The best restaurants serving British food in Melton East Midlands

Lovely food served by people who obviously enjoyed their work. Good management and friendly staff. Great range of desserts which we will try next time.

Two of us plus our dog went for Sunday lunch The staff were very friendly and helpful The veggie lunch options were excellent We had a nut toast and a beetroot mushroom and Camembert wellington which were both delicious The food was beautifully presented and clearly freshly made The puddings of cherry and chocolate tortillas and lemon tart were gorgeous Good beer and wine ,great service and good value for money for such quality food We will certainly go there again

It was wonderful to find an excellent country pub open at lunchtime AND on a Monday. The food was excellent and so was the service. We can’t wait to go back to introduce more friends to this gem.

Got to be the best pub food in Leicestershire excellent selection of craft beers good friendly service always abliging.

Visiting from Wiltshire, I took my family, six of us altogether, to dinner on a Saturday night at The Carington Arms. The pub was v ery busy, working to full capacity in both bars and dining room. Clearly it is flourishing. The dinner was a great success. The menu was varied and offered a surprisingly wide choice. The service was exemplary, friendly, helpful and, considering the numbers, remarkably quick. The food was beyond delicious, and I could not recommend this pub highly enough. We all agreed that it was the best pub dinner we had eaten for years.

Great dog friendly pub Good value for money Only slight issue is the parking which is pay and display opposite

My mums birthday meal was in March we don't come from Melton, this was recommended and it's a poor tail when your customers can make you feel more welcome than the staff do, a large group near the bar was loud but entertaining, they gave the pub a good atmosphere, if it wasn't for them we'd have ate and drank our drinks and left but we stayed for a couple more as they was so friendly and welcoming, the food was great yay yous expect from a standard pub, we had to wait longer on the puddings than the main courses and when they came they just got slammed onto the table like it was too much of an inconvenience to serve us (which surely is there job role) the cleanliness wise the decor and carpet is mismatched, half the women's cubicles in the toilets don't work and neither does one out of two of the hand dryers, tables are not cleaned after customers leave even though the pub wasn't busy, so other customers was sat sitting on dirty tables even some had still had the left over dirty plates after they had ate their meal!!!!!!!

As the board above the bar says. Small, but welcoming pub with regulars. Loved the friendly service and everyone seemed to know everyone. I walked into this pub for the first time in my life and spoke to some really interesting people. Staff were really kind and helpful. Real fire too and lovely atmosphere.

We visited the Old Forge this morning for the first time and we weren't disappointed. We were greeted by Lola the dog who made our own little dog very welcome. The outside seating area was extremely pleasant and well kept with a charming brook and weeping willow setting the scene. Our breakfast of bacon and egg sandwiches served on toasted granary bread was absolutely delicious and cooked to perfection. Our hosts were lovely and offered advice on some dog walking routes in the area which we went on to enjoy. We will definitely be visiting again. Thank you very much, Jayne, Dean and Rexi x

brilliant food, quick service and lovely staff, would recommend to anyone. lovely atmosphere and good prices for the food

Absolutely outstanding service. Booked a table of 21. Seated in their stunning area upstairs. Very busy downstairs. It was a full house but the service from three excellent friendly team members was stunning. Every wish catered for. Perfect and beautifully presented food. Locally sourced cooked to perfection and for a larger party delivered with immaculate timing. Incredibly professional from booking to the day of the meal. Highly, highly recommended Thank you all.

Pre booked tables were being used, service dreadful, coffee tepid, cake arrived when we had all drunk our coffee, restaurant manager unfriendly and dismissive, tables not been wiped, crumbs under the chairs.Decor lovely and expensive but ‘fur coat and no knickers’ - need to get the essentials right pdq!!One positive - young waiter Tom was a star.