"Wow, what a lunch. Fantastic food, excellent service pleasant surroundings. Not the cheapest, but, you certainly get what you pay for. Highly recommended"
I live in Melford and use all 7 of our great pubs, but sadly have found myself at the Black Lion just for drinks these days. . . The food used to be great, an awesome setting in the restaurant . . The food has gone way too pretentious for my tastes (just my tastes maybe, it’s a personal review, others may love it).. The scorched mackerel starter was 3 teeny pieces each the size of a second class stamp . . That was it. . Hmm . . Then (in my opinion) the greatest food massacre Suffolk could encounter. . When you read Suffolk Pork Belly you salivate at the thought of soft pork with a crunchy scorched crackling covered in jus and accompanied by creamed potatoes and some steaming vegetables right...
We were at the Black Lion for lunch, and sat in the garden. We ordered our drinks at the bar, set up a tab and carried the drinks to the garden ourselves. We then ordered a roast beef sandwich which came with fries and salad. The beef was delicious, nice and rare and very tender. We ordered two more drinks which were brought to us in the garden. Eating in the garden would have been great, as it was a lovely day, were it not for the chef constantly shouting from the kitchen not once, not twice, but incessantly! When the server came to check if all was OK, I drew her attention to the racket from the chef and she admitted that she had been about to go in and tell him to be quiet herself. For a...
Stayed for one night in a snug room, which we were expecting to be quite small and in fact, it was spacious, with a nice bathroom and views of the village green. Everything was clean tidy, I will just mention one small thing I noticed there aren't grab rails over the bath (most places have these, when the shower is over the bath), normally I wouldn't pay much attention but since having Multiple Sclerosis I notice much more. Also, to note that this snug room is on the top floor, not good if you struggle with a lot of stairs. Thankfully, I was having a good week with my MS. Now onto the food, it was very nice good quality with plenty of choice, both for lunch breakfast . Service was polite fri...
My daughter arranged a family celebration for my 60th birthday at the Black Lion. With four generations in attendance, we were all treated like VIPs. We started with coffee and enjoyed the lovely ambiance before a delicious lunch served with excellent service. The staff were efficient, friendly, and went above and beyond to ensure our three-year-old had a great time along with the rest of us. After our meal, they set up a cozy area for us to unwind, open gifts, and soak in the atmosphere. Thank you for providing us with a perfect venue to celebrate together.
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Embarrassed to have taken my friends here for a meal. The service was appalling, we had to ask to order food as we had waited so long yet nobody came back to take our order. We eventually had to get up to order food at the bar and the food itself was very slow to come out and wasn’t anything special for the price we paid. I am so disappointed as I used to love the Black Lion but it has gone way downhill in my estimation and I will not be returning.
Very disappointing lunch today, despite excellent food on previous visits. Only one slice of roast beef, which was tough and gristly. The bread and butter pudding was inedible, although one portion was taken off the bill. Coffee Luke warm. However, staff were very pleasant, and their signature gravy was as good as ever. A bit upsetting, as we meet with old friends who have moved away, and an ideal midway venue for a catch-up.
My daughter had her wedding here this weekend. Cyril and the team were fantastic. The staff were so helpful and the food was amazing. We could not fault anything and would thoroughly recommend this hotel for a stay or for lunch or dinner. The location and the decoration are delightful with added bonus of the green for lots of parking and a lovely garden area.
The three of us had reserved a table for lunch and were placed in an old fashioned but comfortable room. The three course meals and the wine were very good.Our experience would have been even better if the staff had shown a bit more enthusiasm. They seemed to go through the motions without much interest in the patrons.
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We have always enjoyed the food at this restaurant in the past, but this time we were disappointed with the roast beef in our Sunday lunches. The portion was small and tough, with only one piece of beef. The mackerel starter was also very small, with just three 1-inch pieces and no bread to accompany it.
Wow, what a lunch. Fantastic food, excellent service pleasant surroundings. Not the cheapest, but, you certainly get what you pay for. Highly recommended
