Best Restaurants in Suffolk
Suffolk's Best Restaurants are located throughout the county, in towns and villages as picturesque as the food on offer. Whether it's a lite bite in Lavenham, a meander through the Suffolk Food Hall, Ipswich, or a stop for gourmet supplies at Hitchcock's Provisions in Sudbury, there are enough great places to eat to warm even the most city-bound foodie. Here's a Guide to a few of the best restaurants in Suffolk.
The Great House in Lavenham
The Great House has received numerous accolades and awards over the 25 years that it has been owned by Regis and Martine Crepy; the most recent including ‘2009 Best restaurant in East Anglia’ by the Which? Good Food Guide and ‘2009 Britain Best Restaurant with Rooms’ by the Good Hotel Guide. The service is with a smile; knowledgeable and friendly, the all French team effortlessly ensure that customers thoroughly enjoy their meal.
The restaurant is still unpretentious and is extremely popular with locals as well as those staying at the hotel and enjoying a weekend or mid-week break.
For more details and a link to their sample menus, see The Great House, Lavenham
The Bildeston Crown
Bildeston Crown's restaurant, situated amongst the centuries old oak beams of The Bildeston Crown Public House is the pride of our establishment. The restaurant offers seating for up to 120 people over a number of different sized tables, as well as private dining. With people coming from far and wide to sample the Crown's outstanding cuisine, it is recommended you phone to make a reservation first.
Bildeston Crown offers many deals and special events. Check out The Bildeston Crown for more information.
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Lindsay House Restaurant
Lindsay House Restaurant, Eye, is a family-run restaurant providing an eclectic menu in an informal, friendly atmosphere. At Lindsay House, great emphasis is put on using only the best of local, seasonal produce. Why not bring the family for a traditional roast of locally-reared beef on Sunday Lunch? All dishes are prepared in-house - including tempting desserts such as sticky date pudding with toffee sauce, soft centred chocolate pudding or perhaps the lemon tart.
The Crown Inn
The Crown is an historic, privately owned village Inn with a reputation for making everyone feel welcome - without pretension - simply a passion for good service, food, wine and real ale.
Reopened after extensive refurbishment, the choice of dining areas promises conviviality and varying degrees of cosiness and privacy, whatever your mood. The Crown sources, wherever possible, local produce for a regularly evolving menu and fishboard.
Check out full opening times and accommodation details at The Crown Inn, Stoke by Nayland.
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The George
A warm welcome always awaits you at The George, situated in the delightful Suffolk village of Cavendish. The George is an excellent example of a traditional Suffolk Inn offering fantastic local food, featuring extensive menus using local produce. You can dine in, or enjoy the weather al fresco, with seating areas both inside and outside under heated canopies.
The Swan
Southwold's wonderful retreat that exudes timeless style, and matches with modern convenience. Catch up with local gossip over a pint of Adnams in the bar or enjoy local produce, beautifully cooked in our restaurant – which has two AA rosettes. The Swan Hotel Kitchen Brigade, led by Rory Whelan, formally Head Chef of the Hoste Arms, Burnham Market, have introduced a new à la carte menu to the Swan Restaurant. The menu allows for all pockets and is flexible depending on whether you want a three course dinner, or a lighter meal. Or enjoy our bar menu. More details can be found by clicking on The Swan Hotel, Southwold.
The New Roundhouse
The New Roundhouse is an intimate family run restaurant with a large garden set amongst woodland on the A12 between Yoxford and Blythburgh. Easily accessible from Beccles, Southwold, Aldeburgh, Woodbridge and the surrounding areas.
Their menu is mainly traditional British fare with a modern accent. The New Roundhouse prides itself on using the best quality local ingredients, and all menu items are freshly made on the premises. The decor of the restaurant somewhat belies the traditional thatched exterior. It is light and airy with white linen nappery. Lunch and dinner menus change regularly and there are various special evenings. We offer as standard vegetarian choices on our menu and can accommodate any dietary requirements by prior arrangements.
