The best restaurants serving British food in England

We had a birthday afternoon tea here and thoroughly enjoyed it. Being February and miserable weather, we had the place to ourselves but the staff had gone to a lot of effort - decorating the birthday girl's table with birthday confetti. Nice and cosy inside. The food was very good - nice selection of sandwiches - what I would call sensible fillings like cheese and chutney, ham and tomato, tuna mayo, and egg. Our only comment would be to include a few more of the tuna and egg ones as there were quite a few of the ham and tomato which for our group was the least popular flavour. A selection of four different cakes - carrot, victoria sponge, chocolate and a very good syrupy flapjack. Small pieces but we liked that as you could have a bit of everything without feeling like you were going to explode! Very fresh and tasty. Finally cream scones - and yay - proper clotted cream! My son has a lot of allergies so chose a baked potato off the main menu. The staff were very helpful at the booking stage sorting out his meal and he enjoyed it. Am sure it must be lovely in summer time with all the plants and being able to sit outside - will definitely come back again.

Really surprised by the bad reviews. We enjoyed a great fish and chip meal - tasty, well cooked and not at all greasy. Our food was cooked to order. We didnt have to queue despite it being a Sunday afternoon in July. The only down point - only Pepsi available and no coke.

Had a really nice time here. Table service and home made food was delightful.

Lovely café. Delightful garden. Great coffee! I was even offered an umbrella to get me home in a rain shower! Lovely people!

Been coming here since I was a child, its My favourite place for a cake and I normally buy half a dozen rolls too ,which taste good and fresh . Staff are always friendly ,my Mum worked here once too many years ago . Love this bakery

Best Pies in London! The mash is outstanding and the pies are superb! And the staff is super friendly! Worth to go and check it out!

These guys are great. They framed a whole body of my St Ives paintings, to the agreed dates for an exhibition. Helpful and good value. Can’t recommend highly enough. Many thanks. Oliver

I have purchased several cards from Aljiche for special birthdays or family weddings. The quality of each card is absolutely exceptional as well as the personal attention to detail. Packaging and prompt delivery are also to be rated highly. I am not normally into writing reviews but these cards and their presentation deserve the highest recommendation.

Very friendly service and food was lovely perfect poached eggs

As a type 1 diabetic, Cornish pasties are a rare treat for me, so when I do get one, it's important to get it right. This place did not disappoint! I got the giant pasty, and it was delicious - exactly what I think a pasty should be like. What's more, the friendly gentleman serving us went out of his way to find the carb content, meaning I can dose my insulin correctly. Fantastic! 😊

called in for lunch-terrific food and drinks-good value-staff looked to be enjoying themselves - would recommend this cafe and will go again-best Mocha drink i've had for ages

Went in for hot drinks only, so no food ordered. However the cake looked very good and prices are very reasonable. The cafe is a social space run by people connected to the local church. It's not open for long hours as it's a volunteer staffed cafe. Our drinks were excellent and the people there were really friendly and welcoming. Sad that we didn't eat anything, as going out after. It's a real community meeting place in a small village, so it's really important to the residents. If you're lucky enough to be in Bere Alston when it's open, do visit and support the community. You won't regret it! There are good small shops in the village too. Local butcher is well worth supporting. Good luck to the cafe, and the good hearted staff.

During the first lock down i got a selection of flap jacks and they were absolutely delicious. At halloween got some more flapjacks and again so yummy. Definitely recommended

Varied and wide choice of food all presented and cooked very well with good sized portions. The staff were very friendly and polite could not do enough for you.

Lovely food and fancy atmosphere. We did book in advance had to wait. By the young gentleman managed to sort out. He was very nice to us and offered free dessert.