The Barns Acle Kings Head in Broadland - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Came with friends on 24th for a Christmas dinner, table had been booked weeks before.When we arrived we were told items on menu were no longer available including the turkey which we all had expected.No Christmas atmosphere or Christmas music, very disappointed after travelling from Nottinghamshire.

While here on holiday in Acle, we visited The Kings Head. Overall, it was a lovely evening However, when we sat down for our meal, several items were not available, as we were told they’d had problems with their supplier. Anyway, I ordered the homemade soup, which was very nice, followed by the 6 oz sirloin steak, again which was delicious. Staff wise, although very friendly, were a bit on the slow side, but didn’t spoil our evening Our only real complaint was that there was a dog in the restaurant, which kept barking. I feel that, although I love dogs, a restaurant is not the place for dogs. Otherwise, a very pleasant evening.

Friendly, professional, caring staff. Warm welcome. Can do attitude. Cosy atmosphere and calm ambience in both pub and restaurant . Good size, modern, clean bedroom and bathroom. Very comfortable beds. Excellent food, was impressed with both dinner and breakfast. Quality produce, value for money and exceptionally well cooked.

Sadly disappointing. We were given the worst table despite the place being almost empty. Service was painfully slow, the waitress was obviously inexperienced/new/nervous. The food was ok but my steak was very over cooked and the profiterole was under cooked. We left most of it but it was just cleared away with no comment. Ordering drinks was painfully slow so we gave up and called it a night. We will give it another go when they have settled in a bit. One major thing, the awful black and white photos of the cows need to go, they are off putting and don't suit the decor at all.

We booked to stay at the King Head Acle for 2 nights while visiting the area on a short break, on arrival we was welcomed by the staff with a quick efficient check in process and shown to our room, the room was great with a large decked balcony could do with a couple of chairs on the balcony, the en-suite room was great with a shower/bath all fresh and clean with clean fluffy towels, the bed and bedding was clean fresh and comfortable with a selection of coffee/tea cookies etc. all topped up each day. The restaurant and bar was great with a good selection of beers and drinks, we used the restaurant for an evening meal and food was really good quality well cooked and presented in a relaxed environment, we didn’t have breakfast but would expect it to be equally as good quality as the evening meal worth mentioning is there is a large free car park. In summary The Kings Head, Acle is a great place to use as a base to explore Norfolk and the broads we also went as far as Sheringham & Cromer. Would we stay here again? If returning to the area yes we would.

Visited one evening, having previously gone under previous management and was pleasantly surprised. We found a vastly improved menu, gone were the “dirty chips” and lack of choice. Had a dog with us so we’re restricted to bar / outside areas. Enjoyed the ribs and Mac’n’cheese Would definitely return as the pub is definitely on the up

Nice setting, friendly staff, food good. My piece of steak was overcooked. However, when I pointed this out I was immediately served a superior piece of steak, cooked to perfection. 👍

What a levely pub and restaurant. A huge garden at differnt levels, good beers, extremely attentive staff and the best pub/restaurant food in the area. We were suprised at the ambience in these old Victorian buildings.

We had visited Great Yarmouth and planned to have lunch at the Kings Head in Acel, Norfolk on the way back to Norwich as we had read good reviews. We arrived at about 1.15/1.20 on Saurday 17th October and were impressed with the decor and general style of the pub. We were told we would have to order quickly as they were not taking orders after 1.30 - that was fine with us. A few minutes later we were told the kitchen was closed. We asked if we could have something cold, even a sandwich. We were told there was no food available. We had to get sandwiches at a small local shop. Very disappointing and it spoiled our day out. Not a good way to run a pub, especially on a Saturday!

First visit to the Kings head Acle for lunch, venue is very nice inside and outside. Very limited lunch menu, we all choose sandwiches. Not alot of choice for the food or wine menu. We were the only customers eating.

Arrived and had trip to bathroom. No loo paper. Went to use hand sanitiser and found if empty, but it was promptly refilled when mentioned. Ordered our drinks at the bar and the bar maid had to put aside several dirty glasses. The one that was selected and given to my husband was still found to be dirty. We ordered our food at the bar. The pen with which to take our order was stored in the barmaids hair. Her nails were incredibly long and painted. We chose sandwiches and went to the pleasant beer garden. When they arrived, served by the barmaid, she took the knives forks and napkins out of her back pocket. The bread was stale and the salad was brown. When the satisfaction check was taken we pointed out the rotten salad and she apologised. No reduction was offered. All this takes place with rising COVID numbers. We left feeling grubby and worried. We have not eaten out much during this period where the virus is active, but when we have, we have previously always been reassured. NOT this time though.

