The best restaurants in England

Called in here yesterday for a takeaway lunch, ham salad baguette. Lovely fresh ham and plenty of it, with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, red onion, coleslaw and mayonnaise with a sprinkle of salt and pepper. Husband had a savoury tuna baguette with all the salad. Best baguette I have ever had!

What a find. In a sea of chain coffee houses serving a cocofani of sub par, run of the mill coffee, you'll find the apptly named 'Coffee Van', serving genuine espresso based drinks, plus a selection of sweet treats. A high street chain this is not, and my Caramel Macchiato, with it's diminutive size and carefully balanced flavours is all the better for it. Note, a macchiato is not a long drink (talking to you Costa, Starbucks et al) but a short, shot, with a touch of foam to soften the espresso. There is a small amount of seating for drinking al fresco, which is fine for a dry September day but might be less appealing with more inclement weather. Still, as a stop for coffee during your business day (it's handily near the Oracle Centre outside the Civic Offices), it's a great find and will keep your caffeine levels primed for a good few hours, helping survive that next meeting or two. Well worth a visit - and the barista is extremely knowledgeable too!

It appears this place went out of business several years ago, has been replaced by a very large shiny Premier Inn. So I recommend you try somewhere else.

What a cafe! Forget the usual Costa, Strabucks, Pret... There's real quality here, and you'll feel like at home. I went with family friends to buy food for a picnic (at Kew Gardens, which are amazing) and both the savoury and the sweet stuff were incredible. Italian style panini, avocado and dried tomatoes sandwich, vegan sausage rolls... All great, and the pastries too!

Brilliant food, good service and reasonable. The beef kebab was to die for but all the food was good.

Took my kids here for lunch yesterday - we had the falafel wrap and hallumi wrap and some vine leaves. The food was delicious and lots of people around us seemed very happy with their food. The smell of the charcoal grill added to the experience. We would recommend. Only downside, was not a great selection of drinks....

Incredible spot - super friendly staff, the most delicious lunch we’ve had in a long while. The salads were delicious. Can’t wait to come again.

Been multiple times as a vegan with non-vegan friends who always agree it's amazing! The lotus brownies are honestly heaven, 100% recommend.

Great cafe - great staff and comfortable, tasteful ambience. The food is good and I’d definitely recommend the pancake stack.

Finally, got round to trying this place after reading several reviews and was not Disappointed! This place offers delivery, take out and has a small seating area up stairs. The menu is full of a variety of Asian inspired dishes and is very well priced. Myself and my partner tried the katsu pork and honey chilli chicken, both meals were delicious! & I cant wait to try some of the other meals available. The staff were very friendly and ran the service very efficiently, considering they were up and down the stairs serving food and cleaning the other tables. Will definitely return 😃

Lovely owner and great quick service. When the food arrived it was all of really good quality and so fresh. Absolute hidden gem but one I'll be re visiting when down there again. Absolutely amazing place for an afternoon tea

Warm and classy atmosphere. Extremely luxurious interior design whilst holding onto a warm and homely feel. Tina is a fantastic owner. Genuinely would recommend to anyone.

Excellent dessert place if you want to people watch and have good desserts. Ice cream and the chocolate cake was delectable

Stopped off for breakfast as we were staying in Shap. Warm and friendly greeting to us and our dogs. Superb quality breakfast cooked fresh to order! Highly recommended