The Chequers Hainford in Broadland

Great to see the new owners doing well. They have brought in local drinks of all kinds to help smaller businesses. The food is moderate price but you get a very good portion which makes the price worth it. Really recommend, this is one of my favourite local country pubs!

Our first visit to Chequers, was first class, the food and service was excellent. (although no busy) We returned 3 weeks later and had a completely different experience. Firstly we were put into a cave like area, (which was cold, my feet were numb when we left). I had to use torch on my phone to read the menu, it was so dark. The drinks we ordered took ages to arrive, when they did arrive they were wrong. 2 of our party ordered the roast beef lunch, which was only warm, not hot. The service was non existent. The only good thing about Chequers was the young girl, who was the only one who seemed to know what she was doing. We were planning to book for our Christmas get-together, but shall look for another venue.

You have a beautiful pub / restaurant , the food and service was excellent . The only thing that let you down was the toilets ( the ladies) The smell was awful, the toilet cisterns didn't flush properly so they were not clean, everything thing reminded me of a school toilet area , peeling paint on the walls just not a nice experience. Prior to using the loo I had been contemplating bringing my family sand friends. Such a shame. Maybe you could get a local company to sponsor a refurbishment of them ?

Food and service good, quiet in pubs and the carpark is gravel, level and quiet , seabass was definitely worth the visit

The food is the main critique as it’s the main reason for our visit. It was a set menu, pre ordered a week earlier and I think that was when it was cooked. Comedy night unfortunately flopped. The headline act never turned up. Service was good and the venue around the back was quaint. In all, not a good experience

Food was lovely. However i didn’t get a welcoming or approachable vibe from the manager at all. Seemed upset/unhappy, hope this doesn’t reflect on his staff. Girls working were lovely and delivered great service.

Superb food, well cooked and presented. Personable staff. We will be back!

Ladies toilets are something to be decided. Smelly and not to clean .

Nice traditional local pub, foods amazing

The £23 "Tender" pork loin. Paid another £3.75 for a side of veg to make it a substantial mean so £26.75 in total. The veg was cold and under cooked and the pork loin was so dry it was pretty frankly horrible.

Lovely food but it took one & a half hours for it to arrive! The poor waitress was juggling so much but did a great job

Our second visit to this gem. There were 5 in our group and every dish was delicious and well presented. Excellent value. Will certainly be back.

Food was excellent. Lovely atmosphere with large outdoor area. Staff were helpful and friendly.

Unfortunatelyon this occasion the waitress got the food order wrong and we had a 50 minute wait before we got our correct order. .

Great food, local and seasonal. A large portion of the menu is gluten free which means I have so much to pick from! Lovely location.

Looks like they have just taken over and need some tlc in the gardens and carpark but service and food were lovely. A great quiet overnight stop in the motorhome on the way to Norwich, just have a meal there.

Food was really good, surprisingly good!!! however the service was very slow. Over 2 hours for a 3 course lunch with the wait between courses 25 mins which kills the mood. Maybe it’s different over the weekend but when we visited on a Friday it looks like minimal staff are working as we were the 2nd table when we arrived and when we left we were the 5th so not sure why the kitchen struggled. Echoing other recent review - yes colder inside than outside.

It's obviously changed hands since i was there in 2020 and certainly not for the better. The girl behind the bar was constantly on her phone and I had to attract her attention every time I needed service. The pub was soulless and cold it was actually warmer outside and that was 20 Deg. In my opinion it needs a good deep clean to get rid of a foul dirty smelly. I ordered the ox liver( why not lambs) and my wife ordered the haddock. Waited 25 mins for it to arrive. Both dishes went back as the liver was very tough and the fish wasn't cooked properly it was slimy and smelt. If it was possible I would not give it any stars but it's not. We paid for our drinks and left. We will never step foot in this place again. Time to lean, time to clean We visited at 14.15 on Tuesday 9th July.

The menu looks interesting, but the food is actually lacking in presentation and flavour and overpriced for what you actually get. The pub itself has an overpowering smell, as if airfreshners are being used to hide an unpleasant smell. Make sure you don't get seated at the table near the toilets! It was so bad, that thankfully we sat outside whilst the sun shone, but when the sun went in, we sadly had to go inside to eat, which wasn't a great experience. The only saving grace was the lovely waitress that served during our visit. Unfortunately, I won't be visiting this pub again.

Food was delicious and service was friendly....one small gripe, paying £30 for a main I don't really expect to have to pay more for sides to complete the meal.

