Gambas in Great Yarmouth

Excellent food , Excellent staff and yummy cocktails , prawn starter delicious so tasty , sea bass main yummy and Eaton mess dessert wow superb 🤩❤️ we will be back thankyou for a lovely evening.

Enjoyed my first visit to Gambas, food and value for money is very good. Staff are friendly and helpful, atmosphere was Ok, better if more people were present. Will be returning again

First time at Gambas and the roast dinner was delicious, the staff so friendly and the cost so reasonable.

I'm not one to write a review that is negative, however I felt the service needs to be looked at as it really does let the place down. A family of 3 we ordered our food. When the food came out we were presented with mains, yet had ordered starters. We got the order slip presented saying it was not on there as though we were lying. To be asked who served us. When it was realised we were not lying, we were asked if we wanted the mains first. I did say we would prefer our starters, to be presented with 'so you want us to chuck these in the bin' whilst holding the mains. At this point to not cause a scene we just accepted to forget about the starters and just have our mains. The food was OK, however not much to call home about which was a shame. However ediable. We then stood at the bar for 10 minutes to pay the bill. The bar was not busy, the waitress just left us standing there whilst she made drinks. Eventually the bill which took 30 seconds was paid. I would like to say the waitress that served us initially was apologetic and we know mistakes are made. The service we received from this 1 waitress and how we were made to feel however was what made the experience very uncomfortable. Maybe it was one of 'them' nights as it seemed a few tables were unhappy. Hopefully the next time I visit it will be much better.

Great food, great service and and a very friendly atmosphere. The burger was juicy and delicious, cooked to perfection. The only reason I won't go back there, is because I don't live in the area, otherwise I'd be a regular. Just visiting. 😃

Visited as part of a large group to celebrate my daughter's engagement. All I can say is that we will not be back as it was not a positive experience! Service was extremely slow with both food and drinks. At one point I got up and cleared the table myself! Some people had finished their mains before others had received theirs and drinks were sat on the bar for a good 20 minutes at one point. We constantly had to remind the staff that it was time for the next course or we needed drinks. There were no serviettes and I was given a blue roll, it has one piece left on it, as did they toilet roll - shocking to be honest! The staff seemed like they really didn't want to be there, we each experienced rudeness from the 2 members of staff we spoke to. Food was slammed down on the table, there was huffs, eye rolling and shrugs! We had ordered a large amount of food and drinks and asked for the children's drinks to be removed from the bill as they had only the included ones then other drinks after - we were then questioned about this and accused of having 2 of each. They were more than put out by the fact we were paying separately too and made that known. At one point I was in the toilet and I heard someone shout out 'who still needs to pay, your still owe over £200', couldn't she have just gone over to the table! We were given 8 mints at the end 😂. Finally as we were leaving we was asked if everything was ok - this was the first time! So I told them and there was no apology just another shrug of the shoulders. It's a big shame as the food is good. I am a great believer in feedback as it improves businesses when listened to but last night it was not, so here we are!

Had a party of 24 tonight. Admittedly, we were a large, loud crowd celebrating an engagement. We were put into a separate room which served us great. It took forever to order our drinks and then even longer for them to arrive. We had pre-ordered our food but we were sitting at the table just over an hour before food came out and that took a long time; some of the party were finished their food before others even received theirs. The food was nice. Nothing spectacular, but nice enough. We ordered more drinks and they took 25 minutes to reach our table and when they did, the waitress slammed them down into the middle of the table one by one. We asked for serviettes, we were given blue roll. We had to ask multiple times for sauces. We had to ask multiple times to order our desserts for the younger members of our party which when they arrived, they forgot to bring one out. Once we asked and finally received the bill, we had been charged for drinks that should have come with the kids meals. When this was brought up to the waitress, I was told some transactions had already been put through the till so *shrugs* literally, she shrugged at me. She then followed me back round to the table to argue the children had had extra drinks, which they hadn't. She then shouted at the other waitress behind the bar. Service as abysmal. The service was infact so unfriendly, rude, blunt and uncomfortable that we won't be returning in the future.

Part of my order missing and overall not very nice food

Rubbish, Rude, complete waste of time. Table booked for 19:30 and ordered only mains. 2 hours later still no food so gave up and left. Got a domino’s at home. Absolutely no apology for the wait and to top it was asked if I wanted a loyalty card 😂.

