Black Swan in South Norfolk

Went here on a date night during a Friday. We didn’t make any previous reservations but were lucky to get a table on arrival and the place was busy. Would definitely recommend the food here specially the beef ribs. Will definitely go back for more. The service can be a bit slow as the place was busy but other than that everything else was good.

Lovely little village pub. Very friendly staff and dog friendly. We had a beef Sunday lunch here and it was very good. Would recommend.

Lovely old pub with delicious food. Craft beer extensive grounds and indoor seating. Superb lemon meringue sundae.

Stayed with our caravan, great real sles, lovely food and staff, what more could you want

Lovely food, cooked to order. Very pleasant staff. Will definitely go again when in the area.

Food was fine and reasonably priced but waitresses need to learn politeness

What a lovely find. Excellent pub on our way back from Great Yarmouth to Brentwood. Gorgeous big garden too.

Enjoyable lunch, good menu choice, portions not overly large, but fairly priced.

Great place for a drink and meal. Situated next to the “oldest concrete bridge” in Britain.

What pub closes at 3 on a bank holiday Monday weekend. Waste of time stopping to pop in.

Wonderful service, friendly staff and the food was nice.

Lovely pub. Very friendly landlords. Would recommend a visit. Its beautiful inside and out

Perfect location. Amazing food. Friendly staff, great service. Would of given 5 stars but couldn't for one personal problem experienced by myself as a disabled person. If it is that I was unaware if there was a separate disabled toilet, but certainly there wasn't a visible sign for one. I went into the ladies toilet which I managed ok. However the toilet seat was the lowest I had experienced anywhere before. When trying to return up onto my feet again I couldn't do it physically! I was stuck for ages creating quite some pain to myself in order to eventually achieve this. There was nothing to grab hold of to pull myself up. This was such a shame as everything else as I have mentioned, was just perfect in every way. I would more then love to return again, but if I could suggest some sort of grab rails for disabled people like myself, I would definitely be upping my rating to 5 star! Apologies for the moan but it just left me a bit shook up being stuck for so long.

Had lunch - pulled pork burger, honestly the best burger I have ever had, it was gorgeous followed by an amazing desert.

Don’t be fooled into thinking this is a country pub even though it’s surrounded by beautiful dog walks and stunning countryside. We made the mistake of leaving our dogs in the car and popping in for a quick drink after a lovely walk with the kids- which we planned to have outside in the winter sunshine. It felt like the scene from American Warewolf in London!! Whatever you do don’t walk in to the bar area (with tiled floor) in wellie boots, you’ll be made most unwelcome! Would not recommend or return.

Was amazing really friendly staff food was good but beef was a little hard to cut & vegetables could have been good a little longer other then that exerlant

A lovely traditional pub, with a large restaurant area. The service was great, friendly and prompt. Will definitely go back again, just to try more of the menu!

Great pub. Superb food, wonderful atmosphere and really amazing owners xx

An old fashioned pub with pool, darts and fruit machines. Food was average, staff were friendly.

Had a lovely meal, here today. I had the salmon which was amazing and my husband had a burger and chips which he loved. A lovely pub which is very dog friendly!

Had a lovely meal out with a friend here. Nice atmosphere and good service, would recommend 👌

Very friendly and welcoming staff. Unfortunately the food wasn’t good. I ordered roast pork and it was dry, over-cooked and the fat wasn’t crispy crackling, it was just fat. My friend ordered the surf and turf burger which he described as tasting like an over cooked burger with prawn cocktail placed on top - the flavours didn’t work well together and the quality wasn’t up to scratch. Disappointing meal altogether.

The meal was great the pub is great but the beer is very expensive

Lovely pub in a pretty location (short walk to the river), friendly service, very dog friendly, great food.

Enjoyed meal for two with good service and excellent food, would recommend

We had the ribs and sausage egg & chips with sticky toffee pudding. Food was really good and staff and everyone there was really friendly

Nice food,good service and large garden,dogs welcome definitely worth a visit

Cosy pub, went in fir coffee, pool and jukebox. Open fire for cosy winter nights

Beautiful pub and gardens. Located a short walk away from a leafy glen and river. Service good, bar choice fab, food good. Recommend 100%

Lovely place, friendly people, homely atmosphere. Looking forward to our next visit.

Lovely food and the staff were very friendly.

