The Railway in Suffolk Coastal

My mum and I wanted to say a massive thank you to all the lovely staff who made my dad’s Celebration Of Life get together so special. The pub from outside as you come in looked so pretty with flowering planters and inside the pub is very clean and well decorated. The Buffet they put on for us was of good quality and the lovely lad who was assigned to look after us did an amazing job. I would highly recommend a visit. We will definitely be back very soon. Anne & Michelle.

I stayed in the hotel for a week while attending the Suffolk Jazz School event. It's a lovely small pub/hotel on the outskirts of Ipswich and the staff can't do enough for you. It has a great restaurant and the staff were brilliant at helping us organise two Jazz School evening jam sessions there for around fifty attendees. In a world where the customer usually comes second, this place really knows how to look after their guests!

Had to move tables twice First surrounded by very loud noisy people Second table right by huge tv didn't go out for Sunday lunch to have football blasted out over top of us Third table quiet finally Dissapointing experience

Great food, very friendly, helpful staff. The pub hosted two jam sessions here for Suffolk Jazz School these were wonderful events with a superb atmosphere.

Dessert was ok, not cheap and not memorable. My friend and I are both allergic to dogs and were dismayed to be sharing the space with 3 dogs which were allowed to sit on the upholstered seating! When did this become acceptable? If a child put their muddy shoes on a chair that other people will be sitting on soon they would be reprimanded. I don't understand why people bring their dogs to the pub, but if you must, please keep them on the floor. 1 in 5 of us is allergic to them and it would be kinder to us to leave your pet at home.

Had an amazing meal, would definitely recommend

Great pub. Often busy but staff are very good at managing the busy lunch times and finding a table for you. Menu is very good and varied. Have eaten here multiple times with friends and family and received consistently good service every time. We recently had breakfast at The Railway and thoroughly enjoyed it - good value for money too.

Crazy golf and lunch ⛳️ My partner and I tried out the new crazy golf course yesterday, we really enjoyed it! Very good use of space and seating area surrounding so you can watch and have a drink from the outside bar. After we had lunch from the new £12 lunch menu, my partner had the BBQ pork belly Mac & cheese and I had the Croque Madame, both 10/10!!!

Great fish and chips to take away

We visited The Railway for the first time in ages upon the recommendation of some friends and were very impressed. The food was good quality with decent sized portions for the prices and some really interesting specials. My wife had beef wraps with chips and the wraps were made of Yorkshire pudding, though she would have preferred some roast veg with it rather than salad. I had the fish & chips and we both had meatball starters which contained chorizo and cheese and came with Dijon mayo. For dessert we had a lovely creme brulee with homemade biscuit and creme egg chocolate trifle. All very good. The staff were friendly, helpful, and attentive and seemed to really enjoying working there. All in all an excellent experience and we will definitely revisit, maybe for Sunday lunch.

Everyone had a very nice meal tonight, thankyou

I cannot fault The Railway Inn. We've been coming here for some years now and each time it doesn't disappoint. All staff are very attentive and the quality of food is fantastic. The menu regularly changes, so it offers a good opportunity to try something new each time; I most recently opted for the Honey and Garlic Halloumi on Udon Noodles, which was very good! We have also stayed here, and the rooms are equally as good, offering scenic countryside views. I'd happily recommend.

We managed to get a last minute booking for Mother's Day which was extremely lucky! Really good roast dinner, can recommend.

What a lovely pub, we went for lunch on Saturday, there were 9 of us and we had to prebook our meals. which wasn't an issue. The food arrived quicky but could tell our meals were freshly made. the staff were friendly. I would have given five stars if we were advised of the desserts on the special board.

Lovely country pub, brilliant food, very friendly staff and customers. Dog friendly!! Made our Newfoundland dog very welcome. We will be back soon.

A lovely ambiance, contemporary decor, easy parking and lovely food. Good menu choices for all tastes and a specials board as a bonus!

