Angel Delight

Some new friends from Cambridge, whom we met on our recent holiday, came to Sudbury yesterday to see the exhibition at Gainsborough's House.   They were suitably impressed by the show (which is to be reviewed in Country Life shortly).

After this cultural excursion we decided to try the Angel in Friars Street.  I suppose that you would now call this a gastropub, since there is no longer a bar and the emphasis is on dining.  Open in its current guise for almost two years, I have to say that we were all impressed by the comfort, service and fresh, good value food.  There is a pleasant courtyard at the back, but unfortunately the rain kept us indoors.

We stuck to the very reasonable two courses for £10 option.  There were three choices of starter and main course on the set menu,  and if you wanted a pudding, instead of a starter, you could choose anything from the main menu.  I had a most delicious fennel and garlic soup. Creamy, freshly made and flavourful, it was an unusual combination which worked really well.  The others enjoyed a very fresh tasting squid salad, without a trace of rubbery texture.  We all chose coq au vin for our main courses, and very good it was too. Served with fresh vegetables, the chicken was well cooked in a good sauce.  The wine list was reasonable value by today's standard.

All in all excellent value, excellent cooking all served with a smile and at reasonable speed.  We will be returning to the Angel in the future.