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The Street, Westleton, nr Southwold, IP17 3AD [Map]

A traditional coaching inn with origins extending back to the 12th century The Westleton Crown retains the antiquity and charm of its heritage whilst notching up the creature comforts to modern levels in its new gastropub guise. Learn more

A traditional coaching inn with origins extending back to the 12th century The Westleton Crown retains the antiquity and charm of its heritage whilst notching up the creature comforts to modern levels in its new gastropub guise. It is perfectly situated for exploring the Suffolk Heritage Coast, in particular the picturesque coastal towns of Southwold and Aldeburgh, the culture of the concert hall at Snape Maltings or the wild and beautiful nature of Dunwich Heath and the RSPB Minsmere nature reserve.

As well as being a 'gastropub with rooms' it retains the atmosphere of a genuine local with its gently crackling log fires, real ales and an air of peace and homeliness. No wonder though that it has gained two AA Rosettes and is Suffolk Dining Pub of the Year in the Good Pub Guide 2008.

The Westleton Crown is a good port of call when it comes to that sudden impulsive weekend break, or quiet spot to roost in for a couple of nights when on tour. In 2006 all individual and stylish bedrooms were given a complete refurbishment, bringing new levels of luxury and comfort. There are three types of room, Good, Better and Best. More specifically, choose from cosy singles, luxurious doubles with nickel or four poster beds, and a couple of spacious family rooms. All 34 rooms are en suite and have flat screen televisions.

Hoteliers are increasingly realising that when people go away to stay, the quality of the bedroom and its furnishings is rather akin to breakfast - at home this is usually, though regrettably, a fairly sparse occasion, but go away and you expect the full monty, and so it is with beds. Fully sprung mattresses, goose down duvets, crisp white Egyptian cotton and oversize pillows come to mind, and The Crown has them all.

If there are two words to describe the food, they would be 'hearty' yet sophisticated, and you'd probably be seeing seared scallops and roast loin of rabbit with salsify, prune jam and a pea shoot salad, or devilishly tasty fresh Brancaster mussels with a fennel, saffron cream sauce and crisp croutons.

The appetite duly sharpened it would be time to think of the braised shoulder and roast rump of local new season lamb, supported by aubergine caviar, herb rösti and a caper and tomato jus, or possibly herb-crusted fillet of turbot with puy lentils, morel mushrooms and a bouillabaisse froth. Follow with a baked Alaska served with raspberry syrup.

The wine list is a masterly exercise, with a good breadth of choice with a good number by the medium or large glass. Trust the Australians to put some point into Riesling, ask for the Howard Park '06. Lebanese Gaston Hochar '00 is well worth a call, and the list generally moves nimbly between the upper and lower ranges, only occasionally hitting the 50-plus mark.

Like any good country inn there's a choice of places in which to enjoy your food, with the front bar offering a huge open fireplace, or the more elegant dining room or snug. For the al fresco touch try the large airy conservatory or a pretty terraced garden.

There's always something going on at The Westleton Crown, and a quick click on their Website will put you fully in the picture.

English, Gastropub

£18.00£36.00

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St James Street, Dunwich, IP17 3DT [Map]

The Ship Inn at Dunwich is surrounded by an exterior of those rose red bricks that distinguish many an East Anglian building, whilst inside everything is as it should be, with comfortably furnished rooms in traditional style offering views across the marshes to the ever murmuring sea. Learn more

The Ship Inn at Dunwich is surrounded by an exterior of those rose red bricks that distinguish many an East Anglian building, whilst inside everything is as it should be, with comfortably furnished rooms in traditional style offering views across the marshes to the ever murmuring sea. Come in to sit in front of the fire and you'll most likely have to share the space with one or two blissfully dozing canine friends, and there's a refreshing disregard for dress codes as you line up for a menu that is unashamedly British.

Dunwich once enjoyed the distinction of being the capital of East Anglia but in spite of its importance Dunwich was unable to resist the sea and in 1287 and 1328 two fearful storms took away major parts of the town. Since then it has been in steady decline and during the 17th and 18th centuries whole streets would disappear overnight to the sea.

