The best restaurants serving British food in East of England

We walked into Dereham on a Wednesday evening for a bite. No life in other pubs, so we decided on the Romany Rye for the first time. The place is very pleasant inside with friendly staff and a buzzing atmosphere. Yes, it is a Wetherspoon, so you know what you get, but the food and drinks were very good. The crowd is an interesting mix of older and younger people.

Disappointing for something that is supposed to be their speciality - bought 2x Rossi 99s this morning and both cones tasted musty and were clearly stale. Not the first time we’ve had a similar experience unfortunately. Will be seeking out an alternative ice cream parlour on the seafront from now on.

Has a fantastic lunch at The Trooper, first visit but will definitely be back. The crispy Korean-style cauliflower bites on the light snacks menu are ridiculously good. Absolutely amazing. The venison with beetroot and mushrooms, the nicest I’ve ever had and the desserts were incredible. Rice pudding with a lightly brûléed top, blood orange sorbet, Cointreau and orange segments was stupidly good. We’ve eaten at the Hand & Flowers in Marlow a few times and The Trooper was easily on a par and about 40% cheaper. We will be back soon, highly recommended!

No sé por dónde empezar la peor experiencia esta noche Cena de Navidad con amigos La comida y las bebidas espantosas no van allí definitivamente se decepcionará. Comida y bebidas de calidad inferior. Marketing y realidad son dos cosas diferentes. Esa es una lección que aprender.

Table for 4 booked for 730pm. Arrived promptly but put our order for dinner but 3 of our orders were already sold out at 730pm! My goodness, what will will eat they did not have any back ups, and our party had to make do. Come on we booked early in the weekend, and they were not full then, why had they not put extra away in case of over orderring? I do not think this restaurant will survive, come on, they were not even even full!!

Our two grandkids love Fun Fort which is brilliant both indoors and outdoors. They run around happily for two hours in a perfectly safe environment for just £3.50 each. Fantastic value! Also very friendly staff member split one order of ice cream into two bowls and spoons for them which was just right. No need to book either. Highly recommended!

Excellent pub. Good food which exceeded our expectations. Great service from the lady behind the bar. Let us order despite us cutting it fine near cut off time just before 2PM and even allowed us to add desert. Warm and welcoming with roaring log fire. Ideal if you are visiting Hickling Broad nature reserve at the end of the road. We look forward to going back in the future.

4 of us visited here tonight. We had a lovely time, enjoyed great food and great service too from Alfie who made sure we had everything we needed. 5 stars

Rude, unhelpful staff. Very unwelcoming atmosphere. Meat on the roast was tough but rest of it was ok. Main issue was the staff - not one friendly member of staff!

Myself and my mum visited the Golden Ball for our Christmas Day Dinner. The Food and service were Fantastic, the staff couldn't do enough to ensure you experience was perfect. I would Reccommend anyone to visit as you certainly wouldn't be disappointed. Thank you 😊

Not sure what’s happened, just to be a lovely place with really good food.. garlic prawns were over cooked burnt garlic and just a terrible taste, seafood linguini!! Over cooked pasta, tomato sauce was tasteless & prawns over cooked .. rump steak ! Well it was burnt on outside , over cooked, really fatty & tough .. the wine was nice ! £76 later

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.

Fabulous roast dinner, good portions.....lovely and tasty , friendly staff. Cosy environment despite the size of the pub!