Nelson's in North Norfolk

Stopped for a light lunch whilst spending a day in Wells. A really good choice. Friendly service and really good food. Nothing fancy just a good choice (including daily specials) really well prepared.

We visited this cafe and was very disappointed with the service we received. Firstly it was very slow and not welcoming from the staff. Then my cheese in my panini was not melted. NOT HAPPY.

The food was excellent and well presented. The staff were friendly and efficient despite it being a busy lunchtime. Dog friendly.

Deighted to find this coffee shop open at 4.10pm when most, similar businesses in Wells-next-the-Sea were closed. We enjoyed a delicious slice of cake and tea at a reasonable price. Staff were friendly and attentive. Definitely a place we'll go back to in the future.

a really lovely welcoming traditional restaurant .. had a lovely Sunday lunch .. roast beef for my friends and I had one of the best steak and kidney pies I’ve ever had. Homemade with just wonderful short crust pastry . Lovely staff and very accommodating

I had an oat milk latte, which tasted wishy washy, more like an American, no creaminess. My friend had an Earl Grey tea, which was very strong and not light. We were going to have a sandwich and noticed a ham sandwich was £8+

Stopped in here for a late lunch. Looked at the menu and then ordered at the counter. Woman who served me was incredibly friendly and welcoming. Food arrived quickly and could not fault it. Well priced.

A perfect example of service, quality and value with Old fashioned attention to detail,and a smile with much appreciated politeness . ( a rare treat) My Wife and I settled in for coffee and a slice of cake, not for the first time.. I think we have tried most of the delicious cakes that are home baked. This time round we gave the bakewell cake a spin. OMG if you haven't tried it yet, then waste no more time. Full of flavour, moist, well priced, we bought some to go too. Safely packed in a box it made the journey home for tea. We thoroughly recommend a visit. Breakfast for us next visit.

Great food, friendly staff and very welcoming, plenty of value for your money. The coffee was very nice, my only regret is I was too full from my lunch to eat the cake which looked so good.

The most disgusting burger I’ve ever eaten. Distinct taste of sausage slathered with cheddar (!) cheese and crispy onion. Burger bun not toasted and soggy. Gastropub prices for what tasted like reheated frozen food from a cheap supermarket. The waitress has just swept the floor and left all the sweepings in a pile for customers to look at

Have now had the worst and most expensive meal since we left Australia in May 2023. This was at Nelson’s in Wells-Next-the-Sea in the Norfolk Coastal National Park. Supposedly a steak and kidney pie. It was drowned in gravy, soggy chips, pastry was like compressed bread crumbs, steak and kidney was missing, and salad was possible days old. Avoid this place, walk another 100 metres towards the sea for a fabulous little bakery.

lovely clean Cafe. dogs welcome. nice enough brunch for the other half, I asked for soft fried eggs on toast. received 2 hard fried eggs so paid a lot for 2 slices of toast ... would we come back? yes. but not for eggs.

Steak and kidney pie to die for, lasagne to kill for. If I had a ladder I would elope with the lady that does the cooking

On a day trip to Wells called in for lunch and was not disappointed. We both had the steak and kidney pie with fresh veg and it was very good home cooked food, nothing fancy but packed with succulent meat and absolutely delicious. Would definitely recommend.

We ate at lunchtime as a family, but mainly cake and coffee. The staff were friendly and helpful, but the food was average. The prices were also average, so reasonable value.

There’s always a lovely friendly welcome here and a reasonable choice of food. Great value of traditional home cooked meals.

This is the second time we have been here for breakfast. Food and service was great. Reasonably priced and a good grade of food. We will be back again

This is our first visit since Covid arrived. I am happy to say, it's as lovely as always. My wife had a gorgeous crab sandwich, whilst I went for sausage and onion. Both were excellent. Can't wait to come back and see if the steak and kidney is stii great. Also, it's dog friendly!

