The best restaurants in Carlton Colville Waveney East of England

Been here many times now for food, and their afternoon tea. Highly recommend. I tried their coronation chicken in an afternoon tea in September & had to have it again! Their afternoon tea is one of the cheapest I’ve been to but still offers high quality & plenty of food in comparison to the more expensive ones. Always friendly service & quick. Their cake counter also always looks delicious!

Firstly, the service was great and our waitress excellent. Unfortunately, the food was poor with tiny portions - we waited 45 mins for it. Upon chasing our food, we were told the wellingtons take 30 mins (not mentioned on menu or at time of order - prob would’ve ordered starters if we’d been told), but they were made of shredded shin meat and were tiny - smaller than a fist, however, they tasted good. They came with a smear of cauliflower puree (which is a cheap ingredient), a small spoonful of cabbage and one, small oblong of potato, described as confit, but not crisp on the outside or soft in the centre and had clearly been reheated. We also ordered the bucket of fried chicken. This tasted reheated from frozen, was dry on the inside and soggy on the outside - did not seem fried. The burger was great. I get it’s a busy time of year, but it felt like the kitchen were cutting too many corners. Great effort by the wait staff who are obviously at the forefront of dealing with complaints from a kitchen who, certainly on this day, did not deliver.

Superb afternoon tea with goid selection of sandwiches scones and cakes. Staff very friendly and helpful. Lovely birthday treat.

I would 100% recommend & rate this as the number 1 best pub in Suffolk. This pub used to be a restaurant unfortunately didn’t take off very well. So the owner Derek (who is a lovely man) turned it around into a full scale pub. With a pool table,dart board & big TV’s and nice seating areas in and outside. I’ve been going to this pub only for about a year or 2. The service is 5* every time without fail. Staff are a o friendly. Even the locals are welcoming. They have a nice play area down the bottom with a swing and a slide to accommodate kids. The atmosphere is always very chilled and relaxed in there which brings a nice vibe in the pub but probably not for business. But overall I cannot rate this pub anymore. Well worth a visit and to recommend to family and friends!

Lovely experience here. Lovely and warm. Food was served hot and the scampi and chips were lovely and golden. One had a sandwich which was served in fresh bread with generous filling. Staff were very friendly. Will definitely be going again.l

Stopped lunch time on Friday 31st March 2023, I was sceptical as there was no chippy smell, ordered chips, and had to wait for a very surly man-who said nothing-to put a few chips in the frier. There was a sense of foreboding as I was the only customer at lunchtime, and no chips frying or ready🤔 After eagerly awaiting my chips, I adorned them with salt and vinegar and took them to the car. The ‘chips’ were absolutely disgusting, with 25% being black inside the chip. There was no ‘chip taste’ and we have eaten at many chippies in Lowestoft with no previous issues These were either frozen/reconstituted and we put them in the bin. This business is in need of an in-depth viability assessment, and indeed, whether this man should be working with the public. Without doubt, the worst chips my wife and I have ever experienced