The Sproughton Wild Man in Babergh

This establishment is currently CLOSED. No sign yet of new owners: nothing but rumours! Hopefully a new venture can bring it back to what it was 20 years ago.

The food here is absolutely lovely home cooked food, vegetarian options are excellent and very tasty and staff are happy and friendly

Great food and atmosphere, would definitely recommend.

Although a bit in a muddle with situations and things happening on the day we really couldn't fault the personal and the quality of the food. Very friendly people and atmosphere was good with all

Such lovely staff and yummy food. So accomadating for children too.

The staff here were great and friendly but the pub was let down by the food ... But the worst of it was long hairs in the food ...plus I got very very I'll after going here ...I hadn't eaten out for ages prior to this and after tests by my GP it was confirmed as campylobactor food poisoning...Look no one can be 100% sure it was this place but it was the ONE & ONLY pub/ restaurant or takeaway I'd visited in well over a month prior to this...I held off reviewing the pub till the tests on me were done ....I sincerely hope this was just a one off bad day as the staff were nice....I have to admit it has put me off going back or even eating out anywhere at the moment.

I hadn't been in the Wild man for about 40 years so it was a step back in time when I called in for a quick pint late on a Saturday morning. Sadly not the most scintillating pub - rather bland and cold. There was one table occupied in the restaurant, but I didn't see the food so can't comment on that. However, my impressions weren't good and I felt it needed some serious investment. I really don't know why if you were trying to entice people inside, you'd leave the car park looking so tatty. A load of broken pallets piled up for a possible bonfire don't really enhance the place.A least the beers was Adnams, so a plus point here, but I won't be rushing back.

Traditional carvery, home cooked style food.

A run down dump. Freezing cold asked for heat told its either to hot or to cold. One other person in there. Don’t know how pubs like this survive.

Excellent carvery meat cooked to perfection, staff very friendly and helpful

We visited on a Sunday with our dog and requested a vegan option with the roast dinner which is a carvery all the staff were very accommodating and helpful . The food was really tasty including the gravy will definitely visit again

Amazing food, friendly service, great prices. Could not fault a thing!

Been happy with food in the past but my main was terrible I had Mac and cheese and it was a solid lump no salad - veg or anything severed with it at all My husband had Hunters Chicken which was really dry and just came with chips !!! and not cheap afraid we will not be going back.

Disappointing service this evening. We were seated but after 15 minutes there was no sign of a menu or an order for drinks. We walked out.

Just come back from The Wild Man completely stuffed! Excellent carvery,beautifully cooked and great value.Friendly Landlady and staff,altogether a very enjoyable visit.The pub cats are a bonus!

Best pice of beef I've had in years

The food was amazing, proper home cooked, apart from the fake dry burger bun that was used so left that, the rest was spot on. sat outside as the young girl behind the bar had an attitude, but the other lady was really friendly and attentive,

Service good food was not to good could have been presented better

Just popped into the wildman for a meal as haven't been able to go for some time and was delighted that the food, atmosphere and staff are all still excellent. We settled for the carvery and the beef was cooked to perfection, the pork was succulent and the vegetables were very hot and tasty. I had the gluten free Yorkshire and gravy which were very good. We decided not to have desert this time since the meal had satisfied our appetites but we could see there was a good selection being enjoyed by the families at the other tables. Was nice to be back so will be visiting again soon.

Friendly pub. Good choice of food.

Decided to try tapas at this pub as it is not that common as a menu generally. Very impressed with the overall standard. The portion sizes were rather larger than Spanish tapas we are used to and the menu does warn it takes longer to prepare than the standard dishes - ours took about 30-40 mins. But the food was very good and authentic, but you only may need two dishes for a lunch, especially if you want desert after. The Spanish omelette was pretty big really and I was full with this, plus grilled halloumi and Russian salad. Very well cooked and tasty and always nice to have a different type of menu.

Happened on the Wild Man by chance, looking for somewhere to have a meal. The actual place looked ok, but was disappointed to be met by the staff who looked none too clean.We thought we would try the carvery, but oh dear, the meat was gristly, the veggies undercooked, Yorkshire pudding rubbery, overall wasn't very hot either.We will not be visiting again.

