The best restaurants serving British food in England

Been here a few times recently, it's fantastic. Value for money, great service and the food is fantastic!

Sunday roast is great - and abundant. No room for dessert for me, but others in our party had no problem. Also good for mid-week lunches or dinner if you don’t feel like cooking. If they have ribs on as a Special, they’re excellent, as are their curries. As a plus, the venue is dog friendly, which always gets a thumbs up from me.

After a troubled start to my morning and having to drop my car at the garage. I called in for a quick drink whilst I was waiting for a taxi home. Served by Tom who was so welcoming when he saw me and even asked how I was. When I explained he said do t worry you’ll be fine I call that above and beyond plus a hi from Beth was also refreshing and also a quick hi from Jess

This place takes gastro pub to another level. I honestly could have gone for any of the starters , 4 out of the 6 mains and all of the desserts. It is a shame when someone leaves a review that they don’t consider themselves culpable for paying their children a little attention

Great food and service lots of people to serve in 1 sitting as it was my sister's 60th with a large family we all left satisfied, thank you

This was a fabulous find for a couple of days away. We loved room 11, right up in the attic, it was lovely and clean and really relaxing space. We really enjoyed the meals- spring lamb at its finest. The staff were really excellent! We used The Lamplighter as a base to hike Orrest Head which starts a few minutes walk up past the Tourist Information office, it was a splendid walk in the late afternoon. There’s a beautiful walk to a really serene park of the lake near Raygill called Millerground. 25 minutes drive to hike up Helvellyn from The Swirls at Thirlmere Lake and a choice of ParkRuns for Saturday at 09:00 if you’re in the area, we even made it back in time for a shower before checkout at 11. A superb time. Thank you

We love this pub, it's our local, but it's got even better. The food has been lifted onto a different level. Cannot fault the quality of food was superb, the service was attentive and the atmosphere is always great. It's a great pub, you must visit.

Bistro live is a brilliant night out! The food was superb, staff were excellent, great value for money and it was fun fun fun! We've already booked again for my birthday 😁🥳

I booked for a table of 10 for dinner and at the last minute had to change it to a 17, this was changed with no problems by Nanny Sue, the service was perfect and all of our food was amazing! Also a special thank you to our waitresses Tracey and Katie x

We love the Cosy Club, it's like extended family. So friendly and welcoming and the food and drink are the best. Visits there make our day, it has a great atmosphere and we love the sun terrace in summer. We love this place.

The best bottomless brunch! Amazing service from Vincent who kept our drinks topped up and recommended his favourites! Lovely atmosphere even with a kids event on, we were asked if we were ok with the noise etc, we will be back! 💓

As requested my cheeseburger had no cheese,I also had chips and it was very nice.Very tasty.There was refillable drinks.

Our server, Keira was absolutely wonderful. She was so polite and catered us whenever we needed anything. Should be proud of your staff, will be coming here again

If you're looking for a fantastic dining experience during your holiday, look no further! We were so impressed with our first visit on Tuesday evening that we had to come back before heading home. The staff were incredibly friendly and accommodating, which made dining with our 20-month-old a lot easier. I indulged in the pulled pork burger and my partner had the hot dog, and I must say, it was one of the best burgers I've ever had! The flavors were exceptional. Upon returning on Thursday evening, we were welcomed warmly once again. I opted for the blue cheese burger this time, while my partner enjoyed a delicious lasagna. Both meals were outstanding, I can't recommend this place enough! If you find yourself in the area and craving excellent food paired with amazing service, this is the spot! A solid 10 out of 10!

So we have lived here for a few years and Papa’s has always had a good reputation and today we really fancied Fish n chips. We waited politely at the “wait to be seated” sign and were studiously ignored by a tall blond lady chatting with a small woman in a black trilby. When they were good and done with their discussion we were crammed into a corner and given menus. It doesn’t take long to be honest, does it, to chose your meal but when we asked if we could order we were told that we were “in a queue”. The restaurant was fairly empty at this point. The table behind us also heard this retort and we exchanged glances and chatted about how odd the whole vibe was, snarly and decidedly unfriendly. We’d already got a bad feeling so probably ordered less than we may have. The food came fairly fast and was very generous and the fish was nice, well cooked with good home made chips . But the waitresses were so snarly and straight faced and unpleasant it kinda ruined the whole experience. I heard her with some tourists who wanted to share a meal and wanted to go and apologise for our country and its rudeness. Next I heard the small one snap at a table of ladies saying “I told you that wasn’t included” and watched them share an awkward look. We finished, paid and no-one asked if the meal was OK, or if we’d like anything else, they just are not interested at all. The food is pretty good but I would REALLY avoid eating in as the service here is so cold and unpleasant- it is really uncomfortable and for £43 I honestly don’t think a smile or a thank you is too much to ask? Or better still choose another as there’s plenty of place who might appreciate our trade.