Pilgrims' Kitchen - St Edmundsbury

Sadly very disappointing. Lovely location but disproportiantly expensive. Yes it's busy, it's peak summer so you expect that. £8.75 for a very cheap toastie. Not asked bread option. A simple sliced bread cheese toastie, not expensive bread, nothing fancy, should not be nearly £9 it's madness. They throw a few crisps and a heap of salad with it. The menu is perhaps too extensive. Service wasn't particularly friendly either.

Walked in to town from the railway station on a visit to the Abbey Gardens and the Cathedral. It was a hot day and I needed a proper meal before visiting the Cathedral as breakfast had been a banana and two bottles of water. The old refectory, next to the Cathedral, now called the Pilgrim’s Kitchen offered a varied menu of savoury and sweet dishes. This menu, the professionalism of the staff, the decor and the popularity of the restaurant suggested that this was the right place for lunch. I decided to try one of the specials, a lamb cobbler which I could eat in the covered cloisters of the Cathedral. The lamb cobbler, the potatoes and the vegetables, which filled my plate, were all cooked to perfection. Delicious! Just what I needed before spending an hour plus in and around one of the best Parish Church Cathedrals in England.

First time visiting the pilgrims kitchen, the menu was quite extensive with something for everyone, I had a tuna and cheese toastie which was very good and my friend had a Brie and cranberry one, we then had cake which was homemade and excellent. The staff are all friendly, I really like this place and will definitely be back.

Awful experience! We were on a birthday treat day and went for lunch. We chose the chorizo and chicken pasty with salad and asked for coleslaw. The pasty came tasteless and soggy from the microwave with two pieces of chicken in one three in the other. The filling was chilli hot, so hot in fact my daughter had to scrape all the chorizo out as it was burning her mouth and even I was struggling. The salad was two small pieces of cucumber and tomato a couple of squares of iceberg and a dash of dressing. Of course we were too English and ate all that we could , and although I did tell the waitress no one came over to see us. I asked my daughter several times if I could get her something else but she doesn’t want a fuss so I didn’t take it further. It is advertised as homemade food but they looked very much commercially made and the service after the complaint was non existent.

Went there today and the food was delicious. The staff were very polite and efficient. The variety of food was fantastic from hot and cold sandwiches to lamb hotpot. A must place to visit if your in Bury St Edmunds