Grayling in Great Yarmouth

A very strange place to eat. Walked in at 3pm the pub was virtually empty. I was asked if I'd booked and the bar man made out like he'd done me a favour by finding me a table. A table right in the corner far from anyone, the seat was falling apart. See photos. But he didn't actually tell me where the table was instead I was left to find it myself. I asked where it was at the carvery country but despite working there, no one knew where table 12 was. Instead a thug of a chef came running from the kitchen and totally lost the plot and threatened to throw me out of the restaurant because I dared to ask where my table was (after I'd paid). I was carrying a glass of water which seemed to cause him great distress. He didn't warn me that the water had upset him instead he just started screaming and told me I should leave. At this point I should have left as the carvery he served was bland, salty and basic.

Roy was very friendly and helpful. Cravery was lovely..great carrots and mash.

Extremely friendly staff, really lovely food. Nice ambience.

Friendly staff, relaxed atmosphere, good food

Staff went above and beyond, especially carvery chef who helped two autistic children with food how they like it, vegetables cut smaller for them and gravy boats, desserts adapted to them too,nothing was too much trouble, thank you and well done :)

Roy and the rest of the staff were great! Food was good too 🙂

Standard Marstons food pub so most will know what to expect. The staff are great and it's dog friendly too

We were looked after by Roy and nothing was too much trouble. A barking dog was upsetting my son and we were immediately moved. Even when I dropped a full plate at the carvery, everyone was so nice about it. Had a really lovely evening, thank you.

Succulent carvery meal with very friendly and attentive service from Kiera and Roy, catering for our dietary and allergy requirements! Thanks!

Very good service; prompt and very good quality food. We had scampi, lasagne and gammon.

Nice meal for us both diligently looked after by sever Roy who couldn't have been more helpful, this guy is an asset to the buisness well done all.

Roy was really friendly and welcoming, the food was really nice and the restaurant was clean and quiet thank you

Great service, very friendly , Roy great member of staff

Great service, great food. Especially Roy who was very friendly and professional at his job

Great food and incredible service

Service was great. Roy is a credit to your restaurant.

Lovely meal with the family. Great experience being served by Roy. He was Helpful, kind and went above and beyond.

Roy was great server, food was lovely

Small portions, overpriced, overcooked chips that were hard and inedible.

Roy was the best server, nothing was too much for him whether we needed any help. Info or even ketchup he done so with a great smile and assertiveness.

Food was lovely and very reasonable midweek carvery was excellent and scampi was excellent too will definitely be going back there .

Food was lovely, and servers were helpful and polite. Only thing that spoilt it for me was the number of dogs. It would be nice if there was a dog free area for those of us who struggle with the smell of dogs. (Love dogs but too many in a closed space and around food is too much for me. )

First time used this place for dinner for 3 people.nice food and drinks.will be coming back for more reasonable priced

Good food bad service, the carvery was so overcooked it was as dry as THE SAHARA DESERT

Good quality food and a fast service

Day we went wasn't a help yourself carvery but made from the kitchen...was alot, turkey was nice beef a little tough. We had a voucher so gave it a try

Had steak ale pie and pint very good, served by young lady very good manner.

Very relaxed and good value, staff were very friendly

Carvery always lovely Broccoli would be nice tbh Looking forward to the winter veg Great customer service

I'm sorry but my medium stake was burnt black the waitress did offer to change it but having waited half an hour for it to arrive I did not have the time to wait for another one

As you walked through the door it was a lovely relaxing atmosphere. Made welcome by person on door .showed to our table ,was only red table in restaurant,made a joke to the person who showed us to it . Bit banter very nice. Every one made us felt welcome .very nice carvery I had ,partners food lovely .would definitely use again .we are on holiday up here .10 out of 10

Food wasn't cooked properly, staff vertually non existent, difficult app to negotiate to order food, or bar service, which I find insulting, nobody to ask if we had an enquiry, upon leaving at around 10pm the place was deserted no staff members to be seen anywhere, very poor customer service, I definitely won't be returning

I had a fantastic time at the graylings , our carver was Steve the chef , he was very polite and attentive , we can’t wait to come back , thank you Steve!

