The Waterfront Diner in Mid Suffolk

Love this place! Spotless, no greasy smells, and the food is delicious. You can't sit down till you have placed your order, so there are no saving tables, and this system works perfectly.

1st time customer today I was very impressed with the service and quality of the breakfast.the breakfast was fantastic..plenty of it and I didn't have to wait long at all for it to be served. Will definitely go back when I'm in the area

Great filled omelette, good service, lovely setting while eating

Been going here with my mum and step dad for years, we used to visit with my grandfather before he passed and we always loved it, since he left us, we have maintained the occasional pilgrimage here for a lovely Sunday breakfast. The staff are super friendly and we have been so much the staff know us, which adds that extra touch of comfort when they ask how your doing, or notice when someone isn’t there in the group. Went there this morning, large breakfast; which included 2 sausages, 2 bacon, 2 eggs, nice serving of beans, fried slice, and potato slices, bread and butter, 2 glasses of OJ, all for £13 (rounded up to nearest £) Very VERY much worth it. May go again tomorrow. Who knows

It's the best breakfast, it's always superb. A regular treat for us. Highly recommend and easy to see why it gets busy.

Great full English breakfast. Cod and chips were good too. 👍🏻

Still great great staff especially paddy with the twinkling eyes.

The best cooked breakfast in suffolk. Simple

This place is a hidden gem really nice food and a really pleasant place with lake views right outside.

Busy cafe with great service & value for money food. Free parking right outside.

The breakfast was very nice and cooked to a high standard. A reasonable price also

Can be very busy at times better to go a bit earlier but food is amazing the staff are all friendly as well

Best breakfast in suffolk hands down!!!

an excellent breakfast great friendly staff

Beautiful place excellent good, good value

Not bad.. but who puts a layer of beans across the bottom of the plate? Sausage barriers needed. Eggs were hard also

The best English breakfast ever

Excellent breakfast. You can tell its good when you have to queue to be served.

Can't get a better brekkie in Suffolk or anywhere?

18/12/21 Once again what a breakfast no where else touch’s this place for food absolutely delicious 09/11/21 Staff so friendly And the food is so fresh tasty and beautifully presented Well done to all staff Would highly recommend to everyone 😋😋 06/04/24 Delicious freshly cook food Really enjoyed because it’s cooking I’d so well do Would recommend to all 26/0124 Another spot on faultless delicious freshly cooked breakfast Thanks WF diner 🫶🏻😋🫶🏻

1st visit, will certainly return fantastic breakfast and a great price, very busy so be prepared to wait. But certainly worth the wait.

Visited with a friend on a Sunday morning. With a lot of people saying good things about the breakfast here over the years we decided to visit on a Sunday morning. We had the full breakfast with a tea. The food was average but having heard lots of positive reviews in the past, we were left disappointed as the experience is very much your standard greasy spoon cafe. There was also tea spilt over the floor that hasn’t been cleaned up and our table wasn’t particularly clean. The cafe was busy so this could’ve just been bad timing but overall we left feeling underwhelmed.

Lovely food, great value, plenty of parking, fabulous view out over the lake.

Exactly what u need a breakfast cafe to be Very quick service Very tasty bacon 🥓 Popular place you can be waiting for a table at peak times but more than worth it 👌

Absolutely Wonderful. The best Breakfast was amazing. The service fast, efficient and friendly. Continually clearing and cleaning, very busy such a brilliant place, so lucky we found it.

Best place to eat breakfast it’s absolutely delicious and portions are amazing great staff highly recommend 🏆🏆🏆🏆❤️❤️❤️

Really good home cooked food, hot and delicious. Steak & kidney pudding was really tasty and chunks of steak, kidney and lovely hot gravy, fresh veg too. Too full for dessert so they gave me a little dish to take out home made apple crumble, which was great

Great place for a good breakfast. Omelette, toast or a full english, Small or large, well priced and worth the money. Always a busy place, which is a good sign, but plenty of seating inside and out and ample parking, so no problem and only ever a short wait at worst.

Excellent food and service, although the Philippino cook/waitress was a bit rude. Other than that will definitely be going back.