Lunch and Dinner times, prices, and additional information can be found by clicking on The New Roundhouse Restaurant, Saxmundham.
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Ufford Park Hotel, Golf, and Spa
The restaurant at Ufford Park Hotel benefits from fantastic views over the golf course and offers a wide selection of locally sourced seasonal ingredients together with an interesting wine list. The bar and restaurant are open every day and families are welcome. They particularly recommend Sunday lunch which is excellent value for money, booking is recommended.
Uffolk Park offers a variety of great breaks and packages, details can be found by clicking on Ufford Park Hotel, Golf, and Spa, Woodbridge.
The Case Restaurant with Rooms
The Case Restaurant with Rooms in Sudbury has recently been completely refurbished. The Case are proud to say that they can ensure that the service you receive will be impeccable, friendly and will support your family, private function and business needs. They have achieved a Silver Award for excellence in the menu and accommodation by the English Tourist Board, and can cater for the most intimate booking, large functions and party bookings. The Case also offers dining for the private business sector also and can arrange a menu and private areas using the observatory or main restaurant too. Party Bookings, Functions, Weddings and Business catering to the standard you will expect from a 4* Restaurant
The menu at the Case Restaurant with Rooms provides the patron with exquisite home cooked food, simple classic dishes and a flair for local produce, fresh fish bought daily, mouth watering desserts and a full vegetarian menu alongside daily specials and a scrumptious meat menu.
See The Case Restaurant with Rooms, Sudbury for opening hours and more information.
The Crown and Castle
Good food is a core ingredient of the Crown and Castle in Orford. Part of the reason is that co-proprietor, Ruth Watson, is an award-winning food writer and a long-time contributor to Sainsbury’s Magazine and BBC Good Food. She has also written three best-selling books, The Really Helpful Cookbook, Fat Girl Slim and Something for the Weekend.
No wonder, then, that so much time and energy are devoted to sourcing wonderful local produce, and creating menus which offer interesting but not stupidly elaborate food. In the summer, you may find simple dishes such as dressed Cromer crab salad; Orford lobster with garlic butter; Snape asparagus with hollandaise sauce; or locally grown loganberries with Jersey cream, on the menu. In winter, it may be Suffolk pheasant with lentil ragout and wilted greens; slow-roast Gloucester Old Spot pork belly with mussels and shellfish broth; or hot bitter chocolate mousse.
Their restaurant, the Trinity, has a relaxed but lively ambiance. Most importantly, it neither looks nor feels like a typical hotel restaurant. With 2 AA rosettes, a Michelin bib gourmand, and good write-ups in all the major guides, guests often cite the food as a major reason for staying at The Crown and Castle. The wine list has also won many plaudits in the guides, not least for the reasonable pricing structure.
Check out the Ten Good Reasons to stay at The Crown and Castle!
Sutherland House Hotel & Restaurant
Sutherland House in Southwold is not just a fine dining establishment, it is a neighbourhood restaurant which serves local food for local people. Guests are welcome to drop in for a glass of wine and a plate of tapas (in winter) in front of the fire; a gourmet sandwich; Fresh locally caught fish served fresh and innovatively daily; home-made Black Pudding sausages and mash, or a British classic dish – or to come for a three course meal. There are affordable and more expensive dishes.
Sutherland House being in Suffolk is very fortunate to have some of the best produce, and because all our food is sourced locally, our produce is fresh and our farmers, fishermen are friends. Sutherland House has been awarded 3 gold medals for pork based products using Jimmy Butlers Blythburgh free range pork and has come 3rd overall in Best Innovative Pork Category for our Black Pudding Fritters.
Check out Sutherland House Hotel and Restaurant, Southwold for more details.
Kesgrave Hall
"Open all day so no need to rush!" - This should be the motto at Kesgrave Hall. What it simply means is that Kesgrave Hall is open throughout the day for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The 100-seat restaurant certainly has plenty of theatre with an open-plan kitchen allowing diners to see exactly what goes on in the kitchen, or 'the engine room', as it's referred to on the sign!
