Zen Noodle Bar in St Edmundsbury

Freshly cooked, tasty and really enjoyable. Excellent value. Drinks were reasonably priced.

My husband and I took our adult daughters here for lunch on Sunday, the food was amazingly, portion size was good, price was acceptable, service was fast and polite. The restaurant lacked atmosphere and we kept getting a cleaning fluid smell in waves that I assumed came from an industrial dishwasher when the back door was opened and closed. But I would return as the food was memorable.

The food here is delicious and fresh, I always leave satisfied and happy. The service is also great. This is the first place I think of when my partner asks to go out for our dinner.

Haven't been in here for ages,nothing changes still serving great food.

Went here with a friend as part of my 50th birthday celebrations. Waitress bought our drinks over but as she placed my glass of lemonade on the table she knocked it onto my lap. I then had to sit and eat my meal with wet, sticky jeans and boots which was really unpleasant. I understand accidents happen but I wasn’t even offered a complimentary drink. To top it off we were charged the full bill. I would have expected at least the replacement drink to have been removed from the bill. Disappointing and not good customer service

It was absolutely lovely! The staff were polite, the service was quick and the food was phenomenal! 10/10 absolutely amazing, definitely a new favourite place to eat!

Great place in Bury to go. We had noodles, kung po chicken, spring rolls and barbecue ribs. Service was fast and attentive and the bill very reasonable. Will definitely be returning.

You must eat here! All choices are delicious.

Superb food - fresh and delicious - as always. Lovely atmosphere - totally recomment

Excellent food. All fresh and promptly served. Delicious and good value too. We eat here regularly, and have always been 100% happy. Would thoroughly recommend for people who love genuine Thai food

Zen is at located at 6 Angel Ln, Bury Saint Edmunds IP33 1RF. It offers Asian food, like Chinese Spring roll, fried rice; Singapore noodles; "Kon Chow" beef Ho Fun; Thai food and Japanese dishes. It takes 5 minutes walk from city centre, worth a trial. Highly recommended.

One of my favourite restaurants. The starters are delicious and lots of choice for main courses. Friendly service with a nice atmosphere.

Some photos of the starters all delicious. Mains were delicious too. We order takeout and dine in here. Highly recommend.

Absolutely delicious! A hidden gem in the centre of the town! Will definitely be visiting again! Very generous portions of the most delicious noodles I have ever eaten! Thank you 🍜

One of our favourite restaurants. Incredibly quick service (too quick if anything!), food is always fresh and hot.

A hidden gem of Bury, Zen boasts a great selection of rice, noodle, and soup dishes. Excellent portion sizes and generous amount of meat in each dish. Welcoming staff and very quick service. I'd highly recommend the chicken satay; incredibly creamy, peanuty sauce with perfectly cooked chicken!

Miserable staff, although attentive, practically running. Chewy squid, inedible, dry, very dry, overcooked ribs, tasteless spice less noodles. Something has changed, shocker.

Great menu and friendly service.

Great food and speedy service as always!

Great food, our favourite restaurant! Very clean and service is great.

I ordered a takeaway from here Sat evening for five people … my partner picked up the food which was ready on time as agreed. When we went to eat we realised that two of the mains were missing from the order, I picked up the phone and the owner answered and duly apologised profusely saying that the member of staff had only handed over one of the bags…. Anyhow the owner arrived at my house 30 mins later ( we live 8.5 miles from Bury) to deliver the missing food in person and also brought extra ribs and sesame toast. The food was very good and I shall be eating at the restaurant again soon.

The food was delicious and the service was very good. Thank you.

This is an amazing noodle bar, the food is always fresh and delicious, great for eating in or take-away, highly recommend.

Informal family dinner...hadn't been for a while so thought give it a go... Not a great welcome staff stood by the bar no smiles/greetings... table was comfortable and good choice on menu... you mark your own choices on a card and present it to the staff... girl came over barely spoke and certainly no smile... food was served promptly and was hot n tasty.... asked for more beers and water ( jug n water) was told to "hang on a minute").... beers came but no water.... on paying it was presented very quickly and staff were waiting by table to get wallets out!!! Albeit a nice dinner and good catch up with family... room for improvement with staff/service however......

amazing food and service always

We visited today for a family birthday meal, and while the food was excellent, we found the service and the atmosphere to be cold and unwelcoming. We felt like we were something of an inconvenience and being rushed so they could free another table. I doubt we’d rush back to eat here again, but would consider it for a takeaway option.

