Norwich Restaurants

This used ot be a reat pub for a long summer lunch or an evening meal but on a date this evenign it became apparent that they had seriously changed. My friend commented on the fact that the food was rather pepperty, the waiter said," we dont make the food on the site"
Shame, the beef pie was poorly presented and almost resembled a pudding - looked like suet and was pretty poor, definetly frozen, the mash potatoe wasnt great either.
The chocolate fudge cake was far too big, dry and really should not have had coffee in it, it resembled more like a piece of cake one woul dhave at dinner.

Favorite Dish: The sausage and mash USED to be good and the Burger, USED to be good, I am not sure I would eat here again, I would go a few yards away and go to The River Gardens - I will write a review soon.

There was a group of eight of us that ate here last night. Six of us ate from the two course ofr £10 and included a free soft drink or glass of wine The other two ate from the a la carte.
The wine was pretty disgusting and cheap and this is their house wine.
The service was slow, very slow
The portion sizes for the £10 deal were tiny and I thought that the pork belly dish was a starter size.
It became obvious that the menus were different when the two chocolate brownies from the ala carte menu arrived ten minutes before the other desserts that they were different - large portion sizes and delicately presented on a plate. The cheaper menu dealbrownies arrived in a bowl swimming with melted ice cream and fruit / vuice,
We all came away hungry apart from the two eating from a la carte.
These people also own:
St Benedicts which I have eaten at before and found the owner/staff rude and abrassive
Pulse - a Vegetarian resturant where the food is bland and pretty disgusting.

You may want to try your luck at the very expensive ala carte menu or not bother at all.

Favorite Dish: I am not sure that I should comment on anything here really. I could say that the food was tasty but just nearly not enough of it . The Pork Belly arrived with two florets of brocoli only and some noddles - 1 mouthful
The chocolate brownie was tasty, I guess but just three mouthfuls and its gone.

I waited 15 minutes for a beer
The desserts didnt come out together and some of us waited 10 minutes or more.
The service was pretty non existant.

Champagne was brought round the resturant on a trolley and every table was asked if they wanted some ( not free) it just seemed wrong - unprofessional, tacky pushy.

Avoid this and save your £10, I'd go to the Waffle House just round the corner or Mackintoshes and eat one of thier "snacks" pork belly sandwich - it will only be a little bit more expensive.

This is more expensive than average for what you get.

There reallyl isn't a classification for this resturant, it isnt really a full on resuarant although upstairs does have very good service, so I have decided to place this under "other"
The food last night was as always very good. The deep fried brie was done rather differetnly to how I have normally seen it done, rather than the chunks of brie it was one in a small sausage sized roll, served with cutney and rocket, abslutely superb. Then being rather unadventurous we both opted for the Cheese and bacon burger and washed it down with a bottle of tempranillo.
The service was impecable and the food delicious.
At £23.75 for 1 starter, 2 main and a bottle of wine I thnk this was quite good. There is an offer on at the moment January 2012 that has been running for sometime now that you can eat 2 courses and a glass of wine for £15.

Favorite Dish: Both the Burger and at other times the sausage and mash are good.

This pub is about 40 minutes outside of Norwich, near a town called Holt. The pub was being renovated in places when we went to eat ample parking spaces and the pub was warm and welcoming from the cold outiside.
There was no table service but food came quickly.
The choice of food both on the menu and the specials was good for main course and starters but I think the desserts were lacking.
A trio of Venison, a cottage pie( no not with beef but with venison served in a small ramikin alongside a 20z sliced and delisiously cooked fillet of Venison on a bed of red cabbage and a venison sausage on a rosti.

Favorite Dish: The pheasant was delicious, juicy and cooked to perfection

It has been a while since I had a coffee here but I think that this deserves a mention. Take time out here if your visitn Norwich, its the best place you could find if you like your cappucino or your hot chocolates. The sandwishces and salad lucnes are pretty good too.

There are seating areas at the front outside for smokers and at the rear of the property for outdoor, smoke free eating.

The last couple of times I went there was a little bit of clattering of crockery and cutlery which I felt rather let the side down but as you do get a choclate wafer biscuit with your drink, you cant have everything.

Favorite Dish: Cappucino or The Flump( hotchoclolate)

This time we went to eat the food was appalling.

The steack was tough and I had to send it back and therefore ate nothing for a main course although i have to say maybe this was a one off becuasethe mash and redcabbage that also accompanied the steack along with the sauce was perfect.

The fegetarian option was TINY, a main course that arrived as the size of a starter, and for the price that we were paying was not acceptable.

We were obviously not charged for my main course and we were given complimentary deserts which were not good at all. The Chocolate Mouse tasted slightly synthetic and the Treacle tart did not tasteor resemble a treacle tart that either of us had ever seen before.

I would save your money and try eating downstairs or if it is a special occasion go else where.

! glass of Pinot Noir, 1 Gin and Tonic and two tonic waters, one main course cost £30

Favorite Dish: None, they change the menu every day and so nothing worth writing here.

This pub has gone through a few changes over the past six years. The Pickwick, The Fountain and now The Earlham Arms.
It is very light and airy andthere is a car park.
The seating area is comfortable but the seats are worn and look tired and could do with replacing.
The time we ate there was only one person on working and was there for slow in places.
The television was on in the eating area and was showign football, which is something my companion and I agreed was not ok.

Favorite Dish: The Game and Venison pie was certainly well worth the money, cooked to perfection The menu was extensive and I am sure you will find soemthing on there that you like.

No Slimline tonic which was a shame but the wine was ok

No decaffeinated coffee and other hot drinks were limited.

This place serves ok food at cheap prices. £5 for a cheese and bacon burger or £6 for sausage and mash if you eat before 6:30 about £! more if you dont. £230 for a diet coke and £3.20 for a pint of Carling.
Service is a matter of luck. Sometimes its quick and good others its diabolique - slow and slapdash but one thing can be said, if you complain they take note, many of my friends have eaten for free on another occasion due to poor food, it has got better recently.

Good place for families or business.

Favorite Dish: Sausage and Mash - good amount of gravy, well presented and tasty
Cheese and bacon burger - very ordinary bun but good amount of cheese and bacon.
Brownie is good