The best restaurants in Bedford East of England

Had a great time. Food was excellent so was the service. Our waiter Volkan was very friendly and he made sure we enjoyed our dinner at a table of our choice..

What a lovely, friendly cafe. Our first visit after quite a few recommendations. Be warned the portions are massive, unbelievable value for money. Everything was cooked really well and nothing seemed too much trouble. This will definitely be our go to breakfast place from now on.

We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to A Differnt Brew: the staff were wonderful, the surroundings lovely, the food was good (including nice gluten-free for a coeliac friend) and the ethos was great. We were a group of friends meeting up from different places and it met our needs perfectly. We look forward to visiting again:-)

This place is amazing local food executed so so well I also stop here when I am in the local area for work and highly recommend the food I had the avocado toast with halloumi and poached eggs amazing 5 star

I arranged an Afternoon Tea, baby shower for my sister at Papillon in August. I was in contact with Lisa from the start to sort out all the details, and Lisa was so lovely, friendly and happy to accommodate all our needs (including dietary needs). Even when I had to change the number of people coming (two times!), Lisa was still happy to help me out. On the afternoon of the event I arrived early to set up, and was very kindly given the big space at the back of the Café that was more private. Lisa and her team allowed me to put up banners and asked if I needed anything, etc. After all the guests had arrived, the staff at Papillon were so helpful in accommodating all the needs of our large group. It was also very and relaxed, as they allowed us to have time chatting before bringing out the afternoon teas. The Afternoon Tea was 10/10 as it always is, (I've been several times before!) such a great selection, and everything just tasted fantastic. But nothing can beat their sausage rolls, the best I've had in Bedford! They even put a little baby shower decoration on the afternoon tea stands, which was so lovely and gave us extra cheesecakes. Even after the Café was closing (and we lost track of the time.....) the staff were so considerate and let us stay a little longer to finish up our games. Every request I had (pencils for our games, boxes to back up the cakes) the staff couldn't be more helpful. At to top of it off, after we finally left (well after the closing time!) one of the staff members kindly took a group photograph. Overall I am so happy with the experience, and so grateful to all the staff at Papillon for helping to make this Baby Shower so special for my Sister. THANK YOU

Food is spot on and lovely staff, really a family feel with delicious food I will be back soon. Thank you

The food was absolutely disgusting. Cold, greasy, and looked unpalatable. I couldn’t eat it and they didn’t even ask why. Avoid!

Cibo!!! What a great hidden gem this is. This little Deli/Kitchen hidden away off the beaten track offers great Italian breakfast and lunch. I had a Tuscan Hash for breakfast which was great. Lovely flavour combinations of spicy chorizo balanced with a sprinkle of tangy parmasan cheese and toasted ciabatta for texture. My wife ordered the hangover which consisted of a fried hens egg, tuscan sausage which was great, small fried potato balls, crispy streaky bacon with a bloody mary ketchup which really livened up the whole dish. Our server Silvana was very professional and accomodating to our needs. We were very impressed and will deffinatly return in the future. Cibo is very authentic and reasonably priced its well worth a visit.

Good food from Bari, execellent portions, crisp service and very authentic. The panzerotto in the oven, Calzone style is superb value at approximately £5!!!! Great service and staff b or tri-lingual. Nice atmosphere. Fab range of food on menu and very modern Italian cooking, unlike some restaurants in Bedford and environs. Well done! Bravissimi tutti! Maggie

Authentic food tasted lovely. Will be visiting again.

Just visited The Grove Restaurant for their Christmas menu and the food and service has been excellent, would highly recommend to all. Thanks for a lovely meal! 👍

This was a real gem of a find. Four of us went there for breakfast. We all opted for x items for £x. Big thick slices of proper bread, no plastic stuff here. Beautifully cooked and will definitely go back there again. Staff very pleasant. Sat in the court yard on a lovely sunny morning.

The best restaurant!!!Amazing food,great staff,beautiful location 💎💎💎💎💎🍽🍽🍴🍴

A little gem of a coffee shop. Run by friendly welcoming people, who providing excellent food at fantastic value.