The Village Inn in South Norfolk

I popped in Sunday and the service from Ros was amazing. Great asset to the team. Food was great aswell. I will be coming back

Very disappointed, that we haven't found this place before. Four people in the party and we were all very happy with our experience. Three people had a carvery, one had the vegan burger which was very, very tasty. Desserts were really good. Lots of choice on the menu, not just a carvery. Staff were very friendly and helpful, we will certainly be going back, very soon. Cannot recommend highly enough.

Really friendly staff and amazing food. Can’t wait to come back!!!

Lovely as always beautiful roast lots of choice in vegetables Few more staff serving at bar would help

Pizzas are lovely. Staff are amazing definitely come back again

First can i give you a bit of background information So last Sunday we booked in advance and went to our usual place in Dereham, Norfolk for a Sunday carvery but were not told that the ovens to cook the meat in were broken and they did not have a carvery on .... thinking this was a last minute thing we accepted it and ordered off the normal menu spending £106 with 2 drinks each and NO desert because we were told at 1hr 15mins our table was booked again and we had to leave omg 😲 .... we also found out later that the oven large enough to cook the meat 🍖 had not been working for the last 7 weeks ...... (yes 7 weeks).... we felt a bit cheated not being told earlier when we booked ..... so following a recommendation we booked The Village Inn at Little Melton and it's now our Sunday Roast 100 % .... The Sunday Carvery was hot and plenty and tasted amazing 👏 The Rocky Road Sundae 🍨 was amazing .... we spent just over £100 including 2 drinks each for 5 of us which i think is very good value but more importantly the atmosphere & service was excellent, everyone was so helpful especially the barman who was so friendly and a special mention to Nikki who looked after us so well but tbh so did all the staff and we had a wonderful Sunday carvery well done 👏 we were so impressed we have booked for next Sunday already..... please don't think we're always eating out on a Sunday it's another family affair 7 of us this time .... sorry about must first picture I was enjoying the carvery too much and forgot to take a picture 📸 from the start lol 😆 Only suggestion would be a vegan ice cream 🍦 for the desert please 🙏 😋.

Very bad experience on this visit, got served wrong food, pudding was not what we ordered, was given refund for the mistakes made. Won't let it stop us visiting again but won't go as a group next time.

Large car park and not too far off the Southern bypass. Good choice of drinks and a great carvery.

Great staff, cheerful place, should bring back the pool table makes that area more sociable.

We had our yearly family of 19 meal for us to all meet up and enjoy food here like we do every year chosen by our 96yr old nan.. we've been here many of time and always go back for the delightful food but 2nite was so poor I will not be returning unless the problem is changed. Everyone ordered food which I went to order at till wer the guy was calm and collected who sorted me out and went over order and double checked also done our drinks as we went thru order I thought perfect that's that done and sat down with family 15mins later 8 of us went up for carvery and I was disgusted I and many other wer getting pushed about by people with just eat bags pushing thru the que which was long and slow and making it very busy area to stand.. I have then stood watching wats actually happening and thers people ordering takeouts wer staff r taking food from same bar to fill pots for takeout which in turn was slowing the whole process down thus causing long ques and some stressed customers... this is a real shame as it's always such a nice place to eat.. so I eventually got my food and went and sat down wer the rest of table had already eaten thers accept 2 who had been forgotten which left us 8 eating ours whilst rest of table watched and 2 waiting for thers... this needs to be changed guys.... pay attention to ur visiting customer rather than the ones sitting on ther sofas The just eat guys need to give way to ur visiting customers rather than forcing ther way about or pick orders up from different door or hatch

I'm not sure how the carvery rules apply as I had the works and the other people I was with had a basic and I had less meat still, so maybe the works might not be as good as expected.

