The Unruly Pig in Suffolk Coastal

What a stunning experience Delightful very well oiled service Delicious food exerting the ultimate flavours Great wine list and amazing to sell virtually all by the glass Totally recommend

The Unruly Pig could not have more buzz right now - the No. 1 Gastropub in the Country, quickly followed by a glowing Grace Dent review. So when visiting Suffolk for a weekend, we had to give it a go. It lived up to the hype. The food was absolutely fantastic - elevated without losing its roots as brilliant pub food. Started with olives, arancini and a wild garlic veloute (I know, not many pubs doing this stuff, but bear with me for the main). All were superb, but the arancini is genuinely unmissable. But it was the main event - a T Bone to share accompanied by nduja mac and cheese and a Caesar salad - that blew us away. Steak cooked to perfection and a properly dramatic dish for a pub lunch. The mac and cheese, however, somehow pipped it to the dish of the day. Absolutely sensational. Parmesan chips did arrive cold, but the team could not have been more swift in sorting us out with a piping hot replacement (and a few extra chips for good measure). And then the chocolate and peanut butter tart with caramelised banana ice cream was top drawer. Only very small quibble - this is a very dog friendly pub, but we ended up on a table that made it difficult to keep ours out of the way of front of house traffic. I appreciate how tricky dog owners in pubs can be and I can't fault the lengths the team go to in order to make you feel welcome (bowl of water and plate of biscuits on arrival!), but if you do have a dog who struggles to settle I'd suggest being specific in the type of table you'll need.

Fantastic food and a very, very decent by-the-glass wine list. The service was excellent. We tried their tasting menu, which with their special offer for April is amazing value for money.

Really disappointing experience - dietary requirements were not taken seriously. General hostility felt amongst all staff. Style over substance.

Booked in advance as I heard that it gets busy and I'm glad I did. The atmosphere here was great and the food excellent no wonder it's a highly rated restaurant. All the staff were very friendly and welcoming and couldn't do enough during the meal. What a fantastic place I would definitely return. The food here is exceptional and there was a lot of choice. Different menus are available on booking.

Not really a pub, more of a fine dining restaurant in my opinion - but the food and service are outstanding and it's definitely worth a visit.

Great good and service for our birthday meal , thank you !

First class, would like to see some gluten free bread though please. Otherwise gluten free was well catered for.

Just wanted to provide my feedback for the meal with had last Friday night. We choose a taster menu. Arrival greeting was appalling. We stood at the bar for 5 minutes looking at a waitress at the dishwasher on her phone who blatantly ignored us. Eventually got seated in a side room - ignored for a further 20 minutes and then asked for drinks choice. Took one hour from arrival for the 1st drink. Took 1.5 hrs for the 1st course. Further 45 minutes for the 2nd. By this point I was past the point of hunger and extremely underwhelmed by the taste and service. Upon leaving we were not even asked if we had enjoyed our food/enjoyed our evening? Hospitality would have been better in a chain restaurant and completely off the mark. We have been long standing fans of your restaurant and visited regularly in the past but safe to say that this will be our last.

Excellent food, drink, and service. Unfortunately, when we visited (lunch for my Mum's 70th birthday), there was a table nearby with very noisy, badly behaved children, and a separate table that had 3 badly trained dogs which barked very loudly and regularly. The noise on both tables affected our experience. The staff didn't address the noise levels.

Absolutely quality food and not that expensive.

We tried the taster menu which was great value for money. Service was kind and attentive. Food was good but I personally found it too salty.

Excellent meal. The flavours were outstanding. Will definitely return.

Never disappoints!! Went tasting menu this time and had an amazing meal

The tasting menu was absolutely fantastic, along with superb service. So lucky to have this restaurant locally.

On several occasions the Unruly Pig has impressed, and a most recent visit really knocked it out the park. Local produce, flair and genuine hospitality - a match made in heaven.

Amazing food, beautifully put together and staff very knowledgeable about dishes. Great value for fine dining.

