Chestnut tree farm in Babergh

It was ok. Not been before and no service. Ordered on app and no server asking if ok. Bit disappointed

I ordered an English sea food platter and my boyfriend order a fully loaded burger, the food all tasted delicious and was very filling, however we were waiting for a long time, which I understand because the place was relatively busy but it would have been nice to be notified as we ordered via phone. Overall the food was lovely and the atmosphere was nice.

First time visiting for breakfast and certainly my last.. Long wait to be served. Then after I got my own plate after again waiting for several minutes was told off by a staff member. Food was awful. Scrambled eggs was drowning in water. Food luke warm. Ate half my plate and haven’t felt good since

Very slow service, had to wait 45 minutes for food to be brought to the table. The table next to us consisting of 7 people arrived after us and got their food 15 minutes, before us.

Prices as they should be, but food left a lot to be desired. Looks like I just been thrown on the plate, doesn’t look very appetising!

Fabulous Sunday roast this afternoon plenty of tables available to book just live visiting Chestnut Tree Farm thank you to all the staff for making us feel welcome

Thank you to Josh and his team for the welcoming experience at Chestnut Tree Farm the food is always tasty and plentiful and extremely well priced

I had booked us in here as a table for four adults on a Saturday evening. This place is really big and yet cosy as many of the tables have partitions around them making them more private. The food is ordered and paid for at the bar and is great value for money. Three of us went for the carvery which was really nice only let down slightly by the cold Yorkshire puddings but at less than twelve pounds it could be forgiven. As for the desserts, well, it's a challenge to eat them all as the portion sizes are so big ! At just £5.49 they are great value for money and really nice. Highly recommended for more than you can eat at very reasonable prices and an easy to get to location.

Shockingly awful experience. Awful welcome and appalling service, disgusting food (half burnt, poor choice, badly cooked and served pork meat). Made me feel sick just looking at it. We paid for it but didn’t take it. We preferred to waste money rather than eating it. The manager should quickly change job. Avoid to go there or better run away . In one word : worst place I could imagine.

Love the carvery and desserts at Chestnut Tree Farm and the staff are all very welcoming

It's been a while since I've visited Chestnut Tree Farm and it still doesn't disappoint the Carvery is amazing and the staff are mostly amazing

Just tried the fish and chips after it had been recommended to me had the option with scampi battered sausage and curry sauce with bread and butter and peas. Such a filling meal it was huge it hardly all fit on the plate which came out really hot but also helped keep the meal tasty

Popped in with a couple of friends just for a quick drink. Gemma and Faye were on top form as ever 😊. Always got time for you no matter how busy they are. Oz was as busy as ever keeping the place spotless. Top marks.

Carvery selection is poor. This restaurant has really gone downhill, used to be great. Paid for a large carvery and got 2 slices of meat. Only 3 choices, dried!. No mash, very little veg and we arrived at the evening meal timings so you'd expect more fresh choice. Chef was so rude.

Gemma and josh were very respectful towards us and make sure we were ok

Carvery was delicious. Staff friendly and efficient. Only niggle I have is that the glasses were not clean and unfortunately, this isn't the first time it's happened for us. Otherwise I would have given a five star.

Great carvery with my favourite parsnips

I missed out on a roast yesterday, so I ordered one this evening and I certainly wasn't disappointed! It was a huge portion and was hot and very tasty! The veg wasn't overdone and the roast potatoes were spot on 👍 I had turkey and gammon, both beautifully cooked and plenty of it. Served with a pot of steaming hot gravy I really enjoyed my meal. I would definitely order from here again. Thank you 😊

Food is always outstanding never been let down with a order and the service from Gemma was outstanding highly recommend to anyone thinking of going for a meal or a drink at the chestnut tree farm

The food was excellent and the portions were large. I couldn’t believe how much was on my plate. It’s a busy place and quite noisy, which is to be expected as the prices are exceptionally low for what you get. The service was good and the staff work very hard to keep everyone happy. Overall experience was very good and I’d recommend the Chestnut Tree to anyone who’s a little short on cash and want a good night out. Thank you to all the hard working staff. Try an all you can eat breakfast!! There’s no place around where you’ll get value for money like this!!

don't go to this place for breakfast unless you want to die of food poisoning, the bacon is pink the sausages are nearly all white, I tried this place on two occasions never again

Another place where you do all the work for the limited staff by ordering your own food. I choose the carvery as i wanted to eat healthily and the 2 salad options were very poor, they only had 2 plain veg - carrots and broccoli - available, unless I wanted sugar and cheese all over my veg with cauliflower cheese and braised red cabbage. I had to ask for peas and only did so as another person had done so before me. The place itself looks tired, staff weren't anything to write home about and there was zero atmosphere. Why anyone would choose this place routinely when there are so many better places, I can't imagine.

Found the food cold not worth going waste of time previous staff and chefs were alot better???????

Mary is great and food is amazing

Impromptu breakfast with my partner lovely service from Faye and Gemma and there was plenty to choose from on the buffet

It was hot and delicious. I would definitely do this again.

