The Moorings in North Norfolk

We had dinner last night at The Moorings and it was absolutely delicious! We both had the cuttlefish to start, followed by sea bass and monkfish and my husband had the ginger cake with toffee sauce. All excellent. The service was friendly and efficient. We will definitely be returning!

Lovely food, great service, in an informal intimate setting. Honestly couldn't fault it. Will be back very soon!

Lovely family run restaurant. Great service, wonderful food. Relaxed and friendly atmosphere

Amazing food, lovely staff - can't recommend enough!

Excellent food with a nice atmosphere and good service. Best restaurant in Blakeney.

Accommodated our party of 2 towards the end of the evening and we were very grateful they did. Service and food was spot on. The fish was delicate and its accompaniments perfectly simple but thoughtful. A lovely little restaurant, even down to the background music, and very reasonably priced. Go, especially if you're in the mood for something light and fresh.

Great food, good atmosphere. Must book

Once again The Moorings over delivers in all ways Outside it’s pretty plain visually and you would not even think it’s one of the best restaurants in the U.K. Inside it’s simple with unfussy tables and cutlery Then the experience begins as the front of house staff are so relaxed and delightful The menu reads as interesting and the quality presentation and flavours are outstanding from the kitchen as its family run and owned and they all know how to cook top quality ingredients and serve them with simple beauty on a plate Better to book as it’s not always easy to get a table but trust us - it’s worth it if you love great food beautifully prepared and served by a family team who care We simply love it. M and E

Expensive and a bit small on the servings, but delicious and consistently very good 👍 👌

Very tasty food and wine and excellent service.

As soon as we walked in the restaurant we liked it. The greeting was friendly and it had a good feel about it. Service was good, food was delicious, well priced and the portions just right. Unusually for these days was the gorgeous complimentary bread and butter, I could have filled up on that alone, the bread was amazing. Highly recommended.

Probably the best fish dish we’ve had out and about, staff were really nice and even made room for the pudding! Tasted as good as it looks!

Been waiting a long time to have dinner here & it was worth the wait!! The main course - Sea Bass was amazing & Angela's Ginger Pudding with Vanilla Ice Cream was fantastic! Best meal out I have had in a long time - will let my friends & family know to book in advance. Look forward to returning! Thank you for great food & service!

The moorings is a must if you are in Blakeney or even if your not as it is sure worth it. We ate here on a Saturday night and the service was great and the food if wonderful, I had the belly pork and my husband had the sea bream and we loved our dishes. The wine is reasonably priced and very good. We will definitely be back soon. Thank you

Very popular, so therefore full and very noisy. Firstly, there are no cocktails or cocktails. I was really looking forward to my pork belly, which just fell apart, and most of the crackling was crispy. However, the accompaniment was too salty, and I had to push it aside as it spoilt it. The waitress apologised and said she would inform the chef. Nduja and prune and onion seemed to be the salty culprit, but it wasn't fiery as nduja is supposed to be. The dauphinouis potatoes were absolutely delicious, perfect. Dessert, brûlée Lemon Tart was enjoyable, too. My husband was happy with his fish mains and crumble & custard.

Another trip to Blakeney and a couple of meals at the Moorings. Needless to say everything was excellent the food, the service, the ambiance - best restaurant around for miles. When we come back to Blakeney we will come again.

Delicious food and really nice atmosphere. Service was good too.

