Reviews in Ipswich

Excellent Valentines Day meal.

I organised a lunch, with only a vague idea of how many would turn up. The staff were most understanding, and the event passed off successfully thanks to their great service.

Yes it’s always a pleasure to visit here, The staff are always polite friendly and welcoming.

We brought my son and his friend out for his 11th birthday. It was a cold windy day and initially we were shown to a table near the door but another member of staff quickly came over and showed us to a table away from the door as she said there may be a draught. The staff were friendly, the tables were cleared quickly but the staff didn’t hover waiting and making you feel uncomfortable, they were just very efficient. As always the food choice was brilliant, and flavours lovely. A thoroughly enjoyable meal out for all! Even our fussy 7 year old left with a full tummy!!

I visited the Ipswich Spoon and was quite surprised by the price £41.98 for 2 of us for dinner. I Not that impressed to be honest whilst the chinese food is ok the selection of other foods is limited in my opinion. The food is not hot enough for my liking so by the time you eat it some of it has already gone cold. I did leave some chicken as it appeared to be still pink inside. As for the desserts, I chose some of the little squares of cake and was unable to it one as it was completely stale. Definitely not worth the money and me and hubby won't be hurrying back.

Love this place, lots of variety, simple and clean.

Went to Ipswich Spoon Buffet for the first time last week. We really only ate the (extensive) Chinese and Indian offerings but there was also Japanese, Italian and carvery (not a carvery on the Friday night we went, it was just cooked chicken drumsticks and some pork squares). However, the Chinese and Indian were really lovely, lots of choice, nice flavours. The desserts were average (I'm a bit of a dessert chef so fussy) but the majority of people seemed to like it all. For us what really stood out were the staff. 1) I am large lady and on arrival as we were preparing to sit down a very thoughtful young waiter immediately and quietly brought over a normal chair for me to replace the rather small bucket type - so impressed. 2) The staff worked cohesively and quietly as a team to keep all the tables refreshed, making a good job of each as they went but so unobtrusively. It was seamless. Thank you for a good value meal, we shall return.

Six of us ate lunch to celebrate a birthday. It was very quiet, the weather was bad and so we were the only ones there. We had a lovely time. One of the diners who is coeliac and vegan told the server at the end of the meal that it was the best meal she had ever had. This means the Waterfront Bistro has gone straight onto our list for when we are in Ipswich! Everyone loved their food and whilst it was not cheap, it felt very celebratory

Very happy, good choice of food plenty of staff keeping it clean. Will definitely be back

Very good booking experience. Warm welcome. Allergy discussion. Good portions and quality food. Good service and ambience. Will return.

Fantastic Food as always, our go to place anytime we go out for a meal, kids love it and so do the adults! Staff always happy and helpful Best place

Very friendly staff and tasty food. Disappointingly profiteroles ran out!!

We had a very enjoyable evening meal at Spoons in Ipswich last night. Friendly staff and lots of tasty food

Outstanding value for money. Great family evening out. Perfect! Would definitely recommend.

Quick visit to Ipswich and picked this lovely restaurant. Great decor, right by the harbour area, wonderful customer service. The food was very good, would definitely recommend it here. Thank you for looking after us

Went with friends for a pre Christmas evening out We were seated very quickly and offered drinks and the menu. The choice was more than adequate for most people and our order was taken quickly considering how busy there were. When the food arrived it was freshly cooked and of very good quality and quantity. Couldn’t fault the service at all very friendly but professional with good knowledge of the menu. The 4 of us had a lovely evening and the best meal we have out in Ipswich and the surrounding area for sometime and good value for money. Thank you all.