The Walnut Tree in Mid Suffolk

First visit today, cannot believe it has taken us this long to try and we were not disappointed. Amiable and attentive team, creative menu, elective and comfortable interior... more seating than I expected to be honest. Food tasty and beautifully presented. Got to set a reminder to return soon so we can have a proper look round their shop and get a supply of their freezer meals.

It doesn't get any better than this fabulous veggie establishment. I have been going there for years. Nachos to due for, and I took home 5 meals from the takeaway menu. I will be back soon.

We booked here when we were away for the weekend and we are so glad we did. We first visited the little shop and saw a great range of food, we decided to come back after lunch. Lunch was amazing. Such a varied menu, we all had multiple options we wanted to try, it took some effort to decide on our actual starter and main each. We had to rely on our ‘dessert stomachs’ to be able to fit dessert in. The food was delicious, the staff were lovely and we will most certainly be back. No photos unfortunately, the food was so good we just forgot.

Delicious food, great service and friendly staff. Lots of choice for vegans and vegetarians. Will definitely visit again.

Rude staff Called to advise we were running late and were told they would ‘try to fit us in’. We were 10 minutes late and the place was practically empty. Once our food arrived (it took almost half an hour for anything to arrive on our table), no one checked back to see if everything was okay or if we would like more drinks. The restaurant was not busy and all the staff were congregated around the bar with their backs to us. As we paid, we were asked if we could be ‘tempted by a dessert’ but at this point one of us had left the building. Poor selection of food Almost everything was either in pastry or fried. Even one of the salad options was not an option as it was ‘prepared using oil’. I was offered something not on the menu and then the waitress was heard loudly complaining about my order by another diner. This is a restaurant that bills itself as ‘healthy’ with everything ‘freshly prepared’.

Great place for vegan scoff. Make sure you ask for vegan as they do have dairy stuff.

Chose for vegan/vegetarian menu. Excellent options . Food was excellent, flavoursome and generous portions, Service was great, very friendly helpful staff. Can’t wait to go back when in the area again. Great little shop next door, with vegetarian and vegan meals and craft items.

My wife and I were visiting friends who live in Acton and they had found the Walnut Tree online - three out of four of us follow a whole food plant based diet (WFPB) and this caught our eye due to it being specifically vegan/vegetarian. Many restaurants these days suggest they can cater for this way of living but very often disappoint. NOT THE WALNUT TREE. The menu is extensive (which again can often be a restaurant's downfall) but all the dishes we chose were delicious, freshly prepared and substantial in size (therefore offering great value for money). It's not a huge venue so would recommend booking to avoid being disappointed. One of the best WFPB means we've had at a restaurant in many years. A shout out to the staff as well. All very professional and polite. Service charge not automatically included as with so many restaurants these days - you choose as to whether or not to tip. And finally, there is a small shop attached to the restaurant which is well worth a visit. Even though the Walnut Tree is approximately 1 hour 30 minutes drive from where we live in Wellingborough (Northamptonshire), I would have no qualms about making the journey again. Apparently, we're not the only customers who travel distances to experience the excellent cuisine....

Upon arrival for a slightly late Valentines meal, it was snowing! The outside of this restaurant was made to look even more cosy and romantic. The choice of food was sublime, especially as each option was only either vegetarian or vegan. My husband, who does eat meat, said that the food didn't even need meat to make it delicious! That's a huge compliment. If I was being a teeny bit critical, the size of the portions are too large. It makes wanting dessert difficult as you're already full! But with the quality of the food, I certainly won't be docking any points! The staff were attentive but not pushy and were around if you needed anything. Nothing was too much trouble. Would definitely return and definitely recommend a visit if you've never been!

Friendly but not very efficient service. Food OK, nice fresh ingredients but one or two elements on each dish we ordered was a bit disappointing. Espresso after the meal a bit thin and under extracted

3rd time visiting and every time we love it.

Im a meat eater through and through but loved the food

Great food. Fast, friendly service.

Second visit, good service and tasty food.

Absolutely one of the best places to eat, not only for the fantastically delicious, fresh home cooked food but for the whole dining experience itself and great value for money. All the waitresses were really lovely, friendly and attentive, an all round fantastic service. The pub itself is not only very quaint but has a wonderful atmosphere, with a perfect welcome of a cosy lit wood burner going on a cold January day! This is my third visit and has been faultless every time, I couldn’t recommended high enough and can’t wait to go again!

