The best restaurants serving British food in England

I could write a short novel about how wonderful Rowton Castle is, but I'll try to distill it down to two main points people actually might read: - The staff know their stuff. From food to decor to events schedules, literally they have it down to a science. I'm a controlling and anxious person, and I could not have been more relaxed on my wedding day knowing they had it all under control. - The venue itself is beautiful. All the charm of a castle, all the comfort of a luxury hotel. We had to change our original wedding plans late in the game, and I am so blessed that we found Rowton. The staff were all kind and responsive for everything. Weddings are a lot, but working with them made it possible for me to manage re-planning a whole wedding in a matter of a couple of months. They went out of their way to ensure our food was exactly what we wanted (which was critical with the groom being a chef!). Every detail was accounted for, they asked questions I didn't even think about, and were just a delight to work with. All of our guests were so impressed by the venue and the staff, I keep hearing how lovely it all was. Special thanks to Corryn, Chloe, and Lucy for being so patient, kind, and amazing with everything!

£7.50 for a 330ml beer, recommended to have to have 7 small plates between 2 and they average around £11 and non of the food we food had was nice. The rare chateaubriand was well done and tough, the bread was hard and the apparent warm flatbred was cold. Would not recommend this place to anyone.

We visited for my husband’s birthday. He was greeted with a birthday card hand written by Jake Jones - such a lovely touch. We had the 6 course taster plus the phenomenal cheese course and my husband also received an additional chocolate cake with the petite fours. The presentation was excellent throughout, the flavours and combinations sublime! My husband had the wine pairing and the Sommelier explained every one so well. We couldn’t fault our evening! We will definitely return and highly recommend it.

very tasty food, just like eating at a restaurant but at home! we loved it! definitely ordering again!

We booked for an early Xmas Lunch and had a good meal. Of note the attention and service were excellent, the choices adequate, portion size was about adequate. However, the food quality was not as good as I expected, which then made the value and cost expensive for what it was. the comfort was satisfactory, and the decor pleasant. Unfortunately it wasn't as 'special' as I'd been led to believe, and for me didn't really tick any boxes to want to return, or recommend to others.

Friendly service in busy lunchtime

Amazing find .staff and food wow .such service

I was almost put off visiting this restaurant after reading some of the more negative reviews on here but i'm glad I decided to ignore them and try for myself. First of all the setting is great, the glasshouse was lovely, bright and warm on even the most cold and wintery of days. We had booked for 1pm and by then a number of tables were in full swing and it was a lovely jovial atmosphere as we were shown to our table. I was visiting with the in laws and they are a tough crowd so I was hoping something would take their eye on the menu. I have to say the menu is not great. It is at best confusing. The prix fixe 3 course menu has meat on both mains (not an issue for me but for my other half who is a pescatarian). The game terrine starter was not available off of the prix fixe menu. It is a little restrictive but that is usually OK, I would have gone for 3 main choices and just added a non meat dish as an option if it was me. You then have the lunch menu with no starters other than one type of soup which is mixed in with the mains. You have platters which are big and extravagant and "nibbles" which seem like tapas type dishes (Padron Peppers, home made hummus). No normal starters like sea trout pate or grilled mackerel fillet, simple dishes, missing a trick here. Confusingly under "light bites" you have Venison bourguignon and lots of other dishes that I wouldn't usually identify as "light". These are the mains. The older crowd were getting confused at this point. I expect the lack of starters is a lunchtime thing but looking around at the clientele I suspected most were taking this as their main meal of the day and not a quick bite. Anyway we settled on the catch of the day which was Hake for the main and one of us had the soup and the rest settled on bread and "nibbles" for starters. Starters came and the soup was given the thumbs up, Padron Peppers were cooked well, but basic (drizzled in oil, salt), hummus was nice, bread was standard, nothing special. Butter was again standard and plain , two 10p coin sized portions for 3 people!!. Overall it was OK but I would just expect a bit more. Mains were great, hake was cooked superbly , it was fresh and presented well, side dishes were all fairly generous, sauces were tasty and well seasoned. There is a tendency to over salt on sauces but not here. All 4 of us were pleased with what we received and it showed that the kitchen knew what they were doing. We all finished off with desserts, they were very good, everyone was happy. The front of house were great, very professional, ever present but not in your face, they were a real credit to the restaurant. Overall it was a really enjoyable lunch, lovely environment and atmosphere, mains were great, desserts were great but there was a definite shortfall in starters. Little touches needed but nothing major. I would definitely come back here. I am not sure what some other reviewers encountered, the menu definitely seemed all over the place but the food was good and portions were generous.

My cousins treated me to Christmas dinner. It was excellent

A Tip Top evening again at the Dog House, great beer, great atmosphere and great staff, oh yes and very tasty food 🙂

Excellent place. Friendly staff. Fresh tasty food . Great coffee! Had a meal last night in a group . The steaks were cooked exactly how we asked for them. Scallops were so fresh. Everyone said it was the best meal out. Highly recommend!

Best breakfast diner I've ever been to. Food is always cooked perfectly the service is amazing and the staff are wonderful. Nice inviting atmosphere inside. Makes living in kiddy worth it. Also dog friendly.

Lovely place for lunch, great surroundings, food and service

Incredible food, great drinks and super chill atmosphere. We went for a wine tasting evening and were blown away by the standard of service, the quality of the food and the knowledge of Tom, the wine man. Would recommend to anyone!

Absolutely amazing roast dinner!! Portion sizes are epic and everything tastes great. Highly recommend