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survey result

Summary

£78
 ££££
5
Exceptional
4
Very Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“When the sun is shining outside this gem of a pub with inspired leadership, life does not get more perfect”, aver fans of this classic country pub, which was relaunched in 2022 by a team of refugees from the capital. “The clientele is very Gin-and-Jag set but the owners are not and have created a stand-out in an area that has more than its share of posh pubs”. Its food rating has gone from strength to strength since chef-patron Adam Spicer took over at the stoves, producing “a highly competent, short seasonal menu of exceptional food that’s more Michelin star than it is gastro pub” (“the best local produce is well cooked including organic veg grown by Suffolk Fellowes Farm”). “Decent ales and an interesting wine list” too: “it’s pricey and you’ll need reservations but it’s worth it”. (It also had a recent visit from The Telegraph’s William Sitwell, who in his March 2024 review credited it with “the most beautiful dish of venison I have ever eaten”).

Summary

£71
  £££
3
Good
4
Very Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“A lovely old pub that has now been taken on by a young team who have tidied it up and not overdone it – the welcome is lovely and the menu is great”, featuring “really tasty, down-to-earth pub food with a creativity missing from so many places”. Chef/patron Adam Spicer is at the stoves and “really knows how to delight”, while the front-of-house (Suffolk-born Will Orrock and his wife Cassidy Hughes) “is like your new best friend”.

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The Street, Pettistree, IP13 0HP

What the Newspaper Critics are saying

The Daily Telegraph

William Sitwell heaped superlatives on “food of fabulous power and flavour” from “a kitchen rich in talent and confidence” in this classic country pub. “Much more of this and Suffolk will be Britain’s new culinary heartland.”

The menu itself “is an education. At its heart was the most beautiful dish of venison I have ever eaten. It had everything you might need to convince a waverer, or even a plant-munching refusenik, as to the worth and enjoyment of eating deer.”

Having lectured us on the delights of “gutsy, hearty, flavourful food”, William rather ruined his point by admitting his failure to appreciate tripe, whether in Suffolk or in the heartlands of Gallic gastronomy. “When I first tried tripe with chef Henry Harris in Lyon 25 years ago, it tasted like deep-fried suitcase. It’s no better now. With whomever, however and wherever you try it.”

Back of the class, Sitwell!

William Sitwell - 2024-03-03

Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Pudding
£13.00 £26.00 £11.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £35.00
Filter Coffee £3.00
Extras  
Bread £0.00
Service 10.00%
The Street, Pettistree, IP13 0HP
Opening hours
MondayCLOSED
TuesdayCLOSED
Wednesday12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑9:30 pm
Thursday12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑9:30 pm
Friday12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑9:30 pm
Saturday12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑9:30 pm
Sunday12 pm‑4:30 pm

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