The best restaurants in East of England

We chose this pub because its vegetarian roast option—faux roast beef—really stood out, and it did not disappoint! The flavor was fantastic, and we were genuinely blown away by how good it was. It’s also rare to find a vegetarian special on a Sunday, so we really appreciated the effort and care put into their plant-based options. Our friends went for the meat dishes, including the pork belly and chicken, and they really enjoyed them. The atmosphere was great, and the staff were super friendly, making the whole experience even better. Would definitely recommend!

I’ve been to the “cottage bar and bistro” twice in the last couple of weeks and have enjoyed the food on both occasions. I had the mussels to start followed by spaghetti with seafood. Both were nicely cooked with fresh seafood and very delicious. Previously I had calamari and sea-bass which were also lovely. The portion size was perfect for me. The service was efficient and the chef was able to offer an alternate for our friend who had specific dietary requirements. I will return as there are other dishes on the menu which I’d like to try.

Tried to visit Francesco & Amorosa for another superb Italian meal, but found the restaurant closed. Oh no. We have been eating at Francisco's for a few years now and always have fantastic food served with passion and friendship. The end of an era. Wishing you both a long and happy retirement. Affectionately yours; Claudio (Ranieri), Sylvia & Da Grandson. All the very best....

Been here previously but unfortunately it has now ceased trading. As out-of-towners we were unaware of this until a few days before we arrived. What a pity. It will be missed.

The location on google maps isn't exactly in the right place, you have to continue along the road another 250m towards Bovingdon. It has a reasonable amount of indoor and outdoor plants, unlike some other garden centres which only sell biscuits and Edinburgh woollen mill

The Spread is a great cosy little pub with a great Dj on a Friday night and a log 🔥....with nice staff

Lovely food here wd recomend wilst on my tours in norfolk uses this place quite a few times as i regularly visit lots of establishments to do reviews to help others so get nice clean food wilst on my tours in uk with my parrot fish is tasty chips are nice too n big portions.very clean premises n outdoor eating area under cover love that esp nice for summer plenty of parking too on the carpark

Another local I used to frequent when I lived in St Ives, now I live in the US. I didn't have anything to eat on this visit, but I had in the past, and the food was pretty good. The service and atmosphere has not changed, which is good.

Premises uninviting and in need of a revamp. Conservatory not in use as not heated. Food average and expensive for the quality. Disgusted by the manager (Kerry) attitude and the way she speaks to and treats the younger staff.

We love this restaurant. The hospitality is exactly what you could ask for, the food is always cooked to perfect and the venue is beautiful. That’s why we just keep coming back. Love this place

Excellent Sunday lunch - one of the best I've had in a pub. Friendly service. Lovely atmosphere and setting with cosy open fires and super clean toilets. Thank you!

There used to be lots of great restaurants in south/ central Beds but over the last 10 years or so they've dwingled down to a number of pretty average ones serving food no better than a microwaved take away on a plate. Well we'd heard good things about the Thai at Woburn and the ambience seemed good so booked a table for Thursday before Valentines day. I'd asked for a quiet table as we often find restaurants so noisy these days and we weren't disappointed when we were shown to a pleasant table in the RHS room which was empty . So full marks for the welcome and heeding our request. We opted for the more expensive set meal for 2 (£26 each). It came pretty quickly, a little too quickly really as we wanted a leisurely meal and time to talk. First course we opted for the pancakes and crispy duck. Six pancakes and barely enough duck which certainly wasn't crispy but otherwise OK. The main course arrived hot on it's heals, boiled rice, veg in thai sauce, chicken red curry, beef strips in black bean sauce, sweet and sour prawns with pineapple in sweet sauce. The plates were cold and as it was a chilly evening and the room wasn't too warm so the food was not very hot to start with and in fact fairly cold by the time we finished. The sweet prawns were quite nice but there were only two each, and the chicken curry didn't scale any great culinary heights. We'd had a similar Thai kit curry from Sainsburys the week previously costing a fraction of the cost and not much inferior to what the Woburn Thai managed. So to summarise. Venue and friendly waitress service very good, Prices average but would have preferred to have had better quality food, preparation and quanty and paid more. Quality of food -poor, felt like the ingredients had come out of the fridge and only made acquaintance with the spices very briefly in the microwave before being served. I've had far better take aways. Service much too fast for what we wanted, no condiments on the table or offered at all. Plates cold and no hot plates to keep food warm.

We were fortunate to find this restaurant on our last day in Carlsbad and found Trinity to be the best. Forget about TripAdvisor. This is the real deal from the owner sitting you down, Catherine our server, food excellent, it felt like an international restaurant in a town with no restaurants

Emily was very attentive and proactive during our bottomless brunch, we visited for drinks and food, she also had very good banter and energy throughout our time here. Very good all round!

Always a lovely time here, The cosiest vibe and cakes are unparalleled to anywhere else in Norwich. One of the best hot chocolates I've had, even from a very tired server on their own on a half term Saturday evening, so well done to them! I can see people complaining about the "no drink without food" rules but this is due to their certain licensing and is out of their control, so please do not take it personally or judge based on this.