The Hermitage in Broadland

We went here for Sunday lunch with my son and his girlfriend. What can I say, we had a choice of roast pork or beef. The food is exceptional, attention to detail, three slices of meat with sausage & onion stuffing, carrots, peas, red cabbage, broccoli and a dish of cauliflower cheese and not forgetting a huge Yorkshire pudding topped with parsnip crisps, three crispy roast potatoes and mash potatoe, all with extra gravy served in gravy boats. We were so full we shared two desserts of white chocolate cheesecake and raspberry roulade. Excellent food and lovely friendly staff. Well done everyone, we will be back.

Excellent service and good food. Welcoming pub and lovely atmosphere home cooked meals. Large portions too. Great value.

Wowsers, we were absolutely blown away by the meal we had this evening! Such delicious and high quality food. My husband had the most yummy chicken kebab and I had the best homemade beef lasagne I’ve ever had out! The cheesy chips on the side were huge and our son loved the sausages and chips. Very friendly service and atmosphere. Thank you we will be back soon :)

Thought I'd previously written a review for this place, but obviously not..... This amazing gem of a pub has a super friendly atmosphere and the owners and staff always make you very welcome.. It's nicely decorated and has an outside seating area....a good range of ales to suit everyone too... The food is always freshly cooked and the portions are large. The menu always has a great selection. The Sunday dinners are to die for and the large one os what it says...large Very highly recommended and if you are passing call in Sundays are busy so booking recommended

Best SF chicken burger ever and I speak as someone who has visited 32 states in the USA. Huge portion of burger and chips with an amazing blend of spices. The Chef here is a hero !!

Welcoming and friendly staff serving good honest fresh food in a traditional English pub. Would definitely visit again best food we’ve had on this holiday.

Amazing find whilst moored close by. Delicious home cooked food, lovely staff and we were made very welcome. Would definitely return, highly recommend this place.

An outstanding friendly traditional British village pib. Excellent home cooked local food reasonably priced. A selection of well kept local ales direct from asks behind the bar Definitely worth a walk up from the moorings!

Food and location is excellent portion size very good friendly staff would recommend it to friends and family and worth a visit

We went for a Sunday Roast lately and it was very enjoyable, sloid portions, and good quality meat. One snag - roast potatoes were obviously catering/frozen stuff that were not very good, wish they just skipped it as you also had mashed potatoes on the plate. Other that that the food was good and prices of both food and drinks very reasonable. We will visit more often.

Very welcoming staff. Great menu with a lot of homemade choices at very reasonable prices. Hermi chicken was delicious, as we're the chicken burger and pies. The desserts were delicious too, a bit different from the usual. Dog friendly too. Would highly recommend.

Great service, great food and to top it all off, it’s right on our doorstep! First time we have been in there and will certainly be back on a regular basis. The choice of food at very reasonable prices and how friendly the staff were, there is no comparison to the venue further down, near the river..

What a fabulous place this is! The staff are welcoming and the food is amazing. We have had a couple of meals here and always enjoyed it.

Gorgeous Sunday lunch Outstanding value for money. Very generous portions,a good choice of fresh vegetables incuding cauliflower cheese. Very friendly staff , excellent service. We all agreed it was the best Sunday roast we have had for a long time. Lovely pub.

The Hermitage is located on the outskirts of Acle, a short walk from the Broads. The pub has indoor and outdoor seating available. We had booked for 13 people at 2:30pm and they fit us in perfectly last minute. The pub has a Sunday menu which is slightly reduced from their normal menu but they do offer a Sunday roast with a selection of meats to choose from. We had a starter, main course and dessert each with a mix of hot, soft and alcoholic drinks. Our food and drink order was taken quickly. Summer, our sever, was knowledgeable about the menu and was ready to answer any questions! When our food arrived, the portions were huge and hot! The roast dinner had cauliflower cheese and veg that came on the table separately, alongside gravy. There was more than enough to go around. We also had a range of condiments to use. The Hermitage is very cheap for how much you get, the staff are very polite and friendly and you always leave feeling full! Thank you to Summer for being fantastic! We all can’t wait to visit again.