A little slow getting our first drinks order but after that service was great, food was amazing.

This is a little oasis in amongst the business of a crazy world. Thanks to Bronwyn always has a smile.

Wow!!!... Once again Amazing food served for our Friends Surprise 50th birthday this evening, fantastic service as always 🍻 Ps the Caipirinha are & where absolutely fantastic 🍻 guy's X

I've eaten three times, and twice had a really bad upset tummy, it a shame as staff are freindly

Great night overall. Food was good with great presentation. Atmosphere was great - quirky and relaxed. Only 1 downside... one waitress referred to us and other customers as 'lovely' CONSTANTLY became increasingly annoying. Its a shame as spoilt the memory.

Brilliant, I was recommended to go there by my son, l registered for a discount on Facebook before I went, they had my card ready when we arrived, it was a Saturday Lunchtime and they had a 50% off special (loads of other offers on different days) the food was cooked fresh we both had Burger with salad & chips the food was plentiful, it was probably the best burger I’ve had, plenty of fries, service was great, I will definitely go back, thank you Gambas Went again today the 23rd of May 2024 as staying local, we had the same meal as previously, both my wife & I, smells coming from kitchen were great alas I was going to be disappointed the burger was tasteless. And greasy as was the rest of the meal, during the meal ( we were hungry) the waitress opened the back door where she was talking to the chef who had obviously popped out for a cigarette the smoke came into the room, my wife and I are non smokers and we both felt the smell was overpowering, I told the waitress about the smell and she said she wouldn’t open it again, we were very close to the door we tried to eat the food, my wife left quite a lot, I was hungry and did my best, when I went to pay they had a problem with their computer and had to wait another 15 minutes!!! By this time I just wanted to get out, it was our anniversary! And we wanted to enjoy what was left of the day.

Great service and friendly atmosphere , they even have a spin the wheel game where you can win 25%, 50% off your bill or a free meal, well worth a visit

Food was excellent, well cooked and a good selection of dishes. Service was good and the atmosphere in the restaurant was buzzing. Would definitely recommend

Great food. Was introduced to the place. I wish I knew about it before as it's hidden away a bit

Lovely restaurant with a good vibe and feel to it. Food excellent top service from the most friendly staff . And if you become a loyalty member special offers available like 5O% off total bill and two roasts for £20 outstanding. Very close to Gorleston sea front as well and parking available in the streets nearby free . Wide range of dishes from sea bass to calfs liver (my favourite) steaks ,burgers , kebabs and pasta. Go treat yourself you will be glad you did .

Went to Gambas for my sons birthday absolutely awful night completely ruined a nice evening because of bad food and poor management.. there was a large group so we all had to pre order table booked for 7.30 only 3 starters order we would of been happy for these to come out with mains but wasn’t asked or offered that. Starters came out the chicken wings were pink complained for manager to tell us they were probed and they’re cooked even though pink extremely unappealing there was no chance of eating them. He begrudgingly took them off the bill. Now we had 3 children will us all hungry asking for food they we asking several times if we could have food soon our mains finally came out at 9pm !! Let’s start with the positive the kids meals were all ok they were starving though so probably would have ate anything at this point. Every person was unhappy with the meal from hard white not cooked chips to surf and turf which is 5 prawns no garlic butter or Marie Rose sauce. The kebabs were over cooked very dry no sauce, prawn linguine with 2 prawns? The steaks were by far the worst £28 for a ribeye steak these are thin and very poor quality steaks everyone asked for rare or medium rare they were all cooked medium/well or well done they were hard to cut as very tough, one person sent there’s back to have it rare it was better cooked but tasteless mine was given back I left without eating completely let down the night was ruined everyone unhappy at their food very embarrassing couldn’t wait to leave. took our cake home complete waste of money the worst thing was the manager attitude trying to argue it was because it’s a big table, (we pre ordered ) And they are busy and trying to make excuses for uncooked chips because we were asking for our food we waited 1 1/2 hours for pre ordered food they could see we had kids an expensive night even with an offer on only couple of meals taken off as compensation even though 10 of us didn’t eat and left hungry! feel sorry for waiting staff having to serve this food !! This use to be a good place to eat not anymore AVOID !! ..

