The Wheel House is a beautiful and interesting pub located in Naughton, it used to be called the…read moreWheelmaker's Arms and is still referred to as such by many people in the area. It's a gorgeous old thatched pub which has low beams in the main bar, so low in fact that my very tall son in law always worries he is going to hit his head whenever we visit. They sell a good selection of real ales which change quite regularly, they don't always stick to the well known ones either which is nice as it forces customers to try something new. You can also choose from the more standard lagers, beers and spirits all of which are priced quite reasonably for the area. The bar is large and has a much more livlier atmosphere than the lounge but is not rowdy or boisterous by any stretch of the imagination. The Wheel House has a well placed pool table and you can also have a game of darts in the bar, if this is too strenuous for you then you can always take your drink to the garden out the back and relax in the sun.

Eccentric opening times but some of the best ale in the County. privately owned and it shows!read more

Delicious food and great service highly recommend this place. My favourite place to go for food…read morelocally. They also have rooms and shepherd huts to stay in. I stayed once a long time ago and rooms were clean and well maintained and breakfast was excellent. I now live 10 minutes away so no need for me to stay over but would definitely recommend to anyone wishing to stay in the area.

This is a great family pub that is clean, bright & friendly. The food is great, Sunday dinner is…read moresuper & through out the week they have offers on food. The pub has recently been holding food challenges which the entry fees have been donated to local charities. This pub is the heart of the village & welcomes everyone. Great for families with the outside play area, dogs are welcomed and not allowed in the play area, plenty of seating inside & out, good food at good prices & good beer, what more could you ask for!

This is a great country restaurant, unassuming but with wonderful food. David is a charming host,…read moreand his wife Olga a fantastic cook - her plum crumble is second to none! We recently had our wedding lunch there, and every member of the family was highly complimentary. Definitely book in advance, it's very popular locally.

Had our works Christmas meal here and they coped well with a large party. The food was very good…read morevalue for money, especially for a standard xmas menu. A little slow on service, but there were a lot of us! Room was a bit chilly but they bought in extra heating and had a real fire as well (it was snowing outside as well!)

A nice pub that serves excellent food. the staff are friendly and welcoming. There is 3 rooms 2 of…read morethem have real fires. The 3rd is a big conservatory which leads out to the garden this has seating out there and a children's play area. Now for the good bit Monday to Saturday they do buy one get one free on the main meal we had scampi and chips and a drink each for the grand total of £9-58 (you can't get two lots of fish & chips for this from the chippy. Also serves Sunday lunch but I haven't tried this but if the food on a week night is anything to go by you won't be disappointed. The only thing that lets this down is the toilets are a little grubby but I don't go out to sit on the loo. Say hello to Adam if you go in he is the young lad who always serves us and gets a big tip.

If you're looking for a good pub, it doesn't get much better than this…read more Lovingly called simply "The Axe" by locals, this pub is in a different league to most other rural pubs. I'll explain why and try to be concise. The cuisine is exceptional. There's a good selection of quality drinks. The service is excellent. The atmosphere is always friendly and welcoming -- the sort of place where complete strangers tend to strike-up conversation. The location is perfect, overlooking the Village Green, with a big beer garden behind, and a vast playing field behind that. It's a lovely village, nestled in the gently-undulating farming landscape of rural north-east Herts -- no wonder Braughing was recently awarded the prestigious "Village of the Year" accolade. The pub's menu always includes the best of local produce, from locally-reared beef to local pork sausages, alongside popular country pub dishes. (Braughing village is famous for, among other things, the delicious local sausages, and this is a good place to sample them.) Did I mention the pies? A different pie every day it seems, and you won't find better pies than these. I don't make a statement like that lightly.

I last went to the Trowel & Hammer just before Christmas and was very impressed with the quality of…read morethe food and how traditional this pub seemed. The menu is very good with lots to choose from from butterfly chicken breasts to steak and chips. The food is always cooked well and is obviously freshly cooked when you order as it's piping hot and very well presented. They serve a range of real ales as well as the more usual lagers and other drinks choices. It has a lovely atmosphere inside and because children are welcome it's a great place to bring the family, there is a fairly large open fire so do take care to watch the children when you visit but otherwise this is a really nice place to have a drink and something to eat. The decor inside is lovely and puts me in mind of an older pub, which considering this is a 15th century building isn't hard to imagine. I felt really at home when I visited and thought the staff were absolutely lovely, it was quite quiet when I visited and the lady behind the bar was chatty and told me some interesting facts about the area and seemed to know exactly what was what around Stowmarket.

This is my local. Excellent ale and cheap too. Lots of local accents, live music, fish and chip…read morerestaurant attached and great Sunday roasts. A proper pub!

Food was OK, but not very adventurous and not as good as we had hoped. Service was exceptionally…read moregood and very friendly. Environment was quiet and relaxing... Overall a very pleasant place to spend an evening. We are vegan/vegetarian and thought, with a vegetarian chef, that the food might be exceptionally good - sadly it was not to be...

This is a superb veggie pub. Food excellent. Beer pricey but not to bad. Go for the food though…read more Even carnivores will eat well!