Really good ale selection and friendly service. Food piping hot, plentiful, fresh and tasty. We’ve driven by lots but won’t do anymore.

Fantastic food, wasn't expecting it to be as good as it was. Popped in on the drive home from Fakenham to Essex and had the best meal, very friendly and attentive staff. Thank you

Visited the area last year in January and had come back again this year for this amazing pub. Food is fantastic. The atmosphere is warm and friendly and you made to feel like a regular. Staff are lovely and so are the locals. We will be back again next year.

Fabulous local pub ,great atmosphere and staff.four of us went for our christmas dinner last night .it was really super my husband very impressed with the sea bass,i had the gammon which was so tasty,our friends had the veg welly and turkey which they both thoroughly enjoyed too. Thanks alot Anna and Jess and the all the team

We've had a good few meals and Sunday lunches here which Jane all been excellent however our visit yesterday was just fab. The food was stunning.. All home cooked, beef was so tasty, Yorkshires amazing.... Cauli cheese to die for. Great selection of veg, something to please everyone. All the family loved it.. Staff were so friendly and helpful. See you soon x

We booked in late on a Wednesday. We had a table and the team were very accommodating. Food took a while but worth the wait as all freshly cooked.

A lucky find and the way home from a few days at the coast. Despite being busy we were accommodated without fuss together with our large greyhound. Some lovely starters were followed by one of the best Sunday lunches I've ever had, plentiful and tasty, my partner had a chilli con carne she she also reported as exceptional. Great food, great service and reasonable prices, if only we didn't live over 2 hours away 😭

Lovely family friendly pub. Great pub food and generous portions - tasty pie and excellent Hermi chicken. Kids meals and ice cream were a huge hit and very reasonable. Attentive and lovely staff. Thank you for a lovely visit.

One of our local faves - reliable well cooked menu, cheerfully served by friendly staff. Fantastic Sunday Lunch - highly recommended.

The food was excellent, best pub food we’ve had and the staff are great. Jess behind the bar is amazing!

Visited for family birthday meal, it was absolutely awful, mega slow service, waited over an hour for food when there were no more than 5 tables in the restaurant. Asked for a kids menu and the waitress responded with ‘I don’t know if we have a kids menu’ what pub doesn’t have a kids menu. Shared the Nachos for a starter, honestly they were disgusting.. Mains arrived after an age, we ordered a range of different items, pie of the day, which you could put through a window it was so hard, chicken burger looked a complete mess, and my fish & chips were dripping in oil. All of use felt sick the next day. Up there with one of the worst meals I’ve had, and it’s not cheap either. Won’t be returning. Shocking attempt of a pub, also the owner/manager was loitering at the table as we were leaving with made us feel very uncomfortable. Overall. Shocking.

Best Roast dinner! A real gem, great staff, friendly atmosphere and superb food which was fresh and lovely presentation Reasonable prices and they love dogs too and offer plenty of fresh water

Our 4th visit of the summer and again the food was of an excellent standard. Must be one of the best pubs on the Broads for food.

Welcoming and friendly staff. Excellent choice of food on both the main menu and children's menu. Great atmosphere and plenty of games to keep the children, aged 9-13 occupied. We will definitely add this to our list of favourite places to eat when visiting East Anglia.

Very poor menu, several items missing. makes very limiited choice. slow service considering very few customers.

Another wonderful evening at our “local” with friends who are like family to us; amazing food, excellent, friendly but discreet service & all in a lovely relaxed atmosphere. We all enjoyed our meal & with drinks £1:50 less a pint than elsewhere in the village,...

We think this might have changed hands since our last visit. We were both looking forward to the Pie, they were exceptional at previous meals. The 'Pie of the day' the day we ate there was 'Sausage meat with Cranberry' . ODD thought I. My...