Delicious food and nice waiters. If you go get the ultimate which is 2 pints and delicious. Me and my family believe it is better than Toby carvery. 5 stars. Lovely desserts.

Very popular pub with plenty of parking. This is a great place to go for a carvery meal in particular. Excellent value and really well cooked.

Started going a couple of years ago as a change from Toby carvery. To begin with it was alot better. Warm welcome, shown to your table, table service, Brough your drinks whilst you were queuing for the carvery, cleared the table, asked if you would like desert. Food was far better and more choice of vegetables. Visit before last I got a call as the ovens were broken, so no carvery, so we ordered from main menu. This visit, completely different. We weren't taken to table, just sort of half way, and pointed to and said your tables over there. Waited for service, and eventually talked to other quests and they said now you have to order at the bar. Then got to tickets for the carvery, never had this before. Chef looked like he didn't want to be there, not like in the old days. Had to wait for vegetables to be topped up, then no gravy, so had to wait again, not just us, the whole queue in front of us. Definitely gone downhill since we first started going. We are both late 60's, maybe we just got used to good service, and that's not what's on offer these days, maybe they just want to get you in and out as quick as possible to maximise profits.

Family meal on a quiet Thursday evening all the staff so accommodating

Food and service was perfect, think his name was mark. Lovely guy and very helpful. We will visit again.

Great steak dinner, lovely staff.

Love this place nothing but pleasant service. Thanks

Everytime have eaten here staff have been very accommodating and friendly. Food is delicious. Perfect place for family dining. Recommended the carvery and cakes :)

Great food, lovely staff and great play area too!!

Friendly staff and great service. Excellent place for familys with a soft place area. Great portion sizes for the carvery. All really good quality

Service of the wait staff / bar staff was immaculate, Although I did have to wait a surprising amount of time to be seated. Carvery food was good, new potatoes were stogy and tasted strange. But the rest was okay. Carvery Guy was a little apathetic and gave me some measly cuttings of meat but that was alright. I feel obliged to tell people I was offered a free slice of cake to write this

chicken burger was really nice, staff friendly and helpful

Great service from carvery on a Tuesday night. Bar service from staff was excellent!

Great experience, lovely atmosphere. Puddings are absolutely massive!!

Love the Sunday roast always leave with a belly full

Wonderful breakfast today, plenty to eat and lovely and freshly cooked too.

Fabulous service and gorgeous food!!!!!!

Honest David's reviews 11.03.2025 Well, this is a tricky one, we have been here a few times, and it's OK... but last week we came here for lunch, it wasn't busy busy but there were a few people in, however we stood at the reception stool for a good few minutes waiting for a member of staff to service us, or even just acknowledge we were there! But nope, one member of staff actually walked straight past us and didn't say a word, he knew we weren't being seen to so he shoukd at least of said something, anything, even "be with you in a mo" but he said nothing! I even suggested we went somewhere else if it happened again. A few mins later, he came back, and we were seated. We ordered online. Drinks and food because we didn't want to risk being ignored at the bar. Food and drinks arrived and bit was all good, especially for the price. It's just a shame that a few words from the staff on arrival would have made it a lot better. There's no real atmosphere. It's big and open and bright, which is nice, to be honest, but if you are into small, comfortable pubs, then this isn't for you. Good bits, loads of free parking, good price and easy to get too. It's 3 stars from me on this occasion. We will be back and things are better I will let you know, it might just have been a bad day for them, but impressions last.

Got some lousy beef this time, but the rest was as good as usual.

Came in yesterday had an all day breakfast cooked by Lewis, it was fantastic. So good in fact came back today to have another one; this time cooked by Abi and it was amazing. Sorry Lewis but Abi’s was a little better yours was still bangen though 🤙🏻

Absolutely delicious cake options, staff were lovely, friendly and welcoming. Always a good laugh and happy to chat while being served. Reasonably priced with loads of options too. Will be going back very soon!

Chef behind the carvery was polite and very funny! Good food.

Service Amazing, food service quick and knowledgeable

Brilliant staff, very friendly, food service quick

Fantastic evening great food, friendly staff with a good atmosphere. Thanks you

Really nice experience, absolutely great food. Couldn't be happier for the value. Had a fantastic time.

No cutlery on table, glasses look like a dirty toddler has been playing with them, steak so rubbery I’ll be chewing it until my next birthday. 2/10 terrible experience.

I have a whole meal missing so had to order something else, not happy, don’t think I will be ordering from here again. Really disappointed. It’s not the first time but I gave them another chance.

If you want a just a drink no don’t bother. Nightmare to spend 30 minutes in a queue. Just for a couple of pints . No lace really to sit. Have my 88 year old father perched on a stool.

Very enjoyable, fantastic food and good atmosphere.

5* quality food really nice person serving too would highly recommend here

Very good service from Daniel. Fantastic food, quick service and good atmosphere.

Really really disappointing meal!

What a nice evening - delicious carvery, tender meat and lovely flavours with good choice of veg. Great service and friendly staff. Cakes to die for - lemon cheesecake especially nice.

