Dunston Hall Restaurant — Restaurant in South Norfolk

The building is impressive and don't be put off by the very negative comments on here, the restaurant staff are clearly very young and inexperienced but we all had to start somewhere! Food in restaurant is OK, not great but reasonable value for money. I had fish and chips, which is hard to get wrong and was OK. Partner had sea bass risotto - which is hard to get right and wasn't great (fish looked like it had been on pass a while and risotto was very wet). No charcuterie for starters (there is a Tesco half mile away) and no samphire for risotto (it was supposed to be a key ingredient) was disappointing. Waiting staff are very attentive (almost a little too concerned) to point i suspect manager has told them about recent negative comments! If you are in market for weekend break don't be put off - it is good value and next time I am bringing...

If you want good food DO NOT EAT HERE! Dinner was revolting, reason? they serve Brakes food!!! All mains were around £20-£22, each one costs around £2 when supplied by Brakes. I ordered parsnip Wellington, sounds classy? It was awful. The vegetables were almost raw and the cabbage was gritty. The wellington pastry case was almost empty. They replaced it with tomato penne with a thing in top, supposedly chicken in breadcrumbs, indescribable!! Meals ordered by rest of party, terrible. A waitress admitted that they have a huge number of complaints. At reception a staff member admitted it is Brakes food and pulled a face!! Don't risk it, you will surely...

We arrived for our one 0’clock booking for lunch today . First of all, we go to the main restaurant and had to hunt for staff to be told by the three women sat there, oh it’s in the bar today . We go to the bar and again had to find a member of bar staff , who nodded us through to a pretty room. We were not given a window table as requested. We were given two menus and then….. well nothing . We gave up at 12 minutes past . So disappointed. Two men were popping in and out with tea cups and milk jugs and totally ignored us . No offer of water or anything . Perhaps if the three ladies sat in the main restaurant had helped , we might have...