactuó bien con mis hijos para que sea una experiencia especial. ¡Las opciones de sabor son fantásticas y aún no he tenido un combo de mal sabor! Gracias.

Had a walk around this nice garden centre before we decided to have a snack in the cafe as feeling peckish. I had the turkey brioche sandwich which was nice but expensive at £9.95. My partner had the cream tea at £5.95 with the scone being tasty. Also I had regular latte at £3.20. Nice place run by friendly staff which helped pass a few hours of our day.

Llamamos hoy para un viernes relajante y eso es lo que obtuvimos. Gracias a Sam y al equipo por un espacio limpio y seguro.

Visited the cafe a couple of years ago and to be honest was quite disappointed . Heard recently tthat the cafe been taken over so thought we would come back and try it again . We only had coffee and cake/scones which was very nice but compared to other cafes in the area the portion sizes are certainly not as generous. . The piece of cake was small and the scone was a lot smaller than we usually get elsewhere. We will call in again but please take this as constructive criticism. Other people we have spoken too have said exactly the same .

My wife and I have just spent two nights here. The room was spotlessly clean and comfortable. The breakfast choices were very good, quality products well cooked and presented. We ate evening meal twice, and were impressed with them both nights. I was particularly amazed at the Smoked Haddock and Prawn Curry with wild rice. I have eaten in many establishments around the world but have to that this was probably the best curry dish I have ever had. The quality, quantity of fish, and taste, were fantastic. Well done Chef Andy ! Lastly I have name drop the wonderful Ruth. To be a truly brilliant customer-facing member of any team you have to have knowledge, empathy, charisma, and a big smile. Ruth has all of these qualities in abundance. She is a real asset to your team, and a role model to any young person who wants to work in hospitality. I trust that you know what a diamond you have. It’s a shame that we could only stay two nights. Thank you.

Visited for dinner with family for my wife's birthday on 24.08.23. I have never posted a bad review before. These are tough times for the hospitality industry. But I am compelled to warn anyone else thinking of eating here. It was the worst restaurant experience we have had for nearly 20 years. The service was initially mercenary - the first question from the oleaginous but thereafter invisible Maitre d' was 'would you like sparkling wine', and when I requested a drinks menu I got a wine list which was simply bottles of wine, no wines by the glass, other alcoholic / non-alcoholic drinks. Which, if nothing else rather overlooked my 8 y.o. and 12 y.o. We ordered 2x glass champagne, 2 x red wine, 1 beer, 2 x kids drinks, 4 starters and 4 mains including (for the kids!) a lobster and muscle risotto at £32 each, and lamb and beef also around the £30 mark. We are plainly not millionaires, but equally plainly we were intending to spend a decent amount... Thereafter service was slow to non-existent. The starters were mediocre at best. A soup of the day was beetroot soup. Literally a pureed beetroot, no seasoning, cream, nothing else bar an already buttered slice of bread balancing on the side of the (admittedly v. tasteful) crockery. I can't put into words the audacity of the pricing of this bowl of soup. I thought the bowl ought to have been included. It was a sign of things to come. The sirloin of local beef I ordered had a glaring rind of unrendered fat, like one of the early rounds in Masterchef. The meat was, extraordinarily, simultaneously underdone and tough. The waitress assured me that the chips had not been reheated but prepared freshly as she had seen it done. What can I say? When you eat something, you know when you know, right? Forgive the already TLDR nature of this review, but the kicker was the lobster risotto. I am frankly incandescent that I was stung for this. They were bland mush. I can't comprehend how a seafood risotto for which premium prices are charged can be (a) noticeably lacking lobster, and (b) not taste of seafood but rather like tuna from a tin mashed in with boiled American white rice. My wife and kids left after the mains; just walked out leaving me to pay. Still took the waitress 5 mins to come over. I was civil as she is just an employee doing a tough job. But I told her it was really poor, and it was obvious I was extremely dissatisfied. 5 mins still passed, no bill, no more senior employee. Left to me to walk to the reception, bite my tongue at bit but not enough to conceal that I was on the cusp of Gordon Ramsey-like language at being so mugged-off and paying £265 (without even getting to dessert and coffee, and with half the family walking out during the meal). Avoid, avoid, avoid, and do not be mislead by any platitudes posted by this place if they deign to post a reply.

Delivery: don't just don't, if you are in the shop you can atleast call them on their frequent mistakes, on delivery you get no lunch or the wrong lunch, these people hire monkeys and pay them peanuts!

My daughter, granddaughter and I visited the conservative club with a few friends yesterday.we went for a quiet drink after attending a funeral. We were made to feel so welcome by all the staff.nothing was too much trouble.at short notice they rustled up an amazing small buffet and also laid on a few glasses so we could raise a toast to our friend. All staff were so friendly and helpful.we left after having to ask how we join the club.overall they made a sad day into a lovely experience.definately will be going again. Oh ,I failed to mention, everywhere was clean as well

My wife and I visited on a Saturday morning after hearing good things about this place but I am sorry to say that we were disappointed with the overpriced breakfast. Small tasteless sausages, cheap black pudding and strange fried eggs. I expected better for £10.95.

Sat waiting while owner was smoking ordering staff about.when received my breakfast it has a funny taste to it... I'd order fresh balms but keep away from cooked

Si quieres un buen asado los domingos, y luego ir a el Spring House Restaurant. Mi amigo y yo fuimos ayer por primera vez y no sólo la comida increíble y muy abundante, era asequible. El personal era extremadamente servicial con nosotros también. Gracias a todos ellos, pruébalo, no te arrepentirás. Vamos a volver y estoy tomando gracias amigos allí para agradecer que ayuda.

i visited the cafe recently with low expectations and my expectations had been lowered, my family and i waited over 50 minutes for a bacon sandwich and 2 full english’s even though it wasn’t busy, when it arrived the toast was hard like it had been reheated and the food was cold. the staff were rather ignorant and had unclean red aprons and red hats on, unfortunately we won’t be visiting again however if greasy grub is what you enjoy then i recommend.