My wife and I called in to this café purely because we were starving. Thankfully for us, it was a good decision. We both had a vegan curry which I must say was excellent. The staff were really friendly and overall for a basic looking establishment. We had a really great experience. I have to say the place is spotlessly clean well done to everybody working there.

Lovely home cooked food,cakes all home made were well worth a mention,very tasty and huge slice, Prices in line with Wells and dog friendly.

Lovely breakfast, good menu, plenty to choose from, five meals ordered, five lovely meals served, coffee and other drinks were very nice. Staff very polite and helpful. Only mistake was that I don’t go enough. Happy New Year Nelson’s

New Years Day. Busy, had to wait for a table in a queue of 1. My 3 year old son, 5 year old daughter, wife and I were told to wait outside (assuming that having a waiting family inside makes other customers feel uncomfortable while they're eating?)... Waiting is fine, no problem. Just be nice given we're about to spend money here. Food was just better than average, kids portions (fish finger and chips) were bigger than our adult portions. Scone (a couple of days old I presume) was dry after it had finished sweating from coming out of the microwave. 2 kids meals, 2 sausage sarnies, tea and scone, cake, Coke and 1 juice - £45. I think that's a lot - for the lacklustre quality and rude staff (apart from the young lady on the till). Try harder to be better and more friendly to justify your pricing. If you want to own on New Years Day, don't.

Nelson’s did the best coffee we found in our week in Wells (Non decaf). We enjoyed our fried egg sandwich (white bread and tomato ketchup on the table). Breakfasts we saw looked good.

Popped in for a sausage and egg sandwich and Cappuccinos. The sausages were really cheap quality rubbish. Nowadays they should be locally sourced and meaty and in uncut bread as described, not cheap sliced. The de caff coffee was completely flavourless and needed another shot. Again good fresh quality coffee should be expected and experienced at a specialist coffee shop. Overall bland and instantly forgettable I’m afraid. The shop and facilities were very clean I must say.

Service without a smile! It took 35 minutes from ordering to receiving our food. Whilst the sausage sandwiches were ok (door stop bread wasn't very thick), the side salad was awful. It was gritty. Unfortunately wouldn't recommend.

I’ll keep it brief. Decaf cappuccino was more like a cup of hot milk. When I asked the young lady to add a shot because it was so weak, she just stared at me blankly, then said she didn’t know if she’d have to charge me for another shot. I receive another shot in a separate cup and it still wasn’t great. Egg and sausage sandwich £6.95 ish, advertised as being made with bloomer bread. It was actually made with bread from a tin loaf and the sausages tasted pretty cheap. Overall, walked out feeling as though I may as well have just thrown the £15 in the sea.

Cheapest to eat in wells next the sea The roast are banging (chicken) also burger is good Can’t knock it for the price Iced latte not bad either 10/10

The wife myself and the dog enjoyed a good roast dinner at what I regard a reasonable price at a .tourists area good service thank you

We had an early lunch here because it was quite busy on the main high street (01/08/22). Inside, the tables were well spaced out (a maximum of 11). We both ordered jacket potatoes (cheese & beans and beans only) with side salad, which took about...

Needed to find somewhere for lunch and thought we’d give this place a go. Walked in and the atmosphere was very weird. All the workers look like they don’t want to be there and the restaurant was nearly empty, so they just stare at you...

Nice jacket potato with cheese and salad, plus a pot of tea. Clean cafe, with friendly staff who made us welcome although it was near closing time.

Visited Nelson's two or three times , had a breakfast and drinks , just coffee another occasion, Sunday roast another time , staff very friendly , very helpful , all the food was very very good, good value for money , all cooked fresh

We went in for an all day breakfast whilst staying in Wells as none of us could be bothered to cook and it was lovely. The two ladies that run the coffee shop were lovely and their cleanliness was excellent. The food was great, hot...