Great food and staff. Very chilled place

Really great food and friendly staff. 9.95 for a huge full English breakfast all home cooked? Nowhere else locally at this price . plenty of parking clean toilets

Beautiful food at a very reasonable price

I love this place. We usually come here on a Sunday for breakfast. The eggs are always cooked so that I can dip my best bread in them... It's the best. Always busy but can always find a table. I can't recommend this place enough.

Great food at excellent prices. It's still fabulous! An excellent meal every time. Great value food at a keen price. What's not to love. 😀

Without doubt the best you will get for miles around. People come from all over to eat here and you won't be disappointed. The food is amazing and the price of food is very low in comparison to establishments, the staff are amazing never stressed considering how busy the restaurant gets with people queuing out of the door. Definitely service with a smile. The picture is a small breakfast which is more than enough but for the big appetite they have the big one which I can never finish. I would definitely recommend coming here 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

One of the best full English breakfasts money can buy. I've lost count of the number of Saturday mornings I've spent here enjoying a big breakfast. Offering both big portions and good quality food is something you struggle to find now. The only problem you'll have is waiting to get in the door because of how big the queue is no matter when you come.

The reviews do not lie! Excellent breakfast and these were both the small portion with added black pudding. Lovely mug of tea too.

Imagine a really good greasy spoon café, with the option to sit by a beautifully calm lake and watch the ducks

Really loved this place, food was amazing, very well cooked and on time, really friendly Staff, clean which is a very big plus and a very good view to the lake, I totally recommend this restaurant.

Nice place. Especially during the Nice sunny weather. Lots of outdoor tables.

Incredibly busy place, be better if they number tables, you grab one whilst someone orders food, keeping the queue to a minimum and knowing you have somewhere to sit when your food arrives. System at moment suggests you order first before finding a table, then staff have to walk around shouting out order numbers which is a bit like being at Bingo and keeps you on your toes. We managed to bag a seat by the window which was a bit quieter, food is okay, and portions are good.

Love this place. Order at the counter, always received with chat and a smile. Inexpensive, lovely staff, clean and welcoming.

Popped in for lunch, a bit hard to find as its tucked away, but turn at the golf centre and you will find it. Food all homecooked, cottage pie and curry both nice and plenty of it too. Lovely location looking across the lakes.

Great breakfast. Very busy but quick turnaround with tables

Delicious as always and the staff are so friendly and polite. 12/10 recommend coming here for a delicious fry up.

Visited on 30th June 2024. Always busy. Always friendly. Always a great breakfast. Always fantastic value for money.

Loud, lots of shouting, hairs in our food, and expensive. Wouldn't go again, frankly was so glad to get out of there I didn't even bother trying to get my money back

First time visit made to feel welcome and relaxed atmosphere food excellent: outlook onto lake : tables inside and out , we had Breakfast Rap, Full English, Double egg on toast, omelette and beans

Went for Birthday/ fathers day breakfast very busy, efficient service and good food.

Best Full English Breakfast in England! I I am being serious.. Eggs cooked perfectly, bacon delicious, sausage crisp and flavourful, the tomatoes skinless and soft, the mushrooms well seasoned, and the beans were even flavourful! It’s a busy place, order at the counter and then find a seat style. Right on the water for a beautiful view and the staff is very friendly. They take cards for orders over £5, parking is gravel, toilets are clean. My only regret, I forgot to order black pudding as an extra as it doesn’t come standard so I guess it’s a 99% full english. if you find a better one let me know and I will go eat it and compare.

Great place to have breakfast. As usual, it was busy, but it seemed that staff did very well making sure no-one had a long wait. Still it is one of the best in Ipswich.

Great food , friendly Suffolk hospitality Best breakfast around Great setting good value This gas engine highly recommends Tip top

Best breakfast ever..service and staff all worth 5 stars...wished I lived nearer !!

Very busy, great breakfast, good prices. Felt very rushed.

Good food especially the breakfast menu

Best breakfast we have had for ages! Highly recommend!

Awesome take away breakfast very filling

Wow what a fantastic breakfast wrap 👍😋😋

A fantastic breakfast every time. Busy at opening times at the weekend but never a problem.

