The Rising Sun in Broadland

Very nice place to visit, friendly and good service

Me and my partner went for dinner today, and had to go back for the pizza! Food was hot, tasty and fantastic! We will be returning thank you :)

Good quick service. Pizza was very nice

Sun's out? Sit by the river and enjoy. Lovely place to be.

Amazing pizza lunch on a sunny Sunday afternoon Great atmosphere and care from the whole team We will be back Thx Lyn n Harry

Lovely dinner, any time of the year, but especially in the summer overlooking the river

My wife and I recently visited this fantastic pub/restaurant, and we were genuinely touched by the experience. As my wife is blind and accompanied by her guide dog, we’re always a little cautious about how we’ll be received — but from the moment we stepped in, the staff couldn’t have been more welcoming, considerate, and kind. They made a special fuss of the guide dog, offering water and a comfy spot for him to relax, which meant the world to us. More than that, the staff took time to speak directly and kindly to my wife, offering any assistance she might need in a way that felt natural and respectful. The food was excellent, the atmosphere warm and relaxed, and the overall service truly outstanding. It wasn’t just about ticking boxes — you could tell the care and attention came from genuine warmth and thoughtfulness. It’s rare to find a place where you feel not only accommodated but truly valued. We left with full hearts (and stomachs) and will absolutely be returning. Highly recommended — not just for the great food and drinks, but for the kind of hospitality that stays with you long after you’ve left.

Food & Service very good, lovely riverside setting 😃

Nipped in for lunch, table beside the river. Had a pint of Volt IPA n the house burger. Very nice.

Stayed just one night this weekend (March 2025) and it was fabulous. The room was lovely, fresh and clean. It was lovely to sit in the garden area along the river and watch the swans go by. The food was amazing both in the evening and for breakfast. In particular though was the high quality of service, which made for an extra relaxing trip. We will definitely be back!

Spent two nights here this weekend. March 2025! With the dog, the room is perfect. Comfy bed, spacious room with a separate space for the dog crate. Breakfast is lovely the veggie sausages were the best I’ve had. But most of all the staff are just on point! Friendly, attentive and made such a fuss of the dog. Will 100% be back! Well worth every penny!

Waiter mixed up a lemonade and archers and lemonade, giving one of the kids(whos 8) the archers one. they shouldnt put them in the same glass or at least put a straw in so you can tell the difference. other than that the food was lovely haha

One of our favourite pub in broads

Nice pint by the river in the sun. We will be back

Great Food and friendly service.

Attractive pub, directly adjacent to the Broads, I can’t comment on restaurant side. The staff were welcoming and efficient and the pub had a nice feel. Plenty of seating, in a variety of open dining hall style to snug bar, shared car park which was a bit manic and challenging for pedestrians. Can’t comment on food but it looked well presented. Ale choice was uninspiring and didn’t warrant a second.

Great food, Great service! The roast was perfect ! Nice touch with the complimentary desert for the birthday person! Will be back again soon.

We were in the area for a short break in February and had been recommended to try this pub for a great Sunday roast. We rang ahead and luckily they were able to fit us in. The portions were massive and probably the best roast I've had in a pub for a long time. Staff were friendly, accommodating and attentative. Lovely to have a short walk by the river afterwards too. Superb

Given that rating anything is a subjective issue - our room was very clean & comfortable on both occasions and had a good view across the pub car park to the river. On both days our room had been thoroughly cleaned & made up, including replacing toiletries etc. which is not always the case in some places. The en-suite shower-room was very good and very clean. Plenty of hot water & good shower. Just two small steps up from the room which we were conscious of at night for the obligatory trip! The three stars is simply because it is an old building, & the room we have had twice is a three star room - no lift - fairly steep stairs for arthritic hips - and the unavoidable tiredness that comes with old decoration. Plus the fact that there is no sound proofing so we were woken on the first morning at around 6ish with enthusiastic noises from below as the early morning round of cleaning and prep began in the bar below. We were grateful that the occupant next door was quiet overnight - even if they did exit very early both days. So that's the room. Food was excellent [Pizzas on the first night] and the breakfast very well cooked both days. Friendly staff and a lovely location by the river. May well return again. Booking required to guarantee tables.

Lovely pint of Doom Bar and a tasty pizza lunch (12” prosciutto/mushroom). Staff so friendly, great location (and the sun was shining). Def recommended 👍

Fantastic service and food had at The Rising Sun. A busy but well managed restaurant, everything was spot on and any queries actioned immediately. We will be adding it to our favourites and will be back at any opportunity

Great place to stay on Norfolk broads. Great staff dog friendly.