We went to have a carvery , our carver was Steve, he was friendly and the food was great !!! Thanks Steve

We had a great night at the quiz . The staff were do great !! Our carvey was lovely served by the chef Steve.. he was really nice?.we can't wait for the next quiz night . Thanks steve

Steve the chef was great! Made our experience! :))

Amazing and attentive service Will definitely return again

This was our first visit to The Grayling, we visited with our parents, we was very pleasantly surprised, the staff were very friendly, great atmosphere too. It's got a nice seating pattern with a good space between tables, good for privacy when chatting, We chose a selection of meals from the carvery to a club sandwich, the carvery was really lovely quality food, the beef melted in my mouth, when we visit our parents again we wouldn't hesitate to visit again.

Really friendly and helpful staff. 8 of us in the group but all food was brought out at same time / given notice for those to go and get their carvery so all are together. Food was hot. Very accommodating for a group of 8 and a dog.

Genuinely the most polite staff ever! And delicious carvery.. couldn’t fault anything!

Lovely service & good food! Kirby was lovely - thank you!

Food was lovely staff are very friendly

We enjoyed a meal and drink food was very good The staff was friendly and helpful

Garry pettit good staff member and very Polite? And pleasant on service.

Used to be good, but now quite worn out

Came here during our holiday to GY, lovely pub, food was excellent and John our server couldn’t do enough.. will definitely go back next time 👍

We always have a great time here. Toni and her staff are amazing. Great food and great hosts

Staff all very helpful and pleasant. Food was good. A note of thanx to Jordan for going the extra mile.

We always have a great time here. Toni and her staff are amazing. Great food and great hosts

Gary was very respectful and approachable with his service made us feel welcome

Perfect night out and meal. Could not fault anything.

The service was so friendly & created a wonderful atmosphere for our family! I really look forward to returning soon.

Gary was very respectful and approachable with his service made us feel welcome

Food was good very friendly environment with good staff, I got talking to one in articular, Gary who I was told is the assistant manager. He was very friendly & professional & nothing was to much trouble, he made you feel like a friend & not just a customer

Me and my partner always come here Lovely food and great service from garry highly recommend

Had a lovely meal , John and his wife Toni could do any more , for there customers, will return

staff was lovely, food wasn’t great, brunt and very dry. my son wouldn’t eat it. not worth the money to be honest

Had a lovely couple of hours with my daughter at the graylings, lovely staff , food and service .. particularly Steve! Great job, we will be returning for the quiz on Friday!

What a amazing pub and amazing staff Especially John couldn’t of asked for a best person to help us

Brilliant pub the food was five out of five and the staff very helpful John Sawyer top bloke 👍🏼

Burger was burnt bun was burnt. Never coming again this is the 3rd time.

Great service- we came earlier than our reservation was and they gave us a table, quick order and easily updated food preferences, food was amazing and it came quite quickly. I am very happy with my last 3 visits there, definitely will come back again soon

Me and my partner have been coming to the grayling for many many months at least once a week we can't fault the whole experience every single member of staff works so hard to provide an excellent service from start to end the best carvery by far in town, There has been a few little hiccups that totally is no fault of their own but has overcome these as a team and management have carried on the excellent service ,I would like to also mention a new member of their team ,Gary pettitt who seems to be fitting in well and has excellent customer service, Smiling and friendly thank you to all the team from the chefs to floor staff to management for providing an amazing restaurant for us to enjoy.

Food was great, staff were friendly. Prices very reasonable. Never had any beer because I was driving but looked very tempting too! We’ll be back.

We visited on a Sunday evening and were served by Roy who did a fantastic job and was very attentive, the perfect mix of service and friendliness. We have been visiting various Marstons inns for many years and on this occasion we were visiting family 40 miles away from our usual area and to our surprise we were greeted by the familiar face of Roy who had always been fantastic and immediately recognised us. The Food was good and tasty as usual from Marstons. I would recommend.

Had a fantastic meal here. Greeted on entering and shown to table. Waitress was amazing and so friendly/helpful. Couldn't do enough for you. Same goes for the barman. We've not had a welcome to a venue like this in a long time. Cannot recommend them highly enough. Will most definately return. Visited again on another break this month. Again, excellent. Food amazing. The roast in particular was beautiful. Best I've had in a pub...ever! Staff amazing again. Landlady very welcoming as we're the rest of the staff. And Kirby the waitress was fabulous 👌 Cannot recommend highly enough. Thanks for another lovely evening!

