The Chequers in South Norfolk - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Just returned from a lovely afternoon tea, complete with a glass(or 2) of fizz, with delicious non-alchoholic alternative, savoury tarts,3 different types of sandwiches, cream and jam scones, and 5 different cakes each, plus pots of tea. All served by a lovely lady, who was very friendly and attentive, and who kindly had the cakes we couldn't manage boxed up for us to take home. Lovely surroundings, clean modern toilets, very pretty building. We will return!

My partner and I had a voucher for afternoon tea with bottomless bubbles. At first, it all seemed nice, they were attentive to the atmosphere with nice lighting and gentle music in the background. However, after being served our first glass of prosecco and receiving the food, we finished the proseccos and the lady said she will top up the glasses when we get to the sweet foods. We thought this was strange and assumptious as we thought it would be "bottomless", not when she thinks it's time to top up. We were obviously not expecting to have lots, but in total we had 3 glasses each and the third was asked by my partner after having to stare across the restaurant to try and get her attention (despite there being only one other group of customers in the building), which the lady seemed very reluctant. She asked if we were being picked up, and at this point this made us feel uncomfortable, in which we were thinking that it's a bit deceiving advertising bottomless bubbles, yet seemingly reluctant to offer this. We felt this wasn't her business to ask if we were being picked up, especially at this point we had 2 small glasses of prosecco each, and after this we did not dare ask anything else. Throughout the afternoon tea, the nice music in the background changed to this loud TV noises in which when one of us went to the toilet, the lady was sitting on the couch watching TV. I get that they are not just going to stand there whilst we were eating, however we were waiting for a while at this point to ask if we could get a bag for the foods. We have had a look at the other reviews, and there seems to be a trend, however the owners don't seem to take action and come across defensive. We did not make comments whilst being there due to both of us feeling uncomfortable, and we were the only customers in the building by the end. We anticipate a defensive reply and that none of our feedback will be taken on board, however we have left this review for context to other people who would consider having afternoon tea with bottomless bubbles.

Fab afternoon tea here, lovely food beautiful pub, friendly service thank you !

Great food, great service, what more do you want 😁x.

Lovely atmosphere, friendly and smashing food.

Just returned from a Mothers Day lunch here - what a treat. We were a party of 9 and had a wonderful time here - Mother’s day can be one of the most rushed experiences in most restaurants but here we were made to feel very welcome, with attentive service, wonderful freshly cooked food and all in very pleasant surroundings. Will definitely be returning. Thank you!

Really good evening. If you like some light Jazz slightly quirky approach to an evening and Tapas then it's a great atmosphere and you really unwind.

Had the cream tea. Fantastic. Wonderful service as well.

What a gem to find just down the road from home. Thought it was just a gastro pub but is more than that. The most beautiful terrace outside, traditional tudor interior. And the food....delicious. staff couldn't have been more helpful. We will definitely go back...more than once. Loved it.

If your going for a drink its a beautiful set up although they had nothing on tap so its only bottled available. They don't do the roast and just have a couple of options for children and not even on the menu. They did take the children's order first so they got theirs nice and quickly but they had completely finished eating before the adults got theirs. Which had to have taken ages at the speed the children eat. The pan fried fish was definitely oven cooked and so salty that none of the adults could stomach them and I like salt. The mixed veg side was green beans with some nuts thrown on top ... So sad because the people were lovely and the place was beautiful but the person cooking was definitely not the chef that set the menu but they are trying their best Im sure but the food seemed like what you would get at a supermarket to reheat. The best part was the beautiful fresh cut flowers on the table.

Just returned from a very pleasant evening of ‘tapas on the terrace’. Astounded to find they weren’t fully booked this evening. Lovely hosts, lovely food and lovely surroundings - what’s not to like?! We will definitely be returning - maybe with pooch for lunch next time as we just found out they are dog friendly too!

Myself, Mrs and 7week old son stopped here on our way through to great yarmouth for the day. First of all - the owners where lovely, talkative, polite, accommodating etc. Welcomed us VERY well and Took care of us the best they could. We ordered the ploughmans light bite.... and the home.made chutney that I believe the gentleman makes *WAS DELICIOUS 🤭 1000% will return all beit a drive from where we live in Lincolnshire (be a well worth drive) Lovely place. :)

Initially you could be impressed by the professional looking website and so I do not understand how someone can spend so much time, money and effort creating this charming pub and then attempt to serve such atrocious food from it. Our table of 4 ordered starters of 1 x carrot and coriander soup, 1 x ham terrine and 2 x goats cheese bruschetta. As this meal formed part of a day out to celebrate a birthday we were reluctant to complain, myself included, so I did not say anything when my starter consisted of sliced goats cheese on supermarket sliced bread with a pot of orange coloured chutney. It was all wrong but edible at least. There were 3 main course options on offer on the day; fish pie, pork and beef meat balls or traditional Sunday roast beef. We all opted for the roast beef. You may think if a food outlet only has 3 dishes on their menu and only 2 other diners in the whole building they would be able to produce all three dishes exceedingly well, but no. We were served an afront to mankind. The plates of (and I use this word in its broadest sense) food, consisted of under cooked potatoes, which had a thin patchy, just browned skin on them. Some of which were still raw in the centre, 2 small Yorkshire puddings (I have no problem with ready made Yorkshires but don’t drench them in watery onion liquid), several slices of the toughest most over-cooked beef I have ever attempted to cut, some carrots scattered with fennel seeds and lastly some French beans. The beans were fine but It is so depressing to say the star player of the Sunday roast was a French bean. I could not eat mine and shared my feelings on the matter with the lady who served us. She disappeared for a moment, presumably spoke with the person responsible and returned to take the plates away. She told us she would not charge us for the main course but in the same sentence said “anyway I just tried one of the potatoes and it was fine”. I thought this a strange comment to add into an indefensible position. At this point I thought it best to just pay for our wine and starters and chalk it up to experience. Now this last part is totally my fault - I should have checked the bill. I will upload my receipt to show people if I can but drinks aside I was charged £58 for 4 small starters which works out as £14.50p per dish. I did email 1066 to give them a chance to explain why I was over-charged but no reply and no surprise. I would like to add that it takes a lot for me to write a negative review and it was being overcharging that pushed me to this point. I’m a believer in supporting independent businesses but this cuts both ways. Customers have a right to know who deserves their custom.

