The best restaurants serving British food in South Kesteven East Midlands

We ate at The Castle Inn with my daughter who is coeliac. We always check in advance that places understand that cross contamination is the danger - cooking in a kitchen where there has been gluten on a surface or in a shared container. For coeliacs for example, you cannot cook chips in fat that has had any glutened batter in it. You have to have fresh fat in a cleaned fryer. We have discovered that many high end restaurants like The Ivy don't manage to offer this so it was so heartening that The Castle was meticulous about her needs. When the menu didn't offer an option she could pick, they found something different, making her cheesy mashed potato from scratch. It was delicious and we are so grateful for their kindness. We shall definitely eat here again when we're in the area.

I'm honestly staggered by how good this place is. Come every few months as a half way point for lunch with friends, and for the price the food is exceptional. Lunch the other day was goats cheese souffle and calves liver, and every5hing down the apple salad with the starter was well thought out. There are some amazing gastro pubs around stamford/ oakham way, and this easily rivals them for half the price. The food is always beautifully cooked, the menu changes often and the staff are lovely. 20 quid for two courses (photos attached) and the food is exceptionally good. Can't rate it high enough and bang on about it to everybody I know locally!

Lovely beer garden, great place to meet with friends for a drink. Although pretty expensive. However, you pay for the atmosphere aswell. Can go winter and summer and sit outside as they have heaters!

5 of us just had fabulous Sunday lunch. Selection and generosity of vegetables amazing. We all wanted a dessert but just didn’t have room! Next Sunday going with 2nd grandson, going to have a smaller main course so I can have pud. Very friendly hosts and conscientious waitress. 🫶🏻🫶🏻

The Kitchen and Coffee used to be amazing, don’t get me wrong the place is beautiful and the staff are amazing, it’s just really disappointing that they’ve really stripped back the menu and upped the prices. I don’t feel there’s any value for money that reflects the options or prices. Such a shame :(.

Visited with family on Saturday, and the staff were excellent as was the food and drink. A very busy and friendly spot 👌

We decided last minute to go for dinner and was welcome The barman was very polite and helpful and waitress was alone and was handling the restaurant with professionalism The food was hot and possibly the best fish and chips I have had inland ever We’re definitely going back And can’t recommend this place enough

There’s an argument that you shouldn’t recommend good place as next time you come there are no free tables. Saying that the bacon sandwich was the best I have had in a long time and the pancakes fresh and cooked to perfection. We’ll be back!

We had an overnight stay on a cold wet blustery day. Our room was warm and welcoming ...fresh milk in the fridge and extensive range of teas , coffee and hot chocolate on the hospitality tray. Our dinner was exceptional, cooked to order by chef Nick. Following a starter or home made chicken liver pate I chose chicken while my husband selected home made steak and ale pie. ( Thursday is pie night and the selection of fillings could not disappoint ) Drinks were brought to our table and at the end of the evening we were asked when we would like breakfast in the morning. This was cooked fresh to our order and the choice was excellent. Many thanks ...we hope to return .

Have visited many times, a very nice place, serves good food and coffee presented well but always feel rushed to order and to leave which is a shame and spoils the visit.

Brilliant service, lovely staff, delicious home cooked Sunday roast. We will be back. Thank you seven stars 🌟 Pam & Mike

What a lovely restaurant. We went for lunch, food was excellent.the tea room is decorated as a mid century themed space. Delicious,

The MH within the grounds of Grimsthorpe is the sole food outlet, excluding ice cream . We arrived lunchtime and most of their menu had sold out, reducing the choice. 2 coffees a bacon sandwich and a sausage bap was ordered. After a short wait they arrived in tin foil. The bacon was cremated and rock hard. The sausage bap, the sausages were partially cooked resulting most of the bacon and the white bread was discarded and some of the sausages not eaten. A poor show at £15.60.

Awesome... I really have been there, done that, from a dollar street banquet to Shimla pinks, I didn't think I was going to get a great spicy, risky hot meal when I moved here. If you want something mild, this is the place, if you want to cry and sweat in pain (or just clear your hay fever) just let them know, great staff, great cooks. Simple - its great, fresh and - great. doesn't need to be anything else, great is perfect.

Such good value - Excellent all round. The quality and freshness of the food is second to none. Friendly as well. And enough staff to handle the queue.