The best restaurants serving British food in East of England

Really lovely food and service, we had a wonderful lunch, lovely homely decor and welcoming. Highly recommended the place!

Our first visit to 1921 & certainly won’t be the last - from a friendly welcome greeting offering to take costs, to knowledgeable staff knowing the menu, the most wonderful food & excellent service. All round a perfect evening & the restaurant to go to for a special occasion. The fact that by 8pm on Saturday evening all tables were taken speaks for itself!

As a family we have used the regal fish and chip restaurant over many years, we visited again this week, the quality of the food was amazing and the portion size of the large fish and chips was huge especially the fish which over hung my plate on both sides. My daughter and her friend had Gluten Free fish and chips and chose to have haddock, they said the batter was light and crispy and the best Gluten Free fish and chips they had ever had, would highly recommend and we will definitely be returning.

Very friendly welcome from Kelly, she was very polite and professional. Tasty and well cooked by Neil and Bridie - katsu chicken. Thanks for a lovely lunch!

We ordered a selection of savoury food for 17 people for a family celebration. Sam was very helpful and gave us a lovely choice of food from which to choose. The food was beautifully presented and we all agreed that it was delicious. Don't hesitate to use their outside catering services.

If you have an allergy don’t bother! I popped in this cafe the first time today. I had just been swimming and we decided that we’d go for a lunch. The café is just around the corner from the pool. Wow I honestly can’t say that I’ve ever experienced anything this bad. We walked in there was no menus on the table or anything we could see that you just had to go to the counter so you can actually see what you wanted when we’ve got to the counter. There was so much choice. The staff member of the service area was the worst one of all. My friend has got a dairy allergy so ask the staff member if the mayonnaise contain dairy. The staff member simply looked at her and said “does mayonnaise contain dairy” we told her that yes some does could she check for us and she simply said it’s Hellmann’s. So anyway, my friend chose to have a different meal and went for a jacket potato despite telling the staff member that she was allergic to dairy the staff member then asked her if she wanted butter I’m pretty confident that she wasn’t listening nor did she actually care that she could make someone unwell Service was absolutely terrible. We didn’t have a drink because we couldn’t be sure that they actually had any understanding of allergens. The food wasn’t awful actually the food was pretty good but disgraceful service. I’m going to contact environmental health they need to investigate the lack of allergen understanding in this building. Somebody could die.

Had a great roast yesterday! Complimentary butternut squash soup to start, both mine and my husbands roasts were amazing! Staff were super friendly and attentive! A local place doing it right!

I visited this gem of a cafe on the quiet end of Clacton seafront for breakfast this morning and I will definitely be back. Located right overlooking a beautiful beach this family run cafe deserves every one of the five stars I have given it. Spotlessly clean, with welcoming courteous staff and great all day menu of breakfasts and traditional family cafe meals. What more can you ask for? Good value and quality products and yes you’ll get them too! Popular with locals and visitors to the area alike a lot to enjoy about the Greensward Cafe!! Oh and it has a great crazy golf to enjoy as well, perhaps when the weather is a bit better! An absolute credit to the proprietor and team - visit and enjoy a real seaside treat !!!

Just came back from an over night stay for my husband's birthday and as usual we were not disappointed. The staff were very friendly and efficient even though they were busy. The food, in my opinion, was as delightful as always, it looked good and tasted perfect. Staff are well informed regarding the dishes and explain them with a smile . Already booked to go back.

The beef casserole was superb that was enjoyed in the large and open sunny garden off a very quiet country lane. Food was accompanied by good beer served by an amusing and chatty pub owner. Thoroughly recommended!

Delicious Suffolk chorizo and local cheese baked potato served with a great cuppa! Our dog was made very welcome and the service was great.

Always a great place to eat , relax and buy a few local produce quality items 👍

Great time and great service at a birthday party here! Thanks very much

Revamped a few years back and new owners. Appears to be family run, the owners are very very VERY nice people. The food I would say is better than ever, the standard wimpy burger is quite plump with fresh salad dressing and optional sauce. Chicken wrap is succulent with generous amount of chicken and salad. Can't fault it really, several classes above McDonald's and Burger King. Overall a very nice lunch with my two daughters.

First time in this local pub for a Sunday roast and didn’t disappoint Friendly welcome and lovely service from all the ladies in the pub All of us had roasts and best roast had for some time went large all the meats and decent portion and selection of veg Finished off with lovely creamy ice cream and can recommend the sticky toffee pudding Good pint London pride and nice hot floater coffees Will take some beating for friendly staff and decent food