It was consistently the worst food I've ever had. Short of spending a small fortune on Scottish beef it was awful. Boiled fish encrusted in salt was one of the most memorable items... I couldn't eat it... And I was very hungry...
I lived in the UK in the 90's. Breakfast was great. Fruits and vegetables beautiful. Fish and chips , Sweet! Couldn't bring myself to eat lamb because we lived next to a pasture. Beef was awesome. Pork products came from Denmark. Lovely bacon. I tried steak and kidney pie on a whim. Won't do that again.
English food can be very good, but you have to work hard to find it. In France, you have to work hard to find poor food.