Bure River Cottage Restaurant — Restaurant in North Norfolk

My wife and I visited for the first time on August 6th 2024 and were not disappointed. First of all, the service from the young staff was superb. They were all very polite and attentive and are a credit to the business. Our starter of garlic prawns was superb and of course very messy! I had a main course of halibut with shrimps and samphire which was exactly how a fish meal should be, exquisite! My wife had lemon sole and likewise was so impressed with the cooking and taste. We could not fault the meal at all. A couple of points which I think would be worth thinking about : Firstly, I wanted to give the staff a 10%tip which they thoroughly deserved but was told that they can only accept cash tips. We rarely carry cash in the cashless society and quite frankly it's ridiculous in this day and age not to be able to add a tip to the card payment. I'm sure these young people will be missing out and the owners should consider a change of policy. Secondly, we loved the restaurant and ambience but did feel that some "soft" music in the background would add to the atmosphere. But overall a tremendous meal with great service and we will definitely return. Mike...

3 of us went for a meal today at 5.30pm. Very excited and looking forward as we had heard good reviews. The food was delicious but disappointingly we had 3 pieces of fried bread nothing special and the smallest triangle of butter between 3. I was shocked as I thought there might have been a selection of breads or rolls or olives etc. We had our mains Lobster, whole seabass and cod and crab. All very nice but the veg was abit woeful, two tiny pots between 3 and a tiny pot of new potatoes and a tiny pot of what seemed frozen chips , I hope I’m wrong on that!!!. Desserts had the cheesecake, chic pot and brownie very nice. 2 glasses of Merlot, 1 Prosecco and a cider and a jug of water £184. Sorry not worth the money I’m afraid. Would I go again not at that price but glad I went for a meal to see what it was like. Meals in general were lovely but need to improve on the bread and veg portions...

Fantastic atmosphere and a very warm welcome. We were shown the blackboard with the menu. We ordered a 1/2 bottle of white wine, which was served at the perfect temperature . Our order was taken swiftly and with a smile. Our starters arrived quickly and looked amazing from under the branch of PARSLEY and lemon wedge!! The chefs' food presentation and amazing flavours speak for themselves. It really shouldn't be covered, so you can't see it .. it's beautiful 😍 We had scallops and pate for our starters. Cod with crab and samphire with crispy skin and Monkfish for my husband. Beautiful vegetables and a dessert off the most decedant brownie and caramel ice cream . We can not recommend it highly enough. We made friends while having our meal too!! Thank you all for a beautiful evening and Chef ENOUGH WITH THE PARSLEY AND LEMON WEDGES!!!😆😆😅 your food is...