Elveden Estate in Forest Heath

Come here regularly with my wheelchair bound Mum, Dad and unruly terrier. Staff are lovely and food is of a very high standard. Had the duck special with a kale and hazelnut pesto that was so good I begged for the recipe. Most of the food is sourced from the estate which makes it extra special. One of my favourite places and super magical at Christmas time. Will be back in a few weeks for a good Christmas roast.

Enjoyed a lovely family get together meal here , lovely weather & sat outside on the glorious courtyard. Good tasty reasonably priced meals , extensive menu including a good child menu . Staff very accommodating & helpful, would recommend. Farm shop is great too

We called in to have a light snack and to take a look around the farm & gift shop for possible gifts. At the door we were greeted with a sign “CARD PAYMENTS ONLY” This I find VERY UPSETTING and quite frankly VERY UNFRIENDLY - I also wonder if this actually DISRIMINATES against certain members of the community who can only deal in cash but apparently after searching the internet a business has every right to decide who they DON’T WANT as a customer. We continued to Bury St Edmunds where we had a lovely day and spent our CASH!!!!

One of the stops on our journey from Portsmouth to the Norfolk Broads. Lovely lunch in the courtyard, a quiet, rural location. Very busy but food arrived quickly. Good quality with sufficient choice for a lunch. Dog friendly. Plenty of parking. Will definitely visit again, much better than a service station!

We stopped off here on our way to Gt Yarmouth, had a lovely time looking in the shops there then had a lovely lunch in the courtyard. I had toasted ciabatta sandwich, it was excellent. Service was very good, maybe a bit pricey, but as we enjoyed it so much and we were on holiday it didn't matter, felt it was worth it for the experience.

We called in to get a takeaway coffee and cake. The choice of cake in the dog cafe was poor only a few slices of sad looking cake to choose from, so we went to the main restaurant hoping for more choice, it wasn't any better. It was very poor, I only had cash with me. I didn't realise they only accept card payments. A member of staff which I presume was the supervisor was so rude and spoke to me like I was something she had trodden in, because I had to cancel my order, she snapped at me telling me "it says no cash all around the building ". I apologised but she basically ushered me out of the way. We have been visiting this restaurant for years, but never again !!! I don't expect to be treated or spoken to in a rude dismissive manner, or not be able to purchase food or drinks because they don't take cash.

Been here many times, a great half way stop for us, with food normally OK, if a bit pricey. Stopped for Sunday lunch and had the worst meal that stayed with me for ages, for all the wrong reasons. Roast beef, about 20% congealing fat, dried out lean and the whole thing overwhelmed by a cheesy rosemary and leek flavoured sauce that covered the vegetables ( such as they were ) and looked like vomit. Good potatoes spoiled by greasy gravy. Fish and chips was skinny, batter crisp on outside, raw floury mush on inside. New chef needed.

Monday 26 feb 2024, very quickly seated ,ordered a special lunch time lunch corn beef hash with a couple of fresh eggs on top, made with chunky fresh corned beef, then a apple and cinnamon crumble with ice cream, it had a nice surprise on top fresh apple match sticks and a really nice crunchy biscuit on top bootiful +a black coffee, all for twenty quid brilliant fast service and very friendly waitresses 5 star.

Very disappointing. We were looking forward to trying a new dog friendly venue, but don’t think we will be returning. The menu was quite pricey but we were ok with this, however, the quality and value for money was not up to standard. It was £17 for a cheeseburger, which was very small and half the chips were not edible. The pork chop special came with chips and the server asked if we would like some vegetables with it, which we accepted. However, did not realise we would be charged an extra £4.50 for a handful of peas and carrots. We had planned on dessert but given the prices and limited selection, we didn’t bother. The dog biscuit bar was lovely, but £2 for a single biscuit is absolute extortion. Service was slow given they were not busy. Very disappointing and there are many much better dog friendly places locally.

Lunch on a Sunday with family. Excellent food: my husband had roast pork, my son and I the Cauliflower Steak (vegetarian), absolutely delicious. Puddings are great, if you are gluten free have a cake instead. Non-dairy milk available, decaff coffee if required. The staff are very friendly and happy to explain why they are card only - understandable. Can't recommend highly enough, brilliant farm shop and gift shop. Dogs can accompany you in the Dog & Scone cafe, same food.