Head Chef, Stuart Oliver, Lee O'Neil, Sous Chef and their brigade of chefs champion all that is great about Suffolk produce, plus there is a daily specials board allowing them to make full use of seasonal produce. Children are not left out and we positively encourage them - as long as they're well behaved! There's a special kid's menu available throughout the day.
Click here for more on Kesgrave Hall, Ipswich.
The Crown Hotel
An exciting and intimate combination of small hotel, wine bar, pub and restaurant, The Crown in Southwold is always buzzing with a lively informality. The food is famously good and the wine list wonderful. You don’t have to take our word for it – The Crown was named ‘Wine Pub of the Year’ by the Morning Advertiser and ‘Central & East Anglia’s Best Hotel of the Year’ by Les Routiers.
The Crown is justly famous as a place to eat and drink well in a delightfully informal atmosphere. Our staff are trained to help you select the right wine for your choice of dish. Tables are available on a first come, first served basis so it’s best to arrive early!
Check out more on food, drink, and accomodation at The Crown Hotel, Southwold.
Hintlesham Hall
Hintlesham Hall's Head Chef, Alan Ford, demands the best quality ingredients to build a well-balanced carte which appeals to gourmet and health-conscious alike. Many of the dishes encompass fresh herbs from the Hall's famous garden.
The epitome of grandeur and elegance, the Salon is the largest of our three dining rooms. It also makes the most stunning and memorable setting for a celebration party. The award-winning, 350-bin wine list ranges the world from France to Australia, and includes a marvellous selection of half-bottles. The cosy Parlour is often used for a la Carte dining as well as for wonderful lunch and dinner parties.
Please see Hintlesham Hall Hotel, Ipswich for more information.
Milsoms Hotel & Restaurant
The style of cooking at Milsoms is best described as global with Head Chef Stas Anastasiades taking his influences from all around the world. Within three weeks of opening the restaurant was awarded an AA rosette for its cooking. In the main restaurant the seating is arranged on two levels. The terrace is very much an extension of the dining area with a huge sail canopy and heaters with the added dimension of the stunning gardens outside dining is a reality for much of the year.
An a la carte menu is available at lunch and dinner times. There are always daily specials available with the chefs taking full advantage of local and seasonal produce. In the afternoons a special ‘pm’ menu is available comprising of several items from the a la carte menu. The younger members of the family haven’t been left out at Milsoms with a specially designed menu to suit smaller appetites!
For more details, check out Milsoms Hotel & Restaurant, Dedham.
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Suffolk Food Hall
Ipswich's Suffolk Food Hall started to take shape in 2005. As farmers, Oliver and Robert Paul were frustrated that consumers had limited and often inconvenient access to much of the fantastic food produced locally. Hence they set about creating a Food Hall that is a showcase for quality local food with provenance.
They have teamed up with a number of specialists, including Hamish Johnston cheese, Crystal Waters fishmonger, Bread by Helena Doy, Promotion Wine and the Bourne Garden Centre and are looking to provide a great day-out for the whole family with quality, traceable, food alongside other local products.
Come take advantage of fantastic food deals sure to please even the most discerning foodie, at Suffolk Food Hall, Ipswich.
Fox and Goose Inn
The Fox and Goose Inn in Fressingfield is an impressive Inn, renowned for its restaurant where they use the freshest produce and the menus change frequently. They always have daily specials, offering good food using the best local produce. Come enjoy some fantastic food and soak up the great history that the Fox and Goose has to offer.
Check out The Fox and Goose Inn, Fressingfield for more details.
The Swan at Lavenham
What better venue in Lavenham than The Swan for a special meal out? With its warm, intimate atmosphere and serving the very best of modern English cuisine, The Swan offers the finest cuisine in a unique restaurant. The elegant AA two rosette Gallery Restaurant has a very large inglenook fireplace, plenty of beams, a high vaulted ceiling and a Minstrels’ Gallery. The Restaurant can seat 100 at most so please book early to avoid disappointment.
For hours and further information, check out The Swan at Lavenham.
Please also see Fine Dining in Suffolk
Don't forget to check out more Things to Do in Suffolk.
