The Spread Eagle in Ipswich

Love the Spread. We look the other way as we walk past multiple pubs to get to our "local".

Nice little pub with some great beers. Great little suntrap garden.

Short visit so didn't eat. Lovely romantic corners within and suntrap small garden. Weekday (so assume weekends also) evening entertainment, would recommend.

Relatively cheap beer for a city pub, and decent ales rather than IPA hop soup.

Oooooh, CUTE little spot with a homemade-food kind of vibe and a lot of soul. Just lovely.

Lovely pub, real ale. The food looked very nice. We planned to go back the next day to try a pie. Decided to go home early as not feeling too well.

Nice little pub but very little selection of alcohol that we drink.

I had a lovely night at the Spread Eagle at the Queer Noise night and enjoyed a nice pint with the even nicer crowd who are totally free spirited and accepting of all who embrace inclusivity and diversity! This is the place to go to relax and be free to be your authentic self. Loved it!

Great venue, lovely bar staff. They had a large selection of beer when I was here. Well worth a visit in the summer due to there great beer garden

Excellent Grain brewery beers in a great old Ipswich pub.

Cosy pub with a great selection of craft beers and real ales. Beer garden, insofar as town centre pubs go, is ideal for a sunny day.

Have been twice for the quiz. First time was wonderful no problems. Bar staff are wonderful and fairly consistent in terms of people behind the bar. Very friendly. Only reason for the 4 stars instead of 5 is that the quizmaster, otherwise excellent, took very long breaks in between questions. Other than that, great staff, beer is reasonably priced (around £4-6 a pint (although there's also a 10% student discount)), quiz is fun although slow at times, and the atmosphere is great.

I love this pub, it's the oldest in Ipswich and my great uncle and aunt ran it in the early 20th Century so I can't say anything bad about it even if I could. Oh, and cats!

Great craft beer. We didn't try the food

Nice pub also some nice beers.

A proper pub . And no bad thing.

Pleasant pint in convivial surroundings

First time.for 20 years .. I think they thought we were trouble 😂😂😂😂 Just two old fellas already pissed .. but they humoured us .. used to drink there a lot as a kid

This pub has grown so much over the years & truely is my favourite. The staff are always incredibly friendly & the venue itself is beautiful. The outside garden is such a hidden gem, you definitely dont feel like you are in the middle of ipswich. I always feel safe & comfortable here, if there is anyone that causes trouble it is delt with calmly & quickly by the wonderful manager. Would advise anyone looking for a safe space & lively but calm place for a drink to go! Also has cats & dogs are welcome so cant go wrong!

Nice pub with a good selection of real ales. Staff were easy going and had a great experience.

In all the years I've lived in Ipswich I've never visited this place until now. Its a small pub in the heart of town with a great choice of proper ales and craft spirits. The staff are friendly and the prices are reasonably cheap too. Nothing to dislike!

Rude and arrogant staff. The manager told us to leave the table we had been sitting at for 1 hour. Was no reserve sign, but apparently is just her 'friends table'. We then had to stand out in the rain. Finished our pints and went to a different pub. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND!

By far one of the nicest pubs in town. The manager is an absolute sweetheart, and general lovely and friendly vibes all round whenever I go. Also, beautiful beer garden!

A Nightmarish Encounter with Power-Drunk Staff! Beware, potential patrons! My recent visit to the spread eagle turned into a surreal nightmare, thanks to the astounding lack of professionalism and a serious power trip from the management. Two weeks ago, my card was stolen on the premises, and instead of the expected empathy, I was greeted with audacious accusations of dishonesty from the manager. The rudeness was off the charts, and I was dealing with someone on a power trip. Thankfully, a neighbouring pub, proved to be a shining beacon of customer service and helped me retrieve my card. Little did I know, my ordeal was far from over. Upon returning a week later, I found myself banned by the manager. Trying to reason with her was like talking to a brick wall—only, this wall was not just indifferent but shockingly rude. The reason for my ban? Another customer's wrongdoing! The manager seemed to relish in her newfound authority, displaying an alarming level of aggression and an outright refusal to provide any valid reason for my ban. It was a blatant power trip, and the rudeness was beyond what one would expect in any customer-service-oriented establishment. If you're a fan of being accused, mistreated, and subjected to an authoritarian power trip, by all means, visit the spread eagle. For the rest of us who value respect and courtesy, steer clear of this establishment.

Three one six is a cracking ale, you will be hard pressed to find a better one in the area in my view.

Excellent atmosphere, hospitality, friendly bar staff and a good selection of drinks. Will definitely visit again, highly recommended.

Great pub, nice beers ... all Grain brewery

It's one of my favourite places in Ipswich! The service is great , the place is clean and the beer is fantastic! The greatest thing about this pub is that it is very inclusive!