Lovely food very welcoming, great find on the way to Ed sheeran gig.

lovely fresh cooked food and such a warm and friendly greeting from the landlady , we will be back

Fab carvery fresh veg and 3 diffrent meats

Not the same pub any more , poorly managed , the old woman walking round like hyacinth bucket off keepin up appearances is just too rude , stuck up and treats you like a peasant , like your doing us a favour when cooking , Rude , food cold , simply because it’s slow and so slow they stopped doing carverys in the week , the pub was booming and now it’s sad to see it the way it’s . Going to the morgue has more vibe

Made very welcome, good food and a great night out. Well worth a visit.

11 out of 10 for service. Super friendly and helpful staff. My wife is gluten free and dairy free and they had a lot of options and the lady was extremely helpful in navigating the menu. Burgers were good and the chips were fantastic! Definite recommend if you’re in the area.

Staff tried to be helpful and were very polite but unfortunately some of the carvery was cold eg parsnips, cauli cheese. The stuffing was very hard as been out to long. However meat was cooked very well. Must say though when we went before it was lovely. Bit of a hit and miss.

Ordered Tapas took 45 minutes to arrive. My wife had Hunters Chicken which arrived luke warm and appeared to be under cooked and her sister had a tasteless Vegan Chilli. Both meals were returned uneaten. In addition we had to share our table with a considerable number of Flies. Although we were not charged for the two meals the whole evening was a disaster and we will certainly not be going again.

Friendly warm comfortable loads game .just 1 problem pool table never level.loads parking smoke outside.havent tried food yet.

Great afternoon watching Andy O as Elvis 😁 as always very well supported

Had a birthday meal here and the food was delicious especially the carvery. Prawn cocktail and to finish a scrumptious Eton mess. Would definitely recommend people to visit this very friendly place.

Tapas was some of the most authentic and delicious food I've had for a long time. Burgers were packed with flavour. Batter on the fish we a little thick, but overall was an incredibly tasty lunch. All the food is freshly prepared, very tasty king prawns (which is always but of a risk of you're not sure!) Alioli was punchy with raw garlic, albondigas were delicious and patatas bravas had a nice heat to it. Definitely a world apart since it was simply a carvery serving coach parties! Will 100% come back.

Popped into the Wild Man on Saturday with my family. Tapas was very tasty and a really nice surprise to find such a selection. Kids had extremely tasty burgers!

Friendly staff go out of their way to help

Friendly atmosphere and great hosts! See you soon x

Lovely pub and a large restaurant .. food was excellent and beer good .. car park and child friendly play area ..

Love this place carvery very good.

Love this pub..staff are lovely &positive &trendy

Just visited my Mum in UK (from USA). Stayed with my friend in Sproughton, so decided to walk up to the Sproughton Wild Man for a few drinks. Marta is the landlady and she is amazing, so are the local folk who were in there. Marta is full of energy and fun. Made me feel right at home. On a Sunday while I was there, my friend and I experienced the all day carvery. I highly recommend this. There were three roast meats (beef, pork and turkey), batter puddings, roast potatoes, peas, carrots, roasted parsnips, grilled mushrooms, a medley of roasted peppers and lovely gravy. I had not had a Sunday dinner for a while and this really hit the spot!! Great service!! Marta was everywhere making her rounds making sure that everyone was doing OK. She was also bringing drinks to the tables and I saw her whiz in and out of the kitchen quite a few times to help in there. The carvery was constantly being filled, so food was lovely and hot and fresh. Prices really good too. Also, if you love karaoke, there is karaoke with Kim on the 2nd Friday of every month. I truly enjoyed myself there. Kim is just a great KJ (karaoke jockey) and really fun, friendly and energetic. She puts on a really good show. The best of luck with your business and I hope to be back soon!! Love ya Marta. Julie from USA.

Very poor service.12 of us including a 7 year old and toddler.waited a long time for drinks,forgot one person. Carvery soon got cold as on cold plates.had to chase them up for dessert menu and for them to clear table.difnt come so we could order dessert so got bill and left bought can't had at home.we would have all had dessert and another drink or coffee.wobt recommend them or go again.

family meal of 12 adults, 1 7 year old, I 2 year old. wish I had seen reviews before I booked. shown to table, drinks order taken but missed my mum out. when they came they had forgot one.8 caverys ordered, 2 burgers, childs sausage and mash, toddler cavery, Food not very hot, plates cold roast potatoes and parsnips soft ,stuffing hard so didn't have any Waited ages for for our plates to be taken and had to go and ask for dessert menu as we all wanted dessert. No one came to take order so decided wasn't going to give them anymore of our money we would buy a cake and have at home instead, Im sure we would have had a dessert and another drink each. When we left I said to one of the staff that they need more staff she said that her manager should have been there and she was called in and had to miss a family members party.Im am so annoyed that I booked here could have gone to toby cavery would have been a lot better!!

