Which Is A Good Pub & Restaurant To Go To?

[Andrewcook]

There are some good pubs & Restaurants to go in around the Broads which one would the forum Member choose? I.E Bridge Inn Acle White Horse in Neatished Kings Head Wroxham or ,Kings Arms in Ludham and one in Somerleyton Dukes Head. So which one would a forum Member would you go for?

[ExSurveyor]

Breakfast,  The Ferry House Surlingham.

Lunch, Coldham Hall

Dinner, The White Heron Brundall

Obviously not all on the same day 😁

[YnysMon]

I’m a bit ‘on the fence’ about this question as several pubs around the Broads have changed management over the last couple of years, so you can’t necessarily rely on past experiences. Also, it depends whether you prefer standard pub food with large portions or something a bit more ‘cheffy’.

The standout meal I’ve had recently was at The White Swan, Great Yarmouth, which is almost next door to the yacht station. They specialise in fish, but there are meat and vegetarian options on their menu. My son and I had dishes off their specials menu (divine) but I overheard couples on nearby tables who sounded like locals saying they had been recommended to try the sharing seafood platter.

I also like the Neatishead and Thurne pubs. The Bridge Inn Acle can always be relied upon for good service and food, but their lunch and dinner menu is a bit too ‘same old’ for my liking. Very good standard if that’s what you are looking for. They also do a great breakfast.

[NorfolkNog]

7 hours ago, YnysMon said:

I also like the Neatishead and Thurne pubs. The Bridge Inn Acle can always be relied upon for good service and food, but their lunch and dinner menu is a bit too ‘same old’ for my liking. Very good standard if that’s what you are looking for. They also do a great breakfast.

You'll no doubt get a range of views from different members but I would certainly endorse Helen's comments on those three. Phil and Ness have been running the award winning Bridge Inn for some 17 years and you wont go wrong there. All 3 sell excellent beer too. 

[Gracie]

Bridge Inn, Breakfast

Bridge Inn, Lunch

Bridge Inn, Dinner

I love the Bridge Inn 

To die for Sunday Lunch, the Wayford Bridge Inn. I also like the Kings Head in Wroxham. Like comments above everyone likes different places for different reasons. I prefer, when on the Broads, is to spend time in the pubs on or close to the rivers

Grace x

[Aboattime]

The Recruiting Sergeant, just dont eat all day before hand!

[CeePee1952]

We like the Lion at Thurne - good quality all round and because we always hire from HW twice a year, it's our first port of call on the first night and our last port of call on the night before returning to HW. We also like the Bridge Inn at Acle and the Wherry at Oulton Broad. The Wine Vaults at Beccles is also very good. There are other places that we visit depending on our itinerary for the week but the aforementioned stand out for us.  We always cook our breakfast on board but on our return to HW we always use the Flour and Bean for breakfast! Can't beat a good old fashioned FCE and it sets us up for the return trip home.

Chris

[CambridgeCabby]

On the northern rivers , good above average food and ales I have found this year

White horse Neateshead   

Kings Arms Ludham  (especially the carvery)

White Horse Upton  

Maltsters Ranworth  

Swan Horning  

I found the Bridge Acle to be more “pub grub” than the others but the Bridge does what it does very well.

I would also include The Sutton Staithe Inn but haven’t visited for a while . Similarly The Lion Thurne, by all reports excellent but has been a while since we have tried personally .

If you don’t mind a walk (or drive) we have found The Catfield Crown excellent both in ales and with their albeit limited menu ,their fish and chips is very good.

For cheap and cheerful , but no real ales just keg , the Broadside Chalet Park Stalham is excellent value 

 

 

 

 

[bucket]

Having just returned from a week afloat;

Maltsters, Ranworth, we had Sunday roasts. Decent food, excellent beer and service. Great to see the pub packed!

Swan, Horning, food good, beer excellent, service not as good as usual.

