The best restaurants in East of England

Wow!! Amazing find! Location - don’t let the location out you off, it is unusual, but let’s face it if it was in the middle of Cambridge the prices would be ££££. It is hidden away and doesn’t offer great curb appeal. BUT and it’s a big but hopefully you’re not looking for a nice location/building as a priority when looking for good food/service. The welcome and service was second to none! So friendly and welcoming. It felt like visiting a family friend’s home. The food was fresh, perfectly cooked and absolutely delicious. All the food combinations worked perfectly and every single plate was extremely tasty. We will definitely be returning and I recommend highly to any foodie lover.

We hired the smaller private room for a family tea to celebrate a special birthday. There were 15 of us, grandparents, parents and children. From the start of our relationship with Mabel's administrator, Martine, discussions flowed easily - price, one glutenfree guest, one vegetarian, lots of details - nothing was too much trouble. On the day there was plenty to eat - sandwiches, scones, cakes and a drinks bar with prosecco. Sara, our waitress, was a star, making sure everyone had everything we wanted including extra cups of tea or coffee. Everyone enjoyed the relaxing informal event. The room was full of Victoriana and the children loved the experience and also the opportunity to explore the garden (with adult supervision). Our family tea at Mabel's was everything we wanted for our special day. Huge thanks to Martine and Sara for all their beautiful hospitality and care.

The takeaway from Ground Coffee House is great- delicious coffee and I always order their Ground Coffee House muffin. The staff have always been pleasant. Their delivery is a little slow however. I prefer the take away more than the restaurant next door.

We visited during a short break to the coast, the staff were very welcoming. The food and coffee was excellent. The only slight disappointment was there was only 1 cinnamon bun to take away so we had to share! Exceptional brunch

Another fantastic meal at Laurel House. Everything was absolutely delicious. The kids all had burgers which they loved and I had chicken which had an excellent peri peri kick! The chips are amazing!!

Absolutely fantastic place for food and/or coffee. This place is run by WONDERFUL staff. The chef has a real passion for food. The Saturday night foraging menus are something to write home about. We enjoyed every single bite- Thank you

This cafe was so lovely! From the beautiful decor to the fab service, me and my mum were so impressed! We were both served quickly- we had toasties and a hot drink each, which tasted delicious, and the plates that the food was served on had a lovely flowery design. Also, the toilets were clean and nicely decorated.

Another brilliant meal. Fantastic cooking by Andrea. Best Italian cooking this side of the Alps. And his team were absolutely wonderful.l

A lovely, friendly cafe serving excellent toasties and homemade scones. My mum and I greatly enjoyed our lunch there. I highly recommend it!

Amazing ice cream! A big bonus for us was that it was suitable for our nut-allergic son, who almost never gets this sort of ice cream treat. The lady was very knowledgeable about her ingredients as it’s homemade, and made sure she got a fresh scoop for him too. He declared it the best ice cream ever! The coffee was also delicious, piping hot & served in beautiful eco-friendly cups with different designs. Highly recommend and not just for the summer, the hot chocolate looked amazing too and there was a lovely selection of gifts in the shop.

Fabulous Thai food with quality ingredients and flavours. Our family favourite!

Erika , always welcoming friendly and helpful. Always smiling chatty, helpful and gives that warm experience. Any queries or enquiries, always pleased to help

The is a locals pub with a friendly atmosphere that extended to visitors like me. A lovely pub setting good food. The house beer "Black Horse" was served to perfection

The best coffee in town & sausage rolls to die for… Very reasonably priced & friendly helpful staff Extremely happy customer..

Staff very polite and enthusiastic we partook of a bacon sandwich each with my wife having sausage with hers. Both sandwiches were presented well and they tasted fantastic especially with the bread being so fresh.