The Bushel in Forest Heath

Standards are lacking, one person starts a fight and they're not the one who is asked to leave! Couldn't have felt less welcome if they tried.

just popped in for a quick pint and ended up staying for hours, traditional pub with an amazing roast dinner but make sure you arrive hungry. the staff are full of character and fun to be around with great product knowledge. The staff mentioned they will soon be bringing live music back on a Friday night and I can't wait to visit again

The food was good, but the gluten free options were very limited. This used to be one of our favourite pubs for family gatherings, but as my wife has to now eat gluten free so it's likely we'll go elsewhere which is a shame. Other Greene King Pubs have better options.

Fantastic value breakfasts well cooked and clean on the plate .Two full breakfasts for £10.00 with tea and toast. Nice staff and quick service

Friendly, helpful staff. Good selection of ales etc. Comprehensive gastro pub menu at sensible prices. Not to be missed two for a tenner breakfast (including coffee/tea AND OJ).

Stopped here for lunch. Nice friendly staff. Food and drinks all good and excellent value. Nice clean pub.

Came for an early breakfast during Covid19 rules. All procedures adhered too. Seated by a pleasant gentleman seated and asked to use the NHS app. Ordered two breakfast, one small asked for for no egg ask if wanted mushrooms instead nice and one normal breakfast. Only difference is small one of each standard two of each. See photos. Arrived in good time well presented all tasty only found the sausages bland. Both came with tea orange juice and toast. This very good value for money as only £10. 90. Well worth a visit.

Sunday morning breakfast is best if somebody else cooks it. Decided on the Bushel on a wet and miserable morning. Greeted by a cheerful member of staff who told us about the rules of covid, good to see rules being obeyed. Clean surrounds and relaxed atmosphere. All 4 decided on breakfast. Opted for no tomatoes was offered an alternative, great customer service. All 4 enjoyed our choice served with orange juice tea or coffee all for £20 fantastic. 4 Satisfied Customers.

Stumbled across The Bushel quite by chance on a Thursday lunchtime whilst having a day trip to Newmarket. They had a large ‘A’ board outside which caught my attention. The full menu was on one side and a special offer on the other side. All looked good so in we went, my wife and I. Greeted warmly as we entered. They had a great special offer on of two cooked breakfasts for a set price which included toast and tea or coffee and orange juice. We both liked the appeal of that and ordered it. Service was quick and friendly, nice and clean inside and the table had been freshly cleaned. The cooked breakfast ( for our lunch, I know ! ) was brilliant, plenty of it, nicely cooked and the toast and pot of tea topped it off nicely. Very pleased all round with both the food which was excellent but also good value accompanied by friendly service. Never been in there before as we live many miles from Newmarket but if ever we are there again we’ll make a beeline for The Bushell.

Went there for breakfast as had heard it was good. Well it was absolutely delicious! The whole thing was so well served and everything had its full flavour, the fried eggs were the best full yoke and no crispy edges. Highly recommended even out of the discount days

We were looking for somewhere to eat and came across the Bushel and was pleasantly surprised. The staff and owner were ever so friendly and really accomodating. The freshly made home made pie was beautiful. Would recommend!

Me and my partner went for breakfast here and the food was amazing! Staff were friendly and attentive, amazing service :) very pleased!

We stopped here unexpectedly and had Breakfast , 2 full english 2 teas 2orange juices and toast All for £10 the food was well cooked and lovely and hot The service was great cant wait to go again

Just had my Sunday lunch delivered. Just as good as having it in the bushel. Well done guys. Hope to see you when you reopened

Me and my daughter had a roast dinner take away delivery today along with pudding. It was delicious. Definitely will be ordering again. Definitely Recommended.

Ordered the breakfast for delivery. It arrived right on time, was piping hot, and delicious! There was also more food than we could eat, so it was a great deal for the price. Easy to order, easy to pay, and an excellent experience! Thank you!

Went to The Bushel at lunchtime with a friend for fish and chips. The fish was beautifully cooked with lovely crispy batter. The chips were really yummy. They were crispy on the outside and nice and fluffy inside. For me, they are the best fish and chips ever. The restaurant itself is lovely and clean. It sometimes gets rather busy. Would definitely recommend this pub/restaurant if you want a good meal which won’t cost the earth for.

Saturday morning, looking for a breakfast in Newmarket. Two English breakfasts, with a cuppa and glass of juice for £10!! The breakfast was lovely, everything cooked to perfection! the gentleman serving was friendly and accommodating. An absolute value for money breakfast!

