The Old Kings Head in South Norfolk

Lovely Italian food, nice ambience in the pub with an open fire. The young ladies serving were kind, helpful and friendly.

Seriously bloody amazing food and service my new favourite place!! The pizza was insane and the pizza sauce I could bath in!!! But next time please do not offer me the bread sticks and garlic dip as I ordered two portions they are that good!

Returned today to our favourite pub with pizza. Had an excellent lunch with some lovely local lager and great service as always. Just wished we lived nearer, but will still make the 40 minute drive to have the BEST pizza !

Great food, drinks and service. We sat outside as we had a dog and it was after 6. We enjoyed our time here and would definitely go back again.

I was visiting the area on business- hence the solo trip. Saw some decent reviews and thought I would give the Kings head a shot. Now, I had to create a trip advisor account to give my feedback. I wish I could say this was for positive feedback…it’s not. I’m a deep dish guy myself, but I’m partial to a decent thin base. This base was not decent!!! It was soggy and disappointing. I wanted a half and half pizza. This more turned out to be a quarter mushroom and 3/4 spicy sausage. False advertisement. As if I hadn’t tortured myself enough, I was still peckish and thought I would try a dessert. The calzones were greasy, much like the pizza. I can’t write anything good about the staff. Young and inexperienced would be how I describe them. I know I was a solo guest, but I appreciate good service as much as the next person. Once I get a lovely lady in my life the last place I will be going is the Kings Head. Buck your ideas up!!

Stopped off on a cycle ride and sat under the trees on a hot day. We had the most tasty Lemon Polenta Cake and Chocolate Brownie between us and delicious coffee too.

I have previously frequented to the kings head. However I have noticed recently it has really gone on a downward spiral. The service was slow and the staff were quite rude. Perhaps I caught them on a bad day but I didn’t feel welcome at all. I would like to see a bit more variety on their menu. If you like pizza and pasta then great. But we had quite a large group and it didn’t please everyone. It was all a bit “meh”. I’ve heard around the grape vine it may be changing management. Maybe this is what the kings head needs to get its name out there to a wider audience. My suggestion- not just pasta and pizza. Give us locals something to get excited about!!!!

I had a terrible experience at Brockdish. The staff were really unfriendly which I’ve heard from others previously. The menu had hardly any options, just a few pizzas and appetizers. Plus, the bill was ridiculously expensive for what we got. Definitely won't be going back!

Very overpriced and slow service. Inexperienced young staff made it overall a very painful experience! Won’t be returning.

Tasty, freshly prepared, Italian based food, served by polite and lovely staff (Rachel). An enjoyable and relaxing experience with plenty of choices of pizza. The pizzas were out of this world!!!! Try to leave room for a dessert!

We stopped off after our day’s walking and intended to enjoy a glass or 2 of wine and a meal. Unfortunately dogs aren’t welcome after 6 pm so we had to eat elsewhere. What a disappointment when most pubs these days are dog friendly in one area or all areas without a time limitation. The ambience was nice and service good but we like a good walk with our (tiny) dog then a lovely meal after. Surprised and disappointed.

Just love this wonderful restaurant. True Italian food cooked fresh from scratch. The flavours are just amazing, the king prawn pasta is delicious. If you don’t mind waiting a while whilst your food is cooked to order you won’t be disappointed. A wonderful team provide great service and the ambience is very special. Italian cooking at its best. Congratulations Team.

What a lovely pub! Lots of old beams and a roaring fire. Quite simply one of the best Italian meals we've had in a long long time. Definitely worth a visit if you are in the area.

Tasty, freshly prepared, Italian based food, served by polite and efficient staff. An enjoyable and relaxing experience with a large selection of wine, gin, beer etc available. The log fire adding to the atmosphere. Try to leave room for a dessert!

