The best restaurants serving British food in Newark and Sherwood East Midlands

Atmosphere very sombre, hard to have conversation due to it being very silent. Service very slow, felt like I was a child being told when to go for the carvery. All staff including managers don't know how to provide service with a smile, very miserable. Cutlery blunt, struggled to cut through especially the very tough beef, gravy was like water and the cauliflower cheese needed armbands as the sauce was also very runny, possibly powdered. Plates are tiny and can't fit much on, Toby carvery is definitely a better option. Also only accepts card, wanted to split the bill and that seemed like a chore

Genuine village pub with great range of rare real ales and fabulous pub grub. Really friendly and welcoming. Dogs welcome

We visit the Dovecote 3-4 times a year. The food is always exceptional and the service very attentive, our recent visit being no exception. My turkey dinner was really tasty, as was the festive creme brûlée and we were made to feel really welcome. Just wish we lived closer so we could visit more often!

It was nice and quiet when we visited (mid week) Friendly and a atmosphere when the clock tower bell sounded .

A most welcome spot after a visit to the nearby museum. The fire was most welcome on a damp misty day. Lovely welcoming staff who couldn’t do enough for you. The group I was with all enjoyed our food. Typical pub food menu, but all cooked perfectly. The scampi were lovely. I didn’t have room for a pudding, but those who did said they were delicious, especially the cheesecake. Portions were generous. Wish I lived closer!!

Four very nice meals. We had a rib eye steak, pie of the day, vegetarian wellington, & liver & bacon. Well presented & served with a smile. Waited about 25 minutes - good time for fresh tasty food. Followed by sticky toffee pudding & cheesecakes. Nothing left on plates! Clean throughout with ample close by parking. Thank you. Very reasonable prices. Will return.

Superb home cooked food at a very reasonable price. Friendly staff. Good informal atmosphere on a rugged old boat. Definitely worth visiting.

Lovely food ,well presented . Great atmosphere, attentive staff . Restaurant was roomy enough to get a pushchair round . Well done..

When you walk in you are acknowledged and welcomed. Ian is a star in keeping his beers in tip top condition whereas Jackie runs the kitchen with speed and efficiency. The food is real - not boil in the bag and the variation in specifically theme nights every week means you don’t get tired of the menus. This pub is a must if you are within 30 miles its well worth a visit. You won’t be disappointed.

Moved to Newark in 2022 and found Angells the following year. One of the best fish & chips we've ever enjoyed. Don't ever go anywhere else now.

Birthday luncheon, we hadn't planned to come here, we met a butcher at Rutland show, he had just opened a bistro in Sherwood, unfortunately is was not open today. Being probably the hottest day of the year I did not want to travel too far, we have seen Launay's on a previous visit to Edwinstowe. We were the on dinners in the restaurant. I found the chairs a little too low and not quite supportive. Starters which we share were salmon wasabi pea puree and fennel citrus sperified balls, absolutely fantastic then chorizo cumberland and a wonderfully cooked egg. Mains, fried pulled pork and a sousvide steak, I had to try it because I sousvide at home, however I felt that it lacked taste and was a little dry. the tomato relish was pretty good, served in an old marmalade jar. dessert was to die for, basil cheesecake with micro lemon balm Definitely be back to ravage the a la carte menu

Great cafe lovely people and very good quality food at a very good price lovely and clean .Great selection of cakes too . What a gem of a place

Great friendly place. Fabulous food, good prices and lovely staff. They couldn't have made us feel more comfortable. Definitely going to visit again.

Went for Sunday lunch with family. All the staff were brilliant and the atmosphere was good - nice to have a pianist playing while we ate. However the vegan version of the roast dinner wasn’t great. There was a nut roast listed on the website menu however when we got there it had been replaced by a different option. It was a spiced cauliflower patty which tasted good but didn’t fit on a roast dinner IMO. We were told that the mash wasn’t vegan so we would get extra roast potatoes instead, but we only got three small roasties each and when we queried this, we were told you usually only get two. The greens were inconsistent; I had a pile of kale while my cousin had green beans. The carrots and parsnips were rock hard (and cooked with honey so not truly vegan). The vegan dinner felt a bit measly compared to the others, with very little effort to substitute items or present a filling plate of food worth the price tag.

The bests carvery for miles, great price and u get loads of meat. We travel 30mins to go for Sunday dinner and we'll worth it.. Lovely boxing day dinner