The Vine Thai Cuisine in Norwich

The food is VERY good, very friendly stuff in a lovely place. I DO recommend this place! The bar at the entrance is more English than Thai but I love it!

To start it the stairs are very tricky for the elderly, portions are tiny, we had to order another pad Thai to share after the main meal, food is served on cold saucers which makes food go cold too. I was served rice and then 15 min later my main by when my rice was stone cold. Not a very friendly service either. Will not be back that's for sure.

First time visiting 'The Vine' and can say we'll be going back again. Service was exceptional, very nice lady serving and going through the menu in detail ~ we liked that. Cozy venue, quirky almost, two floors (good amount of seating seen), we seated upstairs, was able to see the chef cooking from were we was 🙂 The food was soooo good 👍, so tasty....and beautifully presented. All freshly prepared and cooked in house. Thanks Vine for a lovely lunch 👍

Stumbled upon this place when exploring Norwich. Different set up like a pub lots of ales if that’s your thing. We sat downstairs there is a restaurant upstairs. Food was Amazing We ordered Number 10 beef/ absolutely delicious ! Panang chicken curry was superb! We would really recommend and if visiting be back again!

Wonderfully well kept beer, fantastic Thai food and a warm welcome...my favourite Norwich pub!!

A very good range of real ales in excellent condition, a welcome haven in the centre of Norwich. The Thai food was authentic but we were a little disappointed by a 10% service charge being automatically added on.

Very Very. Expensive, £££££££££ Portion size,s are very small, I would not recommend this place,

Great little pub, with lovely beer range and good menu.. But experience now spoilt 3x by the fact that a compulsory 10% service charge is added to meals.. Seriously if the owner wants 10% more out of her customers, just 8n tease the food price by 10%… A compulsory service charge sticks in my throat.. Sorry won’t be going back.

Loved this place. Tiny pub with tiny restaurant above. Great selection of Belgian beers and out of this world Thai food.

Nice place & I recommend it! Good real ales etc

A cute pub with wonderful staff and regulars who are super friendly and up for a chat. Great veggie and vegan options, like the tofu panang and tempura.

WOW! Popped in here by chance and have inadvertently found the best Thai food we’ve ever had! Unbelievable! The host was so friendly and informative and she took time to explain the dishes and offered to customise them if you wanted. Superb and authentic Thai cuisine with fantastic customer service.

Good Thai food and great cider selection

Made the worst choice of restaurant tonight. Thought this is better compared to Mango-T, unfortunately I was wrong. Serving is a pea size and this is Britain, where in grown people if not fat were tall which are being served with a kid size portion. A bowl of curry worth 16.95 served in the tiniest bowl. I wouldn't recommend, specially if you're looking for a restaurant that will quench your hunger. Plus a 10% enforced tip, never thought tip is as compulsory as vat. Wouldn't mind tipping if servers did extraordinary, wouldn't mind if the serving was justified. NOT GOOD VALUE for MONEY. A V O I D

Great meal freshly cooked and real tasty. The bar has a real good selection of beers, ales, and other drinks. 1st time been here already planning on going back. Comes highly recommended.

Excellent reasonably priced pub/restaurant. Been to Thailand often and the food here is very authentic and reasonably priced. The bar downstairs offers a number of real Ales and has a pleasant relaxed atmosphere. We found the Owner and staff polite and welcoming. Would not hesitate to visit again.

Although the food was tasty we felt it was over priced. 2 very small starters consisting of just 3 small spring rolls and 3 small chicken satays cost £17 for example. We discovered our table was sticky and even after mentioning this to the staff it was not cleaned. Also they added a 10% service charge to everything so be careful if ordering drinks because even the beers I went to the bar to get myself and put on the tab incurred the additional service charge, remember this is a pub!

The food was ridiculously overpriced - 16.95 for a main not much bigger than my palm. I’ve been to Thailand and am fairly confident to say that the food was not authentic at all. Waitresses were nice but owner very rude. Won’t go again.

