The King's Head Brooke in South Norfolk

We went to the Kings Head in Brooke for a work meeting and was pleasantly surprised with the calm lovely atmosphere and stunning food. Waiter and Waitresses were all very pleasant and professional and the selection of Drinks was outstanding. Thank you for a fantastic evening and we will all be back very soon.

We have just enjoyed one of the tastiest Sunday roasts here that we have had in a long time. First class food with first class service we shall be back!!

Don’t normally do reviews but the food and service were amazing! I have to say it was one of the best Sunday lunches I have ever had. Food was cooked to perfection and plenty of it as well. All the veg was seasonal and we were informed it was grown on their own farm.

Sunday Lunch booked for our wedding anniversary. A very warm welcome, great service and as important, the food was excellent bith in taste and presentation. Highly recommend but make sure you book in advance.....

We had a lovely meal with some amazingly tasting food. Would thoroughly recommend this place. Our only concern was, it felt very cold in the restaurant at the lunchtime and we all sat in our coats till we had a coffee at the end, which was a shame!

Food and service 10/10. The beef Sunday roast was the best I’ve ever had!

Landlady, Landlord, staff, food, bar selection and surroundings, all score maximum marks. Love it here.

Only ate didn't stay. Party of 7 (incl 2 children) for a 50yr anniversary meal on a Sunday. 3 were less than 5 minutes late. Restaurant and bar is newly furnished and is very nice, the outside area looks good too. Ordered drinks as soon as we all sat down, drinks came after a short wait. Ordered 3 starters and mains promptly, most ordered beef roast which was £21, we were asked if we wanted sauces and these came out straight away (bit odd as they sat on the table for over an hour). Starters came out about 15 minutes later and were excellent. Mains came out over an hour later, and as they arrived, we were beset with flies. I can understand that this is not something they can easily remedy but we seemed to be the only table suffering likely due to the position out of the air through flow as door and windows were open to reduce heat. The fly's (more than 10) constantly buzzing round and attempting to land on the food was obviously not great and put us all off our meals. A couple ate quickly some battled though and others left the food. One was ill while there and after, We raised the flies with the staff who said there was nothing that could be done, the owner did come over and apologise which was nice and offered a glass or wine to an adult (were driving) or a dessert (we just wanted to leave at this point) and declined. Roasts - kids was large (almost and adults’ portion) Yorkshires had shredded meat in (not a fan + one had the twine from the meat in too) Otherwise, the roast was well presented if not amazing, and a little on the pricy side at £21 per head, the exception was the cauliflower cheese (that was v good) The meals with 2 alcoholic drinks and some soft drinks came to over £180 and when I asked if there was any possibility of a discount we were told no as some of the party being late was the reason the main ways slow getting out and they can't control the flies. I can understand these points but we won't be revisiting. Areas for improvements - Communication, if we had had been made aware of the long wait we would have ordered a side for the kids. Service was a little slow (we often needed to prompted waiting staff who were then attentive) Stop the flies or offer to move outside and don't use the table / area.

Visited with our family of eight for a Sunday lunch and all enjoyed the experience which is surprising considering how fussy some of us are. Each dish had something that was a little be special about it to make it memorable. Great range of beers and wines as well. The staff couldn't have been more helpful and friendly. If we are in the area again we would certainly eat there again.

Another gem of an hotel - the attention to detail in the interior and fittings is second to none. Well worth the visit and the home grown food is to die for.

I can't Fault the staff,they were lovely. Unfortunately though we were sat at a table in the middle of the walkway even though the restaurant was empty and remained relatively empty the whole time we were there, My boyfriend and I both had the roast pork Sunday lunch, and im sad to say this was not as nice as I had been told it should be. The pork was very dry,the vegetables were almost raw still, and it seemed like a mish mash of bits they had left over in the kitchen, all in all I wouldn't say it was a very enjoyable meal.I would also say that having the coffee machine in the restaurant whilst customers are eating is not the best idea as it's a very noisy thing and not want people want to hear whilst they are trying to enjoy their food.

