The Murderers Public House in Norwich

A favorite of my hubbies (although it’s becoming one of mine too) always try and meet here for the Norwich games and avoid the busy ones closer to the ground which are a nightmare…. Plus this is a great sports pub if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at the front- Bar staff are friendly and diligent! Love the chance to win your Round for free with the roll of a rice (not win yet) The selection of drinks they have is great, lots of delicious ales (but not one bitter- when we took my dad he looked as if he’d just seen a. Ghost when we broke the new to him) the food and in particular the pies are great, hearty food for the match. Really like the lots of little nooks of seating area although some leave you with restricted views to watch the game, but other than that it gives the pub real character!

Great, quirky, pub. Lots of cosy nooks to sit in.

Best pub in Norwich. Killer beer! Atmosphere to die for!

Great pub...good staff,lovely food and a good range of beers.

The barman was friendly and chatty with some banter, some of the tables were sticky from previous spilt beer and not been wiped, moved 3 times before finding a clean table. However it's a pub and the staff were busy I guess but unfortunately the dinner I had was the worst roast dinner I have ever been served. The Yorkshire was doughy in the middle and burnt on the outside , the sausages wrapped in bacon and stuffing balls were undercooked for my liking and annoying that you have to pay extra for these, I feel they should come with your roast as norm. My main complaint, as I love veg, was that the parsnips and carrots were raw (and huge), perhaps try cutting them smaller and cooking a little longer, I don't mind ,"al Dante", in fact I hate soggy veg but these were a joke, I couldn't even get a knife through them! it was sent back and 5 minutes later after being put in a microwave and quite frankly still hard to cut through, even with a steak knife that the waiter produced the second time. My dinner was not even replaced with a fresh plate of food, merely all just put in the microwave, the only thing I got was another pot of gravy which was watery and tasteless. The waiter, whom I did like, commented something about hoping that my teeth could cope with the veg now? I told him they were still too hard and he offered to get me something else to eat but I told him to leave it as my son and husband had finished eating by now. I ate a couple of roast potatoes and a bit of chicken. My son left all his vegetables too. My husbands pulled pork burger was ok. For me I wouldn't eat here again..for £67 not worth it. Had I not already paid I wouldn't have payed for this one meal, and had I been on my own I would have requested a refund but it was a couple of hours we had come down to see our son and I didn't want to cause more fuss.

Amazing pub in Norwich city centre that has oodles of character. I had a beer tapas and fish finger sandwich, and both were great. Always try to pop in whilst visiting Norwich.

Lovely pub, disappointed with food, pie burnt and pastry soggy, gravy like water, lasagne dry, but chips were good. Wasn't asked how the food was but other than that most of the staff are friendly. Would return for drinks.

Served no bitter..I like John smiths or Worthington. Why do certain pubs not serve at least one..I had to go elsewhere 😕

superd pub with so many happy memories.

Decent pub with great value food. I had beef chilli cups as a snack for less lhan £5 and struggled to eat it all. Really friendly and lots of sport on rv

Acceptable city centre fare, can't go wrong but better place exist.

Only had a few bevvies in here busy pub nice atmosphere

Always consistently one of the best pubs in Norwich. If ever in doubt go here

Good old fashioned boozer with all the sport on TV you could wish for. Local real ales, good spot for a beer before and after the football at Carrow Road

The concept behind the name of this establishment is a clever novelty and the interior decor speaks antiquity. The beer is well kept with a decent choice of cask. There are the usual keg lager style beers and a selection of spirits. TV screens are something of a distraction from the general ambience.

Watched the football afternoon game while in Norwich. Good atmosphere nice staff and we won.

Only went in for a nice pint of real ale, mission accomplished

Great food service with a smile.

Always a lovely pub to frequent

Another wonderful pub in Norwich, extra points for allowing us to 'win our round for free' by rolling a double 6 on a pair of die. The selection of beers and ciders on tap were great. Plenty of bar snacks as well. Plenty of seating inside - lots of little nooks and crannies to sit in as well. Very cosy place with good staff.

Nice pub with good selection of drinks in a good location, nice bit of history in the pub too. Bartender let us play a dice game to try and win our round for free which was a nice touch

We took our drinks outside to the spot under the tree where you can watch the world go by

It was very good and lovely and friendly and helpful staff lovely food AND good drink excellent service

The perfect pub ! Staff are genuinely lovely, we brought our dog with us and he was treated like a king 🤴 he was givin biscuits and water from a very welcoming lady behind the bar , the decor and vibe is perfect ! We had a really lovely time an absolute pleasure!

Just popped in as it was part of the Shoebox Tavern Trail. Service was very quick.

Burger was claimed to be homemade, was dry, tasteless and too much grizzle parks mixed throughout, when I mentioned to waiter about it, it was a very quick sorry and left

Great atmosphere on game day and lots of screens to watch sports

Great place with a good selection of beers, decent pub food, nice staff and lots of interesting murder / true crime themed information to read. Plus great air con which was most welcome on an excruciatingly hot day.

