The Locks Inn in South Norfolk

Lovely visit to a lovely pub. We did the Big Dog Ferry and stopped at Geldeston Lock for a couple of hours. Very helpful and friendly staff. Food was quick to order and arrive and was lovely. We both had an all day breakfast (mine was vegetarian). I really liked that the menu is so flexible for vegetarians and vegans in particular.

We ordered the 2-4-1 burgers which on the face of it were good value. However they were inedible, burnt is an understatement, my wife couldn’t even cut into hers.

I’d heard about this place but the reality is much more than I could have imagined. Just wonderful and it helped hugely that it was a still, and warm, summer’s evening. Excellent atmosphere, good beer and wonderful food. When we were there, it was two for one burger night. Honestly - one of the nicest burgers for a while and sensational for the price; and the chips were superb. Huge outdoor space next to the river.

A magical spot to arrive by boat. Good beer and good food too. It's community owned so worth supporting. Go there if you can

The long track to the pub has deteriorated since my visit with friends last year. It is more or less impassable in a low raked car so we retraced our steps and left it near Geldeston. It is also not easy on foot unless you wear hiking boots. And that was not the only bump in the road! We thought the food was expensive for the range, presentation and standard when we visited last year. On our recent visit we were quite shocked to find that a pint of ale and a small cold sausage roll set us back over £10. Service was bordering on unenthusiastic. Lovely though the location is when you get there, the effort and food quality just isnt worth it when there is plenty of local competition c!ose-by which is much better value. Sad really but unlikely we will be coming back.

Well the lager by lacons is very good . Location very good.Food not so good. However if you arrive by canoe keep your paddles with you as my sons paddles were stolen .This meant a slow return at night to Beccles.

Pleasant riverside location but not the easiest to get to and not well signed from the road. It is billed as a community pub, but rather it is a pub in a community. It strongly features music events, the majority of which are free. It has become more of a tourist destination in the summer. Not surprising as it has a lovely riverside location. However, it does become unreasonably swamped by holiday makers arriving by river and car to the disadvantage of atmosphere and efficiency. There have been some over large parties which have taken over the food service and seating areas providing a less than relaxing experience. I would describe the food is average and more expensive for what it is. There is "usually" a good selection of beer but not always. Service really depends on the staff present at the time. Stronger front of house presence would give the pub some character, otherwise open a busy day it can feel a bit like "Spoons".

Our local pub, we go here all the time and the service is always amazing and friendly. The pub is also in a beautiful location by the river .

Paddled here for a light lunch and a pint. Good selection of ales and food excellent however.. the service was absolutely outstanding. The waitress was on it. Such a breath of fresh air these days. Can't wait to return. If you're kayaking or canoeing, there is a custom pontoon and kayak parking.

Went here over the Bank Holiday weekend when they were holding a sausage and cider event with live music. Great beer and cider, great music and fabulous service, especially considering how busy it was. Very friendly staff, lots of space. Even a river nearby to swim in if you wanted.

This is a unique place, tucked out of the way down a beautiful lane. You can also arrive by boat. We had a range of dishes in our party: veggie chilli chips, coconut Dahl, scampi, cheesy fries- all perfectly cooked and very quick to arrive. Good value drinks and a wide choice. We have visited in both summer to sit in the lovely garden, and winter to sit by the cozy fire. Friendly and welcoming staff.

The food is really quite poor which is a shame. Staff aren't great either. The setting is brilliant which is the only saving grace.

After my food I went for a lovely walk recommend by a cheerful group of teens by the river enjoying the sun, on my way back from the walk I came across the same group group being aggressively shouted at by the owner calling them “c**ts” and “w**kers” repeatedly. They seemed very threaten and scared it was not a nice environment to see at a “community pub”. I will definitely not be coming back.

A rare gem that not only you can visit by the modern day car, but by river with simple access via a floating jetty. Whether you paddle board or simply walk, The Locks is a place your welcome aboard. Recently bought by the community, this pub is of the future generations but historically stamped. We hope other pubs and community follow suit and the demise of endless franchises is a dream that comes true. Wonderful menu, food and staff. Absolutely beautiful building with real character and Suffolk charm. We are proud to be a part of a community staking and leading the way of the British pub culture. Tip top.

