December reopening

We are happy to announce that we will be reopening on Thursday 3rd December with the following times:

Monday & Tuesday - closed (Open on 21st and 22nd December)

Lunch - Wednesday - Saturday 12.00 - 2.00 (last orders) / Sunday 12 - 3.00 (last orders)

Dinner - Wednesday to Friday 6.00 - 9.00 (last orders)

Saturday 5:30 - 9.00 (last orders)

Brunch - Saturday and Sunday 10.00 - 11.30 (last orders)

Boxing Day - 12 - 3.00 (last order)

Closed from the 28th December to the 2nd January

Tier 2

Following the Tier 2 government announcement for Suffolk, we are informing you that from Thursday 3rd December on wards we will be implementing these restrictions:
- Only one household (only people living under one roof) per table
- Maximum booking of 6 persons per table

- Alcohol only served with a substantial meal and until 10pm
- Restaurant closing at 11pm

In the restaurant

Additionally, on premises rules are as follows:

- Wear a face covering any time you move around the restaurant

- Follow the one way system

- Stay seated as much as possible and do not mingle with other tables

- Sanitise your hands upon entering the restaurant

Booking policy

Friday and Saturday night:

- Deposit of £5 per person to secure the reservation

- Deposits are non-refundable, unless a minimum cancellation notice of 12 hours is given via email or telephone

In order to confirm your booking on weekends, please call us on 01473 286677 to pay your deposit (between 10.30 and 12pm in the morning is best).

MAKE A BOOKING

Table reservations are available as follows

Lunch

12:00 - 14:00 Wednesday - Saturday

12:00 - 15:00 Sunday

brunch served from 10:00 - 11:30 on Saturday & Sunday

Dinner

18.00 - 21.00 Wednesday - Friday

17:30 - 21.00 Saturday

(closed Sunday evenings)

Friday and Saturday night reservation policy:

- Deposit of £5 per person to secure the reservation

- Deposits are non-refundable, unless a minimum cancellation notice of 12 hours is given via email or telephone

In order to confirm your booking on weekends, please call us on 01473 286677 to pay your deposit (between 10.30 and 12pm in the morning is best).

For reservations today or tomorrow please call
01473 286677

For advance reservations (more than 2 days) either call 01473 286677 or use our
Advance Booking Enquiry Form

MENUS

LUNCH

Wednesday to Sunday:

Set menu - 2 courses £18.95 / 3 courses £20.95

DINNER

Wednesday and Thursday:

Set menu - 2 courses £20.95 / 3 courses £22.95

Friday and Saturday Night

A la carte only

If you have any special dietary requirements please let us know in advance so we can accommodate your needs.

Sample menus are located in the menu drop down at the top of the page.

We look forward to hearing from you. For reservations please ring 01473 286677.

Private Dining

Our private dining room is situated upstairs in the restaurant. The room is ideal for any special occasion. If you would like to enquire about hiring out the room, please contact us on 01473 286677.

How to find the restaurant

BY ROAD

The restaurant is situated on Wherry Quay in Ipswich and can be reached by road via Salthouse Street and Key Street. Follow the brown tourist information road signs marked “Ipswich Historic Waterfront” until you reach central Ipswich. Once on the one-way system follow the tourist sign with a bed for the Salthouse Hotel this will take you past the front of the restaurant.

Limited car parking is available on the waterfront, otherwise there is plenty of parking in the Ipswich Borough Council “pay & display” Waterfront car park situated off Duke Street, which is a short walk along the quay to the restaurant.

For satellite navigation systems use Neptune Quay which is a continuation of Wherry Quay.

BY RAIL

The restaurant is a short cab ride or a 15 minute walk from Ipswich train station. By foot, turn right out of the station and walk along Burrell Road until you reach Stoke Bridge, turn left and cross the bridge, take the immediate right hand turn after the bridge you should now be able to see the marina. The road ahead forks, stay to the left hand side of the water, the Bistro is 300 yards along the waterfront.

BY BOAT

The restaurant is next to Neptune marina and opposite and only a few minutes walk from Haven marina. Both are in and around the old wet dock of Ipswich Suffolk, accessed via the river Orwell.