The Fox at Lyng in Breckland

Love The Fox @ Lyng. Visited family this weekend & had a great meal & a few beers

Super food, lovely service - not the cheapest meal but you definitely get what you pay for. Braised beef was really good 😁

Went today for the first time with 2 young children. Lovely cosy family friendly atmosphere. Food was absolutely gorgeous, beautifully tender beef and insane chocolate desert was the highlight of the meal. Really great service (lunchtime service young blonde lad very polite, kind and efficient). Can't wait to go back. Will recommend highly!

Fabulous food! Great service and friendly helpful staff. Car parking can be a little tricky outfront but found the rear car park, no problem. Good size portions and apple crumble desert was yummy! Gluten free and veggie options also.

We visited as a group of 9 for our work Christmas meal, the food was delicious and really hot. Service was great, friendly staff and a great atmosphere. 100% recommend.

Service was friendly and food delicious nothing was to much trouble

We have eaten twice there this week for family meals and each time the food has been exceptional. A varied menu to suit all tastes, great portion sizes and presented exceptionally well. The second occasion we ate there was following the service of our Mum’s funeral - the staff were incredibly kind and accommodating to go out of their way to give us a quiet area of the restaurant to eat and reflect on the day. We will not hesitate to return! Thank you so much 🌟

Without doubt this establishment is getting a full 5 star review from me and my hen party! It was all a surprise to me until about 10 minutes prior to arrival. Super flexible with my girls who were setting up even though they had an unforeseen emergency on their hands they still delivered an excellent service, we were checked on throughout to check everything was ok and to see if we wanted anything else. The fox absolutely smashed our afternoon tea… with the sausage rolls being the highlight! Would defo recommend this venue for any gathering! Well done guys and thank you again.

Fabulous food. Nice, friendly, helpful staff, lovely atmosphere

Really varied menu, great range of options, food came out really quickly and looked amazing (recommend the mackerel starter and Asian beef main). Service was just the right amount of attentive without being overbearing. We were seated in the bar area which can be a bit noisy but generally nice atmosphere.Highly recommend