Had a fantastic meal at the King's Head. Staff were attentive but not overbearing. The food was wonderful - especially the halibut. I would absolutely recommend this place!

Delicious lunch, attentive and happy staff. A lovely birthday treat.

Friendly welcoming service, accomplished cooking very well kept establishment we had a great lunch.

Just back from Sunday lunch. Food was fantastic. Ambience was lovely. But what made it for me was the service despite being very busy the staff were attentive but not rushed and all were very friendly. Nicest experience of eating out for a very long time.

I visited today for the first time. Staff were very welcoming, friendly and efficient. We chose the roast beef and roast pork. The food was delicious with beautifully cooked tender meat, fresh vegetables, roast potatoes and an enormous home cooked Yorkshire pudding, accompanied by a chopped vegetable sauce, red cabbage, cauliflower cheese and a beetroot wedge. Everything on the plate was delicious. Would thoroughly recommend and at a great price.

Absolutely perfect setting with the most delicious food, can’t wait to go back. Fantastic service, would highly recommend.

Me and Al this week went To the the Kings Head Brooke we both ordered the cod & chips Which when it was brought to us was a complete surprise i was Expecting to a big piece of cod the length of the plate instead we hD a ball of batter About the size of small orange when i opened it up it Was full of tasty white cod .but did not satisfy unlike a piece of cod., the chips were very nice ,also came with pea purée For dessert I had a vanilla cheesecake and it came with strips of rubarb and segments of orange and a berry sorbet it was lush

Absolutely beautiful food, wonderful staff and a perfect atmosphere. Highly recommend.

Just had an amazing Sunday Roast and fantastic service from all staff. Will definitely come again.

Visited for Mother’s Day lunch. The renovation of the building is outstanding. The starter and main we had were ok, the dessert was simply delicious. Sadly what impacted the enjoyment of our visit was the lack of options for my mum who is gluten and dairy free. Also my non-alcoholic mojito was accidentally knocked over by a member of staff and I was not offered a replacement, I later realised when I got home I was charged £9 for 2 sips of this drink.

Had a family meal, on obviously a very busy Sunday. The staff were all very extremely attentive and friendly. The meals were delicious. Very happy to recommend and will return.

Been renovated to a very high standard. You're welcoming and have that touch of class to Elevate the pub to a very posh pub. Walkers and dogs were made to feel very much at home also.

Lovely meal while catching up with friends.

Was our first time visiting and we had a really lovely lunch today. Ambience and service was perfect and food was excellent. Will definitely be returning.

Food was amazing and the service was even better!

We booked and stayed just 1 night , so Perfect cannot wait to go back shall stay longer next time. Famoly run and they couldn't do enough . Nothing was too much trouble

Amazing beef roast yesterday with the family! 7 empty plates 🤌 Lovely surprise inside the Yorkshire puddings too. Great service from the staff xx

I visited the kings head today 02.12.23 for a birthday celebration for a very dear friend. We were a party of 7. My friend was opening her presents and cards but we were asked several times if we wanted to go to our table. Once at the table we were given the menu and within minutes asked if we were ready to order, we asked for a bit more time and were told the kitchen was closing soon. A few of us ordered from the festive menu which was £30 for 2 courses. The start was good but the turkey main meal was tiny. I've never seen 2 roast potatoes so small. The food was tasty but the portion wasn't worth the money. The restaurant bar area was extremely cold it was -1 outside. The waiter said he didn't want to light the fire as he didn't want to smoke the restaurant out. There wasn't any Christmas decorations and the place lacked atmosphere. The waiting staff weren't very welcoming it felt like they were just going through the motions. When we asked if my friend's birthday could be cut a member of staff gave us plates but a member of our party had to cut the cake themselves. It was really the special birthday lunch experience we'd hoped for

Food was excellent Had sea bass fillet, absolutely superb as was the apple and blackberry frangipane. Highly recommended

Food very disappointing, would not recommend.

The four of us enjoyed a very tasty Sunday roast beef lunch with good beer and wine.

My husband and I wanted some us time and my God the food was amazing as was the service will definitely be going back

Excellent start to finish. Food was great as was the ambiance and the services. Prices were reasonable whilst consistent with a high standard restaurant.

