The Butt and Oyster in Babergh

Delicious food and great service. I had the beef pie . It was hot, packed with beef and the side vegetables were really delicious. I swapped the mash for chips and it was done without hesitation. All the staff are friendly and attentive. I had the Strawberry Eton mess for desert and this was the best Eton mess I’ve ever had. It had layers of strawberry coulis in it and was a really substantial serving. We all had a really great meal.

Brilliant service, food and view Seafood platter is seafreaking unbelievable!

TOP! Good food, lovely Place to be

One of my most favourite eating out experiences ever. Food service location all 5☆. love Love LOVE This Place.

I’m giving 5 stars as I feel my review isn’t to do with the food or service so not fair to leave a neg one as I’m wanting to. The issue is the qparking we had a three o’clock booking arrived around 2pm because of the parking situation warning from a previous review, we couldn’t find a parking place, overflow, side of roads, the pay and display, the only parking place we found was in the back of the pub there was a space but a car was illegally parked in front so we couldn’t access it ! I made one phone call but it was to no avail we could barely get back up and out as the road isn’t wide enough for two vehicles we decided did to the stress of not find a parking place we had to go find somewhere else, I’m sorry if we didn’t call to cancel our booking just that we were on the road finding somewhere else there was no way we were going be lucky and get a space not with all the oncoming vehicles going into the place them being unlucky as well ! What a shame we really wanted to try this place ! Had the reservation and everything. We’re not happy.

Me & my mate stopped here on our motorbikes for lunch. Lovely place to eat outside in the sun.

Great food, prompt and friendly service.

Famous pub on the water's edge of Pin Mill. Very popular so book early to ensure you get a table. Staff very friendly and helpful. Super efficient given how busy it was too. Food was fabulous especially the Crumble, huge portion and very tasty

A pity it's booking only, and limited gluten free options, generous portions. Much too big for me.

Great location on the rivers edge with lovely views. Service and food excellent at a reasonable price. Fish meals very good.

The food was delicious. I had the pan fried cod fillet, crushed new potatoes and sprouting broccoli. The cod was cooked beautifully, with large soft flakes. My husband had the burger 🍔 he really enjoyed it. The Butt and Oyster is part of the Deben Inns group, on certain days of the week they have special offers on their Deben Inns app. We went on a Saturday, so there wasn't an offer but the bill for 2mains and 3 drinks came to just over £60 which we felt was a fair price for the quality and quantity. We enjoyed our meal and would definitely recommend the Butt and Oyster.

Booked a table for 7. Great views and pub interior is full of boat/sailing decor. Everyone enjoyed their food. I had a smaller bite, the wild shrooms on sourdough- as delicious as I remembered. Also, the vegan version of Sticky Toffee pudding was utterly gorgeous. Staff wonderful and welcoming too.

Five stars say it all views breathe takeing in my eyes just nice to sit with good food good beer and stunning views

We arrived to find the car park was completely full so bear this in mind when booking and allow extra time. We waited until a space became available and the pub is a short stroll away. The pub was as I expected, old and cozy in a picturesque setting on a river. This was our first visit and we were lucky to get a last minute booking for my husbands birthday. The pub is very popular and very busy, hence parking us difficult. Now to the food: we shared chicken wings to start, they were succulent and flavourful without having the usual BBQ/honey sauce drizzled all over them. Somehow they seemed more healthy. We both ordered the pan fried cod with crushed new potatoes and brocoli. There was some background flavouring without actually having a sauce. It was totally delicious and cooked to perfection. Then we come to the Tiramasu - so moist and probably the nicest I have had in a restaurant. Staff were great. Compliments to the chef - we will be back.

Excellent location, really good selection of drinks. Extensive menu with lots of choice but we did not have food during our visit

We have had a number of meals at the Butt and Oyster (several dinners and breakfasts) and have always been impressed. The food is delicious (there’s always a great choice of specials) and the service is professional and friendly. Even on a very busy evening, when the staff were clearly rushed off their feet, they maintained excellent service and attentiveness.

Lovely time, dinner while looking out over the Orwell, what's not to love

Fabulous food in a lovely location. Friendly service and good beers! Definitely a place to return to.

Excellent location and great food

What a little gem over looking the water. Great food, great beer selection and fantastic service.

Lovely location, great vista. Food tasty but a little pricey. Friendly helpful staff.

