To ask for your restaurant recommendations in Mansfield?

[lemonadecolaaa]

Booking our small registry office wedding in Mansfield and need somewhere nice to go for food after with the family! Help?!

YABU

Trip Advisor?

Which cuisine, OP?

Mansfield as in Nottinghamshire?

Yes Nottinghamshire sorry.

I am looking through Trip Advisor - but wanted some personal recommendations.

And cuisine isn't decided , just somewhere a little "special" maybe? Not the standard chain restaurants

But the reviewers on Trip Advisor are people too. There's nothing special about the people on Mumsnet, it's not like they only allow people with good taste and the same likes and dislikes as you post on here.

On Trip Advisor you get more of a consensus as you can look and see of all the dozens of people who have actually been to the restaurants in question how many thought it was excellent/good/ok/shite etc, whereas on here you'll get half a dozen answers tops that are likely to all contradict each other and tell you very little.

It would depend what you mean by "special" op....

Exactly what @BarbaraofSeville said.

As someone from around that area, I’d go into Nottingham.

Unfortunately there’s not anywhere I’d deem ‘special’ there’s a few nice restaurants but no where I’d go to celebrate something big like getting married - I’d venture into Nottingham if you can.

Are you from the area @lemonadecolaaa or travelling back somewhere afterwards? How far would you be prepared to travel from Mansfield?

go into Nottingham to Sample at Tilt. It's incredible food.

Il Roso used to be nice but we’ve not been for a good 10 years. www.ilrosso.co.uk/

Second the suggestion to go to Nottingham, or hop over to nearby Southwell, the Waggon at Halam is a great little pub and about 20 mins drive.

I'm struggling at the concept of "nice" in Mansfield...(yes, I know the place well...)

I would either head to Nottingham or perhaps somewhere like Elmton something a but like that

Gosh, there’s an awful lot of sneery people on this thread 🙄. I’m guessing that the op is familiar with Mansfield since she’s getting married there.

I hope you find somewhere that you’re happy with 😊.

@ChittyChittyBoomBoom yes I'm sure they are familiar with Mansfield which why they are asking if anyone knows any nice places, because anyone who knows Mansfield knows there isn't anywhere that is what most people would consider a nice/special occasion restaurant!

OP as per pp either venture to Nottingham or look at places on the outskirts... cockcliffe Hall is not too far, it's near Burnt Stump.

Oh I totally get it 😉 and it’s plain to see which others poster “get it” but have been far more discreet with their suggestions.

Try Southwell or Nottingham. There's not much nice left in Mansfield. (I'm there fairly regularly.)

Il Rossa is good. I have also heard positive reviews of Ciao Bella.

I’m guessing that the op is familiar with Mansfield since she’s getting married there.

Well, she doesn’t have any idea where to eat out and appears to not know anyone local she could possible ask.

I agree with going to Nottingham instead. There’s nothing special in Mansfield.

The lion at Farnsfield is one of my favourites.

I've heard good things about the Devonshire near Langwith.

Greendale oak in Cuckney is good too.

For scenery the jug and glass in Langwith is one to try. It's been a while since I ate there but it was simple homemade food but well cooked and rather cheap for the quality.

PS I got married in Mansfield registry office too.

Excuse me! I'm from Mansfield and I'm fucking nice and special. I won't even twat you one if you make eye contact with me.

How far are you willing to travel, OP? Asa in Chesterfield have a modern, wedding-friendly menu if you can bear to cross the Mansfield/Chesterfield border.

That should be Casa.