First visit to The Kings Head Inn. We had lunch and ate three courses for £30 from the menu du jour. As you can see by the five star rating given, it was absolutely faultless. The refurbishment of the building and it's facilities, is also first class. Would definitely return.

I recommend the brownie it's delicious!! 😍

Had a wonderful 40th Birthday gathering here. Food and service were fantastic. Will be back for sure.

Went as part of a large party on a Saturday night. The staff worked tirelessly to make sure needs were met for the group. The food was fantastic with appropriate portions. Staff were friendly and attentive to the needs of our group. Loved it.

2nd visit to King's Head was expensive but very enjoyable meals.

Amazing oldie worldy but modern deliver oils here superb place to eat

Warm and staff are welcome you when you come in and very friendly Food very good

We have been looking forward to visiting The King's Head for some time so decided to pop in for coffee. There is a good carpark and fab outside area The welcome was warm and attentive the decor stylish and quirky the coffee superb so we stayed for lunch! For a small village the lunch menu is expensive and a little high brow, more of an evening menu. We were only looking for light bites so had a couple of entrees, we had the Ham hock, Norfolk Dapple Souffle and a side of chips. All of the food was well presented and very tasty although the chips were not very crispy. The vinegar in a spray is a genius idea! We shared a dessert of Lemon meringue cheesecake which was fab! All in all it was a great experience, we look forward to trying dinner a d Sunday roast, thanks Sara for looking after us

Excellent Sunday lunch! Beef superb and the pork was sublime. Veg perfect, well presented and absolutely delicious!!!! Best Sunday lunch we have ever eaten. The desserts are to die for all excellently prepared and presented! They do actually taste as good as they look!! Will definitely return.

You can see why it took a couple of years to reopen. The refurbishment is of a very high standard. I just went in for a drink and there is a separate dog friendly bar for drinkers. Some nice real ales to choose from. Nice patio area some of it under cover. Large car park. Well worth a visit.

Friendly service and good food in big portions. Don't use the postcode to find it.

The renovation is outstanding, and makes for a great eating and/or drinking alternative to the City. The Sunday Roast should not be missed. Service is exceptional, and on a par with the best Norwich has to offer, and the food is as fresh as it gets. Prices are ver fair considering the quality. Highly recommended.

Amazing food at a very reasonable price. Service was spot on, just the right amount of attention. This definitely will be a regular place for a quality evening.

Fabulous refit....staff lovely, only had a drink as passing by. Rather small lounge area for drinks..but main issue, my husband is a whisky drinker...only ones available for a "normal" drink ie whisky & ginger/water/Mac etc was either Malt, Bourbon, Irish !!! Cmon, you do G&Ts, why not an ordinary blend to drink with a mixer ?? I'm sure Famous Grouse, Whyte & McKay, Bells etc would love your business.......we're ordinary - be ordinary, that's where the money is !

Beautiful food and lovely warm atmosphere, if we lived nearer it would be a place we visited regularly

Just love the newly reopened Kings Head! A beautifully sympathetic, modern, quirky renovation of an old listed pub building. A wonderfully warm welcome from all the staff, and nothing was too much trouble for this lovely young team,despite the fact that it was a busy Saturday evening and full of diners. The menu was varied and it was good to see local produce being used in the creative and interesting dishes on offer. Our food was served promptly, beautifully presented, piping hot and delicious and extremely well cooked.The home made puddings,especially the custard tart served with rhubarb ice cream, was exceptional, and the taste was divine.Obviously an excellent Chef and Pastry Chef are in the kitchen ! We and our guests thoroughly enjoyed our evening, in fact so much so that we returned for Sunday lunch and we were just as impressed with our roast dinner and the other menu choices on offer. The Kings Head is certainly not a budget place to eat, but if you want decent portions of high quality food,served in a lovely place, with great service, and a warm welcoming atmosphere, then I would highly recommend a visit. Well done to everyone at the Kings Head, job exceptionally well done .We are happy customers, who left with smiles on our faces, and will definitely be back again soon. Thank you !

