The Brayford View Restaurant @ Holiday Inn Lincoln

You're sat right on Brayford Wharf North, watching the water and whatever's moored up, which beats staring at a car park any day. It's the Holiday Inn restaurant, so yes, there's that corporate thing happening, but they've actually got it together here—the staff know what they're doing and the kitchen doesn't phone it in. It's the kind of spot where locals take visiting relatives because it feels a bit special without being try-hard, and you won't need a second mortgage to eat well.