Booked by email twice but did not have our booking when we arrived. They also DO NOT answer messages on their website and DO NOT answer the phone. Steak pie was overcooked, in fact burnt. Only good point was the waitress, Demie who was charming and helpful.

Had a nice meal in kings head tonight, served up nicely cooked, good portions ,staff attentive and professional ,will come again ,thank you

Nice looking pub both inside & outside. We had chicken wings to start & burger for mains. All good. Burger delicious. Recommended. Need to improve selection of wines

This was a surprise: expected a typical market town style pub. Walked in and was met with a very cool vibe almost City Style offering: outside space and garden was fantastic and clearly a thoughtful refit has taken place: this is clearly a bar with music tendency and an evening spirit, but in fairness their drinks and food offering at day time was very good. Met the new owner Paul with his assistant Jimmie and an exceptional lovely couple with real vision in what modern day pub / bar can look like.. certainly a younger vibe of clientele as the day progresses with music also ramping up. Can see this as a great weekend live music venue: again, the new garden and patio is worth a visit in great weather, really is a fantastic place to chill.

we visit acle from leics. twice a year as its set ideally to explore the broads and coastline, we like the peace and quiet of staying in a village thats serviced by all we need for a couple of nights too, versus a yarmouth hotel....

Just had the fish and chips.and they were fantastic!!! Test of menu looked really good as well. Great atmosphere and really food staff. Over the moon!

I had fish and chips it was very good best fish I have had for a while. My wife had a chicken chasseur which was not so good but ok . We both had sweets took over half hour and they where not that good...

Lovely pub, plenty of room to park. Pub inside clean and tidy. Staff very friendly. We didn't eat here but food looked nice. Plenty of seating. Used by the locals which is a good sign. Really worth a visit.

Soup and a sandwich. Onion soup was lovely and lots of it. Beef sandwich super. We were so impressed went back the next night for evening meal. We had two starters each instead of the main meal but visited again and had the largest fish...

The pub has recently re-opened and four of us were meeting up so decided to try The Kings Head as we are local. Good selection of beers and wine, we were drinking cider, red wine and draught bitter. We each had a starter (including a...

Absolute shambles from the moment we walked in and order 3 drinks which the bar man made up the prices as he went along, 7 for a evening meal, short staffed so 1 person trying to run a bar and serve food, left over Xmas...

Absolutely starving so pop in to give it a go under the new ownership. This is a sunday and pretty much empty. While sitting waiting for good half an hour we witnessed the only other couple in there pretty much finish their meal before the...

The surrounding and the welcome were good, however the food poor, fish batter was doughy, the chicken supreme did not have the supreme sauce and was just dried chicken. The worst thing for me though was the kraken and coke which had very little (if...

I first used the Kings head when it was under the old management, the place was rundown and not very welcoming,and the food was rubbish, so when the new people took it over and this was to be their first Sunday roast, I decided to...

We called in for a quick pint whilst waiting for our Chinese meal from the takeaway. There was live music advertised for later in the evening. Interesting choice of music being played, which sadly put me off staying or returning to hear the music. I...

Popped in on a Sunday early evening for a quick pint place seemed ok with a mix of locals in the two bars, cash only pub. Nice barmaid friendly enough. Never tried any food. Ok pub

It is what it is.... a cliquey typical local pub complete the dodgy carpets and mediocre menu. Worth going for a drink if you are waiting for a takeaway though.

We had burgers that the landlady cooked for us as her chef wasn't present and they were delicious. She and her staff are really trying hard to regain a nice local pub enviroment. Lovely people and nice food. Complimentary drink on the house for waiting...

Went here for breakfast following a really early start . When deciding on coffee choice , said I would have regular and was told that’s good as we only have that ( Turned out it was instant ). Offered a table in the bar ,...

Sign outside says cask ales and good food. Inside no cask ales and no food . Had a Guinness and a gin. Prices were cheap but they need to be . Unless we have a nuclear war we won't go again.

Went for lunch - never again. Walk in to find cleaning lady gazing into her phone whilst surrounded by Henry the Hoover and other junk (it was lunchtime). Young boy of school age also mooching around bar area lounging on all the furniture gazing into...

our first visit since being taken over by new owners. There is a nice new dining room and lots of space to eat in the bar area. Excellent steak, all the food was good. My only niggle is that it was a bit cold and...

just popped in for a drink very friendly staff and a good pot of tea my husband had a local beer he said it was very good

Dreadful place. I visited this week whilst in the area. I wanted to watch Premier league football and found that staff gave false information and were unhelpful.

