The best restaurants serving British food in East of England

We had a great meal, tasty and a bit different from the norm, there was an option to have smaller portions which was what some of us wanted. Good value, friendly staff .

Great evening spent at The White Horse, which was packed and had a wonderful atmosphere. Group of 8 of us. Service was excellent and lady was very amicable. Food was extremely good we tried every starter, main and dessert all of which we found to be excellent quality. Great portion sizes and fair pricing. Would definitely recommend and return. Thank you for a lovely experience.

Visited on a walk into stalham. The bar maid was lovely and friendly , good range of drinks and a very quaint feel to the pub. Good value for money and a good hearty food offering.

Charlie was an amazing would always recommend. Absolutely amazing service. If you're looking for a great night out definitely go to the angel

Rude staff. More interested in talking to each other than serving customers. I was waiting at the bar to be served money in hand and the guy behind the bar looked at me several times, then another guy stood next to me came and stood next to me the barman came over and said usual to the guy next to me. It’s clear they only want you in the pub if you are a regular.

It’s funny what can happen on a Thursday travelling down the London road in St Albans you stop at the Farmers Boys in St. Albans see a sea of people baby boomers and Gen X, bobbing bald heads of gentlemen being reminded of a time of love and camaraderie thought lost. No challenges , no issues here just a great group of people enjoying what can only be described as music at its best no technology fine tuning , raw musicality and talent excellence to the ears! These guys have travelled the world and played for legends Elton John wedding , Lulu’s 60th , Ringo Starr ‘s 70th

We visited prior to booking to check that the menu was suitable for our dietary needs and tastes. As it is a busy holiday area and the weather was good we made a reservation for Friday 26th July. On arrival we were taken aback that the restaurant area was not set up. Just tables in disarray on a filthy dirty carpet. The bar server was pleasant and swiftly got our drinks. After that everything went downhill. We ordered Lamb chops but were told they were out of stock. Therefore the second choice of mixed grill was also not available.we then tried Chicken and Leek pie - none. In exasperation we said OK Fish and Chips - sorry none! How can a pub with food not have stock of basics at the start of probably one of the weekends that would be the busiest, especially as we had booked? We asked twice for the manager "Kim" to come and talk to us and said we were prepared to wait but twice she refused. Absolutely disgraceful way to treat customers and terrible to leave her staff to deal with her inadequacy. Never ever will we go again.

Basic pub food. Only keg lagers/beers. Coffee abysmal. Not enough staff so expect long waits to get served. A nice location with a view down the rowing lake. A seal or two sometimes in residence in the lake or adjacent river basin.

A guy was pro labour and didn't think that people abused children. He also thought that Hindley was not guilty. He hates Trump and the tories and Reform party. I was told to take my views somewhere else. But the pub is nice and normally friendly.

I deducted two stars because some of the dishes I wanted were unavailable. I didn’t mind that the seafood paella came without mussels, but unfortunately, it wasn’t offered at all, so I had to go with the chicken option instead. The kids’ meal was also missing one ingredient and was replaced with something else. On a positive note, the cheesy sliced potatoes served with the lamb chops were delicious! Overall, the flavors were rather plain, and the prices were slightly high for the area.

The river and common views are fantastic with lots of outdoor seating area. Dog friendly outdoors and in the pub area (not the restaurant).

Lovely food, great staff and service

Really poor service Told him what table number we was at the till, he put wrong number down, then told me it was pending in my bank. But the money had gone through. Trying to tell me that the payment hadn’t gone through. Asked the manager for his name - he relplied John, wasn’t apologetic, didn’t want to know, just walked off.

Not normally a fan of ‘pub grub’ but had a fantastic meal with the wife. Large selection to choose from and food was really well cooked. Great range of drinks and the staff were extremely friendly and very helpful. First time I’ve visited in a while and the entire experience was a pleasure. Would definitely recommend.

A disappointing visit. The food was tepid with one item on each plate hot. Clearly left on the side for the final item. And this happens but it’s often how you deal with it. When questioned at the end whether management has been made aware the staff response was yes but nothing more. Food ok. Humour and pitta was nice to start with piping hot bread. The steak I had was nice. The accompanying mushrooms very oily. As said above it was quite tepid. Service was very slow. Sitting out in the garden we were rather overlooked. It’s nice out there though. All in all not a brilliant experience. Hopefully just down to bad luck on the night.