The best restaurants serving British food in East of England

Sorry was the worst lasagna I have ever tasted. Said it was beef but certainly didn't taste like it was.

Great carvery choice. Good service. Pub has improved in offering entertainment as well as great monthly quiz.

6 of us dropped in for a drink after the cinema at 22.05 today . Totally deserted except for one customer at the bar. Waited over 5 minutes before the customer offered to find the bar staff. Empty glasses on bar and tables so obviously work to do but no staff. Young lady eventually appeared and promptly said we've finished serving. No apology. I am amazed bars can afford to turn away 6 customers let alone without an apology. Also strange on 2nd July to read Christmas menus displayed around the walls. No idea if these are very early for this year or left up from last year? I've worked in hospitality much of my life and the golden rule is 'never turn away a paying customer' Unfortunately a no stars review wasn't an option. Very disappointing.

Enjoyed a walk around the woodland with our dog. Popped in for a light snack lunch. Run by volunteers, a friendly community atmosphere, welcoming everyone including dogs. Simple menu with inviting cakes. Good coffee and proper pot of tea. Lovely outlook across the orchard and quiet.

We often go here when in Canvey, used to be good, then it never seemd to be open for a long time. Now seems to have new owners. Anyway, we all ordered a breakfast, I asked for mushrooms on mine, which weren't normally on that one. When the food arrived, everything seemed OK, tepid, not hot, except my mushrooms: instead of the soft juicy little fellas I usually expect, these were like crisps! They were so hard I couldn't eat them!

The lunch menu offered Trout as a main so I ordered it, when it came it was only a very small fillet not even enough for a starter, also to much salad I was very disappointed 😥 when the menu says trout one expects to get a whole fish. The grand children who were with us had children's portions which were far bigger than mine, my meal was an over priced disgrace.

Nice quick service, all of the food was correct and warm when it arrived, the waiters aren’t in your face but are happy to help whenever

Card payment only so get stuffed I use cash will not be going again ; it’s an insult to be told how to pay must lose a lot of customers and serve them right

This little diner was okay, the staff were friendly but openly talking about their life story and I could smell cigarettes from them. The table and condiments wasn’t wiped down at all as I could feel it was really sticky. There was dead flies around the windows and spider webs. I ordered a breakfast but the potatoes were so stale and dry. Go at your own risk.

We booked a table for 1pm on Saturday. We were greeted on arrival and shown to a table by the window with a glorious view towards the River Orwell and the bridge. There was a slight pause before our drinks order was taken. We chose as our mains - Double Smash burger and Korean BBQ Rib of Beef. The kitchen was obviously busy, but our food came reasonably quickly - it was nicely presented and we enjoyed it. Desserts followed - Choc Pop Pannacotta and Pistachio Blackberry tart - all nicely served. Both mains and dessert menus have some interesting dishes - not just the “run of the mill” food choices. An enjoyable meal in pleasant surroundings.

Tried to arrange our engagement party here and is the worst communication and service from the event organiser I have ever received. Constantly ignored even when it got to the point of going into the sea you to speak to the lady who organises. Had to keep chasing for responses and in the end was just ignored and never got back to. Is a real shame as we really liked the cafe there but will not be returning after the way we were treated.

What a gem of a place!! one of the best carvery and value for money. plenty of food and choices, great service and laid back location. Definitely will be returning with all the family :)

They still have an elaborate one-way system through the store, with no sign of how to find the coffee shop. They have taken away all of the big sunshades so on a very sunny day you either sit indoors or else in direct sunlight. In fact it was quiet; the staff said that they are busy MTW because of the Government discount, and today Friday was very quiet. Coffee cake £4.75 =:-(. Only one gents in use, the air blast hand dryer wasn't working. In the old days when Mr Dakin was the owner, it wasn't perfect but today was not a good experience.

i went a while back right as the first lockdown was starting with my nan and mum and it was lovely. the cakey bits and hot drinks we got were really nice and the lady that owned the cafe was lovely, she had a conversation with us the whole time we were there and she was really sweet. great experience and next time your in filexstoe i would definitely recommend going here!