Food was really nice and staff friendly

Slow cooked beef shin that wasn't tender and falling off the bone, not slow cooked then or left under hot lamps too long. Pulled pork that wasn't pulled. Maybe a bad day and will try again in future as my mum had an excellent meal the day before. Deserves a secimd chance.

Great place to chill in the garden, would well recommend the Henry Weston cider!

Excellent pub very friendly staff food great, outside seating brilliant

Its a great country pub, we always visit when we are in the area. We come from Kent. We would highly recommend the Black Swan for its friendly staff, amazing food, lovely decor/paintings, beautiful garden and ample car parking. And we always have a game of pool too ! 😊

Had a lovely meal here with son Nigel and his partner Shelley and Shelley's parents lovely garden to sit-in and have a drink after your meal dogs are welcome

Very good all round pub and restaurant. Very well hidden Riverside country pub. Come join the fun. And more...

Food was great. Very hearty potions. Definitely recommend

Great family run restaurant very good food, at a reasonable price friendly, patient service nothing too much trouble

Food great and staff very pleasant. The only small Issue I had was every time I wanted another drink I had to get up and go to the bar. I Don’t mind doing this normally but when you have waitresses you expect them to see if you would like another drink if your glass is empty. Or if they are very busy.

Had a lovely meal here on Friday evening. Quality food as always served piping hot, cooked to order, and good-sized portions. Unfortunately, we were too full to manage desert this time, but will on our next visit!

The ribeye steak was absolutely to die for! The menu can look a bit pricey but it was definitely worth paying for as the food and the service were both excellent. The dessert portions are very generous as well.

Went there Sunday 12 February. Last went there 30 years ago.When we did a Horse drawn holiday. Very nice pub.Friendly helpful staff. Will go again.

Nice relaxing drink with a friend

Food was ok, felt very rushed to eat and leave

Very nice, welcoming nice open fire couldn't see it from dinning room though. Good food just right amount on plates, can i say it was nice of them both to say hallo and good bye.

Food came piping hot & great menu choices for me as a vegetarian

I st time here heard good and bad reviews….. greeted by a lovely log fire as we walked in escorted to our booked table for 8 prompt service from all staff Menus well laid out must say they looked pricy however don’t let that put you off the food was absolutely amazing hot fresh carefully cooked and tasted great actually didn’t see a bad point all night It was a poker nite too so plenty of atmosphere in there well kept pub highly recommend

Very warm and welcoming. The food was all served fresh. Staff were all very helpful. Would highly recommend.

Terrible place all friendly and that. I know it was Christmas but honestly people talking to me, shaking hands. There's no excuse for that sort of behaviour.

Great service, delicious food. Excellent value for money too.

Great landlord and barstaff, decent food

Excellent service, food and beer. Just returned after a few years, still as good as before covid!

Nice friendly place and food was really nice to , our dogs was made very welcome and the beer was nice .

Dropped in on the off chance of a Sunday roast 2 weeks ago was pleasantly surprised, great meal, great service and friendly staff.

we booked for 5 people with 4 guide dog pups as always made to feel welcome and excellent food and service. there was a delay but we were advised of that and we weren't disappointed

Always lovely food, great for a night with friends or date night. Cozy country pub and good parking options, also a stone throw from the river.

Nice atmosphere in the dinning room. Good choice of food on the menu.

Good food and beer, nice staff and dog friendly.

Cycled 20 miles to eat lunch here only to be told they weren't serving food. Bought a ginger beer that was room temperature, very disappointing.

Fantastic pub right next to the pocket park. Friendly and very special.

Fantastic weekend with some top notch food.highly recommended to everyone

We phoned to book a table and were told (by a man) there was no table available inside, but we could eat in the garden. When we arrived the bar staff said we could eat in one of two indoor areas, so we chose our table. After ordering our food, a man came over and in a very quiet (unconvincing) voice, asked us to go outside as someone was allergic to dogs!! Strange that no one sitting ‘behind’ us went to the bar to complain in the few minutes we sat at the table and the only other person we saw was a gentleman who asked what breed our dog was and made a fuss if him. I was taken aback with the alleged allergy claim, especially as it was an airy room, the door leading outside was open, plus our dog doesn’t moult. I couldn’t help but think the man just didn’t want us inside, after all, if it was the people behind us that had an allergy issue, surely they’d just have said. Hubby ‘accepted’ the request, although I had to relay what we’d been told to him as it was said sp quietly. Had I been on my own I would have told him what to do with the food we’d ordered, paid for the drinks and left. Food duly arrived and was very basic. Needless to say we won’t be going back!

