Tall Orders, Thetford in Breckland

Popped in for breakfast with friends on the way home from holiday, staff were lovely and very accommodating for one of us with dietary requirements. Food was delicious and presented nicely, couldn’t have asked for a better end to the holiday. Chocolate cake was mind blowing!

A real gem among cafes. This one offers light lunches to as well as a superb collection of cakes, tea and coffees. The staff were a pleasure to deal with and were friendly and welcoming with a nice sense of humour. It is spotlessly clean and furnished in a modern style.. My wife and I had tea here her will power was stronger than mine and I succumbed to a large slice of moist beautifully baked carrot cake.Just look at the photo, who could say no to that?

Difficult visit. 7 of us seated at around 13.00. Unfortunately baked potatoes sold out/soup too. When asked for wayer the waitress' response was 'I only have one pair of hands' ... (unbeknown to the lady who asked, the waitress had previously been asked). The products are of low standard (indeed the tinned sweetcorn on my salad was 'dry'). Not convinced the coffee was freshly ground/made in the machine. Fish fingers also low quality. All in all 'looks nice' and Stokes ketchup a nice touch but better quality basics would have mafe a far better impression. Tried to find their hygeine rating... suspicious it wasn't on the door. A quick check rated it as 3. Hmmmm taking all of the above into account neither I nor the group intend to return.

Nice little cafe - good food and coffee, and friendly staff

An amazing place for breakfast. Friendly staff, value for money, fabulous atmosphere and the food was delicious. We even had our cakes boxes up for later. Would highly recommend.

Great place for Victoria Sponge and Latte.

Great place, great food, and fantastic staff.

Lovely little cafe. Very cosy, seating outside as well as inside. Good value for money. Lovely place to eat with smashing home-made food. Would definitely recommend this cafe if you are visiting Thetford. 5* establishment.

Brilliant, friendly atmosphere good food, staff very obliging helpful I will visit here again Thank you

Sat outside in the sunshine watching the world go by. Had a tasty bacon, brie and cranberry panini. The side salad was really a garnish as it was so small and there were only 5 crisps! Delicious Biscoff Tiffin 😋

We had stayed overnight in Thetford - where we hadn't stayed before, and decided to the Tall Orders cafe for breakfast the next day. We found it to be a good choice, as it was a really lovely start to the day in Thetford. We had a very large breakfast bap each (one with meat sausages, other veggie). Staff were friendly & welcoming. And they also offer a wide selection of cakes & pastries to eat in or take out (we did the latter!) Would highly recommend.

Family of 4 travelled over from centre parcs visit, greeted with a warm welcome by staff at the counter, showed us to a table to fit us all. Very informative, ordered our food and drinks at the counter, food and drinks came quickly and was all lovely. Now for the bad part, unfortunately there was one woman who made our experience quite uncomfortable, she was clearly in a bad mood, banging around walking back and fourth to the kitchen, the way she spoke to the staff at the front was disgusting. We could hear her swearing in the kitchen and chucking things around. We did see if we could move tables to come away from the area this lady was walking through but staff couldn’t find one that would fit us all comfortably, she did say as soon as there was one available she would move us. But by the time this did happen, we was just finishing our meal. The staff member apologised that we felt uncomfortable because of this situation and said she would inform her boss. I hope she did. As we was leaving, once again we overheard this angry woman speak to another staff member like absolute dirt. If that was me, I would have left my job there and then.

Quick visit while on cycling tour. Had coffee and lunch. Both quite good and friendly service even topped up my water bottles.

Staff friendly, the full English breakfast was cooked to perfection. Forget breakfast at red lion tall order is where it's at

Lovely café perfectly situated on the center of the high street near the river. Excellent coffee, food, and service at a fair price, can't ask for much more.

Staff and food are excellent! Had lovely paninis and really nice coffee in the cafe, then got some cake to take away as it all looked amazing. Cake was delicious and we'll definitely go back!

gorgeous cakes and lovely service! will definitely be back next time we're in Thetford

Stopped off mid-morning for a late breakfast having read they serve breakfast all day. The place was rammed, which is usually a good sign, so not altogether surprised to be told there would be a 15 minute wait for food. Sadly, the drinks took 15 minutes and the food, at least half an hour. Admittedly, the food was good when it came and the staff were all very friendly and helpful, but it was a long wait and would make me think twice about returning, which is a shame as all the other elements were good....