Fantastic service, wonderful friendly attentive staff & fabulous food. We had a mixture of food including the wonderful roast beef, fish & chips, ham, egg & chips & children’s menu. It was all cooked to perfection and service was amazing. Thank you so much

We’ve visited this venue for breakfast on many occasions over the years. In the main, the food and service has always been good. On a recent visit we were a bit disappointed. I had the American style pancakes with bacon and maple syrup. My husband had kippers with toast. The pancakes were ok. The bacon was tasty but had obviously been cooked earlier and was therefore rather dry. The plate was swamped with maple syrup and therefore the bottom pancakes very soggy. The dish could so easily have been made much better by simply drizzling a little syrup over the plate and putting the rest in a little jug. The kippers were lovely but my husband’s complaint was the toast. For a farmshop professing to use the very best ingredients, it was disappointing to find the single round of toast was a piece of supermarket medium sliced wholemeal. No butter provided. Prices aren’t cheap and we really expected a chunk of the nice bread that they sell in the shop on the premises. Wouldn’t cost much more but makes a huge difference. The breakfast menu is very good and varied. Prices slightly above average which is fine as long as food is good quality and nicely served. I feel things need to be tweaked a bit to ensure people don’t move along to other restaurants. Service was friendly and efficient

Stopped here for brunch on our way to Norfolk. It was extremely busy but the staff were still very friendly and helpful. We had a small breakfast and gluten free bacon and eggs. Both were excellent and well cooked. Happy to recommend and there was a good farm shop there as well where we were able to buy some fillet steak which was very tasty and tender.

Food and service awful. My wife and I were kept waiting for several minutes and were totally ignored by a very rude young lady who did not acknowledge our presence in anyway. The Breakfast was brought out pretty quick so can only imagine the contents had been around as Sausage Tomato Bacon was cold and the baked beans were congealed & cold the tea arrived after the breakfast very strange. We won’t be returning.

Visited yesterday for lunch and a browse around the food and home shop. Always expect to pay more for the quality and service here. Nothing fancy just ciabatta with sausages , and one with Beef. You’d expect for 12.95 that you could taste and possible see the filling. Beef, extra thin, 1/2 slice. Sausages! Just the 1, small and cut horizontally into 3 and spread across the bread. I know there’s s certain amount of cost cutting, but this was ridiculous. Staff, shocking. Didn’t know what they were doing and walking around aimlessly pretending to look busy and ignoring customers. Won’t ever go back. Sorry. Used to love visiting, but will take my business elsewhere.

I have been before and it was nice, however this time was so disappointing and I only ate as I was so hungry. Waited nearly 30 minutes for a sandwich, which was an overpriced sandwich with poor quality ingredients, I would have got better from Greggs. I will not be going back.

food overpriced and some overcooked. we got rudeness from member of staff when we complained. Not sure I shall return

A group of four friends called in for lunch. We were welcomed by the friendly front of house team. We chose lunch from both the specials board and the normal menu. Our main meals were absolutely delicious, so much so we all decided to try a dessert. Fantastic! We will be back and soon. What a wonderful place.

We dropped in yesterday afternoon for a cup of tea and cake. We arrived at 3.20pm. On entering we were told that they were they could not serve us as they needed to clear up and leave at 4pm. We left but noticed a sign in the window that said they served tea and cake until 3.30pm. We went back in and mentioned that the sign said they served until 3.30 and it was only just past 3.20 at this point. The person went back into the kitchen and someone else came out and made a big deal about allowing us to be the last one of the day. Again the point was made that we only wanted a cup of tea and a slice of cake. Again the staff blamed the management saying they had to leave by 4pm. The place was not busy and I can see why if this in the attitude of staff. The cake was lovely and tea was good but the whole experience was ruined by the appalling customer service. We wouldn’t recommend I’m afraid.

Overpriced, poor presentation, staff inattentive and sullen. They don't accept cash either! Will not be returning.

