The best restaurants serving British food in Babergh East of England

I think the burger and drink for £15 is a great deal, but it needs to be made clearer which drinks are covered in the deal. I had one pint of Moletrap and that was OK .When I changed to my usual drink of Guinness , I was really disappointed. The bar staff did not know how to pour a good pint of Guiness.It came up virtually flat and too cold also.

beautiful food based on quality ingredients and care and attention paid in the preparation - cant go anywhere else now! don't really want to give this review in ase they get too busy and we cant get in!

We love this pub to go to sometimes either weekly or fortnightly . We can park easily at the pub . The pub has a lovely atmosphere , we are always greeted politely and with a smile . Customer service is "top notch " always regardless of what staff our on duty or how busy they are . The food is absolutely fabulous , always presented well and served by the wonderful staff . We cannot recommend this pub enough , in fact it's the only one we travel too being 13 miles one way .

I certainly don’t recommend this place if you’re looking for somewhere with a warm, welcoming atmosphere! A distinct lack of heating and a fire that resembled a candle, combined with the abrupt attitude of the lady behind the bar, resulted in a cold, atmosphere-less lunch. Fortunately the food was ok and the cheery male staff made it slightly better- she could take lessons from him in terms of customer service.

Table for 4 booked for 730pm. Arrived promptly but put our order for dinner but 3 of our orders were already sold out at 730pm! My goodness, what will will eat they did not have any back ups, and our party had to make do. Come on we booked early in the weekend, and they were not full then, why had they not put extra away in case of over orderring? I do not think this restaurant will survive, come on, they were not even even full!!

Interesting and varied menu, good price, friendly helpful staff. We have small appetites, so just had a starter and dessert. Both were excellent, the dessert was light and fluffy. The pub had been recommended by a friend, so we tried it but it was so good we went back again the following day.

We were 5 for Christmas day lunch, and we had an amazing time. We had drinks on the sofa in the bar on arrival and were then seated in the dining room facing the green. The staff were brilliant, they were friendly and attentive and the food was absolutely delicious and of a high quality. As you would expect eating out on Christmas day comes at a premium, but totally worth it , thank you Black Lion and Merry Christmas.

I've been using this Spoons regularly for a few years now. Until Covid the quality of the real ales served here was decent. However, over the last few years it's been increasingly difficult to get a decent pint here. All the real ales served here are nearly always cloudy and flat. I doubt there's a member of staff who knows the first thing about the storage or the serving of proper beer. In future I'm going to give this place the miss and head for the White Horse instead.

Thought it time to try this venue as most people seemed happy with it. Very disappointing breakfast menu and pricey for what was offered. Much like a roast lunch a decent breakfast such be a breeze for a place like this. Much better to be had and at a better price. ( Jimmys Farm for instance) As with the shop the owners just want to squeeze a high price for everything. The only plus was the great view - surprised they don't have a balcony.