The Shadingfield Fox in Waveney

Dropped in on the off chance of grabbing a bar meal as had tried 2 others and no one was doing food. Friendly and welcoming, Dogs were made welcome too. Knocked us up Beef burgers and chips which was lovely. Thanks for having us!!

Dropped in on the off chance of grabbing a bar meal as had tried 2 others and no one was doing food. Friendly and welcoming, Dogs were made welcome too. Knocked us up Beef burgers and chips which was lovely. Thanks for having us!!

I would have given this place a rating in the negatives but giving 1 as needed to write a review. The food is absolutely awful. My husband ordered one of the loaded dogs and I wish we had taken a video of how it was … inedible slop. I ordered a lamb dish which again was inedible the flavour was sweet and mostly just tasted of cinnamon taking over the entire dish When the plates were taken it was evident that we had barely touched our food but there were no questions from the wait staff. I could tell from their expression that they had picked up on it. My drink which was a large Malbec tasted astringent and stale Disappointing beyond belief. I’d always thought this place was one to visit as we passed it for several years. I would say nice cosy pub but eat at your peril (that’s if you like good food) Anyways

Disappointing visit. A group of us booked up for a great together over dinks & a meal. The Pub had only one beer in stock (a nice Caramel Stout), but little else. Surroundings are quite pleasant but the meal was also disappointing in that our Chilli's looked rather unappetising although tasted OK, possibly left overs? And another said her lasagne was "awful" There's only so much Caramel stout you can take so we ended up decamping to the King's Head in Beccles where a somewhat better experience was had.

Had music on Saturday night great 👍 👌

Had music on Saturday night great 👍 👌

Lovely place to stop for food or drink, very welcoming, staff so friendly nothing too much trouble Food was good, all plates cleared Will absolutely visit again

New young landlord who is really making a go of things here. Brews and sells his own beer.

Stopped here on way home from Beccles. Had food and a drink both very good. Own brewed beer was really good. Lovely friendly landlord and staff. Chatted with friendly regulars and Dogs are welcome. Highly recommend see you again soon . Anne Rick ipswich 😊

Table booked about 6 weeks ago for 6 people. Arrived at allotted time. Went into the fox for the landlord to tell us " the chef has walked out" . The landlord had our phone number and didn't even have the decency to let us know. He didn't even seem bothered. Would never go back

We booked for an evening meal for a family of 6, 2 months ago. Arrived this evening looking forward to an evening meal with our family of six.. we received no warm welcome and was told they are not doing food this evening. They had our phone number so why did not phone us to let us know. Don’t think this pub will survive much longer with there lack for customer service. We will not be back

We stopped here for a last minute Sunday roast. We hadn't booked so we were expecting to be turned away. The staff were great but the food was even better. We were very surprised to see the quality of food coming out. We both had roast beef and it was delicious. The parsnip crisp shavings in the Yorkshire was a great touch. Everything was cooked perfectly. The pub decor is a little out dated but who cares when food is this good. It was reasonably priced too. The staff were very polite and on the ball. There was even an open fire which was a treat on such a cold day. Highly recommend the roast The photo doesn't do it justice, it was a big plate!

Coming back from a long walk we decided to nip into The Fox hoping to grab a quick pint and abit of food, literally walking through the door we over hear “ they better not be here for food or I’ll be p*ssed off” hearing that we thought maybe they’re just having a particularly busy night and I understand that hospitality can be stressful !, I notified the bar staff of what I heard and reassured them we wouldn’t order food, I was told “you can have food but we’ve got no steak or burgers, and sorry you heard that but we’ve had a table of 8 come in” imagine ! The cheek of 8 people turning up… 🤦🏻‍♂️. Whilst having the pint we noticed the chalkboard stating Sunday roasts £12 a head ! Brilliant ! Plan sorted for the next day !, what a disaster that was, a plate full of red cabbage, 2 tiny rock hard roasties and some tough old beef. Oh and 2 roasts were actually £32 not £24 yikes !. Oh well win some lose some I guess.

Food was excellent plenty if it nicely presented.

Had a fabulous meal this evening, hot food, tasty, great atmosphere, made to feel welcome. Great service. Portion sizes huge, couldn't eat it all. Will definitely go again.

Great night out with a local Indian street food company supplying the meals and the landlord supplying the real ale which he brews himself and excellent it is. Also a variety of lagers, ciders, wines and spirits. Good prices and a nice easy atmosphere. Also dog friendly.

