The Unruly Pig
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"Stylish Suffolk pub with an enthusiastic kitchen team"
Overview
Close to the National Trust’s Sutton Hoo, Rendlesham Forest and the lovely medieval town of Woodbridge, The Unruly Pig is a 16th-century Suffolk inn. The style is a pleasing mixture of traditional and contemporary, with original oak beams, sloping ceilings, log-burners and an eclectic mix of pop and local art on the walls. In the cosy bar you’ll find Adnams and award-winning ales, while in the wood-panelled dining rooms the monthly-changing ‘Britalian’ menus offer a good choice – head chef Dave Wall cooked at a number of well-known restaurants before arriving at the Pig, and he’s keen to make the most of the great local produce. Starters from the à la carte menu might feature raviolo of quail with tarragon and beetroot; or seared octopus with spicy sausage purée, apple and fennel. Mains range from the Unruly Burger in a Pump Street brioche bun, with Roquefort mayonnaise, dripping chips and onion rings, to hand-rolled farfalle pasta with mussels, cuttlefish, garlic, tomato and parsley. There is also a daily set menu as well as kids', vegetarian, dairy-free and gluten-free menus. On Sundays you might begin with a couple of crispy oysters, or arancini with ‘nduja, chorizo and taleggio before getting stuck in to roast rack of pork or rib of beef with all the trimmings.
Ratings & awards
AA Pick of the Pubs
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Restaurant
The Unruly Pig
3 Rosette Award for Culinary Excellence
- Children welcome
- Gluten free menu
- Private dining
- Tasting menu
About the area
Suffolk is Constable country, where the county’s crumbling, time-ravaged coastline spreads itself under wide skies to convey a wonderful sense of remoteness and solitude. Highly evocative and atmospheric, this is where rivers wind lazily to the sea and notorious 18th-century smugglers hid from the excise men.
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