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Adnams Broadside, Southwold Bitter, Ghost Ship, Fat Sprat and Rule of Twelfths, now over £4, was today's choice of ale.
This year the front door kept opening - causing a draught.
And the food was poor.
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Adnam's Freewheel now being served alongside, Broadside, Bitter and Ghost Ship - now £4 a pint.
Good choice of food at reasonable prices.
The 'banging-shut' (every 30 seconds) from the door leading to the garden was very irritating - I just about 'held it' together!
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Four hand-pumps all serving Adnams ales, including Fat Sprat and the excellent Mosaic Pale Ale (probably Adnams best ale).
Sadly, they come at an excellent price - for the landlord, just shy of four pounds a pint.
The small bar-counter makes it hard to get served - especially when blocked by the local clientele.
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A great pub in a stunning location sadly let down by the attitude of the barman.
We have called into this pub on a number of occasions on the way home, but our last visit will be our last visit!
I arrived at the bar and waited to be served, some other customers joined me. The barman had to show some guests to their rooms as they were staying the night, so he went off. Next thing one of the people who was in the queue behind me went behind the bar and started serving himself and his mate. After a while he looked at me a bit embarrassed and said 'I think we just pushed in front of you, sorry.' He then asked me what I wanted and proceeded to serve me when the barman returned. One of the locals sat at the bar said to the barman that the Adnam's bitter that had been drawn for me looked a bit 'thin' and perhaps he should do something about it. The barman slopped some beer off the top of the glass and topped it up from the hand-pump. 'That will be fine now he said', well when I tried the beer it had a distinctive vinegary taste to it. So I told the barman, his response was 'what have you been eating, nothing wrong with that.' And that was it as far as he was concerned. The barrel ran out on the very next pint he tried to pull and so the barrel was changed, the local at the bar had a word with the person who changed the barrel about my pint it turned out. Because he came over with a new pint for myself and also apologised for what had happened.
Which was well done him but the attitude of the barman I found to be too cocky and as a result we will take our trade elsewhere to more appreciative pubs of which there are many.
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Nice little picturesque pub tucked away down near the Suffolk marshes. Log fire and friendly service. Lots of locals. Adnams ales (three, couldn't see any guest beers) were in good condition but pricey for the location. �3.30 for a Gun Hill = London prices in rural Suffolk.
Agree with one of the comments below about the kitchen door being wide open. Unneccessary.
Menu looked good and reasonably priced, but didn't try the food so can't comment on the quality.
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Charming building serving Adnams ales in good quality condition yet on every visit the kitchen door has been open and the inside smells of a combination of various cooking fats and oils.
Staff visibly smoking outside the kitchen door. My job is to merely steer the knowledgeable drinker to end of his quest and not to comment on food, but I have to say that an adjacent diner's cheese ploughman's looked like a Jigsaw.
i.e. an unassembled Cheese roll with salad.
Verdict. Good to use as a pit stop on a minsmere walk but turn up early and drink outside.Deserving of its GBG 2010 entry, but as a whole I'm perplexed to this pub's current rating
R37
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Adnams house with good selection of their beers, including Tally Ho on my visit. Food was good and staff helpful. Nice pub, just not overly exsiting. 8/10
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Second visit, arrived at midday and already a queue at the miniscule bar. We chose to eat today and really were not disappointed. A really nice mix of people of the rambling/twitching variety and two very helpful and busy bar staff. Good selection of beverages. A great pub to eat and drink
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This was our halfway stop on an 8 mile walk round the marshes, and it was, I can tell you, a real struggle to do the second half.
They had Adnams bitter, Broadside and Explorer on. Neither of us had encountered Explorer before and as we were wondering whether to give it a go, the barman offered us a taste, which I thought was a good sign. We liked it, so we had a couple of pints each and reluctantly levered ourselves off the picnic bench for the final 4 miles
We may be slightly biased by the gorgeous weather that day, but we both fell in love with the place. If it weren't for the fact that it would have menat driving, we'd have gone back that evening. We're seriously considering booking in for a weekend later in the year so we can eat and drink to ours heart's content.
Royed - 28 Apr 2009 20:55 |
As others have said, this can be tricky to find but it's worth seeking out. A traditional Adnams pub with three ales on my visit (Best, Broadside and Oyster Stout but no true guest). Both the Best and the Stout were on fine form and the staff were friendly and welcoming. The food, however, was exceptional. Home cooked with produce apparently sourced locally. A lot of fish and vegetarian options on the menu. Everything we saw being brought out looked good and the food we ordered was fantastic.
Seemed to be popular with walkers and twitchers - and understandably so.
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This is a great place to head for on foot from Dunwich or Sizewell. Aim to arrive no later than 12:30 for lunch and on a sunny day you should get a table inside as the outside ones will be taken. Get there earlier if its raining! Hot food is cooked to order so expect up to a 45 min wait but it is worth it. Very busy day last time we went but staff coping well. Only glitch was when they were a little reluctant to take our orders for puds at twenty past two despite sign saying last food orders two thirty. Adnams up to usual standard.
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A bit tricky to find and only possible to enjoy the ales if you are ready for a long walk, but a friendly country pub with its super stilton ploughman's and silky smooth pints of Adnams.
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Popular with walkers and visitors to the nearby RSPB site at Minsmere. Quiet village location, good food, garden and accomodation. Also does camping / caravans etc. Worth a look.
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Visited May 25th - but there was no room at the inn that night!
After a short walk on the Fenns near to Thorpeness, and then a demanding factfinding mission to Adnams, to see the new brewhouse and distribution centre, and a relaxed pint at the Sole Bay Inn, and the Admiral Nelson, I was able to get a B&B nearby (Janet Baxter, the Alders, and highly recommended).
Having settled in, and on advice, I was quick to get down to the Eels Foot for dinner. It was busy but I could squeeze on to the table in the alcove as the couple and child enjoying their dinner didn't mind at all.
Another very satisfying pint of Adnams Best (I'd rate them all as a 4/5 pushing 5/5 on the CAMRA rating) accompanied whitebait - done just right - followed by a plate of smoked fish.
Excellent all round, and I'll certainly be back in the autumn for more walking as well.
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Visit this pub on a sunny day (it occasionaly happens), sit outside, order a cheddar ploughmans and a pint or two or three of Adnams bitter and you will be in seventh heaven
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what a great pub. Location cannot be bettered and the beer is great. One word of warning - book for food unless it is a Wednesday in January.
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Absolutely fantastic pub!
Great beer, food and accomodation. Oh and dont forget the beautiful location and friendly atmosphere.
A must visit!
Matt Webber - 23 Dec 2003 17:25 |
Excellent little Adnams country pub with great food and friendly service.Live folk music on Thursday nights.Close to Minsmere bird reserve so ideal for bird watching,walking or just drinking
Eddie Holliday - 27 Sep 2003 00:31 |