Recently stayed at The Rising Sun for 2 nights with other family members who occupied the other rooms. All of the rooms were spacious, clean, modern and had everything you needed. Hair Dryer, kettle, tea , coffee, water, toiletries aplenty. We stayed in Room 4 which was the family room with a separate entrance looking over the broads. Wow, what a view to wake up to each morning. The breakfast was amazing, loads of choices and accommodated all of our requests. We ate here both nights, the menu was big and every dish/pizza was delicious. We also held a function here which The Rising Sun catered for, special mention to Andy who went above and beyond to make sure everything was spot on. Andy is a credit to this pub, as is his team. Couldn't fault our stay, made a difficult time a lot more bearable. Thank you for everything you have done for the family Andy . We will be back!

The Rising Sun Pub—what can I say? This is probably the best pub ever! The food is excellent, the drinks are top-notch, but what truly sets this place apart is the staff and the exceptional service. A special thanks to Andy, the manager, who goes above and beyond to make every visit memorable. Highly recommend!

Friendly, great food, lovely location.

Service is very slow , 7.30 table reservation and whilst drinks order was taken reasonably quickly, it was 8.05 before a food order was taken, no apologies from staff and the restaurant was not full. Food was hot but has been better in the past , overall the service delays spoilt evening for all present.

There New Year’s Eve mixed age group glad because I’m getting older every one was friendly had a great night

Great food, good atmosphere, awesome location but the car park is chaos 🙈

Restaurant and toilet’s were immaculate, staff so friendly and professional. Food all tasted as incredible as it looks!! A must visit

Cozy inside, friendly staff and the location has good views 👍

Only good things to say about the people, the service, atmosphere, and location. You won't hear a bad word from me.

22nd Dec 2024 - Today five of us went for lunch and when booking I said three were vegan. We’ve been here a few times, but mostly in the summer months. In the past, the service and selection of food for both vegan and non-vegan has been good. Unfortunately, things were not good today. Firstly the chap who served us clearly didn’t want to be there - his demeanour and lack of interest was obvious. Our three vegan family members struggled to find anything to eat (the two young eaters just had chips with pizza and garlic bread). I had baby ribs with chips and coleslaw. The huge portion of ribs were incredibly fatty, under-cooked and even cool instead of hot and well cooked as they should have been. The coleslaw was certainly not fresh and the chips were mediocre. After complaining about the ribs and getting them re-heated??? I returned the whole meal and was subsequently not charged for it (the cost being £22 so not cheap). But what was to have been a pre- Christmas family lunch in a Christmassy atmosphere - was nothing of the kind. Staff seemed to rush about (except our chap who was lethargic and a bit nonplussed), and the whole atmosphere was not good. Our remaining bill came to £96 and it was all very disappointing.

Amazing pub, great service, great atmosphere, great location, outdoor seatingby the river. Great food, plus freshly prepared Pizzas in an open pizza oven. Highly recommend.

Went here for a meal and was superb 5* highly recommended. Food was incredible full or flavour, service was friendly, food came at a decent pace aswell. Can not fault anything.

Had a nice lunch there with family. Friendly staff and food very tasty.

Stayed here for one night, room was clean and had everything you needed. Including tea, coffee, hot chocolate and bottled water and all toiletries you needed. Dogs were made very welcome too. Fluffy towels, lovely crisp white sheets. Tv and free Wi -Fi . Evening meal was excellent beautifully presented and tasted amazing. Breakfast was the best we’ve had, good quality ingredients and generous portions and was delicious. Highly Recommend.

Lovely food and great service! Very varied menus and lots of vegetarian options. So nice that the dog was made to feel so welcome too. Thank you for a lovely meal!

Service slow, food good but not brilliant

Joined the MG car club for lunch. Good food and beer in one of the prettiest locations in Broadland.

Seated at 7.30pm but order not taken until 8pm, after asking twice. Large portions. Well cooked. Sea bass dish needed more sauce to the ratio of rice. We all enjoyed our food but were disappointed by the evening overall, probably because of the lack of attention to our table and the seemingly disinterested service. We wouldn’t rush to return to this restaurant as we prefer the Recruiting Sergeant.

Birthday Lunch. Were told we had a 2 hour time slot. All 16 of the party were sat at the table 10mins before allocated 1 o'clock slot. At 1.20 the waitress came for our order. The food came another 20 mins later. Our plates were removed at 2.20. Then 2.40 they came to ask about Dessert. At 2.50 we got Dessert. At 3.05 we were reminded we had to give up the table as only 2 hours allocation. We had not finished. When I said about their time delay re getting the food ordered and served I was told they were busy. Not a good attitude or level of service.