Been many times to Elveden, restaurants always good, but better now we can bring our dog who was fussed over with treats and plenty of bowls of water. Food was excellent as always with staff super attentive and friendly,

We were kept waiting to get in(Even with a wheelchair).Then told, with a wave of the hand, to put the wheelchair in the corridor(??). The crunch came because we said we disagreed with the policy of no cash.We understood but disagreed. When my wife said we had heard all the argument she was accused by the waitress of shouting. The waitress then lessened that to raising her voice but she refused to serve us, took the menus away and told us to leave. I have never been treated so badly and obviously never return. Which is sad since it was me who wanted to go there in the first place. I understand your reason for not wanting cash but to refuse to accept the legal currency of the country you are selling in seems very narrow minded.

We regularly stop off here on our trips to Norfolk for breakfast, lunch or coffee and cake. The staff are always friendly and the service is quick and efficient, they are always happy to chat and Karen the manager is a real character. The food is good and reasonably priced and the restaurant served by ample car parking, clean toilets and an interesting shop. Highly recommended.

Lovely lunch with friends. The curried cauli with houmous was absolutely delicious!!! The Courtyard team were friendly and attentive. Very relaxed atmosphere.

Wonderful venue, service good, clean and tidy, varied menu maybe a bit pricey. Courtyard vast and dog friendly

Stopped off on my own and was really well looked after by kind staff. Felt very welcome and comfortable. Had a delicious venison casserole followed by a seriously delicious cheese scone. Would defo go again.

Stopped en route up A11 to Norfolk. Lovely farm shop. Restaurant service so slow gave up in the end on waiting to order dessert so they lost out on the revenue there. Waitress not particularly hospitable and there was no flexibility at all in amending anything on the menu for dietary needs. Would browse the shop again but not stop to eat.

Even though we misunderstood the booking arrangements for this restaurant, which we have visited many times in the past, we were very quickly found a table to avoid our disappointment. We had a light lunch of food which was up to the usual high standard,...

This restarant is normally very busy and noisy, and probably not that COVID safe, but thats 'old world' I know! Anyway wanted to have a lite bite to eat and drink and sit outside in the Courtyard adjacent to the restaurant. I have a hearing...

We went to the courtyard for the first time today having heard good reports. We had the full English breakfast and it was lovely. The staff were very friendly and pleasant. Toilets were very clean and spacious,great outdoor seating for people with dogs and a...

I was very disappointed with the lunch today. My friends ordered gammon and they got sliced ham instead and the fried eggs were the yolks were overcooked. Shame indeed. Chips were overdone and new potatoes did not have any garnish. It looked unappealing and was...

Had lunch here today, sat outside. Staff friendly and service good. My sausage panini was reasonable, but husband’s BLY ‘open sandwich’ at £9.00 consisted of a small slice of over toasted baguette with bacon and tomato on it, difficult to eat with cutlery as chasing...

Just walked here with our dog from charge station at main road. We were staggered that this apparent dog friendly establishment actually is not & we were refused breakfast even after offering to sit outside. The lady in the cafe just shook her head when...

Came for breakfast with my daughter and grandchildren wow a lovely breakfast absolutely beautiful food and the best service The garden shops were lovely and the outside area beautiful with a play area for the children We sat and had a cuppa and fresh baked...

A piece of thinly sliced supermarket quality duck pate with a single pea shoot as garnish and three minute pieces of crusty bread - £8.50. Daylight robbery.

We ordered a melon and feta cheese salad from the starter as a main course as no salad option on the main menu. The “salad” arrived with one slice of water melon, 4 mint leaves and a handful of green beans and a small amount...

We love going to this place! A roughly bi-monthly visit with friends for lunch, a shop browse and excellent country shop & butchers that supply something just a bit different. Restaurant excellent food as always. Two course lunch, drinks and coffee for 4, £87. Lovely...

Stopped in here yesterday for lunch and was delighted with the sandwiches. Decided to stop in for breakfast this morning and it was even better. Has browns with chorizo and eggs was superb, one of the best breakfasts I’ve had for a long time. The...

I have to say I am beyond gob smacked reading the last review having been customers for years we have always received fantastic service from all staff and I have to mention the manager Karen who on our past few visits has gone out of...