Great food and service, and the biscuits were a nice touch for our dog 🐕 Edit - Went back again for the taster menu, equally as good. Edit - We went back to the Unruly Pig for a third time and despite the food being as amazing as ever, the service was extremely poor. Our table was late, we weren't offered any drink or food menus when we sat down and we had to flag down a waiter after 20 minutes for some menus. Then it took over 30 minutes for our food order to be taken. It was a Saturday, and it was busy due to the 10 year anniversary tasting menu, but this level of service is simply unacceptable for a restaurant of this calibre. I would love to go back a forth time as we loved the food, but would have reservations based on our last experience with the service.

Amazing food, well presented 👍🏻 Mersea Oysters 😋

What can I say.... Attentive, presentable staff, great atmosphere and feel to this superb restaurant, Food that possessed an amazing taste, texture, appearance, and aroma, and satisfying in the mouth, the full neurological experience!

Would highly recommend the Unruly Pig, The food is amazing, and the service is first class. Also, I loved the ambience there. We all thoroughly enjoyed our lunch.

Disappointing Experience however amazing food, well presented and full of flavour. We spent over £150 for lunch, However I would not recommend taking children as you are made to feel very uncomfortable and an inconvenience due to having a pram, even when booking we stated that there would be two newborn babies in prams however on arrival was greeted with hesitation due to having children and made to feel a inconvenience by the front of house older male. The atmosphere in the restaurant felt quite tense and pretentious until, I have been to a number of amazing restaurants regularly, including the Ritz, the landmark and the Savoy hotel and the staff were more friendly and welcoming. A little bit of kindness goes a long way and a smile from the front of our staff which was missing.

So scrumptious! We went for the tasting menu at a lunchtime and the food was delightful. We had plenty of time between courses to have a drink and soak in the atmosphere. Very unpretentious - lots of families and friendly staff made it very cosy

Fantastic service and good. From the moment we walked through the door we were greeted by name. The table was set ready for us (children and a dog). The quality of the food was outstanding, particularly the ox cheek filled Yorkshire puddings. The roast beef sirloin was amazing. The kids menu was ok. Very much a meat focused place but they do have a vegan menu. As it was my birthday the restaurant staff had a card for me - just the right level of fuss. The quality of service and food is exceptional, really worthy of its gastropub status.

Amazing food, amazing service. You absolutely get what you pay for. This is levels well above a bit of pub grub. Would highly recommend.

Tasting menu. Glad didnt pay full price. Head chef must have had a day off. 2 out of 7 courses excellent, 3 ok and 2 actually bad. Waaaay too much salt and i love salt. Wouldn't go back or recommend. Service good tbf.

Booked table for 2 people. Told to call and ask if can cater to dietary requirements. Owner called back. Extremely rude!!!!! Said he would cancel reservations as Michelin restaurants do not cater for coeliac so why should they. He did not give me a chance to ask what they could do for gluten free and hung up phone. So disappointed and how I was treated. And I know for a fact that this is not the first time. My brother a few years ago had a similar issue with owner being rude. But I thought I would give another go myself to see. Please do not go, how can he treat people like this!!! I am extremely upset

Just amazing the food is so cleverly executed … the flavours are amazing the staff are so polite and know exactly what they are doing. Vegetarian menu is always fantastic

It’s a superb place that you have to try! Britain’s best Gasto Pub for three years can’t be missed!

Really nice pub, food and service, highly recommend.

Disappointing meal, dishes missing from an already limited menu. Service slow, seems like nobody cared about any of it

Excellent place to eat. Top drawer service and wonderfully inspired dishes.

Tasting menu was amazing, a really cosy setting and very friendly service.

Fabulous place,food and service. Ate their tasting menu and wine pairing, well worth it. Would definitely go again.

Went for the lunchtime tasting menu. The meat and fish version was delicious, the vegetarian option a bit disappointing and underwhelming. We will visit again but not with any vegetarians!

Superb. The tasting menu Thursday special is great value

We came last night for your Sunday special. Warmly welcomed and given a table near the fire which was lovely (we had our little dog with us) a bowl of water and plate of dog treats was provided which was a really nice touch. She was made to feel welcome too. The food was very nice, plenty for 2 people, good wine as well and a nice cocktail. Staff were welcoming and efficient. Thank you, we had a really nice time.