Me and the wife called in this morning for a breakfast after seeing the board outside We had 2 standard breakfasts 2 eggs, 2 bacon, 2 sausages, 2 hash browns, beans, tomatoes and toast and jam Also included was a tea or coffee and a glass of orange juice all freshly cooked and was one of the best we have had. would highly recommend (2 happy shoppers).

Wow absolutely lovely breakfast service great 2 breakfast with toast orange juice and tea or coffee for £5. Nice and cosy would definitely recommend and will be going again to try the lunch menu

Went to the Bushel two weeks ago for breakfast and I have to say it was one of the best we have ever had. Everything was really good - the staff were wonderful and very efficient, the food was prefectly cooked and when it comes to value for money you can't beat it. We had two regular breakfasts deal which was £10 for two and it consisted of 2 sausage, 2 bacon, 2 eggs, 2 hash browns, beans, tomatoes, 1 slice of toast with butter and marmalade, a glass of orange juice and tea or coffee.

We had a lovely welcome and best breakfast ever eggs Benedict was lush will be back for more lovely family run pub and restaurant

Lovely refurbishment of this old pub everything bright fresh and new. Great layout and furniture. One area set up as a restaurant and one as separate bar area. Great pub style grub good selection of home made pies too. We had a vegetable burger which was vegetables not pretend meat served with regular chips and a salad. Also a Steak and Ale pie with chunky chips and peas. Good service. Like the scissors to open the sachets of sauces etc better than the normal struggle opening them nice touch. Well worth a visit the beer looked good shame I had to drive,

Amazing food! Amazing staff 5* service Definitely will be returning Lovely layout Love the fact the restaurant is separate from the pub

Had a delicious mother’s day lunch at the Bushel plenty of meat and yummy roasties! Mum especially enjoyed her dessert and daughter loved her fudge cake well worth the money.

Always assured of a good meal well cooked, offers available. Staff friendly and courteous. Recommend.

Great food, the only place where I can have gluten free Yorkshire pudding and dessert, absolutely love it!

We called in early evening on a Saturday night, for something to eat. We were greeted by a very nice man behind the bar and nothing seemed to much trouble. The menu was great and they really cater for any one that needs a gluten free menu. The service was excellent and the food was really good, nice to have some real homemade cooking. Cannot rate this pub high enough, and we will be definitely going back. Thanks again for a great meal and a lovely atmosphere.

Now that the previous landlord and his family have returned to this ( Oldest pub in Town), things are on the up. Most factors of what is expected in a pub / restaurant have been reinstated.

Good quality on portions, friendly and welcome service. Nice and clean throughout. Very good on prices too.

Me and my partner come to Newmarket from Clacton on Sea on a regular basis and always eat at the Bushel. My favourite meal there was macaroni cheese with chips and unfortunately was disappointed to see that this has been taken off the menu by the new owners. The vegetarian choices were very limited. The chap behind the bar was busy on his phone which didnt look very business like to me. Sorry to say will not be visiting this establishment again and will have to try and find somewhere else to eat. Before it was what I would call a spit and saw dust pub but the food was excellent.

Lovely meal with friends followed by a karaoke all food was cooked to perfection will be back again soon

I have been a regular here ,for a few years . I have submitted a review previously, saying how much l liked it. But , now, there is a wonderful return of the previous 'Hosts' .

Living locally, we have enjoyed lunch at this historic pub several times. It has recently changed ownership and is now fully open again. The new owners have improved the décor, the staff are very pleasant and the food is good. They offer two main meals for £12 at lunchtime, with a good choice and generous portions. They also offer a reduced price for two breakfasts bought together. We were very impressed.

Have visited this place a few times as a pub - was perfectly acceptable. I had some time to kill on a Saturday morning in Newmarket and hadn’t had breakfast - what sounded like great value advertised outside Monday to Saturday from 10am. That qualified on both counts, so I went into the bar and waited. Some minutes later, with no sign of anyone behind the bar, I called through - no response but a family sat in the bar pointed that someone had stuck his head out of the kitchen so I went to the door to try to attract attention. While there was no bad language used the guy made it perfectly clear that I was a nuisance, he was cooking and he would be through at some point.

Always made to feel welcome here (with our two dogs). Thought we'd try the Sunday Lunch - we were not disappointed - the meat (we chose lamb) was perfectly cooked and plentiful, roasties were good, could have done with a few more parsnips (only one on the plate, but I LOVE parsnips)!

Another lovely lunch at The Bushel....as always I choose the Fish & Chips...... the food was great, the waiter happy and helpful. Will be back...

