The Champion in Norwich - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Lovely pub, lovely people, amazing atmosphere. Highly recommended

Just happened to be passing and saw the live music. Acoustic night was in full swing. So we went in. Wonderful. Great beer Great service Great atmosphere

An amazing pub, will definitely go back next time I'm in Norwich.

Good local pub frindly brought back motied from way back

Been a while but felt welcome all round spot on

Had the best time. Jax rocks!!!

Great real british pub. Excellent beer. Batemans xxxB Excellent. Highly Recommended

Beautiful little pub. Perfect “getting away from the shopping” place in terms of location. Well kept ale. Nicely snug pub

Bubbly clientele, many regulars and good choice of beers and lagers. Typical Norwich pub serving the local area.

Walked past the pub and was invited to go in by the friendly Land Lady. I was greeted by the locals having a Monday night Acoustic session. Good choice of well kept real ales locally sourced.

Karaoke brilliant on a Sunday made to feel very welcome

Sweet pub not far from the train station.

Like it here for a later night drink, near couple of hotels inc Travelodge so its convenient. Always friendly service each time I visit, shame Batenans ales all have isinglass but lagers here are fine for vgns inc Amstel.

Lots of fun friendly people good beer and karaoke on a Sunday afternoon .

Great atmosphere & friendly staff.

Fantastic pub a couple of minutes walk from the city centre. It's a Batemans pub and the selection of beer is brilliant. There is always interesting folk in there to chat with Well run great pub.

Love the karaoke on Sunday afternoon.

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Great traditional pub near to Norwich City center. Good choice of real ales and pub food at value for money prices Worth a visit.

Very friendly traditional pub, very clean with friendly atmosphere, good ale, limited menu but all food is excellent. Well worth a visit recommend Ham, egg and Chips also Hunters Chicken.

Great pub . Great people. Great atmosphere.

Lunchtime visit. Good example of a traditional pub. Nicely done. Good selection of beers

Not local to me but popped in recently and I'm glad it's still going as it's still a proper old pub - not many of those left in the city centre. Great beer selection. Feels like a "use it or lose it" candidate, so I'd better go in more often!

For a real ale pub.. very disappointed on the ciders.. lazy in picking aspall. And childrens fizzy fruity stuff.

Have just been for the fastest of couple of pints and food in a small window I created for myself. The staff opened the kitchen early for us, fired the food out and were so friendly in all of it. This is a really great welcoming pub. If I’m back in Norfolk, I’ll be right back here!

It's rare to find a decent pub near a Travelodge, but this place is an absolute jem. Good beer, great service. I wish I could have stayed longer

Great pub...Great beer..Great value Batemans beer Spotless clean and tidy

I popped in by accident, wanting a healthy lunch in an independent somewhere nr bus station. Couple of items I wanted from the menu were not available (so choose my unhealthier version). Cheeseburger n chips with salad side garnish. Food was great, quadruple cooked chips (yum) very generous serving. Took home what I couldn't manage in a container which staff generously supplied me with. All in all, great attentive staff, good food, reasonably priced and varied background music.

Ah it was lovely,real welcoming pub, nice staff, reasonable prices and seating outside.

The landlady and the staff are the best in any pub that I have been to. Breakfast on Saturday's & Sunday's is amazing. Always a good vibe and good people at the pub.

Good ale, friendly, helpful staff.

Proper pub, good beers on tap. Highly recommended.

A great little ale drinkers pub with friendly service.

What a lovely city pub! Bar staff friendly, so nice. And dog friendly too. Pete, Adele and Millie. X

I was introduced to this pub by a friend and found it welcoming, cosy with some well kept ales, had a chilli con carne jacket potato from the lunch menu which for £7 was a generous size, would be more than happy to come back here again soon.

I go every week for a music night, and it's well worth it. The landlady and her staff are lovely.