Visited twice in 3 days, very accommodating with 4 of us and our party of 4 dogs. The food was excellent and very reasonably priced given the portion size. Good variety of pub grub with some Thai mixed in. Sunday dinner was excellent. Staff very friendly.

Visited twice over 3 days. Food excellent and good portions for price. Very dog friendly and accommodating for our 4 dogs. Very busy but staff very friendly. Sunday dinner was excellent.

Good quality food in massive portions.

This was our second visit this year whilst holidaying in the area. (We came before in March.) We hadn’t booked but arrived nice and early and were lucky to get a nice table in the bar area for the 4 of us and our 2dogs. We were made to feel very welcome. 3 of us had the roast and my son had mussels. We couldn’t fault the food. The roast beef melted in the mouth! This is definitely a pub we’ll return to again and again when we’re in the area. Service excellent -really nice atmosphere generally. Parking can be tricky if you don’t get there early but that’s always a good sign if a place is popular.

Lovely pub sitting on the banks of a river with a wide choice of food and lovely staff. The only thing wrong in my opinion is endemic of all of these types of rural pubs, they offer a vegetarian menu that might have multiple items cooked in or with meat. And for me, a coeliac they take the opportunity to save a few quid by removing items from a plate rather than replacing them. In my case a roast chicken dinner I had to lose the enormous Yorkshire pudding and stuffing. There was no attempt to pad out the plate with an extra potato or a carrot, no you simply get less than everyone else. So while everyone else was “stuffed” I certainly wasn’t! I long for a day where food places have the forethought to replace rather than just take away. Then active reviewers like myself would be giving them five stars rather than four! Beside this all was good and I’d definitely recommend for carnivores 😎

Amazing food, one of the best roast dinners I've had in a long time. Good portion sizes and amazing service from all members of staff. Highly recommended.

Today....had lunch at the Rising Sun...and then a meal in a high end chain restaurant in Norwich.....(not usual to eat out twice on one day!!). The lunch at the Rising Sun was 1000% superior to my evening meal in said very fancy chain restaurant. When you have to think hard about how to spend precious spare money,.go to somewhere like the Rising Sun where the prices are possibly just a little bit higher than the chain option, but the food quality is great, the menus are clear, you don't need to buy additional expensive sides to go with your main and the overall dining experience is honest and unpretentious. A really great lunch, efficient and friendly service, thoroughly recommended.

The food was excellent, so was the local gin and the staff were absolutely amazing.

It was a great place by the river with lots of outdoor seating also dog friendly. The food was great with good portions . The staff were excellent

Lovely location, lovely staff, starters and stone baked pizza's are excellent, on the downside the only steak available was a fillet on the specials menu at £29. Good pint of Doombar though.

Had a lovely meal during a day trip to Norfolk

Had 2 meals in the Rising Sun when on holiday. Both meals very good and excellent service.

Superb swordfish, marvellous location next to the river bure. Four dined all were delighted with food and service.

Extensive menu , good service., reasonable prices and lovely position on the river side in Coltishall

Really lovely roast dinner, pork crackling was so good!

Food was lovely and there was plenty. The staff were friendly and the place was very clean.

Called in for a meal while touring the Broads excellent food and service did not stay the night there

Always come here for a pint after work. Chill by the river. Food is great too. Staff are always friendly and welcoming

They found us a table without a reservation. They were lovely to my mum who's in aax wheelchair. The food was excellent, fish&chips, burgers and the vegan pizza is best that I've ever had. The portions were large, but you could order the children portion.

Uncooked fat chips were a disappointment. Staff were really helpful and smiley

We visited Coltishall today 26th April whilst on a boating holiday and we called into The Rising Sun for a drink then later that evening we had a meal. We can honestly say the experience was absolutely first class, the staff where so friendly and helpful and the food was second to none. We visit The Broads regularly but for the last three years we have not been able to get to Coltishall because of high water levels at Wroxham. This visit to The Rising Sun was well worth the wait. We will be back. Thank you so much. Steve and Carole.

They fit us in with no notice on a Sunday, for the carvery. Everybody pleased with the options, including a brilliant nut roast. No problems with gluten free ordering. Plenty of people, but the service was great and the price was right for the portion sizes. Would recommend, especially if you can bag a table with a view onto the broad running by.

Second time visiting, second time eating in. Food was amazing. Fussy steak eater, but the Swannington steak with peppercorn sauce is seriously recommended! Get loads of food whatever for your money. Right by the river too.