If the rating system was out of 10 - I'd rate The Moorings 10/10. If it was out of 20 - I'd rate it 20/20. If it was out of . . . . . well, you get the picture. I had the crab starter, and sea bream for main. Fabulously well cooked. I asked advice fe. what wine to have with the bream and a choice was suggested that complimented the food perfectly. My partner had the steak, similarly fabulously well cooked, and similarly obtained excellent advice on what wine to have with it. We'll be back

The guide ratings and accolades are stuck on the door of this unfussy 50 cover restaurant in the middle of the beautiful village of Blakeney and the simple decor supports the wooden tables and chairs - perfect. Mainly seafood but there are other dishes. The service in this family run restaurant is efficient , competent and friendly. We sat down at 6.30pm and it was about full by 7pm- I suspect about 80 covers filled that Tuesday evening. The locals and discerning holidaymakers know this place. The crab and smoked mackerel starters delicious. Our Halibut and Sea Bream mains with sublime sauces cooked to perfection, the brown bread to eat / mop up your sauce so tasty. A nice wine list at reasonable prices. Oh and guess what either Ginger sponge with vanilla ice cream and cream or Sticky toffee pudding with salted caramel ice cream and cream plus other desserts to finish- heaven. In this lovely seaside village, what more do you want ? London Michelin star restaurants eat your heart out, if only I could eat here every week! Mike D Sevenoaks Kent

Welcoming and busy. Food very nice.

Of its type this is an excellent restaurant. A relaxed atmosphere, made better by an excellent, friendly and knowledgeable front of house team all in an informal dinning environment. As with everything of quality in north Norfolk these days prices are not cheap, but we genuinely felt we got superb value for money given the quality of the dishes and their ingredients. Other similar quality establishments in the area are perhaps more expensive (certainly their wine mark ups are) without delivering the quality we found here. The menu has both meat and fish options as well an alternative should you be vegetarian. The fish we had was fresh, cooked to perfection and tasted superb. A good range of pudding are offered too, and these appear on a blackboard. Would highly recommend

Nice is not the word for this restaurant, my fussy foodie girlfriend loved it. We had fishes dishes, they were out of this world. I can recommend it 100%.

Fantastic food, with excellent service in a relaxed atmosphere. Puddings are homemade and scrumptious. Thank you for a fantastic evening

If you ever find yourself in Blakeney - you really must eat here. The food was amazing - so good in fact we booked a table for the following night before we had even ordered dessert. The staff are wonderful and very friendly and service is great. A menu that changes regularly and a 'to die for' desserts board. 100% recommend and look forward to eating here again at some time in the future.

What an outstanding restaurant , warm welcome , excellent menu ,food and service second to none , would recommend to anyone. ( booking advisable)

Whether you are spending one night in Blakeney or several - you MUST eat here. We both had fish dishes as starter and mains and the food was truly outstanding and the best meal we have had for some time. Make sure it’s on your ‘to do’ list.

This is one of our absolute favourite places to eat out when we are visiting the area. Great food, warm friendly staff, and Angela's puddings are legendary.

Packed to the rafters and full of atmosphere. The food delicious and very tasty. The service attentive.

A return visit. Very impressive. Diverse menu, still fish dominant. We both had fish starters and mains. Delicious, flavoursome and nice portions. Particularly tasty was the shrimp risotto that came with the sea bass. Good Albariño. To finish, a delicious pear and frangipani tart. Excellent service. Busy, buzzy atmosphere. Highly recommended.

Really enjoyed dinner at this family run gem - excellent fish soup, followed by sea bass and superb treacle sponge pudding. Both the food and service were really good and will definitely return. Not to be missed if you're in the area.

We had booked here for our wedding anniversary dinner on the basis of reviews that we had read and we were not disappointed. The food was great - my wife loves fish and had the sea trout which she said was cooked to absolute perfection, the best that she had tasted for some time. Two lovely course each, a tasty bottle of wine and we were pleased as Punch. The restaurant isn't large and is very popular so is fairly hectic. Despite this the service is slick and professional whilst also remaining friendly and personal. Thoroughly recommended.

We've always loved the Moorings, wonderful staff, nce atmosphere, good food if increasingly rather expensive. Sadly the wonderful Sunday lunches which were outstanding ended with Covid and the menu is now very limited and predictable.

We ate here on two nights whilst on holiday in Blakeney. The food was excellent on both occasions, and the service was friendly and efficient. Although predominantly a fish menu (we had fish both times), it also includes meat and a vegetarian option. Price was very reasonable. Thoroughly recommended.