Great little country gastro pub. Service was great, very warm and friendly, attentive but also relaxed. We visited at lunchtime, so had the choice of all three menus; a la carte, set lunch and tasting. Food was lovely, really good, great selection of options. Really impressed with how the menu was structured to make the most of the ingredients. The octopus carpaccio was a highlight, but all the dishes we had were beautifully designed and executed. Beautifully decorated with some fun art on the walls and a cozy, welcoming and elegant vibe. Felt like great value for money too, as we have eaten at more expensive venues that did not reach the same level of quality, flavour and service. Ample parking, which is handy as it is a bit of a drive from anywhere!

Had the tasting menu for a 40th birthday celebration, every course was delicious and the whole team made us welcome and the evening special. Can't wait to return soon.

Very friendly staff! Great food

Unbelievable - quite possibly the best food I've ever eaten (Social Sunday). £45 per head for literally all of the food, the staff were lovely. Do you fancy binning off Suffolk and moving to Norwich please?

Great little find, had been recommended by a friend. Wa dubious on prices , but the food really does make up for it. ‘You get what you pay for’ that’s for sure. Great service too, food took a while to come out, but with great company and drinks flowing that’s the least of my worries. 5 stars would highly recommend.

Lovely lunch. Had the 3 courses with a few extras. Enjoyed every dish, wine and desserts. Nice people.

We had another fantastic meal at the unruly pig last week. The food is second to none with simply amazing flavours in every dish. I never think of the pig as a ‘pub’, more of a treat for a special occasion. Delicious!

This much-lauded place came highly recommended, and was one of the highlights of our trip to the Suffolk coast. Elegant decor, a roaring fire and a very warm welcome from the team of friendly waiters created a wonderful ambience. We took the Sunday Social menu, which was quite extraordinary. An array of amuse bouche, followed by a delicious feast of beef, pork, nduja Mac and cheese, bernaise, salads, parmesan fries, ending with a delightful affogato. All for £45 each (we would have happily paid double). A well-curated wine list with most available by the glass. The selection of oysters were jaw-dropping good. Very dog friendly; our pooch was greeted with his own plate of treats - a lovely touch. This place deserves all of the praise and accolades it's received.

For an establishment named after a pig, the pork was rather disappointing. They only had one portion left for Sunday roast at 15.00 which would have been less of an issue if they had anything other than beef on offer. Anyway, our table managed to secure the last pork portion (props to the server for actually flagging this to us) but what a disappointment it was. It was anaemic, 40% fat, and it was the worst crackling I have had in a pub in a long time. The crackling was chewy, dry, and flavourless. What a shame. The other food was decent.

Great gastro pub, excellent service and atmosphere. The adult meals were absolutely excellent the only issue I had was that they put mustard into the kids macaroni cheese which put some of them off eating it.

While I could not fault the food, we were initially seated directly by the door and toilets which meant there was a constant flow of people. We did ask to be reseated and moved to a slightly better table away from the door, but had a cold draught from the window. That said the t-bone which came with a number of sides was the best meal I had eaten recently. There was more than enough meat for the two of us, especially with the Mac cheese and Caesar salad that comes with it. Don't miss out on the parmesan chips either-not your average chip!

We went as a family of four (children 7&5). From start to finish the service was exceptional, personable yet professional. The food was truly exquisite with everyone opting for the roast as a main! Try to leave room for pudding, they are a work of art. A 10/10 from us all and look forward to returning.

We were blown away by The Unruly Pig where it offered an exceptional dining experience with its refined yet approachable menu. The delicious oysters were from Mersea island, generous meat and fresh, while the bbq octopus starter was perfectly charred and tender with a fantastic nduja sauce. The Scallop dish was subtle and seasoned to perfection, enhancing their natural sweetness, and the Halibut was cooked perfectly, flavourful, and beautifully plated. The Cromer crab pasta was rich, creamy, and brimming with fresh seafood flavours. Impeccable service and a welcoming atmosphere form Jacki and his team made The Unruly Pig a memorable experience for us and a recommended must-visit destination for all foodies.