Roy was brilliant. He was very polite, friendly and made my daughters 21st birthday. The staff done amazingly with putting up the decorations.

We chose a curry night as we both love curry, it was a good deal for the two of us with drink included. We were made to feel welcome. I would just say the Madras sauce could have been a bit thicker, but otherwise it tasted fine.

Great food, lovely atmosphere and staff are very welcoming, professional and attentive.

We visted last night and was served by Garry. He was very helpful after reminding me to give him my table number so i could order my food. The mixed grill and mac cheese was lovely

John was friendly, welcoming and we had a delicious meal. All staff very polite.

Staff were very friendly and helpful. Food was delicious.

Had a great time here would definitely recommend my steak was cooked to perfection the manager was lovely and very welcoming the whole team were great

Barely any selection of food. When I last visited, there was no gravy in the tubs. After waiting for it to be filled, it was filled with the most watered-down gravy I've ever had. Wouldn't be in a rush to return.

Wow, what can I say. It was an absolute pleasure to eat and drink somewhere that the staff bend over backwards to accommodate you and are super friendly and then to be given lovely food with no silly wait times and it all arrive hot and correct ! Keep up the good work guys we will definitely be back

Fantastic treatment of a person with a allergy. The staff were amazing

The food was good the service also good

Really lovely carvery with my family. Karen greeted us and took care of our table. Great service! The food was really nice and good value, too.

Good food,good prices,friendly staff.

Very good value and friendly staff and dog friendly Kiera was very nice

Second visit here on a Sunday, staff are very polite and the carvery is a must. Will be back.

Staff friendly and were helpful. Food over cooked and burnt There was 7 of us and 5 out 7 food overcooked. Such a shame.

Come here often, lovely place good price for food, the waitress Kayleigh is always very polite and helpful, while we went up to get our carvery she brought over my children’s food and also went out her way to get the sauce and apply for them :) lovely lady! Thanks again!

Great service from Karen was friendly and welcoming right form the door. Service was quick and food was of a good standard. Even better now you can bring the dog

Terrible food, ordered a classic chicken burger with clearly states comes with burger sauce and ice berg lettuce I asked for burger to be removed. When it arrived they had removed everything. When we asked the waitress she said it doesn’t come with lettuce we showed her the menu stating it does and she said no it doesn’t and walked off. Previously to this I had ordered Lilley’s Mango Cider a pint on draught. I was given a bottle of old moat cider pineapple and raspberries and still charged the same! The same waitress said I have never heard of it so you can have that… then my meal the kebab arrived nice pitta bread but clearly the meat is frozen and honestly was worse than a local kebab shop. For the price you charge you do not expect frozen meat to be served

Excellent food at a very good price.

Had a lovely meal at the grayling and Karen was an amazing lady!

Fabulous food, and amazing service from Ros, he was really good with the kids. Thank you

We had the lovely Roy serving us today he was excellent, my little boy fell outside and he went straight out to see how he was.

A super meal and a huge thanks to Roy for being very helpful and entertaining the children in our party. Bar staff were also helpful recommending places to visit during our stay. Thank you.

Thankyou Roy you were very polite friendly and helpful

Food nowhere near the standard of last year. Staff were polite but at least 5 members of staff walked on by whilst the queue for the carvery got bigger and bigger. No one thought to address this problem. Overall very disappointed after a previous amazing experience.

My granddaughter has multiple food allergies, and our server, Roy, was extremely helpful double checking with the chef that what she wanted was safe for her. He also gave us suggestions of places to go suitable for the children which was much appreciated.

Very tasty food, friendly staff good price 👍👍👍

Not very pleased food had no taste

Our sever Roy was lovely and helpful. Food was good.

Had a lovely evening! Very accommodating for us as a family even with 7 kids eating. Special mention to Roy who looked after us all evening.

Great service, great food Roy was excellent and very helpful

10 out of 10 would come again friendly staff, nice service -Roy

Very polite and friendly was happy to help with extra sauces, cutlery ect Thank you roy