Under new management, and the beer was very good. No food just yet but happening soon

Had lovely drink Boxing Day, great selection on local beers, nice, warm and friendly atmosphere. Will go again and sample a few more of those beers. C

Come for the first time, Nice little pub with decent drink variety, Nice workers. Will return again

Great pub. Nice food and a good homely welcome what more could you ask for. Good outside eating/drinking area and nice quirky extras at this pub you won't find anywhere else, take your records to play, all strengths of specs to read the menu, a private pool playing area. Quiz nights, live music and theme nights. Great pub ..

More vegan options would be ace!

Very good beer and excellent staff

Didn't have food but the still cider on draught was great

Poor choice of food and awful gravy 😟

Nice pub,great food brilliant staff

Nice proper, unmodernised local pub with a great selection of real ales

Great pub food superb staff friendly and helpful will definitely go again

What a wonderful place, we went for our anniversary meal and were given 5 star treatment. All of the staff were so attentive and friendly and made us feel so welcome. The menu has lots to choose from, vegan options too! The food was out of this world and being vegan I am usually limited to what I can have but was spoilt for choice. The chef, Nikki even made me a special vegan dessert which was delightful. Will definitely be back and would highly recommend!

Delicious food, good value, service with a smile and lovely atmosphere. Will definitely be returning!

Excellent food and service in a lovely country pub. Highly recommended

Great food, friendly, helpful staff. Last minute booking for 10, 6 adults 4 children. Nothing too much trouble, adapted menu for children's food choices. Can thoroughly recommend.

Had a very good meal and drinks one of the nicest beer gardens We've visited in a long time staff and amenities very nice would have been 5 stars but We had quite a wait for Our meal but I sure this will be rectified in the future to be fair We were told this when We ordered Our meal definitely visiting again

Friendly staff, good choice of Ale.

Wonderful gem of a country pub. Lovely dog friendly pub and staff are amazing. Can't wait to return and try the food.

Great food and fantastic atmosphere well worth a visit.

Good choice of reasonably priced meals and the usual excellent choice of cask ales.

Delicious food, very good value and charming service.

Lovely pub staff are spot on and a really good atmosphere would highly recommend to anyone even passing by to pop in

Visited recently, during COVID 19. Very friendly and welcoming. They hadn't started doing food again yet which was a shame. Will return.

Very good great pub to experience the English pub

Lovely country pub. Excellent landlord and staff.

Lovely food and very friendly staff!

Lovely cosy pub with really friendly staff and the food was delicious, will be back soon.

Great choice of ales and good food. I especially loved their homemade scotch and a pint.

Great service from the friendly bar/wait staff this evening. Decent ales, well kept and a a reasonable priced and well prepared menu. Mussel starter was super and deep fried breaded mushroom also good. Mains were also great. Recommended.

Found this place by chance. Great selection of ales, very friendly staff. Ate on a Saturday night and food was of a good standard and well priced. TBH I was surprised it was not busier but then it was mid Oct.

Great. Lovely food. Friendly staff. Looking forward to our next visit.

Nice place this, very friendly staff. Visited here for a meal with family, reasonable menu selection, delivered in good time. Good portions, tasty etc. Nice selection of desserts as well, what's not to like about crumble with custard😀 They also offer Friday fish and chip nights, a curry night at two meals for £12.95 and a steak night (different prices). Try for yourself, we would recommend it👍

Great beer selection and always friendly

Had a great meal, service was really good, friendly bar staff! Well recommend 😊

Great place for entertainment and dining with very friendly staff and great selection of real ales the fox inn is well worth many visits.

Great food good ale fair prices

Service, friendly Staff and food is good quality and value!

Had an undrinkable mild and the young lad behind the bar refused to change it. I had to pay again. NOT good 😐

Brilliant food, lovely atmosphere and bar staff couldn't have been more accommodating 💖

Lovely pub, food was great, ample parking and dog friendly, staff very friendly and helpful, when we arrived with disabled relative, staff were already at the gate to assist. Thank you to all staff, your a credit to your boss.

Great food, friendly atmosphere and staff.

Great country pub. We went here for a beer festival in June. As well as a great selection of real ales already on at the bar there were 12 barrels on the rack. Great atmosphere, nice patio and garden area, live music, good food, great staff. Lovely old building with lots of parking. Even turns out my grandad drank they're when h he was young too and some of his paintings are in the main dining area. What's not to like!

Friendly atmosphere and staff. Great food.

Lovely pub, always a great selection of ales. Super sunny beer garden, and friendly staff.

Visiting the area and had drinks and dinner. Great range of different gins plenty of real ales to choose from and Friday was fish and chip night great value at 2 dishes for £12.95. Also live music and friendly and polite staff we would definitely return.

Lots of real ales, great food, fantastic atmosphere!