Eaten too much? Might want to spend the night in some Accommodation in Suffolk.
If you love food, check out Seasonal Suffolk Food.
Please also see Shoppers' Guide to Suffolk for food shops and more.
The Great House in Lavenham
The Great House has received numerous accolades and awards over the 25 years that it has been owned by Regis and Martine Crepy; the most recent including ‘2009 Best restaurant in East Anglia’ by the Which? Good Food Guide and ‘2009 Britain Best Restaurant with Rooms’ by the Good Hotel Guide. The service is with a smile; knowledgeable and friendly, the all French team effortlessly ensure that customers thoroughly enjoy their meal.
The restaurant is still unpretentious and is extremely popular with locals as well as those staying at the hotel and enjoying a weekend or mid-week break.
For more details and a link to their sample menus, see The Great House, Lavenham
The Bildeston Crown
Bildeston Crown's restaurant, situated amongst the centuries old oak beams of The Bildeston Crown Public House is the pride of our establishment. The restaurant offers seating for up to 120 people over a number of different sized tables, as well as private dining. With people coming from far and wide to sample the Crown's outstanding cuisine, it is recommended you phone to make a reservation first.
Bildeston Crown offers many deals and special events. Check out The Bildeston Crown for more information.
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Lindsay House Restaurant
Lindsay House Restaurant, Eye, is a family-run restaurant providing an eclectic menu in an informal, friendly atmosphere. At Lindsay House, great emphasis is put on using only the best of local, seasonal produce. Why not bring the family for a traditional roast of locally-reared beef on Sunday Lunch? All dishes are prepared in-house - including tempting desserts such as sticky date pudding with toffee sauce, soft centred chocolate pudding or perhaps the lemon tart.
The Crown Inn
The Crown is an historic, privately owned village Inn with a reputation for making everyone feel welcome - without pretension - simply a passion for good service, food, wine and real ale.
Reopened after extensive refurbishment, the choice of dining areas promises conviviality and varying degrees of cosiness and privacy, whatever your mood. The Crown sources, wherever possible, local produce for a regularly evolving menu and fishboard.
Check out full opening times and accommodation details at The Crown Inn, Stoke by Nayland.
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The George
A warm welcome always awaits you at The George, situated in the delightful Suffolk village of Cavendish. The George is an excellent example of a traditional Suffolk Inn offering fantastic local food, featuring extensive menus using local produce. You can dine in, or enjoy the weather al fresco, with seating areas both inside and outside under heated canopies.
The Swan
Southwold's wonderful retreat that exudes timeless style, and matches with modern convenience. Catch up with local gossip over a pint of Adnams in the bar or enjoy local produce, beautifully cooked in our restaurant – which has two AA rosettes. The Swan Hotel Kitchen Brigade, led by Rory Whelan, formally Head Chef of the Hoste Arms, Burnham Market, have introduced a new à la carte menu to the Swan Restaurant. The menu allows for all pockets and is flexible depending on whether you want a three course dinner, or a lighter meal. Or enjoy our bar menu. More details can be found by clicking on The Swan Hotel, Southwold.
The New Roundhouse
The New Roundhouse is an intimate family run restaurant with a large garden set amongst woodland on the A12 between Yoxford and Blythburgh. Easily accessible from Beccles, Southwold, Aldeburgh, Woodbridge and the surrounding areas.
Their menu is mainly traditional British fare with a modern accent. The New Roundhouse prides itself on using the best quality local ingredients, and all menu items are freshly made on the premises. The decor of the restaurant somewhat belies the traditional thatched exterior. It is light and airy with white linen nappery. Lunch and dinner menus change regularly and there are various special evenings. We offer as standard vegetarian choices on our menu and can accommodate any dietary requirements by prior arrangements.
Lunch and Dinner times, prices, and additional information can be found by clicking on The New Roundhouse Restaurant, Saxmundham.