Writing a positive review on a good restaurant is a two edged sword, you want to do the place justice and share but it means it becomes much more popular which could also be a more difficult place to reserve a table, I think you will understand that bit of wanting to keep such a great place to yourself. The food is sublime, with plenty to choose from and is plentiful to make sure you go away feeling very satisfied indeed. Scrummy. The service is amazing, you are made to feel welcome as you would visit a friend's home, you are shown to the table, while you peruse the menu the drinks are ordered and brought to the table, if you haven't decided you are given plenty of time to choose what you want, you are then allowed to enjoy the meal without feeling rushed at all, the staff are truly amazing and do everything to make the time in the restaurant feel special. It's a lovely place to enjoy the meal, very old world UK style, no loud music so you can enjoy conversation with family and friends. As I indicated at the start it's a place you want to keep to just yourself and special people. I hope those that read my review have as good an experience as we certainly have, I will be back.

Loved our lunch here! Really great food and I enjoyed the multi-culture nature of the menu, having Asian, Greek and Mexican all in one meal :) We were welcomed with lovely service and a very bubbly waitress. Service was the speed you’d like it to be - knowing they are cooking your food (not just microwaving). Portion sizes were also good. The pub itself is very quaint and relaxing with a real fire place, and dog friendly in one part (not that we had a dog - but lovely to see others with theirs). As the Dutch would put it, the experience was - gezellig! Would love to come back here and try other dishes!

Amazing vegetarian and Vegan food.

A lovely looking restaurant with bags of kerb appeal, which grabbed our attention as we drove past. So much so that we turned around & went back. We were so glad we did! We aren't vegetarian or vegan, but we do try to eat meat only occasionally. We just like great food, & that's exactly what we got. One of the best menus I have had the pleasure to order from. I had the 'steak' & ale pie & my wife had the 'fish' cakes. Both meals were incredible. The staff were also amazingly friendly, patient & polite. Was strange to see one of the girls wearing a onesie, but it just added to the friendly & informal feel of the place. The shop that adjoins the restaurant is amazing. We bought lots of homemade food & had it over the next couple of weeks. It was so nice! In summary; I think we have just found our new favourite restaurant! 10/10

We had an amazing time at this establishment, the staff were wonderful, so friendly and helpful, happy to answer any questions we had, they truly went above and beyond to make sure we were taken care of. The food was epic, so much variety and everything was beautifully presented. The flavours were fantastic and we were just sorry we didn’t get to try everything! Will definitely be back and have already recommended this place to many friends and family!

The experience here was truly wonderful, me and my friends had a fantastic time. The staff were wonderful and the food was fantastic! Definitely going to be returning and recommending this place to many others! The only shame was that we didn’t get to try everything, we had to force ourselves to stop because the flavours were just epic!

My husband booked this as we'd been looking for a vegetarian/vegan restaurant ad this one was in reasonable driving distance for us. In terms of the atmosphere, it was very relaxed and the staff were really helpful. I tend to feel uncomfortable if restaurants are too formal but this was nice. Our eyes were bigger than our bellies and we overdid it food-wise, but have absolutely no regrets . The food was delicious. For starters my husband had the Mushroom Arancini balls with garlic mayonnaise and I had the Hoisin Little Gem wraps (jackfruit in hoisin sauce with lettuce, asian slaw and sesame seeds). Both were full of flavour and just the right portion. For main, my husband had the Mushroom, Broccoli & Stilton Stroganoff and he commented that he would happily no longer eat meat if all his meals were this flavourful. I had the Aubergine & Chickpea Madras which came with rice, poppadom and a delicious carrot chutney (it's pretty sweet but I like sweet). The vegetables were melt-in-your-mouth soft. Finally for dessert, my husband had the Fresh Strawberry & Lime Cheesecake, with no complaints. I had a dessert off the specials board, Chocolate Orange Mousse cake, which had a nice 'orangey' flavour but not too overpowering. I think in future we'd stick to our usual plan of "main and dessert" when we eat out. We were full after our mains but wanted to push through for the sake of dessert! It's a shame this place isn't nearer to us but maybe that's better for our bank accounts! We'll definitely be booking again as we want to sample more of the menu.

