St Edmundsbury
Edmunds

Edmunds

Out Risbygate, IP33 3RL, St Edmundsbury, United Kingdom

Cafés • Seafood • British • European


"Eating in a restaurant attached to a catering college is an intriguing prospect. So, too, was their once-a-week themed night which promised a platter of Thai dishes on the night we visited. The first thing to say is that everyone was extremely friendly, which translated to service that was a little unpolished. The second thing to point out is that the dining room is large, a little canteen-like, although with well-separated tables, and packed to the rafters with customers evidently eager to experience a cut-price dinner. The menu included both standard and vegan options, although I suspect we, as vegetarians, were in the minority. The starter of corn and chilli fritters were served quickly but there wasn't a trace of chilli to be tasted. One of the waiters attending our table admitted that he'd been responsible for making the fritters and seemed remarkably blase about his omission. It then took 45 minutes for a platter of four dishes to be served. The vegetable green curry had some depth of flavour, but there was a hint of nam pla (fish sauce) in the background, which clearly is neither vegetarian nor vegan. Nam pla was even more evident in the pad thai noodles, which was almost cold and, quite simply, dreadful. Satay tofu skewers were much more successful and vegetable spring rolls were passable, although the pastry was thick and chewy. The desserts had no resemblance to anything Thai and someone had turned a singular custard into plural ones. Overall, the meal was a curate's egg and we thought more effort should have been made in creating the dishes in the first place and ensuring that service could cope with the number of covers. As a training experience, Edmunds need to do more to help their students learn from their mistakes."

The Wickhambrook Greyhound Twenty One

The Wickhambrook Greyhound Twenty One

Meeting Green, CB8 8XS, St Edmundsbury, United Kingdom

Pubs • Soup • Fish • Steak


"The Greyhound and TwentyOne hosted our wedding mid April and we cannot thank them enough. After being let down by our initial venue we contacted Jack and from the first phone call we were reassured that we were going to have a great day. Jack had great communication throughout with multiple meetings leading up to the big day, to ensure we could achieve what we wanted. Jack was enthusiastic and accommodating of vendors that we had already booked. The venue itself is beautiful and well maintained. We went to set up some personalised items the day before the wedding and there was staff unloading drinks orders, prepping food, and a window cleaner was onsite. It just shows the care that not only goes into an event but the upkeep of the building. On the day there was plenty of staff who were extremely friendly and welcoming. The food was incredible!!! All of our guests could not fault the food, and even the fussiest of eaters enjoyed the hot, fresh produce. You couldn’t not love it! They catered to our wedding breakfast mid afternoon as well as our evening food and the quality remained a high standard. We also didn’t want a wedding cake however the Greyhound were able to create an alternative with a brownie tower, which was an absolute hit. Nothing was left at the end of the night which is exactly what we wanted. Again, fresh and tasty! We cannot recommend them more highly, if you’re having a function/event and want a beautiful venue with great food then this is the place!! THANK YOU Mr and Mrs Grace"

The Coffee House

The Coffee House

5 Lawson Place, Bury St Edmunds IP32 7EW, United Kingdom, St Edmundsbury

Coffee • Seafood • British • Breakfast


"Really nice little location and the coffee house is a lovely little cafe with purchasable artwork on the walls. Home made sausage rolls and scotch eggs and cakes which look absolutely appealing! Other hot dishes available such as bacon sandwiches and breakfasts etc. Today, I purchased the bacon butty, tea, scotch egg, americano coffee and eggs and bacon. £16 My girlfriend called the black americano as average but the eggs were nice. I had the bacon sandwich and the scotch egg. The scotch egg was lovely and warm. The bacon sandwich and the bacon on my girlfriends plate was terrible. Barely under the grill which is just a preference of choice but we could not eat it at all. Very fatty too. Whilst this is just an observation and a personal choice as well as the fact I’m in service myself, when handing back the plates, the waitress asked if everything was ok. She didn’t take note of the bacon sandwich being given back pretty much untouched or offered an alternative or even re-done! Again, just my own personal observation and how I’d do things differently but certain makes you think did I get value for money. The obvious answer is no. Whilst the staff seem nice, the food could be better. All I’d say to the staff who work here is maybe take a little time to listen to feedback and see if the customer is happy. Either a refund on an item or an alternative dish. Anyway, it’s £16; I get it’s not a lot but I’ve left the cafe still hungry. Thank you The Coffee House for your time."