The Chequers Hainford in Broadland

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

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.

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?)

Lovely food, cracking local beers well worth a visit

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!

We went out for lunch and although the place was not busy, we were sat in a room away from everyone, which was not very nice. It took a long time for our food to arrive, which was tasty but not as gastro pub as we expected. All in all not the best experience.

I wanted to praise this place as the staff were superb and in my opinion went the extra mile to please. The food was amazing. We had such a good Sunday roast that we're going to book for Christmas Day. Thank you for the Yorkshire Pudding 😄

Very underwhelmed. The food was mediocre, some of the veg was undercooked while the cauliflower cheese disintegrated when you put your folk in it. Then they messed up the bill at the end. Not impressed plus it was cold as appeared to be no heating on.

Excellent Sunday lunch at a great price. Had mixed meat roast, portion size more than adequate both for meat and veg, and really delicious. Friendly attentive staff, with great atmosphere in the restaurant. Will be back when I have an opportunity (visiting from Devon!)

Very disappointed with our visit this evening .... menu was limited for me. Long wait for starters with only three tables in .... we used to love it here ..... won't be in a rush to go back !!!!!!

Disappointing menu...smaller light bite meals not available on Fridays. Although presented nicely, food was mediocre.

Since it's re-opening under new management the Hainford Chequers has a renewed warm atmosphere. Great food, great beer.

Went in for a few drinks after a funeral and decided to stay for a small quick bite to eat. I realise it was a bit busy so the wait was acceotable. The young girl serving was so lovely and doing her best. The older blonde woman was very rude, inappropriate and grumpy. It was like she didn't want us there. Many of our group commented on her rudeness. Not sure I would go back. Ashame as I had heard good things about the restaurant before.

We had a late booking for Sunday lunch, that might explain why my 2 slices of beef were from the end of the joint. Still, it was a very tasty plate full, good selection of veg. They had a full house which probably explains why the service was a bit slow. Kids' roast was unnecessarily large, too much waste. Will go again.

Lovely picturesque pub. Food was lovely and reasonably priced. We had 3 children in our party which were well catered for with kids menu and a high chair that was available. Even though we had bit of a wait for our food, this would have been overlooked if we then had not had to experience the rudeness of a member of staff. She spoke to a member of our group for having a vape. If a customer is doing something they do not allow then there are ways of dealing with this politely. Not the way she dealt with it. She was extremely rude and spoke to our family member like she was a child. Her poor attitude continued when she served dessert. The filthy look she gave to members of our group was totally unneccessary. Why is this person working in a customer facing role when it's clear she does not have qualities required for this position. On this note, we are unlikely to visit again. Such a shame she had to spoil a 90th birthday family meal. Date of visit:

I liked the ambiance of the pub. We only had the starters, but they were tasty.

Friendly staff, great food. Service a little slow.

Very nice lunch, great service, good atmosphere

Had a delightful meal today. The service was excellent and the food was delicious. I will be returning.

Dropped in for a drink very friendly place nice selection of drinks

We had a cracking roast dinner a few weeks ago and went back last night and had a great meal again.Very envious of my son who is moving to Hainford and Chequers will be his local pub

Dropped in for a snack and a pint on a quiet Monday. The "ordinary pub burger" was arguably one of the most delicious, well trimmed burgers I have tasted in 77 years. The young lady at the bar was absolutely charming and caught a perfect note of welcome and good service. Menu looked really interesting and the lunch deal good value. I shall definitely return for a more formal meal, of which I have high hopes. Many thanks for such a pleasant experience.

Great Sunday lunch well worth the trip

Tasty food, well cooked. Friendly staff and lovely surroundings.

Sat a table for 2 at 1.10pm. Ordered 2 drinks no problems. Waited so long for our order to be taken I had to stop a staff member and ask “ can someone please take our order please”. 5 mins later our order was taken. Then we waited and waited waited to the point it got ridiculous. We sat down at 1.10 at 2.10 we were still waiting for food so decided that the service was appalling and left. The pub wasn’t even rushed off its feet to warrant the sub standard service. We offered to pay for drinks but the manager waived the cost.

Superb food...superb venue...superb staff....