We ate here twice during the four nights we recently stayed in Blakeney. Absolutely everything was delicious, the puddings are sublime and the service is excellent.

This restaurant gets lots of rave reviews, but after 2 meals here - one this year and one last - I'm not really sure why. The starters were very good. The service was efficient and friendly, despite the place being full. The side dishes with the main courses were good, but the mains themselves were disappointing, especially for the price paid. The spicy cod had no spice whatsoever. It was a nice piece of fish, beautifully cooked and moist, but where was the promised flavour? Similarly the halibut, which bizzarely came as one and a half fillets. What happened to the other half? Final straw: the restaurant was unpleasantly hot. In short, we won't be back.

Fish restaurant that was outstanding and very welcoming. Had great service and quality was very high.

…… to find a restaurant that serves such very good food in such a lovely and unpretentious setting with delightful and again unpretentious service. Would that more places were like The Moorings!

Unexpected gem in a small village; we went on the off chance one night and enjoyed it so much we went a second time. Both weekdays it was crowded and you need to book to make sure of your place. I had an excellent fish meal on both occasions and my partner had pork one night and steak on another. Both very good. The dark chocolate pecan pie is to die for! Space is limited but the staff were both efficient and friendly and we thought the price was very reasonable for the quality.

This is a fantastic little restaurant with, perhaps, two or three too many tables for the space. But, had it not have been so, maybe we not have been lucky enough to experience the excellent food. We are two fairly sizeable adults (without being obese!) and we were offered a cramped table for two near to their bar and serving area. Just wouldn’t have worked. But, we were kindly offered a larger table in the middle row without any fuss. Sadly, one young male waiter, clearly oblivious to his clumsiness, either kicked my chair or knocked it as he walked past. Several times. Whilst the other young lady did walk the longer way around to get to the table behind me. All this caused us to reposition the whole table and chairs THREE times. Yeah, shoulda said something, but I’m British and didn’t. They’ll know now :-). The food and wine were faultless - which is what it’s all about really! Would have been five stars had it not been for clodhopper. :-).

Great place. Service really perfect with loads of staff, all friendly and responsive. Menu is excellent. Best risotto ever

Really good food and a lovely location - but spoilt by 2 things. Chicken dish was good until I saw pink undercooked bits. The waiter said the chef thinks that fine .. I didn't. And the bill (c£100) was just handwritten on a piece of paper - not itemised and impossible to know if it was correct. I can't think of the last time I saw such an old-fashioned way to present a bill. Presumably they work on the principle about buying a Rolls Royce ... "If you need to know the price, you can't afford it"

The Moorings, Blakeney is a marvellous little restaurant. Delicious imaginative carefully cooked food (not all fish; fantastic cheese course), lovely attentive staff, just the right kind of low-key environment, nice clean loos, excellent value. Tucked away in delightful Blakeney (with a view of the quay and marshes from the bay window seats if you’re lucky enough to book that table). We could not recommend it more highly.

Absolutely beautiful meal here. Had 3 courses and very reasonable. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Hopefully if we are on holiday again in this area, we would 100% return here.

Excellent food, friendly efficient service and good atmosphere.

The Best Restaurant in Blakeney. Truly! Been coming here for a several years now and I’m truly astounded at how phenomenal the food is every single time! Always great service and great menu, too. I just had a meal that reminded me of the very first time I visited - and it knocked my socks off just like it did back then! It always makes my stay in Blakeney feel complete and thoroughly spoiled. Edit: just got back from another dinner here 2 days later and they did it again! Another phenomenal meal! Recommended it to another couple we met today, too, and they said they thoroughly enjoyed it as well.