Following a lovely coastal walk between Stiffkey and Wells next the sea (4 miles) we made a first visit to Nelsons. We both chose a vegan Penang curry with rice - the food arrived promptly and was very tasty. Seeing other customers food arrive at...

Excellent pancakes and fruit - got loads of it. Good fry up - you can get different sizes to suit your appetite. Would have liked better bread rather than normal slice (as they give you proper doorstop bread for sarnies) given that it is £10...

Visited Wells for a quick walk around town & also needed a cuppa. I had a cappuccino & was tempted by the cakes but resisted as we were going out later. Good service & managed to party nearby.

Called in to warm up & get out of the rain. 2 cups of the best hot chocolate we’ve ever had. The girl who served us took a lot of pride in making & presenting it. Couldn’t fault the place.

Terrible service. Forgot food order. Then it came and was awful. No apology for any of it. Didn’t realise tea and sandwiches was so difficult

Late in the day, the day before NYE our 3 year old had an accident and needed to change his trousers we asked to use the toilets in Nelson’s Coffee Shop. The shops was almost empty and staff were hanging about waiting for the last...

I ordered the cheese and onion chutney panini and my husband the sausage sandwich. We waited 40 minutes for the food to arrive and the cheese on my panini wasnt even melted, just two slices of cheap cheddar. This cost about £6.50 which was so...

We stopped here by accident for a quick coffee. The food coming out of the kitchen looked so delicious we decided to have a lunch. So glad we did. The food was delicious and all freshly prepared. The tables and all the other areas are...

Some of these poor reviews are unbelievable ,as we have visited Nelson's on numerous occasions over many years. The food they provide is tasty , cooked on demand and plenty of it I do not know what they want for their money. We have been...

Popped in with the wife for tea / coffee and cake mid afternoon on a very hot day at start of Sept. Lovely, clean and spacious coffee shop with fans on cleaning which was really appreciated as it kept us all cool. Staff were very...

Had a very pleasant time in this cafe. It was very old fashioned in style and so typical of cafes in every town but there is absolutely no problem with that. Popped in to get out of the rain to be honest but had good...

A traditional friendly cafe. Tasty panini with some fresh salad, staff absolutely lovely and the cafe is spotlessly clean. 👍🏻👍🏻

Family-friendly, dog-friendly and no muzac: perfect for us. The staff were friendly and efficient, and offered our dog water while we ate. They accommodated my request for no butter in the crab sandwich with a smile, and the sandwich was perfectly fresh and delicious. Our...

With menu board outside on display to the public, we arrived at 3pm for a late family lunch. We sat down and patiently waited 15mins to be served, but no one came over to us. Having secured the attention from staff we were then told...

We ate at Nelsons today, it was very busy but the ladies worked hard to get all the food out to people in good time. The food was really nice home cooked. Pie was gorgeous not the puff pastry rubbish from most pubs. Roast was...

Great lunch here - we chose steak & kidney pie, lasagne & burgers & all enjoyed them. Friendly staff. The first time we've eaten out with our pup.

Great lunch at Nelsons. Delicious home cooked steak and kidney pie with well cooked veggies served by very friendly staff we were impressed. There were also some very interesting vegan options on the menu which gives a great choice for all tastes. Will certainly eat...

Similar to others, we have a young family and were made to feel unwelcome by an employee who informed us we couldn’t simply move a chair to another table to accommodate us. We left before ordering.

Me and my wife visited the Nelson Thursday, before we could sit down we were approached by the waitress who was very rude and made us very unwelcome due to having a young baby in a buggy. Not a nice experience so we decided to...

Food is lovely, staff are so friendly and welcoming just the same as before the world went mad. We will be back again.

Lunch at Nelsons on Saturday. Lovely cafe with friendly staff. Food was lovely. Very clean establishment. Thumbs up from us. Thank you,

Very disappointed. Wanted a nice cappuccino but it was just hot milk with no coffee flavour. We wanted to support an independent after all the Covid-19 closure. Wish we hadn’t bothered, Please do better and invest in a decent coffee machine!