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Ufford Park Hotel, Golf, and Spa
The restaurant at Ufford Park Hotel benefits from fantastic views over the golf course and offers a wide selection of locally sourced seasonal ingredients together with an interesting wine list. The bar and restaurant are open every day and families are welcome. They particularly recommend Sunday lunch which is excellent value for money, booking is recommended.
Uffolk Park offers a variety of great breaks and packages, details can be found by clicking on Ufford Park Hotel, Golf, and Spa, Woodbridge.
The Case Restaurant with Rooms
The Case Restaurant with Rooms in Sudbury has recently been completely refurbished. The Case are proud to say that they can ensure that the service you receive will be impeccable, friendly and will support your family, private function and business needs. They have achieved a Silver Award for excellence in the menu and accommodation by the English Tourist Board, and can cater for the most intimate booking, large functions and party bookings. The Case also offers dining for the private business sector also and can arrange a menu and private areas using the observatory or main restaurant too. Party Bookings, Functions, Weddings and Business catering to the standard you will expect from a 4* Restaurant
The menu at the Case Restaurant with Rooms provides the patron with exquisite home cooked food, simple classic dishes and a flair for local produce, fresh fish bought daily, mouth watering desserts and a full vegetarian menu alongside daily specials and a scrumptious meat menu.
See The Case Restaurant with Rooms, Sudbury for opening hours and more information.
The Crown and Castle
Good food is a core ingredient of the Crown and Castle in Orford. Part of the reason is that co-proprietor, Ruth Watson, is an award-winning food writer and a long-time contributor to Sainsbury’s Magazine and BBC Good Food. She has also written three best-selling books, The Really Helpful Cookbook, Fat Girl Slim and Something for the Weekend.
No wonder, then, that so much time and energy are devoted to sourcing wonderful local produce, and creating menus which offer interesting but not stupidly elaborate food. In the summer, you may find simple dishes such as dressed Cromer crab salad; Orford lobster with garlic butter; Snape asparagus with hollandaise sauce; or locally grown loganberries with Jersey cream, on the menu. In winter, it may be Suffolk pheasant with lentil ragout and wilted greens; slow-roast Gloucester Old Spot pork belly with mussels and shellfish broth; or hot bitter chocolate mousse.
Their restaurant, the Trinity, has a relaxed but lively ambiance. Most importantly, it neither looks nor feels like a typical hotel restaurant. With 2 AA rosettes, a Michelin bib gourmand, and good write-ups in all the major guides, guests often cite the food as a major reason for staying at The Crown and Castle. The wine list has also won many plaudits in the guides, not least for the reasonable pricing structure.
Check out the Ten Good Reasons to stay at The Crown and Castle!
Sutherland House Hotel & Restaurant
Sutherland House in Southwold is not just a fine dining establishment, it is a neighbourhood restaurant which serves local food for local people. Guests are welcome to drop in for a glass of wine and a plate of tapas (in winter) in front of the fire; a gourmet sandwich; Fresh locally caught fish served fresh and innovatively daily; home-made Black Pudding sausages and mash, or a British classic dish – or to come for a three course meal. There are affordable and more expensive dishes.
Sutherland House being in Suffolk is very fortunate to have some of the best produce, and because all our food is sourced locally, our produce is fresh and our farmers, fishermen are friends. Sutherland House has been awarded 3 gold medals for pork based products using Jimmy Butlers Blythburgh free range pork and has come 3rd overall in Best Innovative Pork Category for our Black Pudding Fritters.
Check out Sutherland House Hotel and Restaurant, Southwold for more details.
Kesgrave Hall
"Open all day so no need to rush!" - This should be the motto at Kesgrave Hall. What it simply means is that Kesgrave Hall is open throughout the day for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The 100-seat restaurant certainly has plenty of theatre with an open-plan kitchen allowing diners to see exactly what goes on in the kitchen, or 'the engine room', as it's referred to on the sign!
Head Chef, Stuart Oliver, Lee O'Neil, Sous Chef and their brigade of chefs champion all that is great about Suffolk produce, plus there is a daily specials board allowing them to make full use of seasonal produce. Children are not left out and we positively encourage them - as long as they're well behaved! There's a special kid's menu available throughout the day.
