The best restaurants in Babergh East of England

Delicious food & extensive menu! Beautiful surroundings & attentive staff! Would recommend these tearooms to everyone!

good choice and fine cuisine - wont say too much as I dont want others to block my future reservations - enough said though !

Highly recommended. Such wonderful thoughtful staff and fabulous afternoon tea. Everything on the cake stand was utterly delicious. The birthday 'girl' was made to feel very special. Thank you Long Melford Tearoom, we will certainly be back.

Amazing ice cream! A big bonus for us was that it was suitable for our nut-allergic son, who almost never gets this sort of ice cream treat. The lady was very knowledgeable about her ingredients as it’s homemade, and made sure she got a fresh scoop for him too. He declared it the best ice cream ever! The coffee was also delicious, piping hot & served in beautiful eco-friendly cups with different designs. Highly recommend and not just for the summer, the hot chocolate looked amazing too and there was a lovely selection of gifts in the shop.

The lunch we had at Cradle was nearly sublime. Reassuringly one choice only re starter and main. The Carrot & Apple soup was rich and deeply good; the accompanying bread and pickled salad a wonderful treat. Then later, as utterly made to order, the main. So many ingredients harmonising and nourishing …Franky, best lunch in memory

Hired the Strawberry Teapot for Afternoon tea on Sunday 1st for my uncle’s 80th birthday. Was a breeze to organise. India and the staff were helpful with allergies and vegetarianism and the food was lovely! A delicious afternoon tea at The Strawberry Teapot combined with a trip down the river with the lovely people at the Stour River Trust made for a perfect day! Thank you!

We went to the campground out back, it was great massive field and only cost 5 quid for two nights with power and Wi-Fi! Excellent would go there again

Popped in for breakfast this morning and we were made to feel very welcome. The full den breakfast was lovely, everything top quality. Lovely coffee and orange juice also. Husband had the bacon sandwich which he throughly enjoyed. Loved the friendly atmosphere and the decor. We will definitely be back!

We had another delicious meal at Eliza’s yesterday, the food is freshly cooked and delicious. In our opinion it is the best cafe in Long Melford and we have tried them all. Well done team and we will certainly be back.

Lovely place to have lunch lots of sitting areas,nice and relaxing for a nice drink and also if you feel energetic afun game of crazy golf !!

Went for breakfast this morning with a friend. Could not fault it 10/10. Sausage was amazing, lovely bacon and eggs cooked to perfection. People working there genuinely interested in how our experience was. Will definitely return

honestly the best bubble tea in Ipswich hands down. I love love the pandan cookies as well as all the flavours of the bubble tea available! The owners are so friendly and nice and will give you good recommendations!

Lovely little cafe, with homemade food. My sister and I had the breakfast, freshly cooked and delicious. Service was excellent. Menu changes daily and Ann made you feel welcome. Good cup of coffee too! Will definitely be going back again.

I had asked Shaun the landlord if he would be able to provide a BBQ and buffet for some of my family members so we could get together and celebrate the birth of my ninth grandchild who arrived on fathers day. Shaun, his sister Sophie and brother Ross were all instrumental in ensuring this event was a plesant experience and I must not forget the bar staff who coped extremely well despite the wrath of a prior event. A wonderful spread of food awaited us, this was not just what i had hoped for, this was much more than that with food spare. I could not have dreamed of such a banquet, fit for meat eaters, vegetarian, vegan and celiac alike, all explained so there was no cross contamination for anyone and special items were cooked on order. The spread was so good and in such abundance that I invited many more people from the pub to partake of the food and not skimp on the portions they gave themselves. Everyone was grateful and full, happy and had a wonderful time celebrating the new arrival and time spent together, obviously the children enjoying themselves in the large enclosed garden area was the main attraction and like the food didn't disappoint at all. THANK YOU SHAUN AND ALL AT THE ROSE AND CROWN .

I love this little cafe so much! The staff are friendly and the food is spot on. Whether you're vegan or not, you'll discover this is a special place to sit and enjoy a cup of coffee and a piece of delicious cake. Couple this with the amazing ceramics that are made by the owners and you'll wonder why you've never visited it before. A rare find.