The best restaurants serving British food in East Midlands

Attempted to eat at this restaurant two nights on the trot, told that they’d stopped serving one night and then visited earlier the following evening to be told there are not enough staff on duty. Difficult to understand places turning away customers.

We had a weekday lunch and were really impressed- from arriving outside to all the beautiful display of flowers to walking out with full tummies, the whole experience was perfect. There is a good selection of food, including a specials board on the day, with plenty of interesting choice on offer for non meat eaters. I had the homemade three bean chilli which was delicious and care had even been taken with the side salad we ordered, which was full of lovely ingredients and more like a meal in itself. We all thoroughly enjoyed our meals, and there were four clean plates at the end. My highlight was the dessert ; home made traditional puds, my bakewell tart and custard was a 10/10. The two staff who served us were polite, friendly and attentive and happy to accommodate any requests we made. We enjoyed it so much we are going back in a few weeks.

Great pub in the heart of kimberley great staff,definitely worth a visit and sky sports if you want to enjoy the football ⚽️

Mums's 90th suprise birthday get together 🥳 A fantastic venue and our own area which made it even more special. There was 21 of us and the room was ideal. The 3 course meal was amazing! Great value for money. The staff Bill, Hattie and Karen were superb 👏 thank you! Some of us stayed overnight and the room we had was really clean and comfortable. No breakfast available here but is available a short drive into Ullesthorpe. Altogether a brilliant venue and would recommend this for a personal function.

We managed to find an indoor table for 2, by the counter, after an invigorating walk at Cuber Gap. It was quite full for lunch and some had even gone outside in the marquee. The homemade soup was good and the rustic baguettes were filling and tasty. Good service, thanks

There were 16 of us for lunch celebrating my Mum's 80th. The meals were served promptly and all were excellent quality. All the staff were helpful and friendly. We have eaten here afew times as a couple, and with friends, and the food has always been excellent.

Excellent farm shop, plenty of parking, the cafe is always busy usually with a queue, but the food is always good and staff friendly, plenty of good produce in the shop too. Worth a visit

New owners, new look for The Dining Room and new menu and I have to say all were fabulous. The Dining Room looks amazing like it is part of 78 Derngate and the food was delicious, we shall be going back to try some more.

Atmosphere very sombre, hard to have conversation due to it being very silent. Service very slow, felt like I was a child being told when to go for the carvery. All staff including managers don't know how to provide service with a smile, very miserable. Cutlery blunt, struggled to cut through especially the very tough beef, gravy was like water and the cauliflower cheese needed armbands as the sauce was also very runny, possibly powdered. Plates are tiny and can't fit much on, Toby carvery is definitely a better option. Also only accepts card, wanted to split the bill and that seemed like a chore

Honestly the best place ever the garden is amazing! The staff are so helpful and always smiling. Always felt welcome even though I am not a local to the the pub.

Gorgeous food and the waiter was even more gorgeous! Handsome boy served us and what excellent service. Will definitely be back and hopefully leave my number on the receipt next time ;) Family loved it too, Husband was thoroughly impressed.

Second visit to this lovely village pub. The occasion was a wine night with four small plates of food accompanied by four delicious wines accompanied with wine notes from Dan, the wine sommelier at Small Beers Ltd, Lincoln. What a fabulous evening! All four food courses were just wonderful, full of different flavours bouncing about on your tongue; scallops and king prawns to start, sea bass to follow, medium rare sirloin next and a strawberry and basil panna cotta to finish, all enhanced by Dans outstanding wine pairings. With a glass of bubbly provided upon arrival, all the above for £35 per head, incredible value for money! We drove there in our Motorhome which we were allowed to park overnight on their car park with a lovely dog friendly field adjacent to it. Sam Harrison is the amazing driving force behind these efforts, ably assisted by his fantastic team, both front and back of house. An outstanding job guys, we’ll be back and heartily recommend this place.

Called in on a Thursday, which happened to be steak night. I had a rib eye, and the wife went for rump. We both like it medium to well done, and thats how it arrived, and chargrilled too ! Both had a large mushroom, onion rings, salad and chips. Sauce, unusually is included in the price, i had stilton, and the wife had dyanne. Both were delicious. Price was very reasonable. There was a choice of 6 real ales, even got a couple of tasters before i decided which to have! Very enjoyable, nice atmosphere. Will be back!

Wonderful fritters , hummus and prawns for tapas followed by amazing churros . Great work ! Lovely atmosphere. 👍 Dog friendly

Lovely place, kid said pancake was yummy