North Norfolk

North Norfolk is famed for its stunning coastline, charming villages, and seafood, particularly Cromer crabs, often enjoyed in local eateries or on the scenic beaches.

Garden Kitchen

Garden Kitchen

Hoveton Hall Estate, NR12 8RJ, North Norfolk, United Kingdom

Cafés • Vegan • Coffee • British


"Booking was no trouble and parking was easy and well signed. Entrance fee was as expected. On arrival at the cafe we had to queue next to a sign that said the cafe was closed for a private party. It wasn't but it was facing the queue so appeared to be relevant although out of date. When we were seated it became obvious that we would have to queue again to order food, in the billowing and potent stench of the meaty barbecue for a good 15 minutes. As vegetarians this was not ideal but my mother, who is not vegetarian also found it almost unbearable too. When we reached the front of the queue the order was taken and then there was an odd arrangement where we had to wait to the side of the queue for drinks and then take a buzzer for the food. This strategy resulted in a long wait to order and an unfortunate safety issue for staff coming in and out of the kitchen who had to navigate the edge of a granite table, a queue of people and carry piles of plates. There was potential for something serious to go wrong at some stage but not our concern of course. There followed a lengthy wait for food. From being seated to the buzzer going off was an hour and we were not told of a delay on food on ordering. When the meals arrived, they were average with the flatbread being reheated from an earlier point in the day, very chewy and hard. We ordered 2 meals the same which arrived with quite different ingredients. The children's activity packs included with entry were brilliant to be honest and it was these that saved the day after such a long wait for food. The 2 tables next to us needed clearing and were not tended to until near the end of our meal. It was busy but not full to capacity at the time. I would recommend visiting hoveton hall, but it would be tricky to recommend the cafe unless the ordering and preparation system was reviewed. Will visit next year to see if anything has changed."

The Goat Inn

The Goat Inn

Long Road, Skeyton, NR10 5DH, North Norfolk, United Kingdom

Full • Steak • Drinks • British


"This is Norfolk 's outstanding gem...!!! Quite literally stumbled upon whilst taking a wrong turn, my friend and I decided to have a meal there. Warmly greeted and shown to our table we looked through the wonderful menu. It was an excellent selection full of temptations. I chose steak whilst my friend went with a burger. Both arrived and looked gorgeous, the steak was perfectly cooked and the delicious chips had delightfully fluffy centres. My friends burger beat her, it was a huge portion and even I couldn 't finish off all her fries to help. Midweek we paid another visit in the evening and this time I tried their rather excellent beef lasagne, but this time I allowed myself to indulge in dessert. The homemade chocolate brownie was dreamy, I could easily have had seconds... Lastly I returned on the last night of my holiday and sampled a starter for a change, the utterly divine garlic mushrooms, its sauce not too overpowering so the subtle taste of the mushrooms came through. I followed this with their Gourmet Burger.. what I feast this is..!! Succulent beef patty with ample salad filling and bacon, served with side salad with dressing and fries. Absolutely tremendous!!! I finished with the profiteroles for afters which were the icing on the cake... Each meal was washed down with a bitter shandy (I 'm driving) made from the delightfully named Nanny Goat beer. The staff are exemplary and are happy to accommodate changes to the menu items, but more importantly unlike chain pubs your are not just a table number here, you are a customer and one they will happily dpend time chatting to and getting to know. This alone is worth the five stars even if it wasn 't gor the scrumptious food too. Do yourself a favour, go find this pub, stick on your sat nav or simply get lost down a lane in Skeyton like I did, but do find it.. this place is what pubs should all be like. Charming, rural and giving good custom.."