This is rapidly becoming one of my favorite places to dine out.... the setting is lovely, the staff are all polite and friendly and the beer battered halloumi is divine.... strongly recommended

My favorite of all Deben Inns loads if atmosphere, character warmth you name it's got it, best menu too, poke bowls and seafood platter my favourites

We love this place. We went for lunch to celebrate my birthday. All we can say is the food is amazing, portions far too big to be able to fit a pudding in!!!! The staff were great and the overall experience was brilliant. Not often you get this level of care and attention. The pub was busy but staff all looked calm and in control. Well done Team!

Good food excellent service and great views.

Fish from the ever changing menu, freshly made pies, Adnams Beer straight from the Barrel, well kept and served in tip top condition. I cant say too much because it is so popular I might not get a booking if too many people discover the secret. Cheers!

A lovely pub in a beautiful location. Friendly welcoming staff, an amazing variety of food (we had the lamb pie, pork belly and battered halloumi) and a good range of beers.

Delicious place to enjoy any time, is a good option 😋

Lovely pub, after a nice walk along the river nothing beats a pint of Ghost ship and an eggs benedict, which was superb. Nice dog friendly pub, highly recomended.

Lovely location, even this time of year. Parking would be a premium in warmer months. Warm cozy, pub vibs, varied menu with specials board too. Drink prices a bit steep.

Had a lovely meal and few drinks. Maisie served our drinks and was very friendly when serving us and getting our drinks. She was very polite.

My husband had pork with bubble and squeak he said it's the best meal he has ever had

Typical English pub with spectacular views of the river. The waiters very friendly. We ordered 3 different breakfasts and they were delicious. We will return without hesitation.

I have been here many times over the years but it still continues to impress. We went for a special occasion last night and had a really wonderful evening. Every single member of staff we spoke to was very helpful and the meal was excellent. Thank you. We will return soon.

Hadn’t visited for a while and came after seeing the February offer for 50% off main meals on Monday and Tuesdays. What a good decision to come again! Fantastic meal. Great portion sizes and value for money. Lovely atmosphere. Will be back again soon. Cannot fault.

A good recommendation from a local for a hearty breakfast. Great quality food. Booking is advisable but the team are really happy to accommodate walk-ins where they can. Dog friendly pub. On the Kings Costal Path walk

Fantastic pub, fantastic food and fantastic staff. Highly recommended

dont waste time reading the reviews, just get a table booked asap so that you can enjoy the experience . Another top meal with local well kept ales .

Very doggy friendly, there were five well behaved pooches in the upstairs restaurant. Lovely views, great food with good sized portions. Parking can be an issue at busy times though.

We’ve just got home from the Butt and Oyster and I had to come straight onto here to try and put into words how darn good their roast is. As someone who’s worked in hospitality I can admittedly be quick to judge when out to eat, and I also know how much good reviews mean to a hard working company. They clearly are heard working here, and the staff we encountered tonight were all lovely and polite, which always sets a good tone for the rest of your evening. It’s a super cosy pub with lovely atmosphere and cosy log burners. I had the pork belly roast (with two very generous slices of pork belly) and my husband had turkey roast (I was dubious of his choice as turkey can go so wrong- but it was delicious). All the trimmings were cooked to perfection, amazing potatoes, a homemade yorkie, and the red cabbage…incredible! A good slosh of gravy too, which is always appreciated in a world that can be so stingey with their gravy. The bill was a very reasonable £74 with 2 alcoholic drinks, 1 soft drink, 2 starters and 2 roasts (absolutely worth their £20+ price in my opinion). We left absolutely stuffed and satisfied. This is may be our third/fourth time at the butt and oyster (first time having a roast there)- if we didn’t live an hour away, we’d be there a lot more! Thank you!

The Deben Inn pubs are all excellent and this is one of my favourites. Great beer and food next to the river.

Had the side room to ourselves for a family dinner. Food was good. Service was quite good. Shall probably go there again.

Great food in what is a lovely traditional pub. Really helpful staff offering great service. Allow time for parking though as both the main car park and nearby car park are on the small side with no street parking.

Our sailing club did a circular walk from the pub.Two hours later sat down for our lunches which we had precooked.Delicious fish and chips

Went after a walk to a reserved room for lunch. Everyone was happy and since we'd ordered food earlier in the day it all appeared by magic without much waiting.

Great place for lunch after a dog walk along the river

Lovely food and service, but very very busy even on a cold week day, parking very restricted and small, better off parking up the road in the paid car park

Great place to eat with good food and service and great views.

Excellent food, friendly service. Terrific pub!

We really love this pub and always enjoy our experience! Today we visited with my Godparents who are vegans and little toddler for lunch, we hadn’t booked but were lucky enough to get a nice table for 6 by the window. The food was all fab as usual, the vegan options very also good including a vegan sticky toffee pud! And the service was good too.

