The Stag in Broadland

Love this pub! Excellent atmosphere and food. We've been meaning to come for a while now and we were not disappointed. Very well decorated, traditional, pub with fireplaces. I could eat literally everything on the menu. We came for lunch so had a salad and chips to share. The steak was excellent and chips very tasty. Prices very reasonable for the quality and service was great. Would highly recommend this palace and will be back soon.

Excellent, it's our new favourite place.

Opted to try The Stag for our son’s 30th birthday. Table booked by his girlfriend (6 in total). Food was of a very good standard & quantity so no complaints there. My wife ordered a nice white wine to accompany the meal. The wrong wine was delivered to the table & it was warm! Opted to keep the wine rather than cause any fuss & requested some ice to chill the wine. When paying for our meal & drinks, we were immediately asked if we’d like to leave a tip, before being asked if everything was ok! Please consider training staff to be more friendly & accommodating to guests. We had a nice meal but will not return, nor would we recommend. Maybe just a bad day to visit but past reviews seem to suggest otherwise.

5 off us arrived yesterday & they didn't have a table for us, even though we booked 1 hr before. 4 had beef roast & 1 lamb, the lamb was ok, the beef came out red even though asked for med / well , all 4 were very very fatty cuts off beef and as tough as old boots, roast potatoes dried out & Yorkshire puddings dry. Waiter had all excuses as to how you ask for it, ie rare, medium, well done... But did say its rump so not the best cut off beef..... ( buy a better cut of beef ) we did all have desserts which were ok, we will not be returning. And it's not the first time we've been, food before has also been ok..... ish not reflecting in the prices they charge.... Alot better places to eat out...

First time visit...menu was really good and varied.Good quantity portions and their was a good vibe about the place.Staff friendly and attentive. Would visit again.

Just had the best ploughman's lunch ever! Took my Mother for lunch today. The pub itself is amazing and the service was to. Will definitely be back! Highly recommended

Booked 24hrs earlier, as we wanted to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary, and were told the kitchen shut at six (booked for five o'clock). On arrival at 4:45, were asked if we'd booked. The pub looked as if there was lots of room, but apparently not enough room for us inside, but that was OK because we accommodated by saying we'd sit outside. We knew what we wanted, so asked the young lady, and she told us she wasn't taking orders, but that she'd tell the chap who was. Once outside, we were asked by the young lady, what we wanted to drink, and ordered. After a further 15mins, no drinks appeared, so gave up and left. People who'd arrived after us, had been served their drinks with no issues. Sorry, but if I don't get at least drinks, with 25 mins of arriving, it's bad.

Food was very good except for the crab salad which is a very small portion. The beer however, is poor and tasted more like cleaning fluid than real ale and the staff would benefit from some hospitality training.

Ended up at the Stag twice over a bank holiday weekend. Both times the food was excellent.

We came for the take Thai evening last night. Food was nice but not amazing and I expected it to be a bit better being £25 per head. The ladies running the food however were lovely and gave great table service! How woman behind the bar who was part of the pub however was very rude, we were in a group and as we approached the bar to pay, ‘ I’m guessing you all want to pay individually’ with an eye roll… Too busy pouting, you are in hospitality, be more hospitable and give your customers a smile. We won’t return.

Loverly people and great food and drink. Nice outside area for summer.

The food here was amazing. Tried some hawstone cider, which was surprisingly nice. Would definitely recommend the stag.

gorgeous pub and food. staff were super friendly and helpful. when I first saw the prices for the food I was a bit taken aback but it was so worth it. the amount of food you get in the prices aswell makes it completely worth it. highly recommend!

They don't deserve one star tbh we are locals and we went tge day before our two days away and my husbands birthday he had a baileys and they charged my son 8.00 we didn't realise until he wanted another one! Baileys are 50ml and one shot is a double we had three baileys and they charged 23.00. The girl there refunded 10 pounds but we had politely messaged the stag on FB and the vile; condesending rude message we got was unprofessional and childish...so be aware of your bill when ordering drinks baileys should be 5.50 ish for 50ml not 8.00 and we had three 50ml shots.

Amazing food, with a very warm and welcoming feeling! The staff were very nice and friendly! Can't complain!!

