Pubs in Ipswich
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Curve Bar
58 Princes St, Ipswich IP1 1RJ
A wine bar and dance club located close to the Willis Faber building. The building used to be an Army Recruitment Centre.
Raven
24 Hening Av, Ipswich IP3 9QJ
The Raven was newly-built in 2007 to serve the Ravenswood estate, which is on the site of the former Ipswich airfield. The comfortable bar offers various seating areas around a central servery. The beer offering features a regularly-changing range of ales from the various Marston's Group breweries (such as Marston's itself, Wychwood, Jennings, Banks's, etc). Staff are happy to remove the sparkler if you prefer a pint that isn't over-fizzy. The pub now also incorporates a "Generous George" themed restaurant.
Waterfront
15 Regatta Quay, Ipswich IP4 1FH
The waterfront is a bistro bar set within a historic building and located in the middle of the current regeneration of the old historic wet dock.
Revolution
127 Old Cattle Market, Ipswich IP1 1AY
Revolution is a large bar/nightclub complex which is part of the Buttermarket centre. It's one of a national chain of vodka bars.
Wiff Waff
12 Regatta Quay, Ipswich IP4 1FH
The Quayside was a short-lived bar/café in the new dockside development. It closed in February 2014 and reopened in Mid-2015 as an American-style bar. In November 2018 it was again re-branded, this time as a "games" bar. There's a single handpull with Real Ale.
Bar Twenty One
11 St Nicholas St, Ipswich IP1 1TH
Music/tapas bar.
Cult Café Bar
Orwell Quay, Ipswich IP1 3BY
Cult Café Bar is essentially a students' bar, but is also open to the general public. It's a modern, glass-fronted bar that offers some keg ales and has excellent views of the historic Wet Dock. It has an eclectic selection of furniture and maintains close links with the University that surrounds the location. There's an outdoor seating area.
St Jude's Brewery Tavern
69 St Matthew's St, Ipswich IP1 3EW
A small, friendly Goth bar close to town centre with sawdust on the floor and quirky artefacts. Formerly a photographic studio. It's owned and operated by St Jude’s Brewery. There are up to 20 changing beers and 4 ciders served from a gravity stillage behind the servery. The pub also offers some imported lagers and a selection of bar snacks. There's a function room upstairs and occasional acoustic music sessions, plus TV for sports events. Regular quiz nights take place on Sunday evenings. There's a small outdoor area to the rear of the bar. Occasional themed parties include fancy-dress Halloween and pirate nights. Opening hours Mon-Wed: "from 1600" Thu-Sat: 1400-0030 Sun: 1400-2230
California Social Club
191-199 Foxhall Rd, Ipswich IP3 8LB
A long-established social club, this has a reputation for good Real Ales, with four usually available at any one time. There's regular music in the rear function room, including monthly gigs from the Ipswich Jazz Club. CAMRA members may use the club but must show a current membership card.
Riverside Terrace
Ranelagh Rd, Ipswich IP2 0AD
This is a bar and restaurant, attached to the 21st-century Pentahotel (previously called Encore hotel).
Mermaid
Yarmouth Rd, Ipswich IP1 2EN
Newly opened in October 2012, the Mermaid is one of a number of new-build pubs around the county commissioned by Marston's. Offers a selection of Marston's beers alongside a popular food menu including Sunday roasts.
Briarbank
70 Fore St, Ipswich IP4 1LB
This is a modern public bar above the Briarbank brewery. The entrance is to the rear, accessed from the yard. The bar comprises a nicely furnished single room with a mixture of raised seating, comfortable bench seating and chairs around several wooden tables. The counter incorporates some barrels into its design and offers a range of Briarbank's own beers (up to 8) on hand pump and keg plus some guest beers There's live music (usually Jazz) on the third Sunday of each month. A second bar is also occasionally used in a small marquee in the adjoining yard during fine weather. Two beer festivals are organised annually - one at Easter the other in late August. Card only payments I.e. no cash is taken at the bar.