May Flower - Ipswich

I needed a break from seafood, burgers and pizza and after considerable back and forth I decided to give the Mayflower a shot despite the occasional very terrible review. I am very glad that I did. It had been a while since I lived in Ipswich and so it's been a while since I tried visited the mayflower. As I walked in it was very pleased to see furniture sparkly and despite the fact that appears very dark from the outside it was light and crisp and clean on the inside. Lucy a beautiful bartender and server was attendant to my seating in menu selection very promptly. She appeared at my table regularly during my meal and made sure that my glass was full And always asked if I needed anything. She refilled my glass promptly, And brought me hot mustard properly. The service was beyond excellent. The soup was flavorful and very fresh. I ordered a combination plate, a luncheon special and it was excellent rice was perfectly cooked with fresh scrambled eggs and fresh vegetables mixed in with pork That was not dried out. The chicken wings were very crispy on the outside and tender on the inside and very flavorful. The crab Rangoon's were very crispy on the outside and very creamy on the inside. I'm not sure what the problem is. I found the staff pleasant, attentive, swift and highly competent. The food was excellent and very fresh.

Went for sushi, and the plate was not worth the price paid. My plate had maki rolls, and where the fish is where they cut it, the amount of tuna/salmon looked like a period at the end of this sentence. Seems like they cater to heavy drinkers and gambling degenerates that venture no father than a Poo Poo platter to eat.

Spent $40 on horrible, horrible food. The sushi was clearly not fresh, the overpriced sweet and sour shrimp was just hilarious. $15 for almost nonexistent shrimp in HUGE balls of deep friend dough with a cheap sauce on the side. The cherry on top was there were a few staples in my food!! I called the restaurant and explained the situation the nicest way possible. The woman on the line was extremely rude, unapologetic and basically called me a liar. After numerous times of spending money supporting a local business..this is how you thank us? What a shame. No wonder people tell me that they do not go to you guys anymore..

This is our go to for take out in the area. However, perhaps no more. Today I picked up a lunch combo, one I picked up many time before. It did not look or taste anything like what I had before from this same restaurant. I ordered sesame chicken and I what I got was a watery orange chicken with a few sesame seeds sprinkled on it. For them to think a consumer wouldn't know the difference is very arrogant and disappointing. You know I have noticed minor inconsistencies before. I've also learned not to eat there on a Monday food is always dry/tough appearing to be reheated.

I wanted to stop for some sushi before work, and decided to go here since it was (somewhat) close to where I work. The building is in keeping with the architecture of downtown Ipswitch. The posters for beer and football on the front indicated more of a bar atmosphere, and the bar is half the restaurant. There was already a large gathering of people in the bar section when I stopped in at 3:30, seems to be a popular place! After being seated an inquiry was made for the sushi of the day. Amazing Tuna, spicy yellow tail wrapped and then tuna on top with avocado. I opted for the special and Unagi (I love eel) with some crab rangoon and tea. Tea came out first, a whole pot to me-little onesome. It was a charming porcelain teapot. I wasn't expecting so many crab rangoon for the appetizer. I'm used to places giving 6-8 pieces. There were at least a dozen. Fried just right and the filling well balanced in flavor (some places the cream cheese isn't balanced out, and I get sick after 2 or 3 if the cream cheese flavor is too strong), I killed most of the plate. I had to save room for the sushi now! Beautiful presentation for the sushi. There was this white sauce drizzled on the Amazing Tuna, and I'm not sure if it was panko but there was some crust dusted on top the tuna. The sushi of the day was excellent. The Unagi Nigiri had nice big pieces of eel, that was really good also. I left the restaurant quite happy and satiated. Crab rangoon were boxed up, and I had them when I got home from work. It was delicious at home too