To be fair we went late on a quiet Tuesday. Definitely a good pub to visit when its buzzy. But really lovely characterful pub inside. Good selection of real ale. Summer Daze not the best. Downer was 3 old guys incl security man f'ing and c'ing every sentence. But I shall return

Great pub! Great selection of drinks. Great atmosphere. Always has been and will always be obey of the best pubs in the city centre!

Was in Norwich for a day and had heard of the place through a podcast. Great pub with good food and top-quality bar service! Bar staff couldn’t have been better to deal with, well worth a visit!

Very disappointed in the food. Ordered a simple cheese sandwich and a cheese and tomato sandwich - quite expensive and received simple' sandwiches. Bread was dry - cheese was thinly sliced and warm. Looked just what you would make at home with 'normal' bread Complained but received no interest in my complaint! I'm sorry but I won't come back to eat again.

Great traditional pub in the heart of Norwich. Great food and beers.

Can’t fault the staff one young lady especially she went way beyond being a barmaid helped us out with information and guide books what an amazing lady great big thanks from us both we are from Newcastle

A decent, no nonsense British pub which thankfully, over the years, hasn't seen the need to change it's winning formula.

First time. Popped in fao a real ale and sat outside. Good beer and atmosphere

First visit too this pub . Went in at lunch time had the best fish and chips in a pub I've ever had . The service was great didn't have too wait too long just enough time too know your meal was cooked fresh The staff were very professional. Will definitely visit again next time in Norwich

I have been in the murders last year And 2022 I was on a coach holiday to mmwRYarmouth last week and there was Trip to Norwich so we had to go the Murders

This is so out of it ..i love this pub . The name is the came..well worth a look and a good drink ..good old pub with good bear on .

Phenomenal selection of beers and ciders on tap. Food is really good for a pub, will definitely be returning.

Food absolutely dreadful. I would echo the comments of another reviewer who said it was the worst food they’d had in a pub.. the eggs Benedict were cold and served 10 minutes before the rest of the food. The jacket potato with chilli was tasteless. The coleslaw was most strange as well. Seating was uncomfortable and the place was a bit noisy. The less said about the toilets the better.

Excellent food and a massive selection of ten real ales.

Excellent service with a warm welcome as we entered inside the pub. Ordered a dry hopped lager and gin with lemonade for around £11. They have a roll the dice game happening and if you get 2 doubles you receive 25% off or double 6 it is half price! A nice bit of fun!

Great selection of real ales and very decent pub grub.

First time visiting Norwich and was told to try here, it's definitely my favourite that I went to. Good beer I got a stout and a larger both tasted good. Service good, didn't try the food, a really good old style pub

Great atmosphere, reasonably priced

Great pub, excellent friendly staff, properly priced pint.

Good pub, and good selection of ales. But would not eat there again. I was there with my wife and 2 friends. 3 of us had the steak pie, which was tiny and came with a few chips and peas. it was edible but not great and over priced for what you get in our option. The other person ordered chicken curry, which looked like a brown slop with very little chicken. There are better places to eat in the city for what we paid

Thought we would have a nice tea out ordered a steak and ale pie my two friends had the same, very disappointed with the pie, very small with chips peas and gravey not worth the money ,my husband ordered a curry it was terrible very runny dark brown hardly no chicken it actually looked disgusting, so very disappointed.

So I had steak and ale pie very dissatisfied for the money ,just a pie stuck in microwave no leeks few chips and peas not worth money

I've been going here on and off for about 40 years but hadn't been for about 10 years, and I found it reassuringly familiar on this visit. Norwich institution.

Great pub! Shows football, good beer

I do like the murderers but for some reason I can't fathom I never really feel like I can stay here for too long. Perhaps it's because it's a city centre pub and there's a constant flux of people or perhaps it's because the beers and real ales seem to be some of the most expensive in the city, but if you're there to meet some friends for a post shopping pint or catch the match on any number of screens dotted throughout the building, then it does just fine.

Good range of beers in thus old, busy city centre pub. Menu looked good and reasonably priced.

So much history here....10 real ales . Knowledgeable barman alot to like!!

Love this place. Great staff and excellent 🍺🍻 beer.

Lovely wrlcoming visit and a good selection of beers and cider. Anothet good visit on a great day out. We will be back again.

A great pub with excellent bar staff. Good beer too.

A very interesting and old pub in the centre of Norwich. A great option of food and drinks. Staff are friendly and dogs are welcome too. Highly worth a visit.

Favourite Norwich pub, cool wooden interior with lots of booth type areas. Quick service, lots of beers!

Great old pub. Loads of nooks and crannies. Friendly staff, with great knowledge of the huge variety of beers. The food is unbelievable value. Halloumi sandwich was packed with salad, including red pickled onions. Fish finger brioche was bang on, with really good tartare sauce. Well done. Keep it up.

Fabulous real ale pub in the centre of Norwich. Plus great food. The KRAYS burger was superb and really good cod and chips as well.

