The best restaurants serving Other cuisines food in Willington and Findern South Derbyshire East Midlands

I was looking for somewhere different to take my hubby for breakfast and stumbled across the canal boat cafe. It was easy to book a table online. We went for a nice walk along the canal and built up an appetite first. The boat itself was quite chilly and you could see your breath in the air. We were wrapped up from our walk anyway, so this was not an issue. The interior is clean and comfortable and I liked the little touch of Rosie and Jim sat at the back. They have a large breakfast menu, including veggie and vegan options. We ordered 2 regular breakfasts at £10.95 each. They also do mini breakfasts and jumbo breakfasts. The food came in good time and there was plenty of it. My hubby enjoyed his, with his only gripe being he would've preferred his toast slightly more toasted rather than just "warm bread". Personally I thought 2 slices of toast was the standard for this sized breakfast, but we only got one, which I would normally say would be fair with a small breakfast. The most disappointing thing, though, was the hair I found in my breakfast, This didn't put me off finishing the breakfast, which was a nice breakfast, but my hubby did point this out to a member of staff, who to be fair, was very apologetic and offered us a free breakfast, which we didn't want. We just wanted them to be aware. This wouldn't put us off returning in the future, but I know it would be a major no-no for others. They also do a lunch menu and the prices here are very reasonable. They are dog-friendly too and there is plenty of outdoor seating, so I can imagine this gets busy very quickly in the summer. Boat trips are also offered and, again, at very reasonable prices. Overall it was a nice way to spend a morning out together.

A great local where everyone is friendly with great beer and service 👍

I met a friend for a catch up and we ended up having lunch. Food was delicious, staff were wonderfully helpful and attentive and everything was lovely and clean. I will definitely be going back soon!

Good food not the best but very very good. Our waiter was very pleasant. Tbh my portion was a bit on the small side I had the haddock and had to ask for some chips to pad out the meal a bit more. The meals of the guests I was with were better portion sizes if not too much for them. Overall a bit overpriced in my opinion. Would I visit again? Probably, yes. Would I order the haddock meal again? That's a definite No.

Had a really nice toasted gluten free sandwich (hummus & pepper) here whilst sitting outside in the sun with a great view. It came with side salad and crisps. Always feel awkward emphasising that I will be really ill if it has any gluten contamination, but was not made to feel bad about it at all which was nice, and was offered reassurance that the sandwich would be toasted in a wrapping. Had a pot of tea, the teabag was a good strong one & they had soya milk. Will be back.

Sign as you enter the restaurant says to order at the till with your table number and your food/drinks will be brought to the table for you. This is not true, you have to queue, serve yourself, pay and take your own order to the table. There are no trays at the start of the long and slow queue so you have to juggle plates and drinks as you move down the line. You have to serve yourself from raised cake stands that are ill-balanced and not easily reached (whilst also juggling other items). The hot drinks are then ordered at the end of the line, holding up the rest of the queue while you wait for them to handed to you so you can then pay...and then they offer you a tray! There were 3 staff behind the counter, two doing drinks and the till and one just stood about, nobody helps with service. The cake and drinks are very nice, a little overpriced but you expect that at a garden centre, but the overall experience puts me off going there. It's simple - remove the sign, put the trays at the start, same staff required, one serving food FOR you, one on hot drinks and one on till. Put the till separate to the line (empty back wall) and then nobody is held up, if you just want a cold drink and cake then you can bypass the wait behind the hot drinks folk and go straight to the till