I went there after a funeral. A room was set aside for the mourners. The room, service and food was excellent.

Popped in for lunch lite bite. Really good service. Very friendly staff. We had best pork sausages and onion chutney sandwich, served with crisps and side salad. And shared a portion of cheesy chunky chips. Good quality food and very reasonable prices. Would recommend 😋

Twelve of us, including two young children, had a buffet lunch after my Mothers funeral. Everything was freshly prepared and delicious. The Staff were very helpful and efficiently provided everything needed. Thank you for making our day end well.

Just been for a meal following a visit to the cinema with my daughter and grandchildren. I haven't eaten here for a couple of years so wasn't sure what to expect, but the quality of the food and the way it was cooked was amazing! I had barbeque belly pork with fries and homemade coleslaw, salad and corn on the cob - the meat was so tender and plenty of it. My daughter had the beef in guineas pie, with veg and again the meat was so tender and very tasty! Kids had fish and burger served with chips, they really enjoyed it. Price was very good and service was excellent! Thank you to the staff!!

I’ve been going here for years and the development it has undergone is exceptional, wonderful staff with varying menus of great taste varying for all parties. Amazing beer garden super excited by the up and coming crazy golf there building as of right now, can’t speak higher of the place recommend it to anyone and everyone. Very fair prices hard to not return, good atmosphere so excited to see it up and running at full capacity in the summer. Really can’t speak any higher of a pub. Wouldn’t take my business anywhere else. 11/10

Amazing pub, fair prices and variety menu with choices for all, great food and very welcoming staff always welcoming us back so quickly became our new local with excellent food, entertainment and cheap beer. Very excited for the new mini golf course in the garden, can’t wait and very exciting to see a pub grow and vary with a new menu out since our last visit it keeps on bringing the wow factor. 11/10 would recommend to anyone.

Great service and staff and food

We arranged a surprise 50th birthday party here on a Saturday evening, they were able to cater to 20 of us and children all with different dietary requirements and they couldn’t have been more helpful. The menu was great and catered to old and young. Thank you so much to team who were so organised and happy to help with anything we ask.

Super venue in the garden room for a large party of mixed ages. We were 19 with 4 children. The staff were all charming and very efficient and attentive. Food was first class. Just perfect for a 70th Birthday celebration. Thank you

Excellent food I had the chicken and leek lasagne off the £12menue and it was beautiful packed with chicken breast and so tasty and a large portion. The best value in Suffolk and well worth a trip out there. Freindly efficient staff that served all 15 of us with speedily without any fuss. A 10 out of 10 from all of us. Well done and thank you.

Visited with friends for lunch yesterday. The staff are polite, friendly and helpful. The food was excellent. What more can I say.

Lovely Sunday Roast. Beautifully cooked. Friendly helpful staff

As usual I was not disappointed with the meal and service six of us had a lovely evening and the meal wS cooked to perfection.

Saturday evening meal and it was superb as usual. Lovely friendly and attentive staff. Lovely to see Sarah again. X

We hired the Garden Room for our daughters 1st birthday and we had the best time! The space is lovely for an intimate and relaxed occasion. It was cosy but with lots of natural light on a grey wet day. The staff couldn’t have done more to accommodate us and the food was great. All our guests were really impressed and said they will be back to eat in the pub!

Good food and very friendly staff.

Just done Christmas wreath making followed by afternoon tea, which was brilliant. The wreath making was so much fun, the afternoon tea was delicious and all the staff were so friendly and accommodating.....I wi be back again soon 👍🏻

This is not a hotel, it is a pub/restaurant. Went for a pre Christmas meal with colleagues. Very nice food and well priced, £28 for 3 course. I'd recommend fish cakes, turkey, steak and the fish pie, also had the Christmas pudding GF version. They slso sell low alcohol Ghost Ship, really nice. Tgd cheese board dessert was huge, nice atmosphere and ample parking

A really very good experience. Very well decorated, very clean.Service was excellent and food also very good and generous from a wide menu choice. Excellent value all round. Would go back again.

