The best restaurants serving British food in East of England

We only went for lunch and we both decided to have the ribeye steak medium rare with chips. At £27 (now £34) a head we expected a decent steak but were very disapointed, it was tough, the waitress said she would tell the chef. They also add a 10% tip! A gratuity should be given for good service not just added to the bill.

They gave me Ligma. Which made me go erm what the sigma.

A really excellent midweek lunch menu and wine-by-the-glass selection. My only problem was deciding which starter and main course to choose - I could have happily chosen them all! Very friendly and efficient service and great food too.

Worst vegetarian dining experience I have had in the UK. I said to the server clearly that we wanted the small plates as starters, then he said all together right and then tutted when I said I asked for them as starters. Due to the poor attitude of the server I then decided against ordering sides with my main, and only ordered tap water when I was going to have a beer. The Garlic Bread was actually a raw pizza base with a smearing of grease and tasteless seasoning. The bang bang broccoli was more like poop poo broccoli it did not look very well presented, not very appetising and tasted inedible. The 'Sea bass' was tasteless and cold on top of hard undercooked raw potato and my friends pizza had a raw base. We felt intimidated by the staff who were great at looking at us but poor In their communication or customer service

We phoned our order through to pick up and the person was nice and clear and went over our order to makes sure it was correct. We were told 10 mins. As it was a Friday, 4.45, and knew the parking maybe a bit iffy we left 10 mins after the call, we are not even 5 mins away. The food was ready when we arrived. We ordered kebab and chips and nuggets and chips. The food was very hot and the portions were generous. We will definitely be ordering from here again because the food was lovely.

This was our second visit we had not enjoyed our previous visit due to the service but decided to try again as it is a lovely venue we hoped it was just a bad day so we took friends for dinner there yesterday and the service was awful again ! Staff need training and communication from management ! Staff gave us incorrect information when ordering, were not aware the kitchen had run out of certain dishes which caused disappointment when food came! Wait times were very long and it’s difficult getting drink refills ! Desserts came out wrong and cold ! Such a shame as it could be fab if the management could get staff trained better and more of them !

Absolutely delicious chippy. I had the chicken nuggets and chips. The nuggets were proper hunks of chicken. The chips were a generous portion with the perfect mix of crunchy bits and fluffy chips, perfectly cooked

Our party of 5 was virtually ignored by staff who didn’t take our order until 30 minutes and after one of the party asked at the bar. Not all the food arrived said to be not entering system. Left not having any mains. Our bill had an item which was ordered but never arrived.

The breakfast was delicious! We had the mushroom medley and the full English, both were great and I’m sure we will be back again to enjoy them again! The staff were lovey and friendly and very attentive. The perfect birthday breakfast treat

What an excellent choice of meals, starters and main courses and a specific lunch menu too!! 5 of us all had different meals and a pudding each as well. Everything was perfect. Good value for money too. The pub has been decorated and furnished well - tables not too close together. And the staff were amazingly friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. Probably one of the best pub lunches we've had for years.

Been here previously but unfortunately it has now ceased trading. As out-of-towners we were unaware of this until a few days before we arrived. What a pity. It will be missed.

Hi,The jolly waggoner. Yes I ate with friends on Friday evening, I had also booked for the Saturday night as well, until we ate ...all I can say is all 9 of us were very disappointed with the food.5 fish and chips 4 of which were very dry/over cooked,one of these were so dry i sent it back after removing the skin to find the driest piece of haddock I have ever been served overcooked  dried fish. And a teaspoon of mushy peas in a McDonald's sauce pot.... again very dry it all looked like it had been under a kitchen hot lamp for far too long.i asked for the replacement to have the skin removed before it was cooked as I like the batter but not the skin.I got another not quite so dry haddock but still with the skin on !. Don't suppose it's very easy to skin pre - battered frozen fish. Obviously there are no chef's in the kitchen just a cook who takes things from the freezer and drops them in the hot fat fryer. Such a shame about the food as the staff out front couldn't have been more helpful or apologetic. Needless to say we cancelled the booking for the Saturday night and you also lost out on possibly eight Sunday dinners as well. Regrettably, T.claridge.

Came for a Sunday roast, great service and food. Checked in on us throughout our meal to see if we needed anything. Easy to find and plenty of parking with a great view too.

We had the wood fired pizza's and they were amazing. Honestly its the nicest pizza I've had in a very long time! The staff were lovely and the beer was great. It's really nice to finally have something of quality in March!

What a lovely pub, great ambience as you walk in and lovely staff. Dinner with a friend on a October evening. I had an inventive creation of lightly curried sea trout which was quite excellent while my friend had a burger and fries which were equally good. Then I had apple crumble with custard which was quite inedible! The apple was microwaved to about 1000 degrees with something like chewy and tasteless like quinoa on top with a little jug of thin and lumpy custard. How can you murder something as simple as apple crumble? And if it doesn't involve butter, sugar and flour then it isn't crumble! But I'd happily go back because it was so pleasant, just avoid the apple not-crumble.