The best restaurants serving British food in East of England

Quick, easy convenient, great food and great customer service would definitely recommend and return for this food :) sorry for the half eaten food in pic April 2025

It's a lovely little pub in the middle of the village and at the end of Rockland broad where there are around 8 free morning's, it's great for a overnight stay, so back to the pub great people who make you feel welcome and a nice little area for outside seating on those summer evenings, so yes I'll be going back

Thea the waitress was very polite and helpful. The rotisserie chicken was tasty however a few more fries would have been nice.

Our waitress Ella was excellent.The food was first class. Our favourite restaurant for lunch.will be returning very soon.

Thought we would give this place a go for a spot of lunch. Ordered the sausage, mozzarella and red onion marmalade ciabatta. What a disappointment and mistake for £11.50. No mozzarella, an overload of red onion marmalade and ONE measley sausage that had been cut to pound coin thickness and disappeared into the sludge of marmalade, which I had to scrape out as there was far too much and was sickly sweet. Couldn't even taste the sausage. Talk about stingey! Come on, I expect two sausages as an absolute minimum! The waitress to be fair did reduce the price and commented they have already mentioned to the kitchen there really ought to be more than one sausage. And I see previous reviews also complaining about the same issue. As a side note I don't need my ciabatta cutting in half for me, I am not a child and can do this myself if I so wish. Won't be returning here to waste my money which is a shame as it is nice to have somewhere different to go.

We travelled from the Midlands on Sunday 13 April and arriving early evening, found nowhere to have a hot meal. It was suggested by a pub in Hatfield Broad Oak to try the Axe and Compasses. An excellent choice! We managed to get in and order half an hour before the end and received a very generous meal, succulent beef, lovely roast veg and greens, a hot drink and a beer, then desserts. Very filling and tasty meal, thanks to the staff for accomodating us so late in the day, it made a fantastic difference.

Fabulous booza, it's about to be re renovated. i hope it doesn't spoil that original pub atmosphere 🤔

Cosy little English village pub in Stansted Mountfitchet. We had the Sunday roast and it did not disappoint. Large portions reasonably priced. Staff were very attentive and we felt welcomed.

Well can't quite believe it!! A large battered sausage and a unbuttered small sausage a small child cone of chips £8.95p You might as well close RIP OFF

Great pub, the food is brilliant and the service from all the team is amazing Sam and her team are amazing

Beautiful characterful village gastro pub in the charming Kimbolton high street. Lovely, friendly staff and totally amazing food ❤️ highly recommend. Free parking in the High Street

I had a great experience staying at the hotel. The room was comfortable and nicely presented and had some really nice touches like a retro radio, and a rubber duck in the bathroom. Staff were friendly & polite. Would definitely come back

Had a carvery on mothers day and some of their crispy wings, the carvery was bare and had to wait for more to come out The wings were 96% bone and the chicken on it was very dry They only have 1 highchair in the entire pub After having the carvery I’ve been feeling very ill, couldn’t finish it at all, the sweed mash was very bitter and too peppery and the roast potato’s were very strange tasting Not to mention the music blasting from the kitchen with the kitchen door wide open- not very professional coming from working in kitchens myself Very disappointed won’t be returning unfortunately Edit: 2 days later and I am still ill with food poisoning around a 9 month old, really not ideal very disheartening

Changes will be made if you ask Costa customer services to help (but this gets tiresome!) I received an apology and a free drink when I came across ageism, and it seemed to stop. Some visits go smoothly. Then a new visit is shocking again, and we can wait for too long, while staff chat, meander, and slowly serve those at the head of the queue. When my macaroni was ready, it was placed on the counter even though I was eating in and the order wasn't complete. "There's your order," said an assistant ... "The mocha coffee?" I asked. Oh ... it was coming. Did I want "chocolate sprinkles"? I agreed, but cocoa powder was shaken on. I waited again. The cup was plonked on the counter. No tray? A customer to my left saw this nonsense, reached for a tray, and handed it to me; she was kind but it was a used one. Another customer caught my eye and laughed. "It's even worse in Colchester!"

WOW, what an amazing lunch today, me my partner and mum could not of asked for anything better, the service from Lotty was amazing as always, so welcoming, friendly and always goes the extra mile to serve us. The food was outstanding it felt like Christmas in March, turkey toast, Christmas pudding, coffee and baileys. 5 Star across the board. We absolutely love it here every Sunday for lunch. We'll done to all of you. Keep up the great work Lotty your amazing at your job.