Meal in Restaurant, was excellent. Good service.

Very clean rooms. Very helpful staff. Excellent breakfast.

I stayed at this excellent pub for two nights and on the Friday night had dinner there, ignoring the dicta of Mark Twain. My seafood platter lacked prawns as one would typically find included in Australia, but was otherwise most pleasant and reasonable value for money. The pub was busy for dinner but a solo table was found for me. Staff were fine, and the atmosphere buzzing. Toilets were clean. Can't ask for much more!

Excellent food was amazing Staff could not do enough Highly recommend

Had lovely evening meal with family. Great friendly service and atmosphere. Fresh cooked breakfast next morning. No pressure to leave.

Great food. Friendly helpful staff and spotlessly clean everywhere. Lovely pub. Well worth a visit if you in the area.

Family meal to celebrate a special occasion. We had 12 meals of which 4 were cold and undercooked and 1 was missing. We then ordered 6 desserts which unfortunately were not much improved with 1 being very tasteless and unpleasant and one still being frozen! Everything else about the place was nice except the food! Will not be coming back.

Post-funeral family gathering in the Garden Room. The staff were very efficient and unobtrusive, the catering was exceptionally good and the setting was perfect. Could not hve been improved on.

Went with a group of 23 for a works leaving party, could not fault the service or the food, considering we were a large group we were well looked after, nothing was too much, food was perfect and the staff were amazing! Would highly recommend

Lovely meal and great service, as usual. Very reasonable prices and portion sizes are so generous. Not as many specials available as usual, but maybe just the time we went.

Excellent food and service. Friendly and helpful staff. Will definitely be back.a good menu and children’s menu. The children loved their burgers.

Visited the Railway for Sunday lunch with large family gathering. I have to sat that we had excellent service, very tasty food which was hot and didn't take long to arrive, so I don't know why previous review had an issue Really good value. Thoroughly recommend

My family and I had lunch on Thursday and I’m afraid we were surprised by the amount of time we had to wait for our food to arrive . When it did arrive 3 out of 5 of us found our food to be lukewarm and disappointing. We didn’t complain about it as we didn’t want to cause a fuss. We won’t be returning anytime soon.

Family visit with a double and a twin room. Rooms are well stocked with toiletries, good tea tray and a complimentary brekkie of porridge pots and fruit. Welcoming staff and a lovely convenient location next to Westerfield train station ( 6 mins into Ipswich )

We had an excellent meal. The portions were generous and everything was tasty and well cooked. The staff were friendly and knowledgeable.

Frequently used when we gather with friends on our visits to the area. It's a lovely place with an extremely pleasant atmosphere. Clean, neat, tidy and very welcoming. Good range of beers; excellent, well priced menu and good service. Will I ever be able to choose something other than the sea food platter - the best I've ever had?!

Came to the Westerfield Railway for some food and drinks with friends, the food was very nice, big portions and menu was big enough without being overwhelming. We were served by some girls who were very attentive and cheerful. The coleslaw was AMAZING would go...

Absolutely brilliant pub. Great selection of drinks (including ales) and top notch food. Went with work for a summer do and the staff knocked our socks off. The food was incredible and we couldn't believe the bounty that was laid in front of us - really high quality, fresh ingredients. Everything tasted amazing and the post-meal Barbie-themed drinks went down a treat.

I didn't exact that it can be so TASTY! Good meat, my favorite sweet potatoes chips were excellent! Grilled corn worth a special attention... Thanks to the Chef!

Work organised our summer staff do at The Railway Inn on their rooftop area. Service was great and the food was amazing! Will be visiting again and recommending to family and friends.

We went here for our work summer do. The Railway Inn prepared a barbecue for a group of 11 and the food was delicious - a great range of quality hot dogs, burgers, chicken skewers and lots other food. Also, there was a good range...

