The best restaurants serving British food in East Midlands

Had the most amazing afternoon celebrating my daughter’s baby shower here. Absolutely the perfect location and the staff were so attentive to everything! They were on hand constantly refilling drinks, sandwiches and cakes and were happy to box any leftovers up for us. The sandwiches & cakes were so delicious and fresh. We literally could not fault anything. I would definitely recommend this venue if thinking of a baby shower or special function you won’t regret it! Thank you so much for making my daughters day 🥰

We eat out all over and this has to be the worst food we have ever had.ordered a cesar salad and it had carrots and big tomatoes in with crispy chicken …then tried the lamb and mint pie and it was like looking and eating cat food even the mash was frozen mash or packet mash….beet disappointing but paid the £43 pound and got out of there

Waited over an hour for food, when it eventually arrived it was over cooked and tasteless. Not a friendly atmosphere for a Country Pub.

I ordered a 6in chicken barbecue, when I got home I found it had very little chicken

Great place in Woodhall Spa we found whilst staying at Tattersall Lakes. We were looking for dog friendly cafes that allowed dogs inside and came across this little gem. So four adults (& 5 dogs) had Scampi & Chips, Sausage Egg & Chips, & 2 Breakfasts(1 large, 1 small) + Drinks & this came to just under £30 !. Unbelievable value, great tasting food which is locally sourced. A proper traditional cafe. We were amazed at the low prices and think they are underselling themselves. Praise where praise is due - put your prices up ! Great service as well, will definitely return.

The ambience is nice and the food is quite good but expensive for what you get, same with the drinks. I fancied a sirloin (at £29 the most expensive menu item) and it said it came with fat cut chips and a side salad. No mention of mushroom, tomato, peas or onion rings which usually come with steak, particularly at that price. In fact for that price, most places include a sauce. I asked the waitress if it came with I onion rings (as I note they come with a burger half the price) and she went to check. She returned to say the kitchen told her if I wanted onion rings I had to order a side portion (at £4.25 extra). So if I wanted a steak with a couple of onion rings and a side of sauce I’d be pushing towards £40. Erm no. The chips aren’t even hand cut - they’re frozen! I ordered the hanging belly pork instead at half the price (since they were too greedy to make me a couple of onion rings) and it was ok. The portion was quite small. The pork was very fatty (even by belly pork standards) and the pitta was quite doughy like it should’ve been put in the oven for a few minutes but they’d not bothered. It was acceptable. I like White Hart and I’ll return, since there’s not much choice in the middle of town and we were going to the theatre after, but a short drive out of town there’s much better value for money in terms of portion size, quality, what accompaniments you get for the price (and having proper hand-cut chips).

We were invited to a wedding party at the ravensdale, we were amazed at how great the venue was for such an occasion and had a fabulous time, the food was great, service was impeccable and the staff were very friendly, the dj is also definitely worth a mention as nothing was too much trouble for him, taking requests, playing all kinds of music, and karaoke. Since this occasion we held an event ourselves here (as the staff were so great with us the first time around) the whole experience was fantastic from booking with Emma, the catering and the service, we would not hesitate to recommend this venue to friends and family and hope to be booked in again soon! Fantastic Thankyou

This spot is great for a night out. Was quiet when we went in and seemed to be one the locals liked. There was a man counting out his change for a pint a couple tables down from us. Unsure if they did food so we only had a couple of drinks. There is a good selection and it is a cask mark.

Excellent food and drink. Steak highly recommend. Great location and wonderful outside seating area in the summer. We shall return

Terrible service , staff like snails , staff standing about blowing and huffing like don’t want to be there !!! Won’t be returning. Very poor

Went there for an ' Afternoon Tea '. My Wife, her Brother and his Wife. The food was simple, straight forward and not over presented. Just as an afternoon tea should be. It was excellent both in quality and quantity. We all agreed it was very good, and in wonderful surroundings. It was quiet and relaxed, with the wildlife outside running through the woodland. As for value, that too was excellent. We will be going again.

Unfortunately a disappointing Sunday roast, Yorkshire puddings are clearly bought in vs the website pictures of homemade. We chose roast beef, which was stated as medium, but unfortunately it was really tough, we had to ask for a steak knife to cut it and ended up taking a good chunk home for our dog as it was so tough and chewy. A real shame as it is a nice pub and we were looking forward to a really good Sunday roast.

My wedding reception was dire. I paid thousands to be spoken to awfully. Please if you book this place, just book the building, do not use anything they supply. It was all terrible and has been nothing but stress. Joshua Holmes is not a manager he is simply a salesman and does not take complaints seriously or do what he said he is going to do. I just can't even, anymore, it's exhausting. Utterly disappointed Demi Florence.

We visited the Three Horse Shoes as a family for Sunday dinner and we were highly impressed. It was by far the best home made Sunday roast I’ve had in a long time. The Yorkshire puddings were massive, the meat was top quality and the gravy was delicious. We also ordered cauliflower cheese as a side order which was amazing!! The pub has a lovely atmosphere and the staff are friendly and helpful. We’ll definitely be going back again soon. It’s dog friendly too which is a bonus for us. Give it a try it’s a solid 10/10.

Located at the Slack Lane entrance of Shipley Country Parknis this perfectly decent and spacious cafe, offering valuable refreshment to the ramblers, birdwatchers and families that frequent the park. Offering everything from cooked breakfasts, paninis, sandwiches and a wide variety of drinks and cakes, this cafe truly is a valuable part of the park. We enjoyed hot cobs and tea, along with a lovely caramel shortcake biscuit. Sadly, however, Derbyshire County Council don't seem to share this view, as their over fastidious, nit-picking intrusion into the running of the business to whom they rent the premises. The upshot of it is that last year Derbyshire County Council informed the cafe that they were increasing their rent by an extraordinary 66% As if this wasn't bad enough, this rent increase came with the stipulation that additional rent increases may well be incurred if the business continued to be successful, with level of rent increase tied directly to financial turnover and/or business profits. This would require Ramblers Cafe to submit their accounts to DCC as part of an "answerability" agreement. Thanks to a (totally justifiable) level of anger from the public, this was revised by DCC, with the renf increase dropping by 50% to a 33% increase, but with the answerability process (with all its intrusiveness) remaining in place. Perhaps unsurprisingly, despite the rent being directly linked to turnover, should the cafe's turnover drop (which is entirely conceivable, given the rise in minimum wage, rise in food/ingredient costs, rise in energy prices etc etc), the rent increase of 33% would not go down. Ultimately this has meant that this cafe has had to close its doors - and indeed will be doing so as of the end of March 2024.  DCC have allowed an independent business to go to the wall because they are desperately trying to plug the haping holes in their revenue stream - gaping holes brought about by their own mismanagement. At time of writing, you still have time to visit here, and I urge you to do so!