Absolutely awesome hot fresh breakfast fantastic helpful staff great value for money 😊

Huge inside, marvellous selection of food and cakes to die for

We arrived and we were sat between two massive tables so we felt very claustrophobic to say the least. We ordered our food. The wait was a little bit longer than usual but it was a Saturday evening so I wasn't surprised by this. I ordered a Burger and Chips and my partner ordered a lasagne. I thought I had ordered off the kids menu when my Burger arrived. The burger was tiny and they were more than a little sparing with the fries. My partners lasagna tasted mushy and looked like the mince had been put in a blender. After all this we fancied a brownie to salvage the evening. I specifically asked if the cream came in a jug on the side as opposed to being on the brownie. The gentleman assured me it comes in a jug. I said could I do this. I don't like cream but my partner does so thought I'd get her some extra. The brownie arrives at the table...... Drenched in cream. Thankfully the waitress who brought us the food happily swapped it for me. Not the best of times

On arriving on sat pm i asked for more potatoes as they didnt look nice he basically chucked them at me poor accuse for service very dissatisfied

Had a lovely carvery with some very special people , had a wonderful evening , staff was great and friendly, would go back , recommend it ❤️❤️❤️

If you fancy carvery this is the place to be, it's amazing. The cakes are so delicious! If you have little kids the play area is a big bonus !

Food was cold, and the all-day breakfast tasted like it had been sat around all day

Lovely staff, food is always top standard. Good service as well.

Great service and food was delicious, especially great service from Mark the assistant manager. Kept checking up on us to make sure everything was up to standard!

Great smiley face as soon as we walked in from Mark and great food.

Got to love the Chestnut Tree our go to for carvery thank you Mark and his team for the service today

Fantastic lunch with family had the fish and chips with curry sauce it was amazing the staff were super busy and still made the time to chat with my little daughter well done Mark and his team

Staff are friendly and welcoming and a good choice of tasty food on the menu.

Fantastic carvery, cakes are huge!!

Unorganised queuing to buy drinks and pay for food with only 1on the tills. Salmon was dried up small, awful. Potatoes were boiled in skins with no butter herbs etc and all the eyes and black pieces left in. Less than a tablespoon of peas with a sauce I know not what. Dreadful meal. Poor value at £8.95. I shall not be returning.

Fab food , great service. Will be back

Had a lovely meal last night with friends. Tasty food and great service. Thanks 👍

Good quality and portion sizes for a fair price. Near the college to so will definitely be coming back!

We visited as we had a power cut at home. I had a carvery, which was very good, although the Yorkies were hard and overcooked to the point I could only pick the soft bits off to eat. However the beef and vegetables were great and the roast potatoes were excellent. My friend wanted a steak and ale pie which was out of stock, but enjoyed her substitution of cod and chips. We had a glass of wine each. We ordered on the app. I collected my toast and had only had it a few minutes utes when my friend's meal arrived. It was a very successful visit.

Nice good. Huge portions! Could have been hotter though. The carvery was very tasty.

I had a roast dinner, the turkey was lovely but the vegetables had way to much salt on them

We visited this establishment tonight in search of a meal. The food was satisfactory, but to our dismay, the restaurant closed early for staff training. Unfortunately, the notification was only displayed on a door we did not enter through, leaving us unaware of the early closure. It would have been considerate if the staff had informed us of the impending closure during our meal or at least when we finished, offering us the option of dessert before closing. Instead, we were abruptly informed that the restaurant was closed, and no further purchases could be made and we were to leave. It appears that the decision to close at 7:30 pm might indicate that the management themselves could benefit from additional training.

My favourite place in town for Sunday dinner. Good atmosphere, friendly staff and the food is spot on.

As always fantastic meal and staff very friendly

The beef was overcooked and rock hard the Carrots were undercooked and hard for £13.52 simply not good enough

they gave my daughter half a small gravy pot full of mac and cheese which is pathetic she’s 4 not a big eater but was still so hungry after she had eaten it there was about 4 small mouthfuls. i asked for a side of carrots and garlic bread with hers the carrots were clearly taken from the carvery and the garlic bread was wet as they put it in the same box as the soggy carrots. Don’t even get me started on the carvery they delivered. Absolutely HORRENDOUS.

The beef has lost its tenderness, very disappointing

Lovely carvery, helpful staff,Can get a bit busy especially at weekends,use the website and book a time slot

Great breakfast and lovely staff, very helpful, well deffo come again

Great place, great food and staff are amazing especially Aden, helped us with a query we had!

Aden was really good. Food was excellent.

Aden was amazing and very helpful

Adel was really polite and the service was great

Friendly staff always clean been coming for a couple of years never a bad experience

Really enjoyed our meals, good food, well presented, hot plates perfectly

Good service and lovely food cooked by Lewis and Ronan.

Always lovely food, friendly service. We always sit in the family area which the kids really enjoy and the staff are always very helpful and friendly. Would definitely recommend the chestnut tree farm.

Visited Tuesday night. Busy for January but excellent carvery still on in the evening. Highly recommend.

Really good roast dinner, very affordable.

Excellent service. Friendly staff and good beers on well looked after.