Click here for more on Kesgrave Hall, Ipswich.
The Crown Hotel
An exciting and intimate combination of small hotel, wine bar, pub and restaurant, The Crown in Southwold is always buzzing with a lively informality. The food is famously good and the wine list wonderful. You don’t have to take our word for it – The Crown was named ‘Wine Pub of the Year’ by the Morning Advertiser and ‘Central & East Anglia’s Best Hotel of the Year’ by Les Routiers.
The Crown is justly famous as a place to eat and drink well in a delightfully informal atmosphere. Our staff are trained to help you select the right wine for your choice of dish. Tables are available on a first come, first served basis so it’s best to arrive early!
Check out more on food, drink, and accomodation at The Crown Hotel, Southwold.
Hintlesham Hall
Hintlesham Hall's Head Chef, Alan Ford, demands the best quality ingredients to build a well-balanced carte which appeals to gourmet and health-conscious alike. Many of the dishes encompass fresh herbs from the Hall's famous garden.
The epitome of grandeur and elegance, the Salon is the largest of our three dining rooms. It also makes the most stunning and memorable setting for a celebration party. The award-winning, 350-bin wine list ranges the world from France to Australia, and includes a marvellous selection of half-bottles. The cosy Parlour is often used for a la Carte dining as well as for wonderful lunch and dinner parties.
Please see Hintlesham Hall Hotel, Ipswich for more information.
Milsoms Hotel & Restaurant
The style of cooking at Milsoms is best described as global with Head Chef Stas Anastasiades taking his influences from all around the world. Within three weeks of opening the restaurant was awarded an AA rosette for its cooking. In the main restaurant the seating is arranged on two levels. The terrace is very much an extension of the dining area with a huge sail canopy and heaters with the added dimension of the stunning gardens outside dining is a reality for much of the year.
An a la carte menu is available at lunch and dinner times. There are always daily specials available with the chefs taking full advantage of local and seasonal produce. In the afternoons a special ‘pm’ menu is available comprising of several items from the a la carte menu. The younger members of the family haven’t been left out at Milsoms with a specially designed menu to suit smaller appetites!
For more details, check out Milsoms Hotel & Restaurant, Dedham.
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Suffolk Food Hall
Ipswich's Suffolk Food Hall started to take shape in 2005. As farmers, Oliver and Robert Paul were frustrated that consumers had limited and often inconvenient access to much of the fantastic food produced locally. Hence they set about creating a Food Hall that is a showcase for quality local food with provenance.
They have teamed up with a number of specialists, including Hamish Johnston cheese, Crystal Waters fishmonger, Bread by Helena Doy, Promotion Wine and the Bourne Garden Centre and are looking to provide a great day-out for the whole family with quality, traceable, food alongside other local products.
Come take advantage of fantastic food deals sure to please even the most discerning foodie, at Suffolk Food Hall, Ipswich.
Fox and Goose Inn
The Fox and Goose Inn in Fressingfield is an impressive Inn, renowned for its restaurant where they use the freshest produce and the menus change frequently. They always have daily specials, offering good food using the best local produce. Come enjoy some fantastic food and soak up the great history that the Fox and Goose has to offer.
Check out The Fox and Goose Inn, Fressingfield for more details.
The Swan at Lavenham
What better venue in Lavenham than The Swan for a special meal out? With its warm, intimate atmosphere and serving the very best of modern English cuisine, The Swan offers the finest cuisine in a unique restaurant. The elegant AA two rosette Gallery Restaurant has a very large inglenook fireplace, plenty of beams, a high vaulted ceiling and a Minstrels’ Gallery. The Restaurant can seat 100 at most so please book early to avoid disappointment.
For hours and further information, check out The Swan at Lavenham.
Please also see Fine Dining in Suffolk
Don't forget to check out more Things to Do in Suffolk.
Eaten too much? Might want to spend the night in some Accommodation in Suffolk.
If you love food, check out Seasonal Suffolk Food.
Please also see Shoppers' Guide to Suffolk for food shops and more.
