The best restaurants in Aldeburgh Suffolk Coastal East of England

Wonderful food, very helpful staff and great value. Decided to head here for lunch on recommendation and already planning our next visit. All home cooked, our meal was well presented and tasted delicious from a choice of freshly prepared mains with the option of dumplings or jacket potatoes. Thoroughly recommend the rabbit casserole. Could not resist the temptation of superb cake and tea from a very wide choice - more to try another day.

This has got to be one of the best breakfasts we've had. Beautifully cooked, proper scrambled egg, and best of all bubble and squeak. Cooked to perfection. A lovely little cafe. In I could have eaten 2. Definitely recommend. 10 out of 10

Crab and Samphire tarts are delicious.

The best Thai food and well kept bar . Small with friendly locals . Dog friendly also

I have been frequenting this restaurant with my mother and grandmother for probably about twenty years, which tells you how good it is: we keep coming back! My grandmother is almost 90 and very unsteady on her feet, but the staff are very welcoming and reserve us an accessible table. It means a lot for Grandma to be able to get out, and the warm welcome and kind, thoughtful service here make it a special family spot for us. Mum and Grandma adore the fish pie, whilst I've made my way through the rest of the menu and can safely say it's all delicious! In fact, we once returned from a holiday in Rhodes and had better mezze at the Aldeburgh Market! Not only is the cooking superb, but the portions are generous. The fishmonger attached to the restaurant is also very helpful and sells excellent quality seafood.

We dropped in for lunch on the Monday after Christmas. The open sandwiches we had were very good although the portion of chunky chips was small. The hotel has a lovely view over the beach which we enjoyed as we watched the world go by.

The best pub to go to for a bit of food and a drink

We were a bit put off by the name. Aldeburgh Market conjured up an image of a cafe inside an actual market. But needs must, and they could seat us at short notice on a Saturday evening, so we went there. And it's not like a cafe in a market at all. It's a very smart modern restaurant, small but it also has tables on the pavement outside. Staff are very friendly and helpful, food is really great, what's not to like? We far preferred it to the Lighthouse and Suffolk sur Mer. So much so that we returned a few nights later

The food was reasonable ( my rare steak was medium but that’s a little nit-picking) Very pleasent waitress who sadly hadn’t been trained very well. As she didn’t have a clue what she was serving or what the menu actual was. Asked if we wanted to give a tip on payment of the bill by another member of staff, which we probably would have given a small one ( not the 30% option on the card reader) had it not been asked for. Tips are discretionary and I am happy to tip for a good experience but this wasn’t one. Has the potential and not that bad quality , but does needs improvement.

Third visit to Eliza’s and again the food was stunning . The sharing platter starter , spring rolls and fried balls of rice with a lime and chilli dip was just sublime, really very tasty. The Kho Mak Chicken and the Hot and Spicy Red Beef were delicious as was the lime and tamarind noodles . Generous portions and fresh tasting . The kind of food that makes you want to eat more despite knowing you’ve had enough . Staff very polite and friendly too. Definitely will be returning.

This is now actually called the Alde Cafe. I’ve been twice in the last three days. There are fancier places along the High Street, but you will not get a better meal there than you will find at the Alde. Sean is a brilliant cook who prepares every dish with both flare and a respect for tradition. It was the best fry up I have had in the last twenty years, and a welcomed alternative to the recent tendency of serving them up in thali dishes, with about a tablespoon of beans in one and a cubic centimeter of toast in another. I just had the kedgeree, which was magnificently prepared with haddock from the smokehouses along the Shingle. There are many reasons to come to ever-beautiful Aldeburgh. But I’d rank breakfast or lunch at the Alde Cafe at the very top of my list.

We celebrated a significant birthday with friends with an Afternoon Tea. The tea itself was excellent as was the whole experience from arrival to the lovely waitress and reception. A really great package.

Had breakfast here Saturday, it’s a good job we used satnav as you’d never find it otherwise. Reduced menu was being served as chef at a wedding but choice on offer was perfectly adequate. An old fashioned greasy spoon. We really enjoyed the food, the produce seemed to be good quality and it was very reasonably priced. The 3 ladies working there were also lovely. The only negative was the overpowering offensive smell in the toilets. It was so bad I couldn’t even use the toilet and had to come straight back out again as the smell was making me physically heave. It was a mixture of a strong chemical smell mixed with the smell of a septic tank. I’m glad we ate before I went into the toilet as if I’d have gone in before ordering we’d have just left. To be clear although an update would not go a miss the toilets looked physically clean so I don’t know what was causing the smell but it needs sorting as it was unbearable. A shame as food and service were great

Brilliant on so many levels, staff are wonderful 👏

Lovely short break. The White Lion is perfectly placed to enjoy all that Aldeburgh has to offer. It is dog friendly which is very important to us, the rooms are spacious and comfortable, food is lovey and service is great.