Midlands - East Restaurant Guide

Bees Make Honey

A popular little neighbourhood café with a very good standard of cooking and a menu which would bring a smile to most faces. There is nothing pretentious about the general décor, but ignore that and enjoy the food which is exceptional value for money.

• Address: 12 Alfreton Road, Nottingham, NG7 3NG (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £29.00

Beeston Tandoori

A reliable curry restaurant where you can eat out comfortably on a boot lace and come away with an easy conscience and a satisfied appetite.

• Address: 150-152 High Road, Beeston, NG9 2LN (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Indian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: N/A

Bentons Brasserie

• Address: 34-38 Heathcoat Street, Lace Market, Hockley, Nottingham, NG1 3AA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern European, Brasserie, Gastropub
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £20.00, Dinner: £28.00

Black Horse Inn, The

The recently refurbished Black Horse at Greetham has taken another step towards upgrading its facilities and now offers comfortable surroundings in a rustic setting for above average food. No menus clutter up the table, instead there are clearly written blackboards with a changing range of dishes that would look well in any surroundings.

• Address: 62 Main Street, Greetham, nr Oakham, LE15 7NL (Map)
• Cuisine(s): English, Modern
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: N/A

Black Horse, The

In these barren times of bland Nitro Keg beer and pre-packed, deep frozen, de-hydrated Pub Meals, the Black Horse is a refreshing oasis, where you can still get good beer and freshly prepared food.

• Address: 25, Lutterworth Road, Walcote, nr Lutterworth, LE17 4JU (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Thai
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £17.00

Blue Ball, The

The Blue Ball, said to be Rutland's oldest inn, is the sort of place you dream about as you get sand in everything on some foreign shore when, having made the supreme sacrifice, you have transported your nearest and dearest to a part of the globe where the sun is alleged to shine all the time.

• Address: 6 Cedar Street, Braunston, nr Oakham, LE15 8QF (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British, Modern European, Gastropub
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £28.00

Bluu - Nottingham

• Address: 5 Broadway, Lacemarket, Nottingham, NG1 1PR (Map)
• Cuisine(s): International, Modern European, Brasserie
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £20.00, Dinner: £28.00

Boat Inn, The

Featured Restaurant

Located alongside the top lock of the seven canal locks at Stoke Bruerne on the Grand Union Canal, this lively waterside inn is more than just a much-loved local, providing a wide variety of food and entertainment for a widely-drawn clientele, including passing boaties, as well as those who just like the association with boats minus the ruinous cost of keeping them.

• Address: Stoke Bruerne, nr Towcester, NN12 7SB (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British, International
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £24.00, Dinner: £32.00

Boaters Beach Restaurant

• Address: The Terminus, Promenade, Cleethorpes, DN35 8SF (Map)
• Cuisine(s): International
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £12.00, Dinner: £24.00

Bobby's

Not unsurprisingly Leicester has as fine a collection of curry houses as you could wish to find this side of Madras and many of them are concentrated in what has come to be known as Curry Mile. Bobby's is one of the well-established locations and has earned itself many accolades for its vegetarian approach to cuisine, but more recently has had a major revamp, making it one of, if not the first retro Indian restaurant in the area.

• Address: 154-156 Belgrave Road, Leicester, LE4 5AD (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Indian, Vegetarian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £21.00