My wife and live just a few miles away from the Hermitage and have said many times that we should go there for a meal. We did so to celebrate my wife's 70th birthday. The owner, Simon, was very friendly and welcoming towards us. We...

What a lovely meal we had here - the menu listed so many appealing dishes that we were spoilt for choice! Attentive staff, good service and very tasty food, we will definitely go back again.

As someone has already said, this is a little gem, we went for dinner on our wedding anniversary, and had a very enjoyable evening, the staff were attentive,and knowledgeable about the menu and the beverages. The portion sizes are "normal for Norfolk" I ended up...

A lovely evening meal with great service. Our young waitress was extremely polite and friendly. Fish & Chips and Scampi, perfect on a warm and humid summer night. Thank you!

Very good food at a reasonable price. Cooked from fresh and varied menu. The staff are very helpful and nice.

What a good public house this is with friendly staff and excellent food. Not in a prime Broads position so doesn’t get the passing custom other pubs take for granted and they often offer much poorer fair and service than The Hermitage. Deserves to be...

We were in Acle overnight on route as we were walking the Weavers Way. The staff were very helpful and attentative , food was really good - lots of choice and everyone enjoyed it. Eaton Mess was the highlight for 2 of our group but...

Needed a restaurant local to our overnight stay child & dog friendly. Booked online greeted by cheery staff got nice table. Dog treats brought out very promptly, choice of three real ales on draught all of which we tried, all were excellent. Mains were plentiful,...

I can't speak highly enough of this venue, the staff are friendly and professional and well informed about the menu. The portions are Norfolk sized,and reach the table hot. everything we had was very tasty well cooked and well thought out

Easy to book a table over the telephone ☎️. Friendly staff, THE BEST PIE I HAVE EVER TASTED. The pie had a lovely crumbling pastry and the filling was large chunks of chicken with whole small button mushrooms. Very easy to eat. Beautiful creamy mash...

We have visited this place a fair few times now, giving them a chance,as each time we have visited, after viewing the menu, they finally took our order only to come back and say they dont have what we ordered. This has happened with basic...

Ronseal. No fuss, no pretentious menu. Garden (terrace area) was clean and tidy - encouraging, as first impressions count. When we rang, they said they were dog friendly - they were. They said they had two gluten free options - they did. Young lady was...

Just popped in on the off chance and got a lovely welcome. Happy for us and our 2 damp doggy’s to come in for food, so welcoming. Great menu and the food was superb, the Eton mess was one of the best I’ve ever had....

Visited The Hermitage for our second time ever to try out there advertised Valentines Menu that we pre-booked. First of all we weren't sure which door to use to enter, so feel that could be made a little clearer from outside for those not regular...

Had a fantastic time for my wife's birthday yesterday. Was greeted at the door by a lovely lady that held the door open for us. Nice to see a pub that is wheelchair friendly it even have a disabled toilet wich was spotlessly clean. Staff...

Well what can I say decided to chose here for a birthday meal. And wow this place is fabulous food A+++++ delicious and good portions to. The staff very friendly and make you feel at home which is good for me being a wheelchair user...

Totally scrumptious Sunday Lunch with the best gravy ever ! Delicious desserts and wonderful service , Cannot highly recommend enough, booked again for 2 weeks x

Called in on the way to the coast. Order what turned out to be the largest Sunday lunch I have ever had in a pub, and it was only 14 quid. There would have been even more on the plate but I turned down some...

We met here for lunch en route to Yarmouth. Lovely food, great welcome. Loved the leopard colour chairs. This is how a pub should be. Great service , games and puzzles in the pub for people to use. Informative and hospitable landlady. Wish we had...

Anna was welcoming and friendly. Peter the chef cooked the best food I've tasted in a long while. Thank you

The pub is deceiving in that the outside is not inviting but inside is warm, welcoming and cosy. Greeted as soon as we walked in and service was great. Food lovely, no complaints from any of the group. Would highly recommend and return when back...

Once again a fantastic meal, great service food and beer, really friendly staff. Well worth visiting, a real gem.