My family and I booked for Christmas day at this place in Little Melton. and our bookings were accepted and deposits taken. Now we have been informed our booking has been cancelled because u can't serve 7 people in the allotted time. This has left us with nowhere else to go that we get in at this point. I'm disgusted with this service

UPDATED THANK YOU FOR THE RESPONSE. DUE TO THE IMMEDIATE ESCALATION OF THIS IMPORTANT MATTER I HAVE UPGRADED YOU TO 5 STARS. TIP TOP CUSTOMER SERVICE 10/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Petition to Reinstate the Salted Caramel & White Chocolate Chouxnut at StoneHouse Restaurant To the Management and Culinary Team at StoneHouse Restaurant, We, as loyal patrons of StoneHouse, have always looked forward to the exquisite flavours, attention to detail, and culinary creativity that have made your establishment a cherished dining experience. However, we were dismayed to discover that one of our favorite items, the Salted Caramel & White Chocolate Chouxnut, has been unceremoniously removed from the menu and replaced with a lackluster, custard-filled alternative. The Salted Caramel & White Chocolate Chouxnut was a standout dessert, praised not only for its balanced flavor profile but for its unparalleled texture. The combination of rich salted caramel with the delicate sweetness of white chocolate, paired with the perfect choux pastry, created a dessert experience that was truly memorable. This new alternative lacks any distinctive quality that made the original chouxnut so beloved. It’s soggy and falls short on the flavor front, leaving us with a dessert that simply does not compare. Moreover, the original chouxnut was the ideal light dessert, perfectly suited to follow your famously hearty carvery dinners. With only 350 calories, it allowed diners to enjoy a satisfying sweet treat without the heaviness of more calorie-laden options. This delicate balance made it not just delicious, but a sensible choice for those who wanted a light finish after a filling meal. We respectfully urge you to listen to your patrons and bring back the Salted Caramel & White Chocolate Chouxnut to the StoneHouse menu. Its absence is felt, and the replacement has only intensified our appreciation for what we have lost. Thank you for considering this request from a family of dedicated customers, who look forward to the return of a dessert that deserves its rightful place on your menu. Sincerely, The Applegate Family Ps. please take this review in the tongue in cheek way it is intended, but nonetheless, pleeeeeeeeease put the original Chouxnut back on the menu. 🙏

Took a long while to get served as the only two serving were too busy talking. Waited for quite a few minutes for someone to come from kitchen to serve carvery. Gravy was so thick you could have plastered the wall with it. Seriously not as good as it used to be.

Nice meal, good service reasonably priced

Went for the £6 carvery last night with my grandma and Demi greeted us at the door and was really lovely with my grandmother when taking us to the table. The carvery was delicious, even though it was quite busy there was still plenty for us to have! Demi brought over our desserts and they were fantastic, definitely would go back again!

Great evening out, food was really good

Excellent service from staff, very polite, helpful and friendly. Food was great. First time in the area and in the restaurant, would definitely use again when next around. Thank you

Had a family birthday meal here and we were all thoroughly impressed with the overall experience. NIKKI the waitress went the extra mile and welcomed and served us throughout and was very helpful and brilliant with our kids. Will definitely come back here again and would highly recommend

Nikki was fab.She made our meal experience really special. Our little grandchildren thought she was the best. Food was lovely. Gorgeous roasties!

Good little restaurant/carvery. Nice setting with reasonable prices

I was a regular customer here and I have been for about 3 years now, however from today I will not be stepping a foot back in the door. The food is nice, nothing special though and it’s a pretty good atmosphere with the regulars in there, Shame about the manager though. I worked there as a cleaner for 2 weeks and because of that NASTY piece of work I left (definitely wouldn’t recommend being a cleaner there because he expects a miracle in 3 hours!!! )He doesn’t care about anyone but himself, constantly saying bad things about his staff and treat him them like dirt on the bottom of his shoes. Definitely would NOT recommend it this place whilst he’s there!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great food. Friendly staff. Will definitely come back

Excellent service food great . Thank you.

Love this place. Favourite server us Nikki. Nothing is too much trouble for her. Don't let her go.

Lovely food great service always is definitely b3 coming again

Not only provides excellent food but also delivers great service that enhances the dining experience. I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone looking for an enjoyable meal. I can’t wait to return and explore more of their menu!

Food was very nice… chef service was very poor😡 we stood in line at the Carvery along with about 6 others waiting for a chef to appear to carve for us… 2 chefs appeared from the kitchen.. walked through the carvery totally ignoring us… we waited for about 8-10 minutes before one of the chefs mentioned came about and served us… Apologies for the wait… well tbh it was downright rude… We won’t be back…

Really friendly bar staff (Darren) lovely waiting staff too. Very slow up at the carvery but I did enjoy the food

Ros went above and beyond!! Excellent customer service. :)

First time visit Not impressed. Surly attitude at till when paying Waiting an age for food items to be topped up leaving food already on plate to go cold Poorly presented and dishes just topped up into grease filled empty ones Table waitress was pleasant but she seemed embarrassed at poor service from kitchen I was one of lucky ones it looked to be getting worse once I was seated. I won't bother again

Fantastic service , staff are all so friendly & helpful. Food excellent 👌 particularly the carvery .