Met up with some mates for a drink for a catch up, it’s a great little bud I believe the oldest to so has great character. Must try if you want a pint and a quiet evening

This Sunday lunch time visit started bad and got progressively worse. The only table left was grubby, the vinyl chairs split and were too short, made you feel like a child at the table. the waitress was friendly but not professional looking, piercings and such like are an expression of individualism but you expect anyone handling food to appear neat and tidy. Two pieces of the crockery were chipped. We had two Sunday lunches and a fish and chips. The roasts were lukewarm they had obviously been waiting since 12, we went in at 1 30. The veg was raw or in a soggy sauce. The fish had been fried more than once, the batter was rock hard but very hot, the chips also very hot. We did not stop for pud but left as soon as we could. Not recommended.

I was delighted with my meal. I choose the Beef. Well cooked, gravy served separately as requested. Beef accompanied by seasonal vegetables. All beautifully cooked....I was very happy. I haven't had a bad meal there yet.

Lovely, proper pub in my opinion. There's 2 sides, one for meals or chilling with a coffee I guess, and the other side which is more a Public bar, which is where I always drink and although I'm not a local, I'm always made to feel comfortable by the bar staff and locals alike.

Decided to pop in for some lunch with my Mum while shopping and the pub is great it shows history of the town along with pictures inside of what its surrounding use to look like. Food was lovely and great Landlord/staff

Visited here for first time yesterday. Food excellent, cooked to order, staff very friendly, it certainly was value for money. The Bushel is what we call an old fashioned pub with friendly atmosphere. We had travelled from near to Harwich on a day out and were well pleased with our choice of venue to eat.

Visitamos para un almuerzo rápido con la familia, pub ofrece una selección de 2 por £10, £12 o £14 comidas, incluyendo todos los clásicos de pub.

Comí aquí el otro día y descubrimos que la comida estaba bien preparado y sabroso relación calidad-precio muy buena. Las copas eran preciosas y estaban limpias como son vasos sucios odio este fue un excelente comienzo de la comida.

Ser un cliente muy satisfecho en el Bushel decidí llevar mi amigo visita allí para el almuerzo. . . Una vez más. Me encantó la comida y aprovechamos mi amigo en su visita a 1 calle había impresionado. . . Ella tenía el bacalao y...

Parado en el Bushel ayer para uno de sus "Dos comidas principales por £10:00" ofertas. Esta fue nuestra segunda visita, así que sabíamos que podíamos esperar un buen tamaño de porción de alimentos bien cocinados. La mano de pescado era muy bien preparadas, maltratado, servido con una porción grande de papas fritas, guisantes y macizos ensalada con aderezo. No podía comer todas las patatas fritas. El servicio era amable y atento. Aunque era un concurrido sábado, no tuvimos que esperar mucho tiempo. Este es un restaurante pub básico, sin lujos, pero la comida y el servicio que puede competir con cualquier buen restaurante. Sin duda volveremos.

We used to go here as mum like the fish and chips (they were good and lots of it). We liked the menu but the last couple of times we went here they did not have 2 out of 3 (fish and chips and the roast) meals we wanted. I think the vegetables are of poor quality now which is a shame even peas, you should have decent peas.

Had the all day breakfast. Service was quick and the food very good. Needs a bit of tlc shame its not a bit bigger.

Had rather a long wait to get an all day breakfast and we weren't the only ones, about 50 minutes. When it did turn up, excellent and great value for money.

Visited Newmarket for a kitchen planning meeting at Cambridge Kitchens. Stopped for lunch in the Bushel pub situated between the High Street and the indoor shopping precinct. It is billed as the oldest pub in Newmarket. Although not appealing to all, I really like this kind of unadulterated old boozer. The decor has seen countless thousands of customers and shows it. However the pubs authentic old world charm is not its biggest asset. Two of us ate and drank for the total sum of £14. Apparently the prices are Oldy Worldy too!

My favourite type of pub. Town centre and full of characters and Real people.Great staff, good management, developing bit by bit. One of the better hostelries in town.

Popped into the Bushel today for my first ever visit. Very impressed, excellent real ale and friendly service. The pub has two quite separate bars, one is laid out for dining, but they will happily pull a pint for you to take outside where there are several tables. The oldest pub in Newmarket and certainly one of the best.

There are a fair few Greene King pubs round here but this is one of the best. If you want good value food and drink come here.

Having left home early without breakfast arriving in Newmarket we looked for a breakfast spot in the town where dogs are allowed and came across this little pub offering breakfast. The interior could do with a facelift but service was swift and friendly we ordered the small and large versions of English Breakfast with tea and were not disappointed the usual egg, bacon, beans, hash browns filled the empty tums and were good value for the money.