Had an AMAZING dinner at The Vine in Norwich. My friends who are local recommended it and although it was my first time there, it most certainly won't be my last. Great menu with lots to chose from and the Village Curry was TO DIE FOR ! The staff were very friendly and professional as they had to deal with an extremely difficult table beside us who felt the need to complain despite empty plates all round! Can't wait to come back, we had a super night, thank you The Vine.

Had a another great meal at The Vine, my favourite Thai in Norwich. The 'Gang Pa' main course in particular was AMAZING! The evening was made more entertaining and amusing by an adjacent table who complained AFTER finishing their meal but the manager, to her credit, dealt with them in a calm and professional manner. Thanks again. We'll be back.

My wife, my parents and I came here for a meal to celebrate my wife’s new job. We used to come here a lot when I was younger and really loved it, so I was excited for my wife to try the food. The place itself is pleasant and relaxing – we sat upstairs in a small, quiet room over the pub. For starters, my dad and I had the vegetable tempura and my mum had the tofu satay (which were fine), while my wife had the Tom yum soup with prawns. I didn’t try it because I don’t eat seafood, but it was a tiny portion for £8.50 and she said it was the worst Tom yum soup she’d ever had – the only flavour was salt. Then, the mains. My mum had specifically not gone for the vegetable tempura for a starter, which she loves, because one of the mains consisted of “chicken or vegetables deep fried in Thai tempura batter”. However, there is no tempura if you get the veggie version; it’s a tiny amount of fried tofu sitting on some sad-looking vegetables and a few chunks of pineapple. For £16 (not including rice/noodles)! My tofu dish was similarly dismal and overpriced, but the plain noodles I ordered for £6 were basically a big wad of rice noodles which were impossible to disentangle (I don’t think they’d been tossed in oil to separate them). Worst of all though, my wife, who ordered the crispy chilli beef, discovered a long black hair underneath the beef. We didn’t want to make a big fuss, so she fished it out and put it in an empty rice bowl. However, when the waitress came to collect the plates, I pointed out to her that there was a hair in the beef – that’s literally all I said about it. She was apologetic and when she brought the bill, they’d taken the price of the rice off (assuming the hair had been in the rice). I thanked her but informed her that the hair had actually been in the beef (again, that’s all I said; I simply corrected the assumption it had been in the rice). The next thing I know, the owner is storming out, waving the bill at us accusatorially and demanding we explain why we asked for a refund for the beef. For the next few minutes, she berated us – saying that we shouldn’t have eaten the dish if it had a hair in it and claiming that it was generous enough of them to discount the price of a rice. It was surreal – there was no acknowledgement of any wrongdoing on their part. I explained that I’d never even asked for any sort of discount, but apparently committed to pillorying us, she went round and around with the same accusations. In the end, she stroppily asked me if we wanted to refund the beef, but I told her not to bother. The confrontation completely ruined our evening, and probably wasn’t pleasant for the next table, either. It’s the only time in a lifetime of going out for meals with my family that we’ve refused to pay the service charge. What’s more the food came to around £140 (sans tip) and was absolutely awful.

Another fantastic meal in a great gem of a place. If you haven't been you so need to visit.

One of the smallest pubs in Norwich but also one of the busiest as well. It has 3 hand pumps of well kept ales plus cans, bottles, wine and cider. Once or twice a year they also have a good beer festival. Aey the landlady is from Thailand and her hospitality is amazing, along with her staff who are just as good. Upstairs there is a Thai restaurant and the food is amazing! It's also available to order downstairs. Well worth a visit if you're in Norwich.

Wildly overpriced and the portions are absolutely tiny. For example: 3 small (about 7cm) spring rolls from a packet with a little salad leaf garnish came to about £6.50 🤯 The food was fairly tasty though and the service was as you would expect so I’m giving 2 stars ⭐️ ⭐️ Sadly we left feeling ripped off and still hungry, unfortunately I can’t recommend this restaurant.

Completely overpriced with food portions too small! ❌ For example, I ordered spring rolls from the menu for £6.50, I assumed that this would be a fairly substantial side but when it arrived it was 3 small spring rolls out of a packet with a tiny salad leaf garnish. That equates to around £2.17 per 7cm long spring roll. The food was reasonably good though and so was the service so I am giving 2 stars. However, the bill for as modest meal for 4 people with mains and starters and a single bottle of house wine came to over £180 and I was still hungry which seemed pretty ridiculous. Unfortunately I cannot recommend this restaurant.

