The Fat Cat in Norwich - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

At last I’m here. Love this place, service is great and great atmosphere.

Lovely people, lovely beer. Pretty far out of town so football supporters should plan ahead and order a taxi to the station on matchdays

An excellent, friendly pub with a fantastic selection of real ales - including many from their own brewery. Their selection of bitters are especially good, but the rest of their selection of pales, ambers and mild cater to a broad range of tastes so guaranteed to find something you like.

Great friendly local style pub with fantastic choice of beer

Fabulous traditional pub with the added bonus for me of a cask conditioned Stout straight from the barrel. The discount on buying two pint jugs is very welcome.

Gee whiz! This is freaking awesome!!!😻

A beer lovers pub, with lots of choice of real ales to suit all tastes. We like the "Incredible" beer and often buy the 2 pint jug. Reasonable prices too.

A place to be. Pints are impeccable and fresh (well priced too) brewed by the local brewery of the same name. Though enough guest beers and imported stuff. Cozy and beautiful this pub feels like home even when quite busy with friendly locals. Plenty of seating outside too.

For people who want proper beer, visit a proper pub. This one.

Great place for a chin wag with your friends fabulous choice of beers.

Lovely pub with loads of ales on offer

A great range of ales and beers. Loads of room and outside seating. Friendly staff and customers.

Brilliant selection of real ales lager and cider. Always busy and a real pub. Fast service and clean. Love it

Great traditional pub just outside Norwich centre and how many beers on tap!!!!

The pub which all other pubs are measured against.

Great selection of beers at good prices. The staff are very good as well.

Friendly staff, nice punters and good atmosphere!!

Lot of different beers, great local Ales and fair prices!

Fantastic pub. Great selection of beers and ales. Friendly staff and relaxed atmosphere

Bloody grim, beers taste like been left outside in the somme for 2 years, absolutely grim. Would recommend if you hate yourself. 1 star

As the advert goes Probably the best pub in the world. 20+real ales 🍺on at any time. Always in tip-top condition. Campion pub of Britain x2. Highly Recommended ❤😄

Fabulous pub, great beer and atmosphere highly recommended. Friendly service

A proper drinkers pub, huge selection of ales to satisfy your camra cravings!

Probably the best ale House in Norwich..

nice selection of beers sat outside unfortunately spoiled by selfish smokers and vapours

I feel welcomed every time I visit. friendly staff.... patient because it takes a while for me to choose a drink form the large drinks menu. beer is excellently well kept.... and not over priced. what more can you ask for!

First visit and definitely won’t be the last. Popped in on the homeward leg of a long walk and ordered a pint of bitter. There was a great atmosphere and I took my pint outside where there was plenty of seating to enjoy it in the sun. One of the best pints I’ve had in a long time.

Great pub with a huge selection of beers. Only problem is finding a seat as always busy (which is a good thing).

Always great. Lovely atmosphere, excellent service and great beer.

Real traditional pub, impressive range of beers and ciders, relaxed atmosphere

Fantastic environment and beers

I’ve been going here for over 35 years, though not as often as I would like as I live far away. It remains one of my top five pubs in the country. Always a high quality range of ales, well kept and perfectly served in the correct shaped glass by brilliant staff. They allow and welcome dogs, a key point for me. Try as I may, I’m unable to find any fault. Apart from my recent visit where I noticed ‘Greene King Abbot’. This in my mind an abomination, as this Massive corporation, Chinese owned, holds such an exclusive grip on many pubs in my area and others, that I’ll not enter their pubs let alone drink their mass produced ‘pelch’.

Brilliant real ale james is a credit to this pub reasonable prices and dog friendly 👏

Old world pub that is very dark inside and seems to be inhabited mainly by older males. I was with my husband and was the only female 'apparent' in the place, very noisy and not a very comfortable atmosphere. The beer was OK that I had, but didn't think it was an exciting range of beer to have on in the winter months, considering it 'has been' CAMRA national pub of the year, but also seems to be missing from the Good Beer Guide for a few years! This suggests maybe standards are slipping in the real ale world at the pub, as was my observation !

Best pub in Norwich. Great local. Lots of Ales and beer choices, great staff and landlord!

Excellent ale and cider pub with almost too much choice! Very popular but has lots of outside seating

Nice pub, cozy atmosphere, friendly staff, good beer

Always excellent choice of real ales. Try their own beers they are great, but there is usually a choice of guest ales.

One of, if not the, best real ale pubs in Norwich. I highly recommend the Broadoak Perry.

Nice back Street brewery boozer

Amazing pub, everyone needs to visit this pub for the great beers, ciders and atmosphere. A must.

Huge selection of real ales, World beers and ciders

Friendly staff. Great selection of cask.

