Emmett's Café in Suffolk Coastal

Met the owner at a Spanish food event about 20 years ago and bought oil and vinegars. Tootling away in the campervan one day we both wondered where we knew Peasenhall from. We then both yelled "EMMETTS" and stopped for supplies. The strawberry tree honey is still talked about. Now we stop whenever in the area. The date and lime chutney is wildly addictive and pairs with cheese and of course the wonderful beech smoked ham. The black bacon and ham is unique and had a taste of its own. Try getting the black streaky and wrapping around dried apricots or prunes (soak in tea and brandy with star anise and chilli) and fried or roasted for a winter treat. The oak honey is rich and a small amount added to yoghurt and granola adds a subtle complex sweetness. It's off the beaten track, but you will beat a path to it's door once you sample the produce.

Coffee , sandwich and a bit of shopping .

Coffee , sandwich and a bit of shopping .

High-quality, traditional delicatessen.

High-quality, traditional delicatessen.

Superb meat, pickle and cheese selection. A word of advice, take cash as the card reader doesn't always work.

Best best cold meats ever . Very tasty shop simply the best in 😎😎 Suffolk .

I bought my Christmas ham from here and other goods too. It was beautiful and the customer service was good I will recommend them and buy again Albert Smith

It is almost impossible to find a good selection of crystallised fruits in the shops and on the internet …. but fortunately I found that Emmetts sold a 400gm box and were able to post it at very short notice and in time for Christmas!! Looking further at their web site there are so many other delicious and interesting items that are available for posting …. very tempting! ….. if only they were closer to home!

I had been looking forward to visiting the shop and cafe on our holiday. When we went in for breakfast so that we could sample what they had, when we were told that they do not have a cafe. But they can make us a drink and a sandwich which we declined as we wanted to sit down properly and enjoy a good meal. This is false advertising and should be addressed, we were disappointed and decided not to go back.

We were a party of 10 including young children. The owner made us a wonderful lunch of sandwiches with Emmett's ham/chutney etc which we ate in the garden. He could not have been more welcoming, and especially to the young children - impressive at any time but on the day he was single handed and running the store as well.

Very good quality produce from a small company who have been successful since 1820. Not cheap but worth the extra money.

The best bacon in England in our opinion. We always call in on the rare occasions that we're in the area.

Lovely old fashioned store with many different things. They smoke their own meats. Very helpful and friendly staff. Worth a visit.

The food is delicious and of a high quality - the price is inflated and the counter staff - aren't the most endearing.

Very very good will be back very soon well done to the ladies in the shop very helpfull thanks

My favourite Suffolk black bacon, Valencia almond, olives, cheeses, sherry, Spanish delicacy deli… as loved by James Martin too.

The cafe is closed (I last visited just pre Christmas 2021). The produce is excellent. Some unusual produce, including the black ham, which has a distinctly sharp flavour (possibly from long smoking). Earl grey ham had no discernible tea notes but was very tasty ham. Outstanding cornichons. Good salami/cure meats. Seems to stock the world’s biggest collection of glacee fruit. Prices are very high. I like to patronise this shop as it’s local and independent. But so is Fortnum & Mason’s. The prices are comparable.

Because of where we live we rarely pass before 11.30 which is far too late for breakfast so this is a reviesw of the shop, and our experience has been a bit mixed. Cheeses in the main are excellent though the Stilton needs eating as soon as it is opened as I have found that if kept open for too long it develops a rather pungent taste. The olives are standard olives and no better than Rolfes of Walsham which are half the price. Joints of gammon are good on the whole, as is the sliced ham though we were recently amused to see that our pack of spiced Christmas cure had a best before date of 7th November. At the risk of being heretical I add just a touch of oil to the pan for the black smoked bacon as otherwise i find that by the time it is cooked it is too dry. So, good quality, for which you do pay a premium, and with one or two personal glitches. but we still call in when ever we pass to see what new things are in. P.S. The Rioja is excellent!!

