Rushcutters Arms in Broadland

Excellent atmosphere, very good staff, food was much better then we expected even better then previous visit which were all pretty good . Very cosy restaurant with nice river views even at night as light from patio.

Just returned from the Rush cutter following a very poor meal. My daughter had a chicken fillet in a burger which was wafer thin, and the sauce which was supposed to be with was missing, my so called Lamb shank shepherds pie was basically a shank pushed into a watery mash and then burnt, it arrived black. I did say to the server that I was surprised the chef put it on the pass, and even more surprised that the manager brought it to the table without any comment. They were both returned, as was not edible, they removed both from our bill, but meant I went home hungry, and it spoilt our visit. More effort should be taken to provide well cooked tasty food. Will not be rushing back, not for some time.

Very welcoming, lovely staff and great you can take dog inside. Food was delicious and great value menu. Worth a wander x

I’ve been coming to the Rushcutters since I was a kid and have always loved it (mainly for the riverside views in the summer). However since the new refurbishment it’s gone up a notch. I arrived on a frosty Friday morning, having been for a walk around Thorpe Marshes (there’s a fantastic offer at the moment where a walk using the AllTrails app gets you a free breakfast). Me and the hound were greeted by a lovely gentleman (may we’ll have been Ben) and shown to armchairs by the roaring fire. Dixie the dog was even given her own bed and was lavished with treats. She’s a nervous dog, but if there’s one way to her heart it’s sausages, which she loved! The coffee and breakfast were superb. The service was amazing and the pub was so cosy and welcoming. My new year’s resolution is to visit the Rushcutters much more often!

Fantastic food and service. The food was very reasonably priced and all delicious. They were very accommodating for our young child. Beth and Lucy were absolutely great! Perfect service- never waited too long for them to come over and they checked in with us just enough. They were very very friendly! We will definitely be back.

We had drinks in the Rushcutters on Thursday evening prior to our Christmas staff party. As always the setting was fantastic, lovely roaring fire and the service was brilliant. Ben and his team are fantastic, and considering there were nearly 30 of us, nothing was too much trouble!!!

Brilliant breakfast and super friendly service. Highly recommend for food and drinks, Ben was a great host and will definitely be returning soon, thank-you!

We always enjoy visiting the Rushcutters when we are in Norwich. A great pub with good food!

We have become firm favourites of this pub in the last year. The food and service are excellent and Ben and the entire team do a great job. The new refurb has lifted the place to a new level, recommend ++

Fantastic meal and drinks to celebrate family day birthday today As always nothing too much trouble for the brilliant Rushcutters team

Amazing Trio of Meats for Sunday dinner, service excellent!!

Need more gravy really not enough

Amazing experience and meal food and drink was great very attentive and friendly staff would definitely recommend the Rushcutters and will definitely be returning

On a family occasion we went to the Rushcutters early on Sunday evening. The first thing I noticed was that although the table was laid nicely, the cutlery was very smeary and not very clean. These were changed at once. I wasn't too hungry so I ordered a child's portion of roast pork. Unfortunately when it arrived it wasn't very warm, the roast potatoes were hard as if they had been kept warm all day, as was the meat. To be fair perhaps I should have ordered something that had to be cooked from fresh. No one else had any complaints about their food. Maybe I was just unlucky in that respect but there was no excuse for the state of the cutlery. The waiting staff were very pleasant.

I BLOODY LOVE THIS PLACE IT IS FLIPPING AMAZING

We had a fantastic birthday lunch for my Mum. Staff members Poppy, Nicole, Carolyn and Abbie were very helpful and attentive, which made the visit very enjoyable! I had the signature burger with a side of halloumi fries; both were fantastic. My mum had the steak pie, which you can’t go wrong with, as it comes with a good portion of veg. My dad had the toad in the whole which was from the specials; it does lack veg, however he said it was great. For dessert, we had a sticky toffee pudding and a trio of dessert which we shared among us. They also made a board with a small bit of brownie that said Happy birthday on. Like i have said, the service was great and so was the food!!

Lovely atmosphere, clean and tidy decor, friendly tentative staff excellent food with excellent quality ingredients cooked perfectly. Thank you so much will definitely be back.