Food was excellent, although quite pricey. Staff were great. If we’d been at the front of the pub it would have been 5 stars, but we were sat around the back next to the garden where they had a dj playing. Music was good and if I’d gone for the music I’d have been happy but it’s not what you want for an evening meal out with friends. Really bizarre thing to have going on. Would go again but only if we could book a table at the front.

This place has sadly gone drastically down hill in recent weeks. Lack of staff has led to poor service and even the food has slipped. On my last visit I witnessed a waitress ask someone if they'd finished they're food then proceed to eat from the plate before taking it away.

Great little pub. Great food and excellent selection of drinks too..

The staff are so friendly. The food was excellent.

Just like to say had a lovely Sunday roast with my boys and my grandson must say best roast I have ever had. The staff were all very helpful when my husband Clive lost his balance due to not taking his diabetic medication but just wanted to let you know he is fine thank you 🙏🏻

Food was absolutly amazing. A real shock from what i thought from the outside was a local pub. Its not cheap but the food was well priced for the standard and quality it was. Only negitive i had was a guy at the bar who we could hear every little detail or his swearing rants. Hence the atmophere rating

Just had Sunday lunch at The Stag well probably the best Sunday Roast I’ve had In a pub for a very long time. Beautifully cooked veg. My wife had a seafood salad as they had run out of crab. But she was super happy really fresh seafood. All in all great lunch.

Booked a table online, arrived at the bar and waited a couple of minutes to be shown to our table. No menus were given so after a few minutes I got up to collect them myself. Other tables had menus - unsure if they were given them when they sat down, as you would expect, or had to collect them after being seated too. Drinks and food order taken - four Sunday roasts which arrived fairly quickly. The meal was okay but I think the vegetables had been sitting around for a while. I asked for Red Wine sauce with the lamb but it arrived with gravy. Asked for the bill, which was delivered but incorrect, nobody came back to take payment. I went to the bar to ask them to remove two drinks which were not ours - this took a while and there was no apology, which is disappointing. The roast was okay but the staff didn't seem to have much idea what was going on. Being local, we have stopped in a couple of times before for a drink but this was the first time for food, as we thought we should try it. In future we will go back to the Salhouse Lodge, which we know and love.

Food sizes where of substantial portion for cost but sadly my medium rare stake was for sure well done and tasted like burning. The burger my partner had wasn't overly great either. The service was slow considering not many people around and one of the meals for forgotten about. Wouldn't return myself any time quick but may have been a day off.

Another fantastic meal this evening, looked after very well by Coroll and lovely to chat with the owners, very good atmosphere. will return again soon

Excellent food, excellent service! Went above and beyond to meet our requirements! So good in fact, we're going back again!

No baby changing facility or disabled toilet, not sure how that is allowed in 2024? Shame as the food was nice

Great pub with a table service and pizza oven. The restaurant menu is extensive as well as pizza options. Good selection of wines. 30 min walk from the Salhouse Broad mooring.

Brilliant food and service good quality and value for money

Second visit here , went for Sunday lunch, stunning! 3 beef and 1 fish gratin and shared a desert, although I could have ate every one. Lovely staff very attentive, will definitely make it a regular occasion. Probably the best Sunday lunch I have had in many years

Just happened to notice the Stag as we drove past from Wroxham. Wow! What a find. Food, service & atmosphere were excellent. We loved it so much, we've booked a table for next week 😊 Thank you for making us and our doggies so welcome.

Lovely pub, lovely staff, and excellent food.

My husband and I visited The Stag 7th July for a Sunday roast. I cannot fault the place. It was very welcoming, the food was lovely, having a full on GF option roast made such a nice change. The service was was also very good. Would most definitely reccomend a visit. This was our first but it certainly will not be our last.

Lovely surroundings although if sitting in bar area does get busy not really much room for drinkers.Service very friendly bit slow for food however the food is beautifully presented and cooked to a high standard.Really enjoyed our meals and there is so much choice so something for everyone from lobsters to stone baked pizza all freshly made to order with the pizza oven in view.

