Winkles at the Ferry in Suffolk Coastal - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

I stopped here for lunch on Friday. It's a peaceful location with great views over the estuary and the ferry, and the food and the coffee were fantastic - best fish and chips I've ever had in Felixstowe! There's some nice little walks around as well, much more relaxing than the main beach and pier area.

Winkles at the Ferry is a great little cafe overlooking the river Deben in Felixstowe. It has plenty of outdoor seating overlooking the river, and also some indoor tables too. I ordered fish and chips when I visited and these were nice and fresh, and well priced for the quality. There is parking, public toilets and lots of different walks nearby, so it makes a good start or end point if you're exploring the area. Overall it's a great stop for something quick to eat if exploring the area.

A very nice pleasant atmosphere and friendly staff, breakfast was hot and tasty

What a great spot to have a coffee overlooking the river estuary and Bawdsey. Fish finger sandwiches as well.

Lovely fresh fish and great service.

Friendly staff and good English breakfast at a reasonable price.

Fabulous bacon sandwich on fresh granary bread. Best I've ever had 👍👍

I like to visit here when I'm out cycling, they do great chip Butties

Always a warm welcome. A lovely place to watch the boys and ferry go around on the water. Dogs are allowed outside which makes it a nice place for food and drink after a nice walk on the front. Food is always good and a fair price for the location.

Great value and great food with great scenery. All in all a great place.

Lovely little place offering a proper cooked breakfast at any time of the day. A top belly buster of a meal. Great value for money too as I almost couldn't finish it! But I did 😎🤣. Dog friendly outside and has great views overlooking the river to bawdsey.

Lovely little cafe in a lovely spot. Very busy this lunchtime so considering how far out of the town it is speaks volumes.

Lovely view and very nice Sausage and Bacon Sandwich

Lovely breakfast, good coffee, great view. A bit of a wait for food but it was a busy Saturday morning so not a surprise. Will definitely come again

Small cafe alongside the ferry and boat slipway. Has both indoor and outdoor seating. We had cod and haddock plus chips and mushy peas. As good as we have had in truth. Light batter, beautiful fresh fish and perfectly cooked chips, Decent prices and excellent staff too. Many thanks!

Great food, reasonable prices in addition to an excellent view across the river.

Found this place by total accident. Very pretty setting with a balcony overlooking the estuary. So you can eat your food with a picture perfect view. Good choice of food. I had the crab sandwich which was very fresh and tasty. Staff were also very friendly. Only minus is parking. This is available using the car park up the road. But at a rather expensive £1.90 for just 1 hour.

Great little place hidden gem 💎

Friendly staff - they make the best cheese scones I have tasted

Fairly ordinary, it's a shame they can't be bothered to toast the bread with the breakfasts. Bread and marg wasn't very inviting. Lovely view though.

They do the best fish and chips ever, with a friendly welcome, love this place.

Hot and we'll prepared food, reasonable prices

This place is in a great location but inside is absolutely disgusting. If the Ferry Boat Cafe wasn't shut I would never have stopped here. We only had teas and a mars bar because there were crumbs on every surface, all round the till, the card reader is right on the food prep surface and surrounded by crumbs. Didn't see the girl clean her hands after touching the till or card reader either. There was a fly in with the tea bags. Wouldn't recommend.

Fabulous bacon and egg sarnies, and friendly staff

Been a few times now and mostly love it. Today, sadly a tuna salad consisting of leaves and tinned tuna, slice of bread at £9.95 I don't think so 🙄

Wonderful setting and friendly service

Lovely coffee, great location and service.

Long waiting time, small portions for the price.

Open for Drinks and Cake . Friendly staff.

Glorified Shipping Container Have you ever been to one of those dodgy Roadside Burger vans? Usually made out of an old lorry body or freight container? I guess this is a bit like that, very slightly more up market on the face of it tho. Interior decor is Post Modern Shipping Container, with greasy spoon come rotten fish ambience .... Very eclectic if you were being kind. If the place wasn't perched on the beach you really wouldn't give it a second look. From memory & council planning records, this was historically only supposed to be a waiting room for the foot ferry. Seems like a bit of opportune money making by the owner to me, we've lost the quaint old waiting room (public service) for a smelly greasy spoon shipping container just to line their pockets. Says something about people that. Food not bad, although VERY pricey for a roadside burger van. Staff pleasant enough, but wish they'd wash their hands sometimes though. In short, it's an overpriced burger van making out it's something it's not, but charging as if it was......it's like paying Gordan Ramsay prices for a McDonalds. If being overcharged for something you just aren't getting sits well with you, - fill your boots. Looking at the '"Independent reviews" , it would appear that some people actually lap it up. I'd go there only for a take away cuppa, then put the money i'd not spent in 'Winkles' into a charity box, just for the opportunity to sit & look out over our beautiful river, But for nothing else.

Friendly fantastic service, great food...best Jammy Toast ever!

Always a warm welcome, a nice place for a quick bite to eat or tea/coffee

Awesome breakfasts, fresh seafood locally caught. Great coffee. A great place to refuel and recharge. Before heading over on ferry!

Loved our delicious tuna sandwich for lunch. It was in gorgeous granary bread and came with crisps and salad. All overlooking the boats and ferry at Felixstowe. Seagulls and oystercatchers flew past. Quite lovely.

A lovely little cafe right next to the ferry at Old Felixstowe where you can cross over to Bawdsey.

Food good, staff helpful and nice, prices good compared to competition and beautiful views over the River Deben and Bawdsey. This is the place where all the people who make the ferry special go to eat.

Cheap & cheerful café right on the river by the Felixstowe ferry.

Good little cafe great location with a view. Does take card and have bowls of water for dogs. However does have limited space but definitely check it out.

Small clean cafe with riverside veranda seating. Friendly staff & tasty food.