Best this week, (and not normally my first choice but was chosen by the mutinous crew because we haven't been in for ages?!) New Inn Horning, excellent food and beer, outstanding service.

All in all we didn't have a bad meal all week but the 3 above were our favourites.

[Graham47]

4 hours ago, Aboattime said:

The Recruiting Sergeant, just dont eat all day before hand!

Or the day after if you have the meat pudding. Definitely one of my favourite places to eat when I am in the area. 
 

[Broads01]

14 hours ago, ExSurveyor said:

Breakfast,  The Ferry House Surlingham.

Lunch, Coldham Hall

Dinner, The White Heron Brundall

Obviously not all on the same day 😁

Why not? I would, funds permitting 😀.

I'll second The Lion, White Horse Neatishead and the Bridge. I also love the Surlingham Ferry House for the food, location and overall ambiance.

[MargeandParge]

I'll have to mention THE PIE at the White Horse Upton always made us welcome and offered us a decent beer. 

Kindest Regards Marge and Parge 

Gonna try The Maltsters after a long absence as I'm pretty sure the new custodians will have it right. 

Kindest Regards Marge and Parge 

[Aboattime]

3 hours ago, Graham47 said:

Or the day after if you have the meat pudding. Definitely one of my favourite places to eat when I am in the area. 
 

Couldnt agree more Graham,ive never managed to finish the meat pudding,tried on several times but it beats me.8 of us went there last month for my birthday, only one person managed to finish there meal!

[NorfolkNog]

Quite a few suggestions as I antacipated 

Not many down South apart from the White Heron though...

[BoatsmanJetsom]

My suggestions would be as below,

North Rivers

White Horse, Upton - great pub atmosphere and filling food

 

The Recruiting Sargent - will keep you fed for the next 2 days!

South Rivers

Wood Fired Pizza, Beccles - Authentic Neapolitan pizza!

 

The Lockes Inn, Geldeston - Good portions and a fantastic end point of the broads

 

Waters Edge, Bramerton - Upscale food with prices to match but a very good meal  

 

The Angel Inn, Loddon - Fantastic sharing boards with meat, fish and veg options, amazing beer and my favourite pub on the broads. 

[YnysMon]

Personally, I like The Wherry Inn at Geldeston. 

[BoatsmanJetsom]

34 minutes ago, YnysMon said:

Personally, I like The Wherry Inn at Geldeston. 

Is that the pub that you take the right hand bend of the river instead of the left hand bend to go to the locks inn?

[Boatingman]

Yes that is correct

Their a couple of 24 hour moorings on the right just before bridge

 

[NorfolkNog]

10 hours ago, BoatsmanJetsom said:

The Angel Inn, Loddon - Fantastic sharing boards with meat, fish and veg options, amazing beer and my favourite pub on the broads. 

Not tried the grub but I agree, arguably the best beer on the Broads. Mrs Nog rates the gin menu highly too.

[NorfolkNog]

10 hours ago, NorfolkNog said:

Quite a few suggestions as I antacipated 

Not many down South apart from the White Heron though...

Reading this again I should have said not many have been suggested down South yet 

Good pubs down South too as others have mentioned. 

[NeilB]

The Swan in Stalham is very good with a good specials board, nothing fancy on the beer front but usually 2 or 3 real ales available.

Not been for a couple of years but The Crown at Smallborough does very good home cooked pub classics.  Bit further to walk than The Cross Keys but you’ll need the exercise to burn the calories off!!

[CambridgeCabby]

Heading south in a weeks time , will give feedback on the Southern offerings then 

[Bernard]

If you don't mind a bit of a walk (about 45 minutes) head to Lessingham Star from Stalham, best food and beer in the area in my opinion.

 

[SwanR]

22 hours ago, BoatsmanJetsom said:

Waters Edge, Bramerton - Upscale food with prices to match but a very good meal

That gets my vote as well, having been there a couple of months ago.