Home made fish soup to die for - as good as you'd get in the South of France. Sea trout cooked to perfection. Friendly efficient service. Totally recommend. Book early to ensure you get in

This place is absolutely as good as people say. We booked a few days in advance just on the strength of talking to a few customers leaving and we weren’t disappointed. We had the Rib eye steak and some Malbec and it was perfect. Beautiful steak with peppercorn sauce accompanied by dauphinois potatoes and green beans. Will define back!

A lovely meal, friendly and efficient service and excellent value. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone visiting the Blakeney area.

We dined here twice whilst on holiday in Blakeney. The restaurant doesn’t have a large menu but everything sounded delicious and we felt we had plenty of choice. Service was prompt and friendly. The food was absolutely delicious on both occasions. My only comment would...

Incredible food. You have to come here!

What an excellent little place - a stone's throw from the harbour, serving lovely wholesome food with a smile and efficiency, and at very reasonable prices. Fish soup highly recommended, as is the lamb loin. It always seems to be busy, so booking well in...

A very low key and buzzy restaurant right in the centre of Blakeney. You'll need to book because it is very popular. Service was a little slow but it was very busy. We had a lovely local IPA to kick things off. Seafood and fish...

Easily the best place to go for dinner in Blakeney and surrounding area. Delicious, moreish classics that really hit the spot. Everything we ate was so tasty, and the service was warm and attentive. Plays it cool but seriously delivers.

Aug '23 - Another great meal! Menu now has vege options included without making a special request. Curry Calliflower & Sea trout were both highlights. Desserts are plentiful and all delicious. Absolutely excellent. Great meals and desserts. In addition, the chef went out of his way to craft a vegan, gluten free meal for my girlfriend. Highly recommend

We are so pleased we found The Moorings for the first dinner of our holiday in Norfolk. The food was delicious. It was fresh, well cooked and well presented. We enjoyed every morsel of our 3 course meals. The restaurant was full with a lively...

A bit disappointed. Had read such wonderful reviews that my expectations were perhaps a bit high. Fish soup very authentic but not as flavoursome as I’d hoped, and the hake dish was beautifully cooked but bland. The steak was apparently very good but the fish...

It's just delicious, a must if you visit Blakeney. Friendly, efficient service and great food. There is nothing to complain about all starters and mains very much enjoyed by all four of us. A little gem.

Book in advance very popular and you ll understand why if you eat there. Great food and service. One of the best small independent restaurants I v eaten in. Amazing fish dishes and a really nice menu.

We had a lovely meal. The food was absolutely delicious: I would highly recommend the mackerel or crab risotto (which was very generous with the crab) starters and sea trout main, but the sea bass and the hake were also fantastic, and the steaks were...

Set a little away from the front with a very unassuming exterior. We were recommended by a passing couple and were lucky to secure a table that evening. The staff were excellent, friendly welcoming and helpful. The menu gave limited but quality choice primarily fish...

The Moorings was recommended to us by the owner of the holiday cottage we stayed in, and it proved an excellent choice! We pre-booked because it's popular, and all tables were taken, so no walk-ins. 4 of us had starters and mains, all were delicious....

Food: 5/5 Service: 4/5 Atmosphere: 5/5 Value: 5/5 We had a splendid time at the Moorings. We were lucky enough to bag the only table with a view the moorings themselves, which was extra special! The restaurant had a warm, buzzing atmosphere and the staff...

We were staying in the neighbouring village and were looking for a place to go for dinner and found this place. Absolutely love this place. We had no booking but they squeezed us in for a later hour, and it was worth the wait. Food was delicious, we had a sea bass dish and a sea trout dish, and treated myself with a Plum & Almond Frangipane. Big thanks also to the amazing team on site.

So lovely to visit a restaurant with such a varied and different menu - a touch of Mexican - truly lovely mole mushroom for me. We had worried that as it appeared noisy outside that would impact being inside but no we were wrong. Acoustics...

Not the outstanding experience it used to be: they no longer serves those fabulous Sunday lunches. Limited menu but everything superbly cooked and presented. Outstanding service.