Good Quality pub lunches served promptly, hot and tasty. A great selection of ales (Green Jack) and a variety of ciders. Friendly staff, clean facilities and a brilliant paddleboard / kayak park up &/or walking destination. Overall, a great community pub which is well worth a visit and judging by lunch on a Thursday, it’s a regular destination for lots of people.

Stopped at this lovely community pub in our kayak. Easy mooring. Large pub garden. Enjoyed chilli and cheese burger with chunky chips. Then had a game of bar billiards before our paddle back. A lovely evening.

Ordered with a friendly lady at the bar. The burger I ordered was very dry & burnt it had so much fat in it too big balls of white hard bits. The bun was dry & tasted powdery. Also very weird you can buy a burger & it doesn't come with anything but coleslaw?! Way too expensive for what it is!

Very friendly and very accommodating even though we arrived as the kitchen was closing. The menu isn't large but the food was very good value and tasted great. Good choice of ales and lagers and in a beautiful spot. Worth noting that it is half a mile from the overflow parking which you are encouraged to use. There is parking closer, and some parking at the pub itself if you need it. All in all a good find and a great evening!

We arrived on the Big Dog Ferry & stayed for lunch & a swim. We all had burgers which were really good, served with some coleslaw. We also had fries which were SUPERB - crispy, golden & delicious!!! We had a mixture of soft drinks & a pint of beer, which were all good. I then had a dip in the river by the bridge which was very refreshing & really quite warm. A really lovely visit & we then drove home, having left a car at the pub earlier.

Went for lunch, a mission to find! Chose from menu and went to the bar, my husband told the bar maid what we wanted to drink, her response was can you order food first, what table number, she was very off-hand, eventually got our drinks. Food arrived quite quickly, Ian had ordered a burger, which was good. I had ordered a ploughman's. This arrived, lots of grated cheese, three slices of tomato all in a small baguette. The baguette was dry, obviously yesterday's. I told the young man who collected the plates that they would be well advised to change their bakery supplier. No apology or comment whatsoever. We will not be returning..

Saw the sign on the road and decided to investigate. Quite a walk along the road but a good selection of interesting beers and ciders. Pleasant and friendly service.

Great place to stop on the river for a drink and food. Great veggie options and pleasant polite staff.

Chose the Locks for anniversary meal and glad we did.Hunters chicken was fabulous and the two women serving were very friendly.Well worth finding as a bit off the beaten track.

We have been visiting this pub for 30 years and our recent visit made us think that we do not wish to return. Really poor customer service, food was not as described on the menu. Raw sewage seeping onto the driveway where tables have now...

Lovely setting right on the river. Lots of kayak and paddle boarders stopping for lunch. Lots of seating outside and inside. Only slight downside was the length of queue for the bar. Great to see how this pub was saved by the community.

We were staying in the area and walked to the Locks Inn to find it was holding a Sausage & Cider festival over the Bank Holiday Weekend. The place was buzzing with people enjoying the weather and surroundings including cooling off in the river. The...

We chose to get the bus from Diss, getting off in Geldeston village. It's a 20 minute walk from there up the single lane track to The Locks. The food was great, beautiful outside area under the trees next to the river.

8 of us arrived on a very busy hot day. The staff were down a few due to COVID and the pub was busy, but they could not have been friendlier or more efficient. The menu is available online to look at before you go....

An excellent community pub, friendly staff and lovely location, perfect to walk, cycle, drive or boat to. large garden with lots of tables, dog friendly.

Hired a boat from Beccles and arrived at the free mooring at the bottom of the pub garden. This is a community pub and all the staff are trying hard to make it work. The service was very good, given the number of customers who...

Located down a good quality off road track next to an old disused lock just off the River Waveney. Not very busy when I visited but good quality draft lagers and beers. I ordered Hunters Chicken which was excellent value and perfectly cooked. Great location...

Nice riverside setting in lovely area. Good choice of ales and beers. Moorings outside for boats and a great menu. Really nice atmosphere

Moored here for the night as we thought we would support a community pub. Little surprised to find it is run off a generator but it worked fine but was a little dark inside. Was a little disappointed that the menu was basically burgers of...

