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British, Grill
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Reviewed 12 February 2024 via mobile

Monday Evening around 6pm Advertised as open lights were on but when we went in we were told that they were open to hotel guests only 😞More

Date of visit: February 2024
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James D, Owner at The Box Tree Bistro, responded to this reviewResponded 5 weeks ago

It is such a shame you have decided to leave a damaging 1* review. Unfortunately sometimes, at short notice, and very rarely, as a small hospitality business, we need change our operating hours to meet the needs of our team and hotel guests. This need...More

Reviewed 20 November 2023

Lovely place and lovely food - nice staff too! I can see why they have such good reviews! Keep up the good work folks!!

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 4 November 2023

My husband is a regular for week day lunch and has told me constantly how good it is. So he took me today. I was impressed with the decor, the cleanliness and the cuisine. An excellent meal and would definitely return with my friends.

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 29 October 2023

Well what can I say this place is amazing, food amazing staff amazing has to be one of our favourite places to go

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 11 October 2023 via mobile

I don't normally write negative reviews but unfortunately, on this occasion I have to. I will start by saying the place is decorated beautifully from the inside out and this review is only a reflection of the restaurant. Me and my partner booked to come...here on a whim as we wanted to try it, the menu itself sound lovely, lots of choices to choose from, we both decided to order from the grill part of the menu, me ordering the lamb chops, and my partner ordering the Steak Diane. I must admit when my partner was served his steak Diane for the £28 we were going to pay I was shocked at the lack of fillet steak, I think he had 4 small pieces of fillet which made us disappointed, regardless he began to eat and nearly choked on the onion ring skin that was left on the onion, he had to pull it out, when the waiter came to ask if we were enjoying our food my partner did actually explain this and only a 'oh' was returned before the walked away. My lamb was cooked beautifully but it did lack any flavour unfortunately and the bone marrow gravy that accompanied the dish did taste like a normal gravy. Regardless, we paid in full and didn't push for anything as like I said we don't enjoy leaving negative comments, for the first time we just didn't tip. This was just our experience of the restaurant.More

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 8 October 2023

Perfecto! A lunch menu with lighter bites would have been appreciated as the mains are HUGE! We were defeated after bread and olives and then the chicken breast burgers and copious amounts of fries, not to mention the brioche bun and coleslaw 🤣 No complaints,...an establishment that Yarmouth needs. Much appreciated. Carry on what you are doing!!!More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 8 October 2023 via mobile

Tried to get in for dinner but fully booked to their credit so popped in for breakfast instead the next day. So glad we did, absolutely delicious. Menu great, lots of choice and you could tell it was going to be good.. we were not...disappointed. Yummy eggs and quality bread, granola and fruit salad to die for. All very reasonably priced. Would 100% recommend and we will most certainly return for a dinner and stay as the hotel looked fabulous. Thanks guys!More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 6 October 2023

Visited whilst staying in Great Yarmouth with my husband and was extremely happy with the meals that were served to us. We both ordered Cod and Chips, served with garden peas and we also enjoyed a glass of wine with our meal. The staff were...very attentive, polite and friendly and our food was served fresh and hot to our table. The fish was delicious in a crispy batter and the chips were chunky and very tasty. Had a lovely time, will visit again when next in the area.More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 23 September 2023 via mobile

Recent makeover and minor changes to menu. Tuna and Cheese Melt panini. Lovely fresh salad and coleslaw. Friendly helpful staff. Seating inside and outside. Position on main seafront and lovely location.

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 17 September 2023

Lovely restaurant with extremely professional and polite staff who always make you feel relaxed and looked after during your visit. The food is lovely with a good range of choice. We loved every minute of our visit to this place and make it a must...every time we are in Great Yarmouth to book and eat here. They have also re-decorated the place and have made it feel very modern and posh. Great service guys! Keep it up. It was great when it was the Ocean Spray and its even better now. Would highly recommend and will definitely be coming back when I'm next in the area.More

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 17 September 2023 via mobile

Perfect food and great service. The belly pork was presented beautifully and tasted even better. By and away the best place to eat in Great Yarmouth.

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 16 September 2023 via mobile

I came to great Yarmouth with my parents and other family members joined us for the weekend, they recommend this restaurant from a previous excellent visit. Well we were not disappointed from the moment we arrived the decor is amazing and the whole ambiance is...excellent. The staff are great and can't do enough for you. The food is out of this world and our experience was so great we ended going 4 times during our visit. I took my parents for their anniversary and the team made it special for then, congratulating them etc. When we come back we are going to book into the hotel to experience the whole package. Well done to you all we had an excellent experience from you!More

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 16 September 2023

Another (this time a quick one) visit to Café Ocean for some drinks and a light bite to eat! New beer 'Encore' is very nice and we had a rather delicious mature cheese garlic bread with appetisers 😋 Also, popped our heads into the newly...refurbished 'Box Tree' and it look gorgeous. Looking forward to getting booked in 😀More

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 16 September 2023

What a special place, everything was perfect and is strongly recommended. Turbot to die for and staff were exceptional

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 14 September 2023 via mobile

Visited here based on the reviews and they were right. Really pleasantly surprised. The staff were spot on, very attentive but not to intrusive, very polite and friendly. The food was delicious, fresh and hot. Great first experience here but it won’t be the last...Great placeMore

Date of visit: September 2023
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THE BOX TREE BISTRO, Great Yarmouth - Updated 2024 Restaurant Reviews, Menu & Prices - Tripadvisor

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The Box Tree Bistro is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 5
  • Service: 5
  • Value: 4.5
  • Atmosphere: 5