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Valley Connection Indian Cuisine in Bury St Edmunds' is a large and stylish Indian restaurant renovated in two thousand seven, which can seat up to a hundred and ten diners in sophisticated and contemporary surroundings. The interior features elegant carpets and luxurious brown leather chairs that set the mood for a graceful dining experience. The menu offers Indian continental dishes and Bangladeshi cuisine. The extensive wine list, featuring a vast champagne selection and connoisseur items complements the menu.

Start your meal with tandoori chicken, garlic mushroom bhuna puree, and Kashmiri mirch, whole green pepper, cooked in a clay oven stuffed with mixed vegetables. For main course order meat dansak cooked with lentils and fresh garlic to produce a sweet, sour and hot taste, or pathia cooked with onion, tomatoes and capsicum with a variety of Indian breads to hand and chicken and mushroom biryani served with vegetable curry.

Carluccio's was started by Antonio and Priscilla Carluccio as a small café and shop stocking Italian food and ingredients in 1991, and grew into a restaurant serving authentic cuisine at sensible prices in 1999. Antonio is an expert on food and has been a wine merchant, restaurant manager and owner, cookery expert on television and author of twelve cookery books. It is therefore not surprising, that today Carluccio's has over fourty-nine outlets across the UK.

Antonio believes Italian cookery involves minimum fuss and maximum flavour. This is exactly what his restaurants try to do by using fresh produce, and working largely with families who make things the traditional way - with care. Their passion also translates into special events like hands-on cookery classes and recipe sharing, Antonio and his team regularly organise for interested guests. They also offer takeaways and a catering service.

The breakfast menu offers croissants and breads served with butter and preserves or honey and free range eggs, either scrambled or fried and served with pancetta or ciabatta. They also have long cured Parma ham and healthier options like muesli and fruits. These are best had with coffee, tea or freshly squeezed juice. Carluccio's offers an impressive list of white, red, rosé and sparkling wines which complement your meal.

The restaurants offer a range of soup and salads which give your meal a nutritious start before moving on to the mains. If you like pasta, enjoy the small filled parcels served in a ham and cream sauce, or sample the Neapolitana spaghetti with whole fresh clams, garlic, herbs and chilli. The branzino con salsa e patate, fillet of pan fried sea bass served with tomato salsa and sautéed potatoes and Somerset rib-eye steak with rosemary potatoes, called bistecca di bue con patate, are good options too. If you are looking for something lighter, you could opt for the numerous sides called contorni and panini.

In the Tuscany region of Italy, meals end simply with almond biscuits dipped in a sweet local wine, Vin Santo and eaten. You can enjoy that experience at Carluccio's, or settle for a more conventional dolci of tiramisu, warm chocolate and kahlua pudding, your choice of Italian cheeses or gelatos in different flavours.

This delightful restaurant, which offers British cuisine, is located on Cannon Street in Bury St Edmunds. The bill of fare features fresh and simple food in a cosy and warm atmosphere. The venue is popular among locals and visitors alike for its food and excellent service. The owners make certain guests are at ease from the time they enter, the better to enjoy this unique dining experience at Pea Porridge.

For starters order pumpkin and cumin soup, served with spiced onion beignet, and plate of Italian charcuterie, nocerella olives, served with kohlrabi remoulade. Main courses could include chunks of hake, butter bean, mussels and romesco stew, or their Alsace plate, with pork knuckle, smoked belly, Alsatian sausage, new potatoes and choucroute. Delightful desserts might offer poached figs in vanilla syrup and crème fraiche, and end the meal with the day's cheese, walnuts and quince jelly.

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The Priory Hotel in Bury St Edmunds is a lovely place to visit if you're in Suffolk and want to explore the area from somewhere comfortable and splendidly luxurious. A warm and welcoming atmosphere helps you relax and enjoy all the wonderful aspects of this hotel whether you're there for a weekend retreat or on a business trip. The highly acclaimed Garden Restaurant with its 2 AA rosettes is the perfect spot to add an element of epicurean delight to your day.

The chefs at the Garden Restaurant are continually raising the bar, creating dishes that are imaginative and delicious and from the à la carte there might be starters of pan fried breast of wood pigeon, risotto of oyster mushrooms and beetroot jus followed by a main course of duo of English lamb, sweet potato fondant, pea puree and balsamic dressing. Finally, there's a hot chocolate fondant with tipsy cherries and vanilla ice cream to end and an excellent wine list that meets your requirements skilfully.