Popped in for a coffee on the way home. The waitress inside, instead of saying hello, immediately demanded that we put on masks, in the entirely empty shop, also vaccinated. We had coffee and a hot chocolate in the garden. £3.40 for a Galaxy instant hot chocolate! that hadn't even been mixed and far too much for the worst instant coffee I've had from what is usually quite a nice deli, we were very disappointed. Rude service and abysmal drinks. Tapenade is very good however. I hope they try harder and it improves when they reopen the cafe. Peace and love.

Fab deli with massive selection of charcuterie, cheese, olives, wine......I could go on forever. And ever. Go and have a look. (It's not cheap. And its first quality stuff. That doesn't come cheap. If you want cheap, go to Aldi)

Beautiful store with a great outdoor area at the rear. However, avoid if you are 1) poor or 2) a pig.

Popped in here whilst travelling along the A1120 to get some snacks. On opening the door the staff shouted at me to wear a mask. I chucked all of mine in the bin when the mask mandate ended over a month ago, apparently Emmett’s hasn’t got the memo. They tried to sell me one for 50p. I took my custom a few hundred yards down the road to the general store where a friendlier greeting said “face coverings or not, your choice.”

Having dabbled in high-end artisan curing and bacon production myself, I can recommend Emmett's as the best I've come across. The Black and Mild Cure are particular favourites that I have bought from the store and on-line - don't add oil or fat when frying!

Fabulous delivery- a wondrous display of fine foods! Friendly service.

We stopped here for a quick sandwich because the other café in the village was closed due to being Covid-pinged. We had toasted sandwiches and drinks - for 3 sandwiches and two cans we paid £31. The food and drink were nice but there was no menu so we were a bit shocked by the bill!

We stopped in for a cuppa but the cafe was still closed due to lack of space. Delightful shop with very good quality and some very different foods. We ended up buying quite a bit in there and so far it's all been delicious. Came away with their little brochure and will almost certainly be ordering online. Very pleasant and knowledgeable lady serving in the shop made our visit a pleasure.

This is a great traditional produce supplier. They stock a wide range of produce. They specialise in cured meats, Olives, Almonds, Cheeses, Figs, Hobet, Jams, Wine from a variety of European countries as well as local products including highly regarded Suffolk hams. Mail order is available online for those of us who can't visit. This shop is a real gem.

The gammon slices were wonderful

A very special shop ... fantastic pork products made the traditional way and a variety of other home made goodies including breads.

A lovely shop, I especially like the wooden pig cutting boards. I went in for lunch in the cafe, really just a room on side of shop, we had delicious toasties served on the pig shaped cutting boards. Coffee was good too.

Always a pleasure to visit this wonderful store which has been trading for 200 years! Superb hams and black bacon. We'll be back next year.

I am sure the meats Emmett's do are very nice but the meats and everything else they do are really expensive. In the shop everywhere is spotless and everything is displayed really well and the staff are really helpful and friendly. It's not overly obvious that they have a garden at the back where you can have a tea or coffee and a cake. But they sell their own Earl Grey tea which again is expensive but wanting to give them some custom I thought I would have a drink in the garden to try it out, and they just served up Twinnings.

Expensive, but you get what you pay for, quality. Huge selection of exquisite chocolates.

Love all the produce in this wonderful shop. Have been going for 30 years and have never been disappointed.

Perfect every time been stuck in lockdown not able to get out so got a delivery amazing thankyou so much. Woud recommended 100% especially the black smoked bacon.

We've been buying wine and food from Mark for what feels like a lifetime. When life was 'normal' we'd spend many a happy Saturday lunchtime eating in the Café. I trust Mark's taste completely, from powerful, delicious Riojas to exquisite hams, rustic bacons and his fabulous Almonds Emmett's never disappoints. Off the beaten track for most, this absolute gem is on our doorstep. Perfect!

Same high quality as always, in a very Covid safe way.

What a gem! Can't believe I've lived less than 20mins away for the past 4 years and only just found it. Lots of items for Spanish/continental cooking, hams, cheeses, etc. Walked round with my mouth open. Wow!