We have been going there for year's on and off back then you had candles lighting up the walls. It been recently renovated and we think is go it's old atmosphere back lovely decorator nice lighting and a wide range of seating. The food is of a very good quality and we were so full couldn't manage a pud which is a shame as Bakewell tart sounds good. Very nice place recommend.

lovely place, friendly helpful staff, great food

Had trio meat roast followed by bakewell and coffe. Fantastic meal,not our first visit and certainly won't be our last

Went with friends for a roast dinner. Disappointed with the quality of it and also it wasn’t hot. They also forgot my side dish. Tried the dessert (apple tart) and that was soggy and really awful. Sorry to say we won’t be back.

I make it back to Norwich from Australia every couple of years, and a Sunday lunch at the Rushcutters has become a bit of a tradition. This time around it was just my father and I, and it didn’t disappoint - from the excellent service by Lucy and Sophie down to the perfect roast beef and cosy table, it was everything that I was looking for. I also loved the ‘mini pudding + coffee’ option for dessert - it was perfectly sized and the best ending to an excellent meal.

Such lovely staff - always attentive and helpful. Food is always super. Just a great local pub

We were served by Lucy and Jade who were lovely and the food was very nice.

As a visitor from Canada, I was delighted to experience a true British pub. The food was great, as were the drinks. The service was exceptional. Our server, Sophie, was very friendly and coworker Jade handled a medical emergency at the next table smoothly and professionally. Overall a great experience and I can’t wait to go back next time I’m here. Thank-you!

Updating my review... The pub/restaurant has just had a complete redecoration and renovation. It was good before this, it is very lovely now. Atmospheric! Lovely food. Very good selection of drinks. Service is excellent and the staff are very polite and helpful. Ben, the General Manager, does a great job! Highly recommended.

Service much better than previously. However, not impressed with the menu. My partner had veggie toad in the hole. Just came with cabbage mash. No other veg. How cheap is a carrot?? I had a garden veg combo, which I wouldn't order again. Disappointed that there was nothing on the lines of a Thai or Indian curry, also a sharing platter with olives, sun-dried tomatoes, focaccia etc would be lovely. Didn't they have that previously? Drinks also very expensive, so we just had a couple of beers, and left earlier than planned to have a bottle of wine at home. Such a shame that they never seem to get all the elements right, as it is a lovely building, and could do so much better overall. Serving staff very attentive though, so thank you to them.

I booked the Rushcutters for my Wife's 50th Birthday with our two young children and her parents. We had heard it had been refurbished and wanted to give it a try. Bit of a risk for a special birthday but so glad we did. I messaged to ask if they would mind me bringing in some balloons and a birthday cake, they had no issue whatsoever which was great. My inlaws arrived first with the cake and balloons so everything was ready for our arrival. The staff were very attentative and polite. The food was great. I had a mixed grill and it was cooked exactly how i wanted it with great flavours. Mixed grills are alway hit and miss, this was a hit. My eldest had the signature burger which he loved. My youngest had chicken strips and chips. He has alergies to Dairy and Soya. The resturant has an ipad it gives you and allows you to quickly and easily work out what meals work and which don't, there was lots of choice for him which is great as a lot of place don't consider people with alergies. When we had finished our meal we had the cake come out and the whole end of the pub we were in sung Happy Birthday much to my wife's embarresment. Special mention to gentleman who i liaised with who was not only attentative but also a great personality, paid attention to the kids as well as the adults. All in all a great experience. Pub was busy on a Wednesday night which is great to see. Thanks for a great night and we wish you all best for the future. We will be back.

We met friends for lunch and simply loved it all. Good parking, great atmosphere, wonderful food and outstanding service. Caz was our server and she was so welcoming, personable and engaging. We all agreed she made a great experience even better.

Super great dinner with friends here, lovely atmosphere and delicious food, top notch chef Bradley did a great job and our waitress Poppy made the dinner supper pleasant.

We went for a meal last night, and was surprised how busy it was. Brilliant atmosphere, excellent service and the food was delicious. We thoroughly enjoyed it and will be back. Thanks very much.

We were a group of 7. 3 adults and 4 children aged between 7 and 12 years old. The food was tasty - small complaint was that the chip portions with the burgers were quite small. The service was excellent. One of our meals took a lot longer to be served, and the staff dealt with the delay very professionally. Our server was very patient and attentive with the kids, too, which made the whole experience so lovely...it felt like nothing was too much effort. We visited as we are on a short break in the area. We would recommend it. We all had desserts, and 6 out of 7 had a drink other than tap water. The bill was just under £150. The icing on the cake is that you can use your Tesco Clubcard vouchers, which give you 2x the value.

