Framlingham Castle

Food and Drink

From royalty to workhouse families, both the prosperous and the poor have dined at Framlingham Castle.

Visit our castle café and taste a little piece of history with our simple everyday Tudor dishes such as Tudor staple vegetable pottage or the savoury Tarte Owte of Lent.  Or if you're feeling a little more royal, indulge in our selection of hot and cold mains, cakes, bakes and sweet treats.

Castle Café

The new castle café is now open in the workhouse. Located within the historic castle walls it's the perfect spot to rest your legs and refuel.

Special diets including vegetarian, vegan, gluten and dairy free options can be accommodated for. Please ask the Café staff for advice.

Sample Menu

Please note our menu may change due to seasonality and availability of produce. 

Summer Salads:

  • Potted Mackerel with cherry tomatoes & crusty bread 
  • Mackerel or salmon salad - new potatoes & green beans tossed in green salad with horseradish & crème-fraiche cream dressing. 
  • Local cheese platter - Suffolk Blue & Suffolk Gold cheeses 
  • Suffolk ham platter 

Hot Mains:

  • Suffolk fish pie - A fish pie with boiled egg as part of the filling. 
  • Slow Braised Beef in Local Ale with Suffolk Swimmers - Suffolk Swimmers are regional dumplings, served on a bed of veg. 
  • Cottage pie & roasted roots - Traditional dish with minced beef and mashed potato.
  • Tarte Owte of Lent with seasonal salad - The Tudor name for a savoury tart derives from the fact that it contains all the things you're not allowed to eat during lent - cheese, cream and eggs, cooked in a light pastry case. 

Suffolk Grumbly & roasted roots - A regional dish made with sausage meat with a mustard & cheese sauce. 

Seasonal vegetable soup 

Sandwiches - sample selection

  • Tuna mayo & rocket
  • Mature Cheddar with tomato & apple chutney 
  • Ham & coarse grain mustard 

Baguettes

  • Suffolk Blue with red onion marmalade 
  • Suffolk Gold & ham with a mustard mayo 
  • Prawn in Marie-Rose sauce with fresh chives.
  • Smoked salmon with watercress 

Cakes & Bakes

  • Victoria sandwich GF 
  • Carrot cake 
  • Chocolate & coconut flapjack (vegan)
  • All butter cherry shortbread 
  • Moist fruit cake with cherries (vegan) 

Scones: Home-made sultana, seasonal & savoury

 

We are proud to support local suppliers: 

  • St. Peter's Brewery of South Elmham
  • Broadland Wineries of Norfolk 
  • Anglia Produce
  • Emmett's of Peasenhall, Saxmundham, local Suffolk hams.
  • Maynard's Suffolk apple juices.
  • Marybelle Dairy of Halesworth milk & ice cream

Opening times and special arrangements

1 April - 31 October: 10.00am - 5.30pm

1 November - 28 March: 10.00am - 3.30pm

Special diets including vegetarian, vegan, gluten and dairy free options can be accommodated for. Please ask the Café staff for advice.