Thoroughly enjoyed my dinner with my boyfriend last night, our server, Demi, was lovely, chatted with us just enough, and super helpful with deciding our dishes! She managed to convince us to get a dessert and I have no regrets. The bubble waffle in particular was mouthwatering!

A friend won a pizza competition so 3 of us went to share it. After questioning the size of the pizza offered to the size of the pizza pictured, Courtney was excellent and made us the large one. Very enjoyable and Lee was great with my cousins ADHD child who was having a bad day x Both made our girly catchup more enjoyable ty x

amazing good amazing service thank you for making our visit so welcoming.

We have just been here for my son’s 5th birthday and Nikki made it an extra special occasion for him! She had a chat with him about what he’d been doing for his birthday then said she’d organise something special for him. Being a 5 yr old he obviously didn’t forget this but she came through with a double scoop of vanilla and strawberry ice cream with strawberry sauce and marshmallows! Needless to say we had a very happy birthday boy!! Thank you Nikki :)

This place has been decorated since I last visited. Looks great, new lease of life! As always food was great.

food was good, due to having to order at the bar on the app i can’t rate the service as there was none given, drinks took ages. being a ‘restaurant’ they should offer table service

Stopped here by chance and it was the best carvery we ever had!

Nikki was amazing and so was the food

Lovely experience, Nikki was a lovely server, very welcoming ☺️

Can't moan about the Carvery, pretty decent. Breakfast not too great but alright for price

Amazing service, Lynn couldn’t do enough. Only bad point is that the service spatulas were very hot & could of caused a burn to somone

Would waste time went for breakfast to find not stock up and waited nearly 30 mins for stock up to find queue and all gone again 2nd time now will be finding somewhere else ...

Very good value and they take blue light discount so even better, nice place which had been refurbished since my last visit.

Decided to pop into The Village Inn last Sunday. Arrived to find virtually no food available and growing queue of customers, who had been waiting for some time. Were told by staff who appeared almost rude and dismissive that it would be "5mins", but took over 30 mins from arrival to sitting down with food. Having ordered mushrooms whilst paying these didn't arrive until we'd finished, despite asking two of the waitresses whilst we were eating and when they they had clearly been flash fried and were scaldingly inedible. I'm really sorry to have to post a review like this as I've been going to The Village Inn for years, I didn't raise these issues during our visit due to the demeanor of the staff, as they are not the usual weekday ones like Lynne who are very helpful. Not sure we'll be returning....

On my visit here today I must say it was absolutely outstanding food and service. The sausages were succulent, the bacon was tip top. Eggs cocked to perfection and everything else was spot on. I can’t recommend this highly enough and will be returning on a weekly basis. The service received was top tier and all the staff were very friendly and professional. 5 stars across the board from me

Lovely place to eat! Was served by Lynn who is really kind and welcoming. Great food and drink 😁

Thank you so much Chelsea for being a wonderful host tonight and for organising a special Mexican burger 🫶🏻

Came for lunch with some friends. We had 2 carveries and 2 sandwiches. Food was lovely sandwiches were packed full of filling, brilliant choices for the carvery. We were looked after by nikki who was so friendly and kept us laughing. Thankyou for a brilliant lunch and great service.

Nikki was amazing! Very attentive and made me feel so welcome! Will defo be back

We came to The Village Inn for a carvery today and the food was absolutely amazing. Our waitress Lohan was so polite and checked on our table of 10 regularly to ask if everything was ok! Very impressed. Thank you so much! We will be back!

Service was great, Lohan was very helpful,

Came in a bit last minute but we come very often, always enjoy the food and the atmosphere but today was extra special as our fantastic waitress Nicki couldn’t have been more attentive not just to us but everyone around us! Very impressed with her, she’s a star.