We arrived at the restaurant around 1pm requesting a table of four to be told that there was a wait for a table of five and two in front of us and that they were fully booked for the rest of the afternoon. It was...

Booked table, then read recent reviews, so was abit anxious what to expect, but I needed of worried, two of us in party had the haddock and chips, the other member had the hamburger with bacon and cheese, it was delicious, large portions, for desert...

One's experience of dining out is determined by the front-of-house staff as well as the chefs /kitchen those involved in food production and no doubt us, punters, too. On this particular day, I was treated out by my employer as a temp chef in residence...

We went here for breakfast, very enjoyable, food was good, the bacon was amazing! Staff were friendly and attentive. Would definitely recommend and go back again.

My wife asked for a table and was told none available till 1400. We said that’s fine and decided we would leave it as had to pick up the grandson from school. My wife went to the toilet and I was waiting for her at the side. A few minutes later 2 people asked for a table and was told,one would be available in 10 mins as I overheard the conversation and was given a buzzer.The two other guests were not local as they where discussing where they were from and this was a nice place to meet up. As you can imaging I was a bit disappointed/annoyed by this and asked why they could have a table but were were told 2hrs later. The waitress said they had 3 cancellations and some had come available. I was waiting for my wife and they was no phone cals or people walking up to cancel, while I was waiting. I don’t mind being told not available for our requested time, but told lies is my trigger and was disappointed with this answer. I hope they don’t need to depend on locals again in the future as they same to value out of town people for what I can see. On the bright side we have eaten here a few times and it has nice disabled access. The food has been great. But today was a disappointing visit and will be taking my custom to other places. But if your face fits, and they want you in their establishment. Worth a try if you pass their check list and get a buzzer.

We went here a few times during our time in the area! The food was heaven, tasty, nutritious and wholesome! The staff were warm, friendly and helpful! Staff were so attentive and the lady in the butcher department was fabulous and a real ambassador to the company. The shop was great, yes a bit pricey but we’ll worth it and was well stocked and manned. We had lunch here a few days and again, was perfect and tasty and wholesome! The hot drinks were great too and such good choices. It’s highly recommended to book a table well in advance if you choose to eat indoors! We are outside every time as it was so warm! Such a wonderful place to visit and a real must! Very highly recommended!

Stopped for brunch which was ok but pricey. The associated shop is packed with nice but expensive things and useful if you are looking for a small Christmas gift. Like everything though, it is nearly all made in China!Just be aware, few if any of the staff in the restaurant were wearing masks. The restaurant was very crowded and the waitress we had continually leant right over us despite not wearing a mask. We took a risk and stayed which I am regretting now having developed a cough in the last 24 hours.

Highly recommend!! We stayed at Center parks for a week and the food was shocking!! The courtyard was thankful great from chips and microwave food!!! Lovely staff, home cookng!!! Very happy 😃

We are frequent visitors here because the setting is lovely and the staff friendly. But oh my their cheese scones are always so dry. I never learn. Always keep ordering them and always disappointed. My partner has beans on toast but they don't butter the bread! Bought some lovely Sausages from the butcher though.

A delightful and hard working staff catered efficiently with a full restaurant on a Saturday, and there was a good wide choice of meals - we chose the Pie of the Day on our two visits and were well pleased with the pie and the veg. On the Saturday we had booked - you can only do so up to 1230 which no doubt helps to spread the load over the lunchtime and avoids everyone turning up at the same time.On the Monday we arrived without booking. No table was available but we were given a hand-held buzzer which meant we could look round the adjacent shop for ten minutes until summoned by the buzzer when a table was available.

We have been here for a meal many times now. The staff always give a friendly welcome and the food is always fantastic. The setting is very comfortable and the staff very attentative. We will definitely be back again

Breakfast for 6 plus a toddler. Lovely cooked breakfasts, fresh local,produce, piping hot and ample servings. Paula was out waitress, and so very so friendly and helpful. I would def go again.

