The Weeping Willow

Name: The Weeping Willow
Address: The Weeping Willow, 39 Bury Road, Barrow, Suffolk, United Kingdom, IP29 5AB
Telephone: 01284 771881
Price range: £25 and under
Rating: 4.5

4.5

1818 Reviews

£25 and under

British

Good for special occasions
Romantic
Innovative

Based in the heart of Suffolk, The Weeping Willow has a wealth of local breweries and drinks suppliers on the doorstep. Step in to experience the specially selected ales, beers, ciders and fruit cordials in a relaxed, family friendly environment. The Bar has been designed to have ale at one end and Champagne at the other so there is something for everyone’s thirst!

Our Head Chef, Lewis Ryan and our General Manager, John Mills are delighted to be working together on such an exciting new and innovative venture.

The mouthwatering menu aims to cater for everyone (including children) using locally and seasonally sourced produce; from Nibbles and Picky Bits to Willow Classics and from small plates to delicious desserts. All dietary requirements are considered in the design of the menu, which also features a vegan section.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
British, Modern European
Hours of Operation
Mon–Sat 11:00–23:00 Sun 11:00–20:00 Lunch Mon–Sat 11:30–15:00 Sun 11:30–17:00 Dinner Mon–Sat 17:00–21:00
Phone number
01284 771881
Website
https://www.theweepingwillow.co.uk/
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Private party facilities
We have a small private room, Raspberry Room for up to 12 guests.

Location
The Weeping Willow, 39 Bury Road, Barrow, Suffolk IP29 5AB
Area
Bury St. Edmunds
Parking details
Private Lot
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Beer Garden, Cocktails, Dog Friendly, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Parsnip, Sweet Potato & Chestnut Soup*£8.00
sage, Pakenham Mill sourdough
Beetroot Tartare£8.50
Linseed cracker, shallots, artichoke
Loomswood Farm Duck Breast£9.50
pancetta, kalettes, oyster mushrooms, blood orange
Avocado, Pea & Edamame Bean Arancini£8.50
fennel, asian dressing
Orchard Farm Pork & Black Pudding Scotch Egg£9.50
hispi & celeriac slaw
Whisky & Cranberry Cured Salmon£9.50
kohlrabi, fennel, pickles, Pakenham Mill sourdough
Claydon Chicken & Ham Hock Terrine£9.00
curried cauliflower, golden raisins, coronation mayonnaise

Mains

Orchard Farm Pork Belly£23.00
creamed potato, puffed skin, winter greens, Bramley apple puree
Roasted Field Mushroom£17.50
blackberry bakery brioche bun, avo, slaw, "mayo", beef tomato, walnut pesto fries
Fillet of Seabass£23.00
artichoke & BBQ leek risotto, celeriac puree, chive oil
Spaghetti & Miso Carbonara£18.00
rainbow chard, oyster mushroom, pickled mustard seeds, truffle oil
Ghost Ship Beer Battered Haddock£18.00
triple cooked chips, tartare sauce, mixed leaf salad
Roasted Butternut Squash Risotto£22.00
wilted spinach, chilli, crispy sage

Mibrasa Grills

Cooked over Urban Forestry's Silver Birchwood

Dirty Burger£17.50
brioche bun, gherkin ketchup, suffolk bacon jam, peppercorn sauce, fries
8 oz Flat Iron Steak£19.50
creamed corn, wild mushrooms and chimichurri
Claydon Farms Chicken Salad£20.00
avocado, suffolk prosciutto, poached 'rattlesden' egg
10 oz Black Angus Sirloin Steak£29.00
caramelised onion ketchup, tomato, mushroom, chips

Sides

Buttered Greens£4.00
Fairfield Farm Hand Cut Chips£4.50
Dirty Posh Chips£6.00
parmesan, truffle oil, béarnaise, peppercorn sauce
Posh Chips£5.00
parmesan, truffle oil, béarnaise sauce
Dirty Vegan Fries*£4.50
walnut pesto, "mayo"
House Salad£4.50
Fries£4.00

