The best restaurants serving British food in England

This is an amazing find! The food is exceptional and our go to for an Italian take away. Never had a bad meal

The cafe is currently closed, but all the signs still say “open”! Would be a good idea to update the signs to save us a climb.

Lovely coffee close to Drake Circus. Very friendly staff. Can enjoy the sunshine and get some fresh air outside of the shopping mall

Visited today for first time after reading good reviews and thought I would try. Was quite disappointed. Staff were welcoming and prices not bad, ordered two fish 1 chips and a pea fritter. The fish was nice but chip’s awful,think they were reheated from lunch time as they were very crispy and lots of little bits . Not one chip could you bite into like a proper potato chip.The pea fritter was nice but lukewarm not hot in the slightest.Will give this place one more try and will not get there to close to opening time encase I have lunchtime reheated chips again.

What a gem! Such friendly and warm people. I had a delicious quiche - home made! And a really good cuppacino . I loved the attention to detail with fresh flowers and really nice touches.

Extremely enjoyable evening. First time but great service, ambiance and food. Had the hot stone fillet stea which was wonderful. We will come back.

We’ve eaten at The Royal Oak on a number of occasions over the last few months and we’ve never been disappointed. The Sunday Roast is impressive, with a good selection of perfectly cooked vegetables and succulent meat. So far we’ve tried the Thai curry, seafood linguine, sea bass and sea bream- all with lovely fresh vegetables. Today we all had steak with king prawns. The chips were crispy on the outside and perfectly fluffy inside. The steak was the best I’ve had- perfectly tender. We were all impressed. I would definitely recommend!

We always like to support local community groups and after walking round Wareham, i walk with a stroller and found the cafes either full or with steps so not to good for me, just as we were about to give up, i spotted the local church community cafe, where a lady showed me a lift to get in. Me and my wife both had a ploughmans whilst my son with autism had 2 pieces of homemade cake. Everyone was very friendly and if in Wareham again will definitely pop in

Great Caribbean food. Simple and tasty. Well worth a visit. Curry Goat was lovely and Jerk Chicken was great

This is no longer Lowry's Espresso Bar, I visited last week and it is called Gwen's

Just visited this Gem of a Coffee Shop today I had the Large Breakfast which was outstanding both Quantity & Quality My Partner had the Smaller Breakfast again Outstanding also a mention to the people running this Establishment very Courteous Polite & willing to go the extra mile to make you feel at Home Keep the good work up Alan & Darnell +

Popped in here with friends for a morning coffee and pastry. Really enjoyed our first visit. Plenty of seating. Good choice of pastries and snacks. Similar pricing to other local coffee stops. Would recommend as somewhere new for a coffee with friends or family.

Botanica is good, in fact its food quality is better than good with some outstanding cooking from a talented team of chefs. The atmosphere is casual, with a lovely outside area that overlooks the downs on nice days. The menu is thoughtful and broken down in to small plates and large plates and is dairy and nut free. Sadly, the menu lacked a good description of the overall concept. If they want to be bold and lead with a dairy and nut free menu that is designed to be sustainable with lower carbon emission, why not shout about it! To have no description or introduction on the menu was a little odd. The open kitchen produced exciting flavors and textures that were well balanced, with perfectly cooked vegetables, fish and meat. Wine, as expected was expensive and service is added to your final bill. The staff here were fairly well trained, although lacked some passion, enthusiasm and warmth. The restaurant is comfortable with well-spaced tables, but didn’t live up to its name Botanica. I expected a wall of growing herbs or some living plants, not the plastic pots that decorated this space. A big plus was the menu is well suited for anyone with allergies including the notorious gluten free, and there are plenty of choices on the menu. Our only gripe was a dish labelled “Day boat” fish on the menu was sadly not as described. The fish served was a Mediterranean farmed Sea bream aka Dorarde Royal, but the chef claimed it was locally caught day boat (meaning wild caught on a small fishing boat). As one of our party works in the fish industry, he was able to confidently identify the fish, which was sadly not day boat wild black bream that is caught in the UK waters. It would have also been nice to know where the lamb and chicken came from. No mention of Organic, free range or a local farm where the lamb came from, which is what one would expect from a restaurant that is all about local and sustainable, and where food miles and production are important. Never the less, this did not distract from the overall high quality of food served, whether it was day boat or not, the fish was bloody tasty and that’s what really mattered. We would certainly go again and overall enjoyed the experience. Ps. Be warned, we took at tiny cake in for a birthday celebration (not to eat) but they were reluctant to bring it out saying they could not handle it if it had dairy and candles were against their no open flames policy. However they did bring out a small plate to say Happy birthday.

A very nice family business. Fish and chips were very tasty and OK for the price. Here you can only pay in cash! There is no ATM in town!

Appalling that Samuel Smith's brewery has allowed this wonderful pub to stay closed for some six years. If you don't want it, sell it to someone else@