Fox and Hounds Thurston in Mid Suffolk

Disappointed with the cavolo nero salty to the point it was inedible. Husbands food was overly spicy (he likes spice) monkfish was dry.

Update to original post! And now 5* rating! Lovely to see a local pub so busy. New restaurant looked lovely. The food was lovely and the staff very friendly.

Great little pub, good for lunch

Lovely lunchtime meal. Prices not too bad. Nice to see a busy pub.

Great pub and grub - friendly atmosphere and staff great

Visited here a few times while spending a month nearby. Absolutely fabulous pub. A great range of different ales, from traditional bitters to big hitting strong ales such as jaipur. Always a good selection. Staff also super friendly, locals too. Didn’t try the food, but looked good and seems to be very popular. I kind of fell in love with Thurston during my stay, and this place contributed to that. Cheers!

Great drinks and local pub. Inviting to all and great location to visit for a quiet pint.

Great local pub with a good range of guest beers and tasty food as well.

Great local pub! Nice staff & good selection of ale every time.

Last week the food and was good. Sad to say this week the service and food were not great. Risotto was extremely salty (we left most of it) and service slower than usual. We will look for another venue to eat. Not a big fan of pop music from tv screen above my head.

June 2024 Went for a midweek steak. The 16oz rump was fabulous. The menu on the website is slightly different prices to the current menu, but the food was definitely as good as always. Great pub; my mates like the ales & the lager is pretty decent too, along with the cider. Cheesy chips are the best & the staff are very friendly. Went again in June 2022 with my two sons for a midweek meal out. Great value steaks and it was warm enough to sit outside too. Shame I forgot to get my loyalty card stamped.

Excellent food and great customer service☺️ The food was super yummy!

Great place for a meal friendly staff and good choice on menu. Love going back

The greek night was amazing. Food was incredible and service 10/10. thank you to andy, Shane and team !

Spotlessly clean. Lovely smiley faced staff and gorgeous food. I had double chicken burger. Best i had in town. Massive portions 😀

Our first time visit 10th April around 5.30 ish. Wonderful village pub with a great lively atmosphere. Good selection of real ales etc. Food was very good and great value. Exceptional service from all of the staff. Good place to stop off if you are on the Cambridge to Ipswich line. Station is only 200 metres away.

Such a homely atmosphere, wonderful food and big portions. Great family dining, really friendly staff .Great time had by all.

This is becoming a frequent place for birthdays and anniversaries etc. The Staff are all friendly, today a birthday lunch for 6 family members. Excellent good, pipping hot food, no delays but not rushed, a birthday cake brought out on cue. Special thanks go to Sarah, Shane Keith and Andy. The beer is also pretty good too !

Rugby night so busy,And we never been here before ,But as we our anniversary we went. Can't fault the staff very polite and friendly Food was really good.hot and pently of it. If ever this way again would definitely eat here again.

Great classic pub food. Excellent portion sizes.

A nice, proper pub. Good pub grub and nice, friendly service.

Lovely curry, couldn't fault it. Unfortunately we went on an evening when Rugby was on tv so the bar was full and very loud. People standing along the bar area and into the dinning area where us and others were sitting to eat which didn't make for a pleasant time. We found that we couldnt hear each other talk and felt uncomfortable. We soon ate and left. This was our mistake for not thinking about it being busy as of the six nations being viewed. A suggestion to staff that maybe customers are asked to stand more into the bar area when drinking rather than the dinning area.

The steaks are delicious and my wife really enjoyed their new special - chowder.

Not really impressed, Fox and Hounds major in food. Not the place for a quiet drink

Fantastic food, serving sizes are extremely generous. The staff are all friendly, my first time here but was travelling through and wasn't disappointed. It is somewhere I would return to.

Proper civilised pub . A real proper pub - Reece. Good night for a while really recommend for all ages and anyone . Great food and great service best pub in Suffolk .

Popped in for lunch & found it busy for a Monday lunchtime, which was a good sign.Food was very good & plenty of it.Enjoyed it with a pint of Old Ale 🍺

Great value for money pub grub. Good size portions. Sirlon Steak was very good. Cooked perfectly for medium rare and very tasty. Good size cod and giant burgers. Almost too much food so we did not have room for desert. Perhaps the chips are too chunky !

Excellent food, great service and good value for money, a great village pub

Always really good food and friendly staff

First time in the pub, watching the World Cup rugby - incredible food and staff! Highly recommend!