Delicious afternoon tea in a smart venue. Glass of Prosecco offered. Asked for a doggy bag to take some treats home.

We had a crisp and sandwich lunch platter pre ordered for 8 adults and 6 kids under 6yrs. The sandwiches that were produced had no thought put in them in regard to the little ones eating them. Far too much mustard in the ham and beef ones for younger palates, and a few adults. The crisps were just a bags of Walkers ‘ready salted’ put on the table and it was all incredibly basic and very disappointing. To top things off we were charged ***£120*** for the pleasure! Having worked in hospitality all over the country and in fact the world, I can’t for the life of me work out how this price was justifiable.

Rude owner, if you are European you are not welcome.

Very basic food. Expensive for what it is... If you want some sophisticated food, don't go there! Also be aware EU people are not welcomed, especially French customers!

Expensive, rude manager, food served practically cold.

A place to avoid. Rude owner, food is disgusting and way to expensive.

If you want to taste a horrible British Gammon this is the place to visit P. S French people be aware that the owner don't sell French produce 😂

The irony of having a restaurant named after a Norman victory over native Brits and then banning French produce is quite something!

Very strong smell of Gammon coming this place at present - And apparently you can also have your cake and eat it but not if its French!

A beautiful and relaxing place in Bressingham to enjoy lunch and drinks. Tapas food is delicious! A lovely treat. The owners are lovely too.

Loved the food and the setting. We both had the crab with avocado as the starter, followed by sea bass, accompanied by pigpul de pinet. Loved every mosel od food and every drop of wine.

Lovely modern pub. Food very good although quite expensive

The food was excellent and home cooked. Very limited choice and not cheap but restaurant looks lovely and has well attended gardens. Service friendly but appeared inexperienced. Maybe they are new there.

Very disappointed, dairy free offering I suspect was not!!!! Fairly certain the lady serving realised it was wrong but said and did nothing to rectify the matter Dare not eat much for fear of consequence

Wonderful find. Stopped in after a busy Sunday morning at Bressingham Steam Museum with our hungry son. Very glad we did, lovely food, great service. Definitely recommend for a Sunday lunch.

We had the most delicious Sunday lunch at the Chequers. The food is excellent and the decor is both stylish and homely. The service was perfect and the host could nt have been more welcoming. We shall definitely be returning very soon. Highly recommend!!

Excellent atmosphere, food excellent. I / we will return

Very posh but very nice surroundings nice food a bit pricey

Had our wedding renewal here, could not have tried harder to make the day special.

Very expensive and the manager was rude/had an attitude. I paid £18.45 for some pasta with cheese and a tiny glass of orange juice. Total rip, never coming back.

Excellent food, great service. Fish dishes very tasty

Estuve en este pub en mayo con esposa y solo puedo decir que fue genial, el servicio de todo el personal y el chef hizo un plato especial para mí y las porciones donde grandes y muy, muy sabrosa todas coked a la orden (no pre preparada comida trajeron).

We went looking forward to having a steak ,as we had looked at the menu on line , on arriving we was greeted by the manager , ordered our drinks and went to order our meal to be told there was no steak , we were very disappointed. But went on to order different meals , as we was having a coffee , a couple came in sat down and the manager asked if they wanted steak , they said yes but not sure which one , he said no worrys it will give me time to go and get them from the shop for you , he then ran to the shops to get the steaks , After paying the bill we left , I then told my husband what had happen , as you could imagine he was not happy , he wanted to go back and ask , is our custom not good enough, we are local and keep people like them going through the winter , will not be going back !!! And yes we will be telling our friends in the village.....Not impressed.!,! Should the owner read this you know who we are and would respond to your comments or questions.We booked on Sat 23 May 14 for 1900 hrs and you have our contact details!

Visitamos aquí la noche de la carne, que casi no había nada que destacar, tienes 2 libras en su carne así que no hay mucho que luchar allí. El servicio era muy pobre, más aún cuando mi esposa fue dejado esperando en el bar por más de 15 minutos y estar totalmente ignorado por una bebida. Nuestra comida llegó a ser educado media ..... tan normal que no tenía ni siquiera llegar a media antes y decidimos ya era suficiente!!!

Had suday lunch here last sunday and thought the food was good but not outstanding.Staff were fine and the pub was clean.If you are looking for just a quick pub lunch then I recommend it.

Por casualidad mi marido y yo nos dejó en Chequers para el almuerzo del domingo 12 2013 mayo. ¡una experiencia verdaderamente brillante, creo que fue la mejor comida del restaurante que hemos tenido! junto con una cálida bienvenida, un servicio excelente y el ambiente, la comida era verdaderamente apetitosos y las porciones absolutamente sorprendentes, hay al menos 10 verduras diferentes servido con nuestra carne y Turquía principales de tarta. cocinado a la perfección y el postre era para morirse. Recomiendo totalmente Los Chequers es uno de una especie.

I'm assuming this relates to the Chequers in Feltwell, Norfolk, a pub/restaurant I visited recently and felt compelled to pen a few words about.