First visit to this lovely place for my partner's birthday who is also vegetarian, I'm not but can honestly say that the food was fantastic with a very good selection, and flavours, couldn't of asked for more. Service excellent from Izzy, who couldn't do enough for us. Purchased take away foods also, the Parsnip and Aubergine Madras was full of flavour and a very good portion size. We will definitely be visiting again, for a meal and takeaway. Great find.

A great half way point to meet up. I'm not vegan or vegetarian but the menu choices are always freshly prepared and delicious. The service is always friendly and efficient. Lovely 'country pub' atmosphere. We'll worth a try next time you're passing.

We made a point of revisiting The Walnut Tree on the first night of our visit from Detroit, Michigan. We are a family of vegetarians and it was a delight to be able to choose anything from the menu. Everything was delicious and the staff were very friendly. Our party of 5 enjoyed fantastic food and I am happy to say that it was worth the 6000 mile journey ... I would whole heartedly recommend this restaurant to EVERYONE regardless of whether or not they are vegetarian!

I would give 5 stars except we were charged for a beer we didn't have. This was rectified when we queried it. However, on checking the receipt at home, we were not given "10% off in November" as advertised on their website.

My family and I booked a meal for my mums birthday . What amazing food and the most lovely staff , I honestly could not fault anything ! 5* all round thank you for a amazing evening and making my mums birthday perfect :)

Really lovely little pub with local ales. Owned by a lovely lady and her super friendly team. They have a little shop too with lots of local goodies

This has to be the best vegetarian restaurant we have had the pleasure of visiting. The choices were magnificent. The food was sublime. The waitress that served us was wonderful. All in all this had to be a must visit restaurant

Visited the walnut tree Saturday night for my mums birthday, having discovered I had accidentally booked for the night before the staff were so lovely and forgiving and still squeezed us in despite being almost fully booked. All the staff were welcoming and friendly and the service was really quick. Everyone loved their meals, the portion sizes were more than enough and you can tell everything is made fresh! Lovely to have an all vegetarian menu somewhere local to us, a rare gem and will definitely be revisiting!

Can't praise this place enough. The fact it's all vegetarian and vegan makes this a really special place, especially when so many places forget about us. Food was all delicious and lots of variety to choose from (If you go for a sharing platter as a main I'd choose the half portion unless you want to succumb to a food coma). Loved the layout with lots of different corners to eat in, and the low lighting was cosy!

Dead easy to find (right on the A140) and an entire menu of vegetarian dishes, plus Specials board.  A promising start.  Since it was lunchtime we opted for mains and desserts.  The black bean and sweet potato enchilada and the roasted mushroom Wellington were both very well received; as were the fresh strawberry and lime cheesecake and salted caramel chocolate cake.  Plentiful portions and every mouthful was a treat. Service was very personable and effective too. This driver was pleased to find that they stock St Peter's. Even the decaf coffee was better than most. It's a shame I don't live closer; based on this experience the size of the menu would merit many return trips.

Lovely breakfast and dogs welcome, what more could we want? Ah, yes, a well equipped shop. ✔️

What a little gem this place is, setting for the restaurant is really lovely. Great bar area. Staff are spot on and very attentive. Food is just amazing, definitely will be back and recommend this place to all x They also have a lovely shop definitely visit when you are there x

I recently enjoyed a delicious meal at The Walnut Tree, although I'm not a vegetarian I found the food to be very tasty & well presented, also the staff were very friendly. Thank you for a lovely evening.

I'd give the place 3.5 if I could, because the restaurant is charming, the staff were lovely and the loos were clean. Four of us stopped for an early lunch. Two of us had the tofu/lettuce wrap sharing platter and thought we'd try the Lebanese vegan 'meatballs' too. One of us had the mushroom Wellington from the main lunch menu and the fourth had meze. The mushroom Wellington came with fresh, well-cooked greens and small potatoes and was declared very good. The sharing platter looked initially attractive, but the hoisin sauce/jackfruit lettuce wraps were overpoweringly sauced, we were underwhelmed by the large chunks of deep-fried tofu and the Lebanese meatballs (which were £6.90 if I recall correctly) were six marble-sized deep-fried balls which seemed to be made of dry-textured soya protein. Our friend with the meze had (deep-fried) patatas bravas and deep-fried halloumi. He said that the spicy tomato sauce seemed more like concentrated tomato paste from a tube than a proper tomato sauce. Given all the 5* reviews it was disappointing. Looking round, the main lunch meals (such as the Wellington) seemed more like 'proper' food. The meze/ sharing platter menu seemed dominated by the kind of deep-fried bits and pieces any of us could buy from a supermarket. I think from all the excellent write-ups we'd expected something more home-made and carefully spiced, not just sauce from a jar and halloumi from a packet. And we certainly didn't expect everything to be deep-fried.