Lovely place and friendly staff but roast was very disappointing. Food was luke warm and odd selection of vegetables, two of us had one small slice of carrot, courgette, the odd strip of cabbage and the broccoli had just touched the water. Won't be going...

Great place - great food - extensive menu range - great service - good price. Always made to feel welcome & very accommodating

We used to go to the Railway quite often but had bad service and food maybe a year ago and I swore I would never go there again was persuaded to try again and I was proved right when service and food was diabolical will...

Decided to stop of for Sunday Roast whilst driving that way , Beef Roast , potatoes had a slight colouring,beef was like shoe leather .Husband had veggie option,both meal hardly warm , certainly not worth a trip back

The Railway Inn. What a fantastic, cosy and warm establishment. My girlfriend and I just recently came back from dining here and we loved it a great deal. The food was delicious, I had the pie of the day which consisted of potato and meat...

Had a meal Saturday 4th March 2023, service very slow over 2 hours for three courses Was not worth the wait. Tried the soup at £6.50 like eating baby food, then tried the skate at £17.00 no points for taste or presentation potatoes hard, few...

We found this hidden gem , it was an amazing stay , great value for money , lovely food , room beautifully done , staff lovely , will most definitely go back

Super birthday meal, this time for 16 pf us. Staff and food were fabulous. They even sorted our bill, so those that ate unintentionally off the set menu paid less. Food came out at the same time and was delicious. Cannot recommend this restaurant highly...

On getting to our room, we noticed a bluebottle. Having waved it out we then had a succession of more. Called for help and Inn's colleague started to use hand held hoover to collect flying and dead bluebottles. He gave us a can of fly...

Fabulous lunch, we had roasts and our friend had the fish. All very well cooked. The service was attentive without being over bearing.mFriendly staff and very good value.will definitely be back.

Booked here as premier inn was full. So glad we did. What a great find. Staff were friendly and professional and made us very welcome. Sarah was lovely and a great host. Had a meal there and also breakfast. Continental included would have been enough...

Stayed over at the Railway last night the room was ammeculate and Plenty of snacks or evening and Breakfast yoghurts and orange/apple juice provided as well as fresh fruit.The room was very clean and tolietries and tea and Coffee provided.We ate in the resturant last...

Not a place to go if are hungry. Service was appalling and had to go the bar twice to get any action

We enjoyed a Sunday roast and dessert with friends at this very popular pub/restaurant. Friendly and attentive staff.

Service not very good took ages to even get a menu then had to ask to be served. Food when eventually came very mediocre chicken over cooked. Not value for money Won’t be returning Better places out there especially as food has now gone up...

Took our grandaughter for a meal at the Railway, the food was lovely the kiddies portions were large ( she is 9 and a good eater) she loved it when a train came past the seafood platter was delicious. The staff were friendly what more...

The present Mrs. Edwards and I visited this pub today after playing golf. When we arrived the pub was very busy which is never a bad thing. It shows it's popular and we could see why. We hadn't booked but a table was available. We...

We visited here as a treat for my daughter's 12th birthday. As always, the food was super. I had a prawn cocktail, followed by the mixed seafood selection. Huge tasty portions and I couldn't manage a dessert. The tortilla starter was freshly cooked and the...

We recently ordered a Sunday evening takeaway from the railway and it was so good I had to leave a review. I had Fish and Chips with mushy peas and my wife had Sunday Beef roast. I was given a timeslot to pick the meal...

My Dad spent several months in hospital and when he was in rehabilitation came here in the afternoons for a glass of wine and some sunshine, so for his birthday lunch wanted to come here, which was lovely. We ordered sirloin steak and I had...

Great menu choice and value for money. Pleasant, helpful and attentive staff. Super portions for the meal. Not overly expensive but todays standards.

Have visited here several times and never been disappointed. Until last night menu was very poor and staff not as helpful as on previous visits. Hope it was just a blip!!!