A very tasty good value 3 course Sunday lunch

Disappointed. Had beef roast, beef tough, veg ok Yorkshire was good, roast potatoes let down . Why is that that pubs can’t do roast potatoes!!!? They were bland not roasted at all! Also half potato on each plates. But didn’t matter because no one ate them. Slightly undercooked. Also menu board said two courses for £19.95. So ordered starter and main from the board. When it came to paying for meal, guy said it’s only apply to main and dessert!!! Ehhh. He said it was on menu but forgot to add it to board display of £19.95. Wasn’t particularly apologetic either. Wouldn’t have asked for starter had we known. So I’m afraid I won’t be going back. . Sorry un like me to complain but this was disappointing.

A really disappointing visit. Not particularly busy yet waited so long for drinks we had to flag someone over. Starters were ok but roast dinners were a long way off the quality of other local places. Beef was tough and very well done, our roast potatoes were actually white, in fact some so pale we wondered if they were boiled. It didnt taste terrible and some aspects were nice (yorkshires) but generally not a brilliant offering for the money. Whilst choosing our meals we'd decided not to have a starter but one of our party pointed to the sign next to us saying £19.95 for 2 courses, we opted therefore for a starter. When the bill came we were charged full price (closer to £25) I queried and was firstly informed the "the board is wrong, we are taking it down later" I asked them to sense check that with manager, i actually had to ask a couple of times. The manager comes over and was a little off and argumentative saying the t's and c's are on menu (not directed to menu on the board) and only applied to desert and again the board is wrong and its more money now anyway. For the record the board is about 40 x the size of the t's and c's on menu and if they knew it was wrong it shouldnt have been up. The description online even says "unfussy place with chalkboard menus", I guess thats wrong too. They clearly didnt care and had no inclination to attempt to pacify, so we politely paid the bill and left.

The waitress took our order without writing it down, we waited 45 mins with no food arriving, my husband spoke to waitress who took order and she went to kitchen and said it would be about 5-10 mins, I said they haven’t started cooking our order yet and she said no, she said order tickets got lost!!!! Mean while bar staff just standing around chatting , asked for manager and out come yet another rather young person and all she could say was sorry , nothing to try and save reputation of restaurant, will. never go back, needs adults to run place,we went to recruiting Sargent on off chance, we got table , order taken and meal within 20 mins, fantastic

Attended an event on the 6th. Staff did an excellent job.

Food a cut above in country pub atmosphere. I’ll definitely be back

Just keep coming back here for the changing menu using local ingredients and local beers and spirits! It's perfect rain or shine you will have a lovely time.

Came to Norfolk for a weeks hols all in all not the best time. The only saving grace as been The Chequers. We went twice in the week and these have been the best meals out we've had in a long time the food was outstanding and reasonably priced. Lovely place and really nice staff. If you get a chance go there.

Great pub with good food and large beer garden. 3 course seasonal menu de jour (Mon-Thurs) for £25 was great value for restaurant standard food.

Perfect evening after a muddy stomp around Buxton Heath in the sunshine ☀️ Popped into one of our favourite local pubs & decided to try their seasonal du jour menu which is 3 courses for £25 or 2 courses for £21. The food was utterly delicious with fresh ingredients & attention to detail. The staff as always were lovely & welcoming. Plenty of space & free parking right outside 🅿️ Huge beer garden on grass 🍺 and the garden gets the afternoon sun which is perfection. A really lovely pub & worth popping along to as it’s just so easy to access & enjoy !

Waitress was fantastic, really friendly and helpful. The food was disappointing. 3 Fish goujons wouldn't have contained enough fish to make a fish finger, it had skin on and way too much batter. Chips were ok, but bright yellow. And for some reason the Stokes ketchup was...... Black 🤷

A warm welcome to begin with, with a good selection of drinks. Local ales were particularly of note. Not an extensive selection, but enough to be interesting. Pigeon breast to start was a real treat. Nicely prepared and presented. Rhubarb jus was tasty. Would benefit from a little more considering the portion size of the meat. Pork belly was superb! I'm glad I asked for extra apple sauce. This was great, but again needed a bit extra to accompany the portion size. All the elements were excellent, making a really great mouthful when combined. An important sign of well matched elements. Trout fillet was cooked beautifully! The sauce was really good, but not outstanding. A lovely cheese selection and Lemon posset for dessert. The lemon was fabulous, and a very well flavoured mango sorbet to accompany. After a bit of a hiccup at the start, service was really attentive and friendly. Definitely coming here again. Dog friendly, for those that care. :-)

Just had Sunday lunch to celebrate a birthday. Great friendly pub, everyones food was excellent, generous portions good menu with plenty of choice, staff are amazing, nothing was too much trouble. Thank you to everyone at the Chequers 😀

This is a pretty thatched pub with delicious food just outside Norwich. The service was attentive and friendly, and we had no complaints whatsoever. Would highly recommend the chicken supreme and the fish and chips.