Lovely surroundings & place to eat. Food was delicious & staff very friendly. Only down side was with a busy restaurant and few soft furnishings it was rather noisy on this occasion but that may not be the case without a large party enjoying themselves. 😉

Friendly place, great for dogs, nice setting and decent pub food.. would return 👍

A well kept lovely friendly pub, good choice of beer and food.

We’ve been coming here for many years now and it’s a lovely quiet place for a peaceful lunch. Family run and decent food. Best of all is the pretty, well cared for garden which is perfect on a warm sunny day.

Menu had good variety. Good atmosphere.

Stopped here on a hike prompt food and a good pint!

Good, pub style food at a good price with great service.

Great pub for a drink. But food was a let down. Bland, dry and not very hot. Had to wait a long time for pudding menu and ended up having to ask for it. Not very attentive staff. Very overpriced for what you get.

Lovely pub in a superb location next to a historical bridge and the river waveney . Good food and service lovely beer garden and if like us you are a member of the motorhome caravan club they also have 5 electric pitches . Have already made plans to return

Lovely out of the way pub in a quaint village which serves tasty food. Very friendly welcome and a surprise aquarium that entertained the children.

Good food and drink. The staff are brilliant.

Very good food, lovely staff, good hot chocolate

Warm and welcoming with a friendly atmosphere

Nice old pub, food very average. I won't rush back

Lovely food and Great staff. And a welcoming on arrival

Had a good meal here with good service. Nice place for an evening meal.

Great traditional pub. Good service for our wake, provided buffet with efficiency and consideration for our needs.

Great traditional country pub - just slightly let down by the food that needs some love...

I worked in catering for 45 yrs, Inc' Fortnum & Mason . . One of my friends is a chef. While the food was good , there was room for improvement , the rib eye was a little " ropey " and the salmon & Ginger needed a little something extra on the plate the saute pots/ chips need some thinking about . Then there would be no contention over pricing . We did enjoy ourselves and I do know from experience what a tough career catering is . Having said what I have I would go back again , its just a bit of tweaking that is needed Lovely pub , very nice staff . All the best .

Had a great meal all six off us for my wife's birthday nice people plenty on the plates excellent service

Very friendly and great service. We attended a large Christmas celebration and the atmosphere was smashing.

Last minute dinner. We arrived early about 6pm and it soon became busy. Everyone was friendly. Food was reasonably priced and good quality. This will be our local and so we are pleased it was so nice.

What a lovely pub. Really friendly staff and so nice to see a traditional décor, roaring fire and great beer selection. Even the loos are fab!

Quite splendid! Friendly and prompt service. Good menu, beautifully cooked and presented, and really dog friendly

Took mum here for a meal, fantastic food. I had the slow cooked beef rib It just fell off the bone, delicious .mum had the liver bacon and onions and she said it was also delicious. Top marks from us. Excellent service as well, a well run pub.

We were looking for a nice country pub for a Sunday roast whilst visiting family and this certainly did not disappoint. Very welcoming staff, food was great, large portions and very reasonably priced. Would definitely visit again in the future.

Visited 29/10/21, lovely food and nice atmosphere.

The food was devine, we went for the burgers and they were very nice. The decor is really nice and they had the fire going so it felt very cosy. They also have a rather lush fish tank with a dori and a nemo to look at which was very nice.

Fantastic service, large drinks choice, wide variety for food for big meals of a quick snack. Only thing I would say is add tartare sauce to the whitebait starter as it is really missing it and better chips as they are not terrible but not great and let the meal down a little bit I’d guess they are frozen not freshly made.

Had a wonderful meal , we both love it there. Freindly and helpful staff.

came here for lunch pleasant staff very friendly the food was very good will come again

Really good village pub, food great and great service

Fabulous place lovely people great food

Called in for quick pint on a very hot day. Sat in the lovely, spacious beer garden for a while. It is a great space with established shrubs and trees and plenty of tables to sit at. As a stop off on a walk round the countryside, and an excuse to walk through a lovely village, this pub fits the bill!

Really quaint old-fashioned pub ...food was to die for

Very good food and friendly staff