Was served warm beer but given ice

Really beautiful place. Everything here was wonderful. The staff were extremely attentive and efficient, the food was out of this world and we were a table of 7 adults. I wish this was my local the villagers here are so lucky

Very nice place stayed in Beech Room for a couple of nights and had a few meals . Very welcoming and pleasant staff.

This was a unexpected stop after a wet walk with the dog. Was welcomed to a lovely pub that was beautiful decorated and some great drinks I've not seen before (hawkstone).

Popped in for a drink and food. Very nice garden and dog friendly. Barr food was amazing.

Stunning little pub, wish we'd had more than a lite bite here as the truffle & parmesan fries we had were lovely and our friends' desserts were very good too. Great decor

Table for 6. Food was great. Took a while in coming, but worth the wait. I do wish the waitresses were writing down though, as something was forgotten every interaction.

Had an amazing time. Especially Coral who made us feel very welcoming and treated us personally. Food was also amazing. Will be back again soon. Thank you so much

Fantastic Sunday roast, best I've had in a long time. Service was top notch, I will be seeing you again very soon

Lovely food the stag burger was amazing and the chips are the best I've ever had . Highly recommend 👌🏼

The Sunday roast was delicious, one of the best I've had, vegetables were cooked well, huge Yorkshire pudding! We had beef, pork and lamb - all were great. We were a little rushed at the end as the table was needed despite only being sat for an hour, we wouldn't have had time for dessert even f we wanted it so that was a little disappointing. Lovely decore, nice table looking out over the garden.

Almost don't want to rate it so nobody else finds this little gem. An amazing welcome back to a much needed local pub. Superb food and amazing staff.

My local and honestly couldn't wish for a better one

I was recommended by a friend who said the Stag in Salhouse was really good for Sunday lunch. On arrival it was two deep at the bar and a blond lady called Coral was working behind the bar and asked what we wanted to drink, she made us feel welcome and said sit down and the drinks arrived promptly. I watched her serving about ten different orders and she never got a drink wrong all afternoon. Brilliant service and food but Coral was the star of the show 👍👍

Spir of the moment decision to have a Sunday roast out lead us with friends to The Stag. Plumped for the lamb roast and wasn't disappointed. The meat was succulent with very little fat. Roast potatoes were very slightly over but still tasty. The red wine gravy was so nice and a great compliment to the meat. Everyone else went for the beef which looked great. All i will say is that one plate had a lot less beef on than yhe other two. Not normally a desert person but had to give them a look. The Oreo pie was delicious with a scoop of creamy ice cream on the beautifully decorated plate. Will have to go back and try all the others.

Lovely pub, good service but a truly terrible pint of Guinness.

Had a lovely Sunday lunch, staff helpful and friendly

I was taken here by my family for my birthday in February. The food was great and so was the service. It is lovely to see that one of the local countryside pubs I've grown up around has been taken over and although turned into more of a dining pub it has still kept the character of the local community pub where everyone is welcome. I will definitely be returning and recommend this place to anyone wanting a nice meal in a nice country pub.

Looks like a country pub from the outside but has more of a smart casual vibe inside. Food was to an excellent quality for both starters and mains. We both had the French onion soup and picked the salmon and chicken dishes from the specials menu. Was a little more pricy than we expected, the starters in particular. Our waitress appeared very inexperienced, serving tables in our part of the restaurant out of order, including our own, not being able to answer basic questions about the bar or menu, (whats the soup of the day for example) and being just a little skittish overall.

So many friends have raved about The Stag so we decided to go for lunch, but our experience left us not wanting to go back. Very cold welcome, great starter, disappointing main and overall poor service. The atmosphere really let things down.

Have been several times for Sunday lunch, food is ok but always luke warm. The Christmas set meal was awful, steak was the worst I’ve had in a long time, I’ve also tried the cod and chips, in a nutshell don’t bother tasteless and under cooked. The beer selection is awful and nowhere to sit even if you did fancy a pint as I live locally. It not a local pub it’s a restaurant.

Amazing the staff where amazing,the food was great

Lovely food and a lovely local pub. Service was great and very friendly (I think his name was Alex) Thank you, we had friends up from Haverhill and will definitely be bringing them back here.