We went to Gambas a few years ago and we didn’t have a good experience but thought we would give it another try as it could of just been a bad day, but we wish we hadn't of bothered, it was even worse than the first time. The starters were ok but portion sizes were small and I am not a big eater, but the mains were awful, My partners meal was not what he ordered and the burger was so greasy it ran down his hand and the wedges were undercooked. I had the rump steak, it was tasteless and was tough and dry. my daughter head the Decided to give this place another go after a few years, wish we hadn't of bothered, like the last time it wasn't great. Starters were good but the mains were greasy and I didn't get what l asked for. My partner had steak, was tasteless and looked like shoe leather, my daughter's had the Marinated Garlic, Lemon & Thyme Chicken it was dry and had no sauce why so ever and didn't taste of anything. Surprisingly 3 of the plates were hardly touched and sent back to the kitchen. It was mentioned to the waiting staff and they just said sorry, the manager at no point came over to speak to us, he just sentthe waitresses back over a few times rather than dealing with the issues himself. He only decided to come after the bill had been printed and the waitress said should I get my manager to come over and I said yes. He came over and was very rude and obnoxious, I said that I would be putting a review on socials and he said so why you like, which is not what you would want a manager to say to a paying customer. I would not eat here again, they made no attempted to offer a small reduction on the price of the meal that was wrong, customer service is clearly not a priority in this restaurant. The bill wasn’t cheap at all £155.05 for 4 people with 3 main meals going back to the kitchen. Waste of money.

Decided to give this place another go after a few years, wish we hadn’t of bothered, like the last time it wasn’t great. Starters were good but the mains were greasy and I didn’t get what I asked for. My partner had steak, was tasteless and looked like shoe leather, my daughter’s chicken didn’t taste of anything. Surprisingly 3 of the plates were barely eaten. When we mentioned it to the waiting staff he sent them back over a few times rather than dealing with issues himself, when he did come after the bill was printed frankly he was rude and obnoxious! Wouldn’t eat here again just on the back of the managers attitude. With restaurants in the area struggling you would think places couldn’t afford to lose custom. Starters were nice hence 2 star.

I had the Seabass with king Prawns off the specials board. It was absolutely the best I have had . The half price off your bill and quality of food is just fantastic

Eaten here many times , staff and service always very pleasant and food is excellent 👍👍

What a fabulous restaurant! We hadn’t booked a table, but despite being busy the manager squeezed us in - and we were so glad he did! The food was delicious; arancini the best I’ve tasted and the prawns, the calf’s liver, the loaded fries all excellent. The service was impeccable, so friendly. The atmosphere was just perfect. Thank you all at Gambas for a lovely evening.

Great food. Really good portions. You certainly won't go home hungry. Also, it is really good value for money with the half price loyalty card!

Ate here when visiting Gorleston to celebrate a family birthday. The customer service was great and the food was amazing. The Nacho Pollo chicken burger was easily the best I’ve had. Will definitely return if we are ever this way again 😊

The waitresses could be a little more engaging and a smile might be nice. Other than that ok. One of our steaks was more fat than meat.

At first the service was not good, after we returned the order because it was messed up, they changed the waiter who was really good. The setting was pleasant but the two adjacent tables were very noisy, we couldn't hear each other at all, shortly after they turned up the music and conversation at our table became completely impossible. The food wasn't bad.

Lovely restaurant, food was delicious with friendly service. We had different dished (4 people) and all enjoyed our meals. Mussels for starter was my favourite. Happy to recommend and we will visit again.

We really enjoyed our evening. Good food good mood excellent value and service 😋

I ordered marinated garlic lemon and thyme chargrilled chicken. Slow roasted tomatoes looked like mush, onion rings weren't cooked, hand cooked chips were the scrapings. Couldn't taste any marinade although chicken was OK. Presentation was shocking. Everything was greasy. When we complained manager told us it was our fault for not pre ordering and the kitchen can only cope with a table of 4. We were a booking of 21. Shouldn't take large bookings and then blame the guests. Had panko prawns for starter. That was nice. Managers attitude towards us was disgraceful. I was a chef for 25+ years and other lady worked in hospitality. Just wish I could upload a photo

Party off 21 tonight ordered chargrilled chicken in lemon and Tyne! To say it was a very disappointing meal! Presentation was terrible, the chips on the plate had been scrapped off the bottom off the tray not one whole chip plus soaking in oil! The onion rings not cooked and tomatoes had turned into mush, the chicken was the only thing I ate but could not taste the garlic. Spoke to manager who said he can only cover four meals at a time and we did not pre order the food so it was our fault the food came out in the condition it did! We did pre order our food! Seating layout was cramped and unable to walk round the tables. Manager offered us 50% off the meal! Been here loads of times but this is the first time I was unhappy with the food and attitude of Manager.