Fantastic. Choice was amazing, food colourful, plentiful and extremely well presented. The staff were friendly and well informed, the food satisfied one gluten free vegan, one vegetarian and two meat eaters with much praise from all. Would highly recommend.

Beautiful setting. Very friendly welcome. We had coffee and cake and a sharing platter. Everything was excellent. I would highly recommend.

Ive had several delicious meals at The Walnut Tree. It is a wonderful restaurant & the staff are friendly & welcoming. The Aubergine & Chickpea Madras was excellent. However I was disappointed with the Plum Cobbler which was on the ‘specials’ board. A Cobbler should have a Scone topping , but this was just like a Sponge Pudding with stewed fruit at the bottom! Hence 4 stars for the food rating !

I know how important reviews are to any hospitality establishment and therefore I chose my words carefully. I want to say at the outset that the serving staff were absolutely lovely, however, some of the food really wasn't. Enjoying a particular dish obviously comes down to what you have chosen from the menu. Half of our party had a sharing platter which was good. One of the other starters was a boa bun which was uncharacteristically dry and boring. The real disappointment was with the main meals, especially the mushroom and ale pie which I can only describe as awful. It looked as ugly on the plate as it tasted, it was also the strangest looking pie that you could imagine. On top of the pastry case there was a 'disc' of pastry purporting to be a 'lid' which didn't reach across the pie, but rather sat alone like a ritz cracker on the top. The pie's contents were the bitterest tasting filling that I have ever tasted and inedible. This pie was totally surrounded by a slick of thick congealing gravy which was revolting, wherein also sat overcooked floppy vegetables which lay, inert, so reminiscent of bygone school dinners. I was relieved when it was at last cleared away. I hoped that the vast choice of desserts on offer might come to my rescue. I opted for a safe bet, the raspberry trifle. This was so much like a school pudding as to take me right back to the dinning hall. The custard was thin and cheap tasting, the jelly was weak and tasteless with a spray cream swirl perched on the top, granted there was one fresh raspberry and a spring of mint there too. I am sorry to have to leave such a negative review about what is after all a rare thing, a totally vegetarian pub restaurant. I gave it three stars because of the venue and the lovely lady who served us.

Amazing meal. Just loved this place. Can't wait to return. Beautiful surroundings.

Went recently on a whim and had a delicious salad sat out in the garden. Lovely staff and atmosphere.

We had a wonderfully delicious meal. We will certainly be back.

Don't get to go as often as we used to as we moved further away, however we go occasionally for a special treat. The food, atmosphere and service are always brilliant, never have any faults! Love this place.

Brilliant food, imaginative and delicious, with excellent staff and a lovely atmosphere.

Absolutely delicious food in a lovely environment. Vegan sundae was a particular highlight. The service was wonderful, we felt very welcomed.

Visited here for a family dinner because relatives were staying nearby. The food is excellent (all vegetarian/vegan) and service was welcoming and efficient. They coped easily with the our group's various allergy and intolerance requirements. And the bill came to less than I expected! highly recommended.

Visited The Walnut Tree for a family dinner because relatives were staying nearby. The food is excellent (all vegetarian/vegan) and service was welcoming and efficient. They coped easily with the our group's various allergy and intolerance requirements. And the bill came to less than I expected! highly recommended.

Have driven past plenty of times, finally tried it. I am not vegetarian but the food was delicious. Fresh ingredients freshly cooked. Great service, lovely old building and good background music. Private tables. Highly recommended and reasonably priced for such quality.

Love this restaurant. Not only fully vegetarian but vegan options too. Variety of cuisines. Staff friendly. Lovely garden with plants and peices for sale. Been twice but will be returning again.

So refreshing to find a menu complete vegetarian, especially as this was a lovely pub on route whilst we were driving. Amazing food, highly recommended!

Such an atmospheric traditional country pub with a gorgeous garden and shop. The food was delicious and most of the menu was vegan or could be adapted to be vegan. Lots of gluten free options too and a very tasty dessert menu. Couldn't recommend this place enough, we will definitely be returning.

