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Tuesday 5pm - 10:30pm Wednesday 5pm - 10:30pm Thursday 12pm - 10:30pm Friday 12pm - 11pm Saturday 12pm - 11pm Sunday 12pm - 9:30pm

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Just off the Ipswich Waterfront. One-of-a-kind cocktail creations and delicious smokin' flavours! Gather your comrades and dust off your goggles!
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Steampunk shenanigans at Ipswich’s most curious bar and restaurant await…

Indeed, if hand-forged one-of-a-kind cocktail creations, melt-in-the-mouth home-smoked meats, loaded fries, bangin' burgers, juicy steaks, sizzling plant-based delights (and absolutely everything in-between) are your thing, then right this way old chum!…

29/10/2026

BUN & RUM THURSDAY 🎩✨

Two of our signature, dry-aged smashed beef patties, American and Swiss cheese, b**r and black treacle bacon, crisp pickles and our home-Forged burger sauce. ‘The Forge’ - only £10 (with fries) every Thursday!

And this week, find it alongside…

▪️WAFFLE & FOWL
In a Belgian waffle ‘bun’, home-Forged crispy buttermilk chicken, b**r and black treacle bacon, maple syrup and maple mayo.

▪️NACHO BUSINESS
Two smashed beef patties, double American cheese, Swiss cheese, BBQ pulled pork, tomato salsa, sour cream & crushed tortilla chips.

BUN & RUM
▪️ Every Thursday
🍔 ‘The Forge’ Burger + Fries £10
🍔 Two burger specials each week
🍸 Daiquiris £5 | Daiquiri Special £7

27/10/2026

TACO TUESDAY! 🌮✨

Sublime rotating taco delights for £1.80, and devilishly good margaritas for just £5.

From 5 o’clock sharp, friend! 🎩

On the menu today…

🌮 CAJUN PULLED BRISKET
🌮 KATSU CHICKEN
🌮 PRAWN COCKTAIL

🍸 Classic/Cherry Margarita £5
🍸 Apple & Cinnamon Margarita £7

25/10/2026

THE SUNDAY ROAST BURGER 🍔

In our very own beef tallow-brushed sesame brioche bun, beef or pork, our signature dry-aged smashed beef patty, layers of American and Swiss cheese, home-Forged sausage stuffing, root veg slaw, roasted cauliflower cheese, our famous gravy mayo, a mighty Yorkshire pud full of triple-cooked garlic and rosemary chunky chips, a jug of rich gravy, and finally, our house horseradish or burnt apple sauce 👌

▪️Roast burger £20.90
▪️Roast burger + ANY pudding £23.90

And…

🍸🍸 2 for £14 cocktails all day

Splendid 🎩

*𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘶 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘢𝘺

21/10/2026

FIREBIRD 🍔🐦‍🔥
Home-Forged crispy chicken, double American cheese, our signature Forge Firebird sauce, candied jalapeños and fiery Forge slaw. All, as always, stacked high in our very own bespoke-baked sesame demi-brioche bun.

On this Thursday’s BUN & RUM menu! 🎩

BUN & RUM
▪️ Every Thursday
▪️ ‘The Forge’ Burger + Fries £10
▪️ Two burger specials each week
▪️ Daiquiris £5 | Daiquiri Special £7

20/10/2026

TACO TUESDAY 🌮✨

From 12pm, old bean!

Sublime rotating taco delights for £1.80, and devilishly good margaritas for just £5.

On the menu today…

🌮 BBQ PULLED PORK
BBQ pulled pork, BBQ glaze, lettuce & crispy onions

🌮 KATSU CHICKEN
Deep-fried crispy chicken, katsu sauce, lettuce & pickled red chilli

🌮 BLOODY MARY PRAWNS
Prawns, Forge Bloody Mary sauce, lettuce & chives

🍸 Classic/Cherry Margarita £5
🍸 Apple & Blackberry Margarita £7

*Normal Tuesday opening hours resume next week

13/10/2026

TACO TUESDAY 🌮✨

You know the game by now, old bean!

Sublime rotating taco delights for £1.80, and devilishly good margaritas for just £5.

From 5 o’clock sharp! 🎩

On the menu today…

🌮 CAJUN BEEF
Cajun pulled beef brisket, lettuce, garlic & herb sauce and crispy onions

🌮 KATSU CHICKEN
Smoked pulled chicken, katsu sauce, lettuce and pickled red chilli

🌮 BLOODY MARY PRAWNS
Prawns, Forge Bloody Mary sauce, lettuce and chives

🍸 Classic/Cherry Margarita £5
🍸 Apple & Blackberry Margarita £7

08/10/2026

NACHO BUSINESS 🍔👀
Two smashed beef patties, double American cheese, Swiss cheese, BBQ pulled pork, tomato salsa, sour cream & crushed tortilla chips

On today’s BUN & RUM menu!

Alongside…

CLUCKY MARGARITA 🍔
Home-forged crispy chicken, mozzarella, American cheese, spicy tomato sauce & crispy basil

BUN & RUM
▪️ Every Thursday
▪️ ‘The Forge’ Burger + Fries £10
▪️ Two burger specials each week
▪️ Daiquiris £5 | Daiquiri Special £7

08/10/2026

HEAR YE, HEAR YE! A most splendid graduation week announcement! 🎓📣

In honour of the University of Suffolk Graduation Ceremonies, we shall be throwing open our doors at some rather extraordinary hours…

🎩 Monday 19th October
OPEN 12PM - 10.30PM

🎩 Tuesday 20th October
OPEN 12PM - 10.30PM

Thereafter, normal opening hours resume.

And, naturally, our usual 𝟐𝟎% 𝐔𝐎𝐒 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 shall be available - a little scholarly reward for all that magnificent brainwork ✨

So gather your graduates, proud families and assorted learned folk, and come celebrate in suitably splendid fashion!🥂

𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘴 & 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.

06/10/2026

JOIN THE TEAM 🎩

Bertram once again finds himself in need of dependable souls!

Position available:

💫 PART-TIME KITCHEN PORTER

If you’ve charm, hustle, and a work ethic of the decidedly sturdy sort, we should very much like to hear from you!

📧 Send your CV or a little about yourself to [email protected]

*𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴

Address

1-3 Duke Street
Ipswich
IP30AE

Opening Hours

Tuesday	5pm - 10:30pm
Wednesday	5pm - 10:30pm
Thursday	12pm - 10:30pm
Friday	12pm - 11pm
Saturday	12pm - 11pm
Sunday	12pm - 9:30pm

Website

http://www.theforgekitchen.co.uk/

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