The best restaurants serving British food in Castle Lincoln East Midlands

I recently dined at The Duke William and unfortunately, my experience was far from enjoyable. The service was overly pushy, making us feel rushed throughout our meal. We hadn't even requested the bill when it was brought to our table, and just five minutes later, the same waitress returned with the card machine. It felt more like they were eager to turn over the table rather than ensuring we had a pleasant dining experience. When I mentioned that my son might want a dessert, the waitress returned with the dessert menu, but it felt more like an obligation than an invitation to indulge. The food itself was average at best. The steak lacked flavor, and the peppercorn sauce didn’t do much to enhance the dish. To top it off, the same waitress asked if my daughter and I were splitting the bill, which felt like another tactic to hasten our departure rather than a genuine inquiry. Overall, the service left a sour note, and I wouldn't recommend returning to The Duke William.

This is a very good restaurant. Pies are the main items on the menu but there are other choices. The pies however are very, very good and my advice, unless you don't eat pies, is to have one of them. The pies are excellent, with very nice pastry and a choice of interesting fillings, and they are served with lots of very tasty gravy and lovely mashed potato. One portion of the side vegetables will be enough for two people unless one, or both, is very hungry. The haslet sausage roll starter is very good but it is a generous size and one of these shared between two as a starter would probably be enough. The staff were all very friendly. There is a relaxed atmosphere and we had a very enjoyable dinner.

We didn't stay at the hotel so we can't vouch for the rooms, but the cafe was lovely, friendly staff who were really happy to allow dogs inside. We ordered coffees and BLT sandwiches 🥪 the food was really nice, the sandwiches came with a lovely salad and crisps. We really enjoyed the food and had a really nice chat Cherryn lovely lady. We would definitely visit again 😊 great food, friendly staff, nice location

Vimos este lugar después de salir del castillo. Tiene una pequeña zona de estar exterior agradable que era perfecto para disfrutar del sol. Un menú de buen tamaño con buenas opciones. El personal es amable y atento.

He tratado de dar a este lugar el beneficio de la duda manteniendo una crítica ya que solía ser mi chippy favorito. ¡Pero en las últimas tres ocasiones he llegado a casa para encontrar la comida equivocada, la comida poco cocinada y ahora apenas comida! Esta noche pedí unas patatas fritas medianas y recibí este pobre esfuerzo. Simplemente siente que claramente ya no queda ningún cuidado o estándar en el lugar, lo que es una pena. No volveré de nuevo.

Amazing food. I was very very pleased with my visit. I was served by a woman called Emma with blonde shoulder length hair and glasses. She was so lovely and welcoming! Gave me exactly what I wanted unlike last time when I was served by Sharon who I found to be quite rude. There was a good selection of food that was reasonably priced. I’m very happy with this service. Thank you. Also love your cream cake!

On arrival you find a few dining tables between the reception and some sofas. Not very inspiring at all. It looks more like a hotel lobby than a restaurant, which in fact is what it is, the hotel lobby. Even if apparently they were fully booked, we were the only people seated to eat. Visibly the staff were more interested in talking between themselves than serving anyone. As I said we were the only occupied table, so having waited for some service I had to go myself to get the menu from the two girls chatting behind the bar. Having got the 'cocktails menu' and took some time to choose, we gave our order (after going to find someone to give it to) and she looked at us and said 'we don't do cocktails ! and then just walked away !, obviously it was beyond her intellectual capacities to tell us that when she gave us the drinks menu. Finally the food arrived - which was a surprise because the food was 'good', it would seem that the chef, who seems to be the only person thats focused on any remote sense of quality. Bravo to the chef ! very well presented and delicious. Conclusion, the chef is probably long gone by now i imagine (to work in a real restaurant, where he belongs), but even if he is still there, there is zero atmosphere and zero service.

Beautiful place but quite expensive

Great pub right between Lincoln's historic cathedral and castle. Small but nice selection of drinks, reasonably priced, and the staff are exceptionally friendly.

Absolutely tremendous service from Dawn & Rick. The food was amazing, beautifully presented by the chef Ollie & Charley

Absolutely incredible place to stay. Spent 2 nights in the best room I've ever seen! Very friendly and helpful reception.

Such a stunning location and building but the food is a HUGE disappointment. Tasteless, unimaginative and dull. Wouldn't mind paying these prices if the food was good but it's very poor with no flavour. A sad waste of an opportunity. Please someone rescue this potential asset to our beloved cathedral.

Llevé a mi hijo por un día en el castillo en las vacaciones escolares. Como regalo, fuimos a la cafetería por té y pastel. Cuando se trataba de pagar en la caja con una bandeja de comida y bebida, la máquina de tarjetas se jugó y tardó mucho en pagar. Siendo un niño pequeño, mi hijo no es bueno esperando. Pero se comporta muy bien. Es solo que puedo decir que prefieren no estar esperando. Así que mientras el personal jugueteaba sin cesar con la máquina, me volví hacia mi hijo y le dije: “ve y siéntate bebé”. ; El personal me hizo repetirles lo que había dicho. Así que ahora tenía que decir, “ve y siéntate bebé” al personal. Fue horrible.