We could tell on arrival this place was popular, with a full car park (still the odd space thankfully). It had a well considered interior and friendly waiting staff who offered a warm welcome.

Reserving and conveying allergies was simple by way of email, to which the Recruiting Sergeant was responsive and they really had some lovely options for coeliacs and vegans, not just boring old risotto, fruit salad and sorbet. Even the roast options were extensive, with about 15 choices!

It would be remiss not to mention the portion sizes here. The child's portion was my usual plate size and the adult's was enormous! Often a large dinner is a tasteless one, but these were flavoursome and hot.

Dessert was delicious too, again with a range of tempting choices and great portion sizes. Beautifully presented with a running theme (raspberry in various forms was the added touch this season) which was enticing and felt very well planned.

Really the only areas for improvement were a strangely designed powder room, with one door at the end which didn't seem to attach to the wall and could not be locked and the hand dryer being so close to the entrance it caused a near miss to both our children when an unassuming customer opened the door straight into them.

I've never had to mention great service as an area for improvement before but here goes. The attentive staff were almost falling over each other to be available, resulting in us being asked 3 or 4 times each if we would like any drinks, mains, desserts, anything else, coffee throughout. The table next to us received the same. So there were plenty of chances to put in requests. At the same time it seemed that with an agreed system, the waiting staff would be better informed as to the progress of the meal, so they could use their time more efficiently and avoid potential confusion.

Cannot recommend highly enough. You will love it. It would be great to know if the uneaten food goes to energy or swill sources afterwards?

Thank you for a lovely dinner, friendly and polite service and attention to order details and preparedness. Excellent. You are in the right job. This is the best meal I have had in Norfolk ever.

Update April 2022, another great visit and we really enjoyed the great wine choices and tasty food again. Remain happily content and recommend fully.