Lawshall Swan Inn in Babergh

Lovely to see a pub renovated to a high standard & turned back into a pub again (not a house) great food & beer great staff all very friendly even down to the locals (lol).

Lovely wedding venue! Owners couldn't do enough for the guests.

Fantastic place, excellent food and service

Great food, stopped in for a meal with family on a Friday night, excellent lamb dish, everyone else enjoyed the food as well. The kids love the mini loaves on the starters board

Passing through on way home. fab food very good service very polite.

Great country pub. Fabulous good and friendly staff. Very dog friendly

What a hidden gem. Sunday lunch was perfect. Staff ultra friendly and attentive. Value for money. So worth the 66 mile round trip. Highly recommended

The food is incredible and the staff are really helpful and friendly. Can't recommend enough.

Great country pub, warm welcome, and a nice choice of beers and ciders to choose from. Highly recommend for drinks and dining

Thoroughly enjoyed the steak pie!

Great pub, great food, great service.

We booked The Swan for our wedding after having several fantastic meals here over recent years. Laura and Lawrence went above and beyond setting up a kitchen in our field while managing to serve a three course dinner, including drop service and catering for the entire gamut of dietary requirements. We had compliment after compliment from our guests about how good timings were, how good the food was, how they felt their needs had been catered for and how friendly / helpful the bar staff were. When my partner asked for his favourite drink to be served (Neck Oil) they even ordered some in to the pub to try it. They could not have done more and we’re so incredibly grateful - if you’re thinking about coming here for lunch or dinner eat anything and try the blush rosé (Lawrence is a pastry chef so have a dessert as well). If you’re thinking about booking them for a wedding the late night pizzas are BANGING and they hold canapés back for the bride and groom while photos are happening. Brilliant all round 🎉

Food was very good and service was exceptional! Great price and my friends over from Munich loved the atmosphere of a country pub.

I am disgusted by the way this pub has treated us and let us down at last minute for our wedding day. We booked with them about 2 years ago asking if they would provide the bar for our wedding which they agreed to. We then met with the manager last year and discussed and finalised our booking for our WEDDING. We had mentioned it was going to be the Jubilee weekend so we wernt let down at last minute and gave plenty of notice. They said they would fulfil our request and they could offer us the bar for our special day. Now with 6 weeks to go we have been let down at last minute after we messaged to ask about final payment. The swan didn't have the decency to contact us to let us know that they no longer were able to manage the bar at our wedding. We are absolutely gutted that this pub has let us down last minute with us now struggling to find an alternative option due to it being the Jubilee!!! I really hope this never happens to another couple as you should never have this stress leading up to your special day!!!!!! GO ELSEWHERE

Brought my mum and family to the Swan for Mothers Day. Great experience from ease of booking with Laura and on the day, the staff were friendly, polite and attentive, great service and the restaurant had a nice calm atmosphere to enjoy our meal. The roasts were delicious as were the desserts. Thank you! Will be back again in the future, Adam

A super village pub, great welcome as a motorhome stopover - free if you eat in the pub. Amazing burger!

Great food, lovely staff, good atmosphere. Have been umpteen times and it's always the same high quality.

Had a lovely meal here for a 60th birthday, steak cooked perfectly, big portions and Laura was lovely and very accommodating, thankyou!

Yesterday I celebrated my birthday at The Swan, 16 of us out for dinner, fabulous! Laura and her team were exceptional from the initial contact when booking to the service yesterday, I thoroughly recommend this wonderful village pub.

Superb meal at the Swan Lawshall for our anniversary. Great to have quality freshly cooked food, and the cooking here is at such a high standard. Fairly short but good wine list. Very comfortable and relaxing ambience, & efficient service. We ate deconstructed beef Wellington, pork ribs, cheesecake with honeycomb & caramel sauce and chocolate fondant. All beautifully presented & utterly delicious! Thank you Laura and Lawrence!

Very Welcoming staff, superb food and great atmosphere, a must place to go.

Wonderful Sunday Lunch. Great food, service and some excellent guest beers. Highly recommend.

Highly recommended. These guys hosted our wedding in Sept 2020. Laura and her team were extremely flexible especially in the covid restriction circumstances and was happy to do whatever necessary to make the day feel as normal as possible within the rules. Our day just wouldn't have been able to go ahead if it wasn't for these amazing people. They went above and beyond to provide a relaxed yet profession service which we were both extremely happy with. They really understood what we were after, made us laugh and feel at ease and the food and venue were just amazing. Thank you again

Gorgeous takeaway for a Friday night.

friendi staff decent food. Has a lovely beer garden

Visited many times, excellent food, drink, atmosphere and service! The best pub around, the owners really make you feel welcome. Great for a meal with the family or with friends. Also have been to events here such as weddings and parties, they know how to make the event special.