Calling in for a late lunch on Monday, we were delighted to find Nelsons open (having been there many years before) and that they were dog friendly. We were very quickly offered a table and asked to use the NHS app to sign in (hand...

Called in on a wet and windy day just for coffee. Staff were very friendly and welcoming - couldn't have been nicer. Very efficient Covid-19 measures in place. Coffee very good and the hot chocolate was superb! Local business doing a great job.

Not impressed with the attitude of staff member who refused us entry as we had a buggy and asked for a table for 4 plus buggy space They had empty tables with plenty of space

First time visiting and the food was lovely!Lovely cod and all came out hot.Staff very friendly and efficient.Will definitely be back!!!

Food was lovely and the staff amazing. I watch people a lot and I just can't fault the hygiene here. All surfaces were sanitized, the chairs and tables all round the edges too. I was most impressed. Lots of space around the tables with clear guidance on entering. We will definitely return next holiday.

Decided to pop in here for lunch with my husband. Glad that we did because the food was very good and well priced. We both had homemade vegetarian lasagne with chips and salad.The portion sizes were quite generous and staff friendly. Will definitely go back there next time we visit Wells.

Stopped here for lunch - the steak and kidney pie was glorious. Home made pastry and just enough kidney to add flavour without actually having to eat it. Came with chips and gravy and a dish of fresh vegetables. Better than my Mum’s and possibly the best pie I’ve ever had. My companion said the vegan curry was good too.Friendly staff, good service, safe environment.

Very friendly staff, and good service at this restaurant, The crab sandwich we had was really lovely.

We are spending an evening in wells and on arrival we decided to have a light lunch here.. I had a sausage and relish sandwich which was delicious my partner had a cheese and tuna panini which she loved also.. the salad was also tasty completely different from your typical side salad! Will definitely come againVery COVID friendly felt safe and the staff very helpful and pleasant

Busy cafe, looked good so waited a few minutes for a table. Staff friendly and attentive, social distance measures in place, all staff wearing masks.Food arrived very quickly - cheese+ham panini - very tasty, generous filling with a nice salad. Shared the raspberry cake for dessert, which we devoured as it was so delicious.Clean toilets, dog friendly, good value for money, quick service, lovely staff - perfect!

Needed refreshments,staff excellent,masks worn,covid friendly,staff excellent,spotlessly clean.Cannot wait for our next visit to Wells.This is certainly our place to eat.

Visited for a late breakfast with a toddler. Service was brilliant, and very accommodating for a small (very noisy and hungry) child with highchairs and friendly staff. Thought it was a fantastic idea to attach the main menus for lunch to the wall for everybody to see without having to touch them. Bonus that we happened to go on a day when the "Eat out to help out' scheme was on too.

Love the food, service and space of this famous Wells restaurant. The crab was super fresh and speed of service was fantastic given how busy they were. Great toilets too!

We came into the cafe for lunch but didn't stay as we were told sorry you can't come in with the pram due to it affecting social distancing in the cafe. Well we found that very odd considering the cafe is very spacious and there seemed to be plenty of room for us to sit with the pram. We were told that the pram would have to be taken by a member of staff and stored out the back. Well I had a 2 month old baby asleep in the pram so.. no!! Also I really don't see how that is very hygienic as the staff member would be touching my pram and walking it through the cafe! Very poor customer service and we will not be returning. A bit bizarre considering other cafes in Wells let us enter no problem....

Had lunch at Nelsons Coffee Shop, delicious homemade food. All very well cooked, the pie was clearly homemade and very good. Also the staff were friendly and helpful. And to add the COVID precautions was excellent. Would definitely recommend

This is a great little spot for small family groups and people travelling by themselves. They have a great selection of food despite current situation. The staff are very friendly and service is very nice. Also the food is well presented on the plate. Would definitely come back again.

