The best restaurants serving Mediterranean food in East of England

Second visit , lunch time, not very busy.

Just reading these reviews. I did not write a review at the time as I hoped it was an isolated incidence, and nobody enjoys leaving a negative review in this climate. I see nobody has mentioned the smell inside the restaurant. As I walked in I wrinkled my nose at a smell that wafted over, I assumed it was a man placed near the front door. I was in a party of 4 adults/couples. We ordered drinks and the meze arrived ! it was a bowl of green dip and tiny triangles of cold hard pitta bread. Nobody said a word as this was a fun night. We ordered main course, I ordered the prawns !! in a sauce which read very appetising. Everybody was served and as an adult I said please start. People did slightly. Then came over again the terrible stench, I looked at the other female and we both mouthed " wind"....the males said no, its the drains. It was awful. I would say I waited a further 15 minutes for the prawn dish, the sauce was a dead ringer for a jar of Lloyd Grossman...by then we all started to speak about the food etc. The other lady got up to go to the toilet, was in there an age. I jumped up and went to the toilet as walking home. I can only say the contents of my stomach left my body, although not quite as as soon as I went to wash my hands, where I had flushed the toilet bowl was rising. I can laugh about it now. Then I had to sit again and my god I was in a state. Flushed again, and again it rose up. I did not say a word to friends until Christmas eve. As my husband and I started our walk I confided my story with " I need to go again" he said you cannot. I said I need to and I scoured alleys , bushes,,,,it was torture, He said, I will rush on, give me your bag, and off he shot. He flung he front door open and I made it. Hopefully the drains are fixed and the prawns are defrosted properly now. It seems so with all the great reviews. I do remember all the staff were attentive, and asked a few times how my meal was. And being typically British I said " fine". The truth as eating the food we all found it underwhelming.

Amazing everything..... Seafood to die for. Be ready for large portions and very large quality and service and don't get me started on the cannoli's out out of this world. Love, love this place. Can't recommend it enough

Selam aleyküm, this is Beautiful food and place. Excellent service with Mr Salim, he is kind and generous. He good customer service. Thank you for everyone making the food beautiful.

Always great food great service really nice people recommend 100%

Stunning food and brilliant service, will come again soon!

Had an absolutely wonderful Sunday lunch today! Delicious and fantastic portion sizes, just the right amount. For mains we had roast beef, lamb and cauliflower. And desserts we had rhubarb posset, affogato, sticky pudding and sticky sundae. The service and staff were excellent and attentive. It's very cosy and personal too. Highly recommend going to Eight!

Incredible experience and ultra friendly and professional staff, very efficient. Nothing was too much trouble. Amazing food, so tasty and mode than plentiful. Doggy bag offered! Manager amazing and interested in every aspect of service spending time talking and listening to Turkish travel stories. Will be going again soon with friends and family over from Australia in November. Cannot recommend this restaurant enough and so impressed having been in the business at the top end ourselves. Thankyou so much.

Delicious food & wonderful atmosphere. Thank you Khalid and Klaus for their professional service!

We were very hungry, one of us having run Ely half marathon. We were told it wd be 20 mins for our food to arrive 😳 but…we were very soon given delicious warm flatbreads with dips and olives, salad - and then our food arrived. Sooo delicious. Perfectly cooked, generous portions - deffo vfm. Pleasant waiting staff. A really great lunch 😋😁

Could not be happier with our experience here this afternoon- excellent food - excellent fun, warm and helpful staff and relaxed atmosphere 10/10 can’t wait to come back!!!

Fabulous tapas lunch with friends, service food and venue all perfect! Great range of menu choices, with set lunch offer great value option. Definitely recommend!

Beautiful authentic food. Wonderful service. Polite friendly staff. Lovely atmosphere. Will definitely be returning

We visit Whitham 3/4 times a year to see Family. We cannot bring ourselves to eat anywhere else. It’s a unique setting with amazing food. So glad we stumbled across this gem of a place. The food gets better with every visit.

The Food is so nice it is from Turkey