Michelin ⭐️ quality food and service , would definitely recommend!

This place is just amazing. Second time here as I'm a little distance away in East Herts. It's almost worth the drive just for this pub. It's so unpretentious given the quality of the experience they offer. The staff, the food, the atmosphere. Can't fault anything. Lord knows why they don't have a Michelin star. Guess they don't need one. I really look forward to my next visit. 😍

Great New Year's Day love lunch!!

Table of 4 just before Christmas Our table had the chicken parfait which was lovely, the onion veloute which unfortunately lacked some depth and then we had the crab pasta - well cooked and delightful and the chateaubriand which unfortunately lacked flavour and wasn’t enjoyed by the table. Pudding was Christmas pudding and again - it would have been better served with a simple double cream or ice cream vs the heavy brand cream which came with it We had high hopes for the meal but unfortunately it did not deliver as expected. Sadly it did not match the prices being charged

While the food was very nice, we wouldn't have visited if we'd known how many dogs were allowed in a small dining area - it was akin to fine dining in the kennels. When we visited we were the only table without a dog, the table next to us had a large dog who was damp, active and smelly...what we'd hoped would be a memorable meal in a bijou atmosphere was spoilt by unpleasant odours. If fine dining in the kennels is what you're looking for then this is the place for you.

Great dog friendly pub. Had a fantastic meal and service very good. Dog treats and water bowl at the table for our dog. Only negative is that it is a cashless venue.

Having seen much of the awards and favourable reviews of the Unruly Pig, expectations were high but the general sense upon leaving was one of disappointment. We opted for the a la carte menu (vs the taster one). All in all an average experience: the chateaubriand was cooked well but lacked seasoning and overall flavour. The Veloute was pleasant but nothing outstanding. The Christmas pudding was good but the brandy sauce was quite overpowering (a Madagascan vanilla custard would have worked better). Service was fine but nothing outstanding. Value for money was certainly lacking: £300 for four people without alcohol is London prices and whilst the price in itself is no problem, the quality was off the mark vs high end pubs. I would be tempted to go again to try the taster menu but currently the feeling is one of its ok but nothing spectacular and certainly not worthy of the hype.

Possibly the best restaurant in Suffolk - Tasting menu and service was exceptional & we loved meeting the charming proprietor Brendon

AMAZING!!!! Incredible food and lovely service Highly recommend

I visited twice last week and it was outstanding on both occasions. On Wednesday I took my wife and two close friends to celebrate her 60th birthday. We had the tasting menu which was cooked to perfection. The quality of the service made it an even more memorable evening. Bianca ( with her extensive wine knowledge) and George did an amazing job, making our evening very special. Keep up the good work!

Everything was really very good. Definitely amongst the best food I have had in Essex, and maybe actually the best. Our waiter was good fun and did a great job as did everyone else especially the chef!. Thank you.

Excellent place. Really good food and lovely service.

The best Sunday Roast I have ever eaten. Thank you.

Outstanding food and service with a great

You will never be disappointed. We feel a loyal customer but without any judgement as we regularly dine at The Unruly Pig. All the team are so welcoming and friendly and altogether professional. One of our most favourite restaurants!!

Simply one of the best restaurants in Suffolk. Great lunch and Sunday deals for exquisite top-notch food. Plus it’s dog friendly!

Highly recommend. Fantastic level of detail. Yum.

Stopped off for lunch en route to a weekend away, and had the set lunch menu. Fantastic food and service, and very good value for money.

We had a wonderful three course meal here, friendly staff, wonderfully presented and delicious food and a really nice atmosphere.

I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone at The Unruly Pig, We took my grandmother there for her 89 birthday and they made her feel so welcome and looked after her and did an amazing job. The food was exceptional and can’t believe the value of the food and I am most looking forward to going there in the future.

Great gastro pub, lovely tasting food and good wine selection. Very attentive service

Second time visit the Unruly Pig (last time was in 2021), and was even more blown away by the food this time. It’s was for my son’s 18th birthday and we did the tasting menu. Every course was superb, but the fried oysters with Nduja were the highlight for three of us. This place deserves a Michelin Star given the consistency in quality ingredients, cooked to a very high standard and with amazing flavours. The wine list is also very reasonable and with some great choices. We will be back again….hopefully not leaving it three years this time !

