The best restaurants in East of England

Love it here amazing food and crazy low prices love the full English, and Dawn and her team are amazing love this little gem

Such a lovely find. I called ahead and the owners were so friendly and accommodating for me and my guest who is a wheelchair user. The cafe is beautifully decorated with a huge amount to look at. Food and service was 10/10 will definitely visit again. Vegan options available also.

Fabios is amazing. I was in the UK from the US for work and it quickly became my go to place for coffee and breakfast. If you are in Debden, I would recommend stopping.

A wonderful meal! What a treat! Perfectly presented and cooked. We didn't know what to expect but were delighted with everything which we ordered. We cant wait to go again to try more of the specialities on offer! Don't be put off by the lack of prices on the website - that was another surprise, and great value for money. Fellow Norfolk diners you are missing out! Wonderful food at very reasonable prices in comfortable surroundings - We loved it. Thank you to all concerned.

I really liked their red chicken wings & cheesy kimchi fried rice.

Booked a table, not realising that the restaurant did a Sunday Roasties menu rather than tapas. The choice was good, and the roast my wife had and the muscle dish I had were very, very good. We went back a few days later for the tapas!!

I was staying in Ipswich for a spa break with friend. We had gone into the town for a shopping spree. As we did not know of anywhere to get a good Sunday roast looked on internet and found Stanley's in Frinton on sea. The welcome, food, atmosphere and staff was amazing

Hired the Strawberry Teapot for Afternoon tea on Sunday 1st for my uncle’s 80th birthday. Was a breeze to organise. India and the staff were helpful with allergies and vegetarianism and the food was lovely! A delicious afternoon tea at The Strawberry Teapot combined with a trip down the river with the lovely people at the Stour River Trust made for a perfect day! Thank you!

Used Bordoli to cater for wedding part after visiting the van for years. Kept churning out pizzas and were so popular they disappeared as soon as they came out. One of the best pizzas you will eat in the UK with excellent price, can't praise enough. Amazing taste and texture, not feeling full/bloated afterwards could eat many of them.

Nicely air conditioned on a hot muggy day, this cafe is so much more than a place to feel comfortable in. The coffee is exceptional and so reasonably priced. A brilliant choice of GF cakes too. We ate local sausage roll and toasted haloumi roasted veg and pesto sandwich. All delicious

Looking to join a local tennis club so hired a court for an hour one afternoon on a sunday as a guest for my son and I to try it out. Sadly not a good experience. Booking over the phone and initial reception good but on the court we were next to a group of 4 mature men playing a doubles game. My son and I have played for a number of years and are relatively competent players however any time our ball went wide and across their court we were given some pretty nasty looks (despite the fact that we had to return a number of their balls over the hour). I gave my son some tips and a bit of instruction and heard a number tuts and huffs directed our way when I did despite the fact that we heard some pretty colourful language from their court for which we received no apology given that my son is only 9 years old. To be honest it was a very uncomfortable hour and although my son and I did our best to enjoy our game we were made to feel extremely unwelcome by the four men on the other court, who it appeared to me were mature members who didn't like children playing, despite the fact that it is advertised as a family friendly club. When we left the court at the end of our game two of the men looked at us, shook their head and tutted again - I couldn't believe it.As we left the club I decided to mention their behaviour to the young girl on receptio, particularly because my son commented on the men's language, plus I thought she might be as surprised and disappointed as we were. Instead her response suggested it was endemic - she said their attitude and language was because they were playing a game. I suggested that surely the club frowns on that behaviour and she said nothing. I asked if she could feed this back to the management as it has certainly put us off considering joining and she pretty much said and did nothing. So sadly this is not the club for us which is a real shame because on the surface it looks fab, but I think they have some work to do on making it family friendly.

We booked a table for a Sunday Carvery and we highly recommend. Great food and great service. Reasonable price too. A lovely treat. We will definately be returning

We visit Central Park café in Chelmsford at least once a week. It’s a perfect stop off for a coffee and a bite to eat as part of our dog walking routine in the park. The food and drink is always top notch, and they have an offer for the doggies too - from puppaccinos to sausage pots - and also bake amazing pupcakes (which I order every year on my doggies birthday as a little treat for her and her furiends). This is a really special place. It has such a family atmosphere and the staff are always so friendly.

What a gem. Great food, lovely staff, and good value. Can also buy store cupboard and cleaning items at good prices. Also there is parking in front.