My cider was served with no ice and was also warm. I also ordered skinny fries to be served with chunky chips. Not over impressed with the attention to detail.

The hotel is lovely and clean with a self service continental style breakfast. Well situated for exploring Suffolk (in our case Sutton Hoo) - We stayed only the one night. Be advised that the hotel, as suggested in the name, is adjacent to a railway...

We came here with friends, then again four days later with family. The food is fantastic and reasonably priced, with very generous portions. There is a good selection on the menu, plus the specials board. Staff cannot do enough for you and are very attentive....

Our experience at the Railway Inn was very, very good. The food was excellent and it was no problem for the menu to be tweaked to suit one of our party. As usual the service was friendly and relaxed, which always adds to the experience....

Recommended by host at a nearby B&B, visited the restaurant for dinner. Lovely food, well prepared and presented. Good size servings and reasonable prices. Locally sourced items including skate wings, asparagus and pork.

Just stayed for a night - longer would have been good. The staff are exceptionally friendly and the evening food was lovely. Lovely view from our room and although the railway is close it as very quiet at night. Breakfast isn't served until 9am but...

This really is a great pub, bar staff super friendly and we took our dog too and they were kind enough to bring some water over without asking. They did a Easter egg hunt for my little girl who was over the moon. The food...

the welcome was Luke warm at best the menu limited and the food bland and unappetizing would not recommend

Great place, food and staff. Even theSunday menu choices were vegetarian/vegan friendly, what a refreshing change. Desserts were delightful and all at very reasonable prices. Staff were excellent despite the place being very busy

Visited 11/02/ 22 sorry folks meals just not up to the mark mushrooms with steak burnt burger was grey ? With friends so you don’t want to make a fuss but seriously prices charged no value for money 4 people £101 only two small alcoholic...

Came as a family group, food was very disappointing which is a shame as we’d heard really good reviews. Burgers were small and bland, chicken in one of the burgers was like a rock, fish was soggy underneath and service was very slow when trying...

Had not been for a while and it is always generally good but this time it wasnt. We all had a roast the batter puddings were cold the potatoes seemed like they were left overs and had been warmed up but they were not warm...

Staff superb,service superb, food superb four of us always spend christmas day together we have eaten at the Railway before and this year we decided to book christmas lunch and were not disapointed food was cooked to perfection along with a great atmosphere the staff...

Lovely Xmassy atmosphere created, decorations and wood fire and long tables :-) Young men serving were really nice and helpful. Disappointed by the food. Main course portions not big and too few vegetable eg 4 sprouts on my plate. Roast parsnips over-cooked, brown and tough!...

Went for a sunday meal with family, great attentive staff & good food cooked to perfection will certainly be back soon

Apparently you have to pay to park in their car park. At no time were we warned about this by the staff. Received a notice from NCP for a parking fine. I will never return here as I am disgusted by this.I have never experienced...

Arrived no parking available car park full , had table booked as well .. chose ham hock croquettes ..ver y nice .. also whitebait very good but roast was a let down , beef was tough , roast potatoes tasted off , poor flavour ,...

We found this pub purely by chance on an evening walk from mum's house when visiting. Considering it isn't that far we didn't realise it was there, but now we will definitely return when I next go to visit my mum. Here is a pub...

Fab evening out with work colleagues. Very attentive staff who went out of their way for us and all our requests. Food delicious as always and fast service. Thank you to all those who looked after us!

Had a fabulous time at our staff party, we were in the pergola which had heaters for when it started to get a bit chilly late into the night. Food was lovely and staff were very attentive. Would recommend anyone to visit this fab pub!

Not being local we found The Railway Tavern on TA and went by the reviews. We started with a drink outside on the front decking catching the evening sun and then moved into the restaurant. The service was speedy and attentive and the food lovely,...

I went with family for a Sunday roast and have to say I was disappointed. I've visited the Railway many many times and have always loved the atmosphere, the setting and the service, and generally have found the food to be enjoyable. Maybe yesterday was...