The best restaurants serving British food in East of England

The Crown used to be such a friendly fun place to go. But since the new so called manager took over its anything but friendly. Please can we get Ness and Josh back, or at least someone who cares about pubs and the people who use them.

Nine of us went in there on Saturday 22nd June for lunch and we weren't disappointed would highly recommend going in there Donna and her staff were very friendly and very helpful. I hadn't been in there for 30yrs but as we were up that way we had to try it. It's, changed a lot but for the best. Thankyou Donna for the photo shoot 😁😁 ☺️

I went to the woodmans cottage on Saturday to have a lovely stake snd the waiter was lovely and so kind snd helpful I must say that it is one of the best stakes I've had in a long time.

Lovely freshly cooked wholesome British food, with some interesting twists on the specials board, more than just pub grub. I had steak, tomato and almond pie, mashed potato, carrots, cabbage and green beans followed by damson Panna cotte

Just wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone who works at the Railway tavern, Me, My grandad, Step mum, Dad and brother always go and never does it every disappoint! The workers there were quick to react to us coming in and within 20 - 30 minutes we’d been served. It was amazing. Us 5 have been several times on many occasions as its local and it never ever disappoints. I went there for my birthday last year with My mum and dad and family and i was sooo happy. Thank you for your lovely service, well worth the visit 👏🏻

Lovely clean cafe, very friendly helpful staff. We ended up having the OAP fish chips and hot drink for £10??? Bigger piece of cod than we expected great meal. Also very clean and well kept toilets. Don’t really want too Many people to know as we might not be able to get into this again lol

Servicio de primera clase de Mark y su equipo. Hubby había hechizado localmente jamón , los huevos eran un amarillo dorado vibrante, patatas fritas crujientes y frijoles. Su respuesta cuando le pregunté '¿cómo estuvo su comida?', él respondió ... 'eso fue el cielo' resume mi delicioso frío y arroz también, hermosa carne tierna. La gran atmósfera selló el trato. Gracias por una experiencia encantadora 😊

And yes we socially distanced, but chatted to loads of people we haven’t seen for a some time. We sat outside, drank sensibly and the staff as usual were great. Everything well thought out for safety of staff and customers. Thank you Steve and staff.

A lovely lunch out with my parents. Every dish was delicious with generous portions. Lovely staff and friendly atmostphere. Cant wait to go back!

Sunday Lunch for 5 as a last minute idea, we decided to go local. Despite living less than 10 miles from Great Hockham, I had never been to the village and a charming place it turned out to be. The food was traditional pub grub and the portions huge. Service was great and friendly and the meals fantastic. Unfortunately due to a upcoming holiday to Portugal we were all not drinking bar one of our number but we will make up for that at our next visit as there was a good choice of ale, which the locals seemed happy with! Well worth a look!

Called in on off chance. We were immediately made to feel welcome including our dog. My partner had a special cocktail for Valentine's, which was super, so much so, she had a second. We both had a starter which was excellent. Good selection of wines. Will definitely be back. Pubs like this need our support in these times.

Superb home cooked food Real home made chips Excellent steak Very good service Just what a pub lunch should be Disappointing vegetables used to be better

We've driven past this place so many times but not visited until a recent Saturday evening. The buildings and rooms are well maintained and nicely decorated and, as has been said previously, the place is immaculate. We often pass comment on a pub when we see how the gardens/outdoor spaces are maintained and we would say that this is one of the best that we have seen ...other pubs should take not on how it should be done. It looks like a great place to visit and sit outside in summer. The overall impression is a casual pub with a relaxed atmosphere. The evening we visited it wasn't overly busy but I think that people are missing out on a well run pub. There is an attractive bar and plenty of seating if you want just to have a drink or if you are stopping for a meal. We wanted just a simple, medium price meal and were very pleased with what we got - we had viewed the menu online from home. We shared a starter and then had one pizza (very nice) and one burger (the very tasty burger patty and chips were way better than average) - both were excellent and the portions were ample. We both managed to squeeze in a desert too. All of the food (that should have been hot) was piping hot. For drinks, the Merlot was one of the better examples I have had in a pub for a long time. We thought that we got good value for money which is a tricky thing to find these days. We had a nice welcome and the bar/waiting team were friendly and efficient. We'll definitely visit again. Thanks.

Delicious food and amazing service from our lovely waitress. Will be returning

Best place in the area to eat. Calm and unfussy, could not do enough for us. Excellent food at reasonable prices.