Came for lunch today we were a party of 12. And was one of the first tables to arrive. Drinks came at different times and a few had to be asked for again. 1 was meant to be a half but came as a pint. The whole service was way under staffed! We were there for 2 hours. 9 of us had carvery 2 had burgers and a childs meal. The carvery has a lovely selection 3 meats lots of veg and the trimmings but it was just warm, with cold plates.

Value value value and nice beer. The pub ladies are really nice too.

First and last visit, service was not good and food when it finally arrived was warm not hot, I am sure it had been sitting a while. Staff were not engaging so we simply paid and left.

Warm welcoming very friendly loved the music tonight From Alison Roadrunner bike club 😁😁🏍🏍

We were massively let down by another pub in the area on Mother’s Day, however we called the Wild Man, explained our situation and they very kindly found room for us with no trouble at all. We arrived 5 minutes after phoning and they were getting the table ready. Nothing was too much trouble and the food was pretty good.

They were very busy but made us feel very welcome. We were a party of 10 which we changed at the last minute and they were very accommodating. The service was very friendly. The food was lovely too. Would definitely recommend and will be going back . Thank you

The beer choice wasn't great. The food was bad. I had fish and chips, the batter was soggy and inedible, the fish wasn't much better. We were staying a 100 yards away, and it would have been perfect if the pub had decent food and good beer, unfortunately it didn't.

Sunday carvery is our favourite good old fashioned hearty food situated in a bright and cheerful surrounding.

Arrived at our cottage for the weekend on Friday evening and thought we should try the local pub for dinner. Read the reviews and with those in mind set off up the road. At around 7pm on a Friday I would normally expect a local pub to be fairly busy and the restaurant, if any good, to be fully booked. Well, the bar had a handful of locals but the restaurant was literally empty. First sign that all was not well.. Anyway I ordered a halloumi, pepper and onion burger as I thought they couldn't really mess that up too badly! Husband went for fish and chips.. Ooops fish arrived looking pale in very thick batter with barely any fish within. This served with a few chips and peas.. Disappointing is an understatement! My halloumi burger was edible and judging by the fish was a good choice on my part!!

A a greàt place to dine and warm friendly staff. Nice selection from the bar and we even had entertainment. On the Friday night wedropoed in. I will go again..😊

When we arrived, having booked, we were told that owing to illness they were understaffed and gave us the opportunity to leave.

I have tried the carvery on various times always rather disappeared Will not go again

Visited for the carvery.. Choice of three meats or a mixture and excellent selection of vegetables. Meat was tender and veggies were good. Would have given five stars but deducted one as Yorkshire pudding was cold.

Brilliant food with brilliant staff, lovely relaxed village pub

Landlady very accommodating food very good very nicely presented and home-cooked excellent

Lovely nut roast, and super friendly pub quiz!

The carvery was very poor quality and most of it was cold

Brilliant pub with good choice of beers

Always a friendly welcome and great food. Smashing bangers too!

Very friendly staff - they looked after our dog with lots of treats! Good food, worth popping in for a drink.

Lovely family run pub. Warm and friendly, you literally feel like one of the family when you step inside. Nothing is too much trouble. Will be back soon. 😊

Were there just as the carvery opened. The food was lukewarm which was odd as the carvery had literally just opened, the veg was hard and the cauliflower cheese sloppy. The décor is very dated, the music questionable, would we go again? No.

Great village pub, lovely food and friendly staff.

Fabulous food and super dog friendly

Great pint and food always made to feel welcome working in the area from Lincolnshire let me just say from my own experience from home village pubs use it or lose it simples

We went to St Edmund's gathering of like-minded friends and to have a meal together in the restaurant. But the carvery meal left a lot to be desired. I can only suggest that the owner employs a properly qualified chef who knows how to cook and present food in a professional and appealing manner.

Always a warm welcome. Lots to offer. Food very good too.

Good food, good beer, I am not sure what else to say!

Very nice, good choice of food, good service. This is an individual pub/restaurant with its own menu. We were the only ones there at the time, but we given good attention and we liked the food. We will be back soon.