Puddings

Chocolate Fondant£9.50
burnt orange puree, sherbet, blood orange sorbet
Caramelised Figs£8.50
apricot, toasted oats, mango, maple & thyme dressing
Chocolate Brownie£9.00
raspberry sorbet, honeycomb
Eggnog Creme Brûlée£8.75
Malted biscuit, star anise ice-cream
Lemon Tart£9.00
nutmeg, raspberries clementine sorbet
Baron Bigod Plate*£14.00
smoked date & walnut bread, quince chutney & preserved pear
Vegan Scoops
mango, blood orange, raspberry, pear
- each£1.50

Tea, Coffee

All our coffees are made with semi-skimmed milk. Ask for any alternative milk option. Decaffeinated coffee available

Single or Double Espresso£3.00
Single Macchiato£3.00
Selection of Tea£3.00
Latte£3.50
Flat White£3.50
Americano£3.50
Mocha£3.50
Hot Chocolate£3.50
Cappuccino£3.75

Pudding Wine

Late Harvest Moscato d'Asti, Piemonte, Italy
Anise of intense lemon curd, marmalade and citrus peel with lightly floral notes
- 100ml£4.75
- Bottle£25.50
Monbazillac, Domaine de Grange Neuve, South West France
A Fabulous dessert wine, sweet and luscious with a great backbone of acidity. The nose is fresh with marmalade, ripe nectarine and melon
- 100ml£5.95
- Bottle£32.50
Mourvedre "Late harvest", Cline Cellars, California, USA
This wine is luxuriously sweet and divinely tempting. Layers of chocolate, black berries and prunes. Great with chocolate
- Bottle£41.00

Smaller Appetites Menu

Pasta Bolognese£7.00
House Burger£8.00
brioche bun, lettuce, skinny fries
Cody's Macaroni Cheese£7.00
side of greens
Battered Fish£8.75
skinny fries, salad
Chocolate Brownie£4.00
vanilla ice cream
Vanilla Ice Cream£3.00

What 1,818 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.5

4.5 based on all time ratings

4.4Food
4.4Service
4.5Ambience
4.1Value

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1,818 Reviews

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OpenTable Diner
New York City
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 9 September 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Had Birthday dinner for our daughter in the Raspberry Room the staff and food were excellent however it was very hot in there could have used a couple of fans
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HannahB
Essex
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 1 July 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Lovely modern restaurant with the nicest of staff and amazing food. Couldn’t be faulted
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KayR
Northampton
4 reviews
3.0
4 reviews
Dined on 18 June 2023
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 5
An attractive pub with a lovely garden. The staff were very nice and helpful: our waiter was inexperienced but very friendly and apologetic when he forgot a couple of things - everyone has to learn so we have no complaints! The food was a bit of a let-down. The chicken croquet was way too big and the salad with it too small meaning not enough "sauce" so we asked for extra mayo. The roast plate had too much on it but was tasty. The burger was dry, but my husband loved the fish & chips! We may have chosen badly; but the Packhorse (part of the same group) had a similar problem. Pricing for Sunday lunch is good though and overall, we had a nice time.
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APB552
London
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 18 June 2023
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
The setting was beautiful but unfortunately the service was very slow, we had to wait over an hour for our main course despite it not being particularly busy. We would go again but won't be hurrying back.
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Freddie
Norfolk/Suffolk
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined on 10 June 2023
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Food was excellent as always, but we felt we were not well looked after by our waitress throughout I’m afraid.
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gary
Birmingham
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 9 June 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Wonderful place, with new modern lodges, beautiful gardens, attentive friendly staff and great food. Couldn't recommend highly enough.
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JasonC
London
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on 3 June 2023
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
After hearing such rave reviews for the Weeping Willow, I booked for the venue for my the evning of my wifes graduation. The venue was fully booked when we arrived at 7pm. We ordered a sharing starter platter and one of the side dishes given to us was dirty with egg all over it, the server when we said about didnt really say much. we ordered drinks 2, cokes to go with my wifes and daughters main meals, we chased this up 3 times, and the server just said she cant put her own drinks orders through! My Steak was really dry, or med rare i was exepting something better.. again server was not really intrested. again had to chase drink orders up - and then the desserts ,must have been sat on the side for some time as the ice cream was half melted in my bowl, at this stage i'd feel like complaining, as i felt it would have not gone any where, and then to top it all over I have over charged on my card payment by £5.00 very poor experiance.
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gourmand46
London
4 reviews
3.0
4 reviews
Dined on 2 June 2023
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Menu over-promised and food was mediocre. Beetroot starter looked like cubes of vacuum-packed beetroot chopped up and thrown on the plate; with so many heritage beetroot available it would have been nice to see this celebrated given it was the main part of the dish. Dirty chips were fat chips soggy in a watery peppercorn sauce with large ribbons of parmesan cheese which were too big to melt onto the hot potatoes. Doughnut with hazelnut was tasteless. It was a celebratory meal and we were left feeling very short-changed.
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Gillian
Norfolk/Suffolk
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 28 May 2023
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
We were disappointed with our meal on this occasion. Some examples of this were the foccacia which was just slices of ordinary bread, a lack of flavour in the meat, burnt potatoes, minimal small undercooked pieces of rhubarb in the dessert. The service was good until after the dessert but we struggled to get any service after that. We did not think the quality warranted the prices.
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MrsC
Norfolk/Suffolk
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 27 May 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Fantastic food and service, can’t recommend highly enough
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The Weeping Willow, 39 Bury Road, Barrow, Suffolk IP29 5AB

