The Suffolk Punch, Ipswich - pub details
Address: 429, Norwich Rd, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 5DN [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 18167) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Ipswich (1.6 miles), Westerfield (1.7 miles), Derby Road - Ipswich (2.8 miles)
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> Current user rating: 4.8/10 (rated by 4 users)
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user reviews of the Suffolk Punch, Ipswich
please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
| Broken windows have been replaced and the pub has reopened pretty much as it was before the temporary closure. edchambers - 28 Feb 2010 22:27 |
| Closed around the end of October 2009. For some reason the metal shutters were put up around the inside of the walls instead of the outside (come on, guys, you must have had enough practice by now!) with the result that the local vandals and would-be burglars have had a field day smashing in all the windows. A report in the local 'paper claimed this 'popular' pub was temporarily closed for refurbishment but the vandalism that has occured since then- plus the fact that the pub has been left to rot during a potentially lucrative Christmas season- would suggest otherwise. The tragedy is that this is a prominent pub with great potential. It's in a prime position with a spacious interior and a clock tower which can be seen across the local area- the kind of pub which would have been bought up by Wetherspoons had it been nearer to the town centre. Instead it has suffered years of neglect with no attempt being made in recent years to actually attract customers into the pub. I have only visited once, and found myself drinking fizzy lager (no real ale) amidst a sea of empty tables and chairs. If the pub chain which owns it actually gets its act together and reopens the place it would be nice to see real ales, good food and a welcome for families. edchambers - 27 Dec 2009 21:42 |
