The best restaurants serving British food in South East

lovely food.. l should have asked for a spare plate and only one serving of sandwiches between me and mum - mum and l had cheese and fig chutney sandwiches - crisps and green salad. Dad had one of his favorite sandwiches. l had a juice and pot of tea for one.. my dad had a beer l think and mum had ginger beer. service was ok.. bit slow but totally understanding that there where a lot of people dining in on account of the rain. it was really nice to see a few of the same staff we saw on our last visit in February. l really liked the rooms and loved just sitting there looking around at the artwork etc while eating my lunch.

Perfectly functional venue selling reasonable snacks (not the cheapest) but traffic seem efficient and organised. Clean and serviceable.

Large pub, good value for drinks, friendly staff. This is a place for a couple of quick drinks whilst out an about.

Sadly a poor experience for me and my husband, just wanted a hot drink and a piece of cake, husband's mocha had way too much choc powered but the worse thing was having to sit with the sound of a children's party going on, I think either you cater to the general public or for children's events, not both at same time, noise was too much and we left quite quickly :(

If I had opened my takeaway large cod and chips nearer the shop, I would have taken them back and asked for a refund! The chips were completely inedible, limp and so greasy could not bc eat more than 2 or 3. The fish was no better really, greasy and not very tasty! This place needs to up its game for sure plus why put greasy fish in the same box as very greasy chips !!!

It is such a shame that this brilliant chef is supported by a team of people who have absolutely no idea what is going on. This was our fourth trip back. Each time we have been here since the refurbishment, the quality and flavour of the food has been amazing but each time, we have had terrible service. This was the last chance and I'm afraid we won't be going back. We put in our order for food and drink which just disappeared off the face of the earth. Our lunch wine was served before the pre–lunch drinks, had to keep looking at the staff for any sign of food to which they panicked on the realisation that we were STILL there with no meal. One of the young male waiters, who actually was on the ball, couldn't apologise enough and genuinely looked very embarrassed at the whole shambles. Credit to him, credit to chef but the rest of you, sort yourselves out! It's just not good enough.

Llegué justo antes de las 11. 30 y me apetecía un almuerzo / merienda ligero temprano. No había menús en las mesas. Después de largas esperas en colas bastante cortas, pregunté si estaban sirviendo bocadillos o similares. Dijo que no hasta mediodía. Viendo un menú de desayuno dije, ok voy a pedir algo fuera de aquí. A lo que ella dijo que dejaron de desayunar a las 11. 30 . Así que lo único que se ofrecía era pastel. Locura. Estuve aquí antes, siempre lento el servicio y caro. Mucho mejores lugares donde se puede ir en la zona.

Horrible slimy strawberries and hard red blackberry on pancakes wrong coffee latte not cappuccino, not a good experience

Having arranged to meet friends here, I was really looking forward to it and ended up being so disappointed. The selection of cakes was nothing special and the slice of chocolate cake I chose looked nicer than it tasted. Factory-made, it was dry and overly sweet (with not much actual chocolate flavour). It had clearly been on display for days and had an odd aftertaste. I ordered a latte but the barista (clearly untrained) served it with such a HUGE foam top that it ended up being a cappuccino. Not what I asked for and way too strong for me, as a result. I asked them to remedy it but all she did was add a tiny bit of milk, leaving the 3 inch foam layer intact. The only thing this cafe has going for it is free parking and a nice display of Christmas items for sale nearby in the garden centre. If you want a well-made coffee from baristas who know what they're doing and fresh (tasty) cake, I'd recommend going elsewhere.

Only had drinks ( latte and coffee frappe with fresh cream). Cream was just going off. I returned the frappe and it was disposed of instantly along with the open milk. The cream spraying thing bob was cleaned out and I got a new frappe. Was given a thorough apology too. I doubt they stand there tasting the squirty cream every ten minutes. These things happen. I found the staff nice, cheerful and polite.

Very well positioned, it is a nice place to stop for a meal and to admire the views. Food is good, but is not cheap and service can be hit and miss depending on how busy they are, but overall pleasant. Toilets were clean and they do accommodate children pretty well.

Nice lunch; reasonable value for money; friendly service; airy light cafe; tasty specials and nice to do a bit of shopping afterwards;

I bought cod and chips from the Gordon chippy and ate them from a box, on a bench in the grassy area opposite the little shop. Had to wait, so they were piping hot. I really enjoyed them. At first, I thought the chips looked grotty--but it was only because they were browned. But chips don't have to be golden, and they had fresh white potato inside and lots of flavour. The cod was decent, with plenty of white flesh, in a rich batter. Friendly lady served me, old enough to remember how fish and chips should be.

It was lunchtime, the cafe was nowhere near full. There were no clean mugs, the teapots definitely need a good clean/descale and then there is only one hot water/coffee machine in working order. Speaking to others in the queue the machines have been out of order for many months?!? It's not expensive but surely one should expect a decent service?

The food was awful, disgusting and shouldn’t of been served. Nothing nice about it.. service was shocking aswell, didn’t have any sauce. Way over priced. Do NOT recommend