We have been to this pub on quite a few occasions (albeit for lunch) and have recommended it to many local friends living in Norfolk. Until last night, we have never been disappointed. What a disaster the evening was. The menu was so uninspiring, so...much so that my husband and I chose the fish and chips thinking it would be a safe bet. One of our friends chose the confit duck, the other the kedgeree (something you'd normally expect on a breakfast menu). The fish and chips were amongst the worst we've ever had. The fish was dry (bearing in mind we have wonderful fresh fish in this part of the world), the chips were more like wedgies with skin on, which is fine but but they were cold, soggy and tasted of stale fat, so totally inedible, and the mushy peas were watery, leaving a green soggy mess all over the plate None of this was seasoned and there was no salt and pepper on the table. My husband had to go the bar to ask for salt and pepper because there was nobody to hand that we could ask. Our friend who had chosen the confit duck was clearly struggling to get it off the bone (confit duck should pull apart). He said it was awful and that it was still almost raw next to the bone. He is far too polite to complain and so just left most of it (not something I agree with, hence this review). This morning, his wife texted me saying he had been very unwell during the night with an upset stomach.
When our lovely waitress cleared the plates asking had everything been OK, I did mention our issues. There was no feed back from the kitchen. I hasten to add that I am always the first to say when food and service have been good. which in terms of this pub was the reason we have continued to return. Last night the service was also a bit remiss. Our waitress was clearly run off her feet and could not have been nicer but she was alone on a saturday night with two young people who had not a clue.
Such a shame because this pub is a 20 minute drive from where we live and we were very happy to have it on our tick list but sadly I doubt we will be revisiting.More