Nicely decorated, greeted by Jack, friendly & new what he was doing, showed us to our table,. Served by Nicole & Poppy. Our meal was excellent all the staff seemed to he enjoying the job. Have been many times before & will certainly return.

Amazing food and service. Would 100% recommend.

Great food, good service. There is a very friendly atmosphere, from other customers & staff alike. There were, obviously, lots of local customers who were well known to the staff. A very pleasant lunch.

We arrived on Sunday for lunch, the Sirloin steak was delicious, cooked exactly as requested, tender and well seasoned, the Steak and ale pie was equally as good. The wine was good and the service exceptional. We were very well looked after and nothing was too much trouble and the atmosphere was great....We will see you again very soon!

this place was really good, been here a couple times, took my italian relatives and they loved it, great service shoutout to divas lucy + evie who served us, is say the cost is on the high side but oh well there were 4 of us. great place gang the atmosphere is soo good

Lovely lunch in a very dog friendly pub, that has just been totally refurbished and looks amazing. Good selection of real ales and wines.

We have always enjoyed great food and amazing service. However following the fabulous refurb, the service and food has gone up a notch! Staff are friendly and welcoming. Food is even better than it was before (that was not easy). The setting is cozy and homely. We are lucky to have this place on our doorstep To the Rushcutter Team, please continue your amazing work!

Lovely relaxed environment. New decor is fab and really enhances the fabric of the older parts of the buiding

Good food Good decor Genuinely dog friendly We will visit again

Cosy place with good standard pub food

Went in for lunch today prior to reopening following refurbishment. We also went in Friday night for drinks and nibbles. The atmosphere was amazing and the refurb excellent. Still maintains its character and charm but has a lovely warm welcoming feel. Outside has new tables, chairs and umbrellas and the building freshly painted. Lunch today was delicious. They have made changes to the way they cook and present their dishes which I have to say was amazing. Ben and all the staff were, as always, so welcoming and friendly. As ever, this has to be the gem of Thorpe . Love it. Thank you again 👍

Very welcoming staff and food was amazing

Visited the pub following a refurb and the pub looks amazing, very cosy and inviting. The atmosphere was great and staff were attentive and friendly. Looking forward to seeing it fully open again.

We enjoyed a wonderful family meal at the Rushcutters. The service and food were outstanding during our visit. We will definitely return and recommend it to our friends. The recent makeover has made the Rushcutters a perfect venue.

The Rushcutters is a cozy local pub and restaurant with a friendly atmosphere and a great selection of drinks. The staff are always welcoming and attentive. The food is delicious and I always enjoy eating here.

Served by molly she was very polite. New refurb pub looks amazing very cozy and great atmosphere. Food was great arrived hot and looked appetising too. All staff members we came across were friendly and smiling.

Absolutely wonderful family meal tonight- the fish pie was amazing! The staff were all really friendly and attentive! I will be back soon!

Visited the newly refurbed pub this evening. Exceptional food and service from Jack. Can’t wait to return again ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Served by Molly, lovely girl. New refurb is amazing, the place looks cosy and comfortable. Food was great, not a negative to mention. Thanks Ben and the team for a super service.

Friendly pub, always a lovely atmosphere. Also great food

Came to the rushcutters for breakfast this weekend with my family. Food was delicious and good vegetarian options. Staff were very helpful and friendly. Will definitely recommend!

Had an absolutely wonderful time eating here with the family. Will come again when I've got more time off.

Great time had all year round never had any issues always great service and food

Had an amazing meal last Friday with my wife and child and i have to say the specials where out of this world and the service was quick and the waiter was very polite and helpful when asked ques About the dishes, will definitely be back soon.

Myself & my 2 teenagers had a lovely dinner before back to school. Food was delicious and when asked for more Gravy they brought a full boat out for me 😋 Children had a dessert each and staff happy to bring spare spoon so I could share. Will definitely go back soon.

Went on the 12th September for a family. Great staff great atmosphere loved it.

Out of too many things. Bank holiday is no excuse. Slow service in a very quiet place. I wont go back.