Our second visit this year to this historic rustic pub was another excellent experience. Carmel's friendly and attentive service along with the glowing log fire meant our mid-afternoon lunch was just perfect. The Tagliatelle Gamberoni was delicious and filling. Definitely, a place to revisit when we are in the Waveney valley as it is so good to find an eatery that serves good honest food all day.

Great food, even better service and good value - try it! I do not need to say more [the salads are to die for!]

Lovely venue. Warm atmosphere with a Mediterranean, nautical feel. Enchanting lantern lit rear garden. Highly recommended.

What started out well soon went down hill, I called to place an order for takeaway which I was then told very quickly I could order online and they would give me a email when it's ready so we went ahead and places my order online and paid for it, an hour later we finally got the called to say it was ready well actually it was ready 45 minutes prior to this and was told it should still be hot not something you want to be told when you've just spend over £21 on 2 pizza, so we asked them to redo them which she very patronising and said they could not do this but they would talk to the manager and call us back they finally called back 15 minutes later so In totally we had been waiting an 1 and a half we finally got to pick our pizzas up well what can I say very very disappointing the base was wafer thin it just snapped the was absolutely no cheese on and the salami pizza was shocked, definitely good down hill since we last when I'm for a sit down meal would defiantly not be wasting money on this again, you get better serve and food from a fast food chain

A gorgeous evening meal which they happily adapted to what I fancied. Good service, lovely wine (and glasses!) and the food is always tasty. It had a lovely chilled atmosphere this evening and we sat right near some art work which we hadn't seen before. A great local pub for food and drink.

We visited again recently to meet up with family and it was an excellent choice. The pub is characterful with a relaxed atmosphere, the staff friendly and helpful. We all had pizzas and they were delicious, with generous tasty toppings. We wondered why we hadn't visited more often as we live fairly locally - I am sure we will visit more often in the future.

Fabulous meal at The Old Kings Head last night. Food all freshly prepared and cooked. Lovely friendly staff. Nice atmosphere

What a little gem of a restaurant. Excellent ale. Excellent service. Excellent food. tHank you for such a pleasant evening.

Really love this place. We couldn't fault the pizzas we ordered for collection. Great service, efficient online ordering and tastes great!

Fantastic pizzas and a great menu choices. We all loved the starters too especially the dough sticks. Lovely setting and excellent service. Very lucky to have this pub nearby.

Critical reviewers comment as follows…….. ‘Lovely old tavern lovingly transformed into a wonderful pizza restaurant with 50 types of gin, deservedly popular & busy, book in advance. Memorable. 10/10 (review from Andrew Scott 😀)

I visited this pub/restaurant for a pre Christmas meal with a couple of work mates. The menu is primarily an Italian food one with pasta, pizza and salad offered. The pasta menu seemed strange to me as the only one available was linguine with 4...

Such a lovely place! Amazing food , Great staff , a lovely cosy pub , log fire and great pizza . Will go again and again now we have found this Gem !!!

We love this place. Whether you dine in the restaurant or grab a take away it's always brilliant. We had spicy Norfolk sausage and pepperoni with added goats cheese (always) and garlic mushrooms! Yum!

Really excellent Italian food enjoyed by all the family, pizzas all superb. Waitress really attentive and nothing too much trouble. First class all round and will definitely be returning.

We had 4 different pizzas and all of them were incredible. The choice of beer was excellent (local too!) and the waitress was veryy friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. Would definitely recommend, and certainly will come back again

This was amazing food fabulous pizzas with unusual toppings but delicious. Staff were so friendly happy to help with anything. Stayed and chatted at the table. A great evening out

Fresh pizza and lovely tasty Italian toppings - quality you wont find at chain places. Only small compliant is dry herbs being used rather than fresh, and no olive oil or black pepper on the tables - maybe the latter is a Covid measure? Would...

Walked from Rushall and decided to have some food here. We wanted to sit and relax for a while after the walk which was fine for them. We then had one starter to share amazing pizzas for main and delicious deserts! The staff were all...