So now Dunwich is a tiny coastal village with only tantalising hints of its great past still to be seen. The folk lore is incredible to the point of the bizarre. Well, would you care to meet Black Shuck, the red-eyed, spectral hound on your way home late one night? But somehow The Ship has managed to survive - why is it that the pub nearly always hangs on in these circumstances? No prizes. And it has about it more than a hint of the smugglers who undoubtedly found its proximity to the sea of great benefit.

Upstairs ten converted bedrooms offer good old fashioned iron bedsteads, fully sprung mattresses and feather pillows and duvets. There are no phones in the rooms, but the mobile signal seems okay. Frankly, who cares? The toiletries are supplied by Pecksniff, and no, are not named after a local smuggler.

And onto the main reason that most folks now pay a visit to The Ship Inn at Dunwich - hearty meals and real ales. Colin, the chef, who has been at The Ship nigh on 20 years, has ensured that it has become renowned for its fish and chips, his prowess naturally extends to other great traditional staples, which could include steak and ale pie - Adnam's is just up the road - lamb, pea and mint casserole, bread and butter pudding and chocolate roly poly.

There's a choice of places to eat: the dining room, the conservatory, the rustic bar or the spacious garden. In the evening the dining room comes into its own, with no nonsense scrubbed pine tables, sisal matting and a welcoming log burner.

Talking of Adnams, scrupulous care is paid to the keeping of a fine selection of draught beers, both guest and resident, with a sensibly priced wine list to complement Colin's menu.

Vincent Crumb, writing in the Sunday Times said, "More than anywhere, Dunwich embodies the elusive beauty of the Suffolk coast". He might have added that this beauty is much enhanced by the inns that are so moulded into that elusive beauty they appear to be part of it - as indeed The Ship at Dunwich is, but then you can find out from their Website.

Fish & Chip

£15.00£27.00

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The Street, Tuddenham, Newmarket, IP28 6SQ [Map]

Located in North West Suffolk, between Newmarket and Bury St Edmunds and not far from Cambridge, and serving quality, Modern British food, Tuddenham Mill, a converted 12th century flour mill has all the inbuilt charm and permanence that one might expect from its history and such a superb setting. Learn more

Located in North West Suffolk, between Newmarket and Bury St Edmunds and not far from Cambridge, and serving quality, Modern British food, Tuddenham Mill, a converted 12th century flour mill has all the inbuilt charm and permanence that one might expect from its history and such a superb setting. Much of the machinery remains intact and on view, and the mill pool provides a soothing view from the restaurant and a number of rooms.

With an array of culinary awards such as 3 AA Rosettes and an entry in the Good Food Guide, whilst their bedrooms were awarded four stars by the AA. The Coveted Editors' Award, one of the widely respected and sought after culinary title 'Up and Coming Chef of the Year' by the Good Food Guide 2012 has been awarded to the restaurant's Head Chef Paul Foster.

The clever combination of new and old is one of the principal charms of this restaurant with rooms and nowhere is this better demonstrated than in the bedrooms where old oak beams run riot, the floorboards are white, and the massive doubled-ended stone baths in some of the rooms are an object of extreme envy to those who do not have one in theirs. Walk in showers, fluffy bath sheets and Elemis toiletries provide further evidence of their dedication to excellence.

Choices between the three main Mill bedrooms, eight Mill Stream and Watermeadow rooms, and the Loft Rooms are by no means easy to make, but rest assured they all attain to the same high standard including Bose sound systems, Loewe flat screen TVs and Italian designed furniture, and those memorable 6ft beds with fully sprung mattresses.

You will find an enticing choice of dishes on the main Mill menu, with six starters that include corn-fed chicken wing with bone marrow, sultana purée and chicory; skate wings with avocado emulsion, bacon, lemon and raw peas, or roasted watermelon, goats' cheese, nettle juice with sea aster.

Denham Estate is brought to you on a plate when you order the fallow deer, red onion fondue, pearl barley, pear with Colston Bassett Stilton, or lamb rump and shoulder with butternut squash, smoked paprika, yoghurt and rock samphire. One of the best things about Britain is you are never too far from the sea and vastly improved facilities for keeping seafood fresh have changed our attitude to such shibboleths as never eating fish on Monday, so dishes such as river trout 40°C, shallot purée, broad and runner beans, kohlrabi, and brown butter, and salted hake with slow cooked cauliflower, confit potatoes, coconut and compressed gem juice are both popular and trusted.

