This, was a ruddy wonderful place. Came here with friends after a show, the staff were friendly and…read moreaccommodating, and the bouncers were Lovely, but with a no nonsense approach. I never once felt nervous. There's a long bar at the front, and a little cocktail bar at the back, which is impressive for a petite venue. I was walked over to the cocktail bar, and told I could order anything I wanted, any cocktail off the top of my head, or just say what I liked and they'd match it. I listed of floral, sour and gin, and was presented with a super tasty gin based jade princess. The music was great, areas to sit and dance too. Cocktails are not cheap, but they're very much worth it. A lot of people do seem to come here on the pull, which isn't my scene, and those who approached never pestered, which is wonderful. An all round nice environment!

We had a lovely dinner in the restaurant. Very friendly staff, food was terrific and a view of the…read moremarina! It was a beautiful evening!

Great location - on the dock road, which is extremely quiet - and has a lovely view of Ipswich…read moremarina. The Bistro is an old, tastefull converted dock building that was one of the first in the renovation of the Ipswich dock area. The food is modern british with continental overtones. There is plenty of choice of both fish, meat and veggie dishes so there should be something to please most palettes. There is also an extensive wine list. My wife has a particular liking for their pint of shell-on prawns served with garlic mayo and thick, crusty brown bread - as a starter. The prices are not too expensive, but the food is very good and I think it represents good value. A word of warning - the one downside of the Bistro is that you have to book well in advance. This is even more true in summer when the yachties tend to be in town. Overall very nice place, good food - can be very romantic (if you are that way inclined) especially if you can get a sunset booking in summer.

When friends from out of town are visiting, Issacs always ends up featuring on my "Tour of…read moreIpswich". It's in a cool location on the quay - great for sitting outside and people watching in summer and the tables upstairs are great for looking out over the water and all the boats. It's a really versatile venue ... perfect for a quick & not too expensive lunch (hellooooo fish & chips!) but also fab at weekends for drinks to get the night started before heading into town to the other bars and clubs. Big high-5 to whoever decided to put so many patio heaters up in the outside area ... absolute God-Send and makes all the difference. Parking around that area can be a bit of a pain at busy times but definitely worth a walk if you can't park nearby.

Poor service & rude staff. After waiting over forty minutes for our food I complained explaining…read morewe had tickets for a show and I was told the food was being put on plate and would two minutes. Nearly quarter of an hour later I want to complain again and the same member of of staff said to his colleague I was speaking "yeah I know - I just spoke to her & it's on it's way". I asked for a refund as we would not have had time to eat it! It's a massive venue but we had ordered early (around 6.30) and not many people were eating so I can't understand the delay.

zero if I could. I was wearing heels that were too big for me and understandably I struggled to…read morewalk in them. I was accused of being 'smashed' and that I was not allowed in. I then explained that the shoes were too big but then was accused of attitude and was told I wasn't allowed in at all.

Sooo the happy hour deal is amazing here but other than that a little lackluster!! The food…read moreportions were crazy small for the price, and the service was not good. Bartenders were very rude and wouldn't even acknowledge you. Two men came to sit at the bar who were next to me and when asking someone who looked like the manager who would serve them after waiting forever he said "I'm not serving tonight I can't do anything about it" Maybe part of this was that there was only 3-4 bartenders for about 50 people including bachelorette parties, but the staff's bad attitude killed the vibe a lot. Great drinks for a decent price if you're pre-gaming but not a place I'd stay all night

Not very big inside and not alot of seats. Only 2 toilets. The only good thing about this place is…read morethe cocktails, they aren't too expensive and are rather tasty.

Okay music and staff are friendly enough but always overcrowded and the floor is ALWAYS sticky.read more

Beautiful pub. Fair took me breath away when I walked in. I didn't even go in for a drink, I went…read morein for information! But the sheer age of the place, the heavy dark timbers, the utterly *English* vibe of the place (despite being an Irish pub) made me want to go up to the bartender and say "Barkeep, pour me a pint!" The information I went in for WAS beer related though. You see, for Christmas they has this most excellent window display that really caught my eye. It was a nativity scene. But not just any nativity scene, it was created out of Guinness bottles. The Joseph Guinness had a little shepherd hat on and everything...but the kicker, the real "win" in this whole thing was the baby Jesus. Baby Jesus was being played by a tiny eensy weensy Guinness bottle in a little manger.....it was freakin' AWESOME! So anyhow, I walk in and ask the bartender if I can get a baby Jesus to go. (Mind you, the window display was not up anymore since it was January when I went in to ask this) And she didn't bat an eyelash, she knew just what I was talking about and was super friendly and chatty with me telling me all about how the owner brought the baby Jesus back from Ireland and that they didn't have any to sell unfortunately. But she was one of the nicest people I met in all of Ipswich and I wish now that I had indeed asked for that pint. By the by, I rated this as pricey, but then everything in the UK seemed pretty pricey to me....so I may be biased in my opinion.

Okay for a drink or two on a night out but not nice enough to visit on the regular.read more

My very first English Pub. I was not disappointed. The food was good, I had the English Breakfast,…read morealso a first for me, and totally enjoyed it. I also loved my Strongbow. I'm so glad my friend suggested it. If I'm ever back in Ipswich, I'll definitely return to this pub.

Best place to go to if you wanna get bang on it with the gear . Highly recommend it for all the…read moreyoungsters who wanna spend the night getting smashed.

This is the best restaurant in Ipswich right now. Not cheap but, the food is fantastic. One of very…read morefew that I've given 5 stars.

this is a pub for anyone who likes thier real ales. There's normally at least 20 or so on at any…read moreone time. They run regular beer festivals, but get there early as they are exceedingly popular. There's great seating outside, a covered area, that is slightly remenicient of the mediteranian. There is also further outside seating for the smokers amongst us. This pub is also very dog friendly, adn well behaved dogs are welcomed inside.

On my first holiday to England last week my mate took me to his local. Now I'm happy to call The…read moreDove my local even tho I'm in the States. Great people, great staff and great ale and beer. Make sure to get the Scratchins omg they are worth the trip alone. Cheers