The best restaurants serving American food in East of England

Our first visit to this upmarket steak chain was at the branch which is just round the corner for us in Brookmans Park, an area that is not particularly blessed with good restaurants. It's certainly convenient and easy to locate and there is plenty of parking space though the car park was pretty full indicating a busy restaurant. And that was indeed the case when we entered. There's an upstairs too and that looked very busy along with the street level. The first impressions of the restaurant itself are quite favourable with polished dark wood everywhere and a good array of wines (mostly red of course) displayed in glass cases. We were shown to our table without delay and ordered drinks including red wine, local beer and some soft drinks. Between the three of us we ordered the Butchers' Block and though it said that it was meant for two (one if really ambitious) we found that it was great for the three of us. It comprised a variety of meat with some sides though we all felt that the best cut was the ribeye, which was cooked well to the medium-rare that we requested. The onion fritter accompanying it was very tasty and far superior to onion rings and the bone marrow was juicy too. You get two sides with this platter - we found the new potatoes good and the fries were alright but of the extra sides that we ordered, the mac 'n' cheese was a little underwhelming. We had also ordered a half plate of ribs, which were also disappointing - very dry and with very little meat on the bone. Before we had our main course we were served an excellent crispy salad bowl (with a wide choice of dressings). But the main quip was that we had to wait an hour for the main course and the salad came only 10 minutes before the main. Surely the salad could have come sooner and indeed an hour for the main was really too long. The service was decent and friendly though our waitress pushed us hard to order a dessert. They don't implement a mandatory service charge, which is rare these days, so it's up to you to tip.

We had booked for an end of term dinner, it was a beautiful hot day and the team went above and beyond so we could have dinner in their garden. Keely was incredibly busy and it was a very hot evening but she ensured fantastic service to our large group and the other diners. Many thanks to Keely and the team x

Jamie was brilliant, really good service and really happy with everthing as it was my little Girls birthday also. Really lovely lady couldn’t do enough for us 😊

Claire was our server and she delivered such great service!! She was extremely fast with our drinks and food and also gave a little joke on the side as well

Have been to TGI’s many times in the past but not for a number of years. Was shocked when I saw the price of the dishes on the menu, very expensive compared to other restaurants. Was even more shocked when the dishes arrived & saw the portion sizes. They certainly do not justify the prices! Service - apart from being shown to our seat & delivered food, there wasn’t any. Food - was in all honesty terrible. Luke warm & lacked any real flavour. To top it all off my son was sick later that evening so I now question if his chicken was actually cooked!! Perhaps someone from TGI’s should take a moment to read the reviews as they are not good. I will never be returning.

George and Sam served us last night, they were brilliant, attentive, professional, friendly and made the whole experience fun. Sadly this restaurant is closing down this weekend to make way for a new development. We wish all the team well.

We have been going to BIT Back in Time Since they opens their doors. Nothing has changed, the food is still great, the staff so funny. The poor old train is slow and unable to pull any charades these days. This is a restraint that proves when you get the formula right don't change it

Absolutely delicious meal out as a couple, I had the fillet steak and my partner had the chilli, lovely food and brilliant service. We was put off by the bad reviews but decided to go anyway and I am so glad we did. Will definitely be booking for next time. Thank you x

Turned up for a lovely Father’s Day meal and the place is closed down with no sign nor cars outside. Absolutely devastated!! 😞👎🏻

The food quality and service is not the same as it was 2 years ago, we ordered a chicken steak which was completely dry, not worth the price at all, once we have had the starters the waiter was bringing out the mains without clearing up the starters mess which we needed to remind him, we were neither asked during our meal if we needed anything and how the food was as you would expect from a place like this we spent a total of £230 between 4 adults and 2 children and was still charged a 12% service charge which was a bad move from the management. I will not be visiting here again.

Very disappointed , this has always been my favourite eating place but this time no vegetable burgers , only meat like ones from soy ? Not every vegetarian likes these options , when I asked why no proper veg burgers as they used to have , answer was they couldn’t get them , they sell them in l plant freezer in tescos !!

A big thank you to all the staff at the Starr inn for a SUPER SUNDAY ROAST top man Chef & 1st class service, we "WILL" be back.

Hadn’t been in years. Average welcome. Sat at rear of restaurant only because we wanted to be out of the bright lights and away from the service area. We had two drinks and left because the smell of drains from the toilet area was overpowering. There’s got to be issues to sort here.

We recently enjoyed a Saturday evening family meal at Netherton Steakhouse. The waiting staff were very welcoming. The food was excellent and we had various burgers, steak and macaroni cheese. All cooked beautifully and generous portions. We were sat next to the bar area and the staff constantly apologised for the noise, but this really didn't bother us and we didn't complain but even so we were given a couple of complimentary drinks - very nice touch - thank you. Look forward to revisiting in the summer when we can sit in the lovely garden area.

Best chicken around and great service as always with staff very friendly Will continue coming back here so highly recommended