Very friendly staff and great food the breakfast is one of the best you can get

Great food however not the place to go for food and a catch up. Today was the first and last time I’ve ever been told “are you done, you need to leave because I need the table as people are waiting” the last drop of coffee had just past my lips when I had this. I’ve never been ushered out of a cafe before and in other places I’ll have a coffee, breakfast and maybe a couple more coffees afterwards. I’m still a paying customer, whether I’m having food or just drinks. Maybe it’s time to provide additional seating, or a covered heated outdoor area for when people do want to have further drinks and a catch up after their food. It’s a shame as I’ve been coming here for years, time to find a new cafe that doesn’t rush you out of your seat.

This place does an amazing roast dinner but not on Sundays! Great service, great food, recommended.

Just had a filling, nutrious and very tasty meal. Pie for me Beef roast for hubby. Excellent food and service. Could definitely recommend. Atmosphere marked down as we were only one of four couples there. Nice meal. You must try it out.

Good value for money. Efficient and friendly service

Great for breakfast. Nice views but gets very busy.

One of the best breakfasts around for the value of money

Lovely food, well portioned and very friendly staff, highly recommend, has a great view of the lake and is a great fishing spot, sometimes it gets really busy even the winter when they open first thing even on a Sunday we're queuing upwards of 20+ mins for a table!

Quite basic but wholesome food, great service and atmosphere.

there’s one very rude man who takes orders who I asked for tap water too and he told me to get a bottle of water, I said no it’s OK I want tap water, he sighed and slowly strolled over to get a tiny cup filled it up then preceded to slam it down on the counter. This happened on two separate occasions. The last time I went here which was yesterday I got food poisoning so that’s the end for me

Love this venue. Great atmosphere and staff are great. Food menu is so varied and lots of lovely choices.

We haven't been disappointed yet, be it a breakfast or roast dinner.

Proper old school workers style cafe that appeals to all sorts of people. A cracking feast of food cooked fresh and great value, I've only ever had the breakfast but the daily lunches on the board are very tempting.

Always a lovely tasty breakfast

Love it here. Great Sunday breakfast.

Very busy at times so can be hard to get a table but that's down to the good home cooked food

Great value for money, tasty food and quick service

Very Very good. quality nice and friendly and nice welcoming

Great value for money clean and tidy staff was fantastic

Can t really rate it as everytime I've been its closed after 2pm.. If you want lunch get there early 11.30-12.30!

DONT BOTHER . Grumpy to the point of rude service - and don’t DARE ask for dai free anything unless you want to be looked at like you smell. Anyone who is on a plant based diet is VERY unwelcome here. Move with the times why don’t you , NO NEED TO BE HORRIBLE, try a SMILE. 😡

Fantastic choice for breakfast we had the small it was delicious and we felt suitably satisfied. A must if your in the area. Good value for money 10* for sure.

What a place for thee most amazing breakfast.. super popular tho so you might have to queue but…well worth it!!

From up north visiting family so thought I would try a Suffolk breakfast 🥣. Did not disapoint Plenty of it as it was the big one. Nicely cooked and hot .Well done.

Great place for breakfast.... Lovely atmosphere

AMAZING PLACE AND THE BEST BREAKFAST EVER. IS LIKE BEING ON A MOVIE. LOVE IT

Good food good prices very clean

Food served china lady so rude.

Proper greasy spoon with a superb breakfast and a lovely setting.

We both had full English breakfast which was very tasty the service was good and food reasonably priced

Honestly not impressed at all by this place. It has a massive amount of potential but the problems are with staff being fairly moody with a lack of care or politeness and for the money it's costs to eat there, you would expect something better than what we received

The small breakfast is great and the staff are very friendly

First time we had been, and wasn't disappointed. Breakfast was tasty, hot and good value.

Very reasonable prices for their menu, nice easy service. Great experience all round

Though the food and service were both good, I’d say it’s more about the location, on a summers day you can enjoy food and beverages while overlooking the lake.

Large breakfast, good price, the place is clean and tidy, just what we wanted on the day.

This is, by far, the best breakfast in Suffolk. The service is always outstanding and outside dining on a nice day Certainly worth more that 5 stars

Good tasty breakfast good value for money definitely going to call in again when out that way

Nice place to relax and look out over the lake and wildlife. Reasonably priced food, with indoor amd outdoor seating.

Great breakfast and great value eaten outside by a lake.

Great breakfast. I've eaten in a lot of cafe's in and around Ipswich and you won't get a better breakfast in my opinion.