The best restaurants serving British food in East of England

A firm favourite for a quick and tasty snack.

Delicious well presented food. Large portions. Excellent and friendly service. Beautiful pub inside and out and very clean!

We held my dad's life celebration at the Roman Camp this week following his funeral, and we couldn't fault it. The staff were amazing, so friendly and looking out for us. It was such a lovely ambience and the food was fantastic, which was so important to us as dad was such a foodie. We had the afternoon tea and added some bucks fizz on arrival. The food is all made on site and you could tell. Thank you so much for making a difficult day still a lovely one.

Good evening! I’ve been a returning customer of the star for over four years now. I was always impressed by the service and food, hence why I’ve always returned. Last night, I had an unfortunate experience that means I won’t be returning. An employee (with long hair, baggy shorts, nose piercings) was extremely rude towards my friends and I. She first came out with our food and slammed it down on the table. Then she brought my friends food out which had a bug on it. My friend asked for a new dish as obviously it had a fly on it. The girl said “Well, (10 second pause) I’ll see what my manager says” and then continued to huff and sigh very loudly as she walked off. Personally, I’ve never been spoken to like that and I was not impressed by how rude she was. Rolling her eyes at us and just being for all I can describe ‘not a very nice person’

1st time here, food was lovely, service was great especially from Zac ,atmosphere in this pub was great, and made a very enjoyable evening

Really nice hotel. Room was excellent, everything you need has been thought about and provided. Pub has a nice atmosphere and the food is good, breakfast was excellent. All of the staff were friendly and helpful. Really couldn’t ask for any more

Myself and my wife went here for lunch. We do often go here because the atmosphere is brilliant. The food is brilliant and the staff outstanding. Our plates were full from the carvery. Plenty of meat and extras, with everything gluten free (apart from the Yorkshire's). Having cauliflower cheese that is suitable for those who are intolerant to gluten is amazing. The beef was tender and cooked to perfection Everywhere is spotless and talking to those in the pub, some drive over 50 miles just to come to the pub on a Sunday for food.

Brilliant value for money and the food is epic. Service flawless. Atmosphere is lovely too. Visited here several times now and have never been disappointed. Happily will recommend and will defo be returning.

Another triumph! Wednesday 30th September: 7 very hungry and equally thirsty diners arrived. Several hours later they left, fully refreshed having enjoyed excellent food and drink. Our waitress was charming, polite and very efficient, a credit to the Black Lion. I said in my previous review that I would be back and I have been and I will be again. Highly recommended.

Great pub, great atmosphere, local treasure, no cooked food, very well kept beers, free house, owner managed, real fire, traditional village pub.

We came just the two of us for aN evening meal. It was pretty quiet, only a few other diners in. The waitress was lovely and friendly and gave us a quiet table as requested. The menu offers about 6 or 7 mains- one we were told was sold out. All the choices sound gourmet and delicious. We ordered the beef burger and the mushroom risotto. What was served to us was poorly presented, bland and did not do justice to what was written on the menu. Sadly, we didn’t see the waitress again to ask how our food was or if we wanted a desert. 2 stars purely for the ambience and the kind welcome. Such a shame, the food was a big disappointment and could be so much better. We will not be coming again or recommending this restaurant.

My father passed away yesterday, so I rang the Woolpack to arrange for a funeral tea for fifty people. The initial call with a young lady was pleasant enough, but she wasn’t sure about being able to pay and have the menu upgraded (currently £9.95 per head) She asked us to wait whilst she spoke to the chef - ‘Richard’ - to see if this was possible. We overheard their conversation. The lady told him what we wanted - a funeral tea - and that we’d like to know if we could upgrade. He said to her “You get what you get. That’s it”. She asked if he would talk to us and he said no, but after she pleaded with him, he came to the phone. He was awful. We won’t be having our wake there, nor will EVER use this pub - our local - again.

Owner is quite rude, selection of beer is fairly average. The food is quite obviously defrosted and overall it’s nothing to get excited about.

Would be a lovely place if the people that worked here actually put in the effort. False advertisement. Says it’s open till 5pm online but can’t order any food after 2pm? When questioned about it the “boss” just brushes it off by saying it’s “changing” but no one that lives there even knows this? He seems to not care at all about his customers. This place used to be nice but it has just got worse and worse. Something needs to change, this is where people live and they can’t even order a decent meal after 2pm. Terrible!

Después llegó ayer como residente, me quedé muy impresionado por el memorial de guerra. Es un recordatorio del sacrificio fuerzas conmovedores británico sufrió.