The best restaurants serving British food in East of England

One of the worst roast dinners I’ve had. I had the three meat roast, the Turkey was as dry as a leather boot, the crackling from the pork was the size of my little toe, the veg was hard, even though I’d asked for it cooked through. In addition to this, I had 3 potatoes…. One of which was smashed to pieces underneath all the food, one so small and hard it almost flew off the plate, and the third was just a simple boiled potato. Not what expect for £20.

Myself and my boyfriend went for dinner, it was one of the best meals I have ever had. The menu is amazing beautiful seasonal food,we will definitely be returning.

Service was quick! friendly staff and lovely atmosphere Food was delicious with a hint of fabulous! Asparagus with Duck egg and hollandaise sauce was out of this world! Chocolate tart was fabulous!

Went to Bread and Cheese for Sunday lunch with family . I can say it was beyond my expectations and both service and food were fantastic. Everything was cooked and presented so well and the service we received was courteous and efficient. Thank you to all the staff and we will definitely return .

I recently dined at this venue known for its upscale ambiance and fine dining offerings. While I anticipated a luxurious experience, I left with mixed feelings about the heft price tag was justified. The food was good but not spectacular enough to defend the high prices charged for the main meal. The lamb pie was £23 and the lamb dish of the day was £32. I shall not be rushing to revisit this venue any time soon.

This was our first visit to the Five Bells as we are not local to this area. We were a table of 5 adults and all agreed that the food was amazing and we all returned clean plates. We were served by a young man called Zak who was friendly, welcoming and attentive, he was polite, professional and gave just the right amount of time before taking drink and food orders. Young people so often get bad press but Zak totally excelled today and made our Sunday lunch fabulous from start to finish.

Nice pub with a decent range of drinks on offer. Large inside with a pool room, different seating areas and a large beer garden. Plenty of parking too.

We were going to eat here but did not due to a very rude and sarcastic barman. His attitude irked me so much that we walked out.

I Haven’t been to this pub in years! Fantastic choice of food, Excellent service from Jacob, thank you! Will be coming back!

Had the most wonderful experience here. Food was superb, presentation was beautiful, the ambience excellent. Service first class. A gentleman called Mark took my booking. He actually greeted us too, even helped me wheel in my disabled sister. What an Ambassador for this establishment.

The best food , travel from London here sometimes as things close to the quality

Food cold by the time it arrived

Clean tidy, staff lovely historic building, staff friendly. Marion behind bar and restaurant helpful and lovely to chat to

This is a non-pretentious, friendly, great value cafe and bakery. It's very busy, probably because it's so popular, so it might be necessary to wait a little while for the excellent cafe service. I enjoyed a full English breakfast whilst my husband had something similar. Happily for us, this cafe was also dog friendly. Whilst there, I did hear another customer waxing lyrical about the quality of their fresh bread. Unfortunately we were leaving Southwold the next day, so had no excuse to buy bread ourself.

My daughter and I stopped off for lunch on Saturday. It was a beautiful day and we sat outside. We hadn’t booked this time but had arrived early so it was fine. It did get very busy soon after. We both had a quinoa, sweet potato and pomegranate salad with a delicious Dijon dressing and a side of skin on fries. The gentleman who looked after us was very attentive. We requested a Sauvignon Blanc to have with our meal. It was excellent and found out later it was Chilean. I like Chilean red but had never tried the white. For dessert we both had the vegan rum baba and it didn’t disappoint. I’m not a vegetarian but the meal was perfect for a sunny day. Will definitely go again and make a point of booking.