Went there on Sunday evening and had a great experience. Ordered starters and pizza’s - the pizza’s were amazing and arrived quickly - which is great when you have hungry children. The garden area was very pleasant and staff very friendly and welcoming. The place...

Visited yesterday for a late lunch. Outdoor environment shady and well-spaced. Excellent and friendly service and fabulously fresh food. One of our favourite eating places.

My pizza was dry, miserable, and looked as if it had been put together by a child in a cookery class. To be fair, my companion enjoyed her food and said than in general pizzas here are good. However, you only get one chance to...

Went there today, a Tuesday around 12.30pm, so not busy - we were the only customers. Evenings we were told are busier. We've been here several times before. It is dog friendly both in the beautiful garden and also inside, which is important to us...

Visited today for lunch as we had been previously before lockdown. Absolutely fab, pizzas made fresh and to die for, staff incredibly friendly and helpful. This place is a real treat don’t miss out

Friendly and attentive service and the food was delicious and fresh. We sat outside with the dog and 18 month old, and they were very accommodating. I definitely recommend coming here, food was reasonably priced too.

Me and my family enjoyed a fantastic dinner on May 18th, the first night diners could eat inside. The fire was roaring, candles were lit, food was generous and delicious. Teenagers would have been quite happy with three courses of the fantastic dough sticks. Tasty, quality food in a beautiful, atmospheric setting. Can't wait to return.

Visited the Old King's Head today after a gap of about 18 months. Apart from the Covid/safety precautions, felt very much like before and the menu looked much the same. Both had lovely pizzas followed by vanilla panacotta. No complaints here! Note: in current circumstances booking is pretty much essential.

Whilst staying nearby Brockdish, we were pleased that the Old Kings Head was one of the few pubs in the area to open for drinks and food in the garden. [This was during the easing of restrictions, where pubs could serve outdoors only]. I was really grateful for the way in which organised things, taking real care for the safety of their customers. Each customer was asked to ring a bell at a gate, sanitise hands and use the NHS app or give phone details. They were then escorted to a table. Tables were socially distanced. All staff wore masks over mouth and nose. There was an one way system for entry and exit. We felt really safe.The garden in very pleasant, with a sort of coastal theme. The Adams and guest beers were great as was the G and T. We took home a couple of pizzas [it was rather cold to hang around too long], which were fine.The best thing about this pub is it's staff. Very courteous and friendly.I would love to go back in warmer weather.

We love this pub. Before lockdown it was deservedly packed with lovely people, serving excellent home cooked pasta and pizza, fresh baked bread, great gin menu and ales. Friendly atmosphere and effortless style.Now the take away menu is great, and the curries can challenge restaurants we have been to recently at a great price with whole cardamoms and chillies, fresh coriander and great customer service with a smile. We wish you well in these difficult times and thank you for providing such a great village service.

Last week I had pizza and then on Saturday Curry for takeaway from this pub. For me it was one of the best take aways. Being Indian I can say the it was pure authentic.

Great restaurant for all the family. Quality pizza that adults and kids will enjoy. Stylish restaurant, only gripe was that it was very dark, and attentive staff.

Had lunch there today with a friend,loved the interior of this pub, it has kept in character with the age of the building,enormous fire in the toasty warm lounge.Staff were friendly and helpful,menu was lovely,Pizza and pasta dishes plus a few alternatives,freshly cooked so a little wait but was aware of that so no issue lovely desserts,I was to full but my friend had a Brownie with choc ice which she said was fabulous as were our Pizzas and garlic bread.Really impressed with the whole place and will certainly be going again..

The Old Kings Head at Brockdish has won Norfolk pub of the year for several years now. Well deserved. The menu is limited but all pizzas and pasta home made and quite delicious. And a range of nice puds too. Agaibn heaving with young people and buzzing.

