Wright's - Helmingham Hall in Mid Suffolk

Helmingham Hall is a delight. The gardens are extremely well maintained – it seems by magic because there are not the dozens of people that it must need to keep it looking so good and changing it through the seasons. We are members of the Historic Houses Association so we have free entry – and we go there often. It’s inevitable that we stop off at the café; either for an evening meal after one of the summer late closings, or as on this occasion for breakfast. Not a traditional breakfast. I had a delicious cheesecake and a nice strong coffee. Others in the family had avocado on sourdough with bacon (intriguingly sweet), poached eggs and pea shoots. The younger ones had a sausage roll (they were expecting a massive fry up! Not here matey). I cleared up the crumbs of the sausage roll– it was in the top 3 of sausage rolls, possibly number 1. It’s all served by a team of smiley people and the café outside space is wonderful with hanging baskets all perfect with not a dead flower to be seen. How do they do that? It did help that it was a fabulously warm day!

Tables = Sticky Salt and Pepper Set = Sticky Restaurant 35% busy Ordered Poached Egg Toastie with two toppings from wide choice... arrived 25 mins later... Sourdough Bread Toastie Incredibly Tough gave a steak knife a serious workout Two Poached Eggs c/w (overpowering taste of Vinegar) Food Bacon (streaky 2 fatty miniscule slices), Mushrooms and Salad (miniscule in size and Qty)......All served Stone Cold Advice to the Hungry Tourist...Avoid the Catering Facilities as you would Plague take packed Lunch it wont cost over £35

Fancied coffee and cake but couldn’t find anywhere open, quick search on trip and hey presto, lovely cakes and great iced coffee, best kept secret, definitely coming back with the 🐶

Great range of healthy salads and toasties. Always good range of cakes. God service as delivered to table and quick service.

I went to the Garden fayre and started in the cafe with a delicious toastie. God they are good. Later in the day I sat outside and had one of their salad bowls which was utterly amazing. Lovely service, great food!

We really enjoyed our visit to Wright's situated in the Helmingham Hall Estate. The courtyard setting is idyllic on a sunny day but there is also plenty of indoor seating if you prefer. The choice of delicious drinks & food is amazing. The staff are polite,friendly & helpful. We will definitely be returning. Thank you.

Fantastic cafe, the best lunch of our 1 week stay in Suffolk. We loved the menu for its slightly unusual and really tasty offerings; we had smoked salmon, dill and cucumber open sandwich and a "posh" cheese toastie with spicy shredded beef- good value and filling. Staff all looked about 16 years old (!) and were all really slick and organised, keeping wait times short and turning tables with confidence and good cheer. Very much added to our enjoyment of this wonderful property/ garden

Excellent food, service and setting. Dietary requirements well catered for, served very efficiently by friendly and helpful staff.

Was intrigued to see how the successful Wrights food would transfer to Helmingham hall. All the usual and expected menu was there including the famous Reuben toasted sandwich and lots of decent cake choices. Unfortunately the table we sat at was sticky/crumbs dirty and nobody offered to clean it, infact we didn't see a single table wiped or cleaned while we were there. My chair actually had a broken arm rest and was in need of quick repair. It was obviously broken so why had no one taken it away? The coffee is £3.50 for a flat white which although quality coffee did seem expensive for the surroundings offered. The staff just delivered food to tables.