Prices fair, service is horrible. Soup of the day, tomato and basil, subpar quality. No sequence of arrival versus orders coming out. Unable to handle a busy lunch session.

Great service, staff are very helpful. Gluten-free menu available. 😋

Absolutely fab cooked breakfast last Friday. Perfectly cooked food, hot plates, quick service. What more could you want ?

Such a lovely place to grab a coffee or a bite to eat.

The food is absolutely amazing! Great price! Great service! A must try 👌

Fabulous food and fabulous staff. Love the ladies in here, they are all so friendly and welcoming A*

My daughter new born and myself went for lunch service was brilliant..food freshly done.. very clean..accessible toilets and baby changing..staff lovely cldnt do enough Great all round

We stopped here for breakfast today (Tues 31/10) because our original plan wasn’t available. Service and food was superb. Great find, I can fully recommend.

Great place to meet up with friends and enjoy good food.

Nice sandwich and average coffee. Coffee is a HOT drink mine was luke warm.

Stopped here on the way to Norfolk. What a lovely place for lunch. The staff are friendly and very helpful. A family near us had allergies, and they showed exactly what they were going to use to reassure them.

Very good. Clean, great service, fresh, well presented food. Only let down was that the flat white was just like a regular white coffee. Needs good level of velvety frothed milk to be a classic flat white.

I've passed this place a few times so I decided to give it a try this weekend. It was busy and we sat outside. The atmosphere was quite pleasant, if not for a person sitting a meter from us smoking a cigarette every 5 minutes. But, oh well, it can't be helped. The staff was very nice and friendly. While waiting an hour for our food, we drank our coffee. I highly recommend mocha coffee if you like sweet coffee. All day breakfast was good, but nothing special. Jacket potato with tuna was slightly sour, but I tried to told myself that it's just as it meant to be. I wouldn't complain if they served it with some butter on side and some salad dressing on top of the salad. Overall, the place is worth a visit.

A lovely cafe on the High Street, much nicer atmosphere than neighbouring Costa would have. The shop is full of lovely members of staff and plenty of choice for a light bite to eat or a whole lunch! Freshly baked cakes and some bought in as they were gluten free and vegan, which is understable but all in all, this cafe is one of my favourites now. Highly recommend visiting.

Nice service but unfortunately the coffee was too milky for a flat white. Give a double shot of coffee next time and you'll be good to go.

Great food,great service, always a smile!

High street cafe with menu of sandwiches, Panini and jacket potatoes. Large selection of home made cakes. Well worth a try.

I'm Coeliac so asked for gluten free menu. A decent gluten free menu but would of liked more choice of gluten free cake. Was told the preparation area would be cleared and cleaned before my food was prepared cos of cross contamination. This made me feel safe to eat there. Thoroughly enjoyed our food,great friendly service and nice atmosphere. I would recommend to other Coeliacs. Well done and thank you.

Would of been a 4 if it hadn't been for the dirty box they gave me my food in. Went in the Caffe with an hour to spare before having to leave for train. I thought that was plenty of time to order food and eat but the order took approximately 30-35 min to arrive And by then I had to ask to take it to go. The food and coffee is very good and not too bad price, but for the time it took and the dirty box 2 stars were lost.

Suppied freshly made sandwiches various fillings for my dad's wake, highly recommended also well presented, thank you from Robin Stead’s family x

Nice cafe, sandwiches were tasty, coffee a little on the weak side, 4 stars overall because no one was wiping the tables between customers, so they were quite dirty.

Oh my days, a dining disaster in every way, genuinely too many individually bad elements to list. Vacant, confused & ever so slightly dismissive staff put on a shambolic show that would have been laughable if they weren't taking your money & wasting your time. Look, I get that we may have caught them on a very bad day, but tend to doubt it because they didn't even appear to have a system for assigning a specific order to a specific table, resulting in staff constantly wandering from table to table with plates of food asking people what they had ordered while the food went cold. We had a ludicrously long wait, we had to chase our drinks three times, food eventually arrived cold as we were another victim of their inability to find who'd placed the order, order wrong but by this point we'd thrown in the expectation towel, drinks arrived long after food following one final chase, no cutlery for us or pretty much anyone else, had to walk to the counter to get cutlery for us and the OAP ladies on the table next to us, no condiments came to the table even though we we asked specifically what we wanted. OK, this place gets good, great & really great reviews, maybe perhaps you should take a punt, but we would never return or recommend it to anyone based on our experience, we would be crazy to do so, we kinda let ourselves down by firstly not just leaving mid fiasco & secondly by paying for the experience, but that is solely down to us.