Really warm and wonderful pub. Very friendly people. A must if you're mooching around Norwich

Really lovely pub. They do a wonderful open mic on a Monday. Definitely with a visit

An Oasis of Claim in a World of Rushing about . a Hidden Gem in Plain Sight 😊

Lovely staff, brilliant service, welcoming atmosphere. The food is delicious and a generous portion. I will always keep coming back here, a gem in the heart of Norwich. The karaoke nights are always a great laugh even for beginners. They've done such an amazing job of making this pub one of the best in town.

Cosy club based in the city centre. Great staff with knowledge and friendly. deffo recommend and will be back well done the champion pub Norwich

My wife and I visited The Champion yesterday lunch time and had a pleasant few drinks and a tasty meal. Very reasonable prices and very sociable staff, so thanks to the staff and a Happy Christmas and good luck in 2023!!

Lovely pub. The last time was in here was when my Nanny had.

Very much a locals pub, reminded me a little of two films "Hot Fuzz" and "American werewolf in London". The atmosphere was definitely there. It was nicely decorated for Halloween and the bar staff had different costumes on which was fun and very well done. There was lots of drinks to choose from too, a nice array of on draught. I choose the classic pint of Guinness which was £5.10 Pretty good for a city centre location

Interesting place, some real characters hang around, but very friendly. Went on a Monday and there was a jamming session, weirdly couldnt hear it much but there must have been 20-25 musicians in a side room playing - great to see as I couldn't hear! Batemans beer, triple x, xb and gold - 4.6, 3.7 and 3.9 respectively, think they have 2 or 3 others on most of the time - Morette is the main Lager. Pork scratching and scampi fries were eaten, big plus in my mind. Karaoke 🎤 on a Sunday night - very busy. And I think they serve food - didn't see any but there is a menu which looks good. Good feel to the place.

Excellent not bad price for a pint

Miserable bar woman won’t be going there again had one drink and left normally very good bar staff in there but this one was miserable and put me off

Great outside place to sit in the Sun x

Today my son was accused of using drugs in the toilets and was asked to finish our drinks and leave whilst using the toilets (my son is diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome) This comment was not appreciated, we visited the pub yesterday with no problems and the staff were friendly. We are just visiting from Devon and only came for my daughter’s graduation ceremony at UAE. Shame on you the Champion for ruining our otherwise very delightful trip to Norwich.

Nice friendly pub with a courtyard to the side for outside enjoyment. Jackie made us feel really welcome and even gave me a parking permit so I could park nearby. A must visit pub on your travels through Norwich.

Great little pub, lovely Landlady and staff, friendly locals and good beer!

Very pleasant, easy going unpretentious pub with good ale (mostly Batemans) at sensible prices. Straightforward and excellent, substantial and sensibly priced pub food. Friendly staff. Just what a pub should be, really.

Had a quick pint in there...Amstel...seemed like a nice place...staff great.

Proper old school pub... Lovely staff that are not plastic but are mega friendly

Does smell a bit from the outside but once you are in its lovely

Simply the best, better than all the rest, better than any pub, any pub I've ever met.

Great traditional pub with friendly bar staff

Nice alternative choice of a quite pub with friendly atmos.

Lovely staff and extremely delicious food

Nice pub close to the city centre and local bus services with a good selection of beers at reasonable prices with friendly helpful staff, i didn't eat here but saw the menu with a good selection of food and judging by the number of people eating the food was obviously well appreciated well worth another visit whenever I'm in Norwich

Just popped in for one but loved it, lovely cozy atmosphere and kept a really good pint, not sure if they do food but will return in the future.

Looking for a drink and lunch we found this little gem. Lovely pub with warm friendly service. Food freshly cooked and tasty. Sausage onion sandwich and chips was just the job. Good Beer selection. Bit off the beaten track but well worth a visit.

Proper pub in city centre. Batemans beers. Local boxing memorabilia on walls. For available.