Beautiful spot by the river.Excellent tastyfood ,well worth the trip here.Beer good quality and local.

After a drive down a lane to nowhere you come across this great little pub in a beautiful setting. Tranquil is one word to describe it. The service was really good and the ales were first class. Didn't eat here but was a very good...

Impromptu visit for an evening meal. Lovely evening for a sit by the river followed by gorgeous food and tasty beer. Well worth a visit. A great example of a well run community pub.

Boated here from Beccles...good mooring and were pleased we arrived early as it was a warn day and the garden and mooring area got busy over fhe lunchtime period. They'd had some work done inside and the pub was nicely done out and very spacious...

We canoed to this pub from Beccles, took a couple of hours. It seems a perfect paddling pub, and there aren't many of those around. The only small issue (that didn't impact me) was that with the number of canoes and kayaks moored up, the...

We were disappointed by the service and food when we visited as a family of five on holiday. We arrived early for lunch - just after 12 - and ordered at 12.20. Place already busy so expected a short wait but to wait 35 minutes...

Long single track road to get here, although we didn't meet too many cars on route. We ordered the 'Buddha bowls" which consisted of lukewarm thin chips with a cold lumpy cheese sauce on top, a slice of bacon and a tiny amount of cold...

Visited to watch the Jazz band. Despite a few technical issues, as the pub is run from a generator due to being so remote and not on main electricity, the staff kept everyone up to date. Fantastic food that’d put a lot of places to...

Everything that a community pub should be- friendly helpful staff, great food (with plenty of variety to choose from), good beer (and other options) in a fantastic setting. A lovely "big dog" ferry journey from Beccles, then this. How could a day be more perfect?

Three years ago this was a wonderful pub, run by a friendly and competent landlord. The pub then changed hands and ......well just read some of the reviews from 2020. It is now owned as a community pub after it was nearly sold as a...

Iconic pub at the end of navigation on the River Waveney. There is a ferry available (see pub website) but boats can be hired fromHippersons in Beccled. There is road access via an unmade road but check satnav post code

Staying at a near by campsite we were told about this place. A 4 mile hike and we were treated a cold beer by the beautiful riverside. Certainly worth the walk just for the location. Staff were friendly and social distancing was practised perfectly.

Sadly, we didnt stay as we were looking forward to eating outside and making the most of the last if summer. Dont be fooled - the website was out of date...the surly waitress told us they had changed the rules today and we could no...

Hired a boat for the day from Hippersons boat yard and was recommended a stop off here. Had a lovely drink outside with beautiful views.

Not surprised to see reviews on here where others were refused entry ALOT earlier than advertised. Arrived at 1805 to be told order now because it’s last orders for a 1900 hours close. Poor selection of drinks although got the impression bar staff couldn’t be...

We only stopped for drinks. Was fitted in with a double table no problems. All covid rules followed. Staff really friendly. Can't ask for any thing more. Go visit

We had a lovely trip to this pub on our mini boating holiday, it was raining on and off but lightly, it didn’t put us off, we arrived, temperatures duly taken and we were taken to our table, the waitress dried our seats for us....

Stopped by after a long walk in the sun. Greeted with a friendly smile, temperature checked and shown to a table outside in their cracking beer garden. Very well run and felt completely safe, beer was great and kept really well, slipped down too easily!...

Despite advertising being open until 1900hrs, we were refused entry at 1825hrs being told that they had already called last orders at 1830hrs. (They need a clock). Just two blokes wanting a pint. They didn't want our money, and we wouldn't give them it now. Go to The Wherry instead, friendly staff there.

Took over half an hour to get 2 drinks to our table. Eventually after waiting over an hour for a menu, we managed to get the attention of a waitress, to ask if they were doing food, to be told they weren't because the generator wasnt working in the heat! Don't let customers book tables if you know your generator struggles in the heat (it was forecast!!) Alternatively, do a bbq instead, so you have something to offer! Very poor indeed. Does make me wonder how long we would've waited before they let us know that they couldn't do food. We won't be returning. A visit to St Peter's Brewery shop afterwards suggested the generator was always going wrong. Many many disappointed customers today, all the outside tables were full, with only two or three having food, before it packed up completely.