Mark. Great shop, great service, keep doing what you are doing. This is where the real food is at 👌

Very friendly staff. We visited due to an emergency and while the shop wasn't open they came out to let us in and help. Taken the opportunity to buy some of their delicious cakes, chocolate and wine.

£14.10 for 2 tasteless ham sandwiches and 1 x undrinkable coffee and a average tea. Sandwich was made with the crust (end of loaf) neither had butter. Try Weavers Tearoom instead, we had fantastic food and service there!

Its worth paying a little more for Bacon that does not contain nitrates and is far more interesting than the average supermarket smoked/unsmoked. I made the mistake of grilling it. Dry fry it as per the advice from the shop and it is a treat. I also bought some spanish cured meats. Again much better that the supermarket in that the tastes are more distinct and they taste like they should rather than just another bit of cured ham. The manchego with rosemary and honey was a treat. We had a superb Spanish holiday "in the back garden" this weekend thanks to emmetts.

Coffee can be a little bit weak

wow, £2.20 for a wonderful cooked breakfast and a mug of tea. Can't think of anywhere better than this today. Thank you for a great lunch and very friendly staff. Hope to return soon. Jan & Ian

Wonderful delicatessen in the middle of nowhere selling extraordinary ham as well as other cured meats, cheese, and very tempting sweet things. Cafe too.

We met friends at 10:30, very civilised, to sample the all day breakfast offer at £2:20. It was the MOST delicious surprise. You get a mug of tea, and a plate with a slice of toast - topped with the most succulent ham, an egg and 3 large slices of incredibly tasty bacon, accompanied by the in-house brown sauce. My intial thought was, ‘I will never eat all that meat’ - I did! Ok, so you would not want to eat it every day but the offer ends at the end of March. If you haven’t tried it I couldn’t recommend it any more. The service was perfect and it’s such a wonderful jewel of a shop to wander through!

(Traducido por Google) Muy interesante lugar para visitar. (Original) Very interesting place to visit.

Delicious speciality food. Really filling and yummy soup. Great service! Will be coming back :)

Home of Suffolk Black bacon and many other wonderful things

Latte comes with one shot only , insipid ploughmans comes with no butter had to ask for it tomatoes cold and hard no taste lettuce came looking abandoned service was great, this a complaint against the produxt

Four and a half stars for the produce, irritatingly I keep going back because they are unique and it’s almost impossible to find many of the items they stock and their quality anywhere else. However 1 star for the outrageous mark ups. Recently they were selling Fenn Farm butter at a higher cost than the farm itself (it’s down the road!) a cheese affineur (in Scotland!) sell it at 20%.less and I doubt rates are higher in Peasenhall than Edinburgh! I suspect the owner thinks long and hard about his mark ups. Perhaps his shop target audience are young affluent Londoners who use Borough market and have a holiday home in Southwold. Given that ,he’s missing a trick, source fruit and veg locally ,concentrating on upmarket heritage varieties...it would help the image!.......Black ham wonderful , should have worldwide status but simply, in my opinion they’re having a laugh with prices , they’re overheads are not Fortnum’s although I think Mr Thomas worked for them, so habits die hard!

Used to buy Xmas Ham and bacon here when I lived locally. Thought I’d try home delivery - which seems a tad expensive. The ham was good as per my memory. The bacon was disappointing. Some packs were 50% fat. OK for cheap off cuts from a supermarket but not what I expected when paying premium prices. Best to buy personally I guess

DOESNT ACCEPT RETURNS WATCH OUT FOR OVERPRICED SHIPPING CHARGED DOUBLE WHEN WAS NO EXTRA NOT A GOOD BUSINESS

Amazing place with fascinating goodies to buy

Got some great stuff especially cheeses yummy

We visited Emmetts on the way back from Southwold a few years ago. We happened to spot it on the roadside and since we hadn't eaten breakfast,we called in. I am glad we did. We had a wonderful black bacon toasted sandwich on homemade brown bread, with melted cheese ( Brie I think) and a spicy chutney on the side. It was the best bacon I had ever had. I have since ordered some on a few occasions to be delivered for Christmas and it freezes well. I have also had their Chorizo which is lovely, too and a high quality product.I will be placing another order this year, though it is a good idea to share an order with someone as their delivery charges are expensive.