Lunchtime just a bit quite, but it was raining and miserable outside.

Absolutely lovely Sunday roast. I went with my wife and sister in law who are both vegan and they thoroughly enjoyed it. Really good value and the staff couldn't do enough for us. Will definitely be going back.

Beautiful little place, young ladies serving were very conscientious. Food was very good.

5⭐️ Amazing pub- absolute GEM Cannot recommend highly enough! Had an absolutely superb evening. Food was fantastic and the service was excellent 🥰 Such a beautiful pub inside and out, now on our favourites list. Will be recommending to friends and family and returning very soon!!

We waited 15 minutes to get menus and to order drinks so we had to go to the bar to do this, when the girl did come eventually to take our drinks order we had enough time to decide what we wanted to eat so we ordered it all at the same time. When the food came it was cold and the garlic bread was burnt. The food itself once it was re heated was tasty, we waited an hour from ordering our food to it being served cold. Unfortunately I think this girl was on her own in the pub so it was not her fault. I would not go again

A private function in the Barn. Excellent food, brilliant service, great staff. Thank you.

What can I say great value.first class service clean great result to all the staff.will return

We went to the cheques for a birthday meal . Well never again there were 10 of us and most of us had the roast we waited a long time for it to come out and when it did they were all cold one had the beer batter fish and chips and that was cold. We don't mind waiting a while but when they all come out cold after waiting a long time it's not good. I would not recommend this pub to anyone. It used to be really popular but no longer popular,it's such a shame

Great pub, freehold, so a good selection of drinks. Steven was at the bar when we went, nice chap, we didn't eat this time, but will be back for sure..

Sunday roast, taste and presentation fantastic....excellent service and excellent food.

Very good service/staff, lovely food great atmosphere.

Lovely meal at a good price. Will certainly return.

We stopped here yesterday and we had a lovely time sitting in the garden. Friendly reception from staff, good choice of local drinks, and the food very tasty. We ordered sandwiches however these were very nice and came with a very nice selection of condiments. A lovely pub in the norfolk village of Hainford. Good parking, play area for children, great choice of food and drink. There was nothing not to like.

Just wow, excellent food, fantastic menu, great atmosphere and excellent service. Will be back shortly

Great staff, great food (I had the ox liver and bacon with garlic mash) and the cider was good too.

Very disappointed. Lovely setting, good selection of beers, staff very nice, but the food is not great which is a shame. Has so much potential. We have to talk about the chips? I have no idea how they were so bad, but they must be reheated or old as they were chewy and just awful. They even looked anemic. Cheapest and easiest thing to get right but these were bad.

Another superb BritStops motorhome stopover. Very peaceful nights sleep. Great food in the pub with a great number of GF options and lots of locally sourced food and drinks. There is also a good dog walking field right next to the pub car park

We wanted a Sunday roast for a party of 12 and this was recommended by a friend. However, it was a very disappointing meal, the roast was bland, and the desserts were not nice at all, we didn't even finish it! The crumble was stogey and custard was gloopy. The yorkshire pudding was burnt and the gravy was watery. The pub itself wasn't that busy, yet it was still hard to get the waiters attention. However, that said, there was a girl who was friendly and apologetic to us when she served us, hence the 2 stars for service. There was quite some wait for the despite us ordering in advance as we were a big party group; even the kids ice cream took about 10mins to be served, we had to chase it! Overall, I wouldn't recommend but hopefully it was just a one off for them?

Been twice recently for a roast and a meal. Both were very good. They are doing 3 course for £24 at present which we thought was good value considering what most charge for a stand alone starter/dessert.

Lovely pub, Great food and friendly staff

Had a great lunch outside in the sun while the kids played on the swings and slide. Food was nice and service was super friendly :)

Nice pub with good local and seasonal food. Nice range of beers on tap. Friendly service. Well worth a visit

Lovely food and atmosphere. Worth a visit.

Great food with gluten and dairy free options. Great service too. Would recommend 👍

Very disappointed with the Summer Vegetable Risotto. It was too dry and very bland. Would not recommend!

Can't fault the service. Food was bland and desserts.

Mediocre food Out of 8 people 2 cleared their plates Food did not look appetising and tasted equally so

Repeat visit to chequers, wasn't disappointed amazing food, quick polite service, will be coming back

Friendly staff, very nice old school pub with a nice beer garden.

