The best restaurants serving British food in Waverley South East

Well, where to start? We were shown to our table, walking through a restaurant where nearly all the tables were dirty, not to mention the state of the floor. It was a nice touch to have a kids' menu with activities, but they had run out of pencils! It took a while for someone to take our order, though it seemed there was only one person doing so. When we got the food, the kids' pizza was burned, and it came with a pizza slicer. Not sure who thought giving a pizza slicer to a child was a good idea! The burgers were very greasy and full of gristle. The worst was the fish finger sandwich: three tiny pieces of fish, mostly batter, overcooked and dry, with no tartare sauce as listed on the menu. No condiments were offered, and there was no one around to ask or check on us. It was nearly impossible to ask for or receive the bill. My partner stood for a good 10 minutes trying to get someone's attention. He asked the younger staff members three times, and though the hostess walked past him, she didn’t even acknowledge him. When he finally managed to ask her for the bill, she said she was on it, but it never materialized. We then went to the bar, and what a palaver! They expected us to pay without even seeing the bill. We had to ask for a physical copy twice. As I suspected, we were charged for an item we didn’t receive, though it was eventually removed. Overall, it just wasn’t worth the price we paid.

Having come off the overnight ferry from Dieppe at 5.30 am we stopped here for coffee at 6.00am. Quite the best coffee I've had anywhere in England. An amazing and very welcome discovery especially at this hour of the morning. Such lovely helpful girls serving us too. Highly recommended. The only downside might be there are no toilet facilities.