Having driven past The Cadogan Arms several times, we eventually called in on Sunday to try the place out.

I’m sure you’ve been in a similar situation, after 2.00 o’clock at the weekend and everywhere seems to be closed for food. Well The Cadogan had been a personal recommendation and as we were in the area we thought we’d see if, on the off chance, they were still serving food at 2.30 on a Sunday.

The status of a place can sometimes be gauged by the car park, so the Bentley and Aston Martin parked there (2 seperate dining parties I might add) got out inital impressions off to a good start.

Better that that, we were told that they served food all day on a Sunday!

We picked our table and selected our food and wine, which both arrived with reasonable haste.

The food was excellent. There is no other way to put it. We had relatively simple dishes, but The Cadogan prides itself in being able to list their suppliers (in public), many of them local, and the quality of the food was beyond reproach.

Value for money is always important, and again The Cadogan scores very highly here. We had 2 courses each and a bottle of very pleasant wine, for under £60.

A short drive out of Bury St Edmunds on the A134 towards Thetford, The Cadogan Arms has an AA 4-star rating, with accommodation, bar snacks, ‘a ‘grazing board’, breakfast, dinner and lunch menus and all at very good prices. Add a hog-roast on summer Sunday afternoons and The Cadogan really has so much going for it.

We will, without doubt, be returning to The Cadogan, frequently!

For more details try The Cadogan Arms website.