No longer a pub really went in bit nowhere to sit and drink a few beers it's more resteruant than pub, still lovely and in a amazing location. But not really a pub.

we ate here on xmas day and the food was brilliant. Satff looked after us all day with no rushing us on. Brilliant day and many thanks.

This has become my new favourite pub. We came here a while back and had a lovely meal and decided today, to bring my 2 young sons and dog and the other half. We were greated by a lovely bar lady who seated us and offered us drinks and she was polite and engaging with my boys which was lovely. The boys ordered macy cheese and i had brie and mushroom wellington which was amazing. My partner had turkey which he said was very good. I also has prosecco which was lovely. A check back was done by a nice chap, which is often forgotten when a place is busy. Overall, a well run place on a busy day with lovely food. Well done all. We will be back. Thankyou

A great place all around, local ales, friendly service and great food always cooked perfectly. Highly recommend the Chilli and Garlic prawns the best I've had anywhere in the world.

This is one of shotley peninsulas hidden jewels. Service is always very polite and friendly and the food options are great

My daughter took her mum and dad for Sunday lunch and we were very pleased with the food, the table location and the service. The setting is idyllic and the only downside was the tide was out. Our bay table gave us the premium spot with a view across the estuary and we watched the sunset 🌅. The food was delicious and portions were generous. I had the whitebait followed by the burger while others had the Sunday lunch options which were also very tasty. Friendly and helpful service topped a delightful occasion. Definitely worth a visit.

Lovely Sunday lunch, everything you'd want from a good pub.

Lovely pub located by the river, warm welcome from staff, good choice of food and drinks. Warm and cosy rooms, great place for family meals or as a couple. Very dog friendly

Lovely pub right on waterfront. Food was lovely, and service was good.

Brilliant meal, very well recommended.

A private party well looked after with good service and excellent value for money food

Food amazing xx staff are lovely xx

Pub food at its best. Pie and mash, fish and chips. Both smashing. Great local beers. And an open fire. Lovely stuff.

Beautiful location. Good service. Lovely food. This is the second time we have eaten then. We will go back again……………..

Lovely views, the tide come right up to the pub. Really friendly staff that went out of there way to help and find us a seat. Nice beer , lovely food. Really the pub of dreams!

Arrived on a cold winters day to be greeted by warm smiles and a lovely roaring fire in the grate of the public bar. We were shown to our table overlooking the River Orwell in full flood with views over the estuary. Service was prompt and the Adnams Broadside was perfect and served at the correct temperature. We had steak n ale pie and the salmon with puddings to follow, The total bill when presented was very reasonable and made a change from being overcharged for a mediocre meal and drinks.

There is a good reason it is busy: excellent food, great atmosphere and good service.

Classic Suffolk pub, great for tourists and locals alike. Amazing views of the unique Suffolk coast. Perfect for a pub stroll or spotting nature (saw a deer last time we came). The food is fresh, local, British (mostly) and amazing. Well cooked and served by friendly servers. There is an excellent range of proper beer, wine etc. And it's great for kids as there's a beach out the front!

Another very enjoyable visit to the Butt, this time to celebrate a birthday. The service was excellent throughout and the food matched. I had the ham hock terrine for starters followed by the fish pie special for mains. No need for a dessert, but I squeezed in a STP (Sticky Toffee Pudding) for a rainy day! Servings, we all, commented, where very generous and price was very reasonable. Thank you!

Cheap scampi, Tesco's are better

Went Friday lunchtime around 2pm, what a setting, what a menu, absolutely fantastic. . These guys run like clockwork, the seafood platter was amazing, whitbait awesome, obligatory chips were demolished and the setting outside overlooking the Orwell across to Nacton. Friday lunchtime with the Mrs doesn’t get better than this. Thank You.

Gorgeous location, staff and food excellent.

Lovely place, beautiful location, good food. Shame it's so busy and difficult to park, it was chaos when we arrived with people reversing out of the car park causing grid lock at the bottom of the lane.

Interesting old pub in Pin Mill and invariably busy. Limited parking at peak times. We booked lunch in the attractive dining room and food and service were very good. Clearly geared up to dealing with large numbers as lots of tables outside if weather favourable. Would go again. Active boating/house boating location on the estuary

Having travelled some distance to Ipswich with my wife and elderly mother in law, to have a late lunch with our son and daughter in law, we were really pleased to find we had a window seat overlooking the Orwell Estuary, the website stated it could not be guaranteed, so we were in luck! The food and drink were excellent as was the service. The real ale straight from the barrel was well conditioned and very easy drinking. Our only disappointment was that having recently returned from Italy my wife and her mom ordered the Fritto Misto, which, apart from the Tempura Prawns, consisted of a range of seafood coated in industrial grade "breadcrumbs" which were a challenge for Nonna to eat, for reasons I am too discreet to detail!! We will definitely go back again, but just be a little more curious about the details of any menu items.