We booked for lunch and was really looking forward to a nice pub lunch but couldn’t have any food because their generators were down but they still had burgers and chips coming out to people. Very very disappointed. Get some new generators!

Not really sure why they have reopened ..Sadly the day we walked for 2 hours to get there they would not serve food unless you had booked even though there were hardly any tables taken .Many of the beers were not available.. it’s a brewery pub ! So we walked for another 15 mins to The Wherry where we were met with smiles, a relaxed but safe pub and happy staff ... food to be ordered and a choice of better cold beers !! !!

We came here by chance a couple of days ago and hadn't booked, but loved the place so we booked a table for today, asked for a table in the shade. Today we cycled here with the kids to be allocated the table that was certain to be in the sun all day. My friend sat down and ordered drinks before I came and pointed out that the table was going to be in the sun. Then we were told the generator had broken down so we couldn't have any food. That was a shame (and rather problematic for us after a cycle ride with kids) but obviously something they could not do anything about. Asked politely for a table in the shade since there were many more suitable tables, see the photo. We were told they couldn't move us, with no good reason An hour after arriving,theplace is still half empty and we have not been offered even a free snack for the kids as an apology!

A group of friends and I had prebooked and were very happy with our bench outside under a tree but close to the water. Table service worked well and the staff were friendly enough. However, a large group of people who hadn’t booked turned up (with their dogs) and refused the invitation to leave. They weren’t made to give their contact details or have their temperatures taken like the other guests, then sat outside of the fence but jumped over it to order drinks - and were served! All the while they were walking too close to tables and other people while being generally dismissive of the precautions everyone else was taking. They really should have been turned away and not served. Then to top it off, the generator for the kitchen broke down meaning they couldn’t serve food. Needless to say, we left much earlier than we otherwise would have.

We visited on Saturday. Didn’t pre-book in the hope we could just have a quick drink. When we arrived we were told we couldn’t have a table onsite as they were fully booked but could have a drink and take it off site. Bought a drink and sat opposite the garden to see if all the 18 empty tables would be filled up. No, 18 empty tables whilst we sat on the perimeter of the pub of which they could have offered us to have a quick drink at. Shame they’re turning away business. Not sure if this pub will survive. Go a bit further down the road in Geldeston to the Wherry Inn where you get great service from really friendly staff.

despite being 80% empty tonight ,we were unable to book a table (drinks only) due to being on the same day. We turned up on the off chance and were told we could have a drink but had to drink it in the field opposite!!!!!!! Despite there being 18 tables in the garden empty. Rules for rules sake. Don't bother giving them your money,go elsewhere.

Visited on Sunday morning for the new brunch menu. On line table booking a breeze. Great service and yummy brunch. Generous portions and great vegan and veggie options too. We all found the staff informed welcoming and super friendly. Highly recommend. Felt safe. Toilets very clean too. Love this pub and it’s beautiful setting.

I booked a table for 3pm, I arrived at 2:30pm but expected to wait as I knew that Coronavirus would of meant an allocated table system. Had by temperature taken etc and was told that I could get a drink and wait for my table, which I would be told about.I got my drink and sat by the gate, at 3pm no one came to tell me that my table was ready although I see the other waitresses cleaning tables. I waited until 3:10pm before I went to the waitress at the gate, I asked her if our table was ready and her response was 'Have to checked in?' even though she was the one who had booked me in originally. Once she said this she said yes your tables over there and just pointed to the trees.She then seated us and another waitress gave us menu's, another waitress then came over immediately and asked if we were ready to order, we asked for another couple of minutes but ordered drinks, she then came back later and took our food order.We noticed other people were receiving drinks except for us, this was a good 20/25 minutes later, so when we questioned another waitress she went back to check, cam back with the drinks and said that it hadn't been entered onto the system.We continued to wait 1.5 hours for our food, but as the original waitress had said that there was a short delay, we assumed because of Coronavirus, so we assumed the 1.5hr wait was because of that which we understood.Other people who were seated after us received their food, so the original waitress who took the order came over and we questioned where our food was, she went back to the kitchen to check.Who I am assuming was head of the kitchen and also the manager came over and explained that again, the same waitress failed to put it on the system. This was 1hr 45 minutes after we were seated as part of a 2 hour seating allocation!She did explain that she would 'reopen' the kitchen and serve us food within 20 minutes, which would of taken us past the 2hr slot.Although she did give us our second drinks for free, which we appreciated I just thought that the overall approach to customers and the way that waitresses were performing just seemed slap dash.It is a lovely place, but I just feel that it is ruined overall by the staff performance.