Second visit to the fox. Once again the food was top draw. Variety on the menu and extremely reasonable cost. As a group of 4 the service was quick and very friendly, the food was excellent two of us had the steak cook perfectly to how we requested. My dad had the fishcakes which he really enjoyed. Later we found out it was gulten free as well. This restaurant has become one of our favourite places to eat. We have also booked a table as they gone up quickly at prime times.

Good food good ales pleasant pub

Staying locally in a holiday cottage. Popped into pub for a drink.Very friendly food looks great value for money. Popping back 2morrow for Boxing day nibbles.

Lovely food as always. The choir were singing all our favourite carols. X

Nice food, friendly Staff, well worth a visit.

Lovely country pub/restaurant. Landlord and staff superbly accomodation. Excellent choice of Real Ales too

Very cosy and quiet. Good ambient music. Good food presentation, tasty and fair prices. Friendly service. We enjoyed our dinner and drank local beer.

Good food and service. Very friendly staff. I got my starter at the same time as my main. To be fair they offered to reheat or make a new pizza. I got a complimentary beer instead. The side room was a little chilly. I would suggest their website makes it clear they do offer wifi.

Superb ale thanx...lovely staff

Great place for truly amazingly cooked meals! Somewhere quiet to chat and enjoy a drink. Service and staff very pleasant!👍😊

Lots of good real ale and good food at a reasonable price. Also a cosy old style building.

The Shadingfield Fox welcomes campervan parking. The food is reasonably priced for the area. Decor is modern and the clientele mixed. Personally struggled to socialise beyond the usual platitudes. However, polite and quiet for the time of Year visited. I would recommend checking BritStop for popular camper stops.

We went for their weekly curry night. Food was reasonably priced, good portions and tasty with friendly service.

Thoughaly enjoyable Sunday roast and made to be very welcome into the pub especially as we have 4 cocker spaniels will definitely be going back and would highly recommend the Fox for food and drink

Try the bread and butter pudding.

Traditional old pub always good food and several decent beers.

We have just had a very nice evening and meal - lovely people!

Excellent selection of beers and great food

Very characteristic . . .full of flower . . .good beer .. some bar staff need customer relations training.

Great atmosphere, great food and craft beer

What a lovely surprise, proper landlord, real ales great food and a gin menu!! What more can you want! We will be making this excellent pub a regular visit.

Lovely food and staff. Wish it was local

Great beer and cider food was good to. Wife was not that pleased with her beef stroganoff but we can't all be happy lol

A great atmosphere, friendly staff and lovely beer!

Absolutely love it, dog friendly & wow food

Great beer selection, great service, average food

Good food and a friendly place. Good beer and let you taste before you buy.

Great little pub with excellent beer and great music. Friendly atmosphere.

Good beer had lunch in smallish but nice garden very good salads

Lovely friendly atmosphere with great food 😊😊😊

Love this pub. Good beer, good food and always friendly staff to make you feel welcome. Never a disappointment.

Had lunch here on a busy bank holiday Monday. Staff were extremely friendly and helpful, being knowledgeable about dietary issues (gluten free). In the evening attended a craft workshop. Brilliant. I will certainly return. Ps their fish cakes are gluten free too!

Lovely place. Great food & staff.

Called in for an evening meal as two couples. The bar had a good selection of real ales. We were staying nearby on holiday. Menu was typical pub food. We all ordered chicken curry which came with rice, a small naan and a small poppadom. The curry was quite disappointing. Bland and watery. But we were hungry so ate it. We did mention when we paid. But only received a "sorry, I'll let chef know". Unlikely to return.

A really good beer garden with a great selection of ales

You his is my favourite pub in the world. I spend many lazy Sundays here. It’s not tied to any brewery so there is an extensive list of ales to choose from, all different breweries. The selection is normally around 12, with a tap room out back offering even more beers. The pub also boasts a separate gin bar. So if you’re not into ales you won’t go thirsty. For me what makes this pub work is a passionate, knowledgable owner. His staff are also very very friendly and nothing is too much trouble. The Building is traditional. The inside decor is very homely and comfortable with a couple of log burners. The outside is clean and tidy, please see my pictures. It’s a low maintenance garden as it is small and compact but it does offer you some beautiful plants and trees. I would say that, if you holidayed in Beccles/Halesworth/Bungay or any surrounding village you would regret not coming in and having an evening/day at the pub. It’s a popular pub but is never uncomfortable. The food is amazing, but more expensive than a spoons meal but you are getting a touch of quality. Just give the pub a look and thank me later. :-)!!!! You can buy me a beer!!! Lol

Fab lunch very friendly and efficient

Unbelievably good food. Nice old pub atmosphere, great staff. Will go again asap!