A selection of places to eat out
YE OLDE BELL & STEELYARD - Woodbridge (01394 382933)
- The oldest pub in town.
THE GOLDEN PANDA - Woodbridge (01394 384493) - Chinese restaurant and take away.
THE CAPTAIN'S TABLE - Woodbridge (01394 383145) - A very popular award winning restaurant - wise to book at weekends! Web site
THE RIVERSIDE RESTAURANT AND THEATRE - Woodbridge (01394 382587) - Cinema and restaurant offering a 'meal plus cinema ticket' package.
FFERRY QUAY CAFE - Woodbridge (07943 959530) - a short walk from the railway station, serving full English breakfasts, cod/plaice with chips to soups, sandwiches and cakes. Open Wednesday – Monday all year round.
THE SECKFORD HALL HOTEL - Woodbridge (01394 385678) - A la carte meals served in Elizabethan surroundings plus a modern 'swim and dine' complex.
THE BLACK TILES - Martlesham (01473 624038) - A popular establishment with a large garden and children's play area, cocktail bar and restaurant.
THE WILFORD BRIDGE PUB - Melton (01394 386141) - A gentle stroll along the River Deben from Woodbridge brings you here for a well earned pint and a bite to eat!
THE CHERRY TREE INN - Bromeswell (01394 460310) - Great for all the family! Can get very busy at the weekends.
THE BENGAL INDIAN RESTAURANT - Wickham Market (01728 747767) - Indian food in an 'olde worlde' setting.
THE SORREL HORSE - Shottisham 01394 411617. A thatched village pub with a restaurant serving homemade food. Well behaved dogs allowed in the bar.
THE DOG - Grundisburgh 01473 735267 - Email enquires@grundisburghdog.co.uk - Website.
THE RAMSHOLT ARMS PUB - Ramsholt (01394 411229) - Popular, rural, riverside pub - wonderful setting to spend a balmy summer's evening especially when the tide is high.
THE FROIZE INN - Chillesford (01394 450282) - Extremely popular - booking essential at weekends. Website.
BUTLEY POTTERY - Butley (01394 450785) - Cottage industry with small eatery.
THE CROWN INN - Great Glemham (01728 663693) - Just off the A12.
SATIS HOUSE HOTEL - Yoxford (01728 668418) - Authentic Malaysian cuisine in a Georgian country house.
THE KINGS HEAD (THE LOW HOUSE) - Laxfield (no phone!) - Recently bought by the local villagers to save it being modernised by a big brewery... the beer is still served straight from the barrel on a table and there is no bar!
THE WHITE HORSE INN - Easton, nr Framlingham (01728 746456) - Pretty, village pub serving food - gets very busy.
SWAN HOUSE - Beccles (01502 713474) www.swan-house.com - A 400 year old former tavern in the market place - phone for one of their free leaflets as they offer a fine menu, jazz and folk evenings and even newspapers and board games for those wishing to enjoy traditional pastimes over a drink.
ASPALL CYDER - Stonham Aspal (01728 860510) - From the orchards to the bottle... see how it's done!
CHIMNEYS RESTAURANT - Long Melford (01787 379806) - From a simple luncheon to an elegant dinner in a 16th century timbered building in the heart of this picturesque market town.
THE SWAN - Lavenham (01787 247477) - For a rest and cup of tea in Trust House Forte style.
THE PEACOCK INN - Chelsworth (01449 740758) - 'Olde worlde' pub, roaring fires (depending on the weather!) and home made food.
THE BRISTOL ARMS - Shotley (01473 787200) - Enjoy a drink whilst watching all the commercial shipping in the Orwell Haven in a mobile phone free zone!
MORTIMERS - Ipswich (01473 230225) - Very popular fish restaurant - booking essential.
THE SHEPHERD AND DOG PUB - Nacton (01473 659210) - A traditional Chef & Brewer restaurant.
THE SHIP INN - Levington (01473 659573) - Old 'smugglers' pub, serving food, with fires in the winter.
THE SHANNON INN - Bucklesham (01473 659275) - pub grub in village pub atmosphere
PREZZO, Cumberland Street, Woodbridge (01394 610401) - very popular Italian restaurant
THE OLD MARINER, New Street, Woodbridge (01394 382679) - friendly local type pub with great food (check times of cooking)
QUEEN's HEAD - Brandeston (01728 685 307) – food and Adnams beer and wines, with garden and children’s play area, booking advisable
THE CRETINGHAM BELL - Cretingham (01728 685 419) – food and a wide range of ales in traditional timber framed pub, with garden
THE DOBERMANN - Framsden (01473 890 461) - food and a wide range of ales in traditional timber framed pub
THE CHEQUERS - Kettleburgh (01728 724 369) - food and a wide range of ales
The above mentioned are to name but a few and we would love to include any real 'gems' you discover!
For a virtual tour of the area, visit WoodbridgeSuffolk.info