Good afternoon. We are long term over 30 years loyal customers of the Rushcutters Norwich. We were so dumfounded to have received this mid week 2 for £20 mains offer from across your menu. Direct from the Rushcutters itself. The Rushcutters is the only C&B in our area. We are pensioners and always look forward to your offers as this enables us to actually get out as well as have an enjoyable meal which we can otherwise not afford to do. We have always enjoyed our visits to this wonderful location all seasons round. We are so dismayed and very surprised that this offer only went live 11/9 and you said nothing about closing the Rushcutters pub for refurbishment. We have attempted to book online since the 11/9 through to when the offer ends. We received an email today saying you are closing the Rushcutters 15/9 for refurbishment. We have also tried booking this offer right up to the end date of the offer. It comes up no availability. Thus you knowingly expect the Rushcutters Norwich to be closed throughout this offer period. Your phones too have only gone to digital assistant these past 2 days. A seemingly planned tactic. Clearly you were expecting a lot of calls from equally loyal and disappointed customers. This is not a good PR move. If you would like to pay a taxi fare we are more than happy to go out of county. Otherwise I feel very strongly you should extend this offer past the date you reopen the Rushcutters Norwich.

All four meals were very nice but the lamb shank shepherds pie was poor value for money. The waitress, Nicole, was great.

Great value for meals.beautiful setting ideal place to sit outside by the river on a warm day.

Good menu (some good vegan options) Garden with an amazing view

Just had a quick drink but beautiful setting, will go back for food.

Lovely atmosphere food was great .

Wonderful service, relaxing and a beautiful sunset

A lovely family lunch with great service and amazing food - no complaints!! Lucy and Bethany were very attentive and helpful.

Nice river. Unfortunately the worst Sunday roast I’ve eaten in 10 years. Really bad food. The roast at an NHS hospital is 100% better. Beef looked better than the pork. But the pork was like biting a dirty flip flop and the cold cabbage was soviet grim. You will not be satisfied. *****Edit for the response - no thanks

Great dining experience, lovely food and atmosphere. Lucy our waitress was friendly ,welcoming,professional and polite.

First visit ,had a reasonable lunch ,I've had worse but ive also had better, portion not brilliant, presentation could of been better ,i would go back just because the setting is so lovely its very relaxing

Can’t beat the Rushcutters for quality food at a fair price, and the location is superb. Lucy provided a great service and we all enjoyed our visit! (always nice to redeem the clubcard points too!)

Good food albeit it was bank holiday Monday which may have lead to a lot of items being off the menu such as sirloin, bacon, sausages, etc Service wise Lucy P was awesome, polite, looked after us, chatty and engaged very well with us, too stars for her Overall good experience and our American visitors were happy

Lovely food, lovely service, thank you Lucy P :)

Fabulous pub, great views of the river from the garden and such a relaxing atmosphere... thoroughly enjoyed our drinks there

**Review:** I am extremely disappointed with my experience at this restaurant. My friends and I have tried to dine here twice, and on both occasions, we were turned away with the same excuse: "We only honor bookings due to technical issues in the kitchen." While I understand that issues can arise, it seems like a poor excuse when half of the restaurant is clearly empty. It's obvious that the real problem is a lack of staff and poor management. The fact that this has happened twice now makes it clear that this is not a one-time issue but rather a recurring problem. If they can't handle walk-ins, they should at least be honest about it. We won't be trying to come back a third time. There are plenty of other places that actually appreciate their customers and are honest about their situation. Save yourself the time and avoid this place unless you want to be turned away at the door with a lame excuse.

Had a lovely meal and the family enjoyed it was for a birthday

Billy and Beth were wonderful - friendly and helpful when I asked about menu items. What a wonderful atmosphere! My fam brought me here to celebrate a new job and we had an amazing time (HIGHLY recommend the pork belly for main & apple tart for pud). Thanks for a fab evening!

Lovely riverside pub with excellent food

Would anyone come here if it wasn't for the location? I very much doubt it. The place needs a management overhaul desperately. Awful service. The two tall men behind the bar were so rude, as if they'd both forgot they work in hospitality. Food was very sub par. Won't be returning.

I enjoyed their steak sandwich, but struggled with what was delivered to the wife as garden plot medley. Couldn't see how the 728 kcal could be met even if they tripped the portion (that was even including roast squash

Lovely food in a good location near the river

Perfectly placed Pub, great service and atmosphere! Food is incredible and service is 10/10, would highly recommend for a drink and meal especially on a sunny day with a loverly view of the river.