Amazing first visit here, food was stunning. We have left with some of their food from the shop to eat at home.

Visited the Walnut tree on Wednesday 14th August for my partner's birthday. It was very busy but we had booked. So lovely to see a restaurant full of happy people. We had an absolutely beautiful meal and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. The food is fantastic and the staff are really lovely too. Many thanks. You deserve to be busy as you are fantastic. How wonderful to be able to go somewhere and have so many vegan things to eat without having to worry! Regards.

Absolutely wonderful meal, great choice and the staff are amazing. Can't wait for out next visit! Definitely advise booking!

Just had the best ever vegetarian lunch. Such a treat to go out as a veggie and get a well cooked tasty meal. If I could give a TEN I would. Well done

We've been here a few times with our friends & have never had a bad meal or experience, my Wife is the only veggie among us but the with these awesome meals the rest of us really don't miss the meat from our plates, we will certainly be back again & again!

Food very good. Service poor. Left waiting 40 mins to order good, wasn't even that busy so not sure what took them so long

It's rare to come across somewhere with a totally vegetarian/ vegan restaurant so this was a real treat. We had the flatbread and the burrito but could have chosen almost anything from the menu. The staff were very welcoming and friendly. I'd definitely recommend this restaurant.

Wonderful experience. The Olds booked this place for my 50th Birthday. Mum has to stay away from crowds, Dad is diabetic and the other half is gluten intolerant. The Walnut Tree could not have handled it better - even though it was lashing down with rain, they were more than happy to accommodate us in the covered area in the garden, heaters on, cosy as anything. Wifey was almost bouncing with excitement - being both vegetarian and gluten intolerant can be an extremely boring dining experience, but not so here - we all had multiple choices for every course. Sam, our wait person was knowledgeable, patient, and fun. Food outstanding - will be back, even if the Olds move out of area!

Fantastic range of food and always very tasty. My favourite place to eat. Staff always so lovely.

What a wonderful experience. As a family of four we had 3 different needs. We had to sit outside as one of us has a medical condition and has to stay away from people. One is a diabetic and I am gluten intolerant and a vegetarian. ALL of our needs were catered for in a natural way, no fuss. Sam, our host, is very, very knowledgeable about how to direct us for our diary needs, making choosing so much easier. The letter W (short for Without) was well displayed on the menu, which included a diverse choice of foods. Thank you Chef. Oh! and as an added bonus all the toilets have a well situated handrail by every toilet, Men's and Ladies.

Amazing!! Really lovely place with great food and quick friendly service.

Always consistently superb imaginative vegetarian fare here. Cooked and served with a smile. Whilst I'm not personally a vegetarian it doesn't stop me enjoying this great food. Give it a go!

This is a wonderful vegetarian pub. The variety on the menu is fabulous and interesting. The staff are very friendly and welcoming. We also took away dishes from their take away menu for my hubby whilst I was away, he loved them and is on his way to becoming a non meat eater.

Add to the great options to eat there the frozen meals in the shop were awesome

Very nice vegan / vegetarian pub

Lovely place to eat. Staff were so friendly and accommodating. Food is out of the world tasty. Will def be back Thanks so much.

Excellent vegan menu. Superb quality and value. Easy parking.

Just came back from lunch at The Walnut Tree and can't recommend it enough. No wonder reviews are so good- place is lovely and food amazing! We had mushroom wellington and stilton stroganoff and they were fabulous! We'll def be coming back!

We are pescatarian and often struggle finding places to eat which offer something other than fish and chips and soya based burgers. The Walnut Tree specialises in vegetarian food. They understand flavours and know that people want value for money. We have been coming here ever since Jan took over what was The Buck’s Head and we have never been disappointed. The mushroom wellington is amazing as is the jackfruit “steak” and ale pie. Thank goodness their are so reasonable because it means we can visit more often.

Fantastic service and food. Couldn’t ask for anything better. I wish I lived close enough to visit more often. I had the fish cakes and my husband the jackfruit pie followed by rocky road sundae and pear and ginger sponge, everything was delicious. 10/10

Really warm and welcoming people, amazing food and so many GF and DF options.