Excellent place. We have been here a few times but came for lunch recently. Would def recommend to anyone to come here

Spontaneous visit and wasn't sure what to expect. Some of the best food I've ever eaten and the nicest pinot noir. Friendly, polite and smart staff. Excellent for couples.

Attended for a birthday lunch on the recommendation of a colleague and was made to feel incredibly welcome by the whole service staff as soon as I walked in the door. Food was excellent throughout from the light bites at the start to the delightful pana cotta. The seafood risotto was the most notable dish for me however each bite of the whole meal was well thought out and thoroughly enjoyed. Would recommend to anyone looking for great service and excellent food, and to be honest if you kept it to just the 3 course set lunch £65 for two people for this calibre of food is insane value.

Really fantastic restaurant that I highly recommend to everyone and anyone. Food incredibly special, staff superb and drinks excellent. Thank you for the hospitality.

Came here yesterday with my parents and a family friend for my old man’s birthday. The service was excellent and the food was some of the best I’ve ever had.

Such lovely staff. Great recommendations. Incredible food. Such a special day. Thanks so much!

Beautiful food, attentive staff and great manager.

A very polished professional restaurant with fantastic knowledgeable staff whom were very attentive and looked after us extremely well. Although the prices may seem elevated the quality of the food was second to none and the flavours on the eight course taster menu was amazing. Will definitely be returning and will be recommending to family and friends.

Lovely gastro pub with excellent options. Would highly recommend if in the area.

Caught this amazing pub last thing on a Sunday, after squeezing in a late afternoon sea swim. Rang them with only 20 mins before last food orders and arrived with 10 mins to spare. They could not have been more accommodating - the food was excellent quality - did not feel like the last service of the day. The chocolate dessert blew me away. Do not drive past this one!

Great drinks with amazing food! Butlers are super nice and approachable. Ambiance is perfect for a date and other special occasions. Parking available. Somewhere to splurge on! 😍 Happy tummy.

Excellent, just a couple of minor quibbles, hardly worth mentioning.

Had the good fortune to have a taster meal at The Unruly Pig on a Thursday when it is 2/3 it the usual price. The food was superb, the service brilliant & the ambience terrific. If you are ever in the area I would highly recommend.

Really amazing Sunday roast and first class service. The Unruly Pig is dog friendly too and there was even a little saucer of nibbles for our dog on the table for him. This was our first visit but it definitely won't be our last, it's a fabulous place.

Really nice gastro food. I loved it, but my companions thought a bit on the salty side. Also a bit expensive at close on £60 per head with drinks

Well reviewed by many people who know far more about good food than I but they are right! Delicious, inventive dishes served so elegantly. Attentive and very well-versed staff.

This is on our doorstep and although it is expensive we visit fairly regularly. We visited today for a roast lunch to celebrate my husband’s birthday. I brought a single cupcake I had decorated with a few candles in the hope it could be brought out for him. I asked about this out of his earshot. They told me they would bring it to the table but would charge per person 6.50 in place of us buying a desert. I have to admit I was shocked. Reason? We would be spending about 150 pounds on a roast dinner for 3 people!!!! Isn’t that enough of a spend to just bring out a cupcake? We weren’t setting out to deliberately rob you of the price of a desert! That wasn’t the point. As a regular customer I’m afraid I was suddenly very put off. I would have just mentioned my disappointment however as a birthday meal I didn’t want to make a fuss. So I took the cupcake home. On principal- because adding an additional 19.50 to the bill seemed outrageous to me for a cupcake that cost nothing. I asked my family if they thought it was wrong of me. They agreed it was shortsighted of a pub to be so precious! And it is shortsighted: the unruly pig is a place we would have continued to visit for our family special occasions- we are not wealthy- a meal at this price needs saving up for. However this has put me off, and although we had a nice time together and the food was nice, we decided it would be our last time visiting. The food is good… but not quite as good as they think. The roast potatoes are a bit overdone and we visited at 2.45pm and they had been sitting you could tell. We were told that between 3 diners we would get two little bowls or roast potatoes and two of greens. We got one of each- the same amount as last visit where we were just two. They were trying to persuade us into starters because there would be quite a wait they said for the main course. We said we didn’t need starters and the roast dinner then arrived a very short time later. No wait. What with this and the cake I suddenly felt they were doing all they could to squeeze money out of their customers. I can understand that- but it’s not like we weren’t spending money. In my world 140 pounds for lunch is A LOT!!!! I know they pride themselves on the service here- and the young wait staff are very sweet; but the management should be looking to keep their local custom in my opinion. All for the sake of a little cupcake!!🙄😬