We had a Sunday Roast here. The Portion was TINY . It was £15.95 Main course only. The taste was bland. They were so mean with the vegetables we had half a carrot each. Half a tiny turnip and some uncooked cabbage. The type of customer they have here are elderly people with lots of money who will put up with anything and say thank you. We looked round the shop afterwards and had to laugh because they were selling crisps that you can by in the supermarket for £1.00 for £2.50 and they were selling Crimbles which you can buy for 99p for £2.50. I would this place is owned by a tight old farmer who would hate anybody to go away and feel they had value for money.UNLESS YOUR REALLY STUPID STAY AWAY

This is such a shame. The food can't be faulted, and the staff try their best with what they have. Today they had no white wine that was on the menu. So they brought out a substitute without saying so. This 'wine' was made from a concentrate, and bottled in norfolk. 8% a!cohol by volume. Unfortunately this is in a shop that, once upon a time, prided itself on letting the customer have wine recommended by the on site expert. Now they serve rubbish and are about to reduce the selection even more. We returned the wine and didn't bother with the food. Fantastic fish and chips need complementing.If I wanted a cafe, I'd find one. This is, or was, a restaurant I would recommend to anyone. Not any more.The staff deserve better. This poor performance isn't their fault. The menu can be changed daily.

Great place to stop off, for breakfast or lunch. The staff are friendly and the food is very good. Not the cheapest around but worth the money.

We visited over the recent bank holiday and had a coffee outside in the courtyard.Later we returned and had lunch in the restaurant.All the staff were very good✅✅✅The food was well presented but with Covid 19 / e.t.c prices have increased a lot !I thought the menus were more limited this time.It was good to have a meal out

Came here for lunch, had to wait quite a while to be seated, then had to ask if it was table service as we had been waiting for some time eventually got our food but took till we had nearly finished for the drinks to arrive. Obviously they need more staff. On the plus side the food was very nice.

Brilliant find after slow journey home from Norfolk. Stopped for tea and tea cake, coffees and croissants. Lovely staff, quiet and relaxing surroundings and the nicest and cleanest toilets I have used all holiday. Thoroughly recommend. Lunch menu looked amazing, sadly it was too early for us to eat.

On arrival we were seated, and our order taken in a reasonable amount of time. When our lunch appeared on the table, there was no cutlery.....which we had to ask for. We then asked for tomato sauce & vinegar............which they forgot to bring, and we asked again. 1 portion of tomato sauce arrived, so we asked for another, which was practically slung across our table. Our lunches were very nice. If the staff stopped chatting amongst themselves, they could perhaps give better service. Very disappointed.

It's years since we've been here so heading off to Norfolk for a long weekend we decided to break for lunch here. The traffic was lighter than expected so we arrived early for our booking. We spent sometime in the shop where we bought some supplies for the weekend. My partner had a gammon sandwich and upgraded the crisps to chips, I had an onion bhajee pasty and chips and for dessert we shared a sundae. I had a glass of rose, he had a ginger beer and we each had a cappuccino. Pleasant service and clean loos let's hope we don't leave it as long before we visit again!

This place is a gem. Wonderful farm shop and beautiful shopping. The food in the restaurant is outstanding. Fresh, hot and well presented. I had the smoked salmon stater that was fantastic. It came with celeriac and capers. Was Perfect.. then I had the Halloumi and red pepper burger in a pretzel bun. Again outstanding Compliments to all especially the kitchen team. We are planning our next visit already. Thank you and we will definitely be back soon

The afternoon tea was fill however was also disappointing. When this was booked, I was told wat would be in the sandwiches. One of which was tuna, they were informed that I could not have sweetcorn. But when I got the sandwiches, it had not just sweetcorn. But celery and peppers in 2.

Travelled for an hour to meet a friend here. The setting is great but the food we chose was disappointing. It was a main course salad of buffalo mozzarella, sun dried tomatoes, roasted peach with pistachio nuts, priced at £12.50. It arrived on a plate around the size of a tea plate, about 21/22cm. As a starter it would have been acceptable but not at £12.50. When the plates were taken away my friend asked the waitress if she’d like some feedback. Our feedback was that it was insufficient as a main course. Waitress said she’d feedback to the chef but then didn’t come back to us except to ask if we wanted a dessert, we did, we were still hungry! So we asked what the Chef had said and it was that the ingredients were expensive and there was a whole mozzarella ball, mini balls is all I can say to that. It was interesting that the next table a while later were asking about the ‘special’ salad. The same waitress said “small” and put her two fingers and thumbs together to indicate the size. Shame we didn’t have that information when we ordered. Pictures to show 4 pieces or sun dried tomato, half a very hard peach, pistachio nuts, a tablespoon of lettuce and some mozzarella, we asked if it was one ball between three plates!