Visited during a trip out for the day. Reception from staff very friendly. The whole bar area was a bit dingy and could do with a spruce up and the loo's also. Food was average - beef stew needed some veg apart from peas! The bread was lovely.

we went into this pub for lunch today, and the food was brilliant, Mother had Fish and being the most difficult to please surprised us by loving it, I had the Beef Stroganoff, and the man had Hunters Chicken, all home made and delicious, the decor was out dated and run down, as were the toilets, but apparently new landlords had only just moved in, there is a disabled ramp, service was efficient and pleasant, cost was very good, 3 meals with dessert and cuppa, £33.00 lovely and recommend to any for a bite to eat...

We went for Sunday lunch, and half way through I had to stand up and let the food go down to my ankles, so much food, great value, and very tasty. Would recommend it, fish and chips are the best in newmarket.....

After partaking of a breakfast for two of us for less than a tenner we thought we would try a Sunday Lunch.What a bargain - a terrific well cooked meal with all the trimmings and more !! Will definitely be going again. The staff are polite and helpful - made it a pleasure to eat there !!

This is a nice pub and is the oldest in Newmarket. The restaraunt area is separate to the bar area. It has deals on the food which is very nice for example two meals for ten pounds and two meals for thirteen pounds. There is good customer service.I came here with my friend to celebrate her birthday with her boyfriend and i also brought my other half along. We had he Scampi, Curry and Beef Lasagne, which we enjoyed. There is a separate pudding menu as well which looked nice but we didn't have any this time. We are all going to the Bushel pub in Bury St Edmunds next month.

we went to new market to have fish and chips as the fish shop staff were very rude we kept walking to the The Bushel the oldest pub in townIt offers a 2 for ten menu so as it was lunch time we went in.the staff were very welcoming and could not more helpfulwe had the two of the two for ten meals and and one of the 2 for £12 mealsthe meals did not live up to the normal quality or this type of pub but surpassed itthe food was very good and plenty of it. we will go back again.thank you to the staff we will return

As dog people one of our bug bears is always trying to find a place where we can eat and also take our dog. This pub was more than welcoming to allow us to bring our dog in (to the bar area) so we could have a sit down meal. The bar had regulars in to whom the owners were obviously familiar which created a genuine atmosphere and was a delight to absorb ourselves into. We arrived at around 1pm, we were have a very warm welcome. My partner ordered the scampi from the menu, I had the Hunter's chicken, both meals arrived in good time, piping hot and they had to be one of the best meals we have had from a 'local' pub. The icing on the cake was the fact these meals were only £10 for both, (Menu deal, 2 for £10). The chicken was soft, moist and very tasty with the generous helpings of cheese and bacon. The scampi had also been done to perfection and the chips alongside were perfectly cooked. Can't fault the place.

Busy shopping forget time. Felt peckish. Decided to visit the Bushel again. 3.20 pm.They stop serving food at 4pmAs always the welcome was genuine. The staff friendly. The food 1st class.Happy customer.

the bushel is situated in the centre of the rookery,which does have a new name now think its the guineas,ok for a pint or 2 and i have eaten in here before,and i cant really fault it,its ok,but i wouldnt stay all night.

me and my husband went for a drink in this pub after we came out of Newmarket racecourse,they really made us welcome,the stella and san Miguel was lovely!they have an hexagonal pool table its amazing!you have to move the top of the table round to you to take your shot!iits very very different!we didn't eat here so don't know what the foods like,i found this bar quite mucky too it could do with a good clean

Go here often as it's great value for money and all the food is home cooked and delicious! Good portions too, staff very friendly and welcoming. Fish n chips are best in Newmarket

Lovely place to eat. The best fish and chips in Newmarket. The staff are friendly. Small Restaurant and can be busy so if you are not on a strict time frame it's best to wait until after 1pm. They stop serving food at 4pm, so get there by 3pm to avoid disappointment..

The food is really nice two meals for 10 pounds or two for 13 pounds depending on what you choose. They have a bar menu, also different pies and specials and desserts as well.nice big portions, and the staff are really nice. i have been there a few times now and really enjoy eating there.Nicer in the restaurant.

This place has a long history , as the oldest pub in town. Not for the Aristocracy , but a good town pub. Meals are good and good service . Niice staff..

We popped in here for lunch seeing the board outside saying "oldest pub in Newmarket", it may well be, but whoever decided to decorate the smaller room at the front seems to have lost sight of that. It has no charm or character whatsoever, it has the most hideous lights above the bar, no pumps on the bar and just leaves you feeling cold. On the up side, the food was of a fair quality, good value and quickly served. The lady serving us was pleasant and attentive.