We took my daughter there for her birthday meal this evening. Usual rip off for soft drinks - £9.50 for 2 cokes! But the food was very good. Sadly the service was cold and not at all friendly. We had a little family competition to smile at the waiters and see if we could get a smile back. Epic fail! All felt a bit "conveyor belt". Probably wont be returning as eating out is an occasional treat for us and there is more to a nice eveing out than just the food. Shame really...but there are lots of good places to eat in Bury.

Had a takeaway from Zen last week. Food was brilliant, fresh, not greasy, full of lovely meat and veg. Can't beat the place.

I had a great meal but my wife wasn't sure about hers. The sweet and sour chicken tasted a little burnt.....

Great, fresh food at reasonable prices That's why it's always busy.

Lovely food and great staff a credit to the owner

Just popped in for some appetizers for birthday. Food was great price is reasonable. Staff friendly.

Great choice of food. Only moan tables too close together. Get to hear the conversation on the table next door, whether you want to or not!

Our go to restaurant of choice for date night! Have never had a bad meal here, delicious food and prompt, friendly service is a guarantee! Couldn't recommend more highly! The rendang curries and vegetable gyoza are to die for! 🤤😋

Listen. The food is banging. I’m a 26 year old lad from London. And I moved to bury thinking there wouldn’t be any authentic Asian restaurants and this place has just blown me out the water! Cheap, portions are massive! Mate. If you don’t come down you’re foolish! ;)

Recently had lunch here with my partner and daughter, we each ordered a main noodle dish and one of the additional items. Although the food was hot and fairly flavoursome, I felt that the price was certainly not relative to what you got. I ordered the rib and it was literally one rib cut up, really for £7,that's one expensive rib. I certainly don't mind paying for a decent meal, but certainly felt cheated on this occasion. The portion size was probably the same as you would get from your local takeaway, but double the price,again average £15 for noodles. If you want value for money, you are better going to 513 where you pay a set price and can go up until you are full. Will probably not be visiting here in the future.

Popped in for a quick pre-theatre meal early evening. We arrived at exactly the time they were due to open and were warmly welcomed . Excellent food and good sized portions . We shared a quarter crispy duck with pancakes as a starter . The duck really was crispy and very tasty . Then we had chilli prawns with rice and one Singapore Noodles. All so full of flavour . With a jasmine tea and a Coca-Cola it came to £45.00 between us . Service was efficient , pleasant and speedy . Main course was cooked to order but that didn’t mean waiting for ages . Important as we were off to the theatre . We didn’t book but it quickly filled up and it might be advisable to book in future .

