Lovely pub with good food and beers. I enjoyed a wonderful plate of fish and chips here in the…read morespacious beer garden on a sunny day. The seamless indoor/outdoor set up of the pub is charming. Lovely spot for a summer pint. Staff were kind and accommodating with prompt service.

Great little town pub witha good choice of beers, including guest ales, and, surprisingly a really…read moregood choice of wines. This is a proper pub with no TV, no fruit machines or games, just good beer and a really eclectic mix of customers. Lunchtime snacks daily, different to the norm, but very good, terrific steaks and fish Friday evenings (but book) Sunday lunches and a function room where some of the best live musicians in the country can be seen regularly. Tapas nights on Tuesdays

Excellent pub with extremely fast and friendly service. Popped in there for a lunchtime snack and a…read morefew beers after a nice walk along the river. Good range of real ales and a fantastic ploughmans. Chunky soda bread with a choice of three cheeses on the plate with gherkins and onions.

Sunday Roast in a lovely warm village pub in the heart of Constable country…read more Friendly, warm and not overly stylised or 'gastro-pub' as many in this area have become...

Went back to the Kings Head for a Meal with my Wife Thurs, was surprised at the new lay- out and…read morenew decor of the dining room, made all the difference, the food was amazing,cooked to perfection, and a good variety, Home Cooked Food what better, Even met the Chef (TIM) and thanked him for a wonderful meal, will defiantly be going back,

Newly refurbished restaurant - with-rooms at the end of Dedham Vale ( aka Constable Country). The…read moremenu is a fairly conservative venture into"fusion", in the broadest sense- in other words, the Sunday lunch menu features roast topside beef, a burger, but also an explicitly vegetarian section, and tempura battered soft shell crab as a main. Mains run from £15-£30 or so; there is also a children's menu ( spaghetti Bol or sausages and mash, for instance). Clientele seems to be largely well-heeled county set- if you turn up in jeans and a t-shirt rather than slacks and blazer, you'll definitely feel in a minority.

This is a restored Tudor clearing house for merchants, now reborn as a country pub. It has retained…read moreall its Tudor "charm" - the exposed beams, white walls and rickety uneven floor. The menu is typical pub fare. My companion and I both selected the Chicken Caesar Salad. It was tasty, but very light on the anchovies. There are several dining rooms to choose from and outdoor seating also. You will get a good meal here, most things coming out to diners looked generous and quite appealing.

From the owner: Good home cooked food Good Beers…read moreComfortable Accommodation

Nice food. Not the best but certainly not the worst. Pleasant staff and warm atmosphere. Very…read moreenjoyable Sunday lunch.

Great ambiance and splendid views of the water. Staff are super nice and accommodated my auntie who…read moreis elderly in a perfect table by the window. Delicious food and very reasonable prices. Très bonne ambiance et une vue spectaculaire de l'eau comme arrière fond. Les employés sont très sympa et ils ont tout fait pour rendre ma vieille tante confortable avec une table à côté de la fenêtre. Délicieuse nourriture avec des prix très raisonnables. May buen ambiente y una vista espléndida del agua. Los empleados muy amables e hicieron todo lo posible para hacer sentir cómoda a mi tía que es viejecita y nos dieron una mesa cerca de la ventana. Comida deliciosa y precios muy razonables.

I first heard of the Butt and Oyster when I read Arthur Ransome's "We Didn't Mean To Go To Sea" as…read morea teenager. In recent years, various members of my family have moved to the Stour valley area and so I was very excited to finally have the opportunity to go here, having just re-read the book to my own sons. The Butt and Oyster certainly lived up to my expectations. Although, like many country pubs have become over the past ten years, it's really more like a restaurant with beer, the interior is still clearly old, with terrific character. Its situation in the village of Pinmill is everything you could wish for as a Ransome fan, with a host of boats new and old lining the 'Hard', a scattering of well-preserved cottages and sailboats drifting by on the Orwell. The food here was very tasty with some local themes - seafood in particular. I had a delicious Lowestoft skate with capers and roasted tomatoes. Plus, they sell Adnams ales which instantly gives it at least four stars on my scale. A couple of pints of Broadside washed the food down a treat. After lunch we also had a great walk through meadows upstream along the river. A real English country experience that feels like it hasn't changed much since Ransome's day. Except that it takes credit cards.