Superb service and a wonderful meal. Would return without a doubt and would encourage everyone to visit.

We found this restaurant while we were out exploring and it looked like a fun place so as we were just staying around the corner we ordered takeaway. My wife had what she says is probably the best chicken burger that she’s ever had. My steak was meant to be medium but came pretty bloody and our onion rings were anaemic! But all in all edible with a bit of home cooking! Would we eat there again? Yes but probably in the restaurant rather than a delivery! The burger option excellent as takeaway but the steak can be a bit of a minefield when delivered.

Varied menu with lots of options, burgers, chicken, pasta, kebabs, fish etc. Very tasty, presented well and a decent portion size

Lovely Sunday lunch with friends. Great atmosphere and loved the decor and unusual artwork

I love everything about Gambass especially their Margaritas!

Amazing food. Genuinely top class. Great service. Amazing value. Kids happy too. A real highlight of our holiday here. 100% recommended, particularly the hake

Delicious Sunday roast. 2 for £15 with a loyalty card, lots of offers every month. I sent Gambas a message and asked for my vegetables to be cooked plain and it was no trouble at all.

Dropped in for Sunday lunch and what a delight .The service is excellent the food delicious and what great surroundings We had roast pork with all the trimmings and what a full plate At the moment if you have a loyalty card two meals are £15.00 This was a delight and lovely friendly staff Thank you very much

This place is fantastic, the food is superb, the atmosphere is perfect, book in advance as it gets busy but be be prepared for a wait for food when it’s busy

great food, couldnt fault it, cocktails was the biggest let down, what do you expect with kids behind the bar

Unfortunately every dish was over cooked and and one starter inedible although they did remove it from the bill. The gap between starter and main was over 40 mins even though it wasn't particularly busy. Very disappointed especially as we had chosen the venue for our anniversary meal.

Food was very mediocre, atmosphere not nice at all, very noisy and felt like a diner. Would not recommend

Scruffy place decor is not my choice the chairs are hard bare floorboards like eating in a dickensian setting. The menu is not that extensive or great

Run down and tired decor, slow service and well below average Sunday lunch! The portions were small and the kids meals very bland I'm afraid 😔

Been a while since my wife & I ate here, but really enjoyed the meals/drinks we had & the staff were attentive without being pushy..

Nice restaurant, good food and friendly and accommodating when serving Sunday lunch to a group of noisy mods in their mid 50s!

Went there a few years ago when I thought the food was overpriced and low quality. Thought it was time to try again. After 1hr 20mins the main course hadn’t arrived. Staff were at a loss to explain why such a long delay.

Food never arrived! After a 40 min wait for starters after an hour and a half we gave up as no one could tell us where the food was despite the restaurant being empty.

Hidden gem. Found online when searching for a place for lunch, we’ll worth following directions to find this place. Friendly, helpful staff, great customer service and excellent food. They also understand gluten free which is a real plus.

The food was amazing the staff were very efficient and friendly we had a big table next to us celebrating a birthday but we got served very quickly wine was nice and plenty selection

Been here a few times and not been impressed. Im not one to complain but after giving so many chances I just have to. Firstly, the food taste frozen and cheap. Taste like it’s just been slapped onto the plate with no care. The chefs need training or to be replaced quite frankly. If someone can’t cook don’t hire them to cook. Secondly, the service. The waitresses seem young and inexperienced, come across as rude and are inattentive. Hire people who are older and would actually care about their job. Overall not happy at all. I could have made a better meal at home, for a better price and saved my self some money. Don’t get how there are so many good reviews as I’ve never had a good time here. I will be advising everyone I know to avoid eating here at all costs.

