The best restaurants serving British food in East of England

Came for our work Christmas lunch. Our servers Mollie and Katie were very attentive, efficient and pleasant to talk to. Food was good and any issues were quickly solved. Meat served by Mitch was great. A very happy lunch trip

As always lunch at the lamb was excellent, a good range of dishes on the menu and the London pride ale is a big attraction never a bad pint.

Table table at Bowling Green is simply convenient. Sadly it lacks appeal in many respects. Their prices are reasonable but most definitely match the bland presentation and poor service. We chose to pop in as it was getting late following a hospital appointment. The service was painfully slow and may have been caused by understaffing. The meal, as mentioned was adequate, but totally lacked any presentation skill. Finally the decor and general ambience of the place remains tired and lacking in general upkeep. The decor is badly in need of TLC and the carpets are threadbare and sticky underfoot.

A real treat - warm greeting and service, lovely atmosphere, excellent original menu - food was delicious. Will definitely come back

We arrived to an all most empty pub, asked if we booked, which we hadn’t the were asked to wait for 15 mins for a table. The place wasn’t almost empty, only reason I can see was, to prevent us ordering from the cheaper menu section of before 6pm. We were given a table in the side annex part, which was extremely cold, again as it was empty, not sure why we weren’t seated in the main pub, where it was warmer. The table was extremely sticky and clothes caught in it, we asked for the table to be clean, which is was to some extent, but not properly as was just as sticky after. Food took a long time to arrive, which as more less empty was surprising. After deciding not to have deserts, we weren’t asked if we needed more drinks or coffees. While the staff were pleasant enough, service could have been more efficient. The food was ok, but somethings they run out of. The place looks run down and old, especially doors and some of the paint. The hand dryers in the toilets don’t work properly and have enough power in them to effectively dry your hands. It needs a good clean and tidy up, and the toilets sorting out. Why make people wait 15 mins for a table in a nearly empty pub?

We visited the Malsters a few times through 2024 and decided to give a review. Although it's out of the way, this place has some of the friendliest staff who always take the time to talk with you and make you feel welcome. We have ate in a large group of 10 as well as smaller groups of 4, and the service and food has been consistently good. They have a great selection of real ales and lagers, so you have more than enough choice. The menu is pub grub with good quality and ample portions. We will probably visit more in 2025 as during the summer, they have lots of outside seating and the atmosphere always seems to have a nice buzz about the place. You must give this place a try. To the owners: Hope you have a great 2025

Called in for lunch. Food was ok, nothing spectacular. What my review is really for, is as a grandmother of a child at the local primary school, we have used the dog car park for over 30 years for quickly running down to the school. A maximum of 20 mins a day. Never been an issue with previous owners. However, the new owner has decided this is now not allowed, after standing in the car park waving arms and shouting at parents, simply parking for 10 minutes to collect their children from school to get out of his car park. Now an email from the primary school headteacher, the dog have been in contact to inform he is hiring a private car park attendant to fine any parents parking at the dog. Honestly, where is the community spirit? For years as many as I can remember, parents have been welcomed to park in the dog. Now going to be fined?!? This has left a bad taste in parents, grandparents and carers alike mouths.

We had a spontaneous trip out and stopped at the Maltsters Pub , we were hungry so decided to order the Roast Beef. Oh my God was it good, the Beef melted in the mouth and it looked as good as it tasted. Staff were friendly and did their very best to look after us while we were there. We will be coming back to try more, my waistline may not thank me though. Unfortunately I didn’t take any photos of my food as I was hungry and tucked in!

Ellie was our waitress she was great!!! Great with our son who is autistic and has adhd he was wanting her attention all the time but she took time to engage with him and spend time with him! Assest to restaurant! Thank you Ellie! And dont worry aboht forgetting my wine!!!!

Never again! Visited with my wife, father in law and his wife. Ordered the steak, it came out virtually raw inside, I told staff who took it away, 15 minutes later I'm asked if this was OK, I could see it still oozing red from the outside and proceeded to cut it to show staff. Told them no way am I eating it now as family had virtually theirs and to be honest, if they can't get a simple steak right I won't be eating anyway. Manager came over, said I don't have to pay for it (hadn't eaten any of it anyway) said can have a free desert, incredibly cheeky when whole thing was ruined, took them up on the offer which was xmas pudding, wasn't even xmas pudding but a sponge tasting like it! Other observations were father in law had the mixed grill, his steak was red raw, staff didn't even ask how he'd like it, his wife's steak was very chewy, full of fat which she piledto the side. We actually all ended up asking for a doggy bag as was only fit for our dogs. They wanted over £100 for all this rubbish, had a 20% welcome offer signed up before ordering and had a £20 gift card but almost £60 in the end wasted. Please stay clear, it's terrible.

Not impressed at all,food was nearly cold,very disappointing.Came as a family on Christmas Eve.Will not be returning.

Great food & service. Manager Mark went above and beyond to make our experience a great one. Very clean, highly recommended.

Fui al bar a pedir comida y bebida y pregunté cómo es que la Stella era de £ 4. 80 y la camarera bajita estaba muy molesta diciendo que ese es el precio mate. Dije que es el Monday Club y ella se molestó y pidió que alguien más me ayudara. Le dije que estabas teniendo un mal día y ella me ignoró y miró hacia otro lado. El otro fue servicial y me dijo Monday Club está terminado. Dije que solo vine por el Monday Club y me fui. 2a vez que me han llamado mate por el personal del bar. Sé que tienen un trabajo difícil pero deben ser amables y no ventilar su ira por pagar a los clientes.

We went for a festive meal on Christmas Eve. The tomato soup was delicious and I liked the Ratouille tart. Darren and the rest of the staff were all very friendly and the restaurant had a lovely atmosphere. It was our second time of visiting on Christmas Eve and we would definitely choose this date again as we all enjoyed the experience.

Lovely atmosphere Very dog friendly. Zorro loves his puppaccino. Mum loves her cappuccino. Happy customers all around ☕️🐶☺️