I wish I could rate our visit higher but the staff ruined the mood and entire visit. Having been to Zen nearly 10 years ago with a wonderful experience to look back on, I had high hopes for returning, however the staff were miserable whilst being reasonably attentive, and yet still felt borderline rude. My best friend, his young son, and I arrived at maybe 12:20 for lunch and the entire place was empty except from a party of 3 on one table as the restaurant had just opened at 12 - we were acknowledged by two members of staff, one of of which then laid menus etc out on a table and swapped a chair for a high chair for my friend's toddler to sit in - he was on his best behaviour if not a little grumpy at the end of the meal and eager to leave, but otherwise very well behaved - and then we were left to seat ourselves. I don't want to be too harsh because service was prompt and we were well attended to, and the member of staff who served us was even kind enough to pick up the spoon and chopstick my friend's son dropped on the floor, but there were no smiles or rapport throughout the entire time. I personally had ordered an extra appetiser to take leftovers home, and as my main dish (satay chicken vermicelli) was HUGE (that portion could have comfortable served 2!!!) I wanted to take the remainder home. I was shocked that when I asked, the waiter disappeared and then returned with a takeaway container and put it down in front of me and left me to it. I'm no snob, but I've never just been handed a takeaway container to pack my own leftovers to leave a restaurant... I rarely have left overs in the first place but I actually felt a little embarrassed to have to scrape my own plate at the table trying not to spill anything from this huge plate into a narrow chinese takeaway container.. and then seal it up to leave.. I wasn't given a bag, just a flimsy tin container with a cardboard lid, AND before I could even finish folding the metal edges over, the waiter interrupts to lean across in front of me and take the left over unused cutlery away. I'm sorry but I find that entire scenario incredibly rude. On a positive, the main was lovely, the duck rolls were lovely, as were the mini vegetable spring rolls, but the entire visit was spoiled by lack of manners. My last gripe was when I paid (this visit was my treat, my friend and I take it in turns each time we get together which is only a few of times per year) no one asked if we wanted the bill or indicated how we should approach paying (should we stay seated and wait for contactless, do we need to go to the bar?) we were just left awkwardly and after a few minutes we gathered our belongings and coats to leave. I ended up approaching a different server who seemed to be busy or daydreaming at the bar with his backs to all the tables and asked politely to pay, and he barely spoke a word, just indicated the card machine after finding our bill slip and that was about it. For anyone reading this, I honestly NEVER make a fuss when dining out, I've worked hospitality and retail, I know how miserable it can be... but I really was shocked at the lack of manners and communication today. Sorry to say but it's ruined any good memory I have for Zen and there's very little chance I'd return in future. Maybe it was just a bad day, maybe the staff didn't like the fact that my friend brought his toddler with us and he was making a little bit of a mess as he ate (my friend swept the table with his serviettes to clean up the table of any crumbs or rice AND even cleaned up any dropped food on the floor for them too as my friend also works in hospitality and respects others, but this really was poor representation for the business. I don't want to be that person to tell another to smile, but I really try my best to be friendly and warm to everyone and be a "good" customer, all the pleases and thank yous I can muster, etc... but today just got nothing back. I even wondered if they were judging us because my friend even commented as we were leaving that the staff kept staring at us (my back was to the staff at our table) and maybe because I, a female, was with my male friend who was obviously incredibly attentive and loving to his toddler son - but me being JUST a friend, appeared to be an "uncaring mother" to those not in the know? I don't know, but the whole experience made me uncomfortable, I just paid the bill and we left as quickly as we could - especially because lil man was then getting a bit grumpy - maybe he sensed our moods change too!

Food was really good and big portion, unfortunately they didn’t have one of the dessert I wanted to try. I would just advice to put some heating on:)

Good food. Fast service. Would've got 5 stars except annoyingly insist on bringing starters and main course together. How hard would it be to give a 5 min gap? Also spicy dishes by chilli symbol were not noticeably spicy really £85 for 4 inc 1 drink each

Order system was a new experience, they simply give you a paper menu and you tick which dishes you would like. Food came out quick, hot and tasted brilliant. Would visit again

Superb Asian Fusion, in a nice setting and good value for money

Great little place to eat. Service and food were fantastic, even the desserts were gorgeous. Would definitely recommend to anyone and will be visiting again. Would advise to book as we did, as within half an hour it was packed.

Excellent food excellent service however bottled beers could do with being colder as there quiet warm

Excellent Food....had a lot of Chinese in my life and this tops the charts for flavour and value for money

Excellent food, very quick service, lovely atmosphere. Ideal for a real foodie treat!

Vegan/Vegetarians beware! Run by really rude staff. When my friend asked which things on the menu were vegan the guy just said "oh well why don't you just choose something first??" Then came back with a crumpled up booklet a little while later saying "I don't know what "vegan" is (worrying when you work in a restaurant) but here are the ingredients if you must see" Twice I have ordered a vegetable rendang (takeaway) and a received meat one instead and had to bin it, and one time my veggie rendang had something that was definitely not vegetable texture.... I spat it out to see it was actually meat. If they are keeping meat and veggie dishes separately there is no way a stray piece of meat should land in my vegetarian curry. Used to be so good here, but the staff have changed and now it's rubbish.

Bit of a mixed bag at a recent evening meal. It had to be said the starters were pretty average and lacking in any flavour. We had the dumplings and spring rolls, it was only the sweet chilli sauce which gave it any taste. I’m guessing these are probably made off site and deep fried/steamed to order. We had the laksa soup and rendang curry for main which to be fair was pretty good and generous portions. I wouldn’t say the flavours are the most authentic I’ve had but I guess when they serve dishes from across Asia this may be too much to expect. 7/10 overall. Not a bad meal but far from memorable.