Lovely hot chocolate in the garden today & an excellent beach recommendation (Covehithe). Shop has an amazing range of fresh food & cooked breakfast smelled amazing - a little gem on a long drive.

Excellent choice of quality products

Had a good coffee here, with a delicious Spanish Almond wafer on the side. Owner knowledgeable and friendly. Nice outside space. Good for picking up food for a picnic on the way to the coast

Love this shop . See ya next year

A really quaint deli in the small village of Peasenhall, with on road parking along the street. The deli stocks a great range of salami's, meats, olives, cheeses etc which are very expensive, but the quality is also high. I purchased some Iberico ham and it was delicious.We had breakfast in the garden where the smoking rooms are also situated, it was a beautiful sunny day and the bacon/brie/chutney toasted sandwich was amazing, using the black smoked bacon. I am really pleased we stopped on the way through to eat here.

Emmett's store, cafe and courtyard is marvellous place to visit. They have been running the cafe from 1820 which is nearly 200yrs. They have some excellent ham, bacon which are sourced locally and don't use any nitrates. They also have a great selection of Cheese and Olives. The store also have artisan chocolates, savoury products and biscuits. There is a garden cafe in the backyard to sit and enjoy their freshly prepared salads along with other items on the menu. If you visiting Peasenhall, a quaint little village, it is well worth a visit.

Cafe had delicious tea and cakes.

We didn't have coffee but bought some items in the Deli on our way home from holiday,They have a good array of salamis,olives nuts,and cheese but they are expensive -but as they say you get what you pay for ,good place for a few treats.

Great Rioja but generally an expensive place to buy food.

Very friendly shopkeeper, great service and delicious food!

I have mixed feelings about this place for various reasons. The tasters put out for customers to try were delicious, especially the fried, salted or herb covered almonds, which were amazing. We bought a mixture of cheeses, almonds, snacks etc as a gift for some friends, but the cost of the items sold here are very high, even for the quality, which I would expect to pay extra for. The produce was virtually all wrapped in single use plastic, a shame for this interesting individual shop. Many places now manage to use more sustainable packaging and I’m sure historically this shop would not have used plastic. The person serving said that for health and safety reasons they had to use plastic, but there are alternatives out there.Amazingly they offered a breakfast for £2.99 ( for a limited few weeks in the year) which we had. It was good value, but I thought the ham and bacon that they are supposed to be famous for, smoking them themselves, would have been more tasty, they did not have any flavour. The bacon was mostly fat, with a tough rind and not at all crispy. The egg was good, but the bread would have been nicer if it had been more than what looked and tasted like a slice of whole meal from a packet. The price included tea, but as I had coffee I had to pay extra, although the coffee was good. So I would recommend this shop for special gifts and treats, but you should be prepared for the cost. I love the idea of such a shop, but would like to see fair prices and no plastic.

Wow! Great value breakfast offer. If only were cliser we would buy all our needs from here. Oh they do mail order. Excellent news.

We love Emmett's, it's a complete one off foodie destination, a smart deli but more than that, it has a smokehouse so has delicious smoked meats and fish, lots of unusual Spanish imports, chocolates, vinegars and oils. The owner is very charming and knowledgeable too , there are always delicious samples out to try and there's also a little coffee shop/ cafe. A pretty unique shop, the only downside, pricey too, but quality is top notch.

This is an interesting place to visit. With a history stretching back to 1820 Emmett's has built it's reputation on ham and bacon. Famous for it's Suffolk black hams which take 10 weeks to produce, there is also superb free range locally sourced nitrate free bacon.

A lovely breakfast in a great relaxed atmosphere!

Superb, brilliant bacon and just what we wanted.

Excellent service and fantastic quality goods.

Visited yesterday for a lunch. Looked beautiful as we entered the shop and we were looking forward to tasting some of the food that we had heard about, We chose the ham eggs bacon, toast, tomato and chutney. The bacon was lukewarm, rubbery and very unappealing. The ham was tasteless and the toast was overcooked and hard to cut. We wont be going again I am afraid.