Good food, good beer, just a bit too cold. Left for a beer in another bar and the marked difference was the warmth.

Lovely traditional pub. Staff welcoming and friendly

Got a taxi from the broads to here on a recommendation from a lady we spoke to in stalham . It was karaoke night first one since lockdown the landlady was brilliant told us all about the history of the pub etc . So welcoming by all regulars and staff had an amazing night wished it was nearer home so I could go more often Great selection of beers and very reasonably priced Traditional pub and hospitality hope it stays that way next time we’re back in norwhich will be first port of call

A fine pub on Norwich's ring road of pubs and real ales too...this visit mens toilet needs a clean plus a good going over with a duster!

Quick service, friendlg staff, good choice of drinks, sat outside which was nice with 4he warm weather.

Normally 5 star ; limited ambience in lockdown. But, excellent & pleasant service , as ever.

Great place. Great staff had the calamares. Delicious dish. Really lovely place would highly recommend it

One of the best little pubs in Norwich serving well presented beers. Always worth a visit.

Good Boxing memorabilia on walls and friendly staff

Friendly service + good beer at great prices!

Great little boozer near the city. Nice barmaid who was very helpful Definitely be back 😎👍 Typical nostalgic pub with some good photos in the pub

We were welcomed & very friendly staff 😁

Brilliant little boozer, welcoming staff and the clientele are also more than welcoming. Totally recommend 🍻👍

A proper local in a city. What else is there to say? It's only open from 3pm Wednesday through Saturday (not sure about Sunday) during these horrible times but Jackie is really doing her best to keep it all going. I love the place and it can only get better 👍🏼

Visiting football fan long way to walk to ground but a nice pub

Traditional pub with lovely staff.

Warm welcome.. pleasant staff...Ann's full of character...great beer

Excellent service. I'd just stood for two hours in the cold and rain doing a collection for St Martin's. The warmth of the welcome and the mulled wine were just what I needed.

Have been coming to this pub since the late 90s, but less so the past 3 or 4 years. I have been a couple of times in the past month, having a BLT sandwich both times. I like the atmosphere, the music is of the 50s and 60s are playing on the jukebox when I come in on Friday lunchtime. The staff are friendly and I intend to come in every week hopefully.

Great pub the quality of the beer and food is brilliant this is a very clean and well run public house and I will use this many more times

Batemans ales pub, just a quick visit, nice place with well kept ales, XXXB excellent pint.

Good value ales and is in a good location in the city.

This is a lovely traditional pub. Good beer and good pub grub. Very friendly and well run.

Great atmosphere, even got a sweet vending machine.

Really nice pub with a good atmosphere. Would recommend with colleague after work on Friday.

Best place for a drink I the area

Nice polite service nice clean pub quality pint

Now under going a refurb and change of management. Always been a friendly city centre pub. has a lot of regulalars that travel specifically to the pub who do not live locally. taxis are frequently dropping off. Worth a look if you've not tried before.

I visited my grandad in norwich who loves this pub and it didn't disappoint. Great atmosphere, beer selection and food.

Yes good pub ,nice ales,bar person really nice and welcoming will go again next week..

Had a handsome pint of Bateman's XXXB here a few days ago, superb little pub with a real friendly welcome. A gimmick free pub with good beer, music and sociable locals. Also handily located near bus station.

Nice quiet pub during the week. Busy on weekends

A very comfortable cosy pub just outside the City centre. This time there were ,I think ,four Bateman's ales on draught ....not sure about others as I didn't look and am not a cider drinker. Unfortunately they don't 'do' food on Sundays.

Lovely local pub in the city centre. Good Batemans beers and food available.

Was a lovely place. Friendly staff and affordable for drinks. Would defiantly be going there again.

One of the only two Bateman's Houses in Norwich, this little pub is an excellent example of everything which makes British pubs good. With my American and Australian visitors I spent many happy hours here over Christmas and the New Year

Decent pub, reasonable beer and price