Really friendly staff and a nice casual atmosphere. A fab poker night every Wednesday!!read more

Best food I've ever had at a pub, the people who go there are amazing plus very friendly which is…read morebrilliant. Couldn't get a better pub for a social in the evening. Highly recommended.

Very decent pub, all things considered. Been there a few times after sales meetings. Do a nice…read morerange of sandwiches at fair prices. Only thing it's lacking is the sort of beer garden I've come to be fond of. Still, definitely worth popping into if you're in the area and fancy a drink or something to eat.

Great fun, lots of beer! Also you can order in from some indian / chinese take aways during the…read moreweek. Perfect place for a poker night.

Popular pub because it has an excellent range of real ales. Also allows you to eat takeaways from…read morethe places across the road at certain times.

Please don't be put off because it's a little rough around the edges - the Heathlands has a soul…read moreworth more than gold. Steve the landlord is a bear of a man who'll welcome you as an old friend after a single meeting. The drinks are very cheap, the music loud and the sport on very large screens. I wouldn't come to eat to be honest - it's all deep fat friend and a bit 'pint too many'. However, if it's a game of pool with your mates, on a budget with super-friendly locals you could do a lot worse.

Great pub to watch sport in and as it has two Sky boxes it can show simultaneous events. Love the…read morefour pint pitcher's and the food is good value as well. The landlord is very friendly and can't do enough for you. The only downside are the gents toilets which are extremely dated and v v v smelly.

This is quite possibly the worst pub I have ever been to. Four out of Five beers off, poor decor…read moreand it is like the smoking ban has never been enforced here. Avoid unless desperate.

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.