The best restaurants in Lavenham Babergh East of England

Fantastic afternoon tea in a beautiful environment, very attentive staff; especially Kaz who was so friendly and helpful and couldn’t have done enough for us. Both food and teas paired really well, lots of choices!

Nice little tearoom, however the quality of the food left much to be desired. Ordered a fish finger sandwich for £10 and it was tiny and only contained one fish finger....albeit a large one...still tiny for the price. Husband had a sausage sandwich which was on average shop bought sliced bread. Coffees were nice and reasonably priced but £3.50 for a can of diet coke is daylight robbery!

Fairy disappointed with the coldness of the owner. His customer service wasnt particularly friendly, sadly. We'd been recommended this upstairs cafe, which is quite a tight space, however we were left feeling we'd gone elsewhere. We felt a burden and rushed. The food we ordered was well presented. That's the only positive, which is why I have given 3 stars. Otherwise for customer service, Id have given less. Downstairs is fabulous chocolates and confectionery. Again a very narrow space. To get up to the tiny cafe its up steep stairs and may not be suitable for people with mobility issues. There are many other tea rooms, in Lavenham, Id choose before Id consider this one again.

Great afternoon visit to the Swan with the best company. The food was delicious, we were told there’s a new chef. The beef rib was really tasty as was the turkey dinner. If you haven’t been for a while you really must try the Swan again. Service was amazing from Gill.