Love this place, excellent food & beer, relaxed atmosphere, worth a look. Outdoor seating available.

This was a great find! Just a little way from where we were staying. It doesn't look like a restaurant from outside but upstairs there are 8-10 tables and the food is fantastic. All freshly made in the visible kitchen by a Thai couple.

First visit faced 45 mins wait to get seat. Food served fast, for the cost quantity is less. But enjoyed Thai Food..

Disappointed, the only word i can realistically come up with. Prices can usually be justified more often than not, regardless of where you order from but every so often there comes a time when someone just takes the proverbial. The prices here are borderline shocking as it is especially when you look at what you get for the money, but if that wasn't enough the quality of food was only slightly above average at best. I have had far better quality, bigger portions and significantly cheaper at other Thai takeaways so i am wondering where the justification is? Probably won't order from here again and it will be off my recommendation list.

What could be better than a Thai restaurant that serves real ale? You walk into the pub area downstairs with a bar and a range of drinks including several real ales, and then when you are ready to eat, you climb the stairs to the restaurant upstairs. We all enjoyed our food very much, and it was a bonus to be able to enjoy a pint or two beforehand. Would recommend

Weird little place, needs better chairs, but good beers.

This small upstairs dining room is a perfect place to eat out, have homemade dishes and not have to shout to be heard - a rare quality. Highly recommended.

Visiting this little pub was such a treat - it's small but with a big heart. It's super dog friendly so we were able to have a drink and eat some delicious Thai food and our pup could accompany us. The staff were super friendly and welcoming and the food was fabulous.

Good thai food & real beer. Small but perfectly formed!

Very cosy spot for authentic Thai food at reasonable prices. Loved the prawn spring rolls and pork dumplings. Well worth a visit!

Great place, best green Thai curry ever! Good selection of ales and ciders, highly recommend

Food was wonderful as usual , I've never had a bad meal here and have been coming for a few years now .

The food was luke warm , bland excessively priced for what we got. Our dishes should of had chilli's none were kn our food. Giving the price of the food and how poor it was we were reluctant to pay the service fee but we did as the only plus was the waitress who served us she was very pleasant and felt she deserved the service fee. Also most places have staff come and ask is everything OK. This did not happen which was disappointing We will not be returning Have had thai numerous times and this was the worst place we have visited.

The Vine Tavern probably qualifies as one of Norwich's smallest public houses. So how my Aunty and Uncle held their wedding reception here in 1969, with around 60 people is beyond my comprehension. It has been under the ownership of some wonderful Thai people for several years and I have never been disappointed at all when visiting. I have sampled the Thai curry a couple of times and was impressed. Mostly I have a drink when passing through Dove Street.

Such a lovely meal, first time I have eaten in The Vine, really recommend the soup with coconut milk and the veggie spring rolls and tempura will definitely go back.

A tiny but amazing venue in Norwich for amazing Thai food and incredible ale! This really ls is a well kept Norwich secret.

Amazing food, excellent wine and good company! We will be back - thanks x

Fantastic experience - owner was the most accommodating and helpful with everything. Food was brilliant and a great choice of beers

Staff were nice enough; The downstairs area didn’t really have any atmosphere; Food was decent but the portion sizes were on the smaller size and overall very expensive for what I had. £8.95 for 3 small skewers of squid £14.95 for a Thai green curry £3.95 for steamed rice! I live in London and think £32 for a 2 course early dinner without drinks is pushing it.

Seemed popular and was recommended but food pricey so we didn't dine.

I have always enjoyed coming here as the food is very delicious and the staff are friendly. However, when I visited with my family last night, we noticed the portion sizes were a lot smaller than the last time we visited. The prices though were exactly the same which I felt was pretty cheeky. When we asked for our bill, no one came to our table to give it to us, so we had to go to the bar to ask for it again. The food was still amazing as always but disappointed by the lack of service and the small portion sizes.

