The best restaurants serving British food in Castle Newark and Sherwood East Midlands

Beautiful visit here for a jacket potato and cake not long ago. Food was delicious! Can’t wait for an icecream in the warmer months! Absolute gem of a place

This place is a little gem! Dropped in on a wet Wednesday and was told about their latest creation, The Cuban Sandwich with Mojo sauce. Wow! It’s got, ham, pulled pork, cheese, pickles, mustard, and I don’t know what else! But it was simply delicious. All the elements combined beautifully to create this culinary masterpiece. The coffees were great too. I also love their attention to detail, everything was beautifully presented and the take-away packaging is environmentally friendly. If I pass through Newark again, I’ll definitely make a bee-line for The Loft.

Delicious food and attentive staff

Proper jackets, nice staff, great portions - perfect. We used to get jackets from this place around 30 years ago, and they’re still as good as I remember them! 🥔🧀

Gentleman welcomed us and was so helpful and accommodating. Beautifully decorated for autumn/Halloween. Comfortable bay seating. Couple of steps into cafe, toilets upstairs. Wonderful porridge and extensive breakfast combo menu. Great food and lovely staff in a pretty cafe, could not ask for more.

Four very nice meals. We had a rib eye steak, pie of the day, vegetarian wellington, & liver & bacon. Well presented & served with a smile. Waited about 25 minutes - good time for fresh tasty food. Followed by sticky toffee pudding & cheesecakes. Nothing left on plates! Clean throughout with ample close by parking. Thank you. Very reasonable prices. Will return.

Lovely food ,well presented . Great atmosphere, attentive staff . Restaurant was roomy enough to get a pushchair round . Well done..

When you walk in you are acknowledged and welcomed. Ian is a star in keeping his beers in tip top condition whereas Jackie runs the kitchen with speed and efficiency. The food is real - not boil in the bag and the variation in specifically theme nights every week means you don’t get tired of the menus. This pub is a must if you are within 30 miles its well worth a visit. You won’t be disappointed.

Never tried the food but I believe the reviews suggest it's decent. This isn't a regular stop for us but it's a nice change of pace. Usually quieter in the winter with good weather bringing out lots of people to their outside tables. Good friendly staff and being g a barge makes it a bit more unusual.

On a Saturday afternoon we approached the Queens Head, there was a couple of do as you Likeys stood with another couple sat on a pony and trap being loud and swearing at each other. We entered the pub and on ordering the bar maid had trouble with the barrels of each drink ordered! Then from the back came a crowd of pikeys swearing and shouting at each other and on about their sex lives. The barmaid knew them by name so they must have been regulars. Then the two we had seen standing outside came in loud abusive. We only stayed for the one drink and went off and found a pub with better clientell within

I am so grateful for Colin Middleton, working the night shift on Saturday 23rd Nov. He went above and beyond!

Was there for a wedding and we decided to have breakfast before the big day Wow what can I say service was good and the food excellent. Being a chef my self would definitely recommend

Absolutely gutted that this Wetherspoons closed it's doors. A really handy spot to have a break, a bite to eat and continue on around Newark. A sad, sad loss.

We booked a table for our works team Christmas party. We wanted carvery, but were told no because we didn't pre book it. No one advised us of this when we booked. So I ordered a steak. It was so tough I could have soled my shoes with it. I don't recommend this pub at all.

absolutely fantastic Sunday dinner