I didn't have a meal but had some sides. They were delicious absolutely gorgeous place to enjoy a pint

Great location, miserable staff. The Rushcutters is the closest pub to where we live, and given the location by the beautiful river we’d love to be able to call this place “our local”. But every single time we decide to give it another chance we just wonder why we bother. The staff all seem completely miserable every time. They seem annoyed if you come in for just a drink, rather than ordering food too, yet I have never been advised that it is for diners only. I am shocked at how busy they remain considering the attitude of the staff. Either they’re treating their other, higher paying, customers better or people just put up with the service for the great location. I do usually like to point out the odd staff member that was good when I leave a not so glowing review, but unfortunately after living here for 2 years I haven’t found one. Skip the bad attitudes and head to the River Garden down the road, there you’ll find friendly faces, a lovely spot by the river and great pub food. I just want to say that I honestly feel bad writing such a negative review, but we have given this place so many chances and every single time we’ve been met with the same reception. The three stars I’ve given are based on location, beautiful views and the general aesthetic of the building.

Not as nice as it usually is or was last year when I went. We had the chicken burger which was very dry unfortunately. Nice atmosphere, plenty of parking, multiple choices for seating areas Lovely to sit by the river and have a drink. Food overall was okay, ingredients seemed to be of a good quality. Think I was just unlucky with mine being that over cooked. Nice staff, clean and welcoming

Absolutely amazing food. I've been to hyped up places before and it's been no where near as good as this was. Food was immaculate, service was great. Will be visiting again soon!

Beautiful scenery, nice enough staff, decent food. Minus one star for having boring typical greene king pub drinks on tap.

Used to love this place especially on a hot summers day , vibe is good ,staff are nice ,however the food was appalling and very pricey , as it was a warm day ,we wanted a salad , not really much to choose from ,so I opted for a starter salmon slices in abit of rocket lettuce and a small segment of orange , my friends had some sort of brie salad , hardly anything on their plates,they said the croutons tasted stale or not very nice , put them off ,it was also about 15 pounds each for a tiny amount , about the same size as my starter and that was 10 pounds ,and small . we did complain and they did the right thing and didn't charge us for our meals, we went somewhere else to eat .Which is a shame as everything else was good .

A disappointing dinning experience! Pub is pleasant enough and staff efficient enough. Shown to the table, presented the menu and specials menu to be told there’s only one item available of the specials, ok, not a massive problem. Server came to take are order and one of the party had decide on the mixed grill, oh! sorry that’s not available either. Still serving steaks, chicken, gammon and sausages but not mixed grill!! ok, they picked something else. Two other people then picked the one special that was available. After twenty or so minutes a member of staff then came to advise us they run out of asparagus! Would they accept mixed veg as an alternative. The meals we did get looked ok, portion size a bit on the small size for the money. Specials came with chips, all ‘four’ of them plus a burnt offering which we couldn’t identify what it was. What we did get was cooked well enough in all fairness. Considering the final bill just felt disappointed. Doubt i would go back.

Only called in for drinks on a lunchtime but a lovely pub with a very relaxing riverside seating area

Fantastic location on the bank of River Yare. We only went there for a drink but the atmosphere inside was calm and pleasant. The beer garden was enjoyable.

Great surrounding, excellent food, we had the pies yummy !

12.07.2024 Came for dinner on Friday night. Was OK better than last time. Food was nice, simple burgers (hard to get wrong) and good fish main course. Nice view of the river when sitting outside (if not too cold or raining), lots of outdoor seating. Dogs allowed, perhaps should be away from the entrance as daughter not keen on dogs. Lots of parking.

It’s just really bad. I had a steak and it was truly dreadful, as if they were following (or had even written) the 101 of how not to cook a steak. Unseasoned, unrested (which meant blood spilled all over my plate), over cooked and very chewy. It was only 20 quid so you can’t expect much but I would have hoped for better. There was no point in feeding back to the staff and they all looked very uninterested and unengaged. I could have sent it back but was short on time and didn’t really want to have a new plate of rubbish. On a positive note the grilled tomato was quite nice, at least it tasted of tomato. Plenty of far better places for less money.

Great location on the side of the river. Easy access by car, paddle board, canoe, or boat. Seating inside and outside. We had a party of seven plus dog so we sat outside. Great food with friendly and helpful staff.

Very likeable riverside pub/restaurant .The waitresses are all so very polite and helpfull .Nice easy atmosphere.

The people were soo lovely, I brought my dog and they were soo lovely!! And looked after her aswell as myself! I will definitely be coming back!!

A fine Riverside pub restaurant.

Fantastic service, excellent food, great guest ale and good value for money. Highly recommended and will definitely be back

Great place good selection and quality of food