Arrived at 2 for a carvery to be told the Carvery was not on so ordered all day brunch I was told that it was excellent had to wait a very long time when the food came out sausages were burnt bacon was like cardboard eggs were very underdone and the mushrooms did not turn up with the brunch very disappointed

Excellent service from our waitress today! She was really amazing with my 2 year old who came in a bit grumpy. So friendly and helpful. Great service very impressed!!

Went for Sunday lunch, had the carvery which had a good selection of meat and vegetables. The staff are very friendly and most of all the cost was very reasonable. Lots of parking space.

Went for Sunday lunch. Given a table and told they would come and take our drinks...left after 30 mins after being ignored. Not sure they know now we have left!

A very warm and welcoming place to come in and eat a lovely cooked meals and a very friendly warm and welcoming staff lovely place make you feel as if you are eating at home

Don't believe all the reviews, didn't know what to expect as some poor reviews.5 of us plus toddler. had a very good cavery booked table for 5 oclock had to wait a little while for them to stock up, turkey, pork and beef my husband loved the pork and especially the crackling. roast potatoes, parnsips, carrots, peas, cabbage, cauliflower cheese, gravy was homemade. all very good. toddler had meal and free desert which went down well. My only comment would be the staff bit overstretched. Would deffently go again.

Only one real ale on but it was excellent and my wife had several gins to choose from.

Awful service and pricey. Really gone downhill. Put us in the corner and forgot about us. Avoid.

Very happy atmosphere always want to help you

Great food and great service as always

Very friendly landlady and staff. Had a really good value and tasty meal.

This was the first time I can recall visiting The Sproughton Wild Man, which had a good reputation for years [used to live in the "area"]. We booked a large table for a family gathering, with one exception we opted for a carvery with a split between Wild Man [2 meats] and Sunday carvery [3 meats]... only when it came to going up to the carvery were we told there was only Sunday Carvery, this only when asking how they differentiate. Information not given to us at time of ordering - there is a price differential between the two orders!

We had not visitied this pub to eat, for a number of years, but decided to try again. It was awful the last time we ate here and it has not improved much. Friendly welcome which was nice and quickly shown to our table. However, no matter how friendly and welcoming the staff are, if the food is dire, we won't be back. Starters of deep brie brie and homemade tomato soup were find apart from the tasteless stale bread roll. I had sausages and mash which , at best, could be described as OK but the yorkshire pud was so hard, I gave up trying to eat it. My partner had the veggie curry, chutney and naan bread, which after 3 mouthfuls, she left as it was , in her words, "revolting". There was no naan bread, it was just a dried up wholemeal pitta bread, maybe we were not supposed to notice. The "curry" was obviously re-heated and looked very dry looking, but a sort of film over the top of it. My partner could not eat it and left it all. The waitress walked by our tabel several times and must have noticed but nothing was said. We had no-one come to ask whether we needed anything else, or simply enquire as to whether the meal was OK. I daresay they knew what the answer would be. Although my partner was obviously hungry, we decided not to throw good money after bad and left with having no desserts. Waste of an hour and £40. Won't be back.

We visited the wild man as a family to start with we were greeted with a friendly hello waited for a table which was within 5 minutes , we ordered drinks from the table then we were told to go up for our carvery the meat was cut not carved then helped ourselves to veg n Yorkshire pud when we got back to the table the meat was cooked lovely not very hot n the veg was only just warm the Yorkshire pud was so tough not edible I left mine ,we then ordered a sweet the waffle again was so hard you couldn’t cut it had to pick it up and bite it but wasn’t very nice so ate the strawberry’s and left the rest but while we were there this poor lady sat at the next table and the chair just collapsed under her and she was left dangling in the middle of the chair when the landlady came there was no checking to see if she was ok just took the chair away the other waitress brought a replacement chair but the elderly gentleman had already gave her his chair , not very good for health and safety also my husbands chair was covered in cat hair so we changed it ourselves we haven’t been here for a few years and won’t be in a hurry to return . The board outside says the best carvery in town oversly havnt had a good carvery certainly not the best apart from the meat it was one of the worst .

Good location, friendly staff, good food and drinks

Wouldn’t even say it is worth one star. Went there for a carvery. Meat was still breathing. Well undercooked. Vegetables was hard. Yorkshire’s were like bricks. Gravy was nearly see through. Another half hour of cooking would have made all the difference. Potatoes looked like boiled with a slight colour in them. And the stuffing didn’t taste like stuffing. Shame the staff were polite. But I wouldn’t go there again.

