The best restaurants serving British food in East of England

Called in and found a clean table straight away and ordered via the app Drinks arrived near enough straight away with food in about 10 minutes. Piping hot and very tasty for both meals! The pub itself self is becoming very tired and needs a good revamp!

Stopped here for a quick bite in the evening whilst passing through. Limited menu, I had pie and chips. It was hot and tasty so no complaints. I sat at a small corner table and when I went to put my bag on the floor my elbow got caught up in a whole nest of cobwebs that ran floor to ceiling. Moved to a different table and when I looked at the carpet it was glistening with slug slime! Yes you read that right!! Trails and trails of slug slime all over the carpet. I went to put my bag on the chair next to me. The chairs are covered with faded pink felt like fabric that would have been all the rage in the 70s but it was thick with long hairs all trapped in the fabric. The window sills were covered with dead flies. The bar man - am I allowed to say man in these politically correct times?? The bar person / server was however very friendly, welcoming and polite. Very depressing place, definitely needs a clean and makeover.

Great place to eat and food cooked while u wait. Reasonably priced for the piping hot meal that is served. Food alone it would have received 5 stars Not easy to pay as you have to go into the sweet shop and it can get full if non restaurant customers are buying/choosing sweets. Another negative is that the toilets are upstairs. There are only around 6 or 7 tables so it can get very crowded. However its definately worth a visit.

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

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 are fairly regular theatre-goers and our favourite venue is the Theatre Royal in Norwich. We always try and make it an "occasion" and will often invite friends along as our guests to help add something extra special to what is always a pleasurable afternoon or evening out. One thing we always try to do is to eat before the show at the Prelude Restaurant inside the theatre itself. After all, it is so convenient! Now, we have always enjoyed our visits to Prelude and we know that we will always be warmly welcomed; that out table will be ready; that the food will be delicious and beautifully prepared; that the wine list will be full of tempting and exquisite bottles to suit all tastes; that the service will be very professional and gracious and that we will always enjoy the experience. Now, it will already be obvious that we are fans of Prelude. However, I am prompted to write a long-overdue review following our recent visit to the matinee of "Girl on a Train" on 8th February. As I have said earlier, we know that the food will be delicious, but on our last visit, it was beyond delicious! We have enjoyed so many meals in the Prelude before, but those presented to us on our last visit were beyond compare! The short redhead relished her chicken cacciatore and I was blown away by the superb grilled haddock (How do you get so much flavour onto one plate)?! We have enjoyed some great dishes in the past, but that was the best meal I have ever had there! We also know that the staff are always on-point and take great care to ensure that our visits are so special, but during this last visit it seemed that the levels of professionalism, courtesy and attention to detail had been turned up to the very max! We took great pleasure in thanking Abbi, or waitress and her colleague who looked after us (sorry, young man, but we have forgotten your name) that we were (are) so grateful for making us feel very special indeed. Well done and thank you to all the team at Prelude! See you again soon!!

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.

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

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.

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.

Food arrived hot , very tasty . Highly recommend

Lovely service from friendly staff, food was good and quick to serve. Only had to wait 5 minutes. Not bad at all. Would recommend :)

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!

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.