The best restaurants serving Other cuisines food in East of England

At the Gate for Sunday lunch and had Roast Beef. Lovely lean meat and tasty vegetables, bottomless gravy. Good food, atmosphere and service, so would highly recommend.

We got there early so had a coffee and cake from inside the foyer. My latte was made from a sachet of powder so had lumps in but the very overpriced cake tasted like it was made a week ago. I opted for the hedwig cake at £9.95 and it was awful. Solid as a brick, solid sponge, a small taste of custard inside and lots of buttercream. No way was that cake fresh. My daughter had a death eater cake. Chocolate with a tiny cherry filling at £8.95. Hers was also very dry but not as bad. If you are buying these, ask if they are freshly made. Otherwise its a lot of money to waste.

What a way to take advantage of late October sunshine? Sitting out with a bottle of wine and tucking into another amazing Crab Royale salad. The local delicacy, dressed crab along with cockles, smoked mackerel, prawns, coleslaw & potato salad. Probably the best value lunch along this pricey stretch of coastline. Roll on next summer for more visits to this quirky seafood shack...although interesting to see developments inside... a packed cute indoor restaurant, toasty warm, gingham tablecloths and candlelit tables. An ideal spot for birders and walkers on a nippy day. A lovely warm welcome as usual and a family business to cherish.

Sitting in the restaurant having ordered 40 minutes ago and despite their claim to have food at your table within 7 minutes no sign of our food or drinks. I spoke with what appears to be the duty manager 5 minutes ago and he hasn’t even had the courtesy to let me know what’s happening. AVOID it at all costs

Great place, great service and really good food at reasonable prices. An enjoyable celebratory lunch with family. Would certainly recommend.

Definitely one to avoid now, had many lovely visits with previous owners, the welcome was poor, staff not interested, food average, restaurant was cold, staff kept leaving doors open, no thank you or goodbye, it’s fair to say our special family occasion was extremely disappointing, we will not return or recommend.

We have given it three tries, first, food was OK, short staffed, bad service, 2nd similar but food again was ok, tried again last night, 8pm booking, only us and a table of 4, another couple were then seated, table of 4 had finished. We ordered starters and mains, starters arrived, yes ok, having finished those they were cleared, we awaited our mains, we could see 4 main meals on the counter where the two chefs were as only us and the other couple, they had to be ours, after watching for ten minutes and still sitting there under the heat lamps, I spoke with the manager, he went to them but apparently not fully prepared, awaiting chips ? After about a further 10 minutes they were served to us, no cutlery so we had to take from the next table, the food was dry, mixed grill was awful eggs were now rubbery all meat was dry, salad was warm, the other meal was equally as bad, warm salad and small tomatoes, chicken dried out, sauce congealed. Neither edible, so mostly left. No we didn’t have to pay, but how can Two chefs not prepare 2 meals to come out fresh and hot, it’s wasn’t as if it was busy, total joke, maybe time to replace with a new restaurant team. I feel all there have become complacent. To be that empty on a Saturday evening, something is wrong.

Perfect visit for breakfast with the family. Chef was lovely and cheerful. Breakfast looked really lovely and tasted even better. Worth a visit

My partner and myself have stayed here on many occasions over the last 12 years, including the last Christmas. The manager Adam and his partner Nat can never do enough for you, easily the most accommodating manager we've had during these visits. We have never had any issues with our stays, even after experiencing squirrels in the loft last Christmas they up graded us to a superior room....... a great touch as it didn't really bother us and only mentioned it so that they were aware of the problem. Chrismas dinner was well executed and again with no issues. I even left 3 t-shirts behind and Adam sent them to me, eventhough I didn't ask and just assumed that I had lost them through my stupidity..... well done guys !!!! Looking forward to their refit in April and already have booked our next visit shortly after. Again cannot recommend this place more, so give it a try. Cheers guys, Paul & Debs

Classic waterside pub, local drinkers and simple menu. However the scampi & chips is a worthy 5/5

Absolutely delicious, spot on as always, Thks guys 👌👍

A slightly odd location in a glass cube in the midde of an odd shopping centre. Surprisingly large amount of seating inside, lots outside but as its in Basildon there was lots of people smoking. Fast and friendly service on a busy day. Food and drink up to the usual costa standard. I am very much enjoying the christmas menu this year and the black forest hot chocolate was no exception.

My friend and I each had the "lighter breakfast" option. It was well cooked and delicious

We ordered a beef brisket sandwich in a artisan bloomer bread with dipping sauce. It took 50 minutes to come out. It wasn't on the bread advertised it was on basic brown bread. There was no dipping sauce to be seen so I asked the bar staff and she said she will find out. She didn't bother. It was very dry so we had to smother it with mayo to get it down. £11.50 very overpriced but the bloomer and sauce made it sound so nice. We won't be going back.

The negative reviews are from people thinking the cost of food , salaries, and gas and electric are still in the 1970’s! Gorgeous food, served hot and timely and the service from Ella was outstanding. Her male colleague was also very friendly. A lovely warm place to eat with well behaved dogs welcome. We will be back for sure Karen and Colin Bedfordshire