The Waterfront Ipswich

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• G

  Google user

  ·1 month ago

  “19th August We celebrated 3 Birthdays .I can’t praise the evening enough .The staff were amazing so attentive friendly and thoughtful even played lady in red as my friend wore red.Nothing was too much trouble.Food delicious and cocktails perfect .i wish you all the success as you deserve it .Thankyou for making our Birthdays one to remember .”

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• G

  Google user

  ·1 month ago

  “Nice food, we could tell everything was made fresh. A lovely view if sitting outside.”

• G

  Google user

  ·2 months ago

  “Dissapointed a bar by the water front couldn't serve a very popular cocktail like a Mojito. There wasn't a cocktail menu. We didn't dine on this occasion.”

• G

  Google user

  ·3 months ago

  “Went for a few drinks and some food over the weekend with 2 friends. Food was decent but service outside was poor. We were told to take a seat and after waiting 15 minutes went inside to order our drinks. Same with food, we had to call the waiter over a few times. It became hard to be polite as he seemed more interested in serving his friends than anyone else. Just felt understaffed and disorganised. Unlikely to go back.”

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• G

  Google user

  ·1 year ago

  “The location of the restaurant is good. Situated in the waterfront, the 1st floor tables near to the window give a nice view of the marina. It was quiet when I visited, so the atmosphere in the restaurant was limited, although I can imagine that when it is busy, the dining room would be a lively place to eat. The decor is nice, and a good place to eat for couples of larger groups. The food was reasonable for the prices charged. For focaccia to share,bottle of house wine, two steaks (see pictures) and a cheeseboard (see pictures) to share, the bill was £104. The steak tasted good, and was served as asked for (rare). The cheeseboard was a bit lacklustre, with a small amount of blue cheese and the rest cheddar and camembert. Downstairs is a bar which is quite nice and quiet, and some outdoor seating is available which is pleasant on a warm day or evening. Toilets are clean and modern.”

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• G

  Google user

  ·1 year ago

  “Without doubt the best cooked 10oz Ribeye Steak I’ve ever tasted. Cooked to perfection, medium rare, the flavour was simply delicious. The chunky chips that came with it were excellent. Staff were very polite and the whole evening was simply perfect. We highly recommend The Waterfront and will definitely be returning very soon. Thanks so much for making our evening.”

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• G

  Google user

  ·1 year ago

  “Smashing eaterie on the dockside in Ipswich. We had the lamb croquette and scallops to start and aubergine katsu and sirloin steak for mains, all very good. Brownie and Amaretto and orange cake to complete the meal. Nice atmosphere, pleasant staff and terrific location.”

• G

  Google user

  ·2 years ago

  “Really loved coming here the food was great, the brownie and ice cream 10/10. Fantastic service and lovely ambiance.”

• G

  Google user

  ·2 years ago

  “Perfect spot and lovely views accompanied by some very Nice food. Highly recommend. Ask for dining upstairs which offers lovely views over the harbour. All 4 of us enjoyed our fish & chips and chicken and chorizo. Very good selection of wines as well.”

• G

  Google user

  ·3 years ago

  “Attended this venue for a Hen party meal expecting gorgeous food and plenty of drinks to keep the buzz we had been feeling from the morning celebrations. However unfortunately visiting The Waterfront, this did not happen. We arrived and had a lovely waiter, ordered our cocktails and simply waited, we persistently asked staff for our drinks to which were told they were coming yet managed to order starters, have them come, eat them before we even got a first round of cocktails! (Which was over an hour of us being there) we therefore asked for a second round of cocktails and yet again waiting for ages, ordering and eating dessert before anything even started to come out. Where we were sat we could see down to the bar and at times, the barman was tidying up and not making drinks! We cancelled the second order of drinks and decided to move on after being there for 2.5 hours having received one round of drinks. When we spoke with the manager to say how disappointed we were with the service, we were met with excuses of being understaffed and lots attitude Which further dampened the evening. He asked how much our bill was and scoffed when he commented that we had only had starters and desserts! Almost Applying that we had not spent enough to even be moaning! We explained we would have of ordered more rounds of drinks if they were served in time but service was shocking! He was very rude and spoke to us like he was not sorry we had a bad experience but that he was sorry for himself being understaffed that evening but not one person came to our table to apologise and say drinks were on the way. Although I did see him come up to shout at the waitress and point at our table for cancelling the round of drinks which we could see had not even been started! Overall Food was good but the managers reaction left us feeling angry and disappointed and certainly will not be visiting there again. For the price you pay, you expect good service and apart from the waiter, this was not at all!!”

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