On the Main Street this is a good place to sit and people watch. There is a lot of seating inside and a bit outside but there are plenty of delicious cakes on show.

Nice pavement cafe located in pedestrian area of the high street, very reasonable price for good breakfast bagel and coffee 👌

Fabulous little coffee shop, the staff are always happy and helpful and the food either breakfast or lunch is always spot on. It's a place we love to eat at and meet family and friends. If you haven't tried it then you should.

For the 3rd food wasn’t good ( cooked ) the staff are friendly enough & it’s clean on this occasion I ordered cheese on crumpets big mistake they were barely toasted it was like eating slime so changed them for scrambled egg on toast I think they don’t have the. Equipment to toast anything the toast was like bread & butter so just ate scrambled egg last visit from us plus they don’t bother to apologise for the food that was sent back

Good food- friendly staff. Gluten free sandwiches available Breakfast was amazing Cakes looks lovely- lots of options

Absolutely brilliant service I was there recently with my friend who needed help With mobility. The staff there couldn't be more helpful or kind. Thank you Food and drinks were great 💝

On a day trip to thetford from Cromer. Excellent! Lovely ambience! Went in at one o'clock lunchtime told we would have a bit of a wait. Food worth waiting for and despite being busy hard working staff remained cheerful, efficient and nothing was too much trouble. Planning another trip to Thetford later in year will def be our lunch stop.

My husband and I had lunch and my husband had a couple of breakfast here. The food was some but well cooked and NOT dripping in oil. Would definitely go back.

I enjoyed my Club Sandwich and fries which was tasty, well presented and not too expensive. In fact I could only eat half the sandwich for lunch, it made a delicious snack later in the day. There is plenty of seating, all well spaced, inside and outside

Nice cafe in the center of Thetford. The staff were friendly and helpful. Good range of vittles many of which looked homemade. My egg bap came with 🍳🍳, I only expected one. Carrot 🍰 was good and ☕ was nice. Prices were reasonable I'd be happy to return.

I ordered sandwiches and cakes for a family function. Tom was very accommodating when I needed to add to my order nearer the date. Everything was freshly prepared and delicious, and ready for collection at the time agreed. I was very happy with the quality and service.

Top notch! A really well run, friendly and super clean little eatery serving a good selection of quality food at a fair price! What else is there to say?! Particular thanks on this visit to Alex who didn't cut corners when clearing/cleaning the tables and served us with a lovely cheery smile!

Very nice place to have a coffee however North West Territories business sometimes can reflect on Alaska HAARP politics . The North west territories is Field Generation to the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program or HAARP institute or the University of Alaska who succeeded Eastlund , Star Wars and maybe even Colin Powell and our Ozone Layer .

Wasnt 4 yrs ago but 3wks and I ordered 1 of there platters for £20 it was fantastic.Ordered 2 slices of different cakes which was about £3.50 to £3.75 each ? Found that a bit expensive but am I wrong I dont know been awhile since I've been to get eats.

We visited Thetford for a few hours before arriving at nearby centre parcs, it was the first cafe we came across after parking up, what a lovely find, the staff were friendly and chatty, we had the scones which were huge, made by one of the staff, how scones should look, also ordered lemon drizzle cake and my favourite coffee and walnut, which we couldnt manage so had them put in a takeaway bag for later:) lovely to be in a tea room/cafe which isnt one of the usual overpriced chains. Social distancing was spot on, and we had a nice table inside in the corner. I asked a about the Dads army museum, which we knew wasnt open:( but will be back, lovely little town, popped down to the river to see Captain Mainwarings statue, and saw the murals of the walls of the museum

Went for lunch with my daughter I had eaten my lunch before my daughter even got hers and when we told owner he said " Well you just had a scone and your daughter had a panini which takes longer and the kitchen was busy " when asked if they couldn't of warmed my scone when they bought out my daughters lunch he said " No we've never done that !Ordered Terry's Chocolate Orange cake for dessert - it was too dry to eat as it didn't have anything in the middle to make it moist the owner said it wasn't dry as he had tried mine ( Covid !!!) He gave us the £3.25 back for the cake grudgingly and walked away moaning very loudly - very unhappy - horrible experience

They do the social distancing very well Very good value ans superb home cooking. The cheese scone is to die for, and if you haven't succumbed to that the ginger carrot cake will finish you off. All highly recommended

Welcoming, excellent prices, good food

My husband and myself visited for breakfast on 15 August.We were warmly greeted and chose a table to sit at.I had a fruit scone and cup of tea which was was lovely. My husband had a sausage sandwich and cup of tea.It was a very pleasant dining experience and I would return if visiting Thetford again.