If you're veggie, you'll love the sheer amount of choice and delicious, perfectly cooked food on offer here. If you're not, give this place a go to see how great veggie meals can be! Highly recommended, an oasis of innovative veggie options in a desert of meat-and-fish-obsessed restaurants.

What a lovely pub to visit for a lovely meal. My wife and I visited the Walnut Tree as I wanted to treat my wife to a vegetarian experience as she is a fussy eater and 95% vegetarian! I am a meat eater, but looking at the menu I was pleasantly surprised by the variety and tasty sounding meals available. We had Harissa Halloumi Skewers and Mushroom Arancini for starters…delightful. Mushroom Wellington and Bean/Sweet Potato enchiladas were the mains and again plentiful offerings and very tasty. Dessert was a raspberry trifle and blackcurrant sorbet, both following the same suit of tastiness. I must point out that the two female staff that we encountered were excellent hosts who were friendly and welcoming. Would I eat here again? Definitely. Would I recommend anyone eating here? Absolutely!

I'm not a vegetarian, but the meals and deserts are lovely.

I had read very good reviews of this restaurant and was looking forward to the experience. However left disappointed by the quality and presentation of the food . Starters served on plates with out any of the listed accompaniments - so basically packet bought tofu and mozzarella sticks deep fried on a plate - unappealing and dry . Main course - Menu description - Lebanese flat bread with “meat balls “, avocado, pomegranate, pine nuts , and salad . Reality - inedible paper thin flat bread , dry salad with no dressing , no avocado, pine nuts or pomegranate , and a puddle of oil from deep fried “meatballs”. I struggle to understand the difference between reviews written a few days earlier and my experience and can only assume they were operating without a chef.

Absolutely divine! The food is to die for and lots of choice.

Saw the Walnut Tree recommended so thought we'd give it a go. WOW!!! AMAZING FOOD EVERY SINGLE TIME and we have started going every week! The staff are super accommodating, prices are dirt cheap and portions ENORMOUS! The yummy takeaway+freezable meals (£20 for 5 meals!) in their shop keeps us going throughout the week. Loads of parking on the main Diss to Ipswich road and the place is always buzzing with great energy from the youngies to the oldies. ANY MEAT EATERS - PLS GIVE THIS PLACE A GO - YOU WON'T REGRET IT.

Went for a family birthday lunch today and the food was absolutely delicious, fantastic service the team couldn’t have been more attentive and welcoming. We live about 45 minutes away but will certainly be returning!

Lovely lovely food, very generous portion sizes, very fairly priced and lovely staff. Well worth the hour trek from Sudbury!

Went as a party of 9 plus toddler for a landmark birthday. All my requests re seating etc had been met. Everyone agreed the meal, which is all veggie, was fantastic, tasty and plentiful. The service and atmosphere was relaxed and efficient, no hint of being rushed. And come the end I was delighted the bill. Was less than expected!

Nice surroundings, good service & wonderful food.

Went for a meal for my birthday. Great choice of dishes. Staff is very friendly and helpful. Nice leisurely meal.

Absolutely superb definitely coming back

Easily the best veggie pub in East Anglia.

Went with our veggie friends. We are not vegetarian ourselves but we were delighted with the choice and standard of the food. Lovely flavours and served pipping hot. Staff were really attentive and friendly. Best meal out we have had in a long while and will certainly visit again.

Excellent lunch! Spoilt for choice here. All the meals that came out looked amazing. Good size portions and great care taken. We bought five of the frozen meals to take away which were all wonderful, especially the chickpea korma 💚

What a great place to eat, such a large selection of meals and very generous portions as well as being delicious. My friend has gluten and dairy intolerance and was able to have plenty of choice. We were looked after by very polite and attentive staff, the atmosphere was really lovely, it could not have been any better, I will definitely be returning.

Just… superb. We love vegetarian food but have never heard of a pub offering just this cuisine. We went with friends who live in the area when we were visiting for the weekend. Gorgeous - large! - starters. The mains were varied and extremely tasty. Those who had room for desserts were more than satisfied. Very friendly staff nice atmosphere. Would certainly recommend and hope to return at some point.

Friendly staff, log fire and comfy sofa, the restaurant needs a makeover but above all the food is tasty and the ambience is pleasant.