We arrived with our dog Charlie who is a well behaved Jack Russell and who sat at the table with us ! Staff were all wonderfully polite and helpful, food delicious, great easy going atmosphere, I love it here !

Staff very nice and good selection on menu mainly Italian influenced. Dough Sticks better than dough balls well worth a try and pizzas are good. All freshly made so if in a hurry ask what is the quickest option as it takes time to get perfection.

Good food good service good landlord. Would recommend. Fantastic steak. Would defitely return on our next visit

Fabulous classic old English pub tucked away in a small, country village. Top notch ambience with a delightful oak beamed interior and a large log fire burning in the hearth.Service was very good and the pizzas and pasta were excellent. Nice selection of ale and gins, too.Will definitely be going back soon. Such a pleasant environment in which to spend a couple of hours on a miserable November Sunday lunch time.

Called in on the way back from a day trip.Nice place, very nice staff...super friendly. Good pizza, one of the best I have had and a fair price. ill be back again soon.Really like the wall art also, this place just had an edge and was a little diffrent.

Pizza wonderful, but the pasta dishes are really good too. Best of all - coffee ice cream, just perfect. How lucky we are to have such a classy local.

We love coming here, the menu may be limited but everything on it is good. You have to order from the bar which is a pain because you could be in for a long wait if the person in front of you is ordering gin but the food is always delicious.

We go to this pub no more than a few times a year. This is partly because the menu is limited to just pizza and pasta but also because we have found it to be rather understaffed. We have always visited at the weekends which is a busy time and previously have waited an extremely long time for our orders. The staff are good but clearly under pressure. Customers are waiting an age to get served at the bar and on our recent visit we waited nearly half an hour to get our first drinks at the table even after reminding our waitress. Our food then arrived minutes later so no relaxing glass of wine before eating. The food quality was good although I had pasta which I think was rather pricey as the portion was considerably smaller than on previous visits. The pus is a lovely setting but more staff would make a big difference.

Enjoyed a Saturday evening pizza, bread and dips foe starters was fairly standard, however the pizza more than made up for this. Good variety and cooked to perfection. Recommend

Go to this Pub a few times a year staff always helpful but always seem under staffed on busy nights and times early evening can wait ages for drinks to be served .

My husband and I found this online when looking for a dog friendly lunch. Dogs are allowed before 6 pm. The food was incredible. Will definitely visit again

As a large family we don't get much time to get together but when we do we like to go out for a nice meal .We were all free so I booked a table at the kings head for 9 of us at 7.30 pm.on arrival the pub has a great atmosphere very olde world traditional feel , all got a drink so many gins to choose from .was shown to a huge round table .After decisions on what we were having we had shared plate of amazing olive tappanard with crisp breads yum.The pubs menu was traditional italian pizza , pasta we had pancheta pizza also amazing with chocolate brownie for pudfing.The whole ambiance of the evening was lovely catching up on family chats eating , drinking a really lovely .The whole pubs atmosphere was truly heart warming place to be .that's why we keep coming back.

It sounded like this was a pub with pretensions to Italian food but its actually a really good restaurant in a pub building - fantastic food (interestingly diverse pizza, and by far the best I've had out of Italy), excellent atmosphere. Really remarkably good - well worth going out of your way to eat here.

Been visiting regularly for 5 years and glad to say food is consistently good. We had questioned the service a year back but was great this time round. There is a young girl with dark hair and if she is there the experience is so much better.

If like me you like pizza and all things Italian you will love this place

The pasta and pizza menu in this pub is absolutely incredible. Simple,fresh ingredients cooked to perfection. Totally amazing!

If you love pizza or pasta you need to try here. Lovely pub/restaurant, staff very helpful/attentive. Gin menu to die for. Food is very flavoursome.