We hadn't been here for years and were really pleasantly surprised. We sat outside, had sandwiches and panini, which were delicious and good value for money. Drinks are an absolute bargain. We indulged in cake too, neither of which lasted long! You cannot beat a homemade cake, highly recommend the lemon cake and the biscoff brownie. Gutted we have been missing out all this time, will definitely be one of our regular haunts now! Service was so friendly and quick. We witnessed the young waitress dealing with an abusive customer, she was so professional and handled the situation brilliantly. Cannot wait to visit again.

Ordered three take away picnic platters for a birthday picnic - food was delicious, a great variety and the vegetarian platter was just as good as the meat platter! Definitely recommended.

Called in for lunch lovely food great staff very friendly , coffee was quality . Tables spaced out for COVID 19 well done

Excellent precautions taken: socially distancing measures carefully and thoughtfully implemented. Very good extra hygiene measures, polite staff and excellent coffee!

We placed an order for tea & sandwiches. We waited & then noticed the customer who had been behind us had got her food. Went into the cafe & queried it but was told we hadn’t ordered any food just tea but we had paid for the sandwiches. Him & a young girl were looking for our food slip in the bin. I asked for a refund & the young girl accused me of being rude & walked of in a huff. A man I presume was the manager then came & again accused us we hadn’t paid. Couldn’t believe we were being accused and we were told once they issued us with a refund to leave their cafe & not return. If you go in make sure you all check that your food order has gone through if not don’t bother going into tall orders.

been eating here for awhile good home made food and great value.specials every week and jacket potato BBC the best

Lovely staff and good good choices

Called in midweek for coffee. There's a very nice comfortable settee and chairs in the cafe, but these were being monopolized by an employee messing around with cutlery. Just hard wooden chairs left for customers. He was messing around with the knives and forks for more than five minutes, before he shifted himself and took our order. We asked for two coffees and a toasted teacake. The coffee was nice, but the toasted teacake was very minimally toasted, plus it was served with butter straight from the fridge, making it impossible to spread nice and evenly. It was served by someone who works in the kitchen, who wore just ordinary everyday clothes, didn't seem very hygienic. There didn't seem to be much consideration given to us as customers.We shall go elsewhere in future, somewhere more welcoming.

Excellent English breakfasts and home-made cakes and scones. Al fresco or inside. A very good alternative to the chain cafes.

Lovely place. Friendly staff and delicious food

Great spot for breakfast! My husband wanted a full English breakfast and I prefer pastries or sweets. This restaurant excelled at both! I loved the huge, homemade scone with jam and clotted cream, while my husband enjoyed a great cooked breakfast. My cappuccino was also top notch and enormous. Loved this place! Highly recommend!

Staying in the Travelodge a few hundred yards away we found this little restaurant/cafe on Trip Adviser. We were not dissappionted. An excellent breakfast at a very reasonable price.Well worth a visit for a freshly cooked morning bite. Plenty of choice but the full english was delicious.

Cute quaint little cafe fresh baked scones and cakes that are to die for. Partner had a English breakfast loved it. Good atmosphere can get busy at peek times as very popular. Can sit outdoors in the summer. Good pricing.

I stopped into Tall Orders for a late breakfast and found it as nice a place for a quiet bite as it was six years ago. It still has the small cafe feel, and the menu board on the wall shows a broad range of jacket potatoes, sandwiches, and breakfasts. I had scrambled eggs on toast and a side of fried mushrooms. The portion size was large, and the eggs buttery without being greasy, and the mushrooms tasty but enhanced by the adding of a little salt. The Latte was smooth and nicely made. There is table service, and the order arrived quickly. It remains a nice little cafe with reasonable prices.

If you're in Thetford, hungry or thirsty and Tall Orders is open, head in.Good service, friendly staff, great full English and a full menu. No pic of the breakfast cos it got eaten very quickly. My wife had the pancakes which she enjoyed. Definitely worth a visit!

Lovely fresh food, friendly staff and relaxed environment

Very nice place for breakfast. Good range of food, which is reasonably priced, with good staff and service. Also outdoor seating.

