The best restaurants serving Other european-cuisines food in England

We’ve visited the Ugly Butterfly three times now over the past four years with the latest visit in November 2024. The food was stunning and the service excellent every time … which has kept us coming back, and we’ll be back again! We’ve enjoyed their vegan version of their Chef’s menu and on one occasion, dined with another couple who were having the standard option (so they’ll mix and match dietary requirements on the table). Lovely setting and the restaurant is very spacious. We even took the dog on the latest visit and she was welcomed. A great place for a treat or to celebrate something special. Highly recommend it!

Amazing food, from a comprehensive menu. Portions are very generous and the presentation is 1st class. Excellent service to go with it.

I can concur with other reviewers comments regarding the poor customer service. I did not physically enter the shop, but having visited it a few years ago, and having a sister and her family living close by, I though it would be a great idea to buy a gift voucher from the shop for my sister's Christmas present. Using Messenger, I finally got a response saying they would be happy to help me with a voucher and even suggested how that could be accomplished. 10 days later, and multiple ignored messages from me, I gave up. I was completely ignored and I KNOW that they had read my messages. Seems like this shop can afford to turn its back on an easy £100 sale.

Wow, wow, wow. What a great little tapas bar. Great atmosphere, great food and brilliant service. We triad a lot of the dishes and enjoyed them all. Well worth a visit. Thank you to the team for a great night.

My wife and I enjoyed lunch and dinner here before staying overnight and if one word is needed to sum up this place it would be 'charming'. The location is charming, the building is charming and all the staff are charming. Linda is a lovely hostess and instantly makes you feel at home. The facilities are spotless and the prices are very reasonable. Particular mention goes to the chef. Not only is the food absolutely delicious and exquisitely presented but it is always piping hot. Already planning a return trip and stay.

A mini escape to France (où peut-être la Belgique?) on a chilly winter's evening in the UK. Frédéric's beautiful restaurant had a log fire burning in the snug / bar to welcome us in, and he was a delightful and entertaining host. Delicious, authentic food and wine in a cosy dining room with just a few candle-lit tables. We were served a whole loaf of freshly-baked bread with butter to the table but still managed to clean our plates. Such a treat and thank you for your hospitality.

The fat G is my favourite place to eat. Page and her team were very accommodating and managed to do me a gluten-free breakfast as I am coeliac, so a big thumbs up from me. It's a very clean and friendly environment, perfect for a relaxing cuppa with a friend or a nice lunch out with your family.

Have wanted to try for ages and it didn't disappoint at all. The food and drinks were amazing and the ambience is great. The ox cheeks are to die for!

Me and my friend decided to come into the coffee and pita house on Saturday. The server Florin was impeccable! perfect service and happy to assist with anything we asked. The food was very good and a large variety on the menu to pick from. Would go back again for sure

Second time here but less impressed than the previous visit. When we sat down the table cloth was wet! We pointed it out to the waitress who told us it was clean as it had just come out of the washing machine……. You don’t say!!! What on earth would make you think putting a wet table cloth on was acceptable? As it was long we would have ended up with wet trousers, she did remove it and we proceeded with a bare table, no problem but the napkins were also wet so couldn’t put one on our laps. The food was very tasty and well cooked but we had two lots of bread and five of the nine dishes available (between four) and I certainly was still hungry. Waitress was lovely and service was good but not sure we’ll be giving it a third go.

I’ve been wanting to visit this restaurant for ages and was delighted when my Polish friends took me for my birthday. It lived up the tremendous reviews. Every dish was delicious. Good honest unpretentious food prepared with knowledgeable skill. Lovely room and great service. We were the last Sunday diners so we virtually had the place to ourselves. Would highly recommend a visit.

WOW! I've been hearing rave reviews about this place for ages and finally made it down and it exceeded all expectations. We had the smoked salmon with Avo pancake & asparagus and both were flawless. I used to run a brunch service in a restaurant and so i appreciate the perfect cooking, timing, seasoning and presentation of everything. The smoked salmon was incredible quality, avo perfectly seasoned and asparagus cooked perfectly. Generous portions all round, flavour combos and the pancakes were delicious. 11/10! Can't wait to go back already. Beautiful interior, and the owners and staff are just a delight, so friendly - cannot recommend highly enough. Looking at the sweet pancakes that were coming out of the kitchen i'll be back to try the whole menu. :) Great coffee too. New fav in Durham. An absolute gem of a place. So cute. x

Really nice place. Tasty food, nice vibe, friendly service

This was a lovely restaurant. The food was really great so was the atmosphere. The background music was just pitched right to add to the ambience without being intrusive and annoying. Really everything was perfect - A masterclass in how to get it right.

Lots of options for breakfast and lunch, including for veggies, not so much for vegans. I had the healthy breakfast which was tasty and very well presented. Really friendly staff. Food was tasty, cappuccino large and hot. Clean and comfy seating. Would definitely return if passing.