The best restaurants serving British food in Bishop's Stortford Meads East Hertfordshire East of England

What a wonderful find. We stumbled across Toast on our visit to Stortford and, together with our little dog, were warmly welcomed. We ordered coffees, a meaty breakfast and a vegan breakfast with an actual vegan sausage, a first for us! It is so refreshing to see a vegan breakfast on a menu instead of the usual vegetarian breakfast where you have to tell the staff no eggs etc (but normally end up paying for all the items you’ve not had anyway). This was the opposite, starts out vegan and you can build it up to make it into a vegetarian. Everything was lovely and we were even given a ‘doggie’ sausage for our fur baby. It is the little touches that make a big difference and very reasonably priced too. Highly recommend.

We went for a lunch and ordered whole chicken with sides and drinks. Great value, wasn't dry at all. Special thanks to Clayton , he is fantastic at what he does, he was so great with our little one . We've noticed they were short staffed but he had everything under control. We had very nice time.

6 of us ladies of leisure had breakfast in here this morning. Have been here a few times and they never disappoint. Food and service is consistently good. Run by a lovely friendly family. We all opted for omelettes ( different fillings) and they were perfect. Good coffee as well. Will be making this a more regular haunt . Can’t recommend enough

What a find this place is! My favourite go to as far as coffee shops are concerned. This is a family and dog friendly cafe which offers generous portions and great affordable prices compared to other establishments in the town. The coffee is divine , the milkshakes are so thick and creamy but if you fancy something healthier, they also have smoothies and fresh OJ. Their menu also includes gluten free, veggie/ vegan options which is a huge plus when eating out in a group as there's something for everyone. I'm also told there'll be gluten free cakes in the near future. The owners are incredibly charming and the staff provide outstanding and friendly service. They're always going above and beyond for the customers. So! If you ever find yourself in Bishop's Stortford, give this place a try, you won't regret it.

I normally like going here, but during this visit I found staff to be not very welcoming and difficult. One member of staff spent the whole time complaining about everything and was making mistakes with people's orders. It's a shame because I have always found it to be a nice establishment.

The place is really lovely and the building is quirky so on first impressions, a great start. The food looked amazing and the home made cake selection was off the chart good. What made this experience less than amazing was the service was so cold and impersonal. I was ignored firstly by no less than 4 people, when someone eventually asked if they could help, I said I wanted to order and she pointed to the till down at the end hidden by 2 large guys ordering and told me to order there and off she went. I ordered and no smiles, not pleasantries. I then orders cakes to takeaway and again, nothing. I tried to engage in a smile and chat but nothing. My takeaway sandwich was ready on the pass and ignored until eventually, the girl on the till brought it to me. She passed it to me with no words, no thank you and no smiles. In my experience, when so many people are void of pleasant customer service it tells me this isn’t a fun and happy place to work. Owners - take a look at your working culture and instil some fun into it!

Lovely cosy pub … ceiling decorations were fab! Most tables were reserved so we had to go around the back by the huge television, tables were a bit meh, cold even though we were near a radiator, waited ages for food, one dish was cold however the other two were nice.