Nice little pub , and allowed to bring food in from the restaurant up the road

Brilliant beer pub, the best ale pub in Norfolk, possibly the world! 😁

Memories of Jack and I - love this place xx

Heaven for real ale drinkers with a vast choice of beers and ciders

The fat cat is a traditional street corner pub, more than that it is a great pub. Deservedly regularly featured in the campaign for Real ales good beer guide. It has a fantastic range of top quality Cask conditioned real ales, and an excellent selection of ciders and bottled beers. The staff are very knowledgeable and friendly. This cosy pub has an interesting display of old pub memorabilia and is always busy when I have called in. This is favourite pub in Norwich, highly recommended.

Dream beers dream staff. Real Real ale pub. Excellent.

Reasonably priced. Excellent selection of beers

What can I say about the Fat cat that's not been said before? Excellent all round. Cheaper, and better, than average beer. Massive selection and good company. A proper good place

A huge selection of beer and ales. Nice traditional atmosphere with a twist.

Lovely little well kept pub, a huge choice of ciders, bitters and largers

The best real pub in the city ✌️

So many excellent ales to choose from!

Had a quick pint after Sunday lunch and was surprised at how empty it was, till I remembered it was Sunday lunchtime! Ordered a Tom Cat as it'd be rude not to have a local brew and it was as nice as ever. Always a pleasure to come here when I'm in Norwich, can't wait to come again.

Great pub and worth the trip away from the city centre. Fantastic large selection of ales and craft beers on tap. Plenty of seating and character. Highly recommend if you're a beer lover but its a cracking pub too if you're not.

The real ale in this pub is really the best in Norwich. Always served in peak condition so that every mouthful is delightful.

Bei "In der Nähe" zeigte Google Maps nur 4 Fußminuten von unserem nicht wirklich zentral gelegenen Quartier entfernt ein Pub. Das konnte man ja mal versuchen. Wow, alles andere wäre ein unverzeihlicher Fehler gewesen. Bisher war der Nelson Pub in Sydneys Rocks mein Favorit. Der wurde von The Fat Cat vom Sockel gestossen. Einfach super, tolle Atmosphäre - leider zu wenig Zeit um alle Biere auszuprobieren.

What a truly brilliant pub. The range of cider and beer is breathtaking and the service is great. It has to be my favourite pub in Norwich... of the few I have now been to! Go to The Fat Cat - you will not regret it.

Fantastic pub with a wide range of real Ales, no pool tables no duke box no TV lots of beer, as a pub should be.

An amazing choice of real ales and ciders on sale here the most I have ever seen in one place... The bar staff were very friendly and very patient when it took me so long to choose my ale... no music just conversation with like minded people....

What a fantastic pub this is. Lots of cask beers and excellent service. A good selection of home made rolls are available if you get hungry!

Brilliant pub for real ale; simply excellent. This is not a food pub but that's fine - rolls pies crisps available if a small hunger pang sets in.

This has to be the best beer pub ever...yes it's that good. Fantastic choice of beers and every one I tried was in tip top condition. Nice atmosphere too.

It was well worth the walk from the centre of Norwich to this pub. An excellent selection of beers in a friendly atmosphere. Highly recomended.

The title says it all really. You really won't find a better pub in Norwich. Great beers. Great atmosphere.

went in here for a drink prior to eating across the road. seems like a throwback to the good ole days of a local pub and I am glad we went in. If you like that then I strongly recommend a visit and a superb selection of ales.

As ever, a truly magnificent range of beautifully kept beers from both UK and further afield. A must-visit location for any beer lover.

If you are in norwich and like real Ale and beer then this is the must place to go.A fantastic and very wide selection of beers on tap and bottle. You can even take away.If you like beer you have to visit

The Fat Cat small chain of pubs are Norwich Jewels Used to live next to the FC Brewery tap where they brew their own selection of fine ales, Now my local is the FC and Canary with its fine rotation of guest beers and welcoming atmosphere. The first one was The Fat Cat on Nelson St.I had just had an incredible brunch at Woolf and Social opposite and hangover banished by a couple of their bloody marys crossed the road to sink a few fine ales. Always a warm welcome, great selection of beers and rolls still 60p! What's not to like?

Great selection of beers. Packed at 5 o'clock on a Thursday evening which says it all. Worth thevwalk from the city centre. Would be happy to have this as my local

By universal opinion this is unequivocally the best pub in Norwich, and who am I to disagree! The friendliest of staff, great range of beers and 'characters' frequenting the bar - a home from home for some, clearly! Don't expect fine dining but you WILL enjoy this now famous hostelry, particularly if you're over, say, 30! Every positive that I could add has probably already been posted!

