This pub is friendly and welcoming. The food is great and all home made…read more The chef came out and had a laugh and joke with us too. It was busy but we were made to feel special. Highly recommended.

Being a local in the village I go to the Cherry Tree often. Good atmosphere, friendly people and…read moreit's always good fun. Not to mention George the Parrott! The food is good too. Traditional pub grub and I highly recommend the Sunday roast dinner - super value for money. If you like real ale you are in for a treat. They often have a few guest ales on the pumps so there is always something new to try. Being a lager drinker I don't usually try the ales but there is always a good selection. Overall, a great village pub with good ales, great food and brilliant company. Highly recommended.

Great coffee here to start the morning! Staff is very friendly and has a great pub feel to the…read moreplace !!!

We visited Lavenham some years ago and had a pint in this wonderful pub so, on this visit, decided…read moreto 'check it out' again. It had changed into a bistro type bar so looking through the window we wondered how much it had changed from the pub that we loved. No worries. It had been modernised but hadn't lost it's old world charm. Neither had the welcome we received. We entered just after it had just opened, at mid-day, and got a fab smile from the young lady standing at the bar with the chef. He suddenly left into his kitchen ready for the onslaught of guests. She showed us to a table in the empty restaurant. I will say 'empty' but not for long. Within 45 minutes the place was buzzing. Menus were placed on the table and drinks order taken which arrived promptly. A nice touch, something that is missing these days, a jug of iced water arrived with two glasses. And this, without asking. Brilliant. We ordered the sharing seafood platter with, sorry, a portion of triple cooked chips. The platter was delicious and plenty for two people. The chips were definitely triple cooked. Very crispy. Delicious. Lovely garlic mayo as an accompaniment. Wonderful, fresh, bread. Possibly inhouse but definitely locally baked. Followed by crème brulee, a treasure in its own right. Finalising with dark coffee. Mustn't forget to mention those napkins and crockery. Plates of a dark colouring which accentuated the wonderful food and a 'cut above normal' paper napkins. Not the usual thin type. I know it's a minor thing but it gives this pub another edge over those other 'bistro' pubs. Pricing was more than reasonable for the quality of food and service. To the two young ladies serving at the tables, thank you. To the chef, great food, delicious. You do the pub proud. We definitely will be back on our next trip to Lavenham.

We ate here two days in a row, so its a two for one here. Nice friendly place with great food…read more First day i started with bread and beans and had the fish and chips for mains. Beans very tasty and smokey, fat chips delicious, fish good but could have used some seasoning. The mrs had Ceasar salad, which she liked. Specifically because it didn't have too much dressing. Second day we both had steak and kidney pie which was excellent. Whole kidneys and succulent pieces of steak.

We arrived during a very busy spell on a Sunday (parties of 10, 6 and 8 already seated). The staff…read moregot us seated quickly and had drinks immediately. Within a short time the starters were out and they were very delicious (whitebait, and duck egg rolls) and a perfect portion size. We then had a fantastic roast dinner - the beef was served in very generous slices and was superbly cooked, a perfect tenderness and very flavorsome; moreish roast potatoes; tender and fresh vegetables, and a crunchy Yorkshire pudding. The meal was absolutely excellent and we were stuffed to the brim but very happy. Very very helpful and friendly staff, who were busy keeping a full pub very happy. Highly recommend this pub and it's in a very beautiful building and location.

A great old pub that hasn't changed the interior atmosphere. Service was friendly and a reasonable…read moreprice for a midweek lunch. I had a jacket potato with chilli, and I knew that I had eaten the chilli. It was really hot and wonderful. My partner had a tuna mayo sandwich. As she said, 'they must have used a whole tin making this one'. The pub has a large area set out for meals and the menu is quite extensive, especially the 'specials' on the blackboards. We will pop back there one evening to give it a real 'try out'.

Nice beer garden! We only stopped for a pint or two, and had some snacks. I don't clearly remember…read morethe food, but I know we left happy. A historic little village, and a great little pub!

A good, friendly local. Villiage pub with a friendly atmosphere. Nice meals, reasonably price. Have…read morefamily fun days

I'm reliably informed that the Waggon was "the place to be" for all the years my friends have lived…read morein Sudbury. Boasting good music and a fine selection of beers. So it was with some trepidation that we embarked on up the road to it knowing full well that hands had changed since last the horde had watered there. We had little to fear. The place is huge, but separated out into a myriad of smaller rooms, some with pretty bits of paraphernalia and one in particular with a glass floor that looked down into the old cellar. "The glass can take a 2 tonne weight" the barman had pointed out helpfully to the panicked girl trying to keep her drunk friends from jumping on it. The Waggon is now part of a brewing franchise so the beers on tap were all custom to the area. A Christmas beer on sale Red Santa was particularly nice but their ordinary fare was also nice. The restaurant wasn't that busy but the food whisking past us looked nice. There were few staff members on (i suppose it was the night before new year, no doubt girding their loins for tomorrow night). But everyone who worked there was friendly and didn't mind suggesting beers when they noticed our "lost in a candy shop" eyes wondering over the taps. The music was interesting but it was all from a CD player behind the bar and they were happy to take requests so i suppose its what you make of it. But i think the thing to conclude is that you will walk past a half dozen pubs on your way to the waggon (and walk you must!), each will be quiet and filled with locals who do the "turn to watch the stranger" thing country people love so much. But you will find perhaps not a more welcoming bar but one more accustomed to a mixed crowd. What i mean to say is i'm sure given time and effort you could break the crowd at the local bar and have a riot. But you'll slot right in at the Waggon without the need for trying. So there it is, enjoy!