Address: The St, Darsham, Saxmundham IP17 3QE, United Kingdom
Phone: +441728668436
Rating: 4.7
based on 163 reviews.
Atmosphere & Setting
Pros:
"We sat in a small room with an open fire very cosy."
"A welcoming pub in a idyllic, bird-song infused countryside setting."
"It's a very quaint little place & would certainly return 😀"
"The pub is small but has great cozy atmosphere very comfortable."
"This pub has it all: friendly staff, fantastic food and a fabulous atmosphere. It is very dog friendly."
"Lovely little country pub in a quaint, quiet little village."
"Cosy lit fires in little nooks adding to the wonderful ambience here."
Cons:
"The place could do with a bit of a spruce up and the music was not to my taste."
"Sat us in the corner of a patio area on picnic bench, ok cool. Then ants started crawling up our legs."
"The only down point was the bins are a bit close to the tables."
"Parking is a tight, very limited space."
"Place is pretty busy and the car park small, but there is some offbeat parking up the road."
"Only thing very limited parking space. Hard to park."
Service
Pros:
"We received a warm welcome, the staff were so friendly."
"Staff were lovely and attentive."
"The staff were extremely attentive and knowledgeable regarding the extensive menu."
"Very helpful staff in the pub."
"Polite and friendly staff and the owner was welcoming."
"Staff absolutely amazing, very attentive and polite."
"The staff and owners are super friendly!"
Cons:
"It seems this girl is quite the bully and has had many complaints about her, is even unkind to her co-workers."
"Now I don't expect to be made to feel like a nuisance and that's exactly how I felt by merely asking for a table."
"We get turned down a table every time we call."
"We waited quite a long time for our lunch."
"Very unhelpful to the point of rude."
"The service was very slow - 35 minutes after finishing our main course."
Food Quality
Pros:
"The food ... The food Was absolutely gorgeous I could quite easily have ordered again and slept it off in the car park."
"Fantastic quality meat and produce."
"The food was good but the service was even better."
"Fantastic food all day, open 7 days."
"The steak was amazing, and the fish n chips were delicious."
"Everything we had was delicious."
"The food was absolutely delicious, especially the turkey roulade and christmas pudding."
Cons:
"Food ok but the flies made it unpleasant."
"Somehow, the guys in the kitchen had managed to undercooked these."
"Just one small criticism the canin fries 🍟 were over dusted with canin pepper."
"The curry was small portion compared with the other meals we saw."
"If you're looking for ok food (deep fried oven chips) and rip off price drinks (Can of coke £2.80) book here."
"Birthday celebration but steaks ordered supposedly sirloin, and supposedly from the lovely emmerdale shop, very gristley and, sadly, totally lacking in any flavour."
"Only down side being all three meals food were fairly lukewarm with cold plates."
Value & Pricing
Pros:
"Great value, good service super food."
"Generous portions at reasonable prices."
"Price: very good value for money."
"Staff friendly and welcoming, quick service and good value."
"A quaint pub that served superb quality meals at reasonable prices."
"This is as a pub should be, friendly service, good food and good value."
Cons:
"However a large glass of wine was £9.00!!! Outrageous..."
Accessibility & Convenience
Pros:
"My husband and I were able to enjoy our evening meal feeling completely at ease in the relaxed atmosphere, adhering to all the social distancing guidelines."
"The staff and surroundings were just as good and this pub have thought carefully about the covid-19 arrangements too."