One of the best meals we have had in a long while. We were treated to a meal out and a quick search quickly showed that this place rivalled the local Michelin starred restaurant. A few moments in and having glanced at the menu and it was clear to see why. Stunning food, we ended up having three courses because it was all so delicious, wonderful staff and there was not a spare table when we arrived. There was also a good selection of wines and the pudding board spoke for itself. My husband was very happy, and we both had to stop ourselves devouring more of the side dishes in order to leave appropriate space. We have already recommended and hope to return soon!

Always a high-light when we are holidaying in North Norfolk. The food is fantastic - imaginative and beautifully presented. The menu is predominantly fish but with a couple of meat or veggie options. The staff are friendly and the service is efficient without being rushed....

Brilliant restaurant with very good food and friendly service 👍

We were so glad we visited this restaurant on our recent weekend trip to Norfolk. The food was insanely good, service great and it's a lovely location. I have nothing negative to say at all. Even the price was extremely reasonable for the quality we received. Can't recommend enough!

Another delicious meal at the Moorings with our grandchildren. The staff create a super atmosphere and we all had a wonderful time

Very friendly service, waiter and waitress both willing to chat but at no time was the service slow. There were enough options for my slightly fish averse husband and everything was delicious.

Brilliant food, delicious menu, tasty fresh fish! First 2 courses came out very swiftly, pudding took a bit longer but it was nice not to feel rushed. Monkfish was fantastic!

Great food... But the puddings are to die for😎

The Moorings is a restaurant to rave about. Everything was wonderful from delightful staff to excellent imaginative dishes. The standard of cooking, presentation and service is consistent (we dined on 2 nights). Attractively low key and unfussy, it is deservedly popular: booking essential. We loved...

Another visit to this restaurant where we had an excellent meal. The quality of the food is always very good. Interesting menu, pleasant and comfortable restaurant with super and helpful staff. The meal for the quality it is is very good value. We will return...

Very enjoyable evening meal here - seafood a highlight BUT sufficient choice for those that don't enjoy that. Incredible home made desserts too (apparently made with their own free-range eggs). The fish soup was particularly good.

This place was amazing; food excellent, staff excellent and we will definitely be back. This is our first review on trip advisor and only downloaded it to review this establishment. Look forward to our return

As always, excellent food served in generous quantities by super friendly staff. We have been dining at this little gem of a restaurant for many years now, and look forward to doing so, for many years to come. Thank you for such an enjoyable and...

What a superb meal from start to finish! As group of eight we sampled many of the dishes all of which were delicious and beautifully presented, the cod and prawn moqueca was outstanding, the risotto deliciously creamy with local asparagus. The delicate lemon flavour of herb crust complemented the sea bass. The wild garlic pesto, yogurt and nduja stuffing in the rolled lamb loin was just right. The mix of flavours in the butternut squash, shawarma spice, muhammara, grilled spring onions and dukkah with was perfectly balanced. Angela's puddings left us spoilt for choice, we sampled the raspberry brûlée tart, the pecan and chocolate tart and rhubarb crumble and custard and all were mouth watering. The service was excellent with all the staff being very helpful and attentive. Thank you to the Moorings for great evening.

We came on the off chance of an evening meal and was fitted in. Beautiful meal and the ginger pud with toffee sauce was out of this world.

A return visit which didn’t disappoint 😊 the menu was amazing and my choice of starter, main and dessert was delicious! We have had several evening meal’s here and always leave happy and looking forward to our next visit

Can’t believe we’ve never eaten at The Moorings before. Chef clearly uses fresh quality ingredients - & knows how to cook fish & meat. Highly recommend this place for food, service & value. We will definitely be back again.

We have been to this restaurant every year for the last 15years with children parents and now just the 2 of us. Consistently excellent and never been disappointed. The mains are varied and well presented tasting good. Always with delicious potatoes and fresh vegetables automatically....

