California Tavern in Great Yarmouth

Lovely pub dog friendly staff all very friendly and helpful

What a great pub. Carvery was excellent they could teach the big boys a thing or to about how to use good quality meat and cook it. The meat just melted in your mouth. The gravey was thick and not just coloured water. Also, a great selection of veg to go with. Would definitely recommend.

Fantastic place and fantastic food

Nice pub, nice food. Will certainly be using it again

After a very long walk we decided to come for a sit down a drink and bite to eat here. The Host was a very kind and when alour newborn needed changing (nappy explosion) and was crying very loud the Host was very kind seeing everything was okay. We ordered sandwiches for the family and they were lovely roast chicken and stuffing, cheese and ham and I will add that the fillings were generous :) The California tavern has an amazing play are for the kids overlooking a wonderful sea view. If on a long walk again we will be sure to visit again

Just been for a Sunday carvery. It was amazing. Even though the place was very busy the very friendly lady still found us a table. The food was delicious and it was a lovely atmosphere. Will definitely go back

Didn't eat so no comment re food but the staff were very friendly and the pub is dog friendly too.

Lovely local pub. We enjoyed our Sunday carvery here whilst on our break away to parkdean summerfields site. Food was fantastic and very good value for money. Added bonus our table was located right next to the wood burner which was lovely as it was a very cold weekend when we visited. All in all we had a pleasant meal and a lovely afternoon

Food was absolutely crap and the beer was flat

We were here for lunch and had a great time! The chef was running late, but we weren't in a hurry, weren't driving, so meant a couple of more drinks than we planned. The food is very reasonably priced, tastes good and there is plenty on offer. It's traditional food, done decent. Staff are accommodating and the venue is massive, clean and comforting. Locals seem to love it too, so must be good! It's so close to the beach, you can smell and hear it!

Sunday roast, 4 meats to choice from.

The food is great there the service is good the atmosphere can be a light quite at times but they are very friendly there.

Dropped in for a pint terrible singer in my opinion but could imagine it being a great place with the right band.

This place is fantastic the food was beautiful fab u larce

Excellent pub...got the right balance for eating or just a drink

Great pub with a beer garden and kids equipment. Roasts on a Sunday are very popular. They have a great selection of food which is very good. Kids food is great with good portions. I have fussy kids and they always eat it. I love the vegan lasagne but they have lots of other options too. Service is always great too. Feel blessed to enjoy good food right by the beach with the kids able to be entertained on equipment.

I'm quite disappointed. Spent £72.00 on 5 meals , which I didn't mind as reading the menu. I ordered a £17.00 gourmet burger, which sounded delicious . It took 50 minutes to arrive along with my wife fish dinner and 3 other meals for the children. The burger was awful over cooked about 5 mm thick , dry, and took a pint of cider to make it edible . The fish was dry and over cooked . I'm not one to complain, but paying 4 times as much than a McDonald's burger for a gourmet, my expectations were quite high .. Will definitely not be eating here again

Went for Sunday carvery. The food was very nice,

Really like it here - been coming for years. Decent beer and food and an Ale Festival on too sometimes - well worth a visit

Fabulous food but service needs improving !! We waited a long time for our starter and had to go and enquire about it then a long wait for our meal well over an hour and people arriving after us seemed to be getting there food first ? When it did eventually arrive the all day brunch was without an egg as they had run out?! We were not told this until it was put in front of us so did not get the option of changing to a different meal instead which is quite bad. The really annoying part was that when I complained we were made to feel it was done for our benefit as we'd waited long enough so wouldn't want to wait for a different meal and also kept being told that they had been very busy all of a sudden yet when we ordered we were the only ones eating in the restaurant!!!! The server did apologise and offered to refund the money for the meal but we did feel as though she was turning the situation around to save blame by making too many excuses. A shame as it's a lovely pub with a great menu just not good enough service for us!!

