The best restaurants serving British food in East of England

Went to the bull for lunch with three friends. Food was probably the worst I’ve ever had in a pub. Not a pleasant experience!

Selected to visit this pub to watch live football whilst in St Neots recently. There are at least two screens, a pool table, fruit machine and the venue hosts live music typically (although it’s unclear during COVID times). To that end, it’s a regular local pub with a predictable array of beers on tap and classic features. The drinks are well priced, though.

Food was cold. 1 order incorrect. 2 staff argued with us over the order even denying the dish was on the menu. Didn't relay order back. Even when second plate came out other food on plate was cold. Egg was cold and rubbery. Refused to accept responsibility. Dreadful, immature service.

We came for Sunday lunch as a family of 5 and were seated with no booking. The food was lovely, roast turkey was tender and everything was delicious. Kids meals are great and the desserts looked amazing. We were just too full to eat them as adults. Great value and excellent customer service.

Just had a very enjoyable meal at The Three Swallows. Delicious food and friendly service. We'll definitely be back for more.

Absolutely appalling service from manager. Disappointed with food, considering we are well aware it is only Wetherspoon!!!!!!! Asked for refund, initially refused and food brought back. Asked for manger. ‘Manager’ came back extremely confrontational would even let me explain what happened. So very rude, offered a pathetic £1 refund. Whetherspoons, you’re not lacking in money. Sort it out.

Food was excellent, was amazed by the price and can I just say service by Sean was fantastic. He went above and beyond to make our evening special! Great experience here and will be back very soon

Friendly staff, Nice place to sit down and have a cup of tea. The cakes are nice as well.

Absolutely one of the best and only places to go in mildenhall. I’ve been living here a while and this place has something special going on.come here and enjoy the experience x

Once again The Eagle Pub delivered great service, great food and a great atmosphere for my family get together. Meeting up with family from overseas in such a wonderful place really makes the day special. Thank you once again everyone at The Eagle Pub Kelvedon Hatch for making us feel so welcome. We’ll be back!!!!

My lady friend in her 80s and me were having a pleasant day and just wanted an Ice cream. We stopped at this window because advertised Italian Gelato. The man attending the public offended my friend who was walking with crutches due to a hip injury. She is under huge amount of pain and medication but that won’t stop her lively spirit from trying to go out and enjoy a good summer day. Is a way to take her mind out of the pain. My friend was asking questions about the flavours, the price, etc… as a pensioner and client she has the right to enquires. I’m not sure what he saw on my friend but that man in the counter (perhaps in his menopause) right away tall her if she was dunk? It was only midday. How rude, and what an aggressive customer service that was. My friend told him right away she was holding herself onto crutches, and that she was under medication. She told him he should not be working in that place. The man didn’t apologise. He just avoided the fact that he insulted my disabled lady friend in her 80s and wanted to change the conversation. We shouldn’t have bought the expensive scoop of ice cream. £7 for two ice creams. One in a cone and the other one in a small paper cup. They were tiny scoops that looks like one. The point is that that man that Saturday 20th July should not be serving to the public.

I like old hotel buildings with character and this fitted perfectly overlooking the beautiful church. A little dated in the main areas (toilets could do with a redec) but that keeps with the 16th century atmosphere. The single room was modern, clean with the bed being a little too soft for my liking but I slept ok. Shower was modern although one drawback was it wasn’t a power shower and it had a somewhat weak waterflow with hot water taking some time to come through. The TV was somewhat dated but it worked ok. Room made up each day I was there (3 days) and tea/coffee/biscuits replenished. Breakfast selection was ok and I did not have any cooked offerings but could do with a little extra selection. One draw back here was the butter portions were rock hard so could not spread on toast. Short time window for dinner 7-8.30pm and a bit late for me and no dinners served Sunday either. Parking was a little tricky with space for 3 or 4 cars depending on size but on road parking 6pm-8am (free and time restricted) suited my circumstances.

It has been far too long since our first visit to this excellent pub. My wife and I are not really pub-people but occasionally we like a Sunday lunch. And we’re on holiday so, what the heck! We booked the day before, online, and pitched up a few minutes late. We were greeted warmly by all the staff and taken to our table by a delightful young lady called Mercedes. Whilst I will eat anything that doesn’t move of its own volition, my wife is more discerning. We explained to Mercedes that my wife is vegetarian and furthermore doesn’t like a big meal. Mercedes offered a child portion at a reduced rate. In the end it was half-price. She was very patient with us and offered two types of water but we opted for a third type, tap water. No problem and a jug of iced tap-water was brought to the table promptly. My wife had the artichoke heart risotto (without the blue cheese) and I had the slow-roast pork shoulder with crackling, potatoes, green veggies and cauliflower cheese. The food was sublime. I can’t remember when it became “de rigueur” to have a big Yorkshire pudd’ and cauliflower cheese with a roast lunch but there they were and they were excellent. Stuffed to the gills I had a flat-white to end with, which was also delicious. James was at the till to take out money. We’ve said it before but we’ll say it again; if you are within striking distance of Langham, do yourself a favour and visit the Bluebell. You’ll not be disappointed. Meanwhile we had the best server in Mercedes. Nothing was too much trouble. She was attentive without being overbearing and made our visit extremely pleasant. Thank you, Mercedes.

Great music, smart, friendly and fun venue and pub. Also a nice welcoming open fire in the winter.

I have been coming to Clarkes for a few years now and i must say its always been lovely. The food was yummy as always and the service was great too. Definitely recommend to my family and friends.