Just stopped for a pint by the river! Lovely setting 😍

Best location. Pizza was delicious

Passing through Coltishall and thought I’d grab a beer at a lovely looking pub on the Broads. I was curtly told by the barman that I had to ‘sit at a table and order’ but I explained that I just wanted a beer and to sit in the bar. This wasn’t possible as he had ‘loads of tickets to do’. Strangest service I’ve ever encountered in a pub so I went next door to The Kings Head and was politely served a nice cold Guinness and was made to feel most welcome, that’s all it took.

Sadly the food was not great! Chips looked awful, that's both thick cut and fries...the burger too bland in all and the chicken nuggets was the same. The fish was ok. Service was excellent, very good thank you.

Friday evening only had to wait 5 minutes and had a table right by the river.Lovely friendly and efficient staff.Food so well presented and delicious and good value. A perfect start to the weekend.

Very generous portions Quality food Extremely welcoming staff Excellent service

A perfect spot to stop for the evening!

Excellent food and service.Highly recommended.

Beautiful place to eat and relax by the water 💦

Beautiful place, by the river. Fantastic food and a great vibe around the place.

Waited too long to place drinks order. So we left.

Busy vibrant pub, great service all round.

Food was nice but the service was not so good.

FABULOUS. Staff 5* Food 5* Location 5* Room no2 5* We’ve had 2 fabulous night stay here in this idilyc location Highly recommend Thank you

Disappointed with the demeaning greeting we got on arrival from a male staff member , nice food and waitress service tho

Superb spot on the river. Despite being very busy the service was excellent. All the staff were very aware of any customers needing attention and dealt with them straight away. Nice range of food on the menu, something to suit all tastes. We had the Rack of Ribs and the Monkfish goujons both were spot on.

A lovely location by the river. Lots of outside tables - thankfully many had parasols on a very hot day. The staff were amazing. They were welcoming, attentive, friendly and cheerful . Despite the number of customers the service was very good. Definitely recommend

Waited nearly an hour for pizza… arrived cold and stale. The waitress offered a refund and a free dessert which was fine until Poppy took over… incredibly rude, offensive and unprofessional… don’t visit!

Took 50 mins for our table to be cleaned from previous party and for drinks order to arrive, had to chase this 3 times. When meal arrived we weren't given enough cutlery so had to go and find someone. Worst service received here. No follow up to see if meal was OK, to clear plates or offer dessert. Very disappointed.

Just home after two nights here, room was clean and comfortable and very large, with an amazing view of the river, the pub itself is crazy busy all day, but always managed to get a table, food is excellent, huge portions, great pizza. Sat outside in the sunshine for breakfast, probably the best time of day as the river was quiet and peaceful. You can hire a canoe right next door, a definite do. Will definitely return!

Just a great gastro pub in a perfect location. Food exceptional. Pizzas especially great. One young man behind bar a little short when serving when I went to the bar to get a drink because of slow table service. Plastic cups only and he put me in my "place". Too hot to argue but they do not cope well when busy and have many customers outside.

Terrific location, food was the best ! Very well presented, staff kind and caring. Food is all about looks and flavours, we were not disappointed. Definitely get here early as car park soon gets full. 5 star rating from us.

Great food. Staff was very friendly.

Excellent food and staff very attentive and helpful.

Great place to sit by the river, good service, good food.

Sat out side buy the river with a drink 🍻

Food is great, the pizza I had was super tasty and one of the best i've had Although service was a little bit slow and it took them a while to take our orders the food absolutely made up for the little wait :) I do wish they listed all the drinks prices on the menu though The location is fantastic too, nice and out of the way of the city alongside a river, perfect little spot to relax and unwind for a while!

Party of six all had excellent food and service. Best eating experience of our visit to the broads. Our party had a mixture of Pizza, Fish and Chips, Steak, Fish Pie and Ribs. Highly recommended.

Ok expensive.chips mediocre and cheese fondue watery.Service good.

Really busy but made us feel welcome. Lovely staff, lovely food. No wonder it's always busy x

Great pub, excellent food! Slow service when busy, understandable, but if waiting a long time for food/drinks bothers you then I wouldn’t head here on a sunny day! It’s a lovely place, ideally located next to the river, with ample parking for the capacity.

It's a pub with good food and great beer 🍺🍻

I had lunch there today with some friends. I had the Smoked Haddock pie and it was utterly delicious the best fish pie I ever had. Light mash with a bit of crab, lovely prawns and haddock in a rich sauce.

If you want to experience the best food, service, location you must visit the Rising Sun. Andy the Manager is just fantastic at his job and his staff reflect this. The food is awesome with good portions and nothing is enough trouble. Highly highly recommend.

Only give it a three star as they tried to charge us for food and drink we didn't have, but they were quite happy to refund the difference.

Lovely staff, very friendly. Meal was excellent 👌