Been here countless times. Superb pub. Beers really well kept. Cannot fault it. If you love beer and are in the area you have to visit this pub!

Some lovely Ales to choose from, if fact so many it will take a few trips :o) some good ciders too, especially if you like the stronger ones (I recommend "Old Rosie" ).Regulars are friendly and the staff are not just friendly but know there beers to. They brew many of there own ales as well as selling many guest ales from other local and national brewers.

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By far the best pub in Norwich. Always an absolutely brilliant selection of ales, ciders and beers for any occasion. The staff are friendly and knowledgeable and you can clearly see why it gets so crowded every day. Truly lovely place for a drink at any time of day, any time of year.

This is a traditional style pub that serves great real ales. Great atmosphere and a great place to kick back and relax

Great selection of ales, awesome pies and rolls, great atmosphere, lovely company...no reason NOT to go! Great to visit any time or pick up a Fat Cat take away.

Easily the best selection of beers in Norwich, and dog friendly too! Shame they don't do food but with top notch bevies who cares?

We never seem to have enough time for a longer visit. This pub has an enormous selection of delicious fresh beers. It is friendly and always has a good buzz. You do not have to have a beard and a beer belly to appreciate this place. I had the fat cat marmalade, sweet and strong. My husband had their bitter, which he also really enjoyed. If you love a good pub and a good pint, then you will not be disappointed.

You can't knock a pub for being busy and when it was the only pub around that did proper beer properly, it's shortcomings could be forgiven. I choose now to drink the small amount of beer l now consume in more pleasant surroundings.

Large selection of beer cider and lager, you are really spoilt for choice here. The service is very good and staff are really friendly.

Pub typique très sympathique, l'un des meilleurs du coin semble-t-il. Ce sont mes connaissances anglaises qui m'ont emmené là. Le personnel est sympa. Rien de spécial à ajouter.

Don't get me wrong, I love the Cat. I was there the night it opened, I was there the morning Johnny Wilkinson swung his (wrong) foot into history, I wet my son's head there, and I am reasonably sure I finished my stag night there.But.Despite its fine pork pies - and they are good - its wide ranges of crisps - Tyrrells, if memory serves, and the reasonable pork scratchings, not even the most one-eyed fan of the widest selection of real ales in a hundred miles was a place to go to eat.

This is truly a great pub, with a wide selection of well- kept beers, a friendly atmosphere and good service.Well worth the short trip from the town centre.

Best Real Ale Pub in Norwich and England and they have won awards to prove that. A traditional english alehouse (not restaurant) with lots of ales to choose from. If your looking for real ale look no further.

Amazing little old fashioned pub with great ales. Very friendly staff & locals. Very clean, including the toilets. Can't wait to visit again when I'm in the area.

Love The Fat Cat but when will Trip Advisor get a separate section for pubs? Only food on offer is fresh rolls ??? Interesting that number 1 "restaurant " in Norwich is Grovenor Fish Bar !! Fab fish and chips but that's all.

Good little bar but they're own beer is only ok, however if its not for you there are plenty of other taps. No food to speak of, get food and I'll add a star

Fantastic pub - always lots of people there. Fantastic beer and lovely soft rolls to soak it all up!

This is a beer pub. Think of it as just that, a brilliant beer pub. Faultless.Good selection of lagers, spirits, wines etc as well. Justifiably world famous.

Had a few drinks in this place on holiday last week, referred by many friends. Didn't disappoint, amazing place with the best staff, so friendly and really helpful! Great selection of ales and ciders and a lovely interior, will 100% be returning :) <3

Great pub with the widest ale and beer range. Very pleasant place. Staff is very professional and knows everything about the drinks they are serving. If you are not sure about what to choose they will give you to try.

A great pub. Honestly, I felt like I should leave because this pub is clearly a terrific local pub folks from the neighborhood stop into. I didn't want to take away from that. Awesome place with great beer. I had a lovely house bitter.

great little pub with a good atmosphere. No music or TV but always busy and a great friendly atmosphere. has to be said that the choice of real ales and specialty beers is huge and always a struggle to know what to try next.

Been to "the cat" a few times and it is simply a "proper" pub, huge selection of well kept ales / ciders, very friendly atmosphere, sit and have a chat, do a crossword, read the paper and enjoy the craic. Its what pubs used to be and long may it remain so.

Been here a few times and the beer is fantastic. Its a proper real ale pub and probably the best in Norwich. You really won't be disappointed.

The beer is well kept,and well served. The establishment is very popular and often very full. My only criticism is that there is too many choices!!!

The only place to get a really wide range of beer's, with very friendly bar service, it need's to be on your list, next time you are in the area.