The best restaurants in East of England

What a delightful hotel! Quiet, comfortable, quirky and above all the staff were without exception brilliant! We sat on the terrace for a pre dinner drink Looking at restful views and very busy rabbits on the hotel lawn! Dinner was delicious, fresh, tasty and well presented. The restaurant staff both at dinner and breakfast couldn’t have been more helpful and friendly. Our room was definitely “ quirky”, clean and spacious with lovely views over the lawns and fields. We had a peaceful night’s sleep and would recommend a visit to Flitwick Manor to anyone.

A lovely place with amazing people. Such a great little place we found to visit for lunch while staying at Hopton Holiday Village. I couldn’t recommend highly enough. Great food, great prices and just as lovely staff. So accommodating with a large part too.

Dear owner, now I understand why the restaurant was empty on a Friday night. I wish I would have checked the reviews before traveling from London with our baby to come and dine at what you call ' high class establishment '. Please do go and check what a high class restaurant means... we didn't even get to seat at the table, we had to walk out as music was extremely load for the size of the restaurant and not sure who the music was for since there were no costumes at 9 pm on a Friday. Out of decency music should have stopped since we were the only group of people who walked in with a newborn baby. Staff behaviour was very rude and since you like to chose your clients,you are obviously doing a very good job on not actually having any.... I strongly recommend to anyone that wants to try it out to think again and read the reviews... Also, dear owner...pork does not have a specific smell once cooked...unless it's rotten. This place is a joke not a restaurant.

We have eaten and had takeaways from Thams for more years than I care to remember. The thing I Iike to remember is that we have never had a bad meal! Ever!! We ordered a takeaway last Friday, online. Very straightforward. Arrived at the our given time slot, with enough time for a drink at the bar with Kim. If I’d thought about your specials board, I could easily have doubled our food order! The food arrived and off we went to our friends to enjoy it all. It was a feast. Every item, just right. Good portions ! Just delicious. Many thanks Kim and Tham for the all our food experiences at your place. You definitely deserve a mention in the Good Food Guide. Robin & Christine

Cute little place quite snug. Service is friendly but Eggs Benedict came with dried out muffin you could not fit into murdered bacon and poached eggs where rather well done, hollandaise is Alfredo straight out of the bottle. All in all a very disappointing breakfast

Stale chips! that were overcooked or re-cooked/ refried! Not fresh! Rude staff were not bothered! Will never come back to these idiots!

We were recommended this restaurant for its food quality but was very disappointed to say the least. Entering was dark and uninviting and was dirty. It smelled awful. The restaurant was nothing like the picture shown on the website. The walls were a light brick effect made of cardboard that were loose and hanging off. The chair backs were also cardboard painted white. It looked cheap and nasty. The prawn toast were greasy along with the other starters. The rice looked like, and tasted like it was 3 days old, starchy and nasty looking. The only good point was the waiter, whom was the only person serving, he was very polite and welcoming but the atmosphere and quality of the food was shocking. NEVER AGAIN

We had been here before but didn’t leave a review. So on our visit to the shrine in Walsingham my wife and I decided to revisit Read and Digest Tea Room. It was a chilly day and we went in and there were tables available. The lady owner was very friendly and gave us the menus. We both opted for the mushroom soup I had tiger bread with it and my wife had a cheese scone. The place is quirky and interesting and a nice calm atmosphere. Our soups arrived with a decaf latte for my wife and a pot of Assam tea for me. The soup was delicious, full of flavour and warm the scone/bread was accompanied with a quality small pot of butter. The tea was stunning, I even asked the lady where did she get the leaves from and she made a concerted effort to give me the website. A lovely calm lunch experience and this will be our go to place when we return.

Lovely meal every time we order, been going here for years!

Been allowed to have the absolute experience for over 33 years now at this fantastic cafe It’s been about 2 years since I last visited and it was everything I expected and have expected I’ve the years I just wish I lived closer 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻

A very comfortable night's sleep in a well-appointed room. Breakfast ---plenty of choice, well cooked and nicely served. Extremely accommodating.

i wish they would stick to their opening hours, went there today about 3.30 sorry we are closed had on the door closing time is advertised 4.30 this is not the first time, the family were dissapointed they had no pie and mash for tea, will think twice about going there again

Restaurant was dead, very much like the decor. Broken woodwork, old decoration, threadbare carpet and broken toilet seat. In fairness the food was quite good but with no atmosphere and dilapidated infrastructure it was an underwhelming experience. Its been there over 40 years and it shows. I wouldn't go back and if asked would not recommend. Do yourself a favour and order a pizza from over the road.

Tried this newly reopened pub and found it to be pleasantly refurbished, the new owner and the staff were very welcoming. We tried 3 starters on their currently limited menu which were all delicious. Perfectly cooked, well presented and very tasty. I can honestly say the salt and pepper squid is one of the best I have ever tasted. We can't wait to try out their full menu once it is in place. Lovely atmosphere and highly recommended.

We were really looking forward to coming back to the restaurant as it was so good last year. However, we were so disappointed this time. From the moment we walked into the dining room, the ambience was colder and very loud. We appreciate it was busy but we couldn’t hear each other, let alone the waiting staff. The service was poor, very slow. The gluten-free menu was virtually non-existent - so much so that one of our party felt there was nothing she could eat and she felt that she was being a nuisance. They also got her drink wrong. The pepper pot fell apart on my dinner! The service was very slow. The duck breast main course was only a small portion of duck breast. The prices did not reflect the equivalent dining experience. It was not a pleasant atmosphere at all and such a disappointment. We will not be returning.