I come here every day and as always I had a great tea all the food is great and I would say everyone needs to go there the rooms are great and the food is at a great price

My Dad is over from Thailand and we put him up in the Kings Head, it is aa friendly, clean and well run pub with easy parking.

Still advertising as b&b but the kitchen hasn't been used in a long time. It is cheap accommodation, if your not expecting any kind of service. No new towels, sheets or toilet roll. I had to stay a week for work. The bed is pretty...

Our stay lasted less than 2 minutes. It was the first time I had been in Acle Kings Head Inn for nearly 12 months and was simply horrified at how run down this, what used to be a thriving community pub/restaurant has become. Firstly we...

Been here in the past and it has been ok. Close to the in laws house so ideal. On this occasion they had only one ale which was out of date. No one else In the pub.

We popped in to have a drink and some food but told no food was available, no reason so had a couple of drinks and left. I found it strange that a pub has on the side of it building Good Food served all day...

visited here by chance, had a bar meal which was nice, only problem was, the beer I had ordered was off, gave it back and had another choice, noticed that when I mentioned the beer had gone off, I was offered another choice, but noticed...

Called in for a quick drink, had a large car park, we walked in the dining room which was well populated and the food looked plentiful, went through to the bar area which was quite spacious with music in the background , very much a...

Since it has been taken over, there has been a real impovement, want in with mum earlier, and had cod and chips followed by a brownie, the chips were amazing home cut chunky chips! My only comment would be that they need more staff!!

Food served in the restaurant or in the lounge bar. Wide menu with popular pub dishes, reasonably priced.

Wasn't expecting too much so was pleasantly surprised when the food arrived. A good choice of menu, plenty to choose from, well presented and generous portions. Food was yummy and kids really enjoyed it too which can sometimes be the hard part. We have visited...

Very much a local's pub, our party of four turned up to a very warm welcome indeed - having booked ahead. Apparently this is unusual. I think this could change in future. We were told it was a new menu, and between us ordered lamb...

My husband and I have visited the Kings Head in Acle a couple of times over the last 18 months and were recently advised that it had new owners and a refurbished restaurant and menu. Decided to 'give it a try' this evening - very...

Very pleased that our village pub has much needed face lift. Although inside is a bit clinical no atmoshphere it needs some pictures etc i assume a work in progress?!however judging by reviews seems to be having teething problems.please lets not waste this and it...

We were on our holidays in the broads and found a place to moor up. After walking for a while we came across this "lovely" pub. Upon arriving the chef looked to be tidying away as we asked if food was being served, instead of...

Stayed at Travelodge and was looking for somewhere near for evening meal. Found this pub/restaurant just up the road and gave it a try. My wife had sausage and mash and I had steak & Kidney pudding. First we were both served with sausage and...

really good value, generous portions and good choice, can be a little difficult to park if it's busy.

Tried several local Inns from Caister to Acle with no luck either full or closed . Found The Kings Head in Acle village on arrival shown to a table in the rear dining room and told the pub had just been taken over and no...

Good pub grub however we went twice and they run out of steaks both times. Seemed to be a little disorganised but we're very welcoming and polite.

my partner and i were staying at acle for a few days, and popped in for a meal and a pint, the food was plentiful, the beer was good and the service was excellent

we were staying in Acle for the weekend and were meant to be meeting family in the kings head inn. We were made to feel very un welcome by staff and other customers. The staff were swearing loudly, we felt so uncomfortable, we called our...

We went there for a Sunday lunch. It was a roast, it was cheapish, there was little choice of meats (2) and no choice of veg. However the cost included an afters so over all the price reflected the quality and quantity. The beer was...

We had a lovely meal at the Kings Head - we were a large party and had not booked a table in advance but the staff were really friendly and accommodating and the food was also good and plentiful. The kids loved the play area...

Was taken to Kings Head by my husband for my birthday, what a disappointment, welcome was good and room was ok, comfy bed and reasonably clean although could do with a few little jobs doing. Unfortunately I was not well and could not eat although...

this pub is within easy walking distance from the Travelodge in Acle. nice outside seating area and helpful bar staff.

Dropped in on the off chance of letting us have a meal inside as we had the dog with us. Sat in the games room, clean, friendly and airy. Ordered 3 meals, all came cooked from fresh. Liver and onions was fantastic, as was the...

The last remaining 'pub' in Acle which should give it a fighting chance but whilst it is a friendly 'watering hole' it is much in need of investment and renovation to encourage visitors both local and distant. A work colleague who was staying in the...