We had a wonderful meal here this evening, me my partner and our two boys. We were well looked after throughout, special thanks to Alex. Food came out very quick and all of our meals were delicious. We will definitely be returning. Thank you

As others have said, we arrived 10 minutes before our booking, and were happy to wait at a high table with drinks until our table was ready. However, the people at our table would not leave, though the young server assured us that they had been asked three times. I find this hard to believe, but had to accept it. In the end, we were given a table in an outer room, which was entirely lacking in any atmosphere, and fairly uncomfortable, with glaring lights over the tables. This was an evening my husband's brother had planned for 4 of us, and had carefully booked it a week in advance. The servers are lovely, but very young and very inexperienced, and it seems there is little training given. We got our starters one hour after arriving, and when we ordered, a second server told us she had to see if the kitchen would in fact take our order right then, as they were 'backed up'. She came back and told us they would take it, and apparently we were to be very happy about this.. However, she came back 20 minutes later to inform us that our starters were now being cooked 🤷🏼 The starters were ok, though the scallops were tiny, and 3 of us had them finished in 5 minutes, while the 4th person struggled with her enormous salad and cheese fritters, more like a main than a starter. The main course I wanted had just sold out, and the server was apologetic about this, so I ordered red mullet on a bed of sauté potatoes with pancetta. We waited another 25 minutes for this course. My sister in law's fish crumble was dry, and had clearly been under a heat light for a while. My husband's prawn noodle dish was quite tasty, though there was far too much sauce for his liking. It was my red mullet that was shockingly bad. A piece of incinerated frozen fish, more bones than flesh, on top of a pile of burnt potatoes and charred pancetta (the same as were served with our scallops). This for £29. I couldn't eat it. In fact we all left most of our mains. When we were asked how the food was, I told the server that I couldn't eat mine. She assured me she would 'let the kitchen know'. I have no idea what that is supposed to achieve for a guest. I'm sure the kitchen is well used to hearing it by now, but nothing was done. In the end, we were given our initial drinks free - the drinks that we only ordered because our table was not available - but nothing else was forthcoming, not even an apology for a ruined evening which embarrassed my husband's brother very much. Cop on, Stag managers. These are local people who support your business, and I know for a fact that they will not be back. Increase the number of customers who won't be back, plus word of mouth, and what clientele are you left with?

Unfortunately, our experience was not good. Our pre-booked table was not ready for us when we arrived on time. After waiting 30 minutes, we were offered another table in the overflow room. Another 40 minutes before starters appeared. They were not inspiring or satisfying. Further wait for main courses which were disappointing and fish dishes were dry and overcooked. An underwhelming experience.

Turned up at 2.50 pm for 3pm reservation...was told table not ready to which we replied no worrys as in no hurry...3.45pm and approached waitress to enquire of table to which she apologised that we had been overlooked ...il knock something off bill she said although we wernt that bothered ....lovely meal ...ordered two drinks for the ladies at the table to which only 1 arrived... after 10min wait I chased it up ..met by more apologies....asked for bill then paid the bill only for waitress to appear later to ask if we would like the bill to which we replied its been paid ...on leaving the premises we then get asked by a group of staff behind bar as to whether we have paid to which I say I have to which I get asked who did I pay ....I point out the waiter in question the staff then comment with finger to head as if to say he's thick to the horror of my sons girlfriend who works in mental health...I sarcastically show my receipt and we leave

Overcrowded noisy avoid Saturdays not very pleasant eating environment. Shame

Food was good and service was very good. Not quite a 5 star Google rating for me (I'm fussy) but definitely worth a visit.

Fantastic restaurant. Great menu, great service.