Always a lovely calm visit here. For a village pub the range of cask ales on is exceptional. The prices are excellent too and the staff and locals are friendly. A lovely, traditional, comfortable pub which for anyone passing Thurston on the train, who has some time to maybe alight and catch the next one, for example. This is a must. I always make an effort to visit if I can.

Great people, always a variety of beers.

Food was excellent and big portions 👍😁 highly recommend

Steaks are very good value. Good quality at good price.

Really nice food here and the service excellent,really enjoyed it, recommended

We was a group of 14 people we pre ordered or meals through the week.the food came out all on time and hot .the staff were excellent.and a good selection of real ale on tap boom what more do you want.will be going again.big thanks to all the staff 👍👍🏆

Just good all around. Staff, services and food all bang on

Lovely pub, food excellent, staff so friendly, would recommend this all the time.

Very lovely pub food is good, people are very friendly.

Really pleasant meal for Dad’s day. Thank you guys.

A very nice place with a nice outdoor area. Unfortunately, the people who goes there are very racists. I have been there couple of times. Last time I have been there was 3 days ago with my wife. Two men were sitting at the bar area, one turned his back on us, which is not a problem, and the second one was steering at me in a strange way...

First time visiting Fox and hounds. I ordered the steak & Ale pie, the food was served piping hot, by one of the friendly waiters, (didn’t catch her name, wearing glasses) absolutely delicious, big tender chunks of beef, served with chips & veg, carrots tasted a little to chemical too me, for dessert I choose biscoff cheesecake, looked really presentable, tasted a little lifeless, so for that reason, I give 4stars. Would come back again to try a roast dinner. 😃

Good pub, good staff and OK food.

Lovely country pub! Great atmosphere! Deeeelicious food! Excellent value for money!

Never had a bad meal. Good food. Good price. Good service.

Good food, good helpings, good beer pleasant staff

Excellent service from staff and friendly atmosphere to go with good food and beers.

Beautiful local pub with great food. Staff are friendly and make the experience a great one. It's good enough we went twice while we were staying in the area.

Friendly pub with adequate parking and a good pint. Gets very full at peak times. Wholesome pub food classics too.

Great quiz every month and the staff are really friendly.

Great staff and an excellent selection of beers.

Lovely meals, have been for lunch a couple of times, staff very accommodating, gluten free options available. Small and homely place. They do a loyalty card too! Looking forward to going back as feel very comfortable there.

I had a pint of Jaipur IPA which tasted quite fresh. Full of gloomy looking locals but friendly and nice enough place for a pint. Food prices looked reasonable too!

Lovely people quality was excellent and was not overpriced, i will be going again definitely.

Lovely meal, good value and great atmosphere 😁will definitely go back !

Good food and good service. Pleasant and very efficient staff. Well worth a visit.

We came for a meal today as it’s my birthday and so glad we did. The food was amazing, massive portions and the staff are very friendly. Even our two teenagers said how lovely it was and they are fussy!! We ve got a loyalty card and we definitely be returning!!! Couldn’t fault it

Not at all impressed. Booked a table for the quiz, specifically said on the phone to them I’d book the table early so we could eat before the quiz. Drive over 30 minutes only to be told they don’t ever do food on Sunday evenings. Asked the waitress, as this was their error if we could order food from a takeaway as all so hungry, she said no. We didn’t have time to go anywhere else without missing the quiz. No compensation, not even a free drink. Terrible service. I’ve worked in pubs my whole working career and understand mistakes happen but it’s then how you deal with them. Terrible customer service from start to finish! A simple genuine apology, offer to help and rectify it would have been fine. Will never go back.

Great food, comfortable and relaxed atmosphere and good choice of ale.

Great place good atmosphere friendly stuff

Great venue & very friendly staff

Loved our experience here. Good food, pleasant staff and nice atmosphere.

Not very clean and food service is a bit chaotic. Reasonable beer and ambiance but not really a place I would go regularly. The food is at they lower end of pub grub.

Popped in for lunch, great service, good menu with lots of choice and very reasonably priced.

Well kept beer, lovely friendly staff.

Sunday night beer. Good selection of real ale and lager (if you must drink it). Service with a smile.