Had a great time at this restaurant. The staff were friendly, quick and accommodating, and they talked us through the menu which they knew very well. We all picked the right choices and despite everything on the table being delicious, nobody ended up envious of anyone else's dish. A testament to the quality of the whole menu, as well as the attentiveness of the staff. All the dishes that arrived at the table were very tasty (we had three courses) and the portions were large. My highlight was the fish soup, which was phenomenal, and the potato side which we're still trying to work out how they made so delicious! Would recommend this restaurant to anyone, but it suited us particularly well, the food was a good mix of fancy and hearty, in a relaxed setting with a nice buzz. The sort of food you would normally get dressed up for, but in a place that will accept you straight from your walk on the coast!

Gorgeous setting and a wonderful experience. An intimate dinner, with friendly staff, brilliant service and amazing food - fresh, seasonal and delicious. I would highly recommend to anyone local or visiting, a perfect little spot.

The food and service were excellent, the atmosphere welcoming and relaxed, will definitely be coming back as there was lots on the menu I wanted to try!

Excellent food, service and value for money. We arrived in Blakeney mid Friday afternoon and managed to book a table at 6pm. Service was exceptional. Food was fabulous. Excellent value for money. Highly recommend.

My goodness, what a find! We had got caught out without a dinner reservation (you should probably book something for Saturday night in Blakeney 🙈) but these guys managed to squeeze us in for one course. It's an unpretentious restaurant, quite buzzy with friendly staff. Bread and olives to start with are good. There's a reasonable wine list and a few lagers and local ales available. We both had fish main courses - mine was the halibut (pictured) - and both were excellent, beautifully cooked with subtle flavours. They come with side veg. It's not cheap but I don't mind paying a bit more for genuinely better food. Not a great place for wheelchair users - there are steps up to the front door , the tables are quite close together and the toilets have lots of doors. The toilets were clean.

This place never fails fabulously served food with an excellent ambiance, great choice on the menu with staff serving at a sensible pace for you to enjoy to the fullest. Would truly recommend and revisit again in the future.

A fantastic lunch with our grand son and our great grandchildren. The food and service were superb and reasonably priced on a very cold day. My great grandchildren were well looked after with chocolate treats. The brusetta was huge and amazing. You will not be...

Brilliant experience - great food, service and wine list. The puddings are not to be missed.

What a lovely well run restaurant , on the quay . the service was excellent . The menu was excellent ,food was extremely good, and at great value prices . Would recommend a visit if you are staying in and around Blakeney

If you follow my blogs you know I tell it like it is ! This exceptional restaurant run by the family should not be missed Many establishments which have a Fancy star rating are not up to the quality warmth and friendship this haven offers...

Another sensational evening. The food is sublime, the service exceptional. This is the one place in Blakeney you really must visit. We have been coming here for the last 5 years and, without doubt, it just gets better. Local ingredients perfectly cooked with delicious wines...

So good we came back the following evening!! Really good cooking, great choices, attentive service. And good value too.

Do not miss out on this place - it’s excellent!

Set in the picturesque village of Blakeney where you can enjoy a walk before or after dinner, The Moorings has a simple yet pleasant decor where the team work hard to prepare fresh (mainly) fish dishes without a chip in sight. As with all fresh food restaurants the menu isn't over-long but provides plenty of choice. On the evening that we visited they were full and perhaps a little overworked as the wait was a tiny bit longer than you might expect but it was worth the wait. And they're busy for a reason. The desserts weren't quite up to the rest of the menu (sorry Angela) but our group thoroughly enjoyed our visit and would happily return.

Bright and welcoming place with perfectly cooked fresh fish and generous sides. The dessert menu looked fab, but we were too full to try them.

A very pleasant place to eat and the service was good. Everything was tasty and well presented - but the bill was a shock.

Outstanding restaurant, very good ingredients seasoned and cooked to perfection. The bream with fennel gratin, beans and dauphinoise potatoes was so SO good. The treacle sponge with custard just light and heavenly. Absolutely first class. Thank you!!