I stopped by for breakfast during my walk and was delighted by the lovely atmosphere and warm welcome—just what I've come to expect from a Deben Inn. The food was fantastic, and it was nice to find the place not too busy during my visit. Highly recommend!

Fabulous spot, great service and nice pub food! Great view over Pin Mill - a truly beautiful spot.

This pub is in a wonderful setting alongside the river. The food is very tasty with very generous portions and the staff are friendly and efficient. Parking can be an issue so get there early!

This pub has a wonderful setting literally on the river with lovely views of boats and the boatyard. The outside seating area is a great place to sit and watch the world go by with a drink and food. Part of a chain, they have totally nailed it as far as delivering what (a lot of) people want. It’s dog friendly with a separate dining room for those with dogs but you can take your dog into the bar to order drinks/food. The staff are friendly and welcoming. We had a delicious meal from a varied menu. The menus at other pubs in the chain are different which is good. Also a great setting for a dog walk lunch break. Would definitely recommend.

Beautiful pub in beautiful coastal surroundings.

Popped by for a breakfast roll, sat outside as the weather was so nice. Staff friendly and helpful

We all had a wonderful experience. The staff were excellent and very attentive. Very impressed with the food, in fact the best fish and chips I’ve had for a long time. The view across the Orwell is perfect.

The Location is lovely and the staff are super friendly. The beer is good and the food is adequate and priced about right.

Very good. Very big potions. Friendly staff. Great and unusual position with some great veiws. We walked from woolverstone marina. About 25 minutes. Very petty

Lovely weekday lunch - the place was packed, clearly a good sign that the food was going to be good.

No frills but not expensive so if you want cheap food or drink 👍

Our umpteenth visit to the Butt & Oyster. Amazing food. Very well kept ale. Great views .

Quite disappointed. Its lovely that they serve Alborino wine by the glass but it was not chilled. When I went to the bar I realised why, they had it stored in a bucket, not a fridge. It was a really hot day. Not good enough considering the price of the wine. Had looked forward to the roast beef but this was spoilt by being served with bisto gravy and only 3 small roast potatoes. Parsnips were really thin and flavourless. Not a good time of year for Parsnips. Won't come back for a roast dinner.

Lovely food to celebrate an Anniversary. Perfect location:)

Located in a lovely spot that we have been to a few times over the years. However , our experience last week was poor. We arrived and were seated at a prebooked table for dinner in the main bar area and informed that we would be served v shortly. 20 minutes later still nothing - spoke to a waitress and she said that we'd have to order food now at the main bar counter - Joined the huge queue and waiting for 10 mins in line. My partner in the meantime was surrounded at our table by the large number of people waiting to be served at the bar (10-15 plus) - noisy, crowded and uncomfortable is the only way to describe the scene. Waited a further 5 mins in line and partner felt so uncomfortable as did I, we simply just left. A victim of its own success but not coping now. In essence, this place we used to come to has been so popularised that it can now cannot cope with demand and the waitresses/staff looked flustered and stressed and not one asked if we were being looked after ? ..disgraceful ! Not a place we will return back to again to .....sadly.

Lunch today was lovely. A good pint of Ghost Ship, and an excellent roast fish (bream), new potatoes and broccoli spears. We shared the apple and peach crumble (slightly heavy on topping, and prefer a little more ice cream). Great service. The cold fish salad looked really good too.

Had lunch on 23 rd August. Lovely location, exceptional food and service. Booking essential.

Beautiful location on bank of the the River Orwell. Very popular so booking is essential. Food and service exceptional, rats it very highly. Debbin Ins that own it seem to invest well in their Pubs.

As an England sailor you must have been here. Super place

Delicious food and friendly staff, location is very interesting, we loved it.

Friendly staff and good food. So many things on the menu that looked tempting it was hard to know what to go for! Proper steak and ale pie (none of your pot pie rubbish), with a good and nicely cooked selection of veg, and good chips. Perfectly cooked fish - the kitchen clearly knows what it is about.

The best cheesy chips in Suffolk. Excellent with allergies.

Been here 2or3 times each time we have been blown away with the food and friendly staff. Highly recommend 👌

Nice place, busy place, good food

The food was very well presented ,and service was amazing