The best restaurants serving British food in East of England

Lovely little place, log fire, polite landlady and a great selection of ales. Reasonably priced. Always a warm welcome.

If you want a fantastic meal, with great experience and service, go to La Pergola and you will never get it wrong!

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.

Met up with friends, a first visit for me, really lovely atmosphere, low background music, different seating areas for comfort or at a table. Great cafe, excellent food choice, sandwiches, soups, range of drinks. Really enjoyed the pulled pork and apple sandwich, really nicely presented. Staff very friendly, excellent and efficient service. Thank you.

Staff was friendly and good position of food. Personally prefer beef pink.

Food and their customer service are always great, highly recommend! Lunch or dinner, they will always take care of you.

An absolutely wonderful stop for lunch when visiting my mum on Monday! Delicious food. She had the hunters chicken & I had the ham,egg & chips. Both were perfectly sized portions & absolutely delicious. We also thought both meals & drinks were very fairly Priced. The service was excellent. The host & serving staff were warm & friendly. We felt like we were regulars despite it being our first visit.

Had a lovely meal at the restaurant for my birthday. The food was absolutely fantastic and the portions were huge. Definitely worth another visit or two when in Aylsham.

Delicious breakfast! Excellent service and I will definitely be back again. Would highly recommend!

Nice food and wine, but rammed with dogs, so forget it if you're in the 10-20% of the population with allergies.

Absolutely scrumptious fish and chips. The batter is maize-free. I'm allergic to maize and corn so I must check. Most chippies use corn, but to my delight, maize-free! And really delicious! Chips cooked in beef dripping, has a lovely depth of flavour. I came here on a day trip from Norwich Over 60's special is excellent value for money: cod, chips, mushy peas (there's a choice), and tea or coffee. I asked for decaf and was given this. A really lovely meal. When you compare I paid £7.30 for a latte and a date slice in a cafe in Norwich, you'll agree this is fantastic and if you're on a low income like me, you'll leave feeling even more satisfied because you've had a super hot satisfying meal!

Great service and meal, our waitress Marketan was efficient. Have been here a number of times, look forward to seeing the renovations when you reopened in March Local pup

The food was superb it was a last-minute stop and the staff did well to get us a table without a booking. Thanks

Cheap produce used for the food, horrible consistency of the food with soup that was more like gloop, my children were visibly upset with the food, very expensive, place was empty and i understand why, i suffered an upset stomach afterwards, would not recommend this place.