Good Food Awards


The Rutland Pride


Bistro of the Year 2012


The county boasts a wealth of coffee shops and bistros in which to enjoy daytime dining.... and with excellent ingredients and skilled chefs, these can offer any à la carte restaurant menu a run for its money!


Words:Rob Davis


recently celebrated its first anniversary, and has now taken the top spot in our list of the county’s best establishments.


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Meanwhile Uppingham’s Don Paddy’s offers a comprehensive brasserie menu, Sunday carvery and an evening menu comprising nine starters and 19 main course options.


Finally, we celebrate the achievements of Kate Baines, the fifth generation of baker in her family and the custodian of the tea room adjacent to the bakery that has been in her family since 1867. Delicious cakes, cream teas and light lunches are served using vintage china, with diners surrounded by sepia images of the Baines family, plus antique furniture creating a lovely, traditional tearoom setting.


Baker's Yard, Oakham Don Paddy's, Uppingham Baines, Uppingham Castle Cottage Café, Oakham The Chocolate Bar, Oakham Beans, Uppingham Barnsdale Gardens Restaurant, Exton Harbour Café Bar, Whitwell Wing Hall Café, Wing The Potting Shed, Ashwell


istros and coffee shops in Rutland offer home made cakes, lighter daytime dining and fully fledged main courses that would put many an à la carte restaurant’s offerings to shame. Not least among these is Baker’s Yard, Oakham’s excellent bistro which


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