Great atmosphere, a cracking pint of Beer and a delicious home cooked Roast dinner.

Excellent roast dinner small or large. The small wad plenty for me. Lemon tart for pudding. Delicious.

Excellent, beautiful food & selection drinks. Great, friendly atmosphere and staff.

Food was amazing.staff lovely.will definately return.

Lovely food, lovely atmosphere , dog friendly. Local artists displaying their work. Very welcoming.

Great menu, well delivered and cooked perfectly. Excellent service.

Food is very good and the staff are very welcoming.

Staff are fantastic & food is delicious

Food & setting are great, with friendly staff. Service a little slow, but offset by everything else. Worth another visit.

Excellent food as always.....somewhere that you are made to feel soecial

Lovely country pub, with a fantastic menu, good selection of ciders and ales. This pub contributes massively to the community spirit of the village.

Lovely quiet little pub. Well worth a visit.

Nice large garden with toys for kids. Inside quite modern which didn't go with exterior old cottage type building. We didn't eat there so can't comment on the food. Was surprised that a pub so near Bury st Edmunds didn't stock Aspalls cider which is just down the road. But instead has a Cornish offering which was awful. Place to go if you have kids, but we don't. But nice to just have a country pub still in a very rural location.

People have told me it's good I'm still waiting to book a table and then I will comment

Friendly pub and always excellent food

Seriously good food and lovely staff

Good fresh cooked food, pleasant staff

Lovely location with great staff who make you feel welcome! Well kept ales!

Family lunchtime meal at The Swan in Lawshall. Very friendly, helpful bar lady, gave us extra time to choose since we were busy talking and sorting out a young baby. Food was nicely presented and tasted delicious. Very quiet with interesting knick knacks to look at plus huge garden with seating area. Kids toys outside too. Recommend a visit.

Lovely meal friendly staff will definitely be returning.

Good food, well cooked and presented, friendly staff/owners with an interesting selection of drinks and good value with it. Will go again.

Lovely venue, great for traditional Sunday lunch

Good place for a Sunday roast...the different type of vegetables you get with the roast is quite impressive ...parsnips , carrots ,broccoli cabbage,sweet potato,turnip..lovely and all well cooked .

We went Friday night on the off chance for a table for 2. What a friendly and cosy little pub and restaurant. Very highly recommended and the food was delicious. Thank you so much will be visiting again for sure 😊 Claire & Ian (Little Whelnetham)

Laura and Lawrence provide more than good food, good ambience and good service. They feed the soul.

Most impressed. Went on the pizza night and enjoyed a lovely crispy based pizza which was huge followed by a fantastic plum and caramel crumble all made in house. Definitely will go again.

Really nice food and made very welcome.

Have used The Swan for private events, family meals and just a drink, its fantastic every time! the staff are really helpful and friendly. The garden is huge and has lots of things for children to play with. They always have a good selection of beers and the Gin selection is extensive. The pub has a really friendly atmosphere and have always been made to feel very welcome. They always have special offers and events on so check their social media for updates! if i could give The Swan more than 5 stars i would.

Sadly since visiting last year.. The service and the food has definitely suffered. It was nice but not lovely and there constantly seems to be a wait.

Really friendly place and the food was lovely

Lovely food nice environment friendly

Great Sunday roast and steak. Loads of gins and drink selections. A great village pub.

Nice country pub. Good menu and good food choices. Can get crowded at popular times so need to book if you want to be certain of table.

This country pub has incredible food and feels really welcoming. Only negative i would mention is that you do really need to book in advance before arriving, we tried to book a few days in advance and thought we'd easily get a table, not the case unfortunately. Really worth visiting even if you're not in the area.

Lovely pub. Great staff and amazing food. Come here every week and it's always amazing.

Great food, great drinks, wonderful staff and welcoming atmosphere!

A classic village pub. Good beer, good food, lovely garden, and there's always something going on. Thoroughly recommended!

Nice little village pub, at the time I went, Wednesday night was pizza night! Lovely food, great drinks and a wonderful, warm atmosphere.

Lovely food good beer and children friendly

Lovely food, great place to spend an afternoon in the beer garden

Food is brilliant. Highly recommended.

One of the best pubs going, and I can reassure you it's worth every penny. My mum and dad regularly go there, so decided to go for my dads birthday dinner. Everyone is welcoming, funny, overall great service and AMAZING food. And I got all of that from my first visit!! Will be going there more regularly for sure, I certainly recommend for everyone to go and try.

Awesome roast dinner. The best a have had for awhile. The large portion is most certainly large and defeated me!