The Queens Head - Piatti

Francela

➤ 27 Angel Hill, IP33 1UZ, St Edmundsbury, United Kingdom

Piatti • Steak • Greek • Vegan • Vegetarian

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"Stopped in for a family lunch. Very friendly attentive staff and the food was delicious and well presented. Calamari was perfectly cooked, and it would have been good to have more than three rings in the portion as we were sharing the starters. The grilled meats were juicy and tender and full of flavour. We really liked the Guvec on the lunch menu. The meals are good but not worth the price tag. The two course menu is better value for money but has restricted options. Can't fault the service though, we felt well looked after! Service: Dine in Meal type: Lunch Price per person: £20–30 Food: 4 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: Large Calamari Rings, Efes Draught, Mixed Grill"

Amigos Mexican Bury St Edmunds

➤ First Floor, 35-36Brentgovel St, Bury St Edmunds, IP331EA, IP33 1EA, bury-st-edmunds, United Kingdom

Piatti • Pizza • Kebab • Steak • Mexican

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"Was excited to visit for the first time after seeing the award wins for best Mexican in the local news. Looking online the menu looked good so made a booking for 17:30 on a Thursday. On arrival we were seated quickly. The ambiance in the venue is very nice, with real lit candles on each table and twinkly lights up in the beams of the ceiling. I did need to move the candle to the side however as I couldn’t see my partner past it as it was in our eye line. The candle holder is also an old tequila bottle, which is a nice touch but takes a lot of space up on the table. On opening the menu, I noticed it was sticky. Which wasn’t the nicest. As the room is relatively dark I was unable to tell if this was old food or if they’d wiped the menu’s down, but it does make you a little wary. It took a while for the waitress assigned to our section to then come around to take our order. So we ordered drinks and our food at the same time. While waiting for the food to arrive my partner who has type one diabetes was trying to access the internet to look up carb info, unfortunately we noticed that we couldn’t get any signal so asked for the Wi-Fi code. We were brought around the password from the actual Wi-Fi router which contained password but it has been badly scratched so we couldn’t get it to work. Only a small thing to note should you need access to the internet at all during your visit. When the starters arrived I had the taquitos, pork. I have a gluten allergy and stipulated this when ordering but when the starters were brought out there was no indication on the plating that it was gluten free or any second mentioning from the waiting staff. Nether the less, they looked like corn being a yellow colour so proceeded to eat them, and I have to say they were delicious and I would have happily had a new more as a main course. The calamari my partner described as “umm, good, tasty”. Not long after we finished our starters the mains were brought out. I’m my opinion there wasn’t a big enough gap between the starter and the main. As soon as one plate was cleared, the next arrived. My partner ordered the prawn burrito and described it burrito as “Far too big, Far too cheesy, the prawns lacked something. Because it was so cheesy it was quite fatty and greasy and needed something to cut through it all.” He only ate half of it and on clearing the plates away we were offered to take it home but we declined, we made a point on the large portion and the waiter said “yeah, we feed a lot of Americans here”. My dads American and he wouldn’t have eaten the whole burrito. I ordered the chicken and steak fajitas. The steak was cooked nicely but I found it quite tough. The chicken was over cooked and a little dry. However again the portion size was huge and I was unable to eat it all. There was also not enough room on the table for all of the bits, so I had to rest the foiled wraps on my leg. Again I ordered a gluten free option but there was no mention of this when it arrived and this time the wraps were a lighter whiter colour, which caused me concern. In the end I didn’t eat the wraps because they were the same colour as the burrito wrap and as no indication they were gluten free it caused me some anxiety. Getting attention if the waiting staff to double check was difficult so I just left them to the side and ate the meat veg on their own. The couple wraps I did eat I have to say we’re not the nicest. They were quite tough and at the same time tasted undercooked, like there was some raw taste to them. I wouldn’t order it again. Drink wise I ordered the pina colada and again probably wouldn’t order it again. Though there was nothing overly wrong with it, I’ve just had better. Overall, it was just over £60 for two starters, two mains and two alcoholic drinks. I don’t think that’s particularly bad value given the absolute huge portion sizes. It might be worth Amigos offering a small medium large option at different price points so those who don’t want giant burritos fajitas can get the smaller options at a lower value. Amigos might also end up taking more as there was no chance we’d have been able to eat a desert, however if the main had been more appropriately portioned then we likely would have had one. However, in terms of the allergens. It’s great that they offer gluten free alternatives, however please introduce a GF sticker for the plates or get waiting staff to say “Gluten free Fajitas” when serving. It just helps to eliminate any fear that there may have been a mistake in the kitchen and helps diners with allergies to relax and feel more comfortable. As things stand. We wouldn’t return for what we had above. However, there was a good atmosphere in there and I’d possibly return as a place to have a few drinks and share some nachos, just not for a sit down meal."

The Northgate

➤ Northgate Street, St Edmundsbury, United Kingdom

Piatti • Mexican • British • European • Vegetarian

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"Well I have to say the owners must be trying to save money Bedroom had 3 lights only one working bathroom had no ceiling light had to wall lights one not working amd the other one the bulb must of been for a dolls house unbelievable Might of well of used my torch on my phone Bed mattress is sloaping one way uneven No service here at all So you would think all amenietes like a couple of biscuits would be availble Kettle you have to hold switch down till it boils This place needs some money Walkability: Close to town"

Voujon Indian Cuisine

➤ 29 Mustow Street, IP33 1XL, St Edmundsbury, United Kingdom

Piatti • Kebab • Pizza • Indian • Asiatic

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"I placed an order for collection from this restaurant. The food was warm and tasty, although I found the quality of the meat to be lacking. I had selected my items from the menu on the website. When I called to place my order, I was quoted £42, but after double-checking, I calculated the total to be £36.50. Upon collecting my order, I was informed that the actual amount due was £43. I expressed my surprise, as I had confirmed the total with the menu on the website. I was then told that the prices on the website were outdated, as they had raised their prices three months ago. This discrepancy was disappointing, especially since I don't order takeaways frequently and had wanted to treat my children for Mother's Day. I realized it would have been more cost-effective to use a third-party delivery service. Despite the price issue, the food was enjoyable and overall experience was satisfactory."

Ice

➤ Unit 1, Lundy Court, Perkins Rd, Bury Saint Edmunds, United Kingdom

Piatti • Cafés • Mexican • British • European

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"On January 13th, 2024, my party of four (two couples) visited ICE restaurant at 12:30 pm. We were excited to try out this establishment after finding it online. Unfortunately, our experience was disappointing. The nachos for starters had a poor cheese sauce, soggy chips, and were only saved by the pulled pork. Our main courses - which included sirloin, an open steak sandwich, and two chicken burgers - were also subpar. The steak on the sandwich was undercooked, the sirloin was cold and poorly prepared, and one of the chicken burgers was served cold while the other had raw chicken meat. When we addressed these issues with the waitress, she argued about the color of the chicken meat in the burgers and reluctantly replaced them with similarly cold dishes. To top it off, the Eaton mess sundae was lacking in quality, with just one small meringue and frozen raspberries. We had high hopes for ICE but the food and service fell short, ultimately leaving us disappointed. Despite the nice atmosphere, we will not be returning. Meal Type: Lunch, Price per person: £30-40, Food: 1, Service: 2, Atmosphere: 3."