This is the 1st time we have been here as we were looking for somewhere to eat before a show at the nearby theatre. From the moment we walked in we were greeted by friendly staff. The atmosphere inside was great and the food was fantastic. We had a main course and dessert, as well as a drinks and coffees and we were pleasantly surprised at the reasonable price we paid. All in all it was a very lovely meal and we will certainly be going back next time we are in the area. *****

Return visit from Derbyshire during stay with family in Suffolk. As before, friendly staff, warm welcome, great menu choices and excellent quality food. Definitely worth a visit

Yet again great food, atmosphere, service. Three excellent meals. What's not to like. We are so lucky having this restaurant near us.

Excellent in every way. 6 of us dined, we all enjoyed our food, the quality is really really good. Cooked well and served with a smile. That’s why we keep coming back.

Another Fab meal at Gambas with my other half and 2 year old. We had starters, mains and not to mention a few cheeky cocktails. The food came out hot and fresh, and the cocktails are strong. The staff were so friendly and welcoming. I...

A really good week night out with friends. Great cocktails and super food. A really nice menu with a good selection. Lots of specials so there were extra choices to make from the menu. Service was prompt and the staff were friendly. We were seated...

Excellent! wonderful food amazing cocktails. Unbelievable value for money! Fabulous night out. Staff welcomed us and were attentive.

We dine at Gambas regularly. The food is always superb, which is why we return so often. Service too is always excellent. We love the atmosphere but best of all is the price. We are blessed in the Great Yarmouth region with lots of nice...

Another great meal here again last night are girly Christmas get together food and cocktails amazing as always and staff are lovely cannot recommend this restaurant enough if you've never been well worth a visit you will not be disappointed

The atmosphere service and staff were good. We had prawns to start but although tasty it would have been nice to have shell on prawns for the price paid. I had ribeye steak which was cooked fine but would have been better had it not...

So the last time we came here we gave it a 5 stars and couldn’t have been happier. So gutted to say it has really gone downhill, the menu is now very limited. The service wasn’t fantastic either it seemed as if the staff were...

Have visited many times and never disappointed . The Sunday roast which we had on this occasion’s was excellent . All fresh ingredients and proper Yorkshire puds not fake frozen . Highly recommended!!

Great service, friendly and efficient staff - good food too! The beef carvery was amazing value. We’ll definitely be back quite soon.

We booked for a birthday meal for 10 of us, 4 kids 6 adults. Great food, big portions, (the prawns were huge) and good value. Would recommend for a family meal.

Table for 4 we were seated in a recessed bit off the main restaurant, ordered our cocktails which were lovely, ordered the second cocktails disappointing I’d ordered a Turkish delight gin but when I asked where the Turkish delight square garnish was missing “we haven’t...

Gambas is a fantastic restaurant, great food, lovely staff and they also have so many offers on! We regularly visits as a Couple and with friends and family. Food is always consistent, presented really lovely and staff are always friendly and helpful.

Visited Gorleston for an extended weekend and seen some rave reviews for Gambas beforehand, as it was at the end of the road to where we were staying we thought we would try it. A liitle bit mixed on the review if I'm honest. While...

Upon arriving we said that we had booked a table & they instantly looked confused and unsure. They searched the reservation book & wasn’t able to find our name. This wasn’t much problem as the were plenty of seats. The problem arrived when receiving our...

6 of us went for Sunday lunch. The drinks arrived quickly. We all chose the roasts which also arrived quickly. They were delicious, for £7 you could not fault it.

We visited as 2 couples on Saturday night during a weekend visit to the area. We had a mix of different burgers and vegetarian food, accompanied by beers and cocktails. We all thoroughly enjoyed our meals. The waitress was pleasant and attentive, but not overly...

Having been recommended by various friends over the past few years we promised ourselves we would try this but never found the time, we finally booked a table for lunch today. So glad we did. The exterior may put you off but once inside it...

We have been to Las Gambas for drinks and lunch with friends and just the two of us several times now and have been more and more impressed each visit. The staff are both attentive and efficient, this together with the manager David being so...

We went for a mothers day meal and all in all it was pretty underwhelming! The service was slow which is fine if then you get served a good meal. The meal at best was ordinary and the choice was minimal. Overdone vegetables and chips...

