The best restaurants serving British food in East Midlands

¡Qué noche! Fui a Bistro Live el 25. 04 . 25 por mi primera noche desde que tuve mi primer bebé y el personal se aseguró de que era una noche para recordar! El chef me hizo un plato personalizado que decía ‘nueva mamá’, que era un toque tan dulce. También recibí un saludo y el DJ fue increíble en jugar mis recomendaciones y asegurarse de que tuve una gran noche! La comida era absolutamente delicioso y en general una gran relación calidad-precio para una noche increíble. Yo y las chicas ya estamos pensando en reservar de nuevo lo antes posible! ¡Gracias Bistro! Además, gracias a nuestro servidor Ice por cuidarnos tan bien!

First time there. Great value for money. Staff very friendly and efficient. Price for two people.

All the food was served in good time and beautifully cooked. Couldn’t fault it. Service great too. We had the Salmon Wellington, lamb shank and a burger.

Another fantastic visit to The Blacksmiths Arms. Enjoyed a great Sunday Lunch. The team are great, always attentive and made sure our visit was superb. Been a few times and have never been disappointed. Keep up the great work and we look forward to coming back again.

Dropped on for a quick breakfast - Jenny’s is a bit of a gem … both for the cafe and with a garden/ play area at the back .

This was a wonderful find and I have been back on a number of occasions. The food is amazing and the staff and atmosphere is brilliant. The sad note to this is that it is closing soon and we will be missing yet another excellent pub due to lack of custom. I’ll be very sad to see the end of yet another amazing establishment.

always happy every time I order from crunch great food always fresh fast and tasty . All the stars and more 👍🏼👍🏼

More then excellent and exquisite

Lovely food, location and staff.

The food was great, if you go try the boot mill sandwich also their omelette

Update Went this weekend and just as good. Possibly the highest level of service in a 20 mile radius. Delightful food, good atmosphere and reasonable prices. Nice pint of bitter too.

We initially booked our stay at The Chestnuts Country House Boutique B&B due to its' proximity to Eden Hall Day Spa. After a relaxing day at the Spa, I was very pleased with the short drive to Alverton, and by how easy the B&B was to find. Our first impressions, before even stepping foot out of the car, was what a stunning property! Not only is the house beautiful, but the surrounding gardens were incredibly charming, it felt like somewhere you could relax whilst enjoying the lovely views. We were greeted warmly by Kelly, who could not have been more helpful. She made us feel welcome and as she showed us to our room, she explained the breakfast routine for the following day, so we knew what to expect. The room we stayed in, was absolutely wonderful. You could immediately feel and see the high standards the room had been designed to. The furnishings and decor was next level, and the tea and coffee facilities were such a pleasant surprise (a tea pot and proper China cups/saucers was especially one of my wife's favourite things!). And don't even get get us started on the homemade Victoria Sponge which we devoured before we unpacked. The room was so comfortable and relaxing to spend time in, we almost regretted having to leave for a few hours for an evening meal. As many of the other reviews have stated, the absolute pinnacle of our stay, was breakfast the next morning. David greeted us at the door, and was a friendly and engaging host. My wife and I were blown away by, not only the array of foods offered for breakfast, but by the fact that most of it (if not all) was homemade by Kelly. David was very informative about the produce used, whether it was food they had grown/produced themselves or ingredients that had been sourced locally. We couldn't believe the degree to which Kelly/David had gone to, for the B&B breakfast, this was seriously some of the best food we have eaten. So pleased we found this little gem, thoroughly delighted with our stay and will be recommending to all our friends and family.

Lovely host, very welcoming. Visited with family for Mother's day. Beautiful food, good service and john was very friendly. Cant wait to get back there! Only down point was lighting in dining room, which we found a bit dark, but just a small thing. Wont put us off going back there. We all loved it.

This is the best doner kebab I've had in a long time. Beats the rest of Leicester and even any kebab I've had in London (my hometown).

We ate at The Castle Inn with my daughter who is coeliac. We always check in advance that places understand that cross contamination is the danger - cooking in a kitchen where there has been gluten on a surface or in a shared container. For coeliacs for example, you cannot cook chips in fat that has had any glutened batter in it. You have to have fresh fat in a cleaned fryer. We have discovered that many high end restaurants like The Ivy don't manage to offer this so it was so heartening that The Castle was meticulous about her needs. When the menu didn't offer an option she could pick, they found something different, making her cheesy mashed potato from scratch. It was delicious and we are so grateful for their kindness. We shall definitely eat here again when we're in the area.