Advantages: Great local pub with an extensive menu Disadvantages: Not suitable for people with disability
...for many years has been the Swan at Westerfield, in a little village just to the North of Ipswich. This little pub, affectionately known locally as the 'Westerfield Swan' was managed by the same people for many years but has recently changed hands so it was with some trepidation that I set off to dine there recently. I always worry that somewhere under new ownership may not quite manage to be as good as it was previously.
Our party consisted of ... ...in the main dining area on a rectangular table. The menu was extensive with the majority of main course dishes (apart from the steak) costing less than £10. Desserts were around £3.75 and tea of coffee costs £1.50 so it certainly wasn't expensive.
We made ourselves at home and made our selection whilst enjoying a bottle of house red wine at £9.25 a bottle. I chose the home made steak and ale pie at £7.50 which was served with french fries and a ...
laramax 16.06.2007 (13.06.2007)
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Advantages: Nice location, conventional menu, large portions Disadvantages: Long wait for food, quality sometimes suffers
...pub more than once in the last 5 years, mostly with my Grandparents, for whom this is a firm favourite! For this review I will describe my most recent visit, with Granny and my better half, and our 3 year old daughter, which gives a point of view from a very wide age range!
On first glance, it is an ideally placed pub, in a small village on the outskirts of Ipswich, and locally it has a reputation for doing very good food. It has a large bar area ... ...to a wider area between the bar and the restaurant, which has seating on your right hand side. It can feel a bit like you are being watched at this point, so make sure you don't trip up.
On this lower ground part is the serving desk for the food, and the desserts are normally on display in a glass fronted fridge cabinet, and these look fabulous. I know I am starting the menu the wrong way round, but the desserts often include chocolate fudge cake, ...
JoannaScott 16.06.2007
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