The Burger Van - Ipswich Haven Marina - Public Road Entrance -3***

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This half wrecked caravan is the perfect antidote to those who are fed up with with overpriced little towers of crap and dandelions served on huge square plates to the sort of arse prepared to pay for it.

The caravan's entrance door has been kicked in giving that all important edgy feel to your dining experience combining both alfresco cuisine and the opportunity to spot the not too elusive native brown rat darting out from the resultant hole. The signature dish of handheld burger-bacon-egg-cheese (mushrooms optional) delicately served on a bed of not freshly chopped brown edged lettuce in a delightful rustic wholesalers bread product bap is a tour-de-force.
For your delight and post dining entertainment a local young native in a Vauxhall Corsa may show a doughnut on the car-park accompanied by an ear-bleeding beat from the dustbin sized sub-woofer thing in the boot.

I found the the whole experience utterly delightful and my good pal Richard (I declined to dine having enjoyed an eat-all-can-chinese from across the road earlier) had none of those awful barfing problems that so often accompany native cuisine.

As a footnote, I would advise to dine only at "chucking out time" after a minimum of 5 pints of Adnams from the Nelson or 6 pints of IPA from the Steamboat.

Funnily enough I still prefer it to the "Last Resort" in the Marina!!
 

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How my heart follows on!

Some serious morning gut cramps can follow the closing time folly that is eating from here... Or indeed any of the late night offerings at this end of town.

As for the Last Anchor. Best we forget it.

Here's to hoping someone at the new Haven clubhouse will be enterprising.
 

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No, just hiking boots now the short cut is no longer open due to building work. Food at the Nelson still pretty good but avoid the chinese buffet and of course the BURGER VAN!!!!
 

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Yup, Nelson good, but by now you'll've been'n gone. Hope you enjoyed it, maybe the previous night coulda been dodgy, I can't recall my behaviour.

Funnily enough, I walked by the van friday as they were setting up, and they didn't appear happy. Maybe been in here???
 

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45 of us piled into the Nelson and had an excellent meal. Four on our table had ribeye steaks, all to be differently cooked. When they arrived (after a decent interval) they were each cooked precisely as ordered & mine was good quality. Not restaurant-food, but I think everyone enjoyed each course, which is good going.
Funked out on Sunday and motored back to Titchmarsh without taking the sail-covers off.
 

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No, just hiking boots now the short cut is no longer open due to building work. Food at the Nelson still pretty good but avoid the chinese buffet and of course the BURGER VAN!!!!

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Why avoid the Chinese Buffet please? I've had it, but not recently, and thought it pretty OK. (Presumably you're talking about the Golden Dragon?)

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Perhaps I should have said that every time I go there say between 6-7 the food is not very hot if at all but ok when busier and higher turnover of food.

Nelson still the best bet!!
 

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I'm with Wherry on the Golden Dragon. But whatever you do, DON'T risk the other one in town- just south of Costas. It's dreaful. Actually there's another by the Regent, but not tried.

Agreed. Nelson great. Usually... Had some bad fish last year. But the cook did say if I'd brought it to his attention, I could've got it replaced.

Actually...

If you turn left instead of right at the dock end, there's the Journa Curry house and the Shipright (?) on the old Wherstead Rd, both of which are good. (Fish at Shipright esp.).
 

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No fears - Ipswich Haven Yacht Club opens its doors on 15th March. Only a bar to begin with (our priority) but food can be ordered from local take aways for delivery.

Have fun

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