The best restaurants serving British food in East of England

We were spending the day in Southwold and went to Squires for lunch about 12:15, quaint little place and staff were friendly. We ordered Cottage Pie and Liver and Bacon Casserole, after a wait of about 30 mins dinner arrived but instead of Cottage Pie I got Fish Pie, they took it away to replace with what I had ordered, well this took 20 mins, so by this time my other half had finished his meal and I had to eat alone During my waiting time I was waiting I observed 2 other tables place orders and were told about 15 mins later what they had chosen had 'run out' and were invited to reselect, why does it take that long? At the end of the meal I was told due to the inconvenience they reduced the bill by a small amount. Payment for food is by taking the hand written bill from the waiting staff to attached sweet sweet shop and queuing up with other customers making purchases, in my case I was no 4 in the queue. Curious to find out how much my meal was reduced by I checked the bill, the 2 meals and 2 drinks were itemised and in fact my meal had been reduced by £2 but there was an additional seperate amount of £2.50, I queried this with the 'sweet shop lady' and she checked with one on the waiting staff who agreed it was a mistake. All in all not a vey good experience.

This was a sweet tea room. It was lovely sitting on a table in the sun. The tea was really nice and they brought extra hot water to top up the tea which was really appreciated. The tea set was also really pretty. Was a lovely spot for a quick break. We didn’t get any sweet treats but there seemed to be a nice selection of cakes.

We had a great evening with delicious food, friendly and efficient service and a good atmosphere in the restaurant. It’s really useful to have the table for the whole evening for interval drinks and the prices were reasonable too.

Have been to this tea room many times but today were faced with the car park that only seems to offer pay by phone. Decided to go elsewhere, such a shame as this is a lovely spot

This was the first time we have dined at Prelude, we decided it would be nice to eat here before going to the pantomime, on arrival we were warmly greeted by a young man who showed us to our table, within no time a very attentive and friendly waitress came for our drinks order,and as we were ready our food order too. The food soon arrived, followed by the other two courses when we were ready. It was so nice to have our table for the duration of the evening, being able to leave our coats etc, and to return in the interval for our pre ordered drinks, all in all a throughly enjoyable evening, Thank you.

What an unexpected pleasure ! Wonderful friendly staff , the pub itself is so original and you can feel the history , see the history, fabulous, and then walk off the wonderful food along the sea wall and take in the marvel of tilbury fort Worth the visits ? Oh yeah 👌♥️ Ps ! Mac and cheese was to die for ♥️ Thanks Chef David it’s been pleasure

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.

Went there had a lovely breakfast tash and Sarah and Tina lovely people they gonout there way for you couldn't faut the place very clean and prices bang on when in Yarmouth go there

We decided it was about time we sampled the Sunday Carvery and a recent birthday seemed as good an excuse as any. We booked a table and were glad we did as it was lovely and busy - not too busy that we had to wait, but busy enough to get a good atmosphere in the spacious function room. There was a choice of four meats and we sampled them all between the four of us in our group - they were all cooked to perfection. There was a lovely selection of vegetables which were being topped up regularly during service, and everything we had was hot and tasty. We were glad, however, that we had left enough room for dessert - the list of choices was mind blowing and the ones that we (eventually) picked were delicious. The staff were friendly - especially the chef, and we were made to feel welcome, and will definitely return soon.

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

Don’t take card, either they’re on the fiddle or want their business to fail, who doesn’t accept card payments in 2024 ?? Rude staff… The chap who seemed to be either the manager or at least senior enough, verbally confronted me across the premises when I said jokingly I’d have a word with the Pier management about the Chip shop not accepting card payments - he said ‘What are they gonna do?’ Obviously this chap had not had the best day that day, or, he doesn’t have a great working relationship with the Pier management. Anyhow, his loss, there’s other places to buy chips in Clacton. I won’t be spending my cash there again.

We were staying in a cottage a short walk away. The pub was warm and cosy. We were made very welcome. A small menu but excellent fresh food. I had mushroom and spinach lasagne which was delicious. So tasty. My friend had scampi, said was the best ever tasted. My other friend had the cottage pie which was so good. The chef came to see what we thought, full marks. The bar staff were friendly and chatty. If you go you wont be disappointed. We will definitely be back, thank you.

I cannot recommend breakfast with Santa enough. It was amazing. My 3 year old, myself and my mother were greeted at the door by elves who had an activity pack and breakfast ready for my little one, which was prepared really well and allergy free for him which I'm really impressed about. The adult breakfast came quickly and was really good. Followed by songs and Santa, who I can say is the best Santa we've ever seen. The layout, interaction and every detail was amazing! This is our 2nd year doing this and we will continue every year. Thank you Dutch Marketplace!

Food and service always on point but it's so hot in there can't enjoy a meal. Please fix the ac...

Nice location and okay food, which is a shame as that is where the good part ends. The Decor is well overdue for a re- vamp, the carpet is filthy, the tables are sticky and stained, the woodwork is in need of sanding and painting, the light fittings are 50 years old, the blinds are falling down, dirty toilets and there is dust, dirt and cobwebs everywhere and weeds outside on the patio area. This could be a nice place, but what is mentioned above, explains why we saw only 12 people in there on a bank holiday weekend !! Give it a wide berth until there is a sign of refurbishment.