Went there today. Great food and coffee. Quick and friendly service. Well worth a visit. Absolutely recommend it. Thetfords a very interesting place as well. Call into Tall Orders while you're there.

A bright clean place to enjoy coffee and or lunch. The staff were very friendly and attentive. A good varied menu and reasonably priced.

Nice friendly local cafe. The full english, served all day, is currently just under £5 and is very filling.

Great choice on offer very reasonably priced. Seems very popular with locals a warm welcome to all by friendly staff.

A very tasty lunch with plenty of choice of salads and fillings. Clean and good value. Service was also quick and efficient.

Me and my boyfriend had some lunch here, the panini‘s were lovely and there was plenty of choices for filling, however the chips wasn’t so good everyone also seemed really friendly, but our order was taken twice because the first waiter I’m sure didn’t understand us. Was still a nice quiet pleasant lunch and would try again.

Nice cafe, had tea, coffee, cakes and breakfast there on several occasions always good service

Stopped here for breakfast without booking. Made to feel very welcome. Excellent value and quality. Recommended.

Hartelijke mensen die er een eigen opvatting op na houden: geen fast food, maar lekker eten dat vlot wordt klaargemaakt en geserveerd.

Walking through Thetford, came across Tall Order on King Street by accident. Open on a Sunday morning - the perfect stop off for Sunday Brunch.

Tried out Thetford as a stop on our way home from Norfolk. Ridiculous place to find a parking space. However when we found a space and looked for food we found this little gem. I always like to see locals using a place and being greeted as regulars.

Fantastic visit for tea and a cake. The cake was actually a flapjack and both huge and delicious. The place was spotless and the staff friendly with a great sense of humour. If you are in Thetford and want a delicious 11's this is the place to go

Clean Warm friendly Cafe. The atmosphere and service were faultless. The dining room was spotless. The very helpful staff could not do enough for us. Food was great (Vegan all-day breakfast). Vegan options on most things. Good coffee. Will definitely eat here again and recommend to friends!

I just needed a good scone with butter and jam and a cappucinno. I got both, quickly and with smiles, and reasonably priced. Sat inside with good view of the pedestrianised shopping street, but there are also seats outside.

This is a small cafe set in the Main Street in the town. It is clean with a very good selection of light lunches, also serving breakfast all day. The serving staff are friendly and polite. The portions are generous. Space inside can be limited but there is seating outside when the weather is good. Definitely a place to visit and return.

Servicio pésimo. Ninguna opción vegana. Los vegan sausage rolls de la cadena Greggs están más buenos que la comida de este local. Nefasto.

Popped in as I have done every couple of months for several years. Friendly polite staff, always busy because the place is so popular. However, quiet today because post-Christmas. Tea straight away, food soon enough, nice chatty atmosphere, toilets clean. You get freshly-made food and not tasteless fast-food stodge. One of my preferred eating places in Thetford.

We went for lunch at this restaurant. It was quite busy when a lady finally appeared and said someone would come over and take our order. We found a table which had dirty plates on it. A friendly older gentleman cleaned it for us. Then a lady came over and took our order. We ordered and also asked for a glass of tap water. The warm drinks and the food arrived but no tap water so we had to ask again, the water then arrived in a dirty glass ! The food was ok but the plates had greasy thumb prints on them where they’d been carried and the bacon in the panini was smoked which it didn’t specify on the menu. The young dark haired lady at the till was pleasant and helpful so she was a credit to the restaurant but all on all the cleanliness of the place needed looking at !

I popped in and asked if they did take away and to my delight they did. The coffee shop looks lovely with delicious home bakes many of which are gluten free. We got two amazing take away coffees...to think we were thinking of going to costa!

Tried this restaurant again. Ordered two different wraps. Both came with minimal salad and crisps. Warm plates warm knives and forks. Not really ideal. The wrap itself was very tasty.

We choose Tall Order as there were a lot of people using this eatery. We ordered sandwiches and a panini, and we were made up with the quality of our food, staff were very good as well hence my 5 stars.

The service is very slow you could easily drink three to four cups of tea or coffee before your meal is put onto your table. Inside it’s very cramped I guess that’s why everybody is sitting outside. The food is just average at best. Staff are miserable and unfriendly. Definitely one of the worst cafes I’ve ever been to.

Had breakfast here before moving on to the Broads. We had a full English with tea and toast, it set us up for the whole day. Very tasty but the local sausages have an odd texture but were tasty.

we went into this cafe because it had been recommended by local people, big mistake !!