A lovely Cafe and cracking outdoor terrace but not if you have a dog. Your only concession is the Porters Lodge Cafe which is a hole in the wall kiosk tucked under trees next to the car park. Why on earth can you not use the main cafe terrace ? Compare this to Say Sutton Hoo fabulous cafe which welcomes all dogs inside and out. As a result we will not be returning to this particular national trust property until they catch up with pretty much every other similar establishment out there. Poor show.
There are always long long queues, even before covid. The choice is limited and the prices, especially for sandwiches and childrens portions ridiculously expensive. Had to return a meal once as their was plastic found in it. At one time you could count on something decent from a Trust cafe but apparently they are now standardised but not for the better. The staff are polite enough but not enthusiastic. We give it a miss now. The Porters Lodge and a picnic is the way to go.
The choice of food on offer is so limited. It is as if no-one has any actual cooking experience and simply wants to serve 'hot ' food that can sit for hours, e.g. sausage roll, soup, or baked potato. Maybe it is Brexit, maybe it is Covid, or maybe it is lack of ambition and laziness. It was the same poor food offering at Sutton Hoo yesterday. Someone at the National Trust needs to up their game and stop taking visitors for granted.
We're regular visitors to this fantastic NT house and park. We visited most recently for my wife's birthday. We ate in the West Wing cafe, where the food was excellent (some truly fab vegan options), where the serving staff are so friendly and helpful, and Jordan, with an act of kindness, even gave my wife a scone with all the works for her birthday. Thank you for a wonderful day!
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My husband, toddler and I ate lunch here twice the past few days when we were staying next door at the Ickworth Hotel. Yes the menu is quite small and the queues can be long but there's lots of friendly helpful staff serving as quickly as possible. The cafe is clean and well maintained and the outdoor seating overlooking the gardens is wonderful.
Great place to refuel after an extensive walk of some of the grounds at Ickworth. Plenty of choice but recommend the scones flavour of the day was toffee apple! We managed to get a table in the conservatory so were treated to wonderful sunny views of the garden.
Very good cream tea with homemade scones and Cornish cream. Cream had run out in the restaurant so staff made sure more was available from the store. Very good menu and tempted to return at lunchtime
There is also the fascinating National Trust house to visit, as well as extensive and beautiful grounds including the estate church.
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Delightful staff great foodVery clean with really comfortable chairs and decor.Well worth a visit whilst you visit the house
Lovely cafe shame my coffee cup wasn’t full, I love a cappuccino. Unfortunately this time it was a big let down
