Mariners Of Ipswich

Great place to eat on the quay, lovely little venue, so nice on a boat, the food and service were top notch too

Good food but bad service. It seemed too much effort to wait on the table. We waited ages for the table to be cleared then had to go up and pay as nobody came to take payment. Staff did not come across overly friendly.

Found this oasis quite by mistake, so glad we did. Amazingly clean and comfortable. Staff were extremely inviting and accommodating. Food was excellent and good value for money. Would not hesitate to recommend this venue to anyone who requires quality Voir le carte

Thank you for a lovely 20th wedding anniversary celebration dinner. The food was superb but the service, welcome and atmosphere absolutely made it. We appreciated the double view table too. It was our first visit but I think that we’ll be finding lots of special occasions/excuses to return!

Went here today for lunch. We sat on the top deck and it was beautiful overlooking the water. We both ordered the lamb rump from the set menu which was nice. My friend ordered a side of beans and these took a little time to come. For dessert, I then had the strawberry cheesecake which wasn’t too enjoyable, the cheese part was really stiff. My friend had the cheese board which she enjoyed. Waiting staff were lovely, friendly and helpful. In all a nice lunchtime meal.

A treat for my wife's birthday, pleasant atmosphere, efficient service, my wife had the cod steak which she enjoyed, I ordered the spicy lamb, I wasn't very impressed, the three small pieces of lamb we're full of sinew and gristle and a lot of fat, mostly ended up on the side of my plate, certainly not worth the money, a shame really, it spoilt the evening for me, I kept quiet and didn't complain as to not spoil my wife's birthday meal. Otherwise a pleasant evening if not a little expensive. Voir le carte

Not a great experience. A beef wellington was presented as a lamb dish, overall choice was limited for GF. The service was very poor, a bottle of wine was corked (it was replaced however) and despite the owner telling my mother on her 81st birthday that she could have a Creme Brûlée desert, staff had no idea and told her she couldn’t. Then at the end, I requested some water and the waitress, sometime later, brought a bottle to the table behind us and not to us. The food itself was OK but really not deserving of the price tag. A Gordon Ramsey approach tonight would have been brutal.

My word this was poor. We have been there several times and it was great. We booked for this evening and really built it up to our friend. Ordered 2 starters and only got one. Waiter made a mistake it happens. After 1 hour and 15 minutes we asked where our mains were. 15 minutes later I was ready to walk out but was persuaded to stay. Suspect any dessert would have come around breakfast time. I have no problem paying top dollar for a good experience but this was rubbish. Food was ok but the service destroyed the evening. I complained but nobody really cared. 2 stars a bit generous to be honest.

Had been to Mariners a couple of times previous and had a good experience both times. I made the host aware of this on entry . Unfortunately today’s experience wasn’t so good . Starters were satisfactory, had rib eye steak for main, was tasty but rather tough. Price was double what I would pay in my local and have to say my local’s steaks are better cuts. The biggest issue with this place is they charge for bottled tap water. They charged us £2.50 Which in the grand scheme of things is not much when you have just spent £120 for 2 people but when I asked the waitress wearer I was being charged for tap water she refused to answer. The main host possibly the owner then came over . I asked the s... Voir le carte