The best restaurants in East of England

Coffee was luke warm so asked for it to be heated and was told they would just make a fresh one-great I thought. The replacement was exactly the same. Such a shame as nice place and staff.

I'm Italian and quite fussy and often feel underwhelmed when eating in Italian restaurants. Not this time. I visited with my partner, we had a nice whitebait starter and then two plates of pasta, both were delicious. I had the linguine mussels, prawns and chillies and my partner had the linguine with cream of courgettes and prawns. The pasta was cooked to perfection and both sauces were to die for. We even asked for some bread to mop up the sauces (la scarpetta) as they were just too delicious to leave. We had a lovely Campari spritz as an aperitif and a very nice glass of house white. Angela who served us was very welcoming. A really nice experience and I'll definitely return when I'm in the Thorpe Bay area. I highly recommend.

Really nice staff and lovely food. Very welcoming and would recommend! Dog friendly inside and outside. Would definitely come again.

Best pizza in Chelmsford in my opinion and the coolest pizza place name.

Piping hot delicious fish and chips. Very clean establishment, efficient and warm service, fish was extremely fresh and the batter was lovely and thin, flavoursome and with a lovely crunch. Highly recommend.

A nice spot with a very nice location - the tea was cold but the sandwiches nice. I would recommend.

I don't have too many issues with the food served here, but the value for money seemed amiss compared to the quality. If you're staying at the hotel this isn't a bad place for dinnder.

A friend and I called in on spec for lunch. Place packed out with Christmas lunchers. However a manager was very helpful and made us space by the bar. Our Christmas lunch was not fine dining, but was nonetheless very palatable. and we were frequently asked if we were happy.. The main thing was the happy atmosphere and helpfulness of the staff. Recommended!

The food, drinks and setting are amazing. Very affordable and the owners and staff are an absolute delight. Excellent views across the estuary just add to the charm.

Ordered tea, employee who I ordered from promised to bring it out, he then left. It took 15 minutes for just 2 cups of tea..

Just having coffee and cake orange drizzle cake (absolutely delicious) And lovely friendly staff Highly recommend will definitely be back

Managed to snag an outside table with a view of the castle. The chai latte had real depth of flavour and the cappuccino was good. My felafel salad was very good and the felafel were moist instead of dry like in most places. My partners chicken and bacon sandwich was generously filled and all at a very reasonable price. We’d deff go back here when next in Colchester.

The Kiosk in the Park serves perfect coffee and hot chocolate, their almond energy balls are delicious. Always a good atmosphere and pleasant staff, in particular Trevor.

My favourite Thai café. I've reviewed it before but it continues to be excellent and is worth a repeated review. What is good about the café is - in no particular order - the staff, the price and the food. There's no dish that isn't worth recommending, but my favourite is pad kraprow. Try it with beef, and if you're brave, ask for it 'Thai hot'. It's not a restaurant where you can sit comfortably for hours, but it is a place where friendly staff will supply you with an excellent meal for under a tenner. There's no better recommendation than that.

The people serving were really helpful , we tried different things that were on the menu. The place inside is spacious and has charm. Will visit again