Spread Eagle Bury St Edmunds

I'm not sure why the mediocre overall score. Perhaps some of these reviews were posted under the old management. My family and I went here for lunch today, and it was excellent. I had the rump steak and chips with the peppercorn sauce, and it was great. The steak was tender and cooked to my order. The chips were crisp on the outside and soft inside. The beer was very good and the proper temperature (nicely chilled but not so cold that you lose the taste).

The pub (including the restrooms) was clean and nice. There was plenty of space, and the seating was comfortable. There's also a play area for children.

The staff was very courteous and competent, and the prices were reasonable. Couldn't ask for more. We would definitely return.

We had lunch today and had a wonderful meal.
The steak and ale pie was very tasty and there was no problem when we asked for sweet potato fries instead of chips. Mum and Dad enjoyed their curry and mixed grill as well.
My white wine was nice and cool and good quality.
Thank you Marcus and staff for a lovely meal and great time.
When we are back for Christmas from Spain where my husband and I live, we will be back.

On arrival the staff 2 females were friendly but seemed very busy. Went to ordered hot drinks to be told the machine wasnt working. If it had of only been me and my daughter i would of left and found somewhere else as it was a cold wet day and we both needed a hot drink. We had others meeting us so we stayed. In waiting to order.
I was struck by that toilet smell and found it to be the next room where the disabled toilet door was left open. On looking around there were cob webs and dust. How ever the food was nice it was warm/hot. The beef was a bit tough maybe slightly over cooked. The others meals looked good and my guessed said they were nice. We had quite a wait for desserts which we didn't understand why,? as by the time that bit came around we were 1 of only 3 others eating. We had to go and ask about the puddings in the end. We witnessed a couple clear glass off a table as all the tables had been used but not cleared properly. When the staff was free she came round with cleaner and cloth and did all the tables then reset them. With covid still very highly out there as soon as the people left the tables should of been cleared and cleaned for cross contamination would of most definitely happened when the older couple clear bits off the table so they could then order food and eat.
Unfortunately with everything that went on these were the only pictures I got. I think the pub needs a good deep clean as on arrival it looks nice but once sat waiting and waiting you look around and notice alot more. I hope they pick things up as I've always enjoy going there. The food was around £12. For a Sunday roast

Honestly...

I couldn't believe how good the food was! I was ready to run into the kitchen and sing my praises to whoever was cooking! The Lamb was falling off the bone!

Great vibes and a great place for families too! My two girls had a lot of fun on the playground! Beautiful place! Great staff

Visited for a meal as the new manager offered us two free meals as an apology. We had lovely food, the service was excellent and 1000 times better than our previous visit.
I have changed my review and given 5 stars as I feel that the staff that looked after us made us feel welcome.

Lovely Sunday roast with the family. Well priced food, nice atmosphere. Staff very friendly. Only reason for the missing star was that there was no turkey, tea or coffee when we visited. Hopefully next time. Would recommend for relaxed meal or drink

Standard fairly basic pub food, that's cheap and you get what you pay for, which sometimes it's exactly what you need.
The staff are lovely, and take great care of their more elderly regulars (there are smaller pensioner sized meals available) which is great to see.

Have been several times as it is a helpful location if you are visiting the hospital and need to kill an hour..! Most of the dishes are well prepared but watch out for the mussels - cracked shells in a bitter cream sauce were disappointing. The other meals were essentially good pub grub with some neat 2 person deals. Beers all OK.