Lovely pub,great food.good service, nice staff & you can walk down to the sea afterwards with beautiful views

Has a great play area out the back for kids.

Great local ales good outdoors areas and a good indoors food looks excellent

If you like very English and quiet place, this is the place to visit, they have a playground garden for the kids too...

Bein coming to California Tavern. Approximately 35 years on holidays Stort breaks in the area's. Always found it to be well run, good value , lovely food . Great little pub . Which is dog friendly in one bar, which is grand on colder nights. Not like others who make sit in the garden.

Get a sea view in the restaurant. Enjoyable food & staff very helpful & friendly

Lovely carvery, beautiful location.

Great play area in the beer garden, decent food and great staff

Had the Sunday roast, the meat was fine however the vegetables were lacking both in choice and quality. Compared to other local places price, £13.95 was not value for money - the Never Tuen Back is £10 with a much better choice of vegetables and Branfords, although more expensive is of a higher quality. The staff were very nice.

Food wasn't bad although 3 orders were wrong out of 5

Great. Accommodated us with ease

We visit here everytime we holiday in Norfolk as has a lovely atmosphere and close to the sea. This time we had two meals here and they were absolutely delicious. Great service,great pub. Will be back next holiday!

Well priced busy family friendly pub restaurant. Went for drinks a few times and ate a meal on a Thursday night. They were busy but we weren’t rushed, approx times were given and plenty helpful staff available. Great customer service by all.

Arrival was a bit chaotic, we had to book in at the same place as food was being ordered, which was a very small area just inside the door! Food was amazing, we were a party of 8, most had the carvery and enjoyed it. 2 vegetarian had halloumi burgers which were huge and very tasty. Good choice for children and good portion sizes. Play area outside was very nice. A little too hot inside as we were sat right next to the carvery!

Lovely pub in lovely location - good beer and food and a dog-friendly garden with children's climbing equipment. The Sunday roast is delicious!

Food was disgusting , the gravy was extremely salty even though the barman said there’s no salt used, my daughter couldn’t eat her food, the mash potato had the consistency of cement and the atmosphere was like they didn’t want us there which when we’re on holiday, you’d think they’d want all passing trade , the bar lady on the other hand was really nice and professional, but nobody came to check if the food was ok and the Barman and the waiter weren’t interested in it at all We did get a partial refund but it was nothing compared to the price of everything wrong

Small pub nice food food only Wednesday to Sunday

Lovely place to eat. Friendly staff, lovely atmosphere and delicious food! I had a yummy Ploughman's with a lovely pint of real ale. Definitely recommend and will be back again!

Lovely place to eat, thoroughly recommend. Lovely atmosphere, friendly staff and delicious food! I had an amazing Ploughman's with a yummy real ale!

The food is lovely and the pub is old world my only complaint is that they say it is dog friendly but dogs are not allowed on the seats despite the fact that the upholstery is filthy on reflection i am not sure i would want to put my clean dog on it.

We had dinner and found the menu was limited to say the least. The okay but lots of room for improvement. My parents had apple pie and custard which cold and the apple was frozen. We ordered two ice creams with chocolate sauce for our children(one of our children being autistic). But instead they were given ice cream with toffee sauce which they both did not want and in the end did not get eaten which cost me extra money. Please improve this going forward

Nice pub to have an evening meal in

Great pub we had the carvery and some bar snacks on another day. Very welcoming and a lovely selection of Ales

Great place Great food and Great staff and friendly locals 👍

Good old pub, great selection of drinks, especially cider

Great real ales and lovely food..

We popped in here while on holiday for a few drinks and ended up eating. The place is also dog friendly. We had a vegan shepherds pie with veg and new potatoes and also the salmon in garlic butter off the specials board plus a doggy dinner for the pooch.. All of the food was very nice, hot and decent portions. There is a great selection of food and also a carvery. The dog liked his dinner too.. we will definitely be returning to try other items. Highly recommend trying this venue, it is also a nice walk from local campsites.

