The best restaurants serving British food in East Midlands

A passable Wetherspoons pub that served a purpose that morning to give us a spot to rest up and have a coffee. Totally unmemorable and unremarkable, a Wetherspoons pub that feels like it has had it's time and they've had enough. Really didn't enjoy either of the 'Spoons in Loughborough at all which is a shame. When run properly, Wetherspoons has a place in a town, sadly not in Loughborough apparently.

Stopped for an early dinner and a couple of drinks - large pub, plenty of parking, very friendly staff and plenty of people enjoying themselves. I had gammon and chips and my mother had scampi. I would eat here again if up in Nottingham.

La comida tardó muchísimo en llegar (sin odio para ver cuánto tiempo desea esperar si estaban ocupados!) cuando fueron quemadas, pizzas y tarta con puré de bultos no gusto! Postres ordenados nuevamente tomó las edades, pero en realidad estábamos bien. Nadie aclaro nuestra mesa teníamos que mover los platos vacíos de la mesa junto a nosotros.Agradable pub para tomar una copa, no es comida!

Good meal for family of 10 - very good value. The lovely dark haired lady who works there made us so welcome. We had a great evening and would really like to return when we are next in the area. Thank you Mary

Called enroute to Newark for lunch . Great food and service but be warned ! The prices are very steep . A cheese and ham panini albeit served with fresh small salad and a few crisps is top price at just under £13 ! Add a small dessert and tea for a £21.65 total is way up their for what is basically a cafe and not a restaurant experience .

There isn’t a ‘no dogs’ sign on the cafe door, so we went in - our dog lay quietly under the table. After ten mins, we were told by a member of staff that dogs were not allowed inside. On asking why, she didn’t know. If you have a ‘no dogs inside’ policy, please ensure a) your staff can explain why, and b) that reason withstands scrutiny. After all, it wasn’t that long ago you tolerated smoking inside! Oh, and the coffee could be better.

Nice cafe on the Cromford Mills site. Easy access, pleasant staff and a lovely scone with cream and jam. Good amount of tea in a pot . Would go again

This pub was really good the food was beautiful, and the staff especially shaz was perfect really helpful and polite, my wife and I took some American fiends with us and they loved the food and the hospitality , Can’t wait for our next visit / Paul & Dawn

Stopped of for a quick bite for breakfast before a walk. Both me and my husband had a bacon sandwich which was generously filled on lovely fluffy white bread. Very dog friendly and lovely coffee also. It was a tad pricey but is in a good and convenient location.

We visited Stamford to break for lunch on our way north. We chose Gooch’s so we could sit outside in the sunshine. There were lots of tables with people with dogs, and they were welcomed and well catered for too. We chose a panini with Stilton, poached pear and walnut, which came with a salad of leaves, cherry tomato, cucumber, fig and pomegranate, plus home-made coleslaw. Also a ham off the bone baguette, again with salad and coleslaw. Both choices were nicely presented and fresh. Washed down with a beer and a glass of wine it was a joy - as was our waitress. She was friendly, polite, efficient and is a decided asset to the establishment. I asked her name - Joy. When I answered by saying she was a joy as our waitress my feelings were echoed but other tables. She is a credit to the restaurant, which is itself a joy. We are returning home via Stamford and will lunch there again. Thoroughly recommended!

As far as I know they open at 10. We went last week (14/02) and at 10:10 they were still closed. This week I phoned up to check if they would be open today (22/02) at 10. I was assured they would be. 10:10 we were still waiting, as was a food delivery truck. Appears they operate on a different time zone to the rest of the UK. Can't comment on the food, I've not managed to get any.

¡Una joya escondida! El interior es anticuado pero tiene un cierto encanto, y la primera aparición delata totalmente la calidad de primera categoría de la comida. Pedí el ‘Brunch Special’ y pensé que la comida era espectacular. Pan casero esponjoso tostado y enmantecado perfectamente, aguacate delicioso y fresco (¡no marrón a la vista! ) , tomates y champiñones llenos de sabor y cocinados a la textura justa. El huevo escalfado se cocinó a través de él en lugar de corrido, pero funcionó bien, ya que siempre he preferido que sean mermeladas. ¡Mi papá tomó las tortitas y dijo que estaban deliciosas! El servicio era amable, rápido, y una buena mezcla de relajado pero profesional. Camarera manejó mis alérgenos muy bien - nunca sentí que eran un inconveniente, y sentí que se comunicó a la cocina bien. Los tamaños de las porciones eran justo para mí y los precios son razonables para la calidad de la comida. Mi única pequeña queja sería no tener hielo con mi bebida y la falta de música de fondo exageró la tranquilidad de la habitación. En general, una experiencia encantadora y lo recomendaría encarecidamente - si viviera más cerca este sería sin duda un lugar favorito para frecuentar!

Went for Sunday carvery, really not what we expected. It’s not your usual carvery as you choose the meat and the server puts the rest of the food on your plate. The veg is on a table to the side but it’s mostly stood in hot water keeping warm, but making it tasteless and you cannot help yourself as it’s put on a plate while you stand there. There are different size plates to choose from but £12.50 for what you got seemed a bit much. The whole place is in need of a refurb and the loud music being played throughout made us decide we’d try elsewhere in future.

We haven't been here for years but decided to try it again after our usual diner was closed and we were pleasantly surprised. Same friendly family service and same competitive pricing as we remembered. I had the eggs Benedict and they were nearly perfect, eggs not quite runny enough but the quantity, quality and pricing were right. My partner had a toasted tea cake and we both had drinks, mine a cappuccino and my partners a pot of tea for one that actually provided sufficient for three. We will be back again in the near future.

No customer service what so ever only is and another table in there waited nearly half hour for someone to come take starter order never ask if we wanted a drink so got how own. Never ask if we was having carvery and waited a further 15 mins and no one still came so got up to carvery and young girl With glasses on ask what we wanted we said carvery only enough beet for one half people no please thank you. Or is your meal ok. Didn’t even know how to split bill in half. Rude staff Need to work on customer service Will not go back again Scored a two as good was nice hot other then that not good at all