Service is not that friendly. Crispy duck not crispy Beers not cold Duck pancakes came with dry limp old cucumber which we had to have replaced. While this was being replaced duck and pancakes went cold so we had to ask for this to be refreshed. No apology or any thing offered to make up for this. They forget that when mistakes like this are made it ruins the ambiance of your evening out and makes it less enjoyable. We all work hard for our money and to be able to eat out. Why can’t they just get the food right or make it right with a free drink etc? We left feeling negative. We normally just get take away from here and that’s all I wound recommend it for. We won’t be back for food or takeaway for a while as when things are substandard I vote with my feet.

If you like a Chinese give it a go you will not regret it

Great food and service and best value meal in Bury St Edmunds. Best restaurant in Bury St Edmunds.

Service was very good, and quick. Food was pretty good and restarted was tidy Clean.

The food was amazing freshly cooked, good portion. Staff very friendly Made my birthday very special hopefully we will return in the not too distant future.

Incredible food. Very fresh and full of flavour! Terrible service when dining in though, very unpleasant. Made us feel awkward! Could have more squid in the portion. Will stick to takeaway next time :)

Great food. Great service. Hadn't booked but able to get table. Great timely service and great food. Good portions and good cooked so well. 100% recommend and would pick this over any of the similar chains in Bury.

Tasty, fresh cooked food and lovely service, this is my favourite place to eat out in Bury St Edmunds. I especially like the Singapore noodles, and the salt and pepper ribs. Yum. Can get quite busy, though.

Food is expensive and no tastier than a good take away.

Wow, amazing experience in this noodle bar! Top quality food, cooked fresh, piping hot and service with a smile. Could not fault this on any level will return hopefully very soon.

Party of seven and while the others were fine I ordered Singapore noodle and asked for no peppers. Service was ok but no communication from server or staff before or after .While eating my food I could taste peppers and low and behold I found some . I believe my dish was premade and heated up and the peppers removed (could still taste them) as it was mil's 75 birthday didn't make a fuss and while it was a meal that tastes good for me I would be concerned if I had an allergy as if a no pepper request was ignored what else could be? The others all liked their food and the sides looked very good . Four of the group had dessert and all looked good and wife loves the banana fritters. I might try again in awhile but a simple request for something to be excluded in a "freshly made dish?" Is concerning

Amazing food, Would highly recommend! The spring roll and beef in black bean sauce are perfect, friendly service! will back again soon.

Returned here excitedly after 3 years and in disbelief at how far the standard has fallen. The service was cold and the food was at best as good as an average takeaway. Ate half of my meal and wasn't asked how it was when we finished. The service is discouraging and rude, not asking how the meal was and placing back used cutelery saving its for mains. Not sure what's changed since my last visit but I wont be going back unless there are some serious changes.

Nice food, though prices have gone up which is understandable but what isn’t is that they are cutting down a lot on the meat and seafood in the dishes and bulking it up with mostly vegetables you’d be lucky to get 4 little bits of chicken in a whole main course of chow mein.

One of the best Chinese meals I've ever had! I had duck pancakes for starters and sweet chilli prawns for main. Both were very delicious and the service was quick and efficient. The prices were reasonable and the house special wines were fantastic with the meals. Definitely will be returning and highly recommend!!

Delicious food and the consistent quality is why we go regularly. The dishes on menu are all excellent and I recommend for sit in or takeaway!

Our fourth visit excellent meal again. Interesting varied menu. Service good and waitstaff very attentive. Great value for money.

Wow What a find The food is outstanding We had duck spring rolls and they were the best ever Mains I had chicken satay and this was out of this world I have never had one so good The staff are very efficient and look after you very well It is a must visit

We were seated downstairs which was a bit echoey with an odd atmosphere. Duck pancakes were okay. Noodle main was pretty bland...

Beautiful food, great dining experience, noodles to die for!!!

Great noodle dishes in a relaxed atmosphere

Clean and tidy restaurant, food delicious but service needs improvement

From the start of my visit to when I left was lovely. Staff were friendly and seated us with no fuss. The food was out of this world the meet was so tender cooked so so well. Zen is a hidden gem I can praze this place enough. We all had a amazing lunch in a grate atmosphere. We'll worth the little walk of the main street.

Great food good atmosphere very good service price ok 👍

Fantastic evening with the family with superb service and food . Recommended.