Popped in for a couple of pints and had a lovely time would come again

Clean place, wonderful environment. Meals are so fine priced fairly.

Lovely country pub, plenty of parking and kids play area. Food was amazing and the staff where very friendly. Was only visiting on holiday but if in the area would definitely go back

Really great atmosphere. Wide selection of beers (both ales and lagers) and was impressed with the gin selection too. Food took a while to come out, but more than worth the wait. We all had roasts (the beef is pictured) and so amazingly tasty; I'm not a Yorkshire pudding fan, but that was incredibly delicious!!! Desert was incredible too. Staff were lovely and really knowledgeable about beer and very attentive. Can't wait to return.

Very expensive very pore lighting

Surprisingly quiet, service friendly and very helpful, food excellent and reasonably priced too. Lovely location. Highly recommended

Warmly welcomed, nice outdoor area with kids play area, food was stunning. Staff were nice and softly spoken. We could hear the pub quiz going on a few tables away and ended up joining in unofficially (and even got a few right - bonus we didn't though!)

Met up with friends for a quick drink last Saturday, sat outside. Lots of cars in car park but not many customers. Menu looks good so may try it. Slightly put off by numerous bad reviews though. Back in the area in August

We enjoyed lovely service and delicious food here with my mum for a little treat. Very helpful

Great pub attended beer festival there

We stopped her on our way home from a trip to the coast, the staff were really welcoming, our food was hot and plentiful overall a lovely little pub and restaurant, I would of given 5 stars but they didn't have a child's menu so my daughter had a huge burger, which of course she couldn't finish, the Chequers also has a car park and beer garden with a nice kids play area ....(so why no menu?)

Came in on a busy afternoon because we saw a sign on the side of the road. we love finding little of the beat pubs like these and really enjoyed the food and the service the young lady serving us was very polite and even though they had run out of a few items there was still plenty to choose from on the menu would highly recommend.

Great venue with excellent staff but most of the components on the vegetarian roast could use some work: - Came with steamed new potatoes, even though the menu said roasted new potatoes - Came with steamed parsnips and carrots, even though the menu said roasted carrots and parsnips. The parsnip was also quite hard. - No Yorkshire pudding - No cauliflower cheese - we asked about this and were provided with a small pot, which was nothing like any cauliflower cheese we've ever had - it seemed semi-pureed, no large pieces I understand that the last two points may have been because they want to also cater for vegan guests, but the steamed potatoes and vegetables were really quite disappointing. That said, the nut roast itself was really lovely with lots of great flavours. I had the sticky toffee pudding for dessert which was wonderful. We'd come again but probably on another day of the week.

Lovely pub . Have never been here before. Just stopped off with some friends for lunch. All the food was excellent. I had the ox liver

Having been here a year ago & had a good meal midweek lunchtime, thought we would give it a try for Sunday lunch. It seemed one person was just taking out food from the kitchen! When our food arrived it was lukewarm. I sent it back straight away. The second time around it wasn't much hotter. The puddings were homemade but not very nice in taste. Very disappointed from our previous visit. Main gripe, when I paid I wasn't given a bill, he just read the total off the till !! Probably deleted my bill at the same time! Won't be returning.

It was quiet but that didn't mean it had no atmosphere. The food was great and service was just right. We weren't rushed but we weren't forgotten. I had the steak and it was brilliant.

Great pub, called on the day to book and was told plenty of seats available. Food was lovely couldn't fault any of it the waiters explained everything to us. Even down to the beers as was all home brewed

Ordered a steak with my family and it was delicious. Great service and great food. Great options for Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Vegan and Vegatarian customers.

Fab food well presented and great service, will come again for sure. Not quite as bustly as I thought for a Saturday but not quiet either, was really quite nice.

Lacked an atmosphere, poor quality food.

A fine night out with family. Great food, large portions ( too big to finish )! Friendly staff and lovely atmosphere

Food is really good, fish and chips is big

Surprisingly dead on a Friday evening. Food was excellent, but service was bizarrely slow considering there was barely anyone else in there. We were stuck on a small table by a draughty chimney, which was odd when as it turned out they could have given us any table. It took 30 minutes for our order to be taken. Staff just seemed to disappear. When we asked for our bill it came and then the waitress disappeared to clean the few other tables and seemed surprised when I wanted to pay. Very strange that this isn't more popular given the quality of the food and the interesting menu choices