Great choice for lunch! Clean, friendly and great food! Definitely no skimping in panini fillings! Clean toilets too!

Others had sandwiches and panini which was OK. My jacket potato was a disappointing microwave affair

Decide to call back into Nelson while back in Wells. We decided on jacket potato which was abit of a let down, the children's sandwich was good as was the panini. Just a shame it's not the old Nelsons, staff could not be faulted.

First time I have revisited since it has reopened and still the quality is there. Good menu really competitive prices, food was really good the staff are friendly and helpful the refurbishment is excellent good seating and access to all areas

We visited for lunch and both opted for Jacket potato. I had tuna mayo and my husband had cheese. Lots of filling with it and butter if you wanted it. Small side salad would have liked a bit more salad but it was adequate. Nice staff and restaurant has been nicely refurbished since the fire.

Went unfortunately om a very wet day but on the upside nelsons was a delight from start to finish very welcoming and very spacious.The home cooked food looked amazing we had a scone and clotted cream with jam and it was delicious with a latte each as well.A very good experience all round.

We had lunch and the choice was excellent, home made soup, roast beef, lamb shanks, freshly prepared salads, jacket potato , pasta and sandwiches. The food was very fresh and the staff were very helpful and accomodating. Great place for lunch.

A friend and I ventured into town to find a place for a light lunchafter a nice walk along the beach and were torn between Flo& Jo's and Nelsons - We were drawn in by their better menu and ample seating inside, as it was a blustery day (a lot of the other cafe's we passed on the way were very small and cramped). It's a relaxed atmosphere and counter service, so you have time to sit and peruse the menu (light bites and also hot meals) - I opted for a tuna panini (my usual, so I had high expectations!) and my friend really fancied a fish finger sandwich, both reasonably priced at £6. It's quite a basic set up at eh counter/kitchen and I was dubious as to the quality of the food initially. However, this was proved unfounded as our meals arrived quickly and were fab! Good filling in my panini - lots of cheese tuna & extra onion I had requested, it was hot and the cheese oozing out, suffice it to say I was thoroughly satisfied and nearly couldn't finish it! My Friend's fish fingers were fresh, crispy coating and flaky inside with lashings of tartar sauce. Overall it was a great place for lunch and a catch up - not too busy or noisy which suited us fine. (other diners had opted for the pies and fish & chips which looked lovely too).

A wonderful little idiosyncratic cafe. Has a real feel of the seaside and is a place I feel sure Nelson would have visited had it been open in his day, Good cakes and snacks plus great tea

The weather was cool and windy so we preferred to be inside and went for breakfast as a family. The food was freshly cooked and delicious. The service was prompt and the cafe clean and airy.We ordered a range of things from the good choice on the menu and had orange juice, croissants, bacon sandwiches, bacon and egg on toast and coffee. All came together and were well cooked and delicious.We will go again when we next visit Wells

The food is of good quality and the portion sizes are ample. I had the sausages with chips which was nice my friend had a crab salad and he says it was nice.

We visited here for tea multiple times while on holiday, we were unable to go last year because of the excessive fire damage. It's so nice to see the establishment open again, the inside is clean and tidy with a toilet accessible to customers. The staff are really friendly and the food is fantastic, there is variety both meat/fish and vegetarian options too. I can't recommend it highly enough, will certainly be back again next year.

Good food, great service and friendly staff. We had a panini and a jacket potato and both were delicious.

Our favourite place of choice for years, and when we came up it still looked closed, no lights visible and a load of old furniture stacked in the window....but no, it's open, what looked like old furniture was hideous dark wood high stools & a bar in both windows, the place filled with dark wood furniture, dark brown menus, not a bright tablecloth or flowers on tables. Hideous, unwelcoming, dark, cheerless and dank. Ghastly art on walls. Sat there in the depressing atmosphere watching holidaymakers peer in and walk on....or go across the road. We watched Nelson's losing custom and money. Whoever designed this needs to repay the fee they charged - who on earth would put stools and a bar in what is your 'shop window' which encourages people to enter?? Note: No one, likes sitting on tall stools and you have too many to allow more than one person to squeeze in. Where's the replacement Nelson things, the bright tablecloths, the attractive wall mountings round each table? So very sorry for your lovely team.

