Emmett’s Store

I hate to give this shop such a low rating… The food is amazing, delicious really, and the counter service was friendly and informative. Endorsed by Rick Stein we were excited to stumble upon this lovely little farm shop on our way from London to Southwold.
However upon paying for my selection of cheeses, chutneys and crackers I asked the lady serving me (just making polite conversation) ‘so all your stock is made locally?’ She quite readily came clean to say the cheeses were from Spain and the chutneys from Sri Lanka… Sri Lanka! I wouldn’t mind, but they were £4.45 a pop and the cheese not cheap either. What annoyed me the most, angered me even — was that when unpacked and inspected at home I discovered no labelling at all which identified the food’s origins.
If nearer, I would have returned these items. Selling things under the pre tense of being locally sourced is a massive no no in my book. My advice to Emmett’s: get your delicious chutneys and cheeses locally, or CLEARLY LABEL them as imported, not Emmett’s own. For Shame!

Brilliant place for Suffolk bacon and hams. Well stocked store does whole range of delicious stuff. Think country store meets deli style. The owner Mark Thomas is a real enthusiast, and the store also stocks Spanish meats, wines etc