Had a couple of meals in here while we were on holiday and it was great! Very welcoming to us and our dogs. Food was great and they weren't rushing us out the door.

We visited this pub due to our boat breaking down and waiting for the company to attend, so we had booked in for dinner that evening. On arrival we were told the table was being cleaned, we then were shown to our table, and the waitress took our drinks order, we were constantly informed the situation in regards to the time for food throughout due to them being busy, we could not fault the service from them.

Unfortunately there wasn't much choice on the menu for the three of us due to haven eaten out the previous three nights and wanted something that wasn't pie, salad or fish and chips, but that was our choice, but didn't expect a pub to have such a limited menu. The food that we had was very hot and very nice, my son had the prawn salad, wife had the Lasagne and i had a cottage pie (on the special's board, which only had this or another choice). We see that the pub had a larger menu before the pandemic so assume that this is still a pandemic menu or due to being later on in the season.

The location was in a very good location (during the daytime as you can see the river and boats) and had plenty of outside seating. The previous review of dog friendly is correct as we saw numerous dogs about inside and out, but i can honestly say that where we were sitting, we didn't smell them or was disturbed by them at any time throughout the time we were in there, and wouldn't have normally commented on the issue, but felt that something had to be said due to previously reviewed.

Overall service was really good, location was great (especially during the daytime), but would have liked a little more choice on the menu for the amount of visitors that they probably experience, The menu can be seen on their website, so check before booking to see if it suits.

Today (13/10/2021) we were passing the Acle Bridge & dropped in at lunchtime without pre-booking, having not been here for a year or two. Despite being very busy, the Manager showed us to a newly cleaned table, explained a food delay was likely (not too bad actually) & arranged for a waitress to take our order.

A very pleasant lady did just that, kindly revisiting since my wife was in the Ladies at first. We both chose Cottage Pie from the Specials menu which was extremely tasty and my wife especially commented that the vegetables were fresh, not frozen. My background includes being a Customer Service Trainer & I was impressed that despite being very busy, the waitress noticed quickly each time we needed something. The Manager also visited to check all was OK.

Due to the above I decided to post this testimonial. I was appalled to read the preceding review headed 'Dog smells & miserable staff'. I take exception to the authors inference that my review is false. I sense there is some sort of personal vendetta in the vitriolic words which gordonsK3248GV uses.

Let me give you my assessment of his (?) criticisms. The food was good. My nose is quite sensitive and there was no hint of 'dog pee'. Yes it is dog friendly and we had a sweet & beautifully behaved King Charles Spaniel under the table adjacent to us - we are not dog owners but are animal lovers. I therefore wholeheartedly disagee with gordonsK3248GV that it is 'impossible to give this place a good review', since here is mine. Believe whoever you choose dear reader.

The restaurant had a good reputation for food in the past... forget it! New owners using past reputation it’s rubbish avoid at all costs. The fish pie you can play hide and seek with the fish their special of the day a sirloin was leftover meat. The pub is dog friendly and stinks of dogs and there were dogs and dogs and more dogs.... the council should inspect the place for hygiene! The place stank of dog pee The reviews are false! It is impossible to give this place a good review. The food is dumped and staff gone... quality of the food was a very poor one star and the staff are from the Adam’s family.

Searched the web for a restaurant on the Broads near to Blofield and came across the Acle Bridge . The pictures on the website looked amazing . However when we got there first impressions was that the pub was a little run down and in need of some TLC .

The menu for a Sunday was very limited and when we asked if they had a Sunday Roasts they said no not on a Sunday !!! Maybe they do it on a Tuesday who knows … but in my world Sunday Roasts are traditional on a Sunday ??
Any way our waitress was a lovely lady and very attentive and she said that Lamb Shanks was on the Specials so we opted for 2 …Tbh the Lamb Shanks was tasty , however when I asked for Mint Sauce it came up in a sachet! Need I say more .
Overall this restaurant is set in a lovely position on the Broads with beautiful views . And although very busy the actual interior needs the magic of Alex Polizzi .