We came for drinks and to watch the England V Spain euros final. Staff were very friendly welcoming. Service and drinks were very good and we really enjoyed our visit, despite the result!!!

Very friendly staff good entertainment on some nights

Just had a fabulous Sunday lunch here. Served meat Yorkshire stuffing and sausage. Help yourself to veg roasties and mash. 6 veg choices excluding potatoes. Lovely tasty rich thick meat gravy. We were too full for dessert. Already booked for next week before we left. Yum.

Saturday lunchtime and totally overwhelmed. Long queues, only one serving.

Lovely old pub with good choice of real ales, plenty of parking and good food

Dropped in for a quick drink whilst walking the dog. Sat in the garden. Plenty of parking.

It was a nice Pub good gluten free options on the food but no beer options on this visit.

This is a great old pub in Scratby, where we were staying! It's not far from the beach and has a car park if you need it! The pub is quite old and is a real ale pub with lots of choice! It's also very busy as it's popular but staff are very quick to get you seated! Check opening hours before coming as not always open!! The real ale we had was Woodford Wherry and was very nice as was the food which you get quite a lot of, especially Sunday, roast day!!! Would love to go back one day!!

Visited without a booking. Very kindly gave us a table. Beer selection great and kept well. Menu choices good. Food very tasty and good quantity Service from all very good. We wernt in a hurry so it wasn't an issue that we waited(probably) longer than was expected Thanks to all

Dog freindly pub.... food was good it always is....service top notch

Me and the family went in to try the Sunday Roast Dinner/Calvary. The lady at the front Reception was polite, very friendly and had an available table straight away, even though we just turned up. The Calvary itself was great, there was a choice of Turkey, Gammon, Pork or Beef. The yorkshire puddings are lovely, the gravy was thick and very tasty. The atmosphere was very laid back and calming. Great Beer garden, right next to the beach & sea, (2 minutes walk), free Car Park, we really enjoyed it.

Went for the Sunday roast. It was really good and the portions are large. Meat was a bit dry but tasty non the less. People and staff were ultra friendly

Great pub, Great staff, Great food, Great place to visit, had a lovely meal with family, would highly recommend, it's out out of the way but worth the effort

Very unpleasant atmosphere and really poor beer selection. Kids made to feel very unwelcome.

Nice place not been in since 2016 still a welcoming place for a drink thank you

When we arrived we were told at the bar food was finished for the day, and they could offer us a plated roast dinner. Once seated and ordered, we found that all tables around us were offered the full main menu. The roast was okay, very disappointing experience nonetheless.

Lovely pub but old man behind the was rude snaching money of my mom huffing and puffing when asked for a drink asked for a menu just sed no to busy made us feel very uncomfortable wont come again

Friendly bar with views of the sea, will be going back

Really good carvery for excellent value. Think it was £12 for adult size which includes 2x meats, lots of trimmings and help yourself to roast potatoes veg and gravy. All very tasty. Good system with short wait despite the place being full. Really recommended 👌

Enjoyed the afternoon in the pub dog friendly and friendly people

The place itself is lovely. Just the toilets stink . You can smell the before you see them

Very nice pub. Shame it's so expensive and service was not very good. 4 drinks over £20.

Great dog friendly pub serving good home cooked food and real ales. It looks like it can get very busy for dining especially the Sunday carvery so make sure you book and mention you will have dogs with you so your table will be in the bar as dogs can’t go in the restaurant area.

Lovely pub made to feel very welcome

Excellent pub, loads of ale to choose from, even a gluten free ale on tap. The menu was limited as we were late for lunchtime but basket meals were still available so we all had scampi and chips 😋 It was rainy so we stayed indoors and enjoyed the music and beautiful views. The garden looked nice, with things to do for the little ones. This is a great, well maintained pub and perfect for the whole family to enjoy. It was also a lot cheaper than my caravan park clubhouse 😉

Great friendly doggie pub right next to the beach 👍

Went to visit for Sunday Lunch on the off chance they could fit us in. Had a lovely meal.

