This is a hidden gem. A medieval church (one of the twelve in town) converted into a huge community style cafe. It is of course a wonderful church in the first place, but has become a wonderful resource for the local community.
Nothing fancy here. Order a mug of tea or in my case coffee ☕ and something nice to eat cake 🍰 in my case. Staff work incredibly hard and service is excellent, congratulations to them.
I went on a crisp winters day with the sun shining through the church. It feels to me like the church does more of god's work today than it ever did in the past. A quality (as Robert Pirsig would say) experience in the heart of Ipswich!
Christopher Micah Gowing
+5
This is the friendliest place to come for food or drink. The staff that work here are dedicated to their customers.
A happy friendly atmosphere, while admiring the large stained glass widows.
Lovely homemade food, Jacket patatoes, stew & dumplings all served with a smile.
If you want somewhere reasonably priced to eat In the town this is the place to go food is lovely always fresh ,and freshly prepared.
The St Lawrence Cafe is inside the church. It is a lovely cafe with very friendly staff. A good selection of food and cake. The biggest bonus is it has lots of seating. It could benefit from a bit nicer chairs and tables but that won't stop me visiting again.
Great little cafe, good service, food and reasonable prices.
Community cafe operated by Realise Futures. Great value drinks and snacks including freshly brewed coffee and excellent fresh cakes in a unique setting. The beef stew and dumplings is excellent, I highly recommend!
Lovely atmosphere lovely people and food cooked to perfection thats why I keep going...
Very nice cosy coffe shop in the medieval church. The church is old and beautiful.
Nice, pleasant town centre place to sit down and have a drink and a bite to eat. Surprised at how busy it gets at lunch time, which is good, but can get noisy as it is a converted church and you feel that you need to talk louder because of all the noise going on. All in all I enjoyed it.
I love this place. Staff are always nice and cheerful. Food is good, you have got to try the beef stew and dumplings, absolutely delicious!!! The 'beatitudes' from the Bible are painted around the walls, ideal to read if you are feeling down. Toilets clean
Haven't been here for lunch since my grandson started school a few years ago. Nothing has changed, lots of people in there, staff are great. And the beef stew is just as delicious as last time I came. Toilets are clean, but they do need a bit of a tidy up. Oh and they now have an outdoor seating area.
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