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Had a Takeaway. Food good but delivery dreadful. Two hours to deliver to Southwold! And it was no where near as hot as it should have been Was a small family gathering so did not want to complain at the time. Won’t be using them again!

The restaurant was empty when we arrived at about 7:30pm, the décor is pretty basic and the crockery looks like it came second hand from a Chinese restaurant but we received a friendly welcome. The menu has all the usual favourites and a new one for me: chicken razella, a hot and spicy disk with green peppers and green chilis, which was delicious. My wife had the shashlik chicken, which was suitably sizzling and tasty. Service was quick and friendly and prices were much less than we're used to in Aberdeen, Scotland.

I ordered my usual LARGE HADDOCK & MEDIUM CHIPS for my tea tonight and I was rather disappointed with the size of my meal. Last week at the same time I ordered my usual & I got a big piece of fish & a very generous portion of chips but this evening when I unwrapped it it contained a medium piece of fish with a small portion of chips which varied enormously from last week. The fish was cooked on too hight a temperature cos although the fish was cooked the batter underneath was not cooked enough cos it was a bit soggy. My meal was half the size of last week's meal which was also cooked properly unlike tonight's meal batter. I haven't complained cos it never changes anything so I will leave it to this site & the internet to make the necessary changes if THE VILLAGE FRYER even looks at it as sites like this seem to be way more effective!!!

Placed an online order which was ready as soon as I arrived. We had the chicken Szechuan style along with Singapore rice and prawn crackers, the food was tasty and enough for wife and I to share with a bit leftover. Always use this place for a Chinese meal and see no reason not to continue doing so.

Visted Southwold for the first time this year, today. Fancied a quick cuppa and saw that this had taken the space previously taken up by Costa. Was instantly welcomed by the batista. Order was given, and we went and sat down. Others in the café were having the afternoon tea and that looked fabulous! We settled with a fruit scone (asked jam choice!) and a tea-cake. Huge pot of tea, which did 4.5 cups, was very nice. Will definitely go back....maybe for afternoon tea!!

I went there today and became upset. The girl behind counter was amazing. Dark hair in pony tail. Northern accent maybe. She is an absolute credit and deserves recognition

Had an icecream stop on a sunny October day (they do exist) service was friendly and welcoming and I particularly enjoyed the Mega Icecream. All was good value too

Went for a Tea and Cake after a stroll on the beach. All was ok, nothing spectacular, but not bad either. Great views across the sea and beach.

Requested a large chips but got given what appeared to be a medium sized portion and get this - they charged me £3.50 for it! I couldn't believe it. This is LOWESTOFT! Not LONDON! Stop ripping off your customers and overcharging! I won't be coming back.

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

Great place with friendly service. Can't believe the earlier reviews. I have always had friendly service and the food and coffee is just what you expect from Costa.

Ok a 2 hour wait is totally unacceptable! On ordering I was told that delivery would be an hour, so ok great know, they’re busy, but happy they had told me this. After hour and half called and told , oh yeah your order is here on table, will be there in 5 minutes……….after the initial call, 2 hours later our order arrived, I think a free dessert would have been a great gesture. Our food was delicious though, roast dinner and a burger were tasty but this 2 hour wait needs addressing!

Had to wait 3/4 of hour for a breakfast. No mugs available. Staff clearing trays away handing dirty crockery and table numbers then going to food counter to touch people's plates without cleaning hands first.food left on serving counter for ages before being brought out,people then sending it back because it was then cold as ours was,not as good as it used to be

6 of us dropped in for a drink after the cinema at 22.05 today . Totally deserted except for one customer at the bar. Waited over 5 minutes before the customer offered to find the bar staff. Empty glasses on bar and tables so obviously work to do but no staff. Young lady eventually appeared and promptly said we've finished serving. No apology. I am amazed bars can afford to turn away 6 customers let alone without an apology. Also strange on 2nd July to read Christmas menus displayed around the walls. No idea if these are very early for this year or left up from last year? I've worked in hospitality much of my life and the golden rule is 'never turn away a paying customer' Unfortunately a no stars review wasn't an option. Very disappointing.

The fish was the best I have had in a long time. Big and chunky and cooked to perfection. Enjoyed the chips and the curry sauce was lovely too