The best restaurants in Babergh East of England

A very beautiful pub that serves impressive food. The staff are incredibly friendly and professional. It is however on the expensive side but, after eating the food it was all worth it.

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Called in on our way to Shotley. About 1pm on a Wednesday. Not busy, but they still cooked us a wonderful homemade curry. The place was very clean and the staff was very polite and nice. Will go again and would highly recommend it. Curry was only 1 of several choices. Michael.

From the first this is a memorable experience, from the warm welcome to the dishes themselves. The cooking is classic, reinvented English; The menu a temptation. You want to try everything on it, from the shrimp tempura to the tender duck breast; This is geared to foodies. My cooked foie gras on black pudding with a rich jus, simply burst with flavour. And the turbot! Just cooked, with a lobster sauce ; delicious. My wife’s duck with redcurrant sauce was succulent and tender. A rice pudding with deconstructed Blackwell pudding on raspberry jus was full of flavour, yet not too rich. This is a chef with a magic touch, who is attuned to his clientele.

Great food and great service. Perfect place for breakfast.

No food available on day we visited but it was a pit stop for a drink on a long walk, sunny beer garden too

We have recently had our wedding meal within the Rose and Crown and our evening buffet provided by at The Rose and Crown Elmsett and we couldn’t have asked for a better experience. From start to finish, the team went above and beyond to make sure everything was perfect and never made us feel that we where asking for too much. The food was absolutely delicious, with generous portions and a great variety to please all our guests. The service was friendly and efficient, and the atmosphere of the pub made our special day even more memorable. If you’re ever looking for somewhere for a special occasion or just a good meal in a welcoming spot, I highly recommend The Rose and Crown Elmsett. Thanks again to the whole team for making our wedding day even more amazing!

We had a really lovely couple of hours on 14th February having a splendid afternoon tea that I had won in the local village church raffle at Christmas. Everything was wonderful with the sandwiches, sausage rolls, cakes, scones, macaroons, heart shaped sweeties, coffee and tea. Gluten free bread and scones and cakes were all very tasty and I particularly loved the gluten free sandwiches that were generously filled. It was all so perfect and the staff were attentive and friendly, making us feel very welcome. What a very enjoyable and much appreciated afternoon tea.. thank you very much to all the team and for the lovely treat! We will be back very soon!

I haven't visited the coffee shop myself yet but I indefinitely will now. I was gifted a Mother's Day treat box which had four different gorgeous cakes inside - I need to try more - delicious 😋

Lovely cafe with a lovely relaxed atmosphere. Friendly staff, great food and the most amazing array of cakes. All homemade and top quality. Highly recommend!

All pastries were stone cold.. wasn’t made aware that the heater wasn’t working when we ordered. Poor customer service, gross food.

Lovely friendly rural pub. Worth a visit. Annual beer festival. Occasional live music

My wife and I enjoyed lunch and dinner here before staying overnight and if one word is needed to sum up this place it would be 'charming'. The location is charming, the building is charming and all the staff are charming. Linda is a lovely hostess and instantly makes you feel at home. The facilities are spotless and the prices are very reasonable. Particular mention goes to the chef. Not only is the food absolutely delicious and exquisitely presented but it is always piping hot. Already planning a return trip and stay.

Excellent food,great service very quiet as well & the owner came to check everything was ok & was very approachable, it is one of the best roast dinners I have ever tasted...definitely worth every single penny!!!

Daughter’s ordered an afternoon high tea for five of us. Was seated very quickly and our sandwich orders were taken. The service to bring us drinks was a little slow, but that said it was extremely busy in there. Once we had received our pots of tea and sandwiches which were absolutely delicious, we were brought out two cake stands filled with scones, cakes and macaroons all of which was fresh and delicious. There was so much left that we all brought boxes home with us. There was so young man that served our table was very smiley and polite. Lovely place to go out too. Thank you all for such a super experience. Will be returning very soon.