The Butt & Oyster — Restaurant in Babergh

I have been to the Butt and Oyster so many times before and it's always been great but this was the first time we had booked for a large party of 22 people (plus one dog👍) So we booked the large room upstairs for my dad's 70th birthday!

The whole experience was brilliant from getting menu choices emailed over and a quick response back saying all was ok and any time I called always had a helpful person on the phone.

Staff were really helpful especially having to prep the room quickly as one of the last sittings in the room seemed to want to eat there dessert one molecule at a time! But again service was great they got the room sorted and didn't rush us as we had a few older guests who took longer on the stairs.

Once we were up in the room all our drinks orders were really quick and again staff brought them up from the bar. The starters came and were fantastic. My son loved his garlic prawns👍 The main course was also amazing the Seafood Platter I had was fantastic and the roast dinners that others had were also brilliant. The Brie Wellington also went down well with the veggies in the room.

We hadn't pre ordered desserts but they came in a really good time and were lovely.

Then the staff asked if we needed a knife and plates for the cake that we had brought for my dad. Again didn't have to ask they were just on the ball.

So all in all we had a great meal and the setting was brilliant. Staff and management really did a great job for us!! I don't need to say I hope to return as I always do as The Butt and Oyster is just a great place...

Lovely setting, and the building has quite a lot of history. It was a very warm day so we were expecting a full house, we had a table for 7 booked, so no issues with getting a table. A lot of people using outside tables, as a dog friendly inn and a popular area with dog walkers, many of these had dogs, plenty of water out for them. Inside was lively but still some tables available for walk ins. Some nice views of the river through the restaurant windows, tables and chairs ok but benches have long cushions on, these keep sliding forward f constantly having to all stand up to move back else we would have been on floor. A good selection of food on menu and special board, we didn't have to wait long for our food. Some of us had starters and these were hot and tasty. The mains all came together no one had to wait but would say 3 of us commented on luke warm food rather than hot, this tended to be the vegetables. Not cold enough to complain though but not what I have encountered before at any other deben inn, food has always been good temperature. Overall a great place to visit but beware of parking restrictions, especially on a busy day, would give higher marks if food was good...

Visited this beautiful beach front vintage pub with my fellow food blogger friend and her hubby who kindly drove us all the way there. The drive to the pub is via a narrow countryside road with some sharp turns but it is so totally worth it. Everything from the beautiful countryside views and the quaint little English villages that you drive past are part of the experience. The pub itself is gorgeous and has a wonderful vintage feel to it. The bar is huge and they have a fab selection of local ale along with the usual offerings. The catch of the day and tasty seafood dishes made using these are displayed on a huge board by the bar alongside loads of vintage objects that seafarers of yesteryears used daily probably. We were lucky to get a table right by the bar , that is not always the case so please ensure you prebook a table. The food is fab and very good portion sizes so be mindful when ordering. I would love to go back soon and also visit the other pubs that are part...