The best restaurants serving British food in East of England

One of the best Sunday Roasts, we have had in a long time in a pub. Homemade Yorkshire, lovely fresh vegetables and lovely gravy too. Thank You.

Called in and found a clean table straight away and ordered via the app Drinks arrived near enough straight away with food in about 10 minutes. Piping hot and very tasty for both meals! The pub itself self is becoming very tired and needs a good revamp!

Stopped here for a quick bite in the evening whilst passing through. Limited menu, I had pie and chips. It was hot and tasty so no complaints. I sat at a small corner table and when I went to put my bag on the floor my elbow got caught up in a whole nest of cobwebs that ran floor to ceiling. Moved to a different table and when I looked at the carpet it was glistening with slug slime! Yes you read that right!! Trails and trails of slug slime all over the carpet. I went to put my bag on the chair next to me. The chairs are covered with faded pink felt like fabric that would have been all the rage in the 70s but it was thick with long hairs all trapped in the fabric. The window sills were covered with dead flies. The bar man - am I allowed to say man in these politically correct times?? The bar person / server was however very friendly, welcoming and polite. Very depressing place, definitely needs a clean and makeover.

We were spending the day in Southwold and went to Squires for lunch about 12:15, quaint little place and staff were friendly. We ordered Cottage Pie and Liver and Bacon Casserole, after a wait of about 30 mins dinner arrived but instead of Cottage Pie I got Fish Pie, they took it away to replace with what I had ordered, well this took 20 mins, so by this time my other half had finished his meal and I had to eat alone During my waiting time I was waiting I observed 2 other tables place orders and were told about 15 mins later what they had chosen had 'run out' and were invited to reselect, why does it take that long? At the end of the meal I was told due to the inconvenience they reduced the bill by a small amount. Payment for food is by taking the hand written bill from the waiting staff to attached sweet sweet shop and queuing up with other customers making purchases, in my case I was no 4 in the queue. Curious to find out how much my meal was reduced by I checked the bill, the 2 meals and 2 drinks were itemised and in fact my meal had been reduced by £2 but there was an additional seperate amount of £2.50, I queried this with the 'sweet shop lady' and she checked with one on the waiting staff who agreed it was a mistake. All in all not a vey good experience.

Have been to this tea room many times but today were faced with the car park that only seems to offer pay by phone. Decided to go elsewhere, such a shame as this is a lovely spot

This was a sweet tea room. It was lovely sitting on a table in the sun. The tea was really nice and they brought extra hot water to top up the tea which was really appreciated. The tea set was also really pretty. Was a lovely spot for a quick break. We didn’t get any sweet treats but there seemed to be a nice selection of cakes.

We had a great evening with delicious food, friendly and efficient service and a good atmosphere in the restaurant. It’s really useful to have the table for the whole evening for interval drinks and the prices were reasonable too.

Visited on a walk into stalham. The bar maid was lovely and friendly , good range of drinks and a very quaint feel to the pub. Good value for money and a good hearty food offering.

Came for breakfast and was not disappointed, Greeted as we walked in and was spoken to and asked where we had come from. Very polite and great customer service. We ordered breakfast, and it was gorgeous. Cooked perfectly. Thank you 😊

The team at Prelude is a joy - warm, welcoming and nothing is too much trouble. The menu is a little bit different and everyone enjoyed their choices. It’s good to have dishes you wouldn’t necessarily cook at home and we welcomed things other than burger and chips, fish & chips, etc which seem to be on every menu these days! Having a reasonably priced fixed menu is also a big plus. The team went above and beyond to ensure we enjoyed our evening and the birthday girl was thrilled with her celebration. We’re already looking forward to our next pre-theatre meal at Prelude.

The world's end Bar staff really friendly and didn't have to wait long for food to come out and it was yummy. all reasonable priced

We decided it was about time we sampled the Sunday Carvery and a recent birthday seemed as good an excuse as any. We booked a table and were glad we did as it was lovely and busy - not too busy that we had to wait, but busy enough to get a good atmosphere in the spacious function room. There was a choice of four meats and we sampled them all between the four of us in our group - they were all cooked to perfection. There was a lovely selection of vegetables which were being topped up regularly during service, and everything we had was hot and tasty. We were glad, however, that we had left enough room for dessert - the list of choices was mind blowing and the ones that we (eventually) picked were delicious. The staff were friendly - especially the chef, and we were made to feel welcome, and will definitely return soon.

Don’t take card, either they’re on the fiddle or want their business to fail, who doesn’t accept card payments in 2024 ?? Rude staff… The chap who seemed to be either the manager or at least senior enough, verbally confronted me across the premises when I said jokingly I’d have a word with the Pier management about the Chip shop not accepting card payments - he said ‘What are they gonna do?’ Obviously this chap had not had the best day that day, or, he doesn’t have a great working relationship with the Pier management. Anyhow, his loss, there’s other places to buy chips in Clacton. I won’t be spending my cash there again.

Charlie was an amazing would always recommend. Absolutely amazing service. If you're looking for a great night out definitely go to the angel

Welcoming, friendly pub. We stayed at 6 Little Wells which was also beautiful. Pub just a few min walk from cottage serving food 6-8pm - menu varies day to day. It is what it is - good honest homecooked food. If you want posh drive a bit down the road to South Creake but pay alot more.