In this haven of high eating it would be nothing short of a tragedy to miss out on the desserts, and bitter chocolate textures with chilled mugwort tea and semi-dried blueberries catch many an eye. The Suffolk strawberries with pine ice cream, granola and goats' milk provides a very unfair contest, but some will stick out for the cheese, not least because of its supporters, apple chutney, fruit and nut bread and Garibaldi biscuits.

Tuddenham Mill has set a new benchmark for excellence in the area. Click on their Website for further information about meetings and private functions.

Modern

£20.00£40.00

Featured Restaurant

Orford Road, Bromeswell, nr Woodbridge, IP12 2PU [Map]

In an idyllic rural setting, opposite to the Woodbridge Golf Club, The British Larder is a wonderfully rustic gastropub offering a range of classic dishes prepared using the finest local ingredients. Learn more

In an idyllic rural setting, opposite to the Woodbridge Golf Club, The British Larder is a wonderfully rustic gastropub offering a range of classic dishes prepared using the finest local ingredients. The restaurant interior boasts an open fireplace, exposed brickwork, and a separate bar, while the al fresco dining area is perfect for families and couples to enjoy the sunshine and a pint of beer.

Traditional touches carry over to the cooking, which reflect the best of Suffolk's produce, and the menus change regularly allowing room for fresh, seasonal dishes. The lunch menu includes the fascinating 'Orford Smokehouse Experience' a deli platter with smoked prawns, smoked salmon with capers and lemon and Butley oyster with shallot and thyme vinaigrette. Other dishes include a classic Suffolk farmhouse ploughman's lunch and hearty main courses of steak and kidney pot pie with seasonal greens or a homemade venison burger. Alternatively you could choose from a range of freshly made sandwiches.

The evening menu displays the same commitment to fresh, seasonal produce and could include starters of East Coast wild sea bass carpaccio with fennel, lime and coriander salad, and Bromeswell wild rabbit terrine with damson chutney and toasted Pump Street sourdough. High quality local ingredients are evident in main courses of slow-cooked Dingley Dell pork belly with crushed celeriac and honey roasted village carrots, and a lavish Orford-Ness lobster and Loch Duart salmon macaroni.

Desserts don't stray too far from the local realm and choices include High House Farm Victoria plum, lavender and almond tart with plum sorbet, and damson parfait with olive oil and thyme sable, sourced from British Larder's back garden. The extensive wine list arrives with useful notes and features an impressive selection from around the world, alongside spirits, liqueurs, beers and ciders.

Sunday lunch at the British Larder is a relaxed affair with two and three course menus offering a pot of Pinney's of Orford smoked prawns with creamy garlic sauce and garden lovage salad, oven-roasted Sutton Hoo chicken rubbed in kitchen garden garlic herb butter and sticky toffee pudding with toffee sauce and Suffolk Meadow vanilla ice cream.

Open seven days a week, the British Larder serves a selection of cakes and light dishes at the bar right through the day. They also cater for special events with customised menus and the venue is available for private hire.

To gain further information, just visit their extremely comprehensive Website.

British

£25.00£38.00

Featured Restaurant

Market Place, Lavenham, CO10 9QZ [Map]

There is about the East Anglian countryside an air of antiquity quite unlike anywhere else you have encountered in Britain. It is at its strongest in places like Lavenham where a combination of ancient buildings, warm dry summers and the red brick and half timbering peculiar to counties like Suffolk are at their best. Learn more

There is about the East Anglian countryside an air of antiquity quite unlike anywhere else you have encountered in Britain. It is at its strongest in places like Lavenham where a combination of ancient buildings, warm dry summers and the red brick and half timbering peculiar to counties like Suffolk are at their best.

It is no surprise therefore that the Great House at Lavenham should fit in so well to this idyllic background. Lavenham has to be high on the list of most attractive villages in England, the sort of place where people who may be weary of their everyday locations come for some well-earned rejuvenation.

Described by The Mail on Sunday as 'a gem of a small country hotel-restaurant with an authentic taste of France', The Great House has five luxurious accommodations, with no expense spared to ensure the sort of setting where, as you walk into your room you know instinctively that this is your personal paradise, yours for as long as you can stay.

