Hilltop Cafe — Restaurant in West Suffolk

Lovely, busy café located within the grounds of Whittington Castle. Offering a wide range of cakes, scones and lots of other lovely looking sweet treats. They also offer a breakfast menu and a range of other meals, too and, of course, hot and cold drinks. We visited twice during a short break, staying with friends in the village. First visit was just for coffee, which was delicious and piping-hot. Our party of 4 returned the following morning to try their breakfast "wobbler" (a huge toasted roll/bun/bap) full of sausage, bacon, egg, hash brown and cheese, served with a little tomato and cress on the side. Accompanied, of course, with more delightful coffees. Although I wasn't quite sure about the cheese, I must admit it blended perfectly with all the other ingredients and was absolutely gorgeous. The "wobblers" were very big, yet amazingly, all 4 of us left clean plates, including the 2 who, normally, don't have huge appetites. Other dishes we saw being served looked delicious, too. According to our friends, the café is staffed and run by locals (some volunteers, I think). The food on offer is all handmade and features local produce. The staff we met during our visits were all lovely, friendly and chatty, giving a really nice ambience to the place. Prices are decent too. Our 4 breakfasts and 4 large coffees came to less than £45. Oh, mustn't forget the 5th member of our party who was our friend's dog, Arthur. He and other well-behaved dogs are made very welcome, with drinking bowls of fresh water provided. A glass jar just inside the entrance also contains dog biscuits - a nice touch! We will definitely be back to the Hilltop Café and recommend that...

We stopped here on the way back from Cambridge because we fancied a proper "Greasy Spoon". Couldn't find one in Cambridge at all! To be clear, I don't use the term greasy spoon in a derogitoral way at all, if you want a decent fry-up and cup of tea they are often your best bet and I'd rather they have my money than a multinational chain. This is like an old style truckers cafe. Plenty of parking. Decor is basic, checked table covers as is the norm, but was clean and plenty of seats. We both had the big breakfast and left not a scrap, tea was strong and in a mug (as it should be). If you want avocado toast and a soya Latte this is not for you, if you want to treat yourself to a proper fry-up, decent portions and fair prices it's well...

Place is tatty, grubby, tired, dirty and run down. It smelled of very old cooking oil and it permeated my clothes. This was evident when we got the food we ordered…the chips were definitely re-fried in old, carcinogenic oil which can cause cancer. Not one healthy dish on the menu, just microwaved and fried carbs and cheap ingredients. Bathrooms are disgusting and unusable. Place needs demolishing. This is one of the worst places I’ve ever been to eat and only stopped here for an emergency. Gross. No wonder truckers are so unhealthy! Why can’t they be offered healthier food options? Come here if you definitely want diabetes and gain more weight for...