I visited on Saturday 26th October with 3 friends for a birthday meal. We had a table booked at 7pm and arrived a few minutes before this. We were met by a friendly member of staff at the bar who directed the waiter to seat us. He left the menus on the bar and it looked like he expected us to take these until the lady behind the bar reminded him to take these. We were seated and shortly our drink order was taken. When we got out drinks our food order was taken. We decided to go straight to main courses and ordered x3 of the tempura chicken and noodles and a beef lasagne. The dining room had other customers in but the atmosphere was friendly and warming. We heard other orders being taken and awaited our food. A table behind us who arrived after us was brought their food. We commented between us how odd this was as was the same amount of customers and not overly different food. We didn’t feel like we had ordered anything which required longer too cook. Before we could raise this with our waiter as had now been sat for 50 or so minutes, he came across and confirmed that the till he had put the transaction through on had stopped working and the order hadn’t made it to the kitchen. He re took the order and said he would push it to the top of the queue. At this point all of us had very rumbly tummies but know errors can happen. I feel it would have been nice if we were asked if we wanted any olives/bread etc to tide us over but this wasn’t offered After about 20 minutes the food arrived. This wasn’t tasty and hot and was very yummy The plates were cleared and then dessert menus offered. 2 of us took up the offer of a dessert and this came out quickly. We were also asked if any other drinks were required which we declined. At the end we asked for the bill and asked due to the wait if there was anything that could be done as had been waiting a long time. The waiter then came back to the table and confirmed he had knocked the price of the desserts down by half. This seemed unfair as we had all waited for the main meals and only 2 of us had desserts and we were paying seperatly for our own meals and drinks. We said this to the waiter who then came back again with 2 black envelopes confirming these had scratch cards in but not to open them now as they could only be used for a future visit before the end of November. I live quite local to the fox but the others do not and this was a birthday meal so we wouldn’t be going back out together soon and certainly not before the end of November so we confirmed that this wasn’t going to be something we could use and it didn’t seem fair that we would have to spend more money on another visit and not actually know what these scratch cards were. The waiter responded and said this is what he could do so I then asked if we could use them now. He said we could only use one of them now and not both. We scratched one off and it was a free starter ( which none of us had) so he said he would remove the amount of a starter off the bill. The other one was discarded as was no use to us ( may have been taken by one of my friends but wasn’t by me) We got the new bill ( which had a time on there of 19.06 which seemed odd as was told the till was broken and we had been asked to reconfirm our order so didn’t seem like it had been pulled across to another till but I could be wrong) and was working out what this would be each, My 3 friends had cash but I was paying by card. We waited. And waited for the waiter to come back with a card machine as I had my card out and on the table and was trying to grab his attention but he did not return. The table next to us got their bill and paid by card instantly but we did not have the offer of a card machine. In the end I went to the bar and asked to pay for the reminder of the bill via card. The lady on the bar called the waiters name a few times but didn’t get any response so took my payment. Whilst I was sorting this the waiter in question put his coat on and proceeded to go out into the garden for a cigarette break. He did not acknowledge us standing at the bar even when I smiled at him. We then left through the garden where there was quite a few members of staff having a cigarette ( no issue there I know they are entitled to their breaks) and a lady did smile at me when I walked past. The waiter who served us didn’t acknowledge us again and didn’t give us a “ thanks ladies bye” or anything. What I didn’t like about this is that I wasn’t told to go to the bar to pay for the remainder of the bill so if I hadn’t taken that initiative I would have been waiting for someone to appear with a card machine when the waiter was outside having what I presume was his break The food was delicious and I cannot fault it at all I have never had a bad meal at the fox but unfortunately on this occasion the customer service wasn’t what we had expected and had experienced before. I was slightly disappointed in all honestly

Lovely pub, nice decor inside and out. Staff were great. Food was quickly served. We had the best roast dinner there today. *GF options were good too. Also the sweet was first class 😋 Will visit again.

Great atmosphere and service, very clean.

Booked a table for a Sunday roast as we were in the area. I was looking forward to eating here after reading recent reviews. Staff were friendly and helpful. Had Korean chicken to start - it was ok but quite small, considering it was £10. We had two pork roasts, wanted beef, but they had run out. The roast was average. It was edible and all cooked correctly, but it wasn't very tasty and not enough gravy. Sorry to say we wouldn't return.

Food is good. Atmosphere and décor is a bit odd, soulless and unwelcoming. Music was loud and not the type of music you would expect when you are eating and trying to talk. Horrified at the stemless wine glasses. That is enough to put me off ever going back. Like drinking out of a beaker, or a fruit juice glass. Another customer told me the pub said they were 'trendy' glasses. Please! I go out in London to 'trendy' bars and I don't drink wine from a beaker, ever.

Brother lives in the village and we always visit the fox on our visit to brother and his wife. Last visit was excellent after being slightly disappointed on previous visit Over all very good, little bit pricey, if we lived in lyng it would be more of a special occasions pub Very good though, would recommend a visit

A lovely place to have a drink and food well recommended 👌🏼 😋

Lovely people very helpful and fair. Pity first dish ordered was not nice but they put it right and replaced. So full stars for that

The Fox at Lyng is a great place to dine, a cosy old English pub with tons of character. Great choice of food and excellent service. Looking forward to the next visit 👍

The food was delicious and plentiful, service was excellent too. Have had several meals here and always been good, no issues at all.

Best Sunday roast I’ve had in a very long time, couldn’t fault them. Beautiful meal all round, thank you very much. Highly recommend.

Went to see a band.Never been here before and wow what a beautiful place.Resturant,band area,undercover seats as well as in the garden and street food once a week.All this set in a beautiful village!! Will definitely coming here in the future.

