The best restaurants serving Other cuisines food in East of England

We stopped for a quick lunch. The Eat & Drink Co.(EDC) was right beside Costa and they seemed to share staff (same uniforms) who were friendly, and helpful, and we actually thought we were ordering from Costa initially.There was a limited range of food available and we we opted for beef and potato soup which was actually a thick vegetable soup with beef. Not quite what we had expected but it was quite satisfying, and all right for a quick motorway stop.

Slow service incompetent staff waited for ages for something so simple as a scone and coffee. Will never eat there again. The worst example of British catering. Avoid at all costs.

It's the coffee shop that stays open the latest in Brentwood, so we often go over late afternoon on a Sunday, after all the shops are closed for a coffee and a puppachino. Always has a nice atmosphere. Staff usually engage more with each other than customers, but the big wide/high counters in coffee shops makes it difficult for anyone under 6ft to hear anything or have a polite exchange.

This place is as nasty as the women that runs it tried to use the toilets. 1 cubicle you can't lock the door the other has no toilet seat showers are rancid how the lorry drivers try and wash in the showers is beyond farcical Now to the food experience all i can say is wot a waist of money no real Menu i don't like black pudding so asked if they could change it for a slice of toast omg this obviously upset this nutter behind the till she started shouting and yelling telling me it was to difficult to change a bit of black pudding for a slice of toast the way she was going on about it you would have thought I wanted a steak and fries all i can say its a total dive of a truck stop and the food and staff are as nasty and disgusting as each other

Visited the cafe with a friend about 2.30. Only two other customers there. No problems about over crowding or distancing obviously but customer service had much to be desired. Unfriendly communication(young man) Given a tea with no milk or explanation as to where cutlery, sugar mill etc was. Tea bag had burst in cup and given a dirty tray. Even had to clean table we sat up as there was sugar and crumbs everywhere. No apologies and given a fresh cup of tea on another dirty tray. Won't be going back or recommending it. Certainly not given me confidence and was the first time visiting a cafe this year. Expected much better service

Provided delicious ice-creams and gave us a generous discount when they discovered we were on a day trip for Refugees and Asylum Seekers. We will definitely be using they guys in the future for trips to Frinton.

Turned up for lunch at 1:30pm...only to be told they're not taking food orders for another 20 minutes or so! Won't be lunchtime then. Poor.

Service getting a lot worse,most of the items on the menu they have on got. Some had some soup today which normally come with bread and butter ,but not today . Enquiry about and got a snappy answer No . Better of going to Ms Donald just across the way. Nicer food and BETTER customer service.

Ordered the fish & chips…. & at £14.95, I was expecting something bigger than the palm of my hand… Definitely not catch of the day, straight out of a packet. Service was reasonable . I definitely won’t be returning , under any circumstances

Whatever you do - take sandwiches, eat your partner’s ear , starve but do not eat here .I am sure dog food tastes better than the ‘meat feast’ I was served as it was utterly foul.I was really hungry as was an early flight ,slept a little late , no breakfast so ordered here but could not eat more than 2 mouthfuls- utterly shocking!

Less than after a year of opening this place is in need of a refurbishment, the toilets have been stinky and out of date since day one, I don’t know if their kitchen or bar staff have their own toilet but if they’re using these toilets then don’t ever eat here. The Garden is a mess, weeds everywhere, a wasps nest that has been reported several times but is still there, stink coming from the toilets, old splintered furniture. It’s such a shame as it’s in a prime spot overlooking the water gardens and could be so much better and at £3:80 a pint cheapest then I expect better. They do have free WiFi, free jukebox and show sports on small televisions, also pool and darts but if people are playing pool and darts then you can’t watch TV. Sadly I believe this pub won’t be around much longer and is a great opportunity missed once again.

dont take your children to the cafe after swimming because the high chairs are filthy! the menu is very limited. Lettuce on salad brown and wilted. Fruit carton mouldy in the middle. Coffee ok No napkins available Staff don't look happy, except the young man who is quite pleasant

I went to McDonald’s hoping for a great meal and I ordered a bacon and sausage sandwich. I got my sandwich out in the car and looked inside my sandwich and there was no sausage! My dad also had no brown sauce! I am disgusted!

Visit on a Sunday with my wife and 2 grown up boys. Whilst waiting and waiting, I noticed the menu stated 500 ml’s fizzy drinks were £2. However in the fridge the soft drinks were all 330 ml’s. I told the lady who was serving and she went to the kitchen, came back with a cloth and scrubbed the 500 ml’s out to leave Fizzy Drinks £2. Absolutely outrageous. My son had a piri piri chicken wrap and threw it away as it was so bad. They forgot the chips and I had to remind them twice. A complete shambles. Food and service at Hainault is nicer, cheaper and better.

Went in for brunch, Cornish style pastry, cappuccino and dutch apple pies, Not asked if we wanted chocolate on coffee, given apple strudle instead of dutch apple pies, Cornish style pasty was more lumps of potato than meat or other veg and dutch apple pie was half inch thick with pastry Don't mind paying for good food but thsiswas a waste