First time visit on 20/1/22... Excellent food, very nice service, lovely waitress, brilliant decor and great background music. I couldn't ask for more! Although this was our first visit, we will be back soon with family and friends. It's pleasing when a"new"restaurant jumps to the...

Went for the first time yesterday for an evening meal. Good menu, lovely food, well presented. The staff were friendly and helpful.. Loved the decor which made a refreshing change from conventional restaurants. Found it covid safe.

Visited here for an evening meal with the family whilst holidaying in Gorleston, it’s not a fine dining experience but if you are looking for plentiful tasty grilled meat and seafood then you will be in the right place. Nice polite attentive staff and fabulous...

Having spent a wonderful anniversary meal here a few years ago I thought it would be nice to revisit while on a short vacation with family. I booked a table, upon my arrival I noticed loud cheering, swearing and was told a group booking of...

My best friend and I booked a table at this lovely little restaurant. The service was excellent. We had cocktails with our starters of halloumi & roasted beetroot, yum. Then we had these amazing skewers of chicken & chorizo and king prawns with red onions....

Great restaurant , family friendly , staff are lovely , the food is amazing , would highly recommend

I went to this restaurant with my sister from another mother. Had an amazing meal with fantastic cocktails and a thoroughly enjoyable experience. We had halloumi and roasted beetroot with balsamic vinegar dressing followed by two different kebabs and more cocktails. The portions were large....

We struggled to find somewhere to book for a family meal on the day and came across this restaurant. They were polite and friendly when booking and when we arrived we were shown to our table and drinks offered. We ordered a selection from the...

I booked the meal for 8:30 (the earliest they could get us in) we arrived and were seated quickly. The lovely waitress (Hannah) took our drinks order and then moved onto the food. We explained that our mother unfortunately has motor neurone disease and has...

Wonderful evening out for my mother’s Birthday. Service was brilliant and was all the food we ordered. Some great cocktails too!! Fantastic quirky restaurant, we’ll definitely be going back.

Could not get a response to my out of hours booking request. Have messaged the restaurant directly rather than airing the issue here Still have to fill in visit details, even though we did not make one

Found on Trip Advisor, you’d never walk past this restaurant. Great welcome, great menu, great staff and even better food. Visiting family in Lowestoft & was looking for somewhere new; short drive, free parking Quay Road, 2 minute walk

I cannot praise or recommend this restaurant enough. The food was excellent, especially their specials (seafood platter on this occasion). The staff were attentive and very helpful and friendly. We didn't have to wait long for order to be taken or for food to be...

I haven't eaten inside here yet I went inside for the first time today to pick up 2 Roasts saved me cooking for a change :) @ home I will definately be back to eat inside sometime though....Regarding the Roasts we collected they were delicious...

Gambas is hands down one of the best restaurants in Gorleston-on-Sea and Norfolk as a whole. If you're in the area I highly recommend you take the time to check it out. First of all, the way the restaurant has been decorated is absolutely beautiful,...

I absolutely loved Gambas, it had such a lovely welcoming atmosphere, the decor was very appealing, and the food was incredible! The staff were all very friendly and helpful too, I'll definitely be coming back!

I took my family last night and was extremely disappointed. The food was NOT fresh, the fish was not cooked and the wine was horrible. My 10 year old could have cooked a better rice dish then what they served me. Our food was also...

I was recommended Gambas and it was certainly a very good recommendation. Meet and greet was very welcoming. We were informed of the promotions they had that night. Malbec was excellent and fillets were cooked perfectly. We all left very happy with our service and...

Tried this place again after about 3 years and still was quite impressed with their dishes, I opted for fish starter and main which were amazing well presented and tasty, some in the group had their burger and vegetarian stack and some tried the salmon...

Very nice relaxed place food is lovely and the cocktails amazing and doesn’t break the bank 😎😎😎 really nice

Had tickets for a theatre show nearby and decided to give this venue a try. Booked a party of 14 for my birthday. We pre ordered all the meal a week before we went and on the day it was just superb. Meal service was...

Popped in on the off chance of a table early this evening (Saturday) and we were lucky. We asked for a bottle of house red wine that we had during our last visit a month or so ago. The waiter dug out the last remaining...

Delicious and warm food. We had wonderful sea bass and salmon as mail - wonderful fish meal. Cosy restaurant and sweet waiters. We'll be back soon.