Recommend by our B&B;, fabulous pizzas unusual toppings lovely crispy bases, pleasant attentive waiters/ waitress, The homemade apple tart was very tasty,

We had a group lunch here - lovely round table too which made it easier to chat. Very descriptive menu offering great selection of pizzas, salads and pasta. Everyone enjoyed their lunch choice. Very friendly too. Particularly recommend the extensively stocked bar and, for a change, a great selection of non alcoholic drinks.

When I asked which of their wines were vegetarian, I was told by a barmaid in a rather rude tone that the only way she would know would be to read the back of every bottle.

Ok, since my last published review in September last year (I think), we have eaten here about five times and it has been consistently brilliant, hence I felt the need to add this review.

I had no idea about this place until randomly going in. What a great bar and restaurant. If you like gin it's perfect, local beer 🍻 spot on and the food is excellent. I have been 3 times now and will go again.

Had a lunch here after we ended our 5 days walk along the Angles Way at this pub. Good choice of real ales and for food they specialise in pizza, which was absolutely delicious. They seem to have a lot of local trade but perhaps not much passing. The landlady and the locals seemed very friendly. Would happily seek this place out if in the area.

After being told about this place by a couple in the pub one day, found time to visit. They wernt wrong! Beautiful pub with a 'few' gin options and other real ales. Lovely laid out pub with great food. I won't lie, you need to try the pizzas! Just delicious and very reasonably priced. Service was very good too. That's the type of place you spend all day in! Look forward to visiting again! Great work.

So went here on Wednesday during our week of work in Norfolk. To be honest, I didn't want to go due to it being a pub. However, it was more set out to be a restaurant with a bar rather than a pub which was great for me.

We had dinner here last night for a special occasion.

Love thjs place. Well run, great food and atomsphere plus good friendly service. Annabel was our fantatic waitress. Very polite and knew the menu very well. Advisable to book, proper food with great drinks list.

We have visited here a handful of times now and always had a lovely evening... the atmosphere and the staff always excellent as is the food!

I've been meaning to go here for a while as I'd heard good things and a friend of mine works here. Really impressed with the front of house staff, I like to think in a half decent cook and if I'd made the tomato sauce for the pizza I had I'd want a small medal! If you like good service, food, and delicious beer the Kings Head will not disappoint. Keep up the good work.

We visited on a Sunday evening. Not too busy but enough people to create an atmosphere. Pizza was delicious, best pizza around. The base is not thick and stodgy, it’s thin which is how I like mine (and it feels slightly healthier)! The dessert was also delicious. Our food came out in good time and all staff were very friendly, helpful and polite. Would definitely return again and recommend to anyone passing in the area.

Super pizza, incredible salad and brilliant kids dishes made this the highlight of our week in Norfolk. Very lucky to happen across this place on our journey home. I can still taste the gorgeous Chilli Norfolk Sausage pizza. Looking forward to our next visit!

We have been to this pub 3 times now and the pizza are just fantastic. The concept is spot on and Ican find no fault.

Birthday outing last night,4 people. this pub was recommended, a bit of a hike from Norwich but ....Oh how it was worth it! Busy but not cramped the atmosphere was great the staff were efficient and delightful. The service was fast and the food cooked and presented to perfection. One of our party was Gluten free and the pasta and Pizza bases were available gluten free. and there was good choice for all courses. The final bill really was.the best kind of surprise! Highly recommended (Best to book )

Came here as a large family group. Was disappointed with the starter options as they were mainly all bread (knocked a Point off for this). The pizza options all sounded delicious and were described just like a meal would be (also wine pairings).

Called in for lunch on a bike ride. Very good beer, pizza also first rate. Friendly staff and good country-pub ambience.

Pub looking very dirty and needs a bit of a refurb, garlic bread is great but pizza was only just warm, chicken tough. My husband had a small pasta dish that had tough chicken, hardly any sauce and pasta was hard.

Me and my wife went here for the first time. Its lovely inside, the staff are really friendly and helpful. No rush at the tables, nicely spread break between each course. The food was outstanding. I will definitely be back again.