Great place to visit. Always greeted with smiles. Marta is always very friendly and helpful Would recommend

The vegetables looked liked they had been cooked the day before and were freezing cold it was only 15 minutes after opening time disgusting 🤮

Ordered 2 carvery via deliveroo , they turned up with no meat in either , spoke to someone at the restaurant and they didn't admit they had missed putting it in , even suggested that the poor delivery driver might have taken it which would be funny if not so disgusting to suggest that. The bag was sealed and the containers fill to the brim with vegetables and mash. Need to learn when you make a mistake hold your hands up and admit it. Poor

Fantastic Sunday carvery and pudding thank you to nikki aswell for the service

Staff lovely Food was good apart from the cauliflower cheese was rock hard and couldn't eat.

We were are large table of 16, all the staff were awesome.... Ellie, Rhys,Lynn, Maria and Geogia, best staff we could ask for... we will be back, love it... highly recommend x 👌

Hollie and lynn made our lunch fabulous… staff and both girls are the face of the company… and the food was lovely…. Thanks a lot Paul….

An excellent carvery, better than the last experience I had in a Toby. This also has other menu options including Pizza. Seems like a slightly odd location for such a place, in the middle of a small village, a large chain pub/carvery/restaurant. Most villages are lucky if they still have a small pub. I may come back.

Food was really good service good

Food was great staff no so great too hot in restaurant

Ordered for delivery by Deliveroo and was delivered quite quickly but the food was quite poor, chips were extremely small portions and all cold and soggy. I ordered a burger along side this which had next to no fillings and burgers were those horrible thin cut burgers and there might as well of been no bun as it was squished flat either side and soggy

Tried to order 3 Pizzas at 8:45pm and was told there were only 2 toppings left so then decided to have just a cheese pizza to then be told by Lee that there was no cheese and that the cheese gets rationed daily, surely cheese would have been the first ingredient to have been said. Why does cheese get rationed in a restaurant that is known for pizza on a Tuesday night when the pizza offer is on. I asked to speak to the chef Adam cooking the pizzas to which he didn't come over, Lee then called him again and he still didn't come. When sat at the table in the bar area I watched Lee tell Adam I was going to write a review and Adam just shrugged his shoulders. Disappointed in this service as we have to travel 30 minutes to get here.

Lovely place to relax and have a meal with family and freinds fantasic service and freindly staff

Great food polite staff would def recommend and go again.

Lovely breakfast, good value. Super friendly service always greated with a warm response. Lynn is fantastic

Visited the Village Inn for lunch, must say the place is looking a lot better since it was refitted, I was extremely and pleasantly surprised by the improved quality of food and service when I went. I was immediately greeted at the door by a lovely young lady called Chelsea, she was incredibly helpful and cheerful, really made us feel welcome and looked after.

Original seats was right beside a full bin and cleaning products

We went for lunch as it was 2 of the groups birthdays and it was a lovely place to celebrate

Lee was fantastic really helpful

Lovely family pub. Thank you to Scarlett and Ellie for making our little girl feel super welcome and playing with her! Great food every time we come here!

Fantastic service from Ellie, the food was great especially the yummy deserts made by Sam, Taking & Simon. All staff super friendly and happy to help. Always service with a smile.

Lovely experience, made a fuss of the dog. Chelsea and Lee of were amazing help. Food was great

Carvery was better then I expected

Shocking carvery. I never leave reviews but thought I will this time. There wasn’t one thing on the plate that we actually enjoyed, hence why we asked for our money back. Manager didn’t even apologise. Would recommend to anyone that loves a Weatherspoon atmosphere

DO NOT BOTHER We booked a table which was confirmed. We arrived to be told through a closed window "we're closed". A member of staff eventually came outside to speak to us and another diner that there was some issue resulting in having to not open. It was claimed that we were phoned. We were not. There should have been something put on the website. It's hardly difficult. We will never return. Sloppy and ineffective customer care at best.

We went on bank holiday Monday, they obviously short staffed, we queued to be seated, we queued for ages to be served (no signal on phone to order from app), the girl told me to go round the corner to be Served we waited there for another member of staff to serve us, then she started serving people again and now we were still waiting, so I told her I wasn’t happy, we got served by the lovely gentleman, then we had to wait for the chef 30 mins all in all waiting 10 mins eating then left, we eat here often and normally good, but the atmosphere wasn’t good either

Very friendly clean and nice atmosphere

We ate outside as it was a nice day. The outside area is very overgrown. Some TLC needed with the grass, especially under the tables. Containers with many dead plants. Not great unfortunately. Such a large outside seating area with potential but pretty drab in all honesty. We were told to avoid the Chicken Parm as for the price you don't get much food. Honest advice from the staff I must say. Presumably people base their visits on the half price specials three days per week. We weren't aware of these until we ordered at the bar. We didn't see any other signs anywhere, especially outside. Heated up food was OK, nothing special really. This place used to be a great place to eat and always very busy bud sadly now it is looking very tired and in need of upgrading. Even the car park could do with some TLC. nice to see solar panels on the roof but please invest in this place and don't let it become more run down than it already is. We also had breakfast here a few weeks ago and that too was very disappointing.