Went to the pup quiz was good fun

Went for a pub quiz and got a sad orange for coming last 10/10 experience can't get better than that

Great little pub, good entertainment too.

Great pub - always a decent pint and plenty of options

Stumbles across this place on a trip around Ipswich. An old pub with character, a good selection of beers, clean tables, and friendly bar staff. I would come back again and recommend.

Beer festival on this weekend, called Grain Fest. Cast ales, selection of spirits. Pretty garden area with lights and three pots of bamboo plants, in different places. Painted walls. Ash trays for smokers. Parasols at tables . DJ in outside. Shabby chic interior. Crisps and nuts, no food served at pub. Take away food places very close, you can eat take if you ask at the bar. Indian close too. No parking. Quiet at 8pm on a Friday inside during the summer 12 people outside in garden.

Cosy very old building but updated pub with excellent beers from Grain brewery (its their Ipswich pub) sun trap courtyard. Monthly poetry gathering on a Sunday

Great music everyone enjoying themselves very friendly atmosphere. Friendly staff

Good pub but the drinks are soo expensive

A great little pub, friendly and comfortable with a great selection of drinks and a lovely courtyard. A great place to go with friends.

Nice atmosphere. Lovely beer. Very friendly staff

Small, cosy pub with a good sized courtyard. All the staff are friendly and have a good choice of drinks. Only downside is they don’t really do food. Dogs are welcome.

Went there for a quiz very good, good choice of beer, a good evening.

Nice decor, good selection of beers and spirits. Surprising large outside garden area great for day or night

A Grain Brewery taproom. Good range of their cask and draft beers on plus some interesting guest craft beers also usually feature. Staff are friendly and the atmosphere is relaxed and easy going in a nice traditional pub.

Lovely pub with lots of delicious beer to choose from. We sat in the outside area in the sunshine. Server was very friendly. Highly recommended.

Me and my husband and 2 friend, s were in Ipswich on Wednesday our friends suggested going to the spread eagle my self and my husband have never been to Ipswich before I was surprised now many beers on the front also the kegs I tried half of all the grain brewery ones .the stout and porter was my favourite the bar man jez was very pleasant and told us alot about the pub very interesting definitely be calling in again next time I am in Ipswich

If you're an away fan, and the queue at the Station Hotel is too long, the upside is that there is no door staff stopping you coming in... The downside is that the place seems to think that it's in Hoxton, rather than Ipswich, and feels free to charge strip club prices, for glorified home brew... You live and learn, hopefully!

Lovely pub with friendly staff. Grain beers not my favourite but they sometimes have top end guest beers. Good pub quiz on Wednesdays and a great beer garden.

Great pub with some lovely ales on tap

This is a cool pub/bar I really love it.

Warm, welcoming pub with a great selection of spirits, ales and larger. Lots of areas to sit, perch or stand at the bar. Definitely a good place to go for a drink. Not many of these "wet" pubs left now so please call in and support your local.

Good beers, always. They let you have a taster no drama

Excellent pub, often with a beer event/tap takeover on. Lovely atmosphere, great staff. Recently had a superb hot buttered rum!

Nice vibe, well kept beer (Grain brewery) and friendly staff. I've mostly just stopped in for a pint but have also seen some live music (associated with the Ipswich Jazz Festival) and apparently they have a quiz night on a Wednesday at the moment. There's also food but I think I've only ever had the odd snack. All in all a decent pub, especially being this close to the town centre.

Nice cosy pub. Friendly staff. Nice beer. They also have a good selection of bar games and a nice wood burning fire to keep warm to on cold Winter days.

It’s nice on the side that’s about it, young female says manager has the personality of a plastic teaspoon, site smells like a JDW - old man and stale baby juice) - open a window. Look at the outside and carry on walking, many many better places in Ipswich.

Good place to drink and meet friends,atmosphere is good and friendly.

Only stopped in for a quick drink

As you would expect, a special pub with special service and the beer and food are good also

Great election of beers in a truly magnificent building approx 16th Century?

A brief stop for a couple of nice beers. Well run establishment with a nice courtyard.

Great place just no disabled friendly tho can understand for such old building

Hot plates, warm food. It's a steakhouse, why didn't we have steak knives? The duck breast was lukewarm and tough, the knife we had was as sharp as a butter knife Our waitress was too busy talking to be interested in our service. I had the cheeseboard, the menu stated 5 cheeses, I had 4, one was supposed to be Black Bomber, it wasn't, it was a generic 'cheddar' it was stale and cracked at the edges, Any good restaraunt would have trimmed that off. My only regret, other going to this place was leaving a 15% tip, habits die hard, I shouldn't have left anything. I shall not be returning.

first time coming to this pub, it was my friends birthday celebration so we went on a night out! intended on a quick spontaneous drink before hitting the clubs but ended up staying as the staff were very welcoming and accommodating despite our outfits😂 great drinks at a decent price, and they had a really talented live singer performing, who was really engaging, they even let him perform for 10 more minutes so we could dance! loved it, will definitely be backkkkk

Excellent beer lovely pub, with outside seating.