Good food and service, passed it a lot of times but never gone in, daughter picked it to go and glad she did, all was good beer, and food, only one slight issue rice was very over cooked but would not stop me going back...

Visited The Hermitage for an evening meal whilst on holiday visiting The Norfolk Broads. Fantastic food, great service and a real genuine local gem in the crown. The home made pies are out of this world and the locals make you feel at home from...

Visited here while moored up on a boat and walked a 15 mins walk to this lovely place. Food and staff were excellent. I had fish and chips and it was cooked perfect. My husband had the burger which he said was amazing. Will definitely...

Very friendly staff. The food we had was excellent. The only negative was they weren’t doing the Sunday roast on the Sundaywe went.

The food and service was excellent! I had the veg curry and it was absolutely lovely… sent back clean plates! Best pub food for miles!

Great starter nibbles and Great Chicken Burger, Goats cheese and Beetroot salad and then the mighty Ploughmans. Great tasting and very friendly - well worth a visit

We stopped here for tea a few days ago. Brilliant food! Brilliant service! A fantastic atmosphere. Two lovely young ladies serving, male chef came out at the end who we had to thank. Absolutely amazing we will be back!

Food and service was absolutely fabulous, friendly and warm welcome. Very clean and decorated to lovely standard. 100% will be back very soon.

So today myself and my wife stopped here for the second time for lunch and WOW the food was amazing bar staff very polite and helpful . I would recommend this place very highly to anyone even just for a drink but the food is...

Lovely evening.. Great food and drinks... Thanks hermitage for making my birthday meal so special. Looking forward to seeing you again soon

Fabulous establishment! We’ve really enjoyed our time at the hermitage and getting to know Jess and Joe. They’ve been great hosts and very accommodating. Would highly recommend!!

We were happily surprised by the food that was on offer. There was a lot more than pies available, and each of our three courses were way above average for pub food! Reasonably priced too.

Fab food, steaming hot with great service too plus a gift for mothers on the table.... Really lovely time as always ❤️

Don't do many reviews, but Hermitage deserve one, we have been coming in over the last year and probably been in about 10/12 times as we live this way part time. The food is superb and very reasonably priced, the pies are great, however the...

First time eating here , and I realized it was steak night on Wednesdays and I'm veggie. No need to worry , I enjoyed the besteva vegeburger I've ever had !! Fantastic home made chips, coleslaw was amazing, home made onion rings were delicious and...

My family regularly use this place for small and large get-togethers. The food is incredible. They do their own chicken coating here and it is seriously good. Can’t praise the food more. Highly recommended. Dog friendly.

Just happened to be passing after visiting a retail outlet , hungry, we stopped. SO glad we did. We had Toad in the hole, with potato's & veg & the Hermi Chicken Breast, chips and gravy EXCELLENT. Lovely young lady served us, was very pleasant...

We absolutely love this local pub and it is always our first choice when going out for a meal. On Wednesday night 4 of us plus our greyhound went for a Christmas meal. The table was decorated beautifully with crackers etc. The food was just...

Went last night with friends for our christmas dinner it was so delicious 👍😋the pies are divine and best stuffing ever.everything was super the atmosphere and the staff.lovely friendly local

Visited at 4pm on a damp Thursday. Could not have been made more welcome. Good selection of food on menu and specials board. Food was freshly cooked and served by a very pleasant young lady. Pies were home made and full of meat and served...

Absolutely amazing lunch and great size portions.... Loved it. Everything was spot on, really tasty. Really friendly place. See you in a week's time for a girly catch up and the Xmas menu 🎄👍

parking, easy to find - very reasonably priced and all home cooked. Like house made chips, fresh apples in the crumble - food done proper pub classic style. £5 cocktails were extra lovely too. I loved the pies - especially the steak, stilton and mushroom...