Eating well is every bit as important to the process as resting well, and when The Sunday Telegraph said, 'The Great House is a cracking restaurant' it was not referring to the foundations, which incidentally are in fine shape. There are several menus, of which the à la carte is but one example, and whilst the overall influence is French, ingredients tend to follow regional sourcing with an emphasis on freshness. Great House Hotel & Restaurant is rated as one of 'Britain's top 100 Restaurants' by the Sunday Times.

Starters could include duck foie gras, French 'les landes' foie gras ballotine marinated with Armagnac and Port and grilled brioche, or tuna and mackerel sushi, marinated red tuna with olive oil, lemon juice, sesame seeds and rice vinegar mackerel fillet.

First courses of this kind of integrity create the sort of confidence that enables a meal to be enjoyed to the full and main courses of roasted duck breast with wild morel mushroom sauce, or farmed halibut, grilled with spinach and coriander salsa, white wine and passion fruit sauce, do nothing to diminish this sense of well-being. Dinner brings perhaps a shrimp cocktail with cucumber, coriander, fresh chilli horseradish cream and tomato sorbet followed by cheek of beef slowly cooked in red wine Le Puy lentils and bacon.

It is within the dessert menu at The Great House that opportunities exist for the most outrageous indulgence. Who, in their right gastronomic mind, would be able to keep calm as they dallied between the relative merits of a dark and milk chocolate ganache with runny salted caramel heart and crispy 'Tuile' biscuit just so, or a crème brûlée, pistachio and raspberry with crispy top? Well, there are those who would head unerringly for the wonderful selection of perfectly kept French cheeses.

It would be strange if the wine list was anything but equal to the task of matching the cuisine, and not only is the selection everything you would expect and by no means confined to France alone, it is also amazingly good value for money. There is a magnificent range of half bottles, excellent house wine and champagne by the glass, with ports, cognacs, armagnacs and liqueurs enough to ensure a very happy landing.

If I display inclinations towards what some might see as a rave review, it is simply because a lot of people get parts of it right part of the time - few achieve the full monty. Be assured that The Great House at Lavenham is most definitely one of them. Perhaps it should not come as a surprise therefore that the Good Food Guide made them East of England Restaurant of the Year 2009, whilst the Good Hotel Guide for 2009 made them Restaurant with Rooms of the Year. They have also been awarded two Rosettes by the AA Guide.

Their Website informs well about the hotel and restaurant and has a number of useful links to enhance your enjoyment on a wider scale.

French, Gourmet, Modern European

£27.00£40.00

Featured Restaurant

30-31 Churchgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1RG [Map]

Every so often you will read of the delights of small market town living, in such places say, as Bury St Edmunds where the pace drops a significant number of notches from, for example, the delights of Notting Hill. Learn more

Every so often you will read of the delights of small market town living, in such places say, as Bury St Edmunds where the pace drops a significant number of notches from, for example, the delights of Notting Hill. Some towns in Britain already enjoy the ready availability of good restaurants and one's mind thinks immediately of Ludlow in Shropshire, with more fine establishments per head of the population than probably anywhere else in Britain.

In Bury St Edmunds a French-style restaurant where the chef, Pascal Canevet, majors on fish, is perhaps part of a movement to encourage that ancient town in the same direction.
 
The menu is straightforward and the dishes offered, together with the roll call of wonderful piscine names. Let's start with the salmon, a plate of which is designed to tickle the tastebuds and will include salmon 'rillettes' with handpicked Cornish crab meat, cod and dill roulade and shellfish mayonnaise.

At the other end of the scale, and there are stopping-off places in between, is the Royal plate, a breathtaking presentation of lobster, crab, langoustines, oysters, whelks, tiger prawns and mussels.

Seared scallops is presented with diced vegetables brunoise, tomato and balsamic vinegar dressing, whilst fish soup served with rouille, garlic croutons and grated gruyère would need some serious avoiding action. Any quality fish menu is, almost of a necessity, going to mirror a changing market subject indeed to wind and tide, and Maison Bleue is no exception. It is this element of uncertainty that catches the interest and makes every visit a voyage of discovery.

On the other side, there are dishes that follow like wild turbot from the Scottish coast with pan-fried fillet, egg tagliatelle and garlic leaves sauce, or lemon sole, whole fish pan-fried with capers, croutons, lemon and parsley. It is surely one of the hallmarks of a successful approach to cooking fish that a minimalist approach in general pays off almost every time.

