The best restaurants serving British food in East Midlands

Visiting from Wiltshire, I took my family, six of us altogether, to dinner on a Saturday night at The Carington Arms. The pub was v ery busy, working to full capacity in both bars and dining room. Clearly it is flourishing. The dinner was a great success. The menu was varied and offered a surprisingly wide choice. The service was exemplary, friendly, helpful and, considering the numbers, remarkably quick. The food was beyond delicious, and I could not recommend this pub highly enough. We all agreed that it was the best pub dinner we had eaten for years.

Another Northamptonshire Pub that made a stranger who only moved the to area at the start of the lockdown very welcome. Gorgeous cosy interior that has not been corporatized or over developed. Friendly locals easy to engage with. Oh and the ale is stunning The village is stunning and sits on the equally stunning Knightley Way among the lightly used back roads around this largely undiscovered section of the county. Restrictions for the crisis are sensibly managed and not at all onerous. Food has not yet restarted but I am sure it wont be long and there is no reason to believe it wont match the excellence of the rest.

Walked from the Grand union canal (18mins). Dog friendly with garden at the rear. Food reasonably priced. Only had Timothy Taylor on draught £5.60 pt.

Lovely little campsite attached to it just across the road. Lovely cozy pub with fantastic countryside views. Nice clean amenities for campers (been twice). The main thing are the people that run it They bought over gas to use as ours had just ran out for a cuppa in the morning. It was belting it down with a full on thunderstorm, yet he was more than happy to help us. They are a very very friendly and welcoming couple. We did have food in the Summer: a biker's basket. Very yum Will continue to come back regularly to Square and Compass.

Just had a nice meal here, being a Monday evening it was quiet but the service was good and the food also good.

Spacious, great quality food! The only thing is that the Trading Post has done away with teapots and serves only cups, which is a shame. Apart from that, great atmosphere, friendly staff, and delicious carvery. Plus, they have a dedicated dog-friendly area!

Absolutely delicious food. We both had Lamb shank… yum! So tasty. Would definitely come back. Lovely pub garden too! Thank you

So we were stopping here after visiting family in the area and we were on the way home. It was a very quiet afternoon. Some might not like that it's quiet but for us it was perfect. It's a bit strange inside as it's half-pub, half Travelodge but despite hesitations we found it t be perfect for what we wanted (i.e. a snack and rest after a long journey). We had the 3 plates deal (I think it was for £14-£15) and it was plentiful for the two of us. I can see why this is rated the no. 1 spot in the area.

Good pub with good selection of beers. Helpful staff and it's on a bus route . Definitely will be going again and again.

Amazing local, foods great value, staff are amazing 👏

Came here for a 30th the venue was really nice and the staff were absolutely fantastic highly recommended

Like a village pub in a town.... Good beer, great atmosphere...love it!

So, thirteen cyclists on route to London call into a restaurant in Cheshire only to be met with dour faces and very poor service, EHST A CONTRAST to the evenings meal and beers such pleasant staff who do obviously cared that we all had our meals on time and that we were happy with everything. Such a pleasant experience and I’d like to single out Fergus and Hanna for a great experience. 👍

Poor food. Complained about one dish but nothing done or offered. However it was only £8 so I suppose you get what you pay for.

Great food nice friendly atmosphere very helpful staff.