The best restaurants in East of England

Visiting family near Huntingdon we went to the Mermaid Inn at Ellington yesterday, my sister in law had been before & recommended it. We were lucky to book a table, it's a lovely quaint old inn in a gorgeous village with some thatched cottages, with several small characterful rooms & a few steps. The staff were all very friendly & efficient. 3 of us had the 3 meat roast & I had the roast pork with crackling, the meat was lovely except my husband would rather have had chicken slices than a drumstick with his beef & pork. The home made Yorkshire puddings were excellent, the roast potatoes were garlicky & delicious, there were plenty of vegetables in the tureens to share & a dish of cauliflower cheese, it was a lovely big portion of roast dinner. We all enjoyed it, the gravy was delicious too. I was too full for pudding but the other 3 really enjoyed theirs. Plenty of choice from home made apple crumble & custard to Bakewell tart, chocolate brownie, trifle or cheesecake etc. It was a gorgeous meal in a nice environment & we would definitely return when visiting again, not cheap but quality homemade food & worth it.

Friendly local with good quality food at a reasonable price. Portions are generous and filling. They're always happy to make substitutions too.

Great supper with friends. The food is always go here, with lovely staff.

Lovely place to eat Greek food. We had a pork gyros and moussaka along with a couple of the cakes. There were no highchairs which might of been an issue for some young toddlers but our 2 year old sat on our laps. The area is quite small but cosy so it isn't a suprise. We enjoyed our food, friendly staff and nice view into bury town centre watching the people bustling around the shops. Would recommend!

The best cafe ever i remend going here the food is top tier and the service I so good as well.

Great food and very good service and polite staff.Prices are reasonable too,so it's a YES from us!

Lovely interiors, good meal selection on the menu. Food was alright, nothing special. Tea was served the most strangest way I have ever seen. Service was passive-aggressive, All in all, was alright but I don't see a reason to be back.

my local for years, great food and atmosphere and friendly great staff 👍

Always decent food from them ,never get a problem, I do like their s/sour chicken on chips and the bbq one ,they do others but not into ones with chilli but love those two ,staff always polite and chatty

We looked online for opening times but arrived to find it temporarily closed

If you want the REAL pub experience come here. Richard and his team know! With craft beers, real ales and something on the guest pump they know how to cater for a discerning crowd. Games, quizzes, entertainment and a very sociable crowd this place hits the mark. Excellent beer garden too! Keep up the good work.

Tried this on the off chance when I was waiting for my vehicle to be serviced and they welcomed me and my two dogs. Lovely atmosphere and great food.

My favourite restaurant in the UK. I love food here. Iskender chiken and chiken/ lamb beyti is a must try here and could not get any better.

Was served by Tori today, excellent customer service, she was very nice. She is exceptionally good.

Came on the off chance that they could fit us in, which we did. I had the pan fried bream and it was the best fish I had ever eaten. The staff were really nice and professional. The portions were an OK size and they were a decent price. The seating was nice and inviting and the decor was really nice. We visited twice and as I was visiting, the bream will be forever in my dreams.