Me and my partner went to the Stag in Salhouse for a Valentine's Day meal. The pub itself is nice inside, however, the same cannot be said for its staff or its food. We ordered the prawns on garlic-covered bruschetta, which was very good and left us excited for our mains. We ordered the steak with peppercorn sauce (£33) and the steak and kidney suet pudding (£18.50). When the steak came out over half of the plate was covered in clearly frozen cooked chips, not the triple-cooked hand-cut chips as advertised. The chips were worse than Weatherspoon’s chips, they came out anaemic and extremely potatoey, which are not the kind of chips you expect with the price. The steak itself was undercooked, medium rare was requested but it was cooked just about to be on the rare side of raw. When raising this with our server she denied that it was undercooked for our liking and argued with us for two minutes, making us feel like we had never had a steak before. This hostile server eventually took our steak back, still in defiance, and we had to wait for over 7 minutes for it to come back out by which time the steak and kidney suet pudding was going cold. The peppercorn sauce that we had also ordered did not come out and had to be requested, this took 5 minutes to come out. To say the steak was a disappointment for the price point is an understatement, perhaps the owner could think about lowering the price to around £20-£25 then the steak would have been ok value. The steak and kidney suet pudding was not any better, the steak inside was chewy and hard to cut through, and much sawing was required to get through a sugar cube size of steak. The mashed potatoes that came with the pudding had the consistency of Playdough and again looked and tasted like it was frozen mash not creamy or soft and fluffy like good mash should be it also lacked all taste, not what you would expect. When giving our thoughts about the meal with our server she again was hostile and did not believe us when the evidence was in front of her. Before this, we had run out of drinks and no one came up to us to ask if we wanted anymore, as a pub this should be standard if you want to make any money, this shows a lack of care from the staff members. Also, after we had finished how meals and made it obvious that we had we had server after server walking past our table and ignoring us it took an exceptionally long time for the plates to be cleared roughly 10 minutes or so, in an empty pub. Adding on to the lack of service, when we said our food was poor the server said ‘why didn’t you raise this with me beforehand’. This was not possible because she didn’t come to the table and, we did not finish our food making it evidently clear that the food was awful. The server then again, after some persuasion about the poor standard of food, took our plates to show to the chef. After speaking to the chef who was adamant that the food was 'cooked to perfection' we were given the starter for free and the peppercorn sauce, totalling £13. However, the service at this pub was shockingly hostile and the food was just poor for the price, there was no care from the chef who had packed up for the night. I would not recommend this pub to anyone who wants to have a nice meal with good food with a nice server. After reading many reviews there seems to be a theme with them and that’s the poor service, if this pub wants to improve customer satisfaction then some courtesy from the staff would be a good start along with some care for the food, they are serving at an up market price tag Londoners would be surprised.

Arrived on time for 14.15 booking, kept waiting for 40 minutes. After being seated waited an age for menus then eventually served with a decent but overpriced roast lunch. Asked for horseradish sauce which never appeared, apparently had been forgotten. Won't be recommending The Stag I'm afraid.

Really nice pub, one of the nicest roasts I have had out for a while. Staff were very helpful and didn't mind us bringing a birthday cake along. Would highly recommend guys

Great food!! 2nd time we went the service wasn't the best had get up chase to order. Good food

Very nice lunch, loved the chips, nice snd crispy, well done.

Best pub for miles and miles around. Well I am biased, they serve Timothy Taylor Landlord bitter and I have beef gravy on my fried fish.....go on just try it!

Really good food, can't fault it at all. However service was terrible, feel for the chef producing amazing food. Waiters/ waitresses were on phones and not attentive. Literally no order of service and didn't really feel welcome. Need a front of house manager with some experience to give direction.

We went there for a Sunday roast last week, I thought £18.95 for the main course was a bit expensive for what it was , and we had to ask for more vegetables as there was not enough for 4 adults . The food was nice but not outstanding , there are other places that do a plate of roast dinner just as good and for less money. we didn't stay for dessert.

We’re local , and enjoy coming here , staff are hard working and friendly. Good atmosphere , good food , and most importantly very dog friendly .

The staff were friendly enough but had the inability to be attentive due to lack of them!! We waited over an hour for our main meal and then were told, when we asked for a dessert menu... sorry, the kitchen is closed! I thought this was a great shame as the food was delicious.

Great little pub, much nicer than it's old days as the Bell. Only stopped for a drink but will definitely be back for food

I had the fish pie it is delicious, my sister had curry which is lovely too

Absolutely fabulous local pub in the beautiful Norfolk Broads village of Salhouse - well worth a visit runand owned by lovely folk

Very good Sunday roast, and friendly helpful staff.

