Trongs, Ipswich

One chilly evening earlier this week, my husband and I were out in Ipswich. It was rather late as we made our way back towards our car, which was parked on St.Nicholas Street. Ipswich, for those of you unfamiliar with it, poses no particular threat to any of the bastions of International Haute Cuisine. References to 'Michelin stars' here are more likely to suggest laudable car mechanics than lauded chefs, and the only 'restaurants' to grace the town's immediate centre are depressing affairs scarcely worthy of the title. St. Nicholas Street, however, is the great exception that proves the rule ... more

If you ever have the pleasure of being in Ipswich for an evening's meal, avoid Trongs chinese restaurant in St Nicholas Street. Over-hyped place full of easily misled people fawning over the Emperor's new clothes of cheap quality food* at expensive prices, shockingly rude service and a manager who blames us for him getting the order wrong "well, that's how we serve it here". When we then tried to complain to the manager, he refused to come to our table as we'd "insulted the chef" by refusing the food. Then he had the cheek to demand payment for food we rejected due to it being wrong because we ... more