Lovely building and has something of the feeling of a countryside pub, which is nice nostalgia for me. Craft beers, pales, cloudy... and amber ales as well as sneaky, experimental flavour notes hiding in cans in the fridge if you ask. Honestly, great atmosphere for those who want good acoustics to the music but not an overwhelming echo. Great place to chat, drink, learn about beer, bring a dog or meet a friend. Bar staff are knowledgeable without overwhelming you with too much bright breeziness. I like the wood floor and active fireplace. Whether it feels like "hot-spot" or "hide-out" will depend on the time of day, the day itself, and the mystery that is public footfall. I would say that it is a good hide-out though, and welcome space for if you have a book, some knitting or just a desire to loiter a while in your day. Need to update advert as dont serve food, do allow Deliveroo and similar. An irreplaceable discovery of a pub, with a quite...
Read moreWhat a lovely little place. I feel settled in Norwich now and after some rather strange experiences in Norfolk drinkeries I have to say I've never had a bad one in here. Some lovely booze to be had in here, I'm not much of a beer drinker but I saw a lad with a nice chocolatey stout and what can I say, that guy was a pusher, gard daaamn, the pusher. Claimed he was a doctor, that guy was no doctor! So yeah, I had a few of them, can't remember much of the walk home, apparently they were about 10.5% but I had a good time. Here's to many more good times....
Read moreWhat has happened? Sunday used to be buzzing. Now a damp squib of knitters and overpriced keg beers. One cask on. Used to be 8-10. Maybe the owner has had enough. It seems so. Some blokes came in. Asked if it was closing. Certainly looks like it. Sell it on. It's dead. Recognise it and move on. Don't let this once great pub go without a fight. Yes I realise things aren't easy but cmon already. It's embarrassing. For the record a great pint of Three Blind Mice. (Expensive though). Good luck. Shame as we...
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