The best restaurants serving British food in Castle Northampton East Midlands

Never go anywhere else to eat when visiting town, in fact we make a special trip just for our lunch. All the food is homemade and the specials are top notch. If the Corned beef pie is on the specials then that is a must!! The atmosphere is welcoming, friendly and that goes for the customers and the staff and the owner/chef is a great guy!

Thank you! food is delicious as always :)

Had a full afternoon tea here and it was absolutely fantastic! So many delicious homemade savouries, quiche, sausage roll, vol au vents as well as delicious sandwiches with the freshest bread. Gorgeous scones and lots of scrummy cakes as well. Lovely friendly staff too. This is a real treat - Highly recommended.

Fantastic meal, the best dinner my wife and I have had in northampton, ever. Great setting, waitress was excellent, the quality of the food was just fabulous and great value for...

Visited for lunch after seeing good reviews online. Looks cute but left rather disappointed. No proper food available, just a few pastrys, ordered two & was given an incorrect order. Hot chocolate just tasted like warm milk. :(

Have eaten here many times and it remains one of my favourite restaurants in Northampton. Staff are always very friendly and attentive. Love the range and quality of food. Their onion bhaji scotch egg is a stand-out dish!

Quick stop off while waiting for a meeting in Northampton. Bacon sandwich and a cuppa tea. Lovely service from both Marti and Alex, nice peaceful environment.

A hidden gem 💎 great value for money and amazing coffee and food. The milkshakes were a particular hit with the kids with such a huge variety of flavours. Cleanliness and presentation was 5 stars all round and staff were all really lovely and accommodating. Will definitely be back again!

Typical members club.Large snooker room Brilliant staff. Functions catered for. Very friendly.Unusual collection of beers and cocktails.

Always a favourite for a good meal, we went in today and once again it didn't disappoint. We had the 'Senior Special' - fish, chips, mushy peas and a slice of bread and butter and coffee or tea - all for £10.75 each. As others have said, the fish is slightly smaller, but personally I don't see a problem with that: it was beautifully cooked, the batter was thin and extremely crispy; there was a good but not excessive portion of chips (that is to say, I could eat them and not have to pass them to himself), and the mushy peas were excellent and plentiful. Service was good, and as usual the restaurant is very clean. Not quite where we intended to eat when we set out, but very glad that we re-visited Albert J's.

Unfortunately I cannot give this zero stars, otherwise I would. I enquired with Charlotte (who I am assuming is the booking manager/general manager) back in November of 2024 to hire the Church for 2 hours in March 2025. The enquiry email was picked up fine, and I asked about payment details and any deposits that would be needed. I was told that no deposit would be needed and we wouldn't need to pay any money until closer to the event. I felt this was a bit strange for a venue like this, because how do you protect the business/bookings without taking a deposit? However, I filled out the required booking form and sent it across the same day I received it. I didn't get a confirmation email for well over a week, so I called Charlotte directly to ask if she had got it. She said she had and then later that day confirmed this via email. We got to the end of January, 5 weeks before the event, and I emailed Charlotte to explain I would be getting the money together from the group and would be able to pay it 5 weeks prior. Charlotte replied 6 days later saying she would send me the payment details, but I didn't receive the invoice. 3 weeks later, I emailed Charlotte again asking for the invoice, saying I wanted to make sure we had paid for the venue before the booking. I was extremely conscious of the fact we hadn't put down a deposit, and in my opinion, nothing is truly secured until money has changed hands. This email NEVER got a reply. I called Charlotte again one week before the event to ask why I STILL hadn't received the payment invoice, and I was told it would be sent over either that evening, or first thing tomorrow morning, but that the booking was 100% secured, so I didn't need to worry. YET AGAIN I never got the invoice sent to me. I had said to my family that I wouldn't be surprised if something happened the day of that meant we couldn't access the venue, because I was so suspicious about not having paid, but I was holding out hope. The day of the hen do was Sat 8th March (two days ago as I am writing this) and I was prepared to just pay for the booking when we arrived at the venue. HOWEVER, I received a call from Charlotte only 1 hour before the booking was due to take place, explaining that the venue had electrical issues, and legally we weren't allowed into the building. She was apologetic, explaining that she had been on the phone all morning to the electrical company trying to figure it out, but that we wouldn't be able to attend our booking. I understand that things like this can happen, but I find it incredibly suspicious that I had to request the payment information 4 separate times by phone and email and never got it, to then be told the morning of the event we couldn't attend. Needless to say, I was furious. The Bride was in tears thinking that her hen do was ruined, and all the guests we had arriving at the venue had to be phoned last minute and told to go elsewhere, some of whom were travelling from Newcastle, Nottingham, and London. THANK GOD the weather was nice and we were able to host the party at my Mum's house instead, otherwise it would have completely ruined the day. I will say though, we had a much better time doing it elsewhere, and I can safely say I won't ever be enquiring to hire the restaurant again. Poor organisation and lack of communication seems to be the name of the game here, so avoid if you can.

Proper old school caff... quality fry up, thes best I've had for ages! The chef was a nice guy, friendly, polite and very professional! Food was cooked to perfection too....

Great service and reasonably priced food and drinks

The music was blasting louder than a night club and the only other customer had his social media feed blasting even louder. I was scolded by the workers and told I "entered another customer's space" for politely requesting he turn his phone down to a reasonable volume or use earbuds. The employee was so rude even after giving him the chance. to explain, and he just keep scolding me for "entering" someone else's space. Isn't blasting your social media feed entering my space? I lost my appetite and cannot in good conscience ever go back there!

Great little pub with good vibes, great good and a really friendly team. I grew bored of my normal local, and decided to try somewhere else, found this place by chance and was happy I did. The staff are welcoming and it has an inclusive feel to it, so all are welcome. The Sunday Roast is incredible and really good value. Definitely worth a try. Will update again when I try the burger later this month!