Absolutely wonderful and tasty venison pie, with veggies, and gooseberry fool for after was amazing. Highly recommend for a lunch time visit.

Visit approx every 2 months for lunch Today’s visit July 1st Venison / vegetables / cooked in Guinness / pie Served with fresh vergesGooseberry fool with honey & almonds for desertMust compliment the chef as both extremely deliciousLovely Americano coffee Always table served by Paula who is an exceptional waitressWould recommend as a lovely restaurant well presented food and a lovely shop to browse afterwards

We have had four afternoon teas here over the past 3 years. All have been value for money and very good. The bread used is second to none and the sandwich fillings are not skimpy. Plenty of piping hot delicious tea and coffee. The scones are to die for. I think adding a sausage roll would be a good idea or having it as an alternative to a cheese scone. However, on all four occasions, the only thing that is less than top notch is the cake selection which is obviously chilled and therefore quite dense in texture. I bake a lot of cakes so I know what I'm talking about and this would be a quick fix. That said, I'd still go back as the test is excellent, great service and value for money.

Very pleasant afternoon tea outside in the courtyard so our two small dogs could be with us.Top ups of tea and coffee we part of a good tea, mixed sandwiches including salmon, cheese and pickle, ham etc, delicate cake bites including lemon drizzle, cream on sponge, victoria sandwich, small eclairs etc and to top off cheese scones plus plain fruit scones with cream and jam. Good value, good service!

Had a great lunch here while on holiday in the area.. The menu had a good choice of light meals and full plates as well as a daily specials menu from which we chose the corn chowder and meat platter (selection of sliced meats, venison terrine, pulled pork and a sausage roll served with bread and chutney). Both were tasty and really well presented. We ordered desserts as the selection was too tempting to resist - chocolate fondant and a cherry almond bread and butter pudding. Also delicious and nicely presented. They had a small counter of cakes and pastries to choose from as well. Lots of nice looking food served to other tables who had ordered bigger meals too. The restaurant is a really nice room, sunny and spacious with a high ceiling and screens between some of the tables. You can book for an inside table and it was very busy when we arrived. We thought the staff were really friendly and the service good, and speedy. The restaurant is part of the courtyard which has a home/gift shop and farm shop as well as an outdoor seating area which would be lovely in warmer weather. There is a one way system around the shop which is quite big and worth a visit especially for the choice of farm shop groceries. Closed on a Tuesday and Wednesday. Would recommend for lunch/tea and cake.

Visited today for lunch, a real disappointment. Tasteless, under seasoned beef and vegan burgers. Undressed salad. Won't be visiting again.

I have to say we eat at elveden every time we visit the area. Normally very nice with hand cut triple cooked chips and artisan bread for the sandwiches. We took some friends for the experience. What we got this time was sliced bread and frozen oven chips with soggy salad so not the experience we had planned. The staff were unwilling to accept the poor quality of the offer and grudgingly discounted the meal by 2 portions of chips. Needless to say we wont be returning. Its a crying shame especially in these tough times.

Ideal for us as 1/2 way home from the broads. Lovely home made chicken & gammon pie, & good coffee. Good service from the waitresses & dog friendly too. Would be a good place to meet people. Not cheap but quality & most of the menu is farm to fork. & the sun was out !

Possibly the worst food I have ever eaten. Rubber pork that could not be cut with the knife, concrete sprouts and fat sodden potatoes. Vile.

Really great that Elveden shop is open during lockdown. They have carefully laid things out to keep everyone safe and are even able to offer takeaway food and coffee. Couldn't be better. Drop in and give them your support.

Just had the most amazing hot pork bap from their takeaway menu during lockdown. Really delicious and compliments to the chef. Great friendly service too.