Came for Sunday lunch after recommendations. It didn’t disappoint. Great value, good food, nice staff. We both had beef and the only tiny downside was that my meat served first was all lovely and tender , but my husbands served second from the same joint had quite a bit of gristle. You never know what you are getting with meat until you actually eat it.

Good entertainment and good food and services

Huge pub! Lovely staff. One of the very best carvery's we've had at a great 'Sunday' price. Would definitely come again.

We didn't eat so can't judge. We had a great night on new year's eve

A lovely meal with a group of 10 friends. The staff were very friendly and helpful and accommodating our meal requests.

Lovely place, lovely staff. If you around, you have to go and check. I will definitely go back for food and a pint of local beer. All the best from Piotr and Magdolna...

Our favourite pub in Norfolk. Fine ales, great food, live music, super friendly staff. What more could you ask for?

Fantastic Sunday roast, welcoming staff and dog friendly. The dogs loved their Sunday roast too!

Brilliant, staff are amazing, extremely friendly, food is to die for, most amazing evening thanks to steve and zekki, ( sorry if spelt wrong lol) You were fantastic, thanks so very much for making our well needed break away so good, will definately see you all again 😊

Food was nice , open log fire .would come back

Lovely old pub, family run. Staff all really friendly. The carvery is excellent value for money. Loads of choices of vegetables and three meats. Proper Yorkshires and gravy! Close to the beach for a walk after lunch.

Popped in for a beer ,nice staff and beer was reasonably priced

Arrived at this lovely little tavern on a cold day, locals were there relaxing and chatting to the staff, lovely little dog sat with the owner, open fire going, big open space at the end of the bar if you don't like the little country pub atmosphere. We didn't try the food as it was just a stop off, our 2 children loved the play area outside even in the storm, we had a couple of drinks and then carried on our way. Looked at the food boards and the food on offer looked good, the children's menu look very good too but we had eaten only an hour before. Luckily as the chef was not on site until 6pm. Would recommend even on a cold, stormy day.

Fantastic Sunday dinner and a doggy version for £3 to keep the pooch happy 😊

Perfect place for a drink, great location, friendly staff.

Great food. Staff helpful and friendly.

Best carvery I've ever eaten by far

Very warm welcome. Great range of real ales kept in top condition. Home cooked food which is brilliant Thank you

Lovely carvery and friendly staff will come back again thank u california tavern

This place never disappoints Great Carvery good value good atmosphere great pub. A must go to if in the area. Also fine quality beer.

Nice chatting staff,, lovely Sunday roast

Just had drinks, menu looked nice, plenty of choice just lovely. Kids play area outside. Parking available. Friendly landlord.

Great pub and such a good atmosphere. Have visited a few times over the years after staying in Norfolk and it never disappoints. Even better was the fact they had a beer festival on which was great. Special mention to Julie who was a brilliant host

Came for family meal of 6 adults 1 teen 1 baby. With 3 dogs. Pub was very welcoming and accommodating. The food was lovely and reasonable price. Pudding was also nice to. Plenty of room around the table. Good selection of food and specials board

We popped in to the California Tavern for a nice pint of ale as seen a sign that they had a beer festival on the staff were kind and helpful, we had 2 lovely freshly made sandwiches that were excellent, we ended up going shopping and popping back for another pint of ale

I have been coming to scratby for years and always visit this pub at least once or twice during our holiday. We have eaten on a few occasions and have never had any problems with either the service or the quality of food. We visited during the ale festival this year and sampled a variety of ales and ciders. The bar staff are always welcoming and smiling and the locals are friendly. It has a play area in the back garden for the kids and it's safe. I'd say it's worth a visit even if you're not staying in the scratby area.