A fascinating selection of foods, specialising in locally sourced ham products. Unfortunately the breakfast was disappointing.

Amazing selection of European deli items that you can try before you buy. Have a good browse, take your time!

Ham was lovely and good service but the bread was very thick for a sandwich and it overwhelmed the filling. It would have been nice to be offered different types of bread

Absolutely fine, but doesn't live up to the hype. Really quite expensive, even compared to central London delis, and so much unnecessary plastic packaging. Plus points for having such delicious tapenades though!

Cozy café with a nice selection of cakes.

Nice people, great breakfast, amazing ham And bacon.

Amazing Banana chutney and beautiful jam sandwiches

Very nice cheese and charcuterie boards in the cafe

I can't remember when I first discovered this 'GEM' of a speciality village store. Must be 20-25 years ago. Sadly I only get to come here a couple of times a year (it's 57 miles from my home) but it's always worth it. I stock up on Marks delicious meats, cheeses and other treats and then ENJOY a great cup of coffee and a slice of real, homemade cake. If it was good enough for the Queen Mother (and Rick Stein) then my infrequent pilgrimages are not to great a price to pay.

Great deli with huge variety of fresh produce, meats, cheeses etc, etc, albeit not cheap, but hey, we don't mind paying for quality. A bonus is the café with great cakes and a lovely garden to sit in.

Excellent store with amazing products. The cafe is also a gem. Visit if you're in the locality. ..you wont be disappointed.

Enjoyed a delicious breakfast of ham, egg, toast and bacon with banana chutney, and a cup of tea on their special winter offer all for £2.18. Plus, a complimentary small glass of red wine to chase the cold away on a snowy day. Can't argue with that!

Had a wonderful and reasonably priced

We went today for the first time will defo not be the last time could not fault it in anyway totally freshly prepared food staff really friendly Thank you Emmett`s we will be back

Quick cafe service. Good quality bread toasted into a tasty sandwich. The shop is amazing. It's expensive but then it's very niche. Note they sell nitrite free bacon.

Although I cannot fault the quality of the raw ingredients and it was obvious that a lot of time has gone into producing the products they sell.

Vast array if lovely food and wines .

An Alladin's cave of gourmet foods. Worth visiting.

If you want quality and don't mind paying this is the place for you. The ham, coffee and cake are superb. Well worth a visit. The inside of the shop is like going back in time so clean and well laid out.

One of those times you find a place that's completely different Roger & I do a walk once a week then have lunch didn't expect this fantastic quality a friendly service & bought some more ham to take home

Delicious food all 'round. Quick take away bacon sandwich is amazing.

We were staying at Mulberry Cottage for 4 days and on looking around in the area of Peasenhall we came across Emmett''s Cafe. So much to offer, hams, cheeses, olives, snacks, fruit, vegetables, sweets and plenty of wine.. We ended up having some homemade cakes, very generous with their sizes and was not disappointed.

We were staying nearby in Sibton and spotted this delicatessen/coffee shop as we drove past on our way to the cottage. We returned a couple of days later for an afternoon tea. Staff were lovely and friendly, coffee and cake were very good,but the ham was exceptional. Delicatessen was eclectic with lots to entice.

An amazing breakfast and superb shop I could live here

En una búsqueda de la historia familiar en Peasenhall y alrededores encontramos Emmet y vimos que era un café. Es mucho más. La maravillosa experiencia de entrar en una tienda especializada en Jamones y tiene una real orden judicial. El personal es tan agradable y gestión y unas fotos viejas de antaño. Mi antepasados hubiera vivido en o cerca de la tienda desde 1820 cuando se inauguró. Teníamos un bocadillo riquísimo, buen café y un ambiente cordial y de empresa. Nos sentimos muy bien acogidos a pesar de estar cerca de la hora de cierre. Cuando volvamos a continuar nuestra búsqueda volveremos a saborear otros platos en el menú. Tratamos de banana con nuestro sandwich y chutney compró dos tarros, delicioso.