Proper Pub, where you can have a drink and talk to people. Food is good also and friendly staff. I have been going to this pub over a number of years, always felt welcomed

The food service and atmosphere were excellent highly recommend

Best pub food I've had in ages, we will definitely be going back. I would of took a picture of the food, but it was that nice before i knew it I had eaten it all.🙂👍

The Fox and Hounds delivered exactly what one might expext from a good pub. The beer was good, as was the wine. Better tan average at the price. The food was served hot, well prepared and tasty. It isn't a restaurant meal, it's a pub grub bit a good one. The service was well above average and the price was more than fair.

First time visiting this pub. Really lovely place to visit and have a meal. Portions are huge and a great choices on the menu and specials board....Staff are really friendly and helpful. I'm definitely going back again, Definitely recommend a visit 👌.....

Good pub. Atmosphere has changed a bit over the past few years, decent beer still here though. Have not been for food, but most reviews give it a thumbs up!

Best pub around. Great staff, ownership, and environment.

Lovely food and very generous portions. Well worth a visit.

9 of us went for a meal at this lovely pub. The food was exceptional, we all had such a lovely evening, food drink and especially the landlord - outstanding. A great Suffolk pub with a lovely atmosphere. We will definitely be back. Thank you

Everybody in this pub is so happy, staff and customers!

Beer&Cheer a Reason 2 Visit Here 🚂🍺

Food was given to us, I asked for some salt and vinegar - I was told it was inside get it yourself, I then asked for knife and fork to be told its inside get it yourself, unbelievably bad service never experienced such rude and poor service.

One of our stop off pubs when out cycling. Good that all outside tables have brollies. Good pint of Adnams. Like the fact that dog area is fenced off.

Really friendly pub and owners to ... outside great for casual drinks

Cycled from Bury, sat outside in the large beer garden, enjoyed cheesy chips and chilli nachos, a couple of pints washed that down all in all very satisfied. Pleasant staff. Decent pub.

Outstanding breakfast going back this Friday

Excellent food. Lovely atmosphere. Great garden. Child friendly.

Popped in for a couple of drinks when visiting Thurston. Friendly staff and a good atmosphere.

Went for a Friday evening meal here last week and we are very glad that we did! Service was friendly, attentive and professional, the choice of beers was great and the food was plentiful, tasty and brilliant value. I really can't fault The Fox and Hounds and will no doubt be returning soon 🙂

Fantastic food is served in this atmospheric pub

Great pub . friendly staff and good food .plenty of room in the gardens. a fenced off area for kids / dogs to be safe . lovely building .

Very rude landlord. Food was terrible and the beer was sour

Great staff and amazing food, perfect for family.

Honestly don’t think I’ve ever been to a pub with a better atmosphere and team behind the bar and kitchen. Definitely the, if not one of the best pubs you could walk into in Suffolk. The staff are so friendly and really give you such a comfortable and warm welcome, alongside the locals who are more than happy to welcome people into conversations etc. This pub has such a good family feeling. Great food, and tailor to children within the dining hours. Then turns into a proper pub with a great atmosphere there on after with absolutely crystal clear 5 star beer. Dogs are welcome within the bar which is such a vital part, considering how many dog lovers we have in todays world. I can honestly say I’ve never been to a more complete, well managed and considerate pub who are determined to provide the best experience for both community and external guests throughout. Really great job guys, everyone needs to get down to the Fox and Hounds and experience what I have! (As someone not local to the village of Thurston)

Just moved to the area and have been in a couple of times. Can't fault this place. Great pub grub. Great atmosphere. Great staff. Perfect for meeting friends and catching up. Brilliant!

Google’d what time they did food and it says 8:45. Arrived at 8:30 to be told they don’t do food. Had my little girl with me and was told no kids after 9 o’clock. Ok, no problem so we sit outside. 9:45 comes round and I get a pizza delivered as my little one is hungry. Bearing in mind I’m sitting outside with my group of friends who come here every week to be told I’m not allowed a pizza. All just seems so petty. I wanted to eat here. Even got here before the time they apparently stop serving. Sat outside to then be told I can’t eat. So unhelpful. I tried to work with them. Tried to spend my money and eat here. Next time I will go to a more user friendly pub.

Went for a meal and a beer, gota say bloody brilliant, The food & Beer were excellent, well done the fox n hounds

Always friendly place to have a drink

Very very good food great customer service would recommend to all

Been here several times, always spotless, food excellent and fairly priced, good atmosphere, that's why we come back!

Just had a takeaway from here. "FANTASTIC" lovely food.

Very friendly staff. Good quality beers and food. Would recommend

Excellent food and friendly staff