Our first visit back since pre covid and the renovation. The place is absolutely stunning 🤩 we were obsessed with the roast we use to come for years ago and since it’s reopened and a different chef the food is still outstanding. The food choice was limited, but I think what there was to choose from was a good selection. The only thing I would say is the sticky toffee pudding tasted just like a cake and not worth the £10 price but my main was beautiful. A little pricey but I believe the food was worth it for our anniversary. Customer service was second to none. The courtyard looks beautiful and will be coming back with friends for drinks. Would come back again for food but for special occasions only.

It felt like we were welcomed into Harry's home, amazing landlord, and equally amazing waitresses Rosie and Sara. Highly recommend you stop for a bite to eat wonderful food and drink, Harry love's to tantalise your taste spuds with wonderful cocktails and a very nice pint too. I read a couple of the reviews saying Food price's a little high BUT I say you get what you pay for, good quality chefs don't come cheap.

After a long refurbishment this village gastropub is back! Lovely staff and incredibly good food - it's all good...

Incredibly classy gastropub - food is fantastic and so is the service and the decor!

Great food, great service, not too pricey. This pub has been added to my recommended list. 👌

Food menu choices pretty narrow, prices pretty high, food itself pretty disappointing.

2 couples meal. Booking efficient, seated promptly. 1st imp upgrade is good, acoustic is bad hard for oldies. Staff great full of fun attentive. OK need more choices prices for quality high

Great food served by pleasent attentive staff

Great experience from start to finish. Very helpful and friendly staff especially the lady that served our table. Food was excellent and will return and recommend to friends.

Menu good, as was food. And we all enjoyed a very pleasant lunch.

Lovely food, great decor Nicely re-decorated pub Food and wine are expensive, well above average cost and one has to order potatoes and vegetables separately which makes the meal costly - sustainability of this pub therefore will be my concern as most people cannot afford to spend lots of money in the current financial climate. Perhaps something for the owners to consider however please note choice of food and wine great and food is amazing! Thank you

So much improved over the previous version in its last days before closure, but that was always going to be easy. The new staff team were really keen to impress and help, the young lady looking after our table was helpful and friendly. The wines we sampled were fine and the Jubel is a beer I really enjoy but perhaps not a great choice of beers. Claims they wish to be a leading Gastro pub are great but I'm not sure the menu which is quite limited will achieve that. The food was good though and I think decent quality, Im not sure it's that better than some competitors. The revamped building is really pleasant and a bar area separate from the dining area is good. We weren't seated near a doorway and it wasn't particularly warm and we felt the tables were quite closely spaced for our liking. The atmosphere, as the evening got busier, was good. Overall good first impression and I hope for success for this venture, it'll be interesting to see how it develops over the next few months.

Outstanding food , the presentation is exceptional , the interior is delightful and superb ambiance , the staff are really friendly and the owners were in and extremely hospitable. 100% recommend ! Thank you for a wonderful day

The newly reopened renovated King's Head was definitely worth the wait. The decor is welcoming, food was lovely and the staff were very pleasant and attentive. The menu offered a good range of options and the food was beautifully presented. Good facilities, very accessible for anyone with disabilities. Looks like a big seating area outside which will be great on sunnier days.

The Kings Head is back! Absolutely stunning renovation, a real WOW when you first walk in! I can honestly say todays Sunday lunch was simply the best ever, surpassing all expectation! Well done to all, The Kings Head cannot fail to make a huge impression to all who visit!

Took my parents here for lunch today! We were the only ones in there yet still had to wait ages, the food was bland, sparce and there wasn't much of it! The waitress wasn't exactly pleasant either, to make matters worse as we got outside I checked the bill and she had overcharged my mum by £10.00! We wont be going back.

A first visit here for lunch one weekend. Friendly staff and OK food, but I gather it's since closed.

