Ramsholt Arms, Ramsholtback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Yes, all change for the old drinking shed at Ramsholt Dock. Newish expensive cars with personal plates in the Staff Car Park make me fear the worst. This pub has a lot going for it, but somehow it doesn't feel right. There is a great river view, plenty of out door seating and the interior has been smartened up in a minimalist way. Alas, the accent is on aspirational Gastro Dining, which seems common in these parts, and the simple pleasure of a reasonably priced beer consigned to history.
The new owners need to take a hard look at the way their staff present themselves, an extremely young crew with and to me the barman seemed far too casual, so much so that as a customer I felt somewhat uneasy being charged £3.45 for Adnams Bitter.
That said if you like the Gastro experience, you will not be disappointed as the standard of cuisine is excellent, but in my opinion somewhat poor value. Date of visit 21/7/2014
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We went to this pub a few years ago and never went there. Having heard it had been take over in April 2013 and had a completely refurbished Landlord and Landlady, we thought we would try again. The wine was brilliant, all home brewed plus the crisps selection was outstanding, I cannot think of another pub.
On tap was Green King IPA which is changed every month. There is a car park around the back of the pub and also a nice broken glass area for kids. The car park was very busy with doggers when we arrived so it would be worth booking in advance, call first.
We cannot recommend this pub or new Landlord and Landlady for what they have achieved. Service was a very slow but it is to be expected.
boffo - 14 May 2013 12:17 |
Has been closed lately, but I understand has recently been taken over by new landlord who is busy refurbishing for the summer season. Hope they don't refurbish too keenly - there are too many look-a-like gastro-pubs spreading through East Anglia, more interested in winning Michelin stars than being good atmospheric drinkers' haunts.
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Pub is indeed in a great location. Local bitter was ropey (hoppy and extremely bitter) but at least a bit different, however food was bog-standard pub grub - chips with everything, dull salad with sweet dressing, supermarket grade coleslaw. Perfectly fine if you're paying �5 for a main, but not for �10+. There seemed to be a hundred things on the menu, so maybe if they had fewer dishes comprising better quality, locally-sourced ingredients these prices could be justified, like in some of those nice pubs in Highgate and Hampstead.
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View from the pub is one of the best (river scenery). Clean and well kept - you could take granny here. Beer pricey - you pay for the view. Food - Main course around the �10 mark. We had Fish & Chips - excellent -fast service (pub was quiet/off season) - service fine. From the number of tables must sometimes get very busy. Will definitely visit again.
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Lovely location and good food. I do agree that this pub may be slightly pretentious and only interested in commercial value but perhaps this is due to as edchambers stated, having to "squeeze maximum profit from every session." Nevertheless, a nice pub from which I enjoyed lovely views and an evening riverside walk.
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Simply lovely looking out over the river...but...rubbish food! I had the lamb, it took 45 minutes to appear and came with a thick skin on the gravy, canned peas, cabbage that had been boiled to a pulp and carrots that could have been part of a meal served up the day before. My wife's meal came a good 10 minutes after mine and had the crunchiest chips I'd ever heard anyone manage to eat!
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Stevehar has a point but I think the remote location of this pub means they have to squeeze maximum profit from every session- there must be few, if any, 'locals', so every sunny lunch-time session needs to be milked as much as possible, since there must be many cold winter nights when nobody much turns up. Today the excellent Broadside was �2.60 a pint which compares favourably with other places where I've bought it recently. However, food prices were indeed unreasonably high- �9.25 for Sunday roast, we didn't sample this but hope it was worth it! Cod and chips came with tinned peas which we felt was unworthy of the price we paid. Kids meals cost as much as adult meals elsewhere, which stung us particularly as we had to buy a meal for our 3 year old who ate very little of it. I would suggest to the landlady that she introduces sandwiches, snacks etc since this part of Suffolk has a number of picturesque waterside pubs and next time we would probably go for one where we can spend a bit less on the food.
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Woodforde Wherry (3.8%) at �2.80 a pint! No bar snacks, nothing costing less than 'Starters' at about a fiver. No thanks. Remember, landlady - the Golden Goose can be killed.
anonymous - 19 Jul 2007 00:04 |
Fantastic riverside location. Miles off the beaten track. Food and beer good too.
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This has to be one of the best locations of any pub. You'll need to pay close attention to the map: it's at the very end of a lane that goes nowhere else but to a pub on the edge of the river Deben. There's nothing else there apart from great views of the marshes and the boats moored in the estuary. The pub itself is full of character and serves good food and beer. People who've known about it for years (and kept quiet) say it's been spoilt in recent years by the influx of the braying 4x4 crowd. But I still think it's well worth a look...
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