We were attracted by the appearance from outside but quickly realised this was more of a cafe serving cooked breakfasts than somewhere suitable for a morning coffee. The service was OK as was the somewhat barn like decor. There are better coffee shops

A decent sized cafe offering a good selection of food and snacks.

Visited the Nelson Coffee shop on a recent visit Wells-next-the-sea. Great service with polite, friendly staff. Fabulous coffee and walnut cake.

Three of us eat there ( JUNE 2019 ) Very clean place excellent food ,reasonable prices .Two had the tasty steak and kidney pie ( suet crust )the lady will ask if you require more gravy ( yum yum ) the one with the lasagne had a beautiful salad with it.

The food was edible but nothing special. Rather small eggs on the breakfast. Beans tasted cheap. Cappuccino ordinary. Staff cheerful and pleasant. But.... and a big but and the reason we will go elsewhere was the acoustics. With only a few people in it was hard to hear yourself think let alone talk to the person say right next to me. Voices bounced off the walls and made it very noisy, great if you want to learn all about your fellow customers.

We visited Nelson's for lunch and although the staff were very polite they lacked a little "friendliness". The food was excellent, well presented, plenty of it, although slightly expensive. The "minus" occurred when some people decided to bring 2 dogs into the restaurant which rather spoilt our enjoyment. For health and safety reasons these horrible creatures should not be allowed into a place that serves food. What next in a restaurant, goats, sheep, llamas!!!

our family are here today, quick lunch stop x most was good. Nice friendly service and 2 of the 3 meals very nice. 3rd meal was a toastie and cheese was warm not melted. Other than this lovely little place.

Whenever we are in Wells we head for Nelson's. We were shocked to see that there had been a fire. Would it re-open? We were delighted to discover on our latest visit that a freshly decorated Nelson's had re-opened. We were even more pleased to see that the same friendly atmosphere was still there and, that their delicious home-made chicken and ham pie was still on the menu together with all the usual vegetables. Well done to all concerned.

Looking for somewhere nice to have breakfast in Wells-next-the-Sea we came across the newly refurbished Nelson’s. Dog friendly with a lovely selection of breakfasts including the “to-die-for” American pancake stack with blueberries and strawberries, we can certainly recommend this place. Don’t be put off by the report it’s closed this was apparently due to a fire last June but it’s now open again and looking amazing with all new equipment.

Popped in Nelson's on a day out in Wells. Great food, really good service and would definitely recommend if you are in town. I had the burger and was really good.

Arrived a few minutes after 11am and asked if it'd be okay to order breakfast and was told no. Ordered a cheese panini (squashed bread roll) roll with onion jam (I think that's what they called it) and it was just like hot branston pickle. I scraped it all out but the bread was tarnished. Staff were grumpy and all the tables were trashed on arrival. Looks very quaint from the outside.

4 of us called in here for a lunchtime snack and a hot drink (we visited Wells-Next-The-Sea on a very windy chilly day in May). Thankfully someone was vacating their table as otherwise we would have had to have gone elsewhere as it was very busy. Pleased we didn't have to.

As a moderately priced place to eat this is very good value. The food is very pleasant, both vegetarian and non-vegetarian options, and the prices do not hurt the pocket. You receive very good portions. It is quite a popular place and is quite difficult to get a table during the lunch period.

Popped in at 09:20 for breakfast today. Place already moderately busy. Nelson’s has been on Staithe Street for years, only good places survive in Wells as there is so much choice.

Good portion of well cooked meat accompanied with all the trimmings. Vegetables perfectly cooked unlike many places where they are virtually raw or cooked to a mush.