The best restaurants in Gipping Ipswich East of England

We visited today for lunch and had the worst experience ever in a restaurant. We ordered a sharing loaded chips which was on the menu as loaded chunky chips with sausage bacon and cheese. At £14.50 we expected a decent sized plate with probably a x2 sausages and x2 bacon chopped up with loads of melted cheese. What we received was a plate of chips with about 1/2 sausage finely chopped , a few tiny bits of bacon and a thin layer of cheese. It was about enough for 1 person and worth about £6. Without touching it I took back to bar and the manager came out who was the rudest and most confrontational person with absolutely no people skills. Would not recognise my complaint, said I’ve got what I ordered didn’t want to do anything to resolve the issue. Didn’t offer to add any extra food, didn’t apologise, didn’t offer a refund or an alternative. I was so angry I told him to keep his money and keep his food. Never been so angry. If you’re thinking of going here, don’t!!!

Super quick services, great food great staff

The Beagle is easy to find on the outskirts of Ipswich and has a pleasant environment and a welcoming front of house team, We were seated and our food and drinks orders were taken fairly quickly. However, it went downhill after that. Our food took about 45 minutes to arrive, even though it wasn't very busy when we ordered. The other person in our party had Mac & cheese, which was ok but burnt round the edges. He likes it like that but I prefer my food not to be burnt. I did something I've never done before in a restaurant - I sent my food back. The battered fish was so tough that I struggled to cut some of it with my knife, let alone eat it. Battered fish should have a crisp, bubbly batter - this one had a greasy, very flat coating. Triple cooked chips should be crisp on the outside and soft inside - mine were not at all crisp so, if they had ever been triple cooked, they had been left so long that they had gone soft. On the positive side, our waitress was brilliant. She was very apologetic and immediately offered to replace it with the same or a different dish. I decided to go for the pie, which was tasty - although it took another 30 minutes to arrive. She also arranged for me not to be charged for the fish or the pie as some compensation for our experience. The pub has a brilliant, if overworked, front of house team but clearly needs to sort its kitchen out if it is to attract repeat business.

Toilet was disgusting, not been cleaned and no toilet paper

Ordered a house special curry which normally comes with at least two king prawns and also ordered the king prawn fried rice. I got four king prawns altogether. Not worth the money I spent. Nice food ..a little bit cold . Definitely won't ever order again. The delivery driver was lovely though.

Got what I needed, but lots of price tickets missing, especially upstairs. Toy area really could do with a tidy up but if you have lots of time to look through things then it's ok.

Nice location and okay food, which is a shame as that is where the good part ends. The Decor is well overdue for a re- vamp, the carpet is filthy, the tables are sticky and stained, the woodwork is in need of sanding and painting, the light fittings are 50 years old, the blinds are falling down, dirty toilets and there is dust, dirt and cobwebs everywhere and weeds outside on the patio area. This could be a nice place, but what is mentioned above, explains why we saw only 12 people in there on a bank holiday weekend !! Give it a wide berth until there is a sign of refurbishment.

Very average, the rooms could do with doing up looking run down, the food is expensive and not worth the money. It’s a 15 minute walk from the town.

Food is delicious and hot when arrived but the woman on the end of the phone was very rude to my partner think she needs to go back to school for customer service on the phone.

Nice enough...not much parking and some of the spaces are a little tight.

Ordered a crispy chicken meal and had no complaints the burger was Great quality and served by friendly staff !! Would highly recommend

A lot of options to choice from for adults and children. Food was great and the service was excellent, very polite and helpful staff.

The spot is in the middle of Ipswich. It is a cozy spot with a warm atmosphere. One problem was you had to get up to order, and there was a bit of a queue, but there was a major football game that day, so I would put it down to that. The food was very good. I had pancakes with maple syrup, bacon and a dollop of cream, which was very filling but very delicious. Would definitely recommend.

Good for coffee and basic snacks,busy not many staff,but were friendly. a little disorganised.First time visit,might not bother again

£1.95 for a tin of fizzy. Food ok but gone up alot. Toilets are stained dirty and stink. Not cleaned often or very well. Very bad for a food premises.