New owners seem to be keeping up the tradition of poor customer service & excuses... excuse the pun, but I won’t be surprised if they go under. Refusing to staff the place because of the pandemic.. or cost?

First beer after lockdown! The team at the locks have the process nailed, really well organised and put us all at ease. Thank you, see you soon.

Lovely Sunday roast in this stunning setting. Love the way the pub has been rearranged, the big room's gone from bleak to lovely, with interesting well spaced tables, lovely views, and a new large woodbuner.It is still cold out there though - you always have needed your thermals for a trip to the Locks and you still do!The rest of the menu looked interesting, I'll be back to try it out.

Saturday lunch - flooded fields all around but still open. Warm friendly atmosphere as you walk in. Dogs very much welcomed. Lovely to see a limited menu - had the burger. Good choice of beer. Will be back in the summer.

This pub always gives a friendly welcome. It's a welcoming old traditional pub with good home cooked food. Prices reasonable and decent choice. Lots of outdoor seating in nice garden for warmer days and cosy bar and restaurant with beams etc inside.

Went to this local pub for Friday evening dinner and arrived just after 7, we ordered some drinks and 3 salt beef sandwiches with chips. The place was pretty empty with a table of 2 leaving as we arrived and one other table of 5 whilst we were there. As far as we could tell there was nothing to cook in our meal apart from a few chips yet after an hour no food had arrived but we were told it was just coming. 15 minute later, still no food so we left! In addition it was far too cold in there! What a shame, won’t be going there again - spoilt our evening!

We all ordered the same then waited an hour and 10 minutes for a salt beef bun and fries, only one other table eating so it was far from busy. Still nothing was delivered so we paid for our drinks and walked out.

A new venture for The Locks.Great beef from 'across the border' not 1/2 a mile away.Impressive Yorkshire pud, well presented veg, and a wild garlic & potato soup to start that was absolutely divine!The service was fantastic, the restaurant clean & bright, and as regular carvery-attendees, we personally felt it was great value for money.If there was any criticism it would be:More gravy (or at least the option to increase amount?)Fluffier roast potatoes (personal preference admittedly)And maybe a little gentle background music to take the vacuum from the large space?All in all an enjoyable experience.We will be back.........

Rather disappointing after reading the reviews. The food was good but not outstanding, the service fine but not great. The worst thing was it was so cold inside, we had to keep our coats on. It was a Wednesday night in mid October but there was no other guests, perhaps we just chose the wrong night to visit for the first time? Great quirky location and on a bright day wonderful but not a ‘hidden Gem’ for us.

My wife and I have been here many times, in the past and had lovely meals and drinks. We visited in September this year and were very disappointed .Briefly, the lovely past menus such as Bacon & Brie Panini, tasty burgers etc had been replaced by menus that both my wife & I could not understand. I believe the 'Locks' is now refered to as a 'Gastro Pub!!As such we had nothing to eat or drink and went to the excellent 'Wherry Inn' traditional country pub in Geldeston village. The 'Locks' is in a lovely setting. Let's hope common sense prevails, as this 'progress!!' venture will be sure to fail.

Have enjoyed visits here since it’s been owned by Grain and have been impressed by the improvements- which have been subtle and everything looks clean. It has not gone ‘hipster and trendy’ as someone has suggested!!We went for a roast and was one of the best pub roasts I have eaten. Croquette cauliflower cheese, red cabbage, roasted carrots, amazing roasties, beautiful roast beef. Only their 2nd week of doing roasts, so pretty impressive. The large room at the lochs was always a soul less horrible room and it now has lovely tables and rugs on the floor.Will definitely return. Also encountered 4 members of staff on our visit, all were lovely and really helpful.

