The best restaurants serving British food in East of England

Phoned on three separate days to book a table in restaurant but got no answer so called in as we were passing one day. There is a large seat blocking the bar/restaurant entrance and the doors were shut at about 15.00 on a Wednesday. I can only assume it's not open now. The opening/closing information has also been removed from the main sign near the road.

The food was great and had a great time. Kerrie had great customer service and was very friendly and polite. I Will be coming again.

A very smart building in the shape of a large barn , plenty of room and comfortable .We sat upstairs , looked through the usual Wetherspoon " value for money" menu and both chose the steak. The portions were generous , cooked well and were delicious - all very enjoyable and we look forward to our next visit.

This place has weird hippie vibes mixed with smelly incense and indian music. I used shazam to work out what it was playing. It was “While My Sitar Gently Weeps Banaras Baba & Kolkata Kid” Very strange music unrelated to jungles and more Hindu religion. I was expecting food all there was some cakes and empty sausage rolls in the cake container on display. We aren't from the area and just googled cafes close by. The cakes were average, not fresh. The place was empty except for two other people there. I didn't like the dangling plants every where. One to avoid if you're ever in the area.

We stopped by as walk-in customers without booking and found a table in the bar as we had our swissie with us. There was ample room for him lay down beside our table and bowls of water for dogs were freely available around the bar, garden and front area of the premises. We both had a pork belly Sunday roast that was ordered at the bar, along with drinks and was told there would be a 30min wait for food. The food arrived before the 30min expected, and our only issue was the cold plates, but the food on them was hot and delicious. A few roast potatoes, Yorkshire pud and seasonal veg completed the meal. The portion was fair for the price and was well cooked and presented. We were so pleased we returned for a breakfast later in the week - review to follow

Held a wake here in early December for 50 people. Chris was so accommodating and made the event seamless. The service was excellent, the food was home made, delicious and at a reasonable cost. Staff couldn't be more helpful. Nothing was too much trouble. Would highly recommend.

Great place to come and have a social with your friends, have a drink and enjoy yourself. Staff are class (especially alicia) Duranza will touch you

Dos de nosotros fuimos al Progreso del Peregrino tarde/temprano por la noche. Uno de nosotros era vegano, pero los dos elegimos del menú vegano - ¿y por qué no? La razón por la que no se aclaró rápidamente... Los dos pedimos el "Más Allá de la Hamburguesa" ... y ciertamente estaba "más allá" de algo - la creencia en este caso, y no en el buen sentido ... Uno de nosotros lo tenía tal como venía, y el otro lo pedía sin el bollo. Antes de que nadie diga nada, el "bollo" es un rollo de brioche bastante patético e innegablemente diminuto. Es de suponer que el brioche es más barato que un bollo adecuado, por lo que no cabe duda de que las cucharas Wetherspoons las utilizan... pero debería haber una opción. La única gracia salvadora fue que pudo haber sido una mierda, pero al menos no había mucho de eso... lo cual es ridículo en sí mismo. De todos modos... "sin bollo" parecía traducirse a "sin bollo y sin ensalada". Y creo que quienquiera que fuera el cleptómano de la ensalada también había robado la mitad de las patatas fritas de ambos platos. Era un plato muy grande, con una comida muy, muy pequeña. ¡Ni siquiera estoy seguro de que ninguno de los dos hubiera cumplido con el requisito de las Normas Comerciales de haber sido vendido como comida para niños! ¿He mencionado las hamburguesas? Aproximadamente del tamaño de un guiño grande - guiño cada uno, si los guiños cosquilleos se hicieron de cartón ... y apenas más grueso. No hubo manera de salvar esta "comida". Cuando un miembro del personal se disculpó y trajo una pequeña cantidad de ensalada y algunas papas fritas más... y al menos tuvo la buena gracia de parecer avergonzado por lo que su empleador le estaba pidiendo que proporcionara a los clientes... pero su (mala) "solución" solo enfatizó lo mucho que Wetherspoons había fallado. He incluido una fotografía (tomada de cerca o puede que hayas tenido problemas para ver lo que se presentó) de la "comida" sin bollos, sin ensalada y sin patatas fritas. Antes de eso he incluido una foto real de Wetherspoons de una comida de hamburguesa no vegana, para permitir alguna comparación, incluso sin un bollo. Wetherspoons - hiciste un trabajo de mierda.

Our favourite venue for a meal, the service is always first class and selection of food is always variable. local parking is ideal for me as walking is limited. It is a family venue Thankyou for always making the effort.

Cracking meal , we had a mixed grill, fish and chips and a rump steak , everything was perfectly cooked and tasted delicious chef Ellie did her self proud , front of house were really lovely and welcoming , will definitely be going in again soon

Took my mother in law out for a meal . I ordered squid for starter I couldn’t eat it . Obviously straight from freezer !!!Was so hard and awful . Main course my mother in law ordered was ham egg chips . Again presentation and meal was not nice . Chips hard meat fatty. . I ordered grilled skate . £20 again presentation awful swimming in butter . Spoilt my skate Meal for three of us came to £75 pounds with a couple of drinks . Feel like we have been robbed . Staff so unprofessional . When I sent my meal bck could see staff talking about us . Sooooo rude . Very bad vibes and felt uncomfortable . Have been there many times but definitely will not return

Interesting and varied menu, good price, friendly helpful staff. We have small appetites, so just had a starter and dessert. Both were excellent, the dessert was light and fluffy. The pub had been recommended by a friend, so we tried it but it was so good we went back again the following day.

How disappointed we were I booked a table for 7 people at 11:30 and a further 7 people for 12 noon We were running the Chelmsford 10k and half marathon The 11:30 crowd arrived early and had breakfast The older lady in charge was very abrupt bordering on rudeness There were 2tables reserved for 12noon crowd which we suggested she gave up as people were waiting and we would go when the others arrived hence giving them our table I have subsequently heard that they were requested to leave as they had been sitting there from 11am and one lady was not allowed to finish her meal It was not just us who found her attitude rude but subsequent other diners not linked to our group I come into Small Talk when I visit Chelmsford but after this experience I shan’t visit again A very disappointed diner

What a great pub! There was a range of four real ales, that had clearly been kept well. We had a couple of dishes from the specials board, which changes regularly. The masaaman chicke curry was excellent. There is also wide choice of wines. This is a pub that is dog friendly, is clearly used by the locals and also is very welcoming to visitors.

It’s always wonderful to visit Fritton Lake, laid back luxury with such beautiful grounds, great food and lovely atmosphere. Every member of staff is so friendly and helpful, the Club House beautifully decorated. It’s a rare treat to find somewhere as lovely as this, and it’s dog friendly!