Within walking distance - across the fields if the weather allows - is our local. The Rushbrooke Arms https://www.greeneking.co.uk/pubs/suffolk/rushbrooke-arms. It’s a chain pub serving chain pub food - perfectly adequate and the Greene King beer is excellent. It’s good for your first night when you don’t want to venture too far.

A little bit further afield is The Manger https://www.themanger.online/menus. All the food is home cooked. We particularly enjoy Sunday Lunch here. It’s a simple country pub with good food. Closed on Mondays.


To make your special weekend here at The Rectory complete there are several really special restaurants to consider:



Around 7 miles away https://www.thebrewersrattlesden.co.uk. The Brewers at Rattlesden has an award winning chef and it’s a lovely drive through the Suffolk countryside. We like it a lot. Reservations essential



In Bury St Edmunds we enjoy dining at:



La Maison Bleue https://www.maisonbleue.co.uk. A sublime dining experience. It’s very french, superb service and cooking. The cheese trolley is a sensory overload. Reservations essential



Pea Porridge https://peaporridge.co.uk. The only restaurant in Suffolk with a Michelin star. Small, intimate. We always enjoy dining here. Reservations essential


1921 https://nineteen-twentyone.co.uk specialising in multi course tasting menus. It’s a lovely environment perfect for a celebratory meal.

The Lark https://larkrestaurant.co.uk Bury’s newest upmarket restaurant. Dine here before it becomes famous. Serving very fashionable ‘small plates’ It’s tiny, food focused and is destined for great things

Belota https://www.bellotarestaurant.com Recently opened Spanish restaurant with a very different dining experience where everyone has a view of the kitchen. The tasting menu is recommended or a la carte . Try not to miss the opportunity to dine here. There is a ‘no tipping’ policy so what you see is what you pay.


Moving down into the mid market in Bury:



The One Bull https://theonebull.co.uk modern gastropub with a great wine selection



Queens Bar and Grill https://www.queensbse.co.uk. Queens is an independent restaurant & bar in the heart of Bury St Edmunds with a strong focus on ‘farm to fork’ and smokehouse flavours.

Rustico https://www.rustico83.co.uk Family run Italian where even the pasta is home made. Its not posh but the food is very good indeed.



There’s a range of chain restaurants - Nando’s, Pizza Express, Cote, Wagamama , Giggling Squiid and so on. Mowgli is an enjoyable relative newcomer.



Bury is only two miles away so it’s easy to get a taxi there and back so everyone can have a drink or two. Why not start your evening in the cocktail bar at the Angel Hotel?



Lavenham is about a 6 mile drive:


The Swan https://theswanatlavenham.co.uk housed in a medieval building offers a tasting menu which some of our guests have enjoyed and a lovely Afternoon Tea..



Two tea rooms in Lavenham worth visiting are Lavenham Vintage Blue https://lavenhambluetearooms.com and Tatums Teahouse. We love the Ploughman’s at Lavenham Vintage Blue and Tatums homemade cakes. You won’t leave hungry or disappointed.
In every case it’s better to book as any of the restaurants can be busy - especially at weekends.


We could go on – there are lots of very good restaurants a little farther afield - The Leaping Hare, The Crown at Bildeston or The Crown at Hartest which is a sister of The One Bull.

If you want to know more get in touch, but if you don’t want to go out why not arrange delivery to The Rectory and you can enjoy your meal here? We’ll set the table in the Orangery - after all, we hope you didn’t come away to dine in your room.