This place is delightful in every way. The decor, service, food and wine are a beautiful. Highly recommended.

Marvelous food, first class service. We could not find any faults at all. Brilliant night out for our 49th Wedding Anniversary.

The Food was very delicious but it would have been more delicious if there would have been more of it.... I had a Risotto, absolut outstanding in terms of taste, but it was more of a little spread of Risotto... It made me more hungry and thats hardly the point of food... especially expensive Food... The good part was I still had (a lot) room for dessert and the Panna Cotta was just fabulous, really loved it and it was a normal Panna Cotta size!

We tried quite a few things from the menu (nibbles, starters, mains and one pudding) and every single dish was amazing! The service was also spot on - friendly but professional, attentive without being in your face at any time. It genuinely felt like a bunch of great people determined to give you a good dining experience. (They even gave us some milk to take home for tea the next day!)

People keep rating this place as amazing, and the photos of the food they share look great, but our experience was far from good. The duck was bloody and the risotto was bland with a bitter taste and the rice was not cooked, I don't mean al dente, I mean not cooked at all. It was embarrassing as we took our parents here telling them how good it was from what people had told us, it seems the place might have been good once, but is now not what it used to be.

Pleasant experience and good food.

Staying nearby, checked it out for a poss evening meal - no way at those insane prices! I reckon you would drop 50+ quid per person. Smoked octopus good grief! Whatever happened to the cheap and cheerful English pub?

We had the best meal out ever. The food was excellent and the service was impeccable.

Absolutely loved the wine collection. Not very often that I find a wine I enjoy in an establishment. Food was gorgeous. I admit, portions could've been slightly larger, but that's not why I went there for. Pork was cooked to perfection. Slightly pink. Everyone in my group appreciated their dishes. Well done.

The food is delicious. But when you go home still hungry after three courses, there is something quite wrong. I have been going to the Unruly Pig for my birthday every year for a long time, and even before when it was the British Larder and before that, when it was the Cherry Tree. Every time at the Unruly Pig I always have the gnocchi, as I'm veggie and the gnocchi is just divine. However, I have noticed over the years that each time, the portions get smaller and smaller. This year was definitely our last year going, because paying £23 for 8 little pieces of gnocchi does not a main meal make. We then had the sharing cheese board, that had enough cheese for 1 person, not two, at a cost of £17.50. The desserts were not too bad, but still on the small side. Then we come on to the issue of the bill. As it was my birthday, I told the service staff twice about the offer I received for a free Prosecco drink, as it was my birthday. They said yes, it will be taken off the bill. It was served with warm wishes for my birthday. Imagine our surprise when the bill came, and we were charged £16 for the free birthday Prosecco! We had to have the bill changed, and when it came back we noticed a £1 charge for Red Rose Chain. When we queried it, it seems that the Unruly Pig sponsor the theatre group, and the way they do it is to charge their customers an extra £1 on their bill. Without their permission. Now, had we been asked if we would like to donate, we certainly would have. But the fact that they tried to take our money without our permission for a charity donation did not sit well with us, and so we asked to have it taken off the bill. It was all rather embarrassing, to have to fix the bill twice before it came back to us in the proper amount. Sadly, we will not be going back to the Unruly Pig. The cost of the food compared to the portion size is just not right, and even though I am not a big eater, I left the restaurant hungry. The bill debacle simply clinched that for us, and so next year we will be looking elsewhere. Sad, as it was our tradition for the longest time.

Amazing meal, one of the best we’ve had!