Westleton Restaurant Guide

2025 Review: “There’s a buzz about this place” – an old smugglers’ inn on the Suffolk coast that’s “very popular” with locals but also “convenient when holidaying in the Dunwich area and a bonus for a last dinner before the homeward journey”. Now part of East Anglia’s Chestnut Group, it turns out “super” locally sourced food, combining trad pub classics with more foodie-oriented options (plus the “child menu offers proper food”). In addition to the characterful bar there’s a small dining room, airy conservatory and – of more recent ilk – a “promising” new garden service.

2023 Review: This attractive Arts & Crafts pub-with-rooms and an acre of land is a “good place to stay on the Suffolk coast”, with “friendly service” and “good pub grub” which puts an emphasis on local seafood and produce – including beers from champion local brewer Adnams. Mark & Sophie Dorber (formerly of the White Horse in Parsons Green, aka the Sloaney Pony) have owned and run it for 19 years.

“Everything is absolutely delicious, from savoury to sweet” at this “highly recommended” bakery that has grown to 10 branches across Norfolk and Suffolk in just 12 years since launching in Southwold (now with a central bakery and cookery school in Darsham). “They clearly source good-quality ingredients and know what to do with them”, serving up “excellent cooked breakfasts”, “generous pastries, tasty stuffed croissants and good coffee”, supplemented by “changing specials” and “gluten-free options too”.