We’re in Bury for concert at the Apex.Have visited Zen before but find it difficult to go anywhere else as food is so good.Generous portion size ,quality ingredients and extremely tasty.

Really yummy food and staff that are happy to accommodate for particular preferences such as replacing certain ingredients such as pork which alternatives. The vegetable udon noodles are amazing with the addition of tofu and peanut satay sauce 😍 see photo. We will be back!

Almost walked past the restaurant up a side street as so plain, as there are no soft furnishing the interior was a bit echoing and not very comfortable. We sampled quite a few starters all were excellent but then found the main courses were very...

We have been going to zen in and off since they opened… thrilled to say they are back on top form.. excellent service nice atmosphere brilliant food! Highly recommend.

Fantastic food high quality , and great service very helpful 👍👍

Asian cuisine fusion. Enjoyable dining on two floors. Very fast service if you are in a hurry. Friendly service; they recognise their customers. Menu is static, so that your favourite dish will not disappear on the next visit but there is a wide choice on the menu with a specials board. Reasonable vegetarian options. Dishes are broadly rice dishes, noodle soups and wok fried noodles. I recommend getting a selection of their side dishes.Very clean, 5 star hygiene. Love the food, love the service. Just a nice environment to have a reasonably priced meal. Take out is super quick. Ground-floor wheelchair access. Parking within 100 metres.

Saturday evening meal, enjoyed our meals, consistently good every visit over many years, for service, food quality and unbeatable value. Food made on the premises, unlike some chains in the town which serve inferior more expensive dishes Zen wins hands down every time and has...

Great menu choices, excellent value, quick service, lovely staff

Came in for a meal before our night out. Quick service, excellent food, no disappointments! Thank you

Delicious food. I had the kung pao chicken and the duck pancake. Both were exceptionally good. Bit strange ordering on a piece of paper but won’t hold that against them!

We have been multiple times as a couple, for big family meals and even have take away which offers a discount. Never had a bad meal, love the satay chicken and duck spring rolls!

Always a great meal, love the satay chicken and duck spring rolls.

Amazing food, and a great place to eat with friends. Just a little chilly, so wear layers.

Located in a back street in Bury. Nice decor and music. Been going there for many years, food is lovely, nice size too. BUT, if you go when child outside, make sure you are happy with sitting in your coat and scarf, I have never felt so cold. We recently visited twice in two weeks and hadn't changed, everyone complains about how cold it is. Another problem is the food becomes cold quite quickly. Staff a little miserable, maybe they are cold too! 11.12.22

The food was nice but the server (chinese man) was very rude. Kept on banging the utensils and menu. Does not smile at all. Zero percent for customer care!!!! Very unprofessional!!! Won’t be recommending this restaurant at all.

Great food, good service and many laughs for our family meal out

Food, superb. Booked at 5pm, they asked if we could get there quickly as they had another booking for 6pm. We had been served, finished eating and paid by 5.45pm. Service superb as well!

First visit for my husband and myself but the 8 others had been before. We weren’t sure on what to expect as the reviews were mixed but all we could say is wow!! The food was absolutely delicious, so much so my husband and myself...

What a wonderful meal,definitely go again.

The starter was lovely after we sent the first one back because it was hot on the outside but cold on the bone. Main courses were awful. Neither of us could eat it. The squid was chewy. The fish wasn't fresh. The chicken on the...

Beautiful food. Excellent service. Definitely come again. Thankyou. ❤️

Love the food here beautiful duck dish or I can recommend the crispy pork belly. Nice atmosphere and good wines.

Food is great and as well as the service. You need to get Seafood Laksa or the crispy belly pork.

Starters were Ok. Squid was chewy but tasty, the ribs were delicious but probably microwaved, and the dumplings were good not exceptional. Food quality/price is unbalanced. The Seafood noodle soup was in my view inedible. The stock was bland. The fish balls, were the main...

Good food with reasonable wine list. We loved the staters. But the squid in my spicy seafood soup was a little over cooked but the soup was excellent.

Ordered the Spicy Singapore Noodles and 😮‍💨 they were good. Came out quick and fresh. Staff was awesome and attentive, could not recommend more

Favourite food in Bury. Great noodles and rice with nice staff and reasonable prices