The best restaurants serving British food in East of England

My Granddad, Ron Henery (R.I.P.), wouldn’t settle for anything but Lims. I’ve been coming here since I was a lad, barely tall enough to see over the counter. Every time I visit Loddon, it brings back cheerful memories. The chips are excellent, and the fish is, without a doubt, the best by a country mile.

Café has been closed for a few days for wall and beam repairs as it is a listed old building but fortunately is now open again. This time back for a cappuccino and a cake.

Food is amazing, workers amazing, but unfortunately there was 2 crying babies.

It's a local bakery/hot food,I personally just like it here.

I attended as part of a group booking and was really disappointed with the food. It was barely hot by the time it arrived to the table. When ordering our drinks we asked if they did an alcoholic free drink which they said they didn’t which was fine and we ordered some cokes. When given the cokes the bar tender said the drink we originally asked for did not exist. We said that it did exist and we could get alcohol free drinks in other pubs and restaurants. I appreciate different places do different drinks, we had not been here before and were only asking. This bar tender was incredibly rude and sarcastic when all we did was ask a simple question which he seemed so angered by. I know that other people had problems ordering drinks from this bar tender and started to refer to him as the “rude one”. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone. It was so disheartening being spoken to in this way as a young female who just asked a simple question.

Used this eatery when staying at the Premier Inn Saffron Walton a couple of years ago and there were no complaints then but things have changed. When we went to get our table at 7.30pm we were told that we weren’t being rushed but we need to get our orders in before 7.40pm or we wouldn’t be able to eat anything as the kitchen closes at 8.00pm. Once seated we were then presented with both the menu and a list, equally as long, of items that weren’t available on the menu. By this time we only had 8 minutes on the clock to decide whilst cross-checking the menu! The food itself was pretty average. After the meal we went to have one more drink in the bar. Once sat down with our drinks we were quickly told it was last orders, soon after that, around 5 minutes, all guests had to leave the bar. The England game was switched off half way through, maybe not a bad thing, and the door was practically slammed behind us as we were turfed into the lobby with the remainder of our drinks. I realise this is not the staff’s fault, they are only enforcing the rules but it all felt very rushed and stressful. Other guests were clearly annoyed by this. On the whole I think the opening hours could be handled better and something needs to be done about the lack of options, whatever the reasons, it was embarrassing.

Popped in after a visit to the dentists, hoping to grab some breakfast, but I was too late as it was 12pm. However, the lovely staff member did me a strong black coffee (very tasty, strong without being too bitter), offered me some toast and tried to cater to my gluten free diet, and later on returned with a packet of GF crisps as they had finished breakfast time. Very thoughtful service, and the sofas at the front of the shop are extremely comfortable, I did not want to leave.

Brilliant service from Michael who was very friendly and helpful. A big thank you to him for providing outside service throughout our meal.

We received superb service from Soph and Cosmin. The food was tasty and plentiful, very good. Clean and cosy restaurant. It was given a 5 star health inspection while we were there.

We always stop here after visiting the seals. Never lets us down. Today the food was fantastic, as was the service. Some of the best pub grub you’ll get anywhere.

We had a lovely evening at Bang in Wells. There were 8 of us; 4 adults and 4 kids. Everyone had a great time and clean plates all round. Not only was the food excellent but the welcome was warm and the service really friendly throughout. Highly recommend.

Great food and reasonable service but for 2 adults and 2 young children the bill was around £600 and at that price point it just lacked the wow factor for us. The headline prices seem ok but by the time you add wine pairing service charge, mocktail for kids etc it felt we were paying London Michelin prices for an experience that fell a little short of that. It was a shame as we had come several times but were put off going back with prices having gone up.

Always a fantastic roast, great pub, beer selection and excellent friendly staff👍

I have allergies but every singe member of staff i spoke with ensured i could be catered for. Friendly & welcoming. Joshua was very polite & attentive.

Very good! Popped in for a takeaway snack at lunchtime. Staff were friendly, food was very good, chips weren’t greasy, fish was a good size, battered sausage was well cooked & flavourful. All the food was very hot when served! Price was reasonable for adult meal & kids meal.