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The Restaurant Guide for Wine Lovers

Marlowe's Restaurant and Bar

72/100
  • Woodbridge, Suffolk
  • Modern European
  • By the glass
  • Mid-to-upper
  • Beta
  • Assessed October 2026
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These are confidence labels. They show how sure we are that what we publish still reflects the restaurant's current practice. They are not a judgement on the restaurant; the wine and cooking are scored separately, out of 100.

  • Beta means assessed and scored, but we are still confirming some details (such as the current wine list) and the restaurant has not yet had the chance to correct any factual inaccuracy, so it is published with that caveat.
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We assessed Marlowe's Restaurant and Bar in October 2026 and this review is based on the food menu and wine list at the time of the review. As menus and wine lists change, we name styles in order for the information to remain more useful as menus change. If things have slipped you can use the Vinealto Dining app including accessing an up to date reading using 'At the Table' from the wine list in front of you in the restaurant. How we assess

Marlowe's is a modern European restaurant on the Woodbridge quayside with a seafood led menu and Suffolk meat. Its broad list pours 39 wines by the glass, with crisp whites for the fish and a generous run of dessert wines and Port. It suits diners who like to match each course by the glass without committing to a bottle.

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