A Suffolk restaurant commended for its "seductive pull of garlic butter" and "daily catches from the stumbling-distance beach" has been named among the best restaurants in the UK.

The Suffolk, in Aldeburgh, has gained a top spot on Time Out magazine's '16 Best Restaurants in the UK' after opening two years ago.

Leonie Cooper, Time Out's food and drink editor, said the restaurant's "ice-cold Martinis", "oysters from nearby Butley Creek" and lobster and chips are "to be reckoned with", while the snails are "so good".

The editor also complimented the restaurant owner and founder, George Pell, who moved from the legendary French Gaudin dining room, L’Escargot in Soho, to this new Suffolk project.

George Pell of The Suffolk Hotel and Sur-MerGeorge Pell of The Suffolk (Image: Contributed)

She said: "If anyone knows about the seductive pull of garlic butter, it’s George." 

Last year the restaurant also achieved acclaim when Observer food reviewer Jay Rayner visited the restaurant and said: "My dinner took me to a whole bunch of very happy places." 

The Observer's restaurant critic and a feature writer Jay RaynerThe Observer's restaurant critic and feature writer Jay Rayner (Image: Newsquest)

Self-taught head chef, Thomas Payne, said of the review: "It’s all you can really ask for. After that, the restaurant was packed with people just coming in, saying they read the review."