The best restaurants serving British food in North East

Lovely,cosy welcoming space , only had coffee and lemon Italian pastry but will be back .

With my partner we have travelled up to the fabulous Borders once or twice a week for in excess of a decade. We have always found the Cornhill Village Shop to be a great model for how these businesses can not just survive, but thrive to the benefit of the whole community. Without the Cornhill Village Shop local people would be faced with a 13-mile drive into Berwick or Kelso, often there is not even a bus-service and it is a long walk! They are a Grocery Shop, Delicatessen, Freezer Centre, cafe with outdoor seating, Off Licence, Gift shop, Card shop, Newsagent, National lottery & Health lottery agent, they have a full- time Post Office, they are a parcel collection & distribution point for Amazon etc., they stock bread, butter, bacon, cheese, milk & other everyday meals & ingredients. They sell a variety of fresh sandwiches, a good selection of pies from Foreman's of Norham, and they bake their own pies in increasingly large numbers every day single day. As soon as the Cornhill Gin Distillery opened they were supporting the business wholeheartedly, not just by drinking the gin, but by stocking it prominently on the counter as soon as they could. The truck-drivers who regularly frequent the Cornhill Village Shop are very pleasant, good-humoured local people, who are the life-blood of the Borders, often working long anti-social hours to supply the needs of the Borders community & earn a living. Julie and Linda employ lovely, thoughtful and friendly local staff & are a critically important local trainer and employer. And in spite of being a very busy shop, they take the time to exchange pleasantries, make customers welcome, and provide a vital communications hub for the elderly and disabled. If this is not enough I have seen how selflessly Julie and Linda give of their time, and seriously integrate with the local community. They are an enthusiastic part of Borders Links, Linda regularly organises Macmillan coffee mornings at the Village Hall, they delivered whatever was required by those who had to isolate during COVID and they Frequent local establishments in the evening such as the Collingwood Arms. Great people, doing a great job for the community. Well done to Linda, Julie and all of their staff.

First time at the City Bistro, whilst today’s meal wasn’t that good, we would definitely go back, we mentioned that we were a little disappointed, the manager said today we were served and food preparation was by level one students, so we understood, however I think the head teaching staff should have been on the pass and not allowed the food to go out to customers. We have eaten at the previous restaurant on North Hilton road , it was like eating at a fine dining restaurant , we will return to City Bistro in the future but would try to book when level four students are on. All catering and hospitality students have to start at the bottom, best of luck to them for their future career and

Popped in for a quick pint following the end of year celebration at the local secondary school, very pleasant gentleman serving behind the bar, good selection of beers, and a lovely pint of Timothy Taylor Landlord on pull, £10.40 for two pints and a large coke, would happily return

Absolutely love this place...it's a step back in time to what I remember chip shops used to be like. No pizzas, kebabs etc just made to order fresh fish with no fuss. As soon as you walk in the smell just makes your mouth water. We heard good things about it from a friend and been three times now and every time it's perfect!! If you like a traditional chippy this is the place to go, keep up the good work!!

Lovely little family run cafe I had a freshly cooked breakfast and a pot off tea and enjoyed every mouth full. P.s ther was music playing and not radio rubbish but old school 60,s 70,s blues....excellent

Gran servicio me encanta la pequeña sensación hogareña de la zona de la cafetería los precios son muy razonables el menú es muy tradicional volveremos a visitar pronto gracias.

Passing through on way back from holiday. Stopped for morning break. Delicious freshly baked scone and coffee. Lovely and clean quiches looked great. What a great find would recommend.

Fantástico descanso en el Royal Oak. Gente cálida genuina, pub encantador, habitación acogedora con todo lo que pueda necesitar. ¡Y la comida! Cocinado en casa, abundante y delicioso; eso incluye el desayuno! Muy recomendable ☺️

I visit this café almost every week, and it never disappoints! The service is always excellent, and the quality is outstanding, all at a very reasonable price. The food is absolutely delicious, and their scones are simply unforgettable – the best you’ll ever try. I highly recommend stopping by this wonderful café; you won’t regret it!

Food below average, customer service a mixture of good and bad. I ordered a breakfast with orange juice and on seeing the low quality kids' carton of orange juice with a straw, I rejected it. It had printed on the side "orange juice drink" which is usually on artificial orange juice cartons made with cheap flavouring and colouring. The waiter took it away, and then I was surprised to find the cafe manager, a strange looking woman with orange skin and purple hair, somewhat like one of Roald Dahl's Oompa-loompas standing over me and shouting at me that the content of the carton was "fresh orange". I was completely taken aback. I'd rejected it and didn't expect overbearing and threatening behaviour from one of the locals. As it turned out, the carton was a carton of orange juice, that is, squeezed orange juice made from concentrate. But I still didn't want it. It wasn't fresh, and it was cheap and nasty looking. She didn't seem to understand that it having been in a carton for weeks did not make it "fresh orange". Instead, she seemed to think I wanted orange squash when I told her I wanted real orange juice, straight from an orange. She just went on and on at me. It's a minor thing, a misunderstanding of terminology, but I was not feeling well, and she basically bullied me into accepting it. The English breakfast when it came was dreadful. I had asked for the bacon to be crispy. Instead, it was hard and cardboard-like. Everything was just low quality - the bread - everything - which the juice carton should have told me. I'll never go again. I didn't know the idea was to replicate the experience of the 1970s, when train food had a reputation for being awful and service worse, but you live and learn.

Called in today for breakfast with the wife and her friend, Everything thing we had was very good quality and excellent valve for money also the staff were extremely friendly, Give it a try you won't be disappointed 😁

One of the best hand folded pizzas I’ve tried so far!! Everything tastes so fresh and amazing.really recommend, Love it.

Very clean and very welcoming. Very good freshly made food and complimentary service. Easy parking and worth support.

Delicious crispy batter on beautifully cooked fish. Chips were spot on. I have eaten from here several times and the good quality is always maintained. Highly recommend it.