After reading some recent negative reviews we were a bit apprehensive, but we had a lovely experience and the food was great. The mainly young staff were attentive and courteous and our group of 8, plus a baby were all pleased with our meals. The steak was cooked perfectly, veg burger and tofu halloumi style salad were very tasty. The coffee and chocolate brownie was huge, with large chunks of fudge and really tasty...enough to share between two. All food was hot, well presented and all adequate portion sizes and reasonable value for money. As an added bonus, there was live music and BBQ, with a mini beer festival in the large garden and the pub was lively, but relaxed and very welcoming. The building itself is attractive and welcoming. The ladies loos weren't plush, but clean and adequate. I'd definitely recommend visiting and seeing for yourself, rather than taking too much notice of negative reviews. Any restaurant can have an off day, but we eat out weekly and this pub was certainly one we would visit again.

Food good. Staff friendly & polite. Reasonably priced.

One of the best meals we have had locally in a Norwich for a very long while. I had Liver & Bacon which was nothing short of incredible. My wife had the Chicken Keiv which she said was amazing. Service excellent too

Very disappointed . Slow service. Poor food.we’ll not be back. Thanks for your feedback on my previous review. Unfortunately non of the meals we ordered (group of 5) were up to standard. No chicken dishes available apart from a bbq wings starter which was disappointing. Fish cakes were potato cakes. Salmon was over cooked with a dry cous cous. Burger was dry. Sorry but you need to up your game

Lovely place for quality food or just a drink in the beer garden.

Worst dining experience and family meal in a very long time, for what was meant to be a birthday and family celebration. Very overpriced for basic meals - would give no stars if I could. Service was very slow, with food delivered 65-70 minutes after arrival. Pie of the week was bolognese pie - more Dolmeo than home made sauce and Pasta Primavera included burnt/synged pasta and cabbage as a substitute for samphire. Will not be going back.

I was overcharged when ordering meals, and had to point out that two £14 meals should cost £28, not £28.50. Eventually the Manageress was called, and she did finally agree that I should only be charged £28. The overpaid cash was handed back without apology or explanation, which I thought was simply rude. Ham egg and chips should not have been hard to prepare, but the ham was mostly fat and rind, and the eggs were so over cooked as to be virtually solid - white as well as yoke. Had to go to the bar to remind them that I had paid for and was waiting for desert. Altogether a pretty dismal experience, one I will most certainly not be repeating.

OK food and service. Pricey for what it was. Pie and chips: Nice chicken pie, but hard dry chips. Liver and Bacon: great liver, local too. The bacon appeared mostly not local, as in only a little bit of the promised bacon seemed to have reached the plate. Did taste nice. Perhaps felt a tenner too much overall for what we got. Might visit if in the area again, but would try other places 1st.

I got a cheeky burger and fries from this absolutely jaw dropping pub of whom contains mightily friendly staff. Well cleaned bathrooms and drinks came quick and fast. I will be recommending this to all of my friends if they happen to be in the predicament of needing food in the area. Overall 10/10 I would give 15/10 if I could LOL.

Our sever Abbie was attentive, polite and quite frankly the best part of our experience. We waited over an hour for our main courses with only 2 other tables in the restaurant… When the food arrived it was extremely mediocre. One ordered the apricot chicken which quite frankly arrived like an Hors d'Oeuvres, an £20 Hors d'Oeuvres. We ordered the donuts, by doughnuts it was 3 biscuits shaped golf balls… The 2 stars are quite frankly for the service and nothing else.

We booked into Chequers for Saturday evening meal, unfortunately we hadn't been put in the book, however, they did find a table, my husband had Liver and mash, he said it was the nicest liver he's eaten in a long time, I had the vegetarian pasta,it was delicious, the staff are very friendly, knowledgeable and efficient, will definitely go again next time we are in the area.

Group of 5 booking. We arrived at 6.45pm for our evening meal. Two of the group decided to have a starter, The crab starter was extremely disappointing, even the diners on the table near to us complained to the waitress about the crab starter, did she pass concerns on to the chef? We then waited over an hour and 10 minutes from when 2 of our group finished their starter to receiving our main. Two of the group had the lamb pie,1 Sea Bass,1Salmon and 1 Tuna burger. The tuna burger was the only meal which got a good review. I would have said about this on the night but my mother asked me not to.as she said we just wont come here again. We have dined at The Chequers on many occasion since 2010,and always enjoyed the food, also when coming in group work party's. Food not up to standard for prices especially the starters. Flavourless.

Brilliant food superb ale very freindiy and polite staff

As always nothing to groan about love the place and all that goes with it

Excellent food and service nice atmosphere