Great amount of beers on and very good pub menu

Never been to Ipswich before? Well, if you want a good selection of beer, on tap and not, plus character beams and quiet corners (least ways in the afternoon) you've arrived at the right place. Super backyard, adorned with off-beat poetry if you're short of conversation starter, for sunny days. If you're lucky you might even catch some live spoken word.

Great historic pub, good quiz on Wednesday.

They did not have my choice of alcohol. So had to have a soft drink, 80's disco not bad.

Great selection of drinks, nice garden area, reasonably priced ☺

Great pub to visit if you like a more traditional style pub. Serves ales as well as the usual beers, spirits etc

Great atmosphere, good beer. Lovely place and staff is great 🙂

Nice little individual pub with a few guest ales, not many on tonight but I think there is usually a few more looking at the empty pumps. Nice atmosphere and some games to hand if that takes your fancy

Not much of an atmosphere, decent selection of craft beers.

A great pub with great service. Whenever my friends come back to Ipswich we come back here for a couple of pints.

lovely pub for lovely service and a lovely tipple

Nice chilled out pub with reasonably priced drinks and cozy seats

Great service, nice ambience, good selection of wines, beers and cocktails. A regular haunt for us.

Had one of the burgers this evening and a pint, very good quality and service. Tasty food but unable to finish it as there's too much for me to eat.

Beer is great. People are greater. Candle light. Nice touch.

Lovely ambience. Oldy style pub with modern flare and staff are great at recommendations.

Great beer. Good atmosphere. What's not to like.

A Grain Brewery pub, so excellent real ale On the day I visited a slightly reduced range available, and prices are slightly higher than elsewhere in Ipswich, but always worth a visit

Lovely old, characterful pub with a lots of different gins and beers plus a nice little pub garden at the back. Love it when the Nonsuch djs play old tunes that I know (but so do most of the students!).

Lovely place clean and friendly,

Lovely pub nice staff, nice atmos, good beer. Great place for lunch as well

We stumbled upon this place on a two day stop over. We liked it so much we went back on our second day! It is a lovely place to stop and catch your breath. We sat in the garden (met the friendly pub cat). Drinks are reasonably priced, served nicely and delivered to your table promptly. The friendly lady behind the bar was helpful, attentive and knew her stuff. On our second visit, we tried the cocktails 2 for £12 on Sundays, and again we weren't disappointed. They were just setting up for a poetry reading session, but sadly we didn't have time to stay. A pint of premium lager and a rhubarb and ginger gin came to less than a tenner. Both were nicely presented, especially the gin (fine slices of fresh ginger and lime included, lovely to sit and muddle whilst enjoying the sunshine). Would we go here again..... Yes, again and again.... Next time we are in Ipswich! Thank you

Lovely old pub done up in a new style. Beers are delicious. Staff are absolutely fantastic.

I visited on the 1.9.2021 and the pub is only doing table service, imposing unnecessary rules on people for no apparent reason. I walked out, my advice avoid and take your money elsewhere where your freedom of movement is not restricted by power hungry people

Just popped in for one drink table service which is good/better friendly staff

Friendly staff. Great beer and tasty cheese.

Clean and tidy, nice beer garden, good beer brewed at own brewery. Nicely decorated old pub. Unfortunately sausage rolls come with puff pastry, should be short crust, it's the law. Or should be.

Nice pub with a good selection of craft beers. Great courtyard garden.

Nice courtyard with good service from friendly staff. Great to have a drink with friends at long last

Nice pub, lovely helpful staff, good beer.

Really nice atmosphere in this place. It's a quirky old building with bags of character, and the staff are so friendly and helpful. Good range of drinks available, although I was slightly disappointed that they only had one real ale on offer during my visit. I'll definitely be coming back, and highly recommend the place.

Nice small pub good prices and drink types also has a good selection of games to play while having a drink or two

Lovely pub. Great atmosphere and good social distancing measures in place. Really enjoyed my visit and would definitely visit again.

Even before lockdown this was a favourite of mine. Beautiful old building with bags of character. Friendly staff ready to guide you through the range of beers available. Not sure what you want, they will ask you what you like and makes ace suggestions. Been back since Covid and one of the few places taking their responsibilities seriously. Enter via the side gate, not through the pub, straight in to the beer garden. Before entering you have to provide your details and have temperature taken, you're then shown to your table. Drinks are served via table service and bill's settled at the end. The pub is run by Grain who are a superb brewery boardering Norfolk and Suffolk. They have a wide range of beers to suit all tastes.

Great service, very nice beer garden

Totally forgot I was there. Never took my order. Got bored and left. 😕