Booked a table for evening meal over a month ago. Drove for 30 minutes to get there only to find blinds down notice in window “closed until further notice” no phone call to explain. Very disappointed would not bother if you are planning a visit

We went on a Saturday. Friendly welcome and nice pub. Nice starters. Nachos with cheese on were lovely and homemade. Clearly not Doritos as one review said. The other starter we had was the risotto balls. My wife ordered the fish and chips and enjoyed and I ordered the beef brisket burger. Both nice and very filling. We shared the fondue for our final course which was very filling. Good value, nice food with friendly staff. To cap it off, they had a special on the wine.

My daughter took me there, food was lovely and friendly staff and good service.

I like the vegetarian option very wel

We always love going to the kings head for a sunday roast. The food is great and the service too. I had the roast pork today and it was absolutly beautiful melted in the mouth. I would thoroughly recommend it to eat. There is a wide range of childrens meals that dont all consist of chips and even a kids sunday roast which is really good. There are loads of lovely scenic footpath walks to go on afterwards to get a bit of fresh air.

Thoroughly enjoy my visits to the kings head Brooke. Flavoursome steak, an open fire and friendly staff. Special thanks to Hiliary and of course the chef!

Train from London was late so we just wanted a quick meal. The Kings Head fitted us in and we relaxed with a couple of drinks in a pub with a nice menu and a log fire.Staff very helpful and we enjoyed a tender steak with all the trimmings. Too much steakbut our 4 legged friend sorted that out as soon as we got home.Will be back as the menu is quite varied. Highly recomended

Has a lovely evening with friends Meal could have been warmer & waitress could have known what steaks she was bringing out, as had to cut open to see how was cooked, she didn't know which was which.

This used to be a regular place for us to visit for a nice meal in the local vicinity. We hadn't been in a while (a couple of years) so we were looking forward to a night out there just the two of us. I don't have any real complaints about anything other than the food. The staff were friendly and helpful and the venue itself is welcoming (though it was a bit cold) which hasn't changed. But my meal was nothing short of dreadful. I had the falafel burger with skinny fries (the description on the menu made it sound far more exciting than this) but what I got was a burger that was black and burnt around the outside which dud actually gave it some flavour (although not particularly nice) and a portion of what should be described as ye olde oiled teeth breaking chips. Maybe they call them skinny fries cos no one would actually want to eat then...but they were not what I was expecting. My wife had the muscles...no regrets other than the fact she asked for the skinny fries that the chef forgot to send out with the meal. Regarding the menu, there's not a lot of meat dishes. I don't mind this as I am not a red meat eater, but I cant help but feel they are aiming for cheap ingredients (non meat) to get the biggest margins £12/main. Also we went quite early and they'd run out of most of the ingredients/dishes...We did laugh off how terrible the chips were but in hind sight it is concerning and I hope this place either had an off day or else it needs to improve...quickly!

Went with my wife for lunch yesterday. We love the Kings Head as it has a good wide varied menu, nice atmosphere and isn’t pretentious. The staff are always friendly and able to make good recommendations from the menu. My wife had Goan curry and I had deep fried sweet chilli beef. Both were delicious but Particularly my beef. It was the best thing I’ve had to eat in years. To finish we had the cinnamon apple pie and the Black Forest Sundae with the usual delicious chunks of freshly cooked brownie. We will be going back again and are becoming regulars.

Just what I imagine when I think of an old English country pub- roaring fire, wooden beams and good pub food !

Great breakfast & very good value

I have just enjoyed a lovely meal at the Brooke Kings Head. All three of us had a delicious meal that was served promptly. Our waitress was attentive and helpful. Open fires going, good atmosphere. I was a little concerned about recent reviews but decided to stop for lunch. I’ve only ever had good meals here and am pleased to say that is still the case after today’s visit.

Went for Sunday Lunch. The food was OK but the room was cold. Poor choice of beers, not an outing to repeat any time soon. Post Xmas Malaise?

I have eaten at this pub/restaurant many times over the years and have found the standards to be variable at best.Three of us had lunch there recently and the general service was poor.The menu listed prawn and smoked salmon cocktail which one of our party ordered, only to find no smoked salmon. When we pointed this out to the waiter we were given a “I can only apologise”.For main course two of us chose liver and bacon, which unfortunately was served as liver only, the bacon being omitted!Again our complaint was greeted with another apology! The chef did not feel it necessary to make a personal apology nor was any adjustment made to the bill, reflecting the missing items.I heard a third apology to other diners, so not a good day!I will not go again, nor recommend this place to anyone asking for somewhere to eat in the area.

