The Forge Tearooms & Restaurant in Mid Suffolk

Fantastic food, Perfect Location, and Superb Staff. In the spring sunshine it really was wonderful. You can't really ask for more.

Lovely cosy stop after a walk. Great food and drinks menu.

Excellent country venue for coffee. The sausage and bacon baguette is superb.

Great little place tucked away with nice shaded outdoor area. Stopped in on a long bike ride and coffee was really nice. Just what we needed! Service was surprisingly quick given that we turned up at the same time as about 3 other small groups.

Didn't even get to go in, pay and display parking out in the countryside!?!? Didn't expect that so didnt carry change (who does these days?), machines need to be updated to contactless or pulled out all together. Travelled 50 minutes to get lunch here so was very disappointed and waste of my time and money.

Fabulous, great food, friendly atmosphere, superb service, you wont be disappointed. They will also do takeawy so you can take it to the picnic area or the playground, or take it with you and find your own little haven, but please dont litter.

Excellent coffee cake and staff. Not their fault but you have to pay £2 to park even if all you want is a coffee stop. The Estate should have 30 mins free parking

Very disappointed with the unfriendly attitude towards customers with young children. I would not recommend this coffee shop as a family place as the management have minimal patience and although they try to present the impression they accommodate everyone, clearly they are biased towards those without children. Final straw (after witnessing a couple of unnecessarily rude encounters between management and family customers) was a few weeks ago when my friend and I were sat having a coffee and cake after a nice walk with our three year old boys. We began to pack up when the boys starting playing up as young children do. The manager came over and in front of everyone requested that we leave and that next time we should sit in the ‘child friendly’ side of the coffee shop. (At that present time there was no sign or indication that there was a specific area for children nor were we directed to that area either. For those of you who are wondering, apparently it’s on the left side where the loos are). As it was obvious to both staff and customers that we were leaving, it was completely unnecessary to embarrass us in such a manner. Incidentally after we left another mother who had been sat next to us eating lunch with her friend and their two young babies came over to us in the car park to say how sorry she was that the manager behaved in such a manner and that he had a similar demeanour with them too. The only reason I’ve given them two stars rather than one is their cakes are great, particularly their carrot cake. My recommendation to parents is bring your own food and drink and sit in the playground area, as much as the food is nice it’s outweighed by managements customer service.

I was persuaded to buy a sausage roll even though I'm on a diet. Sod the diet, that's the best sausage roll I've ever had, and I have been a chef for thirty years all around the world. Superb food and service.

Having regularly exercised the little ones with a trip round the walks, the forge provides a welcoming rest and most importantly a fry up. Too late for breakfast, not an issue as the ham, egg and chips is just as satisfying. A good selection of cakes, helpful and attentive staff with a child's play area nearby makes this a regular stop for us.