A friend of ours mentioned that the Locks was starting to do Sunday Roasts. We are so glad we decided to go as it is one of the nicest roast dinners we have had in years. We started off with some feta cheese in vine leaves (from the chefs garden). This was full of flavour and clearly top quality ingredients. My son and I had a roast lamb which was beautifully cooked and ever so tender. They had cooked the vegetables in a creative way and everything was well matched. The little purple potatoes with a slightly spicy sauce (reminiscent of holidays in Spain) was really delicious and went beautifully with the lamb. My husband and son went for the beef which was a bit more of a traditional roast. They both raved about it and not a morsel was left on the plate. My husband always moans about pub roast potatoes but said these were as good as his mums!!After the delicious mains we were ready to try out crumble and churros. Disaster had unfortunately struck and the kitchen had lost its power. You could see the staff were gutted as they were clearly looking forward to showing all the beautifully prepared dishes. Such a shame on their first weekend. They were so apologetic and kindly gave our sons a complimentary ice cream. The service was really lovely and personable and the chef came out and apologised for the trouble in the kitchen on that particular day. Despite the power trouble I would really recommend a trip out to this lovely pub. On top of being really very delicious it was also competitively priced. A real gem of a place with a fantastic chef in charge. We will definitely be back.

Always holidaying in Norfolk we have visited this pub several times over the years ,it’s brilliant setting made it a favourite , but sadly we won’t be returning after this years disappointing trip . We noticed the updates immediately it’s really been smartened up and looks great . The beer was ok but not the choices that there used to be .

Visited on Tuesday lunchtime as they don't cook evenings at the start of the week. Excellent beers from Grain Brewery. Not much food choice and a bit quirky. But excellent quality. Well worth a visit.

What a beautiful and friendly pub/restaurant. We were there on September 3, 2019 enjoying beers and lunch. We took the Big Dog Ferry to The Locks, about a 30 minute ferry ride; apparently you can drive there as well. When we arrived at The Locks we were greeted by an array of picnic tables, of which many people were enjoying food and beers. We sat at the big round table by the entrance to the Locks. Our friends ordered the Chicken Salad and my wife ordered the Beetroot Dip, which she found delicious and ate the whole thing (and she’s a very, very picky eater). I on the other hand had the daily special, the Duck Confit, which was equally outstanding. The pub inside has a lot of character.

Stopped here when we hired a canoe. Sat outside on a gorgeous day. Considering how busy it was we didn't have to wait long for our food.

We had lunch at The Locks as a family of 4 - all adults, we'd hired canoes and paddled our way along to the river to The Locks.

This is a delightful inn to visit.

So visited today for lunch,after many years since my previous visit.Very friendly staff and the place has a lovely atmosphere. The menu consistent of about 8 choices and a specials board of 3/4 options. Nice to see some different choices on a menu from normal run of the mill pub grub. This is a place well worth a visit either by road or boat,as the spacious restaurant has a lovely feel and if you are lucky to see the sun you can enjoy the river as there is plenty of outdoor seating.

We'll worth the trip down the rough road to find this hidden gem, which is also accessable by boat on the River Waveney. Great lunch in a relaxed atmosphere. The staff were all friendly and knowledgeable. Excellent!!

We arrived here on the big dog ferry and what a lovely pub nestling at the edge of the broads. We had a lovely meal inside the pub, staff were really friendly and chatty and the food was great. Could take the dog in with us as well. Sat outside with drinks listening to a band as they were having a beer festival as well. Overall a great few hours sitting in the sunshine eating and drinking. Will be back!!

Stopped off to have a drink on our round trip river walk from Beccles,sorry to say the lager was flat and the place smelt of sewage,must be the blocked loo's again,such a shame it's such a beautiful location and we have been coming here for over 30 years

We booked the Big Dog ferry from Beccles to take us there and back, there was a beer festival on so it was a great way to visit and not drive. The pub has changed since we visited last year, looks more finished and more seating indoors to compliment the large garden.Grain brewery have some great beers and now have a few good pubs. Due to the festival there was a folk band playing outside along with a separate bar and bbq.

Lovely old pub set right on the river. Great to sit out in the beer garden & enjoy the numerous special events they put on. Good choice of food, with large portions. Friendly staff & great for a relaxing drink by the river.Great on cosy winter evenings with open fires.