They offer different variations on lamb, fowl and beef and it is much to their credit that the wine list, which is full of fish-worthy whites, also does justice to the carnivores, though the tendency to drink red with anything, does seem to be on the increase.

The décor and front of house arrangements are faultless as one has come to expect with this modest but convincingly effective East Anglian group. If you are looking for further information, then you will find that a'plenty on their comprehensive Website, including menus. It should not come as a surprise to learn that it has been named as East of England's restaurant of the year 2009/2010 by the Good Food Guide and two Rosettes by the AA Guide.


French, Modern European, Seafood

£22.00£40.00

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Unit D, Cardinal Retail Park, Grafton Way, Ipswich, IP1 1AX [Map]

Housed within the busy Cardinal Retail Park, right opposite Cineworld Cinemas, Chimichanga Ipswich is the perfect retreat for an enjoyable Mexican meal after a tiring shopping expedition. With plenty of parking available, the restaurant is only a 4-minute drive from the Regent Theatre while Portman Road, the home of Ipswich Town Football Club, is even closer. Learn more

Housed within the busy Cardinal Retail Park, right opposite Cineworld Cinemas, Chimichanga Ipswich is the perfect retreat for an enjoyable Mexican meal after a tiring shopping expedition. With plenty of parking available, the restaurant is only a 4-minute drive from the Regent Theatre while Portman Road, the home of Ipswich Town Football Club, is even closer.

Chimichanga's extensive à la carte caters to a variety of palates. A wide range of delicious appetisers includes crab cakes, Buffalo chicken wings and empanadas, a traditional crispy pastry filled with a choice of chicken or chorizo sausage with cheese and served with sour cream. Other choices include piri piri prawns, Cajun chicken with chilli sauce and jalapeno bullets, a dish of deep fried jalapeno peppers with cream cheese and chilli sauce. Appetisers to share include chicken nachos or taquitos, crispy flour tortilla tubes with a range of fillings including cheese and black beans, chicken, cheese and salsa and chorizo and cheese.

Light bites include a range of tortilla wraps including a classic fajita wrap with a choice of char grilled fajita steak or chicken served with peppers and onions in a tortilla with Jack cheese. Vegetarians are catered for with the delicious courgette and Portobello mushroom wraps which comes with chipotle chilli sauce and jack cheese. There's also a number of tempting salad options such as blackened tuna salad with tuna steak coated in a special blend of Cajun spices, blacked on a hot skillet and served over a bed of mixed leaves with roasted peppers, cherry tomatoes and cucumber.

For something more filling diners could opt for a tortilla burger, made from 100 per cent fully traceable prime Scottish beef wrapped in a flour tortilla with mayonnaise and served with changa chips.

The char grill section's succulent offerings include barbecue baby back ribs served with change chips and jalapeno coleslaw; sirloin mojo rojo, a centre cut sirloin steak marinated in chilli, garlic and coriander and served with beer battered onion rings and change chips, Santa Fe chicken with rice, black beans and guacamole or flame grilled piri piri chicken.

Sumptuous Mexican specialities naturally include chimichanga, a flour tortilla fried golden brown with Jack cheese and served with your choice of filling - either chunky beef chilli con carne, BBQ pulled pork or bean chilli - sautéed onions and peppers and garnished with sour cream, chives, guacamole and tortilla croutons, as well as a variety of burritos, enchiladas and tostadas. There are also chipotle meatballs, Mexican paella, chilli de la casa and south-western crab cakes. The grande quesadilla is a baked flour tortilla sandwich with your choice of filling and drizzled with sour cream and served with Mexican rice and chipotle chilli sauce.

The lunch menu offers a choice of two or three courses while a children's menu caters to the tastes of the little ones.
Round off the satisfying meal with scrumptious dessert of giant Mexican profiterole, chocolate fudge brownie or honeycomb smash cheesecake. Alternatively, end with a speciality coffee or liqueur. Chimichanga offers a variety of wines, beers, cocktails, margheritas, sangria and soft drinks to quench the thirst.

More information can be found on their Website.