Decided to pay a visit as my husband and I fancied a carvery for a change. Lovely welcome and the carvery was lush, choice of turkey or beef and both were lovely. Veg were hot and a good choice, only downside was we didn't leave room for dessert.. Next time!

We stopped her for an evening meal, first impressions... There was a strong smell of grease when we walked in. Walked in the restaurant area, expecting to a member of staff, no one about and only two tables were taken, we decided to go to the bar, after waiting about 10 minutes to be served, a young girl asked what we wanted, we ordered a pint and a half of shandy, we needed something refreshing on a hot evening, she replied what? With a confused look. After repeating it again she got it, I mentioned we would like to eat she took us through to the dinning area, as I said it was empty apart from 2 tables, should has realised then. Chairs were stained, and there was dead flies on the window sill, we ordered the carvery, as the homemade cauliflower cheese sold it to me, we were told we would have to wait 10 minutes to hear it up, after 40 minutes we needed more drinks, I couldn't see any staff so I walked up to the bar, there was still no staff and the bar was empty, I returned to my seat still no staff about, the the young girl appeared I said that I wasn't happy having to look for staff on a Saturday Evening, was told the carvery wasn't ready!!! When it was ready we walked up I had the beef which h was awful, the vets were sitting in water, and as for the homemade cauliflower cheese, there wasn't any!! I cut in to my beef it was that tough that my vegetables flew across the table, I gave up I couldn't eat it, I then glanced out the window and there cat was actually opening his bowels in the garden, don't get me wrong I'm all for pet friendly pubs etc, I have 5 cats myself, but after a bad experience with the staff and the food a cat actually opening his bowels just finished it off, the bill came and we left, never ever again would we return, it was the most cheap nasty place I have ever come across.

Called in for a nice point of Adnams but so disappointed. It was the worst I’ve ever had and I gave up leaving two thirds. Couldn’t be bothered to ask for a refund as it’s a fairly downmarket sort of place and I didn’t want to hang around. I’ll avoid in future

Arrived for late afternoon carvery. Meat was covered in foil and had to wait for the carvery to be refreshed. By this they meant reheated! Meat was tough and everything else was tasteless,dry and barely warm. The restaurant is dated and dirty. Won’t be going back!

We should have realised on our arrival as a family group on a Saturday night when the restaurant was empty there was a reason. An hour later there were only two people seated at another table. When we asked was it normally this quiet on a Saturday night we were told it was because they were so busy the night before!!! The lady who served us was pleasant, the food was disappointing. As was mentioned in a previous review the Lasagne was obviously reheated judging by it being burnt around the edge and rock hard and tasteless, the garlic bread just didn’t taste of garlic. Greasy, strange coloured chips with the steaks.

I would never go there again❗we went on a Sunday for the carvery which really wasn't anything special. My friend order a lamb steak that took ages to come out of the kitchen & when it did it was still flesh roar inside but the time they had rectified the lamb everyone had finished or didn't want to eat anymore. The door was open to the garden were my friend and I went outside to smoke and was told of for smoking in the garden. There were no signs to say you couldn't smoke in the garden. Which I might added was far from a garden more of a junk yard. I would never recommend this restaurant to anyone at all.

Simple, slightly chaotic, old fashioned, but good food.

Interior looked and felt dirty with fly remains on windowsill. We ordered lasagna with garlic bread. The food was delivered to our table by someone working in the kitchen without any comment - we were not asked if we wanted anything else. The ‘garlic bread’ was just a reheated ‘pain’ with what looked like margarine painted on it after it was cooked with no garlic to be seen or tasted. The lasagna was presented with little style just a rectangle cut from a larger bake that seemed to have been reheated several times as the pasta on the edges was hard and inedible. Never again!

The staff were so rude and the food was terrible - this place has gone downhill, would not recommend or venture backl

The place looks run down, dated (not vintage), not the most welcoming of looking places looks like it’s on its last legs then the food I know it’s home cooking type food but that’s not excuses for undercooked food flavourless food and something I remember from school dinners or the local swimming pool cafe in the 90’s I suggest carrying on up the road to the begal a few miles away with amazing food vintage look and same sort of prices for food

Slow service when waiting for any food orders, apart from the carvery, meat tender and tasty most of the veg well undercooked and hard . Desserts small and overpriced.

Walked in mid afternoon for a drink and sandwich. Very accommodating😊