It's a pub. It's a Thia restaurant. It's the best of both worlds. And 2 years later its still GREAT

Love this place. Everything about it is on point

Good service. Good food. But thought for the money, the portions were a little small from the main meal day time menu. Tasted good though.

Great thai food & good ales! Recommend it to anyone visiting Norwich.

Lovely unspoilt spot. Good beer, great food, good service

Excellent Good Beer Guide pub. Had Tomcat beer from local brewery. Thai sweet and sour chicken which was tasty and delicious. Friendly staff who made us welcome. Highly recommend

Love this place. The smallest pub in Norwich, a claim that is very believable, with a decent selection of cask ales and a doll's house of a Thai restaurant up winding stairs. The staff have been very friendly whenever I've been there, the ale has been on top form, and it's a pleasure to take my pint outside for a sit down, watching the world go by, enjoying the fact that I'm drinking a great pint outside a great pub.

Excellent Thai food and the most authentic in Norwich. Have been eating here since it opened in November 2008 and never disappointed

Excellent place. Proper Thai food cooked by Thai chefs, brilliant atmosphere, huge choice of wine and beer (especially Belgium beer) and outstanding service! Highly recommended!

Nice friendly pub, in a quiet area and nice selection of drinks 🍸 land lady very polite and good service given,

Given other reviews we were very disappointed. Told we could amend a dish to make it less spicy for one of our party (they usually cook to medium-hot apparently) so asked for this to be done and it wasn’t. Other dishes were, unfortunately, somewhat bland or average. Eg: tempura starter’s batter soggy because the side salad was wet. In addition it was pricey for the level of food received and then a 10% service charge was automatically added to the bill which added £15 to a meal no one really enjoyed. We were a party of three and next to the serving hatch so felt the service charge was somewhat unjustified on this occasion. I really wanted to enjoy this place as had heard good things but was left disappointed overall.

Fantastic range of ales and beers (including Belgian) AND ciders Really friendly helpful staff and beautiful food

The taste is average. After taking two bites of the fried vegetables, I discovered that there was a plastic bag inside. It was really disgusting! After telling the boss, he only gave us a different plate and said it was a bag containing vegetables. This reaction is really unacceptable. Not even an apology. How on earth do you fry the packaging bag together? Will preheating plastic be toxic? What should we do if we eat it? A store that doesn't even care about hygiene. A store that doesn’t even have service. It really can be closed. Reply What a professional kitchen that you can fried the vegetables without seeing the plastic bag? You corrected the issue is what you have to. What if someone eats the plastic bag? Is it a thing that you can correct? And still without apology, it seems it’s not a big deal for you from the start.

Beware.A pint of Leffe Belgium beer £7.30

Food was superb very tasty and delicious 😋.

Up to 4 ales, well kept, plenty of cider and world beers. BUT, home made and the best pork scratchings you'll ever have

we drink there every Saturday that speaks for itself

Great Thai. Ask what specials are on for a real treat

Lovely little restaurant. Great service and above all, authentic Thai cuisine. Best I've had since Bangkok. Already looking forward to returning.

Nice combination of traditional pub and authentic Thai restaurant. Friendly staff.

Food was very nice, quiet and intimate atmosphere, loved it.

Best pub/Thai restaurant in Norwich . Superb.

Visited for drinks with friends. Friendly service.

I ordered from this place as a takeaway expecting a large meal for the price. What I got shocked me to bits. The dish is £14 (ignoring delivery fees) and I was still hungry after finishing it and I'm a slim guy. I can't deny it was delicious, so I can give 2 starts just for that.

Incredible, authentic and freshly prepared food. Will definitely go again.

Good food, good beer, good time. Happy repeat customer, friendly happy staff. I will be back.

We already known that the food here are over priced.Everyone who see my comment, please do not support this resturant.The owner makes herself rich. But she has treated the poor head chef & other staffs really badly. She pays her only minimum wage. But she uses her as a slave.I'd rather support the businesses where they treat their staffs in the better condition.

