The best restaurants serving British food in South East

We were a table of 3 people, and each of us ordered a “4 item” brunch. Each item order arrived on an individual side plates -which not only looked very sad, it also then requiring our own assembly to build a breakfast! e.g I ordered a Sausage, Poached egg, Mushrooms, Toast, I had 4 separate plates for each item. The presentation was very very sad and unappetising! Add to this, the plates were not warm and the food was not hot. We ordered a further pot of tea, and when delivered we were not relieved of the piles of plates (despite me offering the dirties! It was ignored) so we were pushed for room on the table. The waiting staff were very friendly but the food and efficiency let them down. The garden centre looks very nice on entry - it is a main chain and so they follow the same presentation of all the stores, However.. the customer toilets are shocking and really let the store down! Very small, dirty, and in need of serious maintenance - Word to the manage, putting several reed diffusers in a cubicle does not distract you from the shabby, broken, dirty facilities! I will be trying Dobbies down the road for my next visit.

I recently visited the garden centre cafe for breakfast and ordered two hash browns. The food itself was quite satisfying; the hash browns were nicely cooked and flavorful. However, I was disappointed by the service. The staff, particularly one person who I believe might have been named Tegan, appeared grumpy and rude throughout my interaction with them. Their demeanor detracted from the overall experience, leaving me with a mixed impression despite the tasty food. Food was ream though From K. Ian Moore

This was the worst food I've ever been presented with . Jacket potato tiny hard skin lump of tuna no mayonnaise or butter so so dry couldn't eat it , bit of floppy salad - just horrendous . My daughter ordered cheese chips which was a solid mass which you could pick up in a lump . She felt sick later after eating a few of the chips. We complained - no refund just offered a piece of cake free , we each paid 10 pounds . Waitress said the manager told staff to put little tuna in potato and not nych mayonnaise no butter . He needs to be sacked . Disgusted .

tried the new £5 breakfast all ok but for the sausage which is important to a good breakfast the sausage sold previously were very good but the one now tastes disgusting and seemed to contain a lot of fat will not be eating again here until it changes. David Collins regular customer

The food was great and the service awesome, there was nothing bad to say, in the opposite everything went over the standard. I would greatly recommend this place. Well done.

So disappointed I’ve always liked Neros but the one in Milton Keynes on Kingston is disgusting. The whole place is dirty and unkempt. I’m amazed the hygiene people haven’t investigated it would most certainly fail. God knows when the coffee making area has last been thoroughly cleaned as well as the toasters. Tables were sticky the entrance mat was dirty and lastly and most disgusting was the shared toilet added to which there was no toilet roll!! The young girl serving was doing her best but the other person there constantly left her on own whilst we were there. Neros get your act together if you want to survive!! I will never visit Neros again

Perfect homely place to enjoy a pint. Good range of ales and nice decor. I didn't enter this traditional village pub expecting a modern gastronomic culinary experience like some of the other simpletons reviewing, so I wasn't disappointed at all.

An excellent lunch time venue, where a combination of well cooked food, pleasant surroundings and hospitable staff make a visit to remember. It is a delight to be served by helpful and understanding servers. The beef steak pie was made from very tender cuts and would have cost twice as much had it been in some local establishments.

Had a lovely comfortable overnight stay at the Ferryman and a fabulous evening meal in the restaurant with friends. I would recommend this as a must stopover for Thames Walker between The Trout at Tadpole Bridge & Oxford. The staff/owners were so kind and attentive and made these sections of our walk very special.

Very nice poached eggs here today for breakfast. I also noted lovely salads and amazing patisserie’s for future visits. Nicely cooked and presented So pleased they do Sourdough toast! Staff very helpful and friendly.

Jamie Oliver's Fabulous Feasts great Italian cuisine service good prices moderate staff friendly nice location 


Avoid this place. Used to go often, but noted recently the area is very dirty, today filthy with uncollected trays piled high with food plates, drinks, food on tables,food and spilled drinks all over chairs, floor, settees, tables. There was nowhere fit to sit or that could be cleaned by a customer. Asking one of the staff to help at least wipe a table ended up with rudeness, then unpleasantness, then the two guys getting nasty and shouting, totally out of order. We were told they were busy , we'd have to stand there and wait. We suggested they stop making drinks until they made some tables available.Then when they started arguing we put the tray on the counter and asked for a refund. We did not get one. And one of us had been asked to asked to pay a surcharge for soya milk. I had needed to ask the guy on the till to remove an additional £ 2.50 off the bill as I noticed it on the handset before he put in the cost of the drinks! He made some excuse of crashing the computer. I was quite surprised the customer before us was asked to scan her app twice. I note in the last review similar comments. Harris and Hoole is not cheap and wants to be that bit more classy. But if staff drag the coffee shops down in this way then the chain will go under. Staff too full of themselves to clear tables end up with a dirty cafe with health risks. Very poor and disappointing. Tesco need to remove them from the store.

I have to use one of their electric buggies to do my shopping. I could easily get to the counter and the girls put my coffee on the table for me. Many thanks.

Advertising themselves as a sports bar/European cup showing pub with flags everywhere. Turned up with several friends to watch a game along with multiple people in the bar, no commentary on the game, only music!!! Several attempts to get the music turned down met by “we have to ask the landlord’s permission”! Crap atmosphere & even worse management. Won’t be going there again.

We stopped in Candelo Lounge for lunch and waited for nearly 10 minutes to be seated. We were blanked by various members of staff as they passed by us. One chap said he would be with us in a moment, only to have him stop at several tables for conversation, never again acknowledging us. Had it been busy in the restaurant, it would have been understandable. It was not busy. Frustrated, we left. This is a real shame as I have been to Candelo before and enjoyed prompt service and a tasty meal.