Fabulous Sunday lunch & service thanku

My family and I attended for Sunday lunch here yesterday and having been to the Chequers for food before and previously been quite impressed, I can honestly say it was quite disappointing. The waitress didn't seem to know an awful lot about the food when questions were being asked and when the food arrived the beef cuts were really cheap tasting and tough, the cauliflower cheese was stone cold and the veg was very bland to say the least. Also, the menu reads that the vegetarian option comes with "roasted baby potatoes" and they were just boiled potatoes, which I didn't eat, because I don't like them. My mum's meal also said it came with stuffing and it didn't. If you're charging £15.50 for a one course Sunday dinner, it should probably be of a pretty good quality and it just wasn't unfortunately. When letting the waitress know that certain items were missing from our dishes, she seemed exasperated, which made us feel bad for saying anything. The toilets were also really smelly, which you don't expect for a food establishment. I was quite embarrassed having recommended the Chequers to my family who wanted a decent Sunday roast after a hard weekend of house moving. I can't say we'll be booking again. 2 stars only because the Yorkshire puddings were half decent.

First time going to the chequers,the wife had beef lasagna, with hardly any mince in it,I had venison pudding which I think was over cooked in the microwave it nearly broke my teeth,very disappointed won't be going back

Very disappointed. The lasagne was burnt. The fries were not cooked properly. The banoffee pudding was nice but... the menu was limited. Shame it used to be so good. Staff were nice and surroundings are good.

I could not fault my meal here tonight, staff were very nice and polite, food was served quickly and was good quality, well presented. Reasonably priced. Place can be a bit chilly, so wrap up warm. But all in all very good

Haven't been here for quite a while but wasn't disappointed. 😋

We went here for as meal, and had asked to be seated in a quiet end, due to having an assistance dog and company with autism. Sadly we were sat in the middle of the room, and it felt cold as we were in front of a door with a draft coming through it. Would have been much nicer if they had lit a log fire and had a few less tables crammed in allowing a little additional space around each one. Also listening to a customer's request for seating preferences. The food however was good and very filling. Even making sure that young ones had something to occupy them whilst waiting for the food.

Had a very delicious meal, everything was perfect for the family. Table was clean, food was delicious, couldn't complain and will be going again.

A very disappointing 89.99 Xmas meal. Our booking was for 3pm. We had a drink before being shown to our completely plain looking table at 3.10, no effort to make it look Christmassy whatsoever. It then took until 4.15 for our starter to arrive and then the chaos just continued. Other diners were experiencing the same problem as us with the food taking so long. We finally got our main course around 5ish and it was barely warm. This is the first time eating out on Xmas day and it was so disappointing and stressful. It was meant to be enjoyable and relaxing but it was ruined. It wasn’t just the food, the staff were all stressed out because the whole thing was poorly organised. All they could do was apologise and say that other diners were feeling the same. One waitress said the kitchen wasn’t capable of coping with 170 bookings.

Excellent Christmas Day lunch at The Chequers! Beautiful pub and we were in The Barn but that's not an issue - it's a cosy outbuilding at the back of the pub that is simple & tastefully decorated. The food was outstanding and we liked that it wasn't a rushed service with time between each course. We we're just a table of 2, and Sophie who served us was excellent! We'll book for next year!

Our Christmas Day ruined. I would like to give no stars!!! We were put in a cold barn and not the pub - not what we booked. It was freezing. The door was open the whole time in December. There were no table cloths. Paper napkins. Very very cheap crackers. A candle, which remained unlit even though I requested it was lit. Not what you would expect on Christmas Day when it was £89 per person. To get to the said barn we had to go through the pub, outside and through the smoking area, which was unkempt and had dog mess on the path. It felt like going to a roadside cafe. The cutlery wasn’t even set out correctly 😳. My glass was dirty. The service was appalling. The food was dreadful. My father had one roast potato on his dinner. The sprouts were rock hard. We had to send our food back as it was burnt. Nobody was offered any condiments not even cranberry sauce. We had a metal disc in the pudding. The table was tiny and would barely sit 4 and there were 5 of us. They told us we couldn’t put one on the end as we would be in their way. But we couldn’t fit, let alone eat. They said nobody has ever complained, but we heard multiple complaints. The table next to us left and said they would never return. We also will never return. The attitudes of the staff and owner was disappointing. I overheard a staff member complaining about the customers.

Staff are great, had the burger was good

Old World pub, thatched roof, traditional windows. The food was delicious, the portions were very generous, and the service was very efficient. I would highly recommend it.

Wonderful fine delicious food and great hospitality! Great ambience and service. I would recommend it unreservedly. Six of us visited on a Tuesday and were very happy!