The best restaurants serving British food in East of England

Visited A1 foods again go every 3 months as I live far, usually have a good experience, Carmine and the brothers are always friendly and polite, how ever the lady behind the cheese counter was rude and acted like she did not want to be there. When I asked for a certain cheese saying I couldn’t see it, she answered “it’s right in front of you “ in a very rude way, then weighed it and handed it to me without saying a word, her customer service skills are non existent. A polite how can I help? Or what would you like would have suffices.

The Queen's Head could quite easily be missed if you don't know where to find it, as it is hidden up the old Bedford to Cambridge (Roman?), road just off of the market square, it is also the oldest pub in Sandy dating (as an Ale House), from at least 1642 & has the character to carry it off. Tall people be aware, some beams are a bit low! I attended a friends wedding anniversary party last weekend & had a fantastic time. The catering (done in-house), was amazing & the private area in the garden made for a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon & evening. The Queen's Head has a good choice of beers, wines etc. "Kitchen Takeovers", & food truck visits. It has a large garden & courtyard style outside seating area, as well three room indoor bars. This is a classic Good old traditional British pub with none of the gimmicks of bi monthly "Festivals", etc taken up by other pubs.

Although my previous visit was some while ago, this beautifully-maintained venue has not changed. The environment, the service, and the food on my recent visit was as good as ever.

True taste of Thailand totally blown away with the food , close your eyes it's the same as when visiting Thailand, not for people in a hurry,but great who want the real thing and lots of it as the portions were large enough to have a tsk away box , I've tried many in mid suffolk food 10/10 locations 8/10 dining room 8/10 staff 8/10 albeit the chef brought our food out personally (nice touch) need to book for satisfaction

I came here to meet a few work colleagues for coffee and cake. The coffee was very nice but we were a bit disappointed by the selection of cakes (where was the Carrot cake which looks so nice on the website?) which were quite limited. The staff were quite friendly but they soon cleared our table once we had finished and they seemed to in a hurry for us to leave which was a shame as we would have stayed longer than an hour. As it was when we left, at 12.10, there were no other customers there - despite it being Lunch-time on a Friday - so it would not have mattered if we had stayed longer. On paying the bill, the prices were quite high for what we had (£7 for a coffee and an average slice of cake) so quite disappointing really and nothing special.

A gem of a 13th century inn. The food and service were great. Easy to find. The staff were helpful and directed us on our way!

I have been here for lunch many times now and every time I have visited it just gets better.. Food is always fresh. The homemade cakes are absolutely gorgeous! Generous portions. Atmosphere is relaxing and cosy . Staff attentive and polite. The shop downstairs is lovely too. Nice to have a look around and see some unusual items for sale..

New landlords only open a week. seem friendly and I shall visit again. Although I do miss the wholesome lady who used to run the pub.

Simple food and drink cooked well and served with a smile. Don't be prissy, accept this establishment for what it is - a great traditional cafe, run by a passionate Italian who has had cafes for more than 40 years (so he tells me!) Great sandwiches and jacket spuds. Smooth coffee. Reasonable prices. What's not to like?

First visit, never good I guess to find a breakfast venue empty bar 1 at 9.00am. Cold reheated sausage and hard fried egg persuaded me to leave without eating.. place needs a total refurbishment too.. Sad

We visited the pub for a fun lunch with friends service was so laid back we waited over an hour for our good and was very disappointed with the outcome steak was very tough and chips and peas cold, will not be going back.

Dropped in here today to have a drink & a bit to eat whilst having a debriefing meetin with a colleague, i had a frappe & panini, The staff were friendly & smiling, always a good start, the place is relaxed & clean with ample seating, the frappe & panini were nice, wish they did a bigger frappe but thats my fault as i seem addicted to them during the summer,lol, We were able to talk without disturbing others & unlike some establishments like this they didn’t seat you so your almost on someone else’s table, the table spacing gave you your own personal space,

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!

Stayed here for almost a week and shocked at the appalling service. Waited almost an hour for deserts one night. Draught beer was off. Half the menu not available. Seriously slow service. Needs a kick up the a••••

My family went to the cafe this morning i ordered 2 eggs 2 bacon fried tomatoes bubble snd hash brown my husband had a burger my son had porridge and my granddaughter had sausage and chips my eggs were hard and swimming in oil my bacon was undercooked so my husband had that the bubble was not nice the only thing i ate was hash brown they forgot my 2 slices of bread and butter so i had to go to the counter my husband’s burger was average and my son said his was not very nice i definitely won’t go back and neither will my family such a shame it used to be very good cafe but not anymore