The best restaurants in Melton and Ufford Suffolk Coastal East of England

We had our work Christmas meal here with a group of 22 ladies, and honestly, it was fabulous from start to finish! The whole process was a breeze, great communication via email, the team were so accommodating. The food? Wow!! Such a wide variety to choose from, all absolutely delicious, and the prices were super reasonable too. It’s rare to find a place that nails quality and value, but this restaurant truly delivered. And the staff! So friendly, attentive, and just lovely all around. They made the evening feel extra special. If you’re looking for a place that ticks all the boxes for a group meal (or any occasion, really), look no further. Highly recommend

Lovely meal tonight at Shapla. Terrific Madras curry with lots of king prawns and lovely stag pander done in a way we've never had it done before - strands of cheese rather than cubes - but delicious. Fast friendly service.

Everything from start to finish was superb. The food was absolutely delicious complimented by fine wines. Warm welcome, a warm log fire. The vegetarian choice was outstanding. Looking forward to returning soon. Thank you.

Constantly surprised at how bad it is. Bar staff 'I been here a week and not shown how to make tea''. Tables not cleared and filthy. Staff disillusioned (and leaving) , members disillusioned (and leaving) The owners should have stuck to running care homes. Back on the market within 5 years ?

Very weird experience. Mature lady in charge who seemed to rant at staff (young,student people just doing their job). Having worked in hospitality I found this quite disturbing! Nachos not great either.

Beautiful establishment, wonderful staff, and above all, quite simply stunning quality food. Entirely exceeded expectations in every aspect of our visit. Already booked our next reservation, and despite being a 50 minute car journey away, we will be using every excuse to return again and again.

Was passing, decided to stop for lunch. They found us a table without fuss. Service and food excellent- top halloumi cheese/mushroom burger. Beef burger excellent too.

Great friendly gastropub in a beatiful village. We really enjoyed our stay here - there are two shepherds huts in the garden so we were able to enjoy afternoon drinks in the lovely garden followed by dinner, more drinks and then bed! Andy and the team made us feel very welcome, including our dogs. The huts are very comfortable and well equipped. Good value all round. We will be back :)

Poor. We arrived at the start of the day with few other customers. I had the full English which looked picture perfect. However, it was largely cold, especially the beans which I didn't eat. The sourdough toast was so thin it tastes and looked like a flatter Ryvita wafer. I would not recommend this as a destination for breakfast and won't be returning.