Chestnut tree farm in Babergh

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 😊

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

Love the Sunday roast always leave with a belly full

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

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 experience, lovely atmosphere. Puddings are absolutely massive!!

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

Fabulous service and gorgeous food!!!!!!

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

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 steak dinner, lovely staff.

Love this place nothing but pleasant service. Thanks

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

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.

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!

Just been for breakfast plenty of choices in the buffet and being able to help yourself to either bread or toast

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

Brilliant staff, very friendly, food service quick

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

Service Amazing, food service quick and knowledgeable

Lovely carvery Wrap today topped off with a Jam roll poly and custard keep up the hard work folks

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

Lovely family meal great service from Nick and Milly

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.

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.

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

Very enjoyable, fantastic food and good atmosphere.

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

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

Love the combo feast and the texas bbq sauce topped it all off with a lovely big slice of Marz attack

Always feel welcome at Chestnut Tree Farm

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

Fantastic pint of Abbot, poured perfectly by Mille. Top marks.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Great service especially from mark and Millie

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.

Fantastic carvery, cakes are huge!!

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!

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

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.

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.

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

As always fantastic meal and staff very friendly

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

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

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

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

Aden was really good. Food was excellent.

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

Aden was amazing and very helpful

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

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

We go to the chestnut tree farm often for meals out. Always good service and food is always good and fair price. The play area is great for keeping the kids entertained

Good service and lovely food cooked by Lewis and Ronan.

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

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.

Really good roast dinner, very affordable.

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

Food is always lovely but it was late and also stone cold. Not what you want to do after being at work you hope your delivery is hot but not this time. Let down because not the first time my food has been cold. Not sure I will be ordering from this place again

Excellent carvery and well worth the money.

We had the breakfast which i have to say was well worth the money ! The food was hot and freshly cooked a large range of items bacon, egg with scrambled and fried, beans.The mushrooms cooked in butter were just the best I have not been anywhere where they cook them in butter, definitely will go back for those and the sausages were so tasty. The staff were all friendly and welcoming we were shown to our seat and the play area was an added bonus. We will definitely be returning there again and next will try the carvery and the cakes which looked amazing . Also they have a range of alternatives for people with allergies and vegan and vegetarian.

The place is nice but showing a lack of care even though it's only about 6 years old. Would be good to see a deep clean done

Outstanding food and service every time. Thank You!

good value, clean and good service, plenty of power points for chargers etc

Food excellent, service excellent, not very expensive, well worth a visit

What a change. When this place first opened, the staff were friendly, food was lovely but now it's the reverse. Staff were not friendly at all. The vegetables were not that great either. The carrots and parsnip were hard. I don't think we will come back again.

Very good service, friendly staff. Breakfast lovely.

food was not the best, will not be ordering again, I suggest they invest in suitable packaging, as the food was affected by the condensation.

Have always had a good experience here, staff were great and chocolate fudge cake is to die for

Lovely staff with great communication and great service

Lovely carvery everything hot and well prepared, my one complaint are the glasses, very smeary and stained

Brought my son in for some dinner after school! I had a rump steak cooked to perfection, little one had kids burger fries and beans! Both meals came out hot, the staff are so lovely and friendly! Will definitely be back!

great friendly staff and food was delicious aswell