We ate here last night as the weather was nice. We ordered a steak with potato rosti and the meat was so tough you couldn't cut through it let alone chew it. We wanted a dessert and were told the kitchen closed at 9 when given the dessert menu. We ordered at 8.45 to be told the kitchen wouldn't do it for us! Then before they had even cleared our plates from our main course they proceeded to start locking all the doors and pulling the blinds down - needless to say we got the message and left!! Don't know if we caught it on a bad night but a pretty poor evening all in all.

Been coming to the locks for a long time, but first time under new management. Its still in a wonderful situation etc, but its lost its atmosphere and has a hipster menu. Keg Beer brewed by the owners, £5 a pint!!

Lovely to see this fantastic old pub finally looking loved. The restaurant and lounge are very well appointed. Sadly, the food today didn't come up to expectation and we had to return one of our meals as it was totally inedible. The other one was just about okay but it did not match the description on the menu. We both left feeling very disappointed. Go back to doing good, honest pub grub. You have a wealth of fantastic local produce on your doorstep so use it!!

As we tried to follow the River Waveney from Bungay to Beccles we decided to stop off here for a late lunch as they serve food all day. The weather allowed us to enjoy a pint and food in the garden. The food was enjoyable and well served as was the pint. Lovely setting down by the River Waveney. The staff were very friendly and we were made very welcome.

Oh my god what have they done to the menu. Have been here before and had lovely pub classics, ie ploughman’s ,jackets , the normal stuff people like.

Firstly,what a gorgeous location.

A large group of friends and I visited the Locks after boating from Beccles. It’s not the first time we’ve been as it’s local and it’s usually lovely.

Walked to locks yesterday evening with friends from Norwich who know Grain brand well. Menu met our needs and food tasty, we were happy to experiment. My only suggestion would be that waiters (who were very polite and chatty which we liked) to bring out cutlery before food. On the downside my husband said toilets needed updating. We will be back who Not only enjoyed the walk but would like to see how thing progress and support Grain.

Found this lovely, peaceful riverside pub and spent a very pleasant couple of hours there. There is plenty of space in the garden so visitors can choose whether to sit in the shade of the ancient ash tree or enjoy a sunny spot. Our food was tasty and not excessively expensive either. It was relaxing watching people arrive by boat or canoe, swallows skimming over the water and birdsong adding to the feeling of tranquillity. Highly recommended for a lazy Summer afternoon.

Went for a family bike ride and stopped for a drink , fancied some food the only thing on offer was a barbie, that seemed very nice , until the prices lol £9 for a burger , NO chips just a bog standard burger , £36 for a family of 4 , I know we all have to make a living BUT ......

We had been told the newanagement team were making a difference but we could food disappointing. It's a great location with good mooring and the garden was packed but hardly anyone appeared to be eating!! We got many and were suprised how litlle on it and what there was was a bit specialised! and no standard pub fayre. No sandwiches rolls toasties or any snacks. There was going to be a bbq later.

Stopped off here on a walk . Travelled by Black dog ferry from Beccles and got 10 per cent discount on production of ticket. Good food, good service and good beer.

This was our third visit (regular visits are difficult as we live abroad).

As a family we’ve been coming to the Locks since the ‘70s. My Mum was a bit apprehensive about going today, since the reviews below are not too complimentary, but we gambled on it. It seems a lot of the negative reviews are occupied with moaning that the place has changed and modernised a bit, but if a refresh and tidy up (and yes, sadly losing the piano and candles in bottles) means we can actually be greeted with a smile and expect food to be on if they’ve said it is, we’re game! It’s such a beautiful spot, and the cliquey, hostile atmosphere that previously pervaded was ruining it. To be honest, we quite like that they’ve opened the place up and created different seating/eating/drinking areas.

Visited Geldeston Locks Inn, Suffolk yesterday, a place I have visited many, many times since the early 80's, I even lived in Geldeston village for 9 years, and I have to say......disappointed! Since this place was taken over by the Grain Brewery Co., they have managed to lose the charm of a place that has remained basically unchanged for decades. Didn't even stay for a beer.