This is worth a detour. Good cafe/restaurant and a vast retail complex with many varied and interesting items for sale.

Very disappointed. Just wanted a sandwich- something tasty but what did I get? Something that a hospital might have served up in the 70’s. brown, old, dry bread and mashed cheese with lots of chutney. Couldn’t taste the cheese. What’s wrong with serving good local bread and local cheese? It wasn’t cheap either. Please give a description I realise not everyone expects to chew their food but I would have thought cheese and chutney means a slice of a tasty cheese plus a flavoursome addition of chutney. Do away with the ‘cute’ little basket for crisps please it does not add value to my ‘experience’.

Quality shop with large selection of local produce fairly priced . Large outside courtyard with plenty of seats for coffee and cake . Staff attentive and smartly dressed. Plenty of free parking spaces

Found this little gem, returning from Norfolk. The staff were very friendly, the food was excellent, and the little shop offered a treasure trove of goodies

We visited on bank holiday Monday on the way to Center Parcs. The service was great, tables were spaced out inside. The outside area looked nice but people had to come in to order. The menu was fairly varied considering that it was a limited menu due to the pandemic. I had the vegan burger which was ok but nothing special. My family had the pie of the day which they said was lovely. The desserts were amazing and really well presented and the cake we had was delicious. We had a discount due to the eat out to help out scheme but I would definitely visit again and try something other than a burger.

Excellent breakfast! Very tasty breakfasts for all 6 of us, excellent produce used. We had a mix of traditional breakfasts and American pancakes, all delicious. Will definitely return

I visited the cafe today with my husband and daughter for lunch and not having been for a long time was looking forward to a nice meal. We had a roast pork which was ok-just a bit bland and it wasn't very hot!I also couldn't even bite through the "crackling"! I don't see how hard it is to serve hot food! It must've been held in a warming cupboard or something. My husband had the fishcakes as a main course and again very bland- needed more seasoning! My daughter had a honey roast ham sandwich and a side order of chips. She said the ham didn't taste of much and the chips weren't very crispy-again probably cooked ahead and kept warm. If cooked fresh they would've been hot and crispy! We were all very disappointed and definitely won't be visiting again. I think they need to update the whole menu and revamp everything. Theres too much competition around and much better places to eat. As it was a Sunday, I expected it to be really busy but there was quite a few tables free,so maybe that says it all?

Visited lunchtime today (Tuesday 25th February 2020) lovely location, clean and tidy. Greeted on arrival by staff and taken to table. Excellent menu with variety of plated main meals and light lunches.I had slow roasted brisket beef with a horseradish sauce with veg and pots .. it was superb melt in the mouth beef with superb flavour and the sauce was incredible, friends had the pie of the day (chicken, mushroom and bacon) with pots and veg, both very pleased stating delicious .. 3 empty plates. Desserts Elveden Mess which was tops and my friends had coconut cheesecake .. lovely presentation and delicious. Service was excellent, toilets very clean, whole decor was very smart. Fully recommend .. will be returning soon ! Top marks to staff .. made to feel very welcome.. excellent service

A bit noisy, but it was half term. Staff attentive. Food on hot plates, and tasty. Quick service. Good local beers.

We booked our afternoon tea a couple of days before arriving Sunday 12th January, and certainly wasn’t disappointed! The front of house staff very attentive re filling our pot of tea ☕️ thank you. When our afternoon tea arrived it looked so pretty and tasty. We both got stuck in straight away! Absolutely gorgeous, beautiful fresh food prepared, thank you chef(s).Lovely comfortable surroundings, we did a little shopping too! Easy to park, we sat in the restaurant but there is an area you can enjoy tea and cake and take your four legged friend .Thank you again everyone ... just lovely

This restaurant was a random choice off the A11 but wow what a treat. The food is simply wonderful. I went with my 23 yeard old daughter and my 82 year old mother and they all loved it. My daughter as a vegetarian was very impressed by the food and the range. I had a burger with the meat locally sourced and oh boy you could taste it. Food was served quickly and piping hot and very very tasty. Well trained staff and good quality. A treat and a great time!