Mexican, Tex Mex

N/A£25.00

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Market Place, Lavenham, CO10 9QZ [Map]

Housed in an historic inn that dates back to 1420, The Angel Hotel on the Marketplace in Lavenham boasts beautifully maintained interiors with beamed ceilings and wood paneling. The exterior is equally striking with many original Tudor features still clearly visible, while sympathetic restoration in the 1950s secured the medieval gable ends and brick chimneys. Learn more

Housed in an historic inn that dates back to 1420, The Angel Hotel on the Marketplace in Lavenham boasts beautifully maintained interiors with beamed ceilings and wood paneling. The exterior is equally striking with many original Tudor features still clearly visible, while sympathetic restoration in the 1950s secured the medieval gable ends and brick chimneys. Converted into a hotel in the 1990s, the Angel is the perfect spot for a leisurely dinner after a day of sight-seeing or could make the ideal base for a longer stay in this beautiful Suffolk town.

Taken over by the renowned Michelin star-winning chef, Marco Pierre White in 2011, the AA Rossette awarded inn's à la carte showcases freshly prepared food created with local ingredients wherever possible and includes a range of mouth watering steaks, braised roasts, fish and seafood dishes and vegetarian options. Guests can relish starters of potted duck with prunes d'Agen served with toasted sourdough, finest quality smoked eel with Wheeler's potato and egg salad or cream of cauliflower soup with smoked salmon.

Follow with delicious mains of roast rump of lamb à la Dijonnaise with gratin dauphinoise and roasting juices; honey roast belly pork Marco Polo with butter beans or fine quality Scottish rib eye steak à la Boston with oysters and jus à la Parisienne. If you prefer fish, there's Wheeler's classic fish pie with buttered garden peas, smoked haddock with Welsh rarebit and tomato salad and grilled Dover sole à la salamander with sauce tartare and creamed potatoes. Set menus are also available for lunch and dinner.

Traditional Sunday specials include roast rib of Aberdeen Angus with Yorkshire pudding, creamed horseradish and traditional gravy; roast chicken with all the trimmings, stuffing, bread sauce, chipolatas and roasting juices; and roast suckling pig with stuffing, apple sauce and gravy.

To finish, consider Cambridge burnt cream with English raspberries, King's fruit cake with Colston Bassett Stilton or Mr White's rice pudding with prunes d'Agen á l'Armagnac.

The bar offers locally brewed ales such as Adnams, Greenking and Nethergate, over 40 carefully selected wines, 25 malt whiskies and a variety of liqueurs.

To gain further information, just visit their extremely comprehensive Website.

English

£22.00£32.00

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Neptune Quay, Ipswich, IP4 1AX [Map]

Until comparatively recent times the word gunboat had colonial connotations that are fast fading into the dark shadows of Victorian imperialism. So with re-usage all the rage it may not come as a total surprise to find a superb relic of the maritime past, an imaginative and extremely well-presented floating survival, on the ancient waterfront of the historic port of Ipswich. Learn more

Until comparatively recent times the word gunboat had colonial connotations that are fast fading into the dark shadows of Victorian imperialism. So with re-usage all the rage it may not come as a total surprise to find a superb relic of the maritime past, an imaginative and extremely well-presented floating survival, on the ancient waterfront of the historic port of Ipswich.

Many of the original features of this fine and much travelled vessel, launched in 1899 in Belgium, are retained and so skilfully has the work been done that it is not always easy to disregard the feeling that you might emerge from the absorption of your meal, only to find yourself rocking gently off Dogger Bank or the German Bight.

Everything is immaculate and shipshape, the brasswork gleams, the woodwork reflects the subtle lights from the boat-studded harbour scene outside and the cries of the seabirds remove any possible lingering doubts of authenticity.

This seamanlike precision translates very easily it seems into the all-important area of the galley where French brasserie food, which by no means ignores fish, is prepared with consistent care, taking full advantage of the readily available local excellence evident in all three venues of this lively and well-respected East Anglian group.

The menu is as traditional as the ship's ropework and could include starters of spicy Thai haddock fish cake with sweet chili, coriander sauce and poached egg, a salad of crayfish baby tomato with pepper, boiled egg and olive oil vinaigrette or fresh crab meat layered with avocado mousse and tomato jelly.

A breath from the past is invoked by the grilled venison steak with rich cranberry and red wine sauce. To follow, perhaps the roasted fillet of sea bass with mashed potato and Hollandaise will do very well.

