The best restaurants serving British food in East of England

When slogging clockwise round the M25. Far superior to the elderly facilities at South Mimms. Ordering only via touch screens which could be challenging for some clients. Excellent Sausage sandwiches served in a Ciabatta Roll. So much better than a tired, white, bap. And a fine Espresso. Water available from a Water Station. Try it. Hayling Seagoon

I think this is a shame but it is probably the worst cafe I have ever been to. Firstly the menu is covered in green blobs indicating that the items marked are suitable for vegetarian or vegans this is a choice people make. My partner is gluten intolerant which is a medical condition and there is no mention of it anywhere. We had to ask and the choice for her is miserable. We however ordered our food and waited ages for it. I became aware that they were short staffed but it probably wasn’t helped by one of the team having lunch at 1.30 and another leaving with her coat on not to be seen again. When the food did arrive it was obviously not hot but we had no cutlery, I went to the counter to find that the trays were empty. After eventually finding someone to fill the trays I waited for quite a few minutes before someone came out and said that the cutlery was in the dishwasher and it shouldn’t be long, it was long, at that point we returned the cold food and got a full refund. This is the first time I have ever done that, I’m not normally fussy but this was very poor. The one good thing was the bottle of Fanta.

Lovely bright cafe but extremely poor selection of food; quality of food very poor, cheap ingredients but not cheap prices. Very uninspiring, one of the worst cafes in a garden centre that I have experienced. Such a shame as it could have great potential. Cutlery cheap and thin ; no glasses for drinks, plastic beakers . Staff disinterested and lack of motivation. This visit no chips as no gas, last time no dishwasher, clearly need new management.

Not many decent drinking establishments in Bedford but The Standard is a nice place to meet up with friends. Live music was very loud when it started and drinks options especially craft beers are a bit limited but on the whole a decent place to spend an evening.

Terrible service. No gluten free chips. No leaway I wanted vegetarian breakfast as it’s gluten free. Can’t do after 11:30 but have nothing else to substitute

The food wasn’t presented very well & waited nearly 30 minutes for breakfast to come out. The hot drink was served within minutes, but cold by the time the food arrives. No apology whatsoever for how long it had taken to bring the hot food out. On another occasion, I ordered a takeaway cappuccino also took nearly 10 minutes was tasteless & lukewarm milk. In my opinion they were all to busy getting out delivery orders & making that a prority. There was flies everywhere & just to add that it smells like sewage throughout the whole store. Very disappointing for somewhere I use quite regular.

· This establishment is nothing more than a low key dowdy motel. It should not be listed on such sites as booking.com. The rooms were shabby , my first offering with no room lighting or curtains. My second a extremely sub standard offering. Shower head hanging from the wall. A dirty bath with no plug and a rotten side panel. The table lamp nothing more than a glass unit balanced on the table. The curtains were disgusting covered in white stains. The carpet stained and dirty. Emergency exit signs ripped from the door. No kettle or cups on allocation. The clientele appeared on face value to be the local homeless. Stale bread from local bakers offered in reception from a sack for the needy! The worst establishment I have ever stayed in

Went to go get a coffee plenty of seats available just not cleaned. Stopped people going to get any refreshments. No wonder you are loosing money John Lewis. Staff members not doing very much chatting with each other

Half-hour wait for a fish butty consisting of a dry bread roll and a wafer-thin piece of cod as tough as old boots. Genuinely can't remember the last time I had fish & chips this bad. Quite surprising given how swish the place looks. Wish I'd read some of the terrible reviews here before spending my money. They are accurate.

Customer service lacking. Latte passible and shop toilets filthy. At least seating area pleasant enough. In reality, not ideal!

Sadly this cafe did not reopen after Covid. A lot of people used to meet up there and there is no similar venue within a mile.

Looking at the place from the outside looked appealing unfortunately that was a big misjudgement. For 2 cod and chips (medium) mushy peas and curry sauce and the Ketchup small sachets were 50p! Nothing came included, which really should have eg sauces The meal itself was a big letdown, even batter. The cod had no taste, and when the I paid for the meal there is a charge for seating which is not explained Staff couldn't even smile and customer service was a zero. This was my first visit and my last

Love a Gregg sausage Roll and Coffee, but the place is filthy. Every table covered in crumbs as is the floor. The toilets were disgusting.

My wife and I visit here quite often and for a garden centre eatery it is no more than average. The staff are pleasant but still lack any sense of urgency or capacity react when bottlenecks start building up although there is an older lady behind the salad bar/pizza area who is excellent. The food is quite good, filled rolls are expensive but the bread is good and the fillings generous. The salad bar is good value and if you arrive before 1.30 has a good choice of items. The cooked food offers pizza cooked to order or several hot choises like pork loin, fish and chips, ribs, casserole etc. These are reasonable value especially the pensioners deal. The food that we have had has been well presented and reasonably tasty.

Only usually pop in for a hot chocolate and piece of cake/scone when visiting the garden centre or meeting up with friends. This place has always been overpriced in my opinion. The snacks foods and drinks are mostly ok, but seriously expensive for everything. Sorry.