Norfolk's Most Charming Georgian Retreat

“After a long trip and an afternoon at Thursford christmas show we booked here for our evening meal before heading to our accommodation in Holt. We booked very late so we were pleased just to have got in. Beautiful building with a certain charm. Had a friendly greeting and despite arriving a little early was soon shown to our table. Not the biggest of menus but supplemented by a specials board. My partner found the vegetarian options quite restrictive. Little one was very happy with her Norfolk sausages and mash. Good to see that they hadn't reduced quality on the children's menu. I chose the Barnsley chop off the specials board. Now I'm sure this isn't the cheapest place to eat in the area but because of the ambience, the service and the quality of the food I don't mind paying the price. What I do object to is paying for the 'extras'. In this case crispy new potatoes and cabbage. £4 for 4 new potatoes and £5 for a little dish of cabbage suddenly made my meal seem quite expensive. Surely no one is just going to eat just the chop with no veg. Just felt a little bit let down by this.”

“I had a brilliant evening! Kelly was my waitress, and she was just fantastic—super friendly and spot on with her dessert recommendation. The food and drinks were top-notch, and the whole place had a lovely atmosphere. Everything was spotless, and I felt really valued as a customer. Can’t wait to come back for another amazing meal!”

“had Sunder dinner with extended family last night. food excellent with Sunday roast of pink roast beef, good roast pork great entrees and desserts and (by the kid's verdict) terrific kids burgers. Good real beers. staff excellent! Mistakenly thought I had dropped my wallet so returned. Staff cound not have been more helpfuls - getting under the table we had sat at to thoroughly look. Thank you. and highly recommended!”

“Came for a big family meal for Boxing Day 2025. Lovely building, friendly Informal service. Well-kept ales. But the food was lacklustre. My father paid for the whole meal and wouldn't be one to complain. But we all agreed about the food. For example the burgers at £18 and were flat patties. Not a juicy or indulgent, stacked 'safe bet' burger to fill you up. I had the vegetarian risotto. No hint of herby, zesty or creamy Italy. It was a claggy rice dish without flavour. Good chocolate mousse dessert. Overall, underwhelmed and overpriced for basic food. Wouldn't return. 2½ stars if I could but its Christmas so Im being kind.”

“My wife and I stayed here on Friday night during a short stop over in Holt. We were immediately made to feel very welcome, the chef offered to make us some food even though he was due to close the kitchen. The manager whose name I didn't catch was hugely attentive and Beverly was so friendly. Our room was clean and the bed was comfortable. We both enjoyed lovely night's sleep! Breakfast was tasty and Sharon was brilliant in making sure we had everything we needed. We loved our stay and will absolutely stay again.”