The trip along narrow country lanes was well worth the adventure to arrive at the Fox at Lyng, where a warm welcome awaited us. We sat in the pleasant beer garden first opposite the church. The arrival of several tractors in the car park as part of a family celebration just added to the sense that we were in the middle of Norfolk in the countryside! The selection of beers was good and the sunday lunches were well cooked, tasted delicious and satisfied our appetites. This is a great pub, with great service and so we will certainly return.

Just a big thankyou to all the staff at the Fox for putting on a wonderfully 60th birthday party for my wife. They catered for 53 and the food was lovely and plentiful. Vikki and team couldn't do enough for us. Would definitely recommend for an event or meal. We will definitely be back. Thanks Vikki. X

I organised a surprise afternoon tea for my daughter with family and friends. The staff were so helpful and the food was delicious. We were given a private room which was perfect. Definitely excellent value and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend The Fox for private parties.

Monday food night is the best. Lovely pub garden

Nice pub, nice location, nice staff. Food was nice enough. Stage in the garden and weekly street food truck so they are putting the effort in to make a great pub, looses a star for no cask beer for me

We visited on a Monday night after a long drive looking for some chips. Unfortunately they don’t serve food on a Monday night but directed us to the street food van outside. 1 van was duck wraps which is not our thing and the other van was cake which is always our thing. We ordered the stuffed biscoff cookie, warm with custard. We would take the 3 hour journey again just for this cookie. Pub was bright, spacious and had lots of seating available outside. Had soft drinks and Can’t rate their food as they sadly weren’t serving.

Stopped for a drink whilst on a bike ride. Lovely staff, good variety of drinks. Lovely garden.

Burger was nice but not that hot. Welcoming pub however. Nice beer

We had such a lovely meal here. Food was of a very high standard. Excellent service and great atmosphere!

Had a Sunday lunch here with ma mum. It was lovely, busy enough to enjoy the atmosphere and the food was well prepared. Didn’t have to wait long but long enough to know it was freshly prepared. As long as you expect good quality food and a nice atmosphere then you won’t be disappointed. Interestingly they do various good nights in the week, so keen to get down and try those out for something a bit different than the usual pub grub. Definitely a good place for families or days out with the parents. Not a date spot though.

Always a lovely meal and great service there

Absolutely love this place, I have never been before. Staff very attentive checked on allergies, good varied menu. I hope to return soon.

Lovely pub, massive beer garden and great beer

We went for a lunch on a Tuesday and couldn't believe how quiet and devoid of customers it was. Couldn't fault the food though.

Found this place online as we are not from the area. Booked a table (for the same night) online which was really easy and the confirmation even had a link for directions. The place is nicely decorated and had a good feel. We both had a starter and main we were planning on desert as they looked really good, but couldn't do it. The portions are a good size. The food and service was excellent, the best we have had for quite some time. It's a very good menu with something a little different in a good way. We are planning to go back if we have time whilst in the area.

Had a fantastic meal - we turned up last minute and was found a table and was made to feel very welcome. Staff are very friendly and attentive. The menu has a great selection for everyone including vegetarians . We thoroughly recommend and can’t wait to come back as we didn’t have room for dessert but they sounded so yummy!!!!

The food was nice. Not a huge amount of vg/v options, the menu is very limited. The menu on the website hasn't been updated for over 2 weeks, so when we arrived the menu was completely different. The coffee was awful. Nice pub all round, would visit again, but won't be ordering a coffee that's for sure.

I went to the Fox on my own (well, with my dog), as a treat to myself, as my other half was playing golf and having his main meal elsewhere. The service was really friendly, wine was lovely, and my meal of chicken in parmsan crust was wonderful. I'm lucky that I live within staggering distance, so no driving necessary. I'm not in the habit of going to pubs on my own, but I've done this in the Fox before and always had a friendly welcome, chatted with other guests and felt completely comfortable. I'm not sure that I would feel that way in all pubs. The menu seemed more affordable too....I was impressed by the 'smaller appetites' section, which seemed to include a burger and fries for a great price. Great for a light meal or a children's meal that is more adult than usual. They do live music regularly, so I'm intending to go along soon for that.