I ordered a takeaway online too collect. For 3 people it came too £55, which I thought was resonable for what we had ordered. Collected it and drove home which was about 15mins away, the food was still hot which was good. We then opened the food and that's where the disappointment started. The burgers were bigger than the bun, which was soggy amd had old lettuce in it. The bottom had pretty much disappeared which made it horrible too eat. The portions of fries were very small, we had about 15 fries each. The calzones we ordered were both burnt and the pots of dip were pointless, as there was hardly any dip in them. For the amount we spent on the meal it was very disappointing! I was looking forward too trying this restaurant out because we'd heard good reviews! The service was prompt and it arrived on time which was great, but after trying it I definately won't be ordering a takeaway again. I thought it was poor quality and it didn't taste the best either. Im sorry but I really feel like it was a waste of my money. Thanks

We have visited the Inn several times over the years and found the service was always excellent I’m sorry to say this was far from excellent visit yesterday 1 booking via phone was not entered 2. Chef was offhand and no personality 3. Long queues and staff were miserable 4. Staff needs customer care and personality training I don’t normally complain but feel you need know That This was always a friendly place to come for a meal! It certainly wasn’t yesterday 😞

Nice breakfast. Lynn the lady who served us made us feel welcome. Will be back.....

Held our mother's wake at the Village Inn. Very well organised - thanks Darren and the team. Good variety of food and reasonably priced. The venue has a nice sized function room with good access to the bathrooms etc. A tv screen for photos etc to be shown. Good size car park also very close to Colney Wood memorial grounds. Ideally situated just 5 minutes away.

1 slice of gammon, dried out on one side, worst carvery ever!!

Popped in over the weekend, we come regularly but always a pleasant experience. Georgina and Max very welcoming. Food tasted good, although there was a moment where the roast potatoes were low the staff brought them quickly to our table shortly after.

I always try to be fair in my reviews. This place is OK and reasonable. It doesn't do anything bad. Beer is well priced. Food is of a good enough standard and price. I do think sometimes they are a little short staffed so waiting can be a pain. All staff seem friendly. I'm not a fan of carvery type services so can't comment on that. It's a B- from me.

We popped in for a later than usual dinner so caught a quiet moment which was very pleasant to just sit and chill. Carvery with plenty of choices meat/ sausages and non meat options. A good selection of vege and a very lovely server Lee who looked after us 100 %

Great cheap breakfast, looked after by Lynn who was fantastic. Would certainly recommend.

I absolutely love the village inn and the new refurbishments our outstanding . The staff our so polite and have great manners made to feel so welcome.

Really friendly staff, great breakfast for a good price 👍🏼

Served by Lynn. Brilliant server, very friendly and welcoming. Will be back!

The restaraunt was very busy and the food was great but was dissapointed that I booked in advance and asked for a private area but we were sat by the waitress/waiters til so there was a lot of going back and forth. We therefore left the table and went outside to eat where it rained slightly on and off so we took shelter under the tables parasol. The staff were friendly and helpful. The menu for someone who is health conscience is very limited as most dishes were high in calories so I think improvement to the menu would go down well. No cranberry sauce was available for anyone that had the turkey which was dissapointing.

Very impressive for our first visit ! We were looked after by Lee who was very helpful and the other staff that greeted us and explained how it all worked was lovely .

Came in for a carvery and the staff were excellent. Bekki was great behind the bar and was given excellent service. Very polite. Nikki was very friendly and made sure we had every thing we needed

Absolutely love popping in here for a carvery, the staff are all so friendly and welcoming and nothing is too much. Carvery was fresh and hot and delicious. I would highly recommend a visit. Thankyou to all the staff they are a credit to your business I hope you reward them well.

Worst meal we have ever had only 3 other tables and waited ages for food then a long time for ice cream

Food not bad but not as good ,, 2/3 years ago .Price increases should cover food value, can't have it both ways. Premises clean and tidy.