The sea air may well have induced an even keener appetite than usual, in which case consider yielding to the firepower of a grilled Aberdeen sirloin steak with Roquefort sauce and French fries. And talking of planks a gang-plank-walking selection of puddings offers good brasserie style such as cappuccino cheesecake with coffee coulis or the almond and honey pannacotta with red fruit jelly and white chocolate mousse. However, cheese-eaters of any nationality may find even armed resistance fails in the presence of an overwhelming force of well-kept cheeses.

An attractive selection of house wines come by the glass, carafe or bottle and the mainly French list can hardly fail to satisfy the needs of the most demanding raider. Tableware and service are in keeping with the best traditions of the wardroom mess, bringing the final touches to a voyage of nostalgic excellence. They do lunches of breathtaking value and quality and on the upper deck the wine bar offers opportunities for relaxation and light snacks.

Extremely full details on Mariners, including a pictorial tour and menus, are available on their Website.


French, Modern European

£20.00£36.00

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1 Church Street, Woodbridge, IP12 1DS [Map]

Prezzo has been delighting diners for over eight years, and this Italian restaurant chain has since been able to expand throughout large parts of England and Scotland with some 141 outlets. Interestingly, the company seeks to restore either impressive buildings or ones of local interest. Learn more

Prezzo has been delighting diners for over eight years, and this Italian restaurant chain has since been able to expand throughout large parts of England and Scotland with some 141 outlets.

Interestingly, the company seeks to restore either impressive buildings or ones of local interest. The conversion of the Newbury library and other listed buildings, such as those in Salisbury, Romsey and Mayfair, are all welcome examples of 'new use'. Their trendy and sophisticated décor usually consists of tiled or wooden floors with delicate lights and colourful paintings, along with wooden furniture and sparkling cutlery, creating a setting that is suitable for a relaxed lunch, a family meal or an evening out with friends.

The restaurants are of particular appeal to those who like genuine Italian cuisine, and they use only the best seasonal products, many of which are imported directly from Italy. The menu includes pizza, pasta, risotto, grilled meats, fresh salads and frequently changing specials.

The freshly baked breads, like the garlic bread with mozzarella cheese, are perfect for sharing and give you adequate breathing space to order starters to follow. Crab cakes served with garlic mayonnaise or grilled goat's cheese with plum tomatoes and caramelised onions on foccacia bread with a balsamic glaze set the tone for a hearty meal. Best fun is to order an antipasto platter to share made up from seven well loved Italian nibbles.

Find pastas such as the unusual penne con salmone, with oak-roasted salmon, broccoli and fresh chillies in a red pesto and cream sauce, or firm favourites like spaghetti with meatballs, spaghetti Bolognese, and fusilli al pesto, asparagus spears with field mushrooms and roasted peppers in a basil pesto sauce.

Amongst the special pastas, the pollo mariano, seasoned chicken, pepperoni sausage, roasted peppers and fusilli in tomato sauce, is interesting and different. Italian menus would be incomplete without risotto, like tiger prawns with petits pois in a creamy saffron sauce.

Classic pizzas embrace, among a wide selection, the popular napoletana, topped with yellowfin tuna, tomato, white anchovies, capers, red onion, mozzarella and marinated olives, and the much loved quattro stagioni - pepperoni sausage, prosciutto ham, artichoke, field mushrooms, capers, marinated olives, mozzarella and tomato.

Specials could include the pollo Siciliana, char-grilled chicken breast, prosciutto ham and plum tomato slices, baked with their blend of cheese, only one example from the many tempting offerings that come out from the Prezzo kitchens.

You can accompany the food with a variety of tipples, though for many, Italian food requires Italian wines to be enjoyed to the full, ranging from house wine through Morellino di Scansano and Prosecco to liqueurs and beer, and there is espresso or fresh ground coffee to wind up an enjoyable meal, in company with a glass of grappa or sambuca.

This is Italian food at its attractive best, convincing and bringing together the traditional with the modern twist or two against a background of excellent value.

Prezzo is a lively group and opportunities to improve and update are never left on the table for long. Keep up to date with a quick click on their Website.

Italian

£10.00£25.00

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Prezzo Valentine's Menu: 3 Course for £18.95, add your first glass of prosecco for £1

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Tuddenham Mill

Newmarket

Located in North West Suffolk, between Newmarket and Bury St Edmunds and not far from Cambridge, and serving quality, Modern British food, Tuddenham Mill, a converted 12th century flour mill has ...