We’ve been wanting to visit here for a while but it’s around an hour from where we live, the stars aligned with an event in Ipswich so we were finally able to book a table. For me this is exactly what I had been missing, that pub food vibe, well thought out home cooked type food. Although the restaurant is veggie I was very impressed with the amount of dishes that could be offered vegan and so had a lot to choose from. I went for the Wellington and hubby had a dish from the specials board, both were really enjoyable. We were so impressed with the menu we went for the full 3 courses which we rarely do, and really enjoyed all of it. The service was outstanding, very responsive without being pushy and everyone was very friendly. Pub had a cosy vibe and tables were laid out in a way that felt quite intimate and is if you were away from other diners. We really enjoyed the whole experience and would definitely visit again.

We've been dining here off-and-on for seven years or so, (and at the Red Lion prior to that) and always been enthusiastic about it (see previous reviews) - until our last visit in 2023. On that occasion, we were treating some friends, having previously raved to them about the experience, and were embarrassed to endure below-average food. We didn't review, in the hope that it was just an off night, but we didn't come back for 9 months... This time round, we were hopeful that things would be so much better... So, Valentines, and the first glitch was to discover that it was a fixed-price 3-course menu. We were not warned about this when booking (we rarely eat 3 courses) and at £35 each, it was more than we usually spend, but hey ho.... Next was the chore of trying to read the menu. We had mentioned this on previous visits in that the tiny text on coloured paper and VERY dim lighting makes it an almost impossible task. "Lots of customers use their phones", our waitress advised. (I'd left mine in the car...) Clearly many people had grumbled about this, so why on earth haven't they done something about it? Maybe they could have loan torches? Our starters were nice, but unremarkable. Our mains (we both chose their renowned Mushroom Wellington) were lovely, but the accompanying veg was luke warm and so undercooked as to be uneatable. We both like 'al dente', but not raw! I would have expected a venue like this to have veg-cooking bang-on every time. The desserts were also not up to scratch. My wife's cheesecake had a rock-hard base and runny texture, which made it a 'mess' - and not from Eton! The 3 "churros" I chose were tiny and bland (looked like they came out of a packet), and came with a half a strawberry and a glass of luke-warm hot chocolate. A bizarre and unimpressive combination... The whole meal was such a disappointment, and whilst we made our feelings clear to the (lovely) staff, the best they could offer was "if you email maybe we can put it right". We discussed this, and decided we will not be returning, so making any kind of formal complaint would be pointless. It's a shame in that we love the staff, the venue, and the ambience (apart from the lighting) - but sadly, not the food...

Went twice in one week while visiting the area(husbands birthday treat.) I had the enchilada and a peanut butter torte (which was fabulous) on the friday and today( sunday 11th feb) i had a roast minus the yorkshire pud for the vegan option and a chocolate orange torte. The roast was delicious as was the torte. Service throughout was fab too, couldn't fault it.

I can’t rate this restaurant highly enough. We often visit. The food is high quality, reasonably priced, with lots of choice. The setting is a lovely old Suffolk pub with a cosy atmosphere. The staff are all so friendly and attentive. We love it and keep coming back for more!

Excellent food, great service, good prices. Food was also served pretty quickly so the kids didn't have time to get restless, always helpful! First time dining here and we were all really impressed. The kids liked their options, and we had excellent pasta and enchilada meals, great flavours, fresh veg and salad. Desserts {churros, cheesecake, ice cream for the kids) were also fantastic.

First time visiting here today. Gave up meat 2 years ago and have been meaning to visit but life got in the way. What a fantastic place. The menu was fab as was the specials board and I had a hard time choosing. My husband had the Wellington and from the board I had the beetroot, lentil and chestnut bourginion, both delicious and great portion sizing. Won't be long before another visit

Absolutely wonderful! I'd love to go there again. Xxxxx

Four of us for a birthday celebration lunch, The food was fantastic - DIY chinese pancakes with jackfruit for starters, mushroom wellington / sweet potato enchiladas /chunky chips and curly fries for mains and rocky road sundaes and raspberry trifle for dessert. All absolutely wonderful, full of flavour and really filling portions. Friendly staff, a quiet relaxed vibe, no rush and all good value. Cannot recommend more highly, we will definitely be back.

Absolutely phenomenal food and service. Can highly recommend and will definitely come again. Very good portion sizes and beautifully presented dishes. Very carefree ordering of food for vegans, with so much to choose from. The deserts were amazing too. Lovely choice of drinks from the bar. All in all a fabulous evening out and already planning our next visit!