The best restaurants serving British food in Blackwater and Hawley Hart South East

Fairly average fish and chip shop - I’ve had worse but I’ve definitely had better. The chips weren’t very well cooked quite long enough being a bit soggy with no crispness, and the cod had quite a thick batter that was a bit stodgy on the inside; both were quite greasy. The fish itself tasted ok, but completely disintegrated as soon as a knife and fork touched it. The fish was already cooked when I came into the shop but I was assured it was recently cooked (they would say that wouldn’t they?) Cod, small chips and mushy peas cost £10.50. The portion sizes were generous. The food was placed in a plastic bag rather than a paper one which is never a good sign, and would have made it go even soggier if I didn’t remove it as soon as I got to the car. Ok if you’re local and don’t want too drive far but I certainly wouldn’t go out of my way to get food from here when there are several better options such as Skippers not far away.

We visited for Sunday lunch and sat in Meade Hall. (2 adults and 2 kids). Me and my two kids had to sit and wait for 20 minutes in the restaurant, as the car park was so rammed my husband had to wait in the car for people to leave. Fortunately I’d come armed with colouring and one of the conscientious waitresses offered the kids some bread to tide them over. Not the best start and for this reason, we wouldn’t come back on a Sunday. Apart from the hiccup at the start, we had a nice time. We ate the carvery which was delicious and portion sizes were huge. One of the kids ate off the kids menu which was equally as nice and a great portion size. The atmosphere was really lovely. It’s a fantastic space and very cozy, especially with the fire on in the background.

Lovely staff, great manager, good food