A proper local pub with fantastic atmosphere, staff and food. We are looking forward to returning and enjoying 1 of the many street food vans they have to offer throughout the year

80th birthday meal out .. 11 of us .. meals chosen in advance.. we took out well behaved Fox Red Lab … lovely food .. thanks !

The Fox is such a special, charming pub in a lovely location. The staff are very attentive, friendly, and kind. I have visited numerous times. The menu features pub classics, burgers, on the day specials and desserts. Excellent value for money. I love the roasts! Hands down, some of the best food I’ve had recently! They use the freshest local ingredients and make sure each dish is done the right way. Amazing from start to finish! 🍽🙌

Great Sunday roast. Lovely pub with friendly staff. Would recommend and looking forward to next visit.

Been for the first time today on a works Christmas dinner, had a fantastic time. The food was amazing, brought out in good time and perfectly cooked. The drinks were first class. Thoroughly recommend and will be returning again.

Great place, great food,what's not to like?

What a beautiful pub, fantastic staff and food. We really enjoyed our Mother’s Day meal, and will definitely be returning 👍🏽👍🏽

Booked a table for my husband and I for a valentines treat and we were not disappointed. Each table was decorated with candles and hearts and table service was friendly and very efficient, and the food was lovely. Thank you. 🙏

Great food, lovely atmosphere and Rachael our waitress was probably one of the best and nicest waitresses we have had in a long time. Menu and specials choices were good, perfect size portions and great quality- couldn’t fault it.

Lovely staff very helpful! Food was amazing!

Very nice food, served by very nice people, highly recommended. There was quite a wait for it but they may have been understaffed. This did not detract from the quality of the food or pleasant manner of the staff. I would definitely go again.

Everything about this place is amazing. The warm welcome, excellent food, and wonderful service have made The Fox a firm favourite for us! You can tell there are a lot of customers who are regular visitors, which gives a great first impression. We will definitely be back!

I entered the front door to see a dog sitting up at table eating dinner .It really is taking English love of dogs to far .Dogs lick their bits enough said .Then barlady tried to pass off a bourbon as a whiskey. Probaly alright if it's only pub in village but get rid of the dog from the table .i have edited my review upwards as the reply re the whiskey/ bourbon question could have been a cultural mistake on my part and I should have asked for Scotch specifically instead of the generic whiskey I requested . I stand by the dog sitting up at the table eating dinner with the guests as immediately off putting . The people looked like locals and I wonder if it’s common practice .

My wife and I called in this evening for a meal and it was amazingly good absolutely delicious one of the best meals out we have had in a long time , highly recommended

We had a lovely Sunday roast dinner with our friends, service was great, beer was excellent 👍🏻

Great place. Service from Rachel was great.

A warm and comfortable "local" with well cooked food using local ingredients. We will, and have, returned

An amazing where nothing was too much trouble

Catered for a party of 31 of last night, Great service Great Food Great ambiance Could not fault them at all, went above and beyond for us Thank you

A wonderful warm welcome on a cold rainy night, beautiful pub and a speedy service from the lovely friendly team. Food and drink was all delicious and topped off with jelly babies when we paid! Super happy and will definitely be returning.

This is a great country pud, food is great, we'll worth a visit.

Visited with my Mum for an evening meal. We were served by Rachel, who was very welcoming, cheerful and very helpful with the menu. Rachel went out of her way to look after us and I must say, her great service was the best I've come across in a long time. We had a very tasty burger and Mum enjoyed a very delicious looking dessert. Overall, a really lovely evening. A big thank you to Rachel. Would highly recommend.

Another excellent lunch at The Fox. Great food, plenty of choice and excellent service. Special mention must go to Rachel, our waitress, who is a bundle of pure joy. Thank you Rachel, you made a great experience an exceptional one!