Very nice pub , definitely be returning again soon

Don’t bother with the food ! I ordered the home made chicken curry…..worst curry I have ever had ! It said it was a medium curry… well I failed to find anything curry about it at all,I don’t like strong curry, but this failed, not even a whisp of curry flavour.. it was thin, runny stock, with onions and green peppers and the chicken was very dark meat…not sure it was even chicken… the Nan bread was warm, the popadom was good and crispy, the mint yogurt was very minty. The rice was just rice. My husband had steak pie, chips and peas, he said it was ok, but nothing special. I did give feedback to the staff when he cleared our plates. He did say sorry, but we did not feel that we would ever return in the future.

Excellent food and a bar full of handpumps with craft ales.

I great multi roomed pub. Previously two buildings, one side has a lot of old timber framing. Mots of old pub mirrors etc and also famous murderers. A great selection of real ales, ciders and lagers including some dark beers. Plenty of staff and a nice atmosphere and varied clientele. Also got some sports screens down the back.

Great pub with friendly staff. Cosy place and very rustic.

Went for a drink Sat night. Lovely pub with interesting history (and swords on the wall). Good ale and atmosphere

I absolutely love this pub but please look at your toilets !! Disgusting they need a renovation Your toilets let you down

Liked the way the pub has not really changed in over 40 years!

Fell into here for a lunch. Convivial atmosphere helped by the lovely landlord, Phil who was great to talk to and clearly loves his job and pub. Good pub food with a twist. Go for the fish finger sandwich or the maple infused halloumi fries with a soft poached egg. Would return. Loved Norwich after a first visit.

Barman tried to overcharge us, until I said something. I saw him enter extra item on the till so wasn't a mistake. Be aware!

Great old pub good selection of drinks and a good place to watch sports

It was my fourth time here, three on different City of Ale trails, and last week on our own bespoke trail. I had the Edith Cavell and it was in fine condition. I like the layout of the pub as well as its central location. I can recommend this pub to beer enthusiasts, as well as a wider set of drinkers, without reservation.

Historical city centre boozer with a decent selection of ales and live sports.

One of my favourite pubs in Norwich Selection of ale is excellent Atmosphere is always good Lovely character to the place also

Love this pub, it's one of the best in town, a true old school local with heart and a story. Beers on tap are great (one of the reasons I go) and the staff and regulars are super welcoming, don't let the name put you off paying them a visit! You can tell it's loved and well managed, I always judge a place by it's toilets and theirs are spotless, five stars well deserved.

Always friendly and helpful. Bar staff don't take long to check you are being served. Nice selection of beers and great food (particularly if you only want something small for lunch).

We held a fundraising quiz here brilliant venue

Lasagne was only ok and wifi not that good. Beer selection and everything else is great.

Think this was the worst lunch I ever had in a Pub. We were with friends and we left most of the food on the plates including siste salad that should have been binned not served to customers.

Went here for some work drinks around Christmas. It was heaving and whilst the barstaff were working admirably, the clientele was rather rude (called someone a c word for just trying to order at the bar). It was hard to walk past without brushing up multiple people. I would not recommend this pub in the future for this reason.

Absolutely fantastic. Great drink selection and the food is amazing. We had homemade chilli and a burger and it was so good. The banter from the staff is also top notch!

Come here all the time with mates as it’s a great place to watch all sports and enjoy a nice choice of beer and real ales.

Very interesting pub, little corners to explore, the actual name of the pub is the Gardens Arms !!!

A great selection of British ales in a good old fashioned English pub. It's becoming harder to find places like this. Ask the barman if you can play the dice game.

Great place. Great chose of beers and cider. Great atmosphere.

Came here on Saturday and had a good time for an afternoon drink. Landlord friendly and good service. Fair price too so if you're looking for a friendly local pub then here is the place.

The lady sister beer good and £3.40 Chips with cheese extra and chicken curry awesome Thank you and awesome prices.

Visited had food and drinks... great wee pub.. and food was lovely deffo be back soon .. fair prices and good quality.. great for sport watching

Best bar in the City of Norwich, great selection of drinks and lovely food. Very famous pub and a must if in the city for a chilled pint or two. Great landlord and friendly staff, will return for sure.

A super pub with friendly, helpful and efficient staff. Their food was very good and we all enjoyed this lovely pub and the great atmosphere. Thank you very much indeed!

If you hit happy hour ask to spin the dice and get a double 6 for a free round!

Good beers, spacious, lots of tellys!

Lovely traditional pub with great food and drink

Nice pub with good ales and good food with plentiful options. Nice ambience with helpful and efficient staff. Recommended!

Very nice city centre pub with a large selection of ales and cider. Food was very good and reasonably priced. Recommended!

Now I wasn’t holding out much hope as there was no one else eating when I arrived on a Friday around 5pm, but the curry was surprisingly good and served very quickly. No puddings though.

Came in for a couple of drinks after eating in the city, nice quiet night. Loved the inside and the staff were great

Really friendly environment. Got to roll a double die to win free drinks. Very hospitable and inviting staff! Cosy seating. Would definitely go back. Has the feel of a local pub.