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Additional information

Area
Bury St. Edmunds
Hours of Operation
Mon–Sat 11:00–23:00 Sun 11:00–20:00 Lunch Mon–Sat 11:30–15:00 Sun 11:30–17:00 Dinner Mon–Sat 17:00–21:00
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
British, Modern European
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
Private Lot
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Beer Garden, Cocktails, Dog Friendly, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
https://www.theweepingwillow.co.uk/
Phone number
01284 771881
Private party facilities
We have a small private room, Raspberry Room for up to 12 guests.

The Weeping Willow

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Graze

Pakenham Mill Sourdough£3.50

Mezze Board

Suffolk Charcuterie

To Start

Parsnip, Sweet Potato & Chestnut Soup*£8.00

Beetroot Tartare£8.50

Loomswood Farm Duck Breast£9.50

Avocado, Pea & Edamame Bean Arancini£8.50

Orchard Farm Pork & Black Pudding Scotch Egg£9.50

Whisky & Cranberry Cured Salmon£9.50

Claydon Chicken & Ham Hock Terrine£9.00

Mains

Orchard Farm Pork Belly£23.00

Roasted Field Mushroom£17.50

Fillet of Seabass£23.00

Spaghetti & Miso Carbonara£18.00

Ghost Ship Beer Battered Haddock£18.00

Roasted Butternut Squash Risotto£22.00

Mibrasa Grills

Dirty Burger£17.50

8 oz Flat Iron Steak£19.50

Claydon Farms Chicken Salad£20.00

10 oz Black Angus Sirloin Steak£29.00

Sides

Buttered Greens£4.00

Fairfield Farm Hand Cut Chips£4.50

Dirty Posh Chips£6.00

Posh Chips£5.00

Dirty Vegan Fries*£4.50

House Salad£4.50

Fries£4.00

Puddings

Chocolate Fondant£9.50

Caramelised Figs£8.50

Chocolate Brownie£9.00

Eggnog Creme Brûlée£8.75

Lemon Tart£9.00

Baron Bigod Plate*£14.00

Vegan Scoops

Tea, Coffee

Single or Double Espresso£3.00

Single Macchiato£3.00

Selection of Tea£3.00

Latte£3.50

Flat White£3.50

Americano£3.50

Mocha£3.50

Hot Chocolate£3.50

Cappuccino£3.75

Pudding Wine

Late Harvest Moscato d'Asti, Piemonte, Italy

Monbazillac, Domaine de Grange Neuve, South West France

Mourvedre "Late harvest", Cline Cellars, California, USA

Smaller Appetites Menu

Pasta Bolognese£7.00

House Burger£8.00

Cody's Macaroni Cheese£7.00

Battered Fish£8.75

Chocolate Brownie£4.00

Vanilla Ice Cream£3.00

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