The best restaurants serving British food in East of England

We’ve used Table Table on numerous occasions simply because it’s conveniently situated on our route home and subsequently have come to accept the cuisine as nothing but adequate for the price. This latest visit was no exception, It’s the sheer deteriorating condition of the facilities that are of principle note: the toilets are dirty, the carpets filthy, the decor is badly in need of attention and the outside area is festooned with cigarette butts and debris. All in all, not a very pleasant experience. It desperately needs some aye attention.

Two of my favourite dishes are French onion soup and Ceasar salad. I had both of these today from the fixed price menu £15.95. They were both lovely and very tasty. The salad had the correct ingredients (you can get all manner of variations) including anchovies. I would definitely recommend d'Arry's. Well done guys!

I used to be a fan of this place, but ever since the management changed, it's gone downhill fast. The burger was so dry I had to check if I accidentally ordered a hockey puck. And the beef bourguignon? Oddly enough, it tasted just like the beef coconut curry – guess the chef’s getting creative by making every dish taste the same. For a place with such lackluster food, you'd think they could at least keep the beer reasonably priced, but nope, it’s overpriced too. Given the trend, I wouldn't be surprised if they’re closing up shop soon. And judging by the sarcastic responses to other negative reviews, I’m sure I’ll get one of those too. Word to the wise: avoid while you still can.

Always visit The Lamb every time we go to Norwich. This time they was just about to close for refurbishment but the pub still had a great atmosphere and a good range of beers, wines, sprits and food in stock. The staff are always very friendly and helpful. The pub is a credit to the city.

Moored up at Ranworth whilst on holiday on The Broads. We had visited the Maltsters a few years ago and it was (not to put a finer point on it) absolutely disgusting. As we knew it was under new management we decide to give it another go and we were not disappointed. The food we had was absolutely delicious. I had a steak and it was cooked to perfection. The staff were friendly and helpful, so if you are moored up at Ranworth give them a look. The cocktail was also mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Very enjoyable dinner, good variation on menu that's why this is one of very few pubs that made my holiday list. Steak and ale pie had most amount of meat I've ever seen in a pie good vegetables and new potatoes.

Last minute booking, but left without eating. After waiting 15 minutes for someone to take our order, requested fish and chips as I attempted to order partners meal waiter suddenly remembered fish was off as they hadn’t had a fish fryer for over a week! Apart from this problem what on earth is the peculiar smell in the restaurant? It smelt like stale smoke or moth balls? So glad we decided to leave. Won’t be going there again!

William was very accommodating and prompt with his service and he is a credit to the company and we was very greatfull that the Tarpot was accommodating late at night we entered at 8:50 and still got served well done guys

One star customer service Visited this spoons and ordered the Sticky Korean Chicken with fruit coolers. The drinks came out very quickly, the waitress didn’t even say anything just put them on the table and walked off. Around 15mins later our food arrived, again plonked on the table with not a word said, one of the dishes was cold. I went upto the bar, the barmaid ignored me so I had to say “excuse me this food we have been served is cold” her response “cold is it …!” Whilst rolling her eyes, I asked if I could have an apology the waitress said “sure” in a sarcastic reluctant tone and walked off. I complained to the deputy shift manager who was very apologetic and replaced the food and offered a complimentary dish on the house. Unfortunately the experience of this delightful waitress has put us off this spoons. Not 5* expected but manners cost nothing, it’s understandable sometimes food gets cold and things happen but to be so abruptly sarcastic and rude has put me off. Other reviews very similar.

Not a 5 star venue but what you got for your money was first class and the staff were excellent. I don’t know what people expect from a Premier Inn but my wife and I were well pleased with what we got for the two day stay. Breakfasts were cooked to order so arrived at the table fresh and hot. ( not all Hotels do this ) We had food in the restraunt on one evening and once again for the price was good, also the wine and beer prices came in cheaper than the average pub. We’ve stayed in highly rated hotels and the staff haven’t been as welcoming, friendly and accommodating.

Just came to village Inn for breakfast the staff where brilliant 1st class service nothing was to much trouble special thanx to joke and lee they couldn't do enough 4 us the food was great n the service too xx

first visit great but was marred by awful second unfortunately. the first time we had a lovely dinner, we visited during a break away with family - delicious food, friendly service, good value etc. we went back a couple of days later for dinner again. it was noticeably busier, but we had a booking…booking was 730, last orders at 7.45, kitchen closes at 8… from start we were directed to table from previous visit, not guided, nay bother on its own usually... but in context of everything else…! went and got our own drinks from bar after 20 mins of sitting there. another 30 mins past and no order taken. waitress shouted over a couple of times to say “not forgotten you”. But we weren’t happy by this point so decided to leave. as we were settling our drink bill at the bar, we asked barman to just let waitress/restaurant staff know we were unfortunately leaving…to which he said you need to order food at the bar and it is very busy and 2 staff short…we said we understood busy etc but 2 days previous we were served at the table, the same one we were sat at and by same waitress, who didn’t ask us to order at bar this time and had called over a couple of times... he didn’t really deal with the situation well and we weren’t offered anything! to top it off, on the way out, we passed a table that was a booking with the same name as mine but with a dog (we only knew this because we were asked which one we were when checking in!). they arrived after us, but were happily finishing off their meal, and every other table were either eating or had empty plates on their table. such a shame, felt so ignored and like as visitors/holidaymakers were treated differently.

Nice staff but slow service on a day which wasn't obviously busy. And the menu was decimated with no Burgers or Fish. Alleged technical issues re the fish fryer but who runs out of beef burgers? Food was pretty bland but reasonable value for the price we paid.

Disgusting service. Forgot to serve a starter until everyone was finishing their meals. However remembered to charge 99p for the baby to have a few dried peas and extremely dry pasta. Which she didn’t eat. Shame on you the kids also commented that the meat was dry. You need better quality staff and food.

Visited today for an unplanned lunch. The welcome was pleasant enough, with the young man showing us to a table promptly and taking a drinks order. Table had not been cleaned and was not set for dining. Service was fast. The starters - mushrooms and squid - were both tasteless. Even the accompanying salad had no taste, which is pretty hard to get wrong. Ingredients appeared cheap and long stored. The mains. Sausage and mash was of the sort one would expect in a cheap canteen. The lamb roast was entirely inedible, tasting like a TV dinner. Utterly awful food. Service throughout was muddled, with dishes arriving without cutlery and staff seeming confused when setting the table. This was the first time we had visited here for lunch and won’t return. The place was busy, but goodness knows why. The pub appears to be run entirely by young staff, with no owner / manager present. Very disappointing. The pub is in a fantastic location, but totally let down by cheap, tasteless food.