Red Lion, Martlesham

I really love it here. We discovered the pub about a year ago and go monthly now. The portions are fairly small, but ample for us. There is plenty of choice and I have never had a bad meal. I adore the chips too. I have eaten chips in many pubs, and none are as nice as the chips in the Red Lion. Always book on a weekend as they do get really busy.

12 Apr 2012 14:41

The Fox Inn, Newbourn

This pub is fantastic. I went last week for the first time and i would recommend it to anyone.

The pub itself is beautiful, and inside its very old fashioned with candles all over the place including on each table. It made it feel very cosy.

The only downside are the toilet which are very basic, but they are in the process of having them re-done at the moment.

My husband ordered the sirloin steak which is one of the most expensive things on the menu ... but it was worth every penny. I had the hamburger which came with homemade coleslaw, salad, chips, bacon and cheese. It was to die for.

All the meat comes from Five Winds in Melton, so you know the meat is going to be five star.

I cant wait to go back again, and i have a feeling it might become a regular treat for us.

11 Aug 2010 13:53

The Crown, Ufford

This pub has recently been taken over, and i really wasnt impressed. You wouldn't have known that the landlady was the landlady as she was eating at the bar wearing an outfit i wouldnt garden in !

My husband and I ordered the homemade steak and ale pie with chips and veg. We were asked if we would like side order of gravy with it .... which we turned down. Big mistake. I assumed the pie would have gravy inside it.

The pie turned up looking like a lump of pasty. Inside the totally encased pie was about 5 pieces of chewy meat. No gravy was in the pie and the pasty was inedible. Everything was so piping hot it really felt like it had been microwaved.

The chips were hard and the veg consisted of a bit of over done cabbage.

I then tried to order the lemon tart and then the apple crumble off the 'specials' board only for them to be sold out (we were the only people eating at the time, and it was about 7pm). So, i had the banana split. It consisted of a cut banana, two scoops of cheap ice cream and a wafer. Yours for �4.50 !!!

It really was terrible, and i wont be going back. The seating in the bar area was massively uncomfortable and it was a horrid waste of time and money.

11 Aug 2010 13:46