The best restaurants serving British food in East of England

Although it appears somewhat dilapidated from the outside, there were several cars parked outside, leading us to believe it might be nice. We couldn't really object because it was booked by a family member. Since neither my partner nor I eat meat, the menu only offered standard pub fare and had very few options for us. He had a vegetable curry, and I had a nut roast. He cannot have gluten, thus it was the only option that was safe. I could only think, "Wow what the chuff is this slop," when the food first arrived. My nut roast clearly consisted of frozen mashed vegetables, a packet of peanuts, and a side of more frozen veg and gravy that most definitely wasn’t vegan. My other half’s curry was basically the same as mine but with some curry powder. We couldn’t eat it at all and at £14 pounds each it was truly diabolical and what I saw from the other members of the party I’d have gone and caused a scene but I just wanted to leave and never return. The service is basic and the toilets filthy.

The Breakfast is absolutely amazing every time we go, we won’t go anywhere else as it can’t be beaten and we’ve tried most places, Well done All Seasons Restaurant in Alton garden centre.

Excellent food, service and atmosphere for. Christmas night out. A very enjoyable evening with friends . Certainly returning in 2025 . The decorations are lovely!

Called in as passing by. Very friendly staff Great with kids Good prices Lots on the menu to choose from Nice latte Great cup of tea Worth a visit

Appalling The rudest staff I have ever met Don't do the job if you don't enjoy it Management needs to address the waitresses...bitter, rude, aggressive

Deafening loud. Intimidating chubby bored looking bar tender.Walked in...... walked out.... music way too loud for an afternoon visit. Shame as the seating/interior was nice. Just not a social atmosphere

This is the last of this family's chain of restaurants we've tried ... and it didn't disappoint! The menu is very similar to its sibling's menus, which we expected. Containing a great selection of different foods. I went for the halibut and chocolate brownie. The fish was melt-in-your-mouth and the brownie sooo chocolaty, I won't need any more sweet stuff for a month. Service is exceptional from the friendly crew. Prices are on the high side as you'd expect for a meal (and service) of this quality.

A proper pub, good friendly service , well kept beers with an ever changing guest ale, no food just good conversation in a pleasant environment. If you long for a traditional well run pub serving good ale the Old Mariners is for you.

Just had a great afternoon tea with family. Lovely staff, so helpful and easy. The sandwich and cake selection was perfect and as much tea as we wanted. Great location right next to the old part of Hitchin.

My brother hired the cellar bar for his 50th birthday. He brought his own decks to DJ. At 10.55pm the female manager suddenly appeared and smashed her hand across his decks and demanded they were turned down. Bear in mind they paid for the cellar bar to 11pm, and the volume had not changed since 9pm. Suddenly rounds of shots appeared as an apology, but far too late. My brothers birthday was ruined. I’m can’t express how much this utterly ruined his birthday. It entirely changed the vibe. Appalling management. Never seen anything like it. I would add the bar staff were lovely. His help then working for her.

Requested a large chips but got given what appeared to be a medium sized portion and get this - they charged me £3.50 for it! I couldn't believe it. This is LOWESTOFT! Not LONDON! Stop ripping off your customers and overcharging! I won't be coming back.

We chose two bacon ciabatta rolls, a chicken focaccia, a coffee latte and a half white coffee. The bacon was dry and burnt on the edges and pretty tasteless. The focaccia was fine. The total bill came to just over £20. Which I certainly did not regard as value for money.

Decided to go for breakfast and container golf for the Christmas works party. Much better than a restaurant, relaxed atmosphere, grazed the amazing selection of food, golf, drinks, pool and just chilled out. So nice to sit around after and chat, in a restaurant you just eat and leave. Great value for money too. Highly recommended.

Come here often for a lovely coffee in the square . Please stop overfilling very hot coffee cups 😩. Just recently the same lady keeps filling cups to the brim so when you take the lid off the coffee spills straight away over your hands or legs. My husband had scalded legs last week that took a few hours to stop stinging. Other than that a nice place.

Having eaten here many times, today was disappointing. Whilst the fish pie was fine it was let down by the 'seasonal fresh vegetables'. The carrots and cauliflower were so hard I couldn't cut them and in my opinion the green beans were from the freezer. I was brought another dish of vegetables, but these were just the same. An apology was offered, but I'm sorry to say my friend and I have decided to eat elsewhere next time we meet.