Pasta and pizzas were v good and the atmosphere was convivial and cosy. What really stands out is the service : possibly the friendliest and loveliest waitresses ever!

What s refeshing change to have a reasonably priced gastro pub with just fantastic food. Starters are traditional and on the menu looked a little 'boring' however, they were really delicious. We all choose a different one and created a sharing platter. The mains are a selection of pizzas. Again great quality of ingredients and flavour by the bucket load. My dessert was wow. Ice cream with a shot of hot ecpresso and a shot of Amaretto, a traditional Italien starter. Our waitress was so lovely. This is not a restaurant with its head stuck up somewhere. It was efficient welcoming and great value for money. 4 of us with drinks 3 courses was £114. I really cant grumble as we had at least 2 alcholic drinks each. Defo going back.

We had been recommended this place by various quarters and we were not disappointed.

This is a really well postitioned pub, with good access and parking. I had a warm welcome by both the staff and roaring fire, it was really warm and cosy inside. There is a nice outside area, but the weather was to chilly to make the most of this. The menu was good although there were no light bites, service was fast and extreamly friendly by well informed staff.

We were a large family party so the long table near the entrance was ideal. The food was not exceptional but enjoyable nonetheless - pizza & pasta rather than fish, my preferred food. Staff very friendly and service excellent. One or two tried the gin and seemed happy!

A great pub, very friendly inviting place, nice fires, Good home cooked pizza's and pasta.... Over 100 different Gins to try too!!!

Yet another great meal at The Kings Head. There really is no need to go to a chain pizza restaurant when you can get amazing pizza and pasta here. And that’s not all!

Actually to be serious........this is just a lovely place to go and has that unmistakable touch of people who really care. Lovely atmosphere, pizza, gin, log fire, scrabble door signs and brilliant friendly service.

Disappointed. We booked in advance for a jazz evening and arrived in plenty of time to find the place very busy. The table we had booked had been taken by somebody else and we were slotted on the end of another party's table. It took a long time before anybody took our order, despite trying to attract their attention, and by the time we were served I'd lost interest in eating it. On a quieter night this could be a good place but last night they had more customers than they could cope with and our experience was poor.

Met up with friends for an evening catch up and thoroughly enjoyed this wonderful old Inn. The staff are really friendly and helpful with amazing Pizzas and incredible stock of Gins.

My chicken and Pancetta salad was just fabulous. The croutons fresh and yummy. Attentive and very friendly staff though we missed Rachel. Will def go back very soon.

I went to the Old Kings Head with a colleague for dinner - the pizza was fantastic, great flavour combinations with a Suffolk twist. The atmosphere was old world pub with character and the staff were really friendly. There is also a selection of over 100 gins however unfortunately I was driving so couldn't sample.

We dropped in for a light lunch, and were delighted by the quality and value for money of of the food, comfort of the dining area, and the friendliness of the service.

We arrived to find the fire blazing and the pub clothed in candle light. Families, friends, couples and dogs all relaxed and enjoying themselves. Quality of food, service, and welcome always consistently high. Some other pubs could learn a few tricks from The Kings Head. Thank you once again

Visited when this pub was first taken over and haven't rushed back due to the choice, at the time, being pizza or pizza. And if ever a pub has improved over time, it's this one. Lovely, welcoming log fire, helpful staff, warm lighting and candles, great music (so good to hear in a pub, as PRS licenses are so costly these days)...and the food was lovely! This pub is a real demonstration of how a pub can be steadily improved over time. It's has even, recently won Norfolk Pub of the Year and Pub of the Year, both awarded by CAMRA. And well deserved too. We thoroughly enjoyed our evening and it won't be so long before we return, next time!

We have been visiting this place since it reopened a few years ago. We always come here to eat at least once when on holidays to Suffolk. This is a true hidden gem - fantastic decor, friendly staff, lovely loos (!) and tons of board games.