Thank you for our delicious food last night.... It was absolutely scummy. Never disappointed. Took a slice of the cheesecake home for my husband too. Also many thanks to the young lady behind the bar who helped with our emergency😉

Friendly staff and customers with a good selection of real and keg ales. This pub is located just outside the village centre but easily reached on foot both from the rail station or by boat. Particularly liked the guest beers and I have been back...

Visited on Friday night, really lovely inside! Staff attentive without being overbearing. All had pies which were delicious and would definitely be back to try other things on the menu, also had cocktails which were really reasonably priced and delicious. Appear to have a good...

Excellent welcome, quick service, attentive staff (perfect balance), hot and tasty food. Nice cocktails and ambiance. Dog friendly. Staff make the difference.

Wonderful pies and the mash potato was top tier!! Lovely service, really smiley staff. 10/10 recommend

Had a meal last night and it was scrumptious and excellent value for money across the board. All the staff were extremely welcoming and the service was excellent. Great atmosphere too... will definitely be going back

Lovely food, lovely service and lovely local atmosphere. Highly recommend as food was simple but great. The service was also very efficient and the fish I had with my chips was huge.

Wow! This place is beautiful, lovely cosy atmosphere, incredibly helpful and friendly staff and the food was out of this world. The pies are a must!

Visited this place with family and friends. WOW the place was lovely, staff were so friendly and what can I say about the food it was the best meal had in long while. Had the beef bourginon pie it was amazing. Everyone else's meal was...

Staying at Travelodge and walked and found this little Gem . Staff were so helpful and really looked after us . Plenty of choice on menu and food was FABULOUS will definetly be returning .

I rang half an hour before to see if they could fit 7 people in for dinner..They fitted us in and the food was amazing will going again. Great service and great food

Warm welcome from staff with a friendly atmosphere inside. Very accommodating when prebooking our table. Absolutely first class fresh homemade food. You will not be disappointed. Thanks for a wonderful meal.

Absolutely beautiful food…. Amazing staff, family friendly gorgeous desserts and the pies are top notch. Walked from acle bridge mooring into the village along the path - 15 mins walk. Definitely worth a visit.

We called in for a beer on Saturday 14th as we were staying in the nearby Travelodge whilst visiting an aged relative. It has been a year since we last came and, although Mike and Hazel still live above the pub, it is being run...

After a week on the Broads, we stumbled across this little gem after being let down by a local establishment. All I can say about that is, it was there loss and definitely our gain. The staff were great, very polite and friendly. In fact...

Great service, very friendly staff, well kept beer, and good value for money. More than anything else though, the beef pie was fantastic (as were the onion rings) Couldn't find anything negative to write........

This is a good traditional pub. It doesn't do food Monday evening but are willing for you to bring your own, I did eat here on another evening a couple of years ago and found teh food excellent; good British pub grub. Very friendly and...

Had a great meal at The Hermitage with our family. The pies were delicious and the children loved their food. The fish and chips was excellent and the portions very generous. A great meal out to finish off a fabulous camping trip in Norfolk.

While travelling along the broads for a family holiday we stopped at Acle on the first night, having booked a table. The staff were really friendly and upon hearing that one of our party had to stay at the boat due to sickness, they gave...

Although local I thought it was a good idea to promote this wonderful pub/restaurant for holiday makers. Exceptionally friendly staff, food is lovely and freshly prepared. I would recommend this pub 100%. Don’t take my word for it, come and give it a try. We...

Recommended by a friend who used as his local Beer was ok and nice selection but we had the daily pie special and was inedible by one person and bearable bye the other Takes 30 mins to cook a fresh homemade pie which is fine...

We were booked in for a meal at 7.30pm on a Friday night on an overnight visit to Acle prior to our holiday on the broads. We were stuck in traffic on the M25 with no hope of making our booking. I telephoned the Inn...

Good food and a great atmosphere, give this a try ,you won't be disappointed. Service professional and friendly.

Not the best location alongside a busy road but once inside a very friendly pub, with some great service The food especially the pies were superb and best of all cooked to order. So those wanting a quick micro waved warmed up mass meal this...