The best restaurants in East of England

A great experience in a one of restaurant. This place is amazing, the food is authentic Indian food. I’ve tried the fish dishes and the salmon tikka is cooked perfectly and full of flavour. The paneer starters is very nice too, the samosas are unique and much better than you normally get in an Indian restaurant. The curries are superb, Bombay potatoes are so nice. The side dishes are not the same portion size as you would expect, but they are ample for two people and we aren’t big eaters. The cost is reasonable and definitely worth getting the loyalty card. The management are lovely people, they’ve worked hard to maintain a Great restaurant. I like that they are able to explain the history behind the dish and ingredients used to make the dishes so special. They also open Christmas Day, we’ve eaten there on Christmas Day and the atmosphere is nice and relaxed and great food again. One of the best restaurants in Maldon

Great food! The best butter chicken. Very friendly and helpful staff. Had food several times from here and will go again. Thank you!

A great night out. The staff were lovely. A band called Common People played outside....good music, lots of dancing and smiling faces

I’ve normally never had any problems with ordering from here but today our food turned up and the bag was ripped at the bottom and the chips were on show we asked delivery driver what has happened and he said the restaurant gave it to him like that.

Found this little gem whilst we was shopping parked in car park. Tried tarts/donuts and got some fresh crusty rolls didnt disappoint

A really fantastic little stall that long established & sells the freshest seafood ever! The crab sandwiches & the mussels that we bought were absolutely delicious. So nice to see that these local, traditional stalls still exist at seaside towns.

Made very welcome. Great atmosphere. Love the dogs, so friendly. Lovely staff and lovely food. We had the sharing fish platter for 2 with chips. Served so nicely, very tasty and best chips I have had in months. A really nice relaxing pub to eat. Thank you

Popped in for ice cream. Sundaes were great but ordered 99s and was charged 40p extra (each) just for sauce which left a bad taste. I felt really sorry for the young girls working there as it’s obviously not their decision. Clearly the owners keen to squeeze as much out of customers as possible.

Very disappointing! Read all the reviews about it being up for an award. I had such high hopes for this restaurant but sadly it was very disappointing. Food was very mediocre, & expensive for what we ordered. Back to my local Indian which sad to say is far better.

The staff is nice and friendy, and the cake is delicious 😋 . The place is very nice and comfy, I enjoyed my coffee and cakes there every time.

My son rang the ship to see if we could book a table at very short notice for 6 adults and 2 children. We were told they were busy and had a table in the bar if we would like it which we accepted. We arrived within the hour to a very busy clean pub with a positive atmosphere. All the staff were busy but they made time for everyone. 4 of us had the belly pork which was out of this world. It made my day to be served fresh cabbage with my meal. When the food arrived it looked like a piece of art. So much dedication put into the delivery of each meal. Everyone's meals were outstanding. It is without a doubt the best meal I have ever eaten out. Yes we will most certainly be returning. Thank you for our meals.

We have visited this pub many times and it’s always been very nice. This time however wasn’t so good. The Staff and Landlady are friendly, the same can’t be said about some of the locals. The Pub wasn’t very busy when we arrived, but just after, more people started arriving. My Wife, Daughter and I were eating our meals, when it would seem we were apparently sitting at a local’s table and he started to grumble and swear and in fairness the Landlady put him straight; (there was nowhere for his dogs)! However, the Pub doesn’t really cater for allergies, such as gluten allergies; it’s either chilli, or jacket potatoes. We ate our food and left, don’t think we’ll be returning.

Greeted by 3 very happy and friendly ladies. Ordered a Latte and sausage roll which was heated for me and bought to my table. Coffee was lovely and the sausage roll very tasty.Will be back to try one of the cakes which looked yummy.

The food is wonderful! On Google Maps it is still listed as Common Ground. Since Melissa took over, it has been called The Cake Shack. The space is cosy but there is outdoor seating for warmer days or you have your dog with you.