Hardens Guide to the Best Restaurants in Whepstead
Hardens guides have spent 33 years compiling reviews of the best Whepstead restaurants. On Hardens.com you'll find details and reviews of 7 restaurants in Whepstead and our unique survey based approach to rating and reviewing Whepstead restaurants gives you the best insight into the top restaurants in every area and of every type of cuisine.
Featured Whepstead Restaurants
1. Maison Bleue
French restaurant in Bury St Edmunds
30-31 Churchgate St - IP33
“Always delivers (if you can get in)” – “Karine, front of house, and Pascal (Canavet) in the kitchen are a fab combination” at this “gem” of a converted townhouse, invariably a much commented-on feature on our national diners’ poll. The French fine-dining fare is “very creatively plated” and word is that new spin-off Léa, offering artisan ready meals à la française, reaches the same impressive heights; “they also supply suppers for the local theatre” if you’re craving dinner and a show.
2. The One Bull
British, Modern restaurant in Bury St Edmunds
25 Angel Hill - IP33
“Great beer (including from their own craft brewery), an award-winning wine list and refined pub food”: three excuses to visit this gastroboozer from the Gusto Pronto group (even if there were slight quibbles with the rotating cast of chefs this year). In 2022, they opened a wine shop, Vino Gusto, on Hatter Street, offering self-serve wine tasting via an Enomatic machine.
3. 1921 Angel Hill
British, Modern restaurant in Bury St Edmunds
19-21 Angel Hill - IP33
“Interesting food of great quality and at a good price” from chef Zack Deakins is the attraction at this Grade II-listed townhouse on Angel Hill: one of the city’s better established culinary destinations. It “has seemed really busy and vibrant this year, which is great to see and really builds a good ambience”.
4. The Northgate
British, Modern restaurant in Bury St Edmunds
13-15 Northgate Street - IP33
2021 Review: “For that romantic meal close to the town centre within super gardens and with a great terrace”, this elegant restaurant with rooms provides a “gorgeous” setting and “delicious cooking”. At lunch, there’s a cheaper set menu (as well as the option of sandwiches and salads).
5. Pea Porridge
Mediterranean restaurant in Bury St Edmunds
28-29 Cannon St - IP33
“Mediterranean (meets Middle Eastern) fine-dining without the Michelin faffing or prices” awaits at this “quirky” restaurant (est. 2009) from Justin Sharp and FOH wife Jurga. It’s “in a most unlikely location” (a residential square), but there’s no quibbling with Justin’s “unusual” food, and “in a world of commoditised wine lists”, Jurga’s “perfectly curated list is a joy”, with “plenty of interesting wines from small producers, including organic options, natural wines, etc.”.
7. Lark
British, Modern restaurant in Bury St Edmunds
6a Angel Hill - IP33
This “new, fresh and creative” venue – a former bus shelter with room for 23 diners – from “a young chef with a great pedigree”, James Carn (ex-Pea Porridge) and his wife Sophia, is already making waves with “really personal cooking and personal service”. Two reporters had their best meal of the year here this year, while The Observer’s Jay Rayner in his July 2023 review was also bowled over on an early visit, describing it as “ambitious, clever, relaxed and hugely enjoyable; in one word, it’s special”. It’s named after the river which flows through the town.
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