Food very good, Burger very tasty, tried hard to clear my plate but failed (just)

We went to the King’s Head for lunch yesterday. Two of us ordered fish and chips and the other ordered curry. The food was served promptly and was well presented. The fish and chips were ok but the fish batter wasn’t very crispy. The curry looked amazing but unfortunately when tasted the rice was undercooked, we all tasted the rice and it was hard and chalky in the middle. We informed the bar staff who took it away only to return five minutes later to say the chef had tasted the rice and he considered it to be fine. Whilst that may have been his opinion it wasn’t the opinion of customers. The rice was definitely undercooked. The response from the chef made us feel very uncomfortable so we finished the meals we had and the portion of chips ordered to replace the curry as quickly as we could and left. It was a shame as we had hoped to spend time catching up as we don’t all live locally but instead left as quickly as we could and probably won’t return. Throughout this incident the bar staff were very apologetic and seemed embarrassed by the chef’s response.

I was slightly put off by the 3 most recent reviews which seemed to suggest the pub had a bad week before Christmas, but i was pleased that they have clearly sorted things out.

We went for a family meal today and definitely won't be going back. The staff were friendly enough but the food left a lot to be desired. The bowl of cold doritos that had been shown a bit of cheese was a disappointing starter. Unfortunately the main meal wasn't any better. The chips seemed to be left over wedges that had been fried, the peas were harder than gravel and the batter on the fish was so greasy I could probably have used it to carry out an oil change on my car, and its left me feeling pretty sick.

Having visited in December 2017 and had a fantastic meal, I’ve booked a table to meet up with friends for a pre-Christmas meal. What a difference a year makes, the car park was nearly empty as was the pub, and whilst the waiters and waitresses were polite, they had no clue as to what was on the menu or any information about the food. We ordered and to be fair what was presented was very poor. Parts of the order were wrong, and the food was not of a high quality despite the price. This used to be a very busy and popular eatery unfortunately the standards have dropped dramatically. We will not be returning while under the current owners or management .

Booked last Thursday for a table of three.First thing the room was very cold and continued through the evening. Even though I had booked a table we were told oh! Sit where you like!

Good food. Choice of ales, wines etc. Reasonable prices.

Lovely ambience, Friendly prompt service, nice surroundings, very good menu, tasty fresh prepared food, good choice of menu. Will frequent the place more!!

We were informed that, as the regular chef was ill, only a restricted lunch menu was available. Well, we wouldn't have known because there was plenty of choice. Good food, choice of 3 real ales, lovely staff.

My boyfriend have recently moved to the area & visited for the 1st time on Sun 19th August along with my sister & her husband.

Good portion. Nicest pork I had ever tasted. Will return just for that!! Good and varied menu. Ok service. Bit unorganised though

Just had a lovely lunch with Avril, Tara & Sheila.. Great girlie catchup. Thank you Kings Head for excellent food & hospitality.

Friendly pub - helpfull friendly staff ' lovely food ' good selection of drink

We made two visits to the Kings Head. Both times were great. Good food and very friendly helpful staff. Nice atmosphere inside. Did not feel pressured or rushed.

Went to The Kings Head with some family for a belated birthday meal and had a wonderful young waiter called Lloyd who was very funny, attentive and made sure we were 100% ok! It’s very hard to find good service nowadays and it’s slowly dying out, but this young man gives me hope lol! All I can say is: Great job, lovely person, keep up the good work!

Good ok nothing special. Not run very well regular was served in middle of my drinks order not impressed

Nice place, chef cannot read!!!!!!

Had a rare afternoon off work and actually intended to visit elsewhere which turned out to be closed. Drove the few extra miles to the Kings Head and so glad we did. Had never been before but everything from the welcome, service, menu and food was absolutely first class. Will definitely be visiting more often.