Really over priced for what you get.. 3 sticks of tiny tofu with 2 small dips for £8! The salmon was £16 for 3 small bits and came out luke warm. The prawns were lovely tho! And the lady was friendly. Meal came to £60 for 2 and we only had a beer each, 1 tiny starter and 2 mains both with rice.. I think if we went back it would only be for a drink, as the bar area wasn't bad. Shame as we love Thia food and have just moved to the area, so would of kept coming back. It needs to really up its game, as there's so many amazing places to eat in the city but unfortunately this wasn't for us!

Not enough space between tables and people beside me coughing all the time without covering their mouth. Expensive and small portioned food

Good Thai food & beer with very friendly and good host!

Great selection for vegans, and the staff were so lovely and helped us with the menu. Really enjoyed the food, and then facilities were clean.

Thai Restaurant area small. Staff friendly, if quite busy. Food excellent, varied menu. Flavours delicious. Definitely recommend.

Wow!! All great for a great price))

Very good food for a reasonable price too. They got a few bits of our order wrong and took a while to rectify, but as they made the food fresh, it was to be expected. Very friendly staff with a cracking beer selection. Definitely worth a visit.

Good service and good Thai food. Some vegan & gluten free options - and a good range of beer and ales too (including gluten free and alcohol free). A little on the pricey side and they automatically add 10% service charge to your bill (even for just a couple).

Great pub in central Norwich serving very nice Thai food and a large range of world beers. A traditional pub serving nice drinks and Thai food. Great place for a lunch or dinner and the service is nice and friendly.

Well-kept proper beer and Thai food - great combination in a small pub near Norwich Market. Went in for a beer, stayed for a couple plus a sharing plate of Thai starters for two - lovely. Recommended.

Brilliant experience from start to finish... choice of beers on tap was excellent and complemented lunch beautifully. Highly recommended the vege spring rolls to start followed by the prawn pad thai... 10 out of 10 for me and we will return.

Lovely food, great service, lovely atmosphere. Just had a fabulous mea at this place even has ales on tap. Can’t find anything bad to say about this place

Smallest pub in Norwich and a little gem. Great selection of ciders. Very hospitable.

Starter overcooked.Food very average not much taste not much else to say would not recommend. In and out in an hour as soon as starter finished main course served

I really enjoyed my meal was really tasty Thank you

Nothing new I could add! Fabulous little pub, superb food, well worth a visit.

Great pub. Smallest in Norwich. Landlady is very friendly and always keeps her real ales very well.

We really enjoyed our meals sitting outside in the beautiful spring weather. The beer was good and the owner is lovely.

Very welcoming excellent food great service .

Cosy and friendly Thai bar/restaurant with a very good lunch menu. Great place to sit outside with a choice of shade or sun.

Having been to the Vine a few times, we found take away/ home delivery was an option. So as a birthday treat we had the fixed menu. Despite weather turned up on time and we weren't disappointed. Excellent meal and would highly recommend. Best Thai meal in Norwich.

Lovely place, lovely food, lovely attentive staff that will go above and beyond for their customers.

Great food and service. Thank you

He estado comiendo aquí a la hora del almuerzo una vez al mes durante muchos años. El 6 de octubre fue la primera vez que comimos aquí desde febrero y teníamos muchas ganas de comer un curry verde tailandés. Tenía una buena mezcla de pollo y verduras, pero la salsa en sí era desagradable. Si bien tenía un buen toque de calor, el resto era desagradable. Casi una pizca de sabor de salsa de fondo. Demasiada salsa de pescado que dominó. ¡No tiene un delicioso sabor cremoso de albahaca tailandesa! Cuando planteamos nuestras preocupaciones de que su sabor fuera totalmente diferente, nos dijeron que era un chef diferente. Qué lástima. Espero que esta sea una situación temporal. Los buñuelos de bannanna eran muy agradables.

Entré para comer algo rápido y luego descubrí que también tenían una excelente lista de cervezas. ¡Resultado! La comida era de buena calidad, muy sabrosa y buenas raciones. No estoy seguro de cuán auténtico pero sabroso de todos modos. Sin embargo, la lista