The best restaurants serving British food in England

We booked here as a birthday meal. Having decided to try somewhere different for us , this was very much a random choice. Which turned out very well as this is a most delightful restaurant. With a relaxing ,gentle atmosphere but not too quiet (we ate early so it hadn't got too busy) , the gentleman looking after us was friendly and very helpful with our questions on the menu. The food was served quickly, hot and fresh made, and if Potuguese food is your thing , will not disappoint. Thoroughly recommended, we'll be returning.

A great pub with one of the best burgers we’ve ever had! Stopped by twice within a short trip to the countryside.

Food & service poor. We went as a family on a Saturday afternoon and sadly wouldn’t recommend. The food average and not as described (pie filling chewy, not cooked for 12 hours and gravy certainly not homemade, tasted like instant gravy) When asked to change for something else we were ignored. On top of that the beer wasn’t great.

Excellent service , friendly staff, and an exceptional buffet. We were all looked after although it was a sad occasion it made the day perfect thanks 😊 👍

A lovely little friendly bakers that does light lunches. The sandwiches are tasty (at least mine was), the cakes are very good. The coffee is good, better than Costa in my opinion.

Very good food and friendly staff

Beautiful setting but poor customer service. The person who served us verged in rudeness, insisting on us conforming to the rule of a table number before we ordered despite the place being nearly empty. Felt like Fawlty. Towers.

Lovely pub food, but since June I've been charged from £3.50 to £3.95 on the same day for two cups of coffee. Recently charged £4.75! If someone could explain why??

Bought the sea food platter (£22) crab, prawns, king scallops, squid and fish along side a salad. While the squid and crab were fine the rest of the meal all tasted of oil that was evident on the plate in puddles. The fish, catch of the day was tasteless other than the oily finish. It was almost like the rest of the meal was cooked in a bacon and sausage pan. The restaurant was busy but it’s no excuse for turning out an oil slick on a plate. 🐠🛢

Wow! This pub is an absolute gem, brimming with locals and hard workers. It's bustling and lively, but that only adds to the charm. For me, it’s an important reminder that life’s still buzzing and people are connecting, socialising, and strengthening their ties. We stumbled upon this place based on a glowing recommendation from a Whitby local, and let me tell you, it was the best decision ever. The food and service here are unmatched! In fact, we’ve decided that from now on, whenever we venture to the North East, our evenings will be spent indulging in the culinary delights of this fantastic pub. We can't wait for our next visit!

We would just like to show our appreciation to Craig, Annie and the team for our lovely evening. We felt spoilt. It was clearly a busy evening but the service and quality of the meals was excellent. I had the rack of ribs with the homemade “monkey glad” sauce. Honestly, so good, it felt naughty, they were that good. Everyone commented on how good their meals were and the a great selection of beers, ales, cider and lagers on tap. The Guinness was top notch. Happy to recommend but advise booking in advance

Popped in here on an ad-hoc detour to get something to eat & drink (5pm ish). Building looked like an old fashioned type of place and advertised food outside the front door. Parking in the old stable courtyard around the back. Tight bar, low ceilings but offered good ales. The chef spotted as and told us that if we wanted food, Stew and Dumplings were fresh and a special of the day. Very much a locals pub, bar flies were friendly, TV on with no sound (News) and best of all. NO MUSIC and could have a conversion without shouting over any noise. Grub was bang on (Stew, dumplings, mash and veg) and a massive portion. £8 quid. Mrs. had Scampi, a mountain of chips and a lorry load of peas which she said was really good. Also £8 quid. Great pub, great grub, well poured beer and nice welcome surroundings. Rough and ready, no frills good honest place.

The title says it all. Popular with hikers, climbers and dog walkers. We stayed just one night on our way home from Chatsworth. Will certainly stay again when we are next in the area.

went to look for places the other day to have breakfast and saw this place. the food is so good and very kind young woman called nicola i think it was 10/10 will be coming back

Really cosy environment. Friendly staff who go above and beyond to make sure all an ages of customers are looked after. Very tasty well cooked food. Look forward to coming back.