This is one of the nicest places to eat and relax in the area with excellent staff who really care. I will return without a doubt.

Set in the delightful Thetford forest, The Elveden Shops and Restaurant is easily missed. The main Restaurant is quite small but when we visited they had a Marquee set up for a large party/Wedding.All the sets were taken, so we Offered the option to make our way to a much smaller cafe in a courtyard. here they served light meals and teas/coffees.There again this was full . (Must have been a one off.) Waited for a table to become vacant. We had teas and soft drinks. Looking for the Toilets we were informed that the only toilets were back in the main Restaurant. So we made our way back. Noticed that these where situated at the back of the restaurant.Still when we arrived. they were clean and tidy. Note :- If you visit make sure you ring first to arrange a restaurant table.

I was meeting friends for lunch but because of the time of year was unable to reserve a table so I turned up early. I was lucky enough to get a table but told the waitress I was waiting for my friends to show. She was so lovely and asked me straight away if I wanted a drink while I was waiting then kept checking every 5 minutes or so if I wanted anything further until my friends showed up. The meal was beautiful and very tasty and the carrot cake we had for dessert was absolutely delicious.

We were let down by the Guinness Arms so decided to go to the Elveden Courtyard instead. The Christmas lunch was excellent, the staff extremely attentive and the price very reasonable.

We were in a party of 8 for a Christmas lunch. Our table was located in a cold marquee. The tables were bare with no Christmas trimmings / crackers etc. Service was slow, and food arrived cold, and each course was pretty tasteless. It was quite a dreary experience, which left the impression that the owners have become greedy to squeeze in too many customers at the festive season at the expense of food quality and service.

Visited today for a little shopping, while there we noticed there was no one around in the que for a table in the courtyard. As a family of 5 we thought we'd try fod a table. Was told there would be a 30min wait, which was fine. Returned and was seated and all was fine. Our order for placed promptly. Unfortunately 30 mins on we were still waiting for 3 roast dinners and 2 kids meals. When asked how much longer we would have to wait we were looked at as if we had asked something extremely inconvenient. We got our meals 40 mins after placing the order. 4 out of the 5 meals came out, still sat waiting 5 mins on I had to ask where the last one was to be told 'well we are busy'. No one came and asked if we wanted sauces or any more drinks, the 5th meal finally came out and all the meals were cold. When complaining about the this we were told again, 'well we are extremely busy and have a lot to serve and do'

We often have afternoon tea or a light lunch in the Courtyard, perhaps every 2-3 weeks.

Have eaten here a few times so was disappointed with some of the food. I had burger and chips and the chips were not very good, so I left some (unusual for me) as did my friend and the gluten free choc cake had a funny aftertaste, so I couldn’t eat it. My friend’s Christmas pudding wasn’t cooked all the way through. Two of our party had to wait an age for their puddings. Our waitress on the other hand was lovely and attentive and did not charge me for the cake or my party for teas and coffees due to the long wait. Perhaps an off day due to the volume of diners?

Booked a table for lunch. We ordered the roast. Waited over an hour for our food. No explanation, no apology when we commented on the wait. Food was very average when it did arrive. Vegetarian roast was bland. Although that dish was hot the turkey roasts were cold.

First time here for years but sooo impressed !!!

We regularly visit both Elveden Courtyard/Farm shop and Inn as a result of the well positioned Tesla Superchargers while we traverse from Poole in Dorset to Beccles in Suffolk to see family on at least a monthly basis.

Stunning Sunday lunch today. Everyone’s meals were super. The cranberry and lentil roast was amazing and the best sticky toffee pudding I’ve had in a long time. Staff were incredibly patient and attentive even though there were absolutely full and very very busy. Will definitely be returning soon

Lovely afternoon with my mum having our cream tea wasnt sure if the scones had got smaller over time .staff very friendly and a very busy place but food was fresh and tasteful.

Had a great lunch with friends today. The orange treacle tart was fabulous. Waitress was really friendly and helpful. stayed all afternoon!

We often visit for breakfast, which is very good.

The roast was virtually cold when it arrived .The roast beef was all fat and gristle and the Gravy had no taste, and when we complained no discount was given when we payed the bill.