The Hill House Inn — Restaurant in North Norfolk

We booked a night here at the Hill House Inn. Of the 2 rooms, only the Coach House was available, so we took that. On arrival, it was clear that this was a thriving village pub, well frequented by the locals, (always a good sign), The other thing that jumped out at us was the number of customers with dogs who came to the pub. The dogs were all superbly behaved whilst their respective owners enjoyed the bar service and meals! If you have a fear of dogs, maybe not the best place to visit. We were shown our room and at £35 pppn it ticked all our boxes. Not perfect decor, but clean,warm and cosy. There is WIFI available, but the joy of this place is that it is very difficult to get a mobile phone signal. We were told that only Vodaphone is reliable. I was happy to get 18 hours away from 'being connected'. There is a separate dining room if you wish to dine in relative peace and this room is dog free. However we feel we should warn you that 'portion control' is not exercised at this establishment. The meals were wonderful. Back to our room and a nice shower, The bed was very comfortable and the tableside tea and coffee allowance is generous. The in-room TV is linked I think to free view, but after several beers and a large meal, sleep soon took over before we had time to investigate. Breakfast is served next door in the Cafe. It is substantial and plenty of tea to drink. All our evening drinks and meals were put on a tab and we settled in one payment after breakfast. Our only slight upset was discovering that the in-house brewery was being refitted and we were about a month too early to sample the local brew. If after reading the web site for the Hill House, your visit is especially to check out the brewery, make sure you ask that it is working before booking. For us the simple question is would we want to go back again and this is a definite YES. A word or warning if you are a wannabe hotel inspector this is not the place for you. This is a superb homely establishment with great staff. The room was not perfect but the building is hundreds of years old. Do not go and complain because it is not like a modern plastic room. We cant wait to go back. A superb evening, friendly locals, happy dogs and great beer, worth...

Real shame. Group of 8 stopped off after a trip to the beach. Found a couple of tables, waited 20 mins to be approached by the nice young chap doing the table service. Menus left on table and waited another 10-15 mins for him to return. Only to be told they were no longer serving food. After our drinks were brought to the table we saw tables who arrived after us getting food. Bit strange but hey ho. 2 of us had pints of Fosters which were very strange tasting. I know what fosters is meant to taste like and that was not it. After alerting the landlord, I can only assume as a superior aged man to myself, his reply of “Well I don’t think so, Sir” he knew I must be wrong. I could see this conversation was only going one way . I was told to return to my table and he would test the line even though it was cleaned that day funnily enough. After 5 minutes the landlord came out and told us the beer was fine and that we could have another one poured if we wished. We didn’t want to risk another dodgy Fosters so we asked for the other lagers. Heineken was the next choice but as the landlord quickly pointed out it would be an extra £1.20 to cover the cost of the more expensive lager. I don’t think customer service to young touring customers is at the forefront of this pub. Maybe avoid if you are in a group of more than 2 and are aged below 30. They may...

I'm sure I've posted a review of this pub before but here goes. This is a great village pub with all the quirks of a local in the countryside. Being a village pub in the Norfolk countryside it closes at 3 in the afternoon and reopens at 5. The staff are very friendly and most helpful with information on the local area. It's very close to the coastal path so really accessable for a mid-walk stop for essential refreshments. The building has some historical significance, apparently Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle used to frequent the pub and it was the inspiration for one of his Sherlock Holmes books(can't for the life of me remember which one). If you go through the bar into the "back room" which has more tables in for dining, there's a lot of Sherlock Holmes paraphernalia. The pub itself has a great selection of beers and a great menu containing lots of pub classics. It used to be that they didn't do food on a Monday, chef's night off, but that's no longer the case. The food is very good and the ales are well kept, the beers change on a regular basis. If you find yourself in the vicinity of Happisburgh I would highly...