A mix of traditional and contemporary with great food. This was my 75th birthday treat and very nice it was too. Fully recommend the sea food crumble.

Well kept beer and excellent food served by great staff. What more could you want? If you make the effort to go there you will not be disappointed.

A bridge between traditional and contemporary. This gastro pub has a wow and relax feel. The food was high quality and the service excellent. I had the sea food crumble with a chilly beef starter. My wife had cod and chips. We will be back to try other items on the menu.

Expensively renovated pub let down by the offer. Only 2 draught beers. Good looking manageable size menu. I made a tactical mistake choosing fish and chips. There were poor for the price. Fish overcooked, dry, and seemed frozen rather than fresh. My wife's fish crumble seemed good but exhibited signs of being microwaved (inside significantly hotter than outside). Pretty good veg not overcooked. Service a bit negligent. Asked if we wanted a drink when seated but not offered menus and had to request later. Had to request bill twice. Poor layout. We were on a table for two in a choke point between bar, kitchen and "conservatory" room. Also to access both mens' and ladies" toilets you had to squeeze past other diners' tables Faint muzak thumping away in the background.

Excellent place to visit, brilliant service good food and good selection of drinks available highly recommended

Lovely ambience, food top notch, service prompt friendly and attentive. Good value fresh food well prepared and served with a smile! Will definitely go again

Absolutely fantastic meal and we were look after well by Alex and Olivia. Olivia was very attentive and couldn’t do enough for us. Alex perfect front of house as always and the other staff are very good

We looked forward to our Christmas meal.it was very mediocre for me..the service was slow and didn't seemed interested in our thoughts about food..I felt I could done better myself.i am no foodie bit know what tastes good.i even think they got the steaks round wrong way..I wouldn't go back..

Excellent food and good service.

We love the Stag, food is amazing as are the staff 🤜💥🤛

Had a great meal...highly recommend

We had a fantastic lunch at the Stag. Warm and friendly service with a very decent chef cooking his take on the traditional pub food options. I would recommend the game suet pudding.

Alex at the stag went out of his way to make our experience there fantastic. From the minute we walked in we were met with a welcome warm pub feel & followed up with great food and exceptional service. Would defiantly recommend.

Just had to try this pub again after the transformation. The photos of the Sunday roasts on here looked very good. Alas when we went to try the roast on a Sunday the 2 slithers of beef we received was wafer thin although the rest was nice enough. Disappointing after seeing the photos on here, were they near the end of the joint ? Certainly had enough room for a dessert so tried the choc torte. A very mean thin slice was brought out , although tasty. Yes the staff are friendly, the pub transformation was lovely, but for us the food was only 7 out of 10. With the fantastic food at the Salhouse Lodge just around the corner The Stag must try harder. I know where we will be heading.

Didn't eat here today but only popped on for coffee and that was very nice. Ended up having a pint before leaving, very very nice. An excellent pub that serves well prepared food.

Really impressed with the Stag, Food, Service and staff were excellent. Alex made us feel very welcome and ensured all needs were met throughout our visit. Highly recommend and we look forward to returning.

Cosy pub with superb food and great service. The decor is stunning, giving a warm, welcoming feel, and all the staff are really friendly and attentive. The Manager, Alex, went to great lengths to run through the menu with personal recommendations, and checked ingredients of every dish with the chef to cater for allergies. Portions are generous and we definitely left feeling happy!

Great food, excellent beers and wines.

Stay away from the nut roast! Tastes like it was cooked a year ago Apart from that the roast dinner, potatoes, veg, cauliflower cheese and service was 10/10

Celebrating our 60th Wedding Anniversary with our family. A party of 9.

Myself and my partner nipped in for a quick drink on the way home for the 1st time since its had its make over. And its definitely looking nicer. Same friendly welcome and warm feeling with a touch of feeling at home. Can't say much about the food as we didn't eat but it definitely smells nice as its what you are welcomed with when you make your entrance. I look forward to our next quick drink and maybe one day we will order some food.

We were there on Sunday with my Mother in Law who doesn’t find it easy to get around so Alex and his team were fantastic, they put us on a great table. The food was only surpassed by service we received. The food was beautifully cooked and presented with just the right amount. To Alex and his staff thank you