Super friendly, relaxed atmosphere and amazing food.

Had a family meal here today. The roast was excellent. The kids menu were good also. Excellent ice cream.

I love the Fox, definitely 1 of my fave local pubs/restaurants!! Had my 40th family meal here plus a big family & friends meal for my mums 60th & both were amazing!! Highly recommend The Fox ❤️

We booked in advance. This was my 50th birthday surprise. No space in the car park. We arrived the pub was bustling. Table service we didn't get any!! Ordered at the bar. Drinks were quick. Had to wait a while for starter. Which I had garlic mushrooms. Ciabatta was very soggy & doughy. When waitress came I asked is it always this busy she said online system failed meant to stagger people but booked them all in at once. It was LOUD VERY LOUD. Main was cold if you are not a big eater. Half a carrot half a parsnip 2 roast potatoes tiny I mean TINY cauliflower cheese. Pudding was lush

Had a Saturday night dinner and a Sunday roast, the staff were great, prices good, and the food was excellent……will certainly be going again next time we are in the area

Just popped in for a quick drink at this popular Village Pub, obviously well supported by local community.

Went here for Sunday carvery. Quite busy but friendly atmosphere and service. Food was good, although couple of thoughts. The pork was OK but not the best quality id ever had, and also having pickled red cabbage on the plate was just weird - to be enjoying a nice roast potato and then get a big hit of vinegar is just wrong im afraid. But was really nice and would go again.

Lovely place to dine, great friendly staff. Food amazing, all plates left empty. Amazing atmosphere. Can’t wait to return.

The nicest food we've had and the staff were so accommodating for our sons. Especially as its difficult to eat out as our eldest has an eating disorder. It was really nice to be able to relax and know that he was happy too. Nothing was too much and I'd love to visit again.

Good food Good service only remember there is large car park at the rear of the pub .

I had their biggest burger. Was okay. As a personal opinion the chilli didn't work, way too many kidney beans and had no chilli spice taste to it. Bacon had way to much fat. 7 out of 10 I think

Desserts could do with being a little more family friendly x

Honestly you can’t go wrong with the food here, the team are lovely too!

Very friendly service and dog friendly, freshly Prepared food and good selection. We visited on a Thursday evening and it was not packed but was fairly busy. Did not have to wait too long for the food and the local beers were very nice.

What an amazing place to eat, The food was excellent, The staff were polite, helpful, and friendly, and I would definitely recommend eating here.

Was slightly worried before visiting by the recent negative press on Tripadvisor but I really shouldn’t have worried! Infact I seriously cannot understand the negative reviews at all! I had the pleasure of eating at The Fox back in August and from the moment I saw the food I knew I’d chosen the right pub. Portions were pretty ginormous which is an instant win for me. Love lots of food! The menu here is also so large and there was numerous things I could’ve chosen. I had the Oozy Fox Burger. The burger was delicious and definitely oozing; the fries that accompanied were also scrumptious. The onion rings we had as a side were super tasty, hand battered and crispy. The dessert was coffee creme brûlée and was also good, maybe a little bit thick in texture for a brûlée, but nevertheless it was yummy. The service was impeccable from start to finish, the man who sat us down and served us most of the time was super friendly and chill. Very accommodating! The atmosphere was also lovely (we chose to sit in the old area of the pub as this has a cute and cosy feel). Not the cheapest of pubs and restaurants but it’s definitely worth every penny and I’d recommend to anyone who’s staying nearby as it was an all round fantastic place. Would definitely come again if I’m in the area!

Had our wedding reception here, fantastic food and great staff

Had lunch at the Fox. The pub is very nice and friendly service. The appetisers were good and my partners food was ok. But I’ve got to say i had the chicken burger. It was the worse burger & chips I’ve ever had.

Just to say thanks to Victoria and her team for going the extra mile on our wedding day . All the staff were fantastic and the day flowed from one event to the next seamlessly . The place looked fantastic and tables was a wow . The food came out and all I heard all evening apart from congratulations ,was the food was fantastic and could not be faulted . As it was a warm day we was asked if we would like the disco outside so we did again people danced all night as the hot buffet food was handed out by the team and the drinks flowed . Many thanks for all your hard work and dedication in running the fox , the village has a pub to be proud of.

Really tasty food and very friendly staff 😊😊

We went to The Fox on a recommendation that they have good vegan options, however there were only two vegan mains on the menu. I opted for the vegan jambalaya which was under-seasoned and had a sloppy texture. We had the caramelised olives as a starter as they seemed like a novelty but they tasted horrible, like someone had just poured sugar into a jar of olives. They were served with hard cubes of butter and some very small pieces of bread (we asked for more bread). The waitress spilled two of the drinks all over the menu and table and said she’d return with some blue roll to clean it up but never came back, so we had to use our napkins, which weren’t replaced. The halloumi starter was served with pomegranate seeds and lots of mayonnaise, which was too much. When the starters were served the waitress unceremoniously dumped extra cutlery in the middle of the table. The lasagna main was watery. By the end of the meal the table was absolutely crawling with flies.

Friendly staff good choice of food on menu. Food was very tasty well presented and all homemade which goes along way these days. Reasonable prices would recommend this place but advise to book as can get busy. Almost certainly will visit again

Steak pie was reasonable however Korean chicken burger was virtually inedible. Not great food overall.👎

Friendly people great place good live music

A lovely village pub with a very welcoming atmosphere and the food was fantastic

Food fantastic, great flavour, well cooked, different not your plan run of the mill vegetables,

Nice place, good food local ale's

Very poor service on a very quiet lunchtime - had to wait ages for food to come - not many people there - also very poor beer

Fantastic pub friendly staff we are staying in lyng all week so will be visiting most nights and hopefully eating here too.

Lovely street food, friendly staff, great pub!! Amazing vibe, especially for a Monday, staff attentive, lovely management and great Hawaiian shirt by the bartender

We came for lunch today and ordered roast beef. The staff were all friendly, welcoming and the order was taken promptly and drinks served When our plates came they weren’t heated therefore the food theron was luke warm and disappointing as the vegetables were nicely cooked just not up to temperature. I guessed by the fact no cloths were needed to bring the food from kitchen to protect hands. The beef was hard to cut and took a while to cut pieces off the slices as it was very tough. One of us had to leave most of their meat due to this. Such a shame as the presentation and vegetables were all looking good. When we spoke to nearby diners they said they found theirs was tough and only warm. The ambience in the far room was very nice and the decorations tasteful just a shame about the food

Great food great staff and customer services . Highly recommend.

Delicious roast Sunday dinner, decent portion and tasty food. The veg was delicious and NOT swimming in water, the beef was melt in the mouth delicious and all reasonably priced. We had dessert which was scrummy. We're only here for a week but I'm sure we'll go back again.

Came here for dinner and drinks with the in laws. Was shown and sat down by what we thought may be the manager, sat us down and never came back! Then along came Rachel, our server for the evening, had chosen what we all wanted to eat, 2 of those things were not available, disappointing, the man that sat us down should of Informed us as to what was missing off the menu but didn't, hence why we were disappointed as we didn't know, HOWEVER, Rachel apologised profusely, (she really didn't have to, as it wasn't her fault!) We then proceeded to order other stuff, food was amazing! Service (all thanks to Rachel) was fabulous! Would of left a tip but she finished her shift before we got a chance to. Would 100% go back just to see Rachel. Fab lady, she deserves ALL THE TIPS! ❤️❤️❤️

I did push 5 stars. But nice to see you reply thanks for making Me aware of this!

Lovely meal with family and friends. Good service and excellent food and choice of food

Went for a meal with friends as one of us was retiring, the food was excellent and all staff very friendly, even though the Moto cross was on and they were very busy, we still got first class service