The Noel’s Arms in Melton Mowbray is a 200-year-old pub that has been carefully restored into a food-led town-centre landmark. This former coaching inn keeps its period character but adds a calm, modern dining room and bar that suits both a quick drink and a longer meal.
In the kitchen, the approach is seasonal and ingredient-led, with menus built around British cooking and strong suppliers, including local farms. Starters might include roast parsnip soup with hazelnut and chive dressing, farmhouse terrine with celeriac remoulade, or hot smoked salmon with roasted broccoli and dill mayonnaise. Mains lean generous and satisfying, from Melton Farm short rib suet pudding with pot roast cabbage, to pork cutlet with crispy black pudding and malt-glazed cheek, seared sea bass with poached mussels, or a portobello mushroom Wellington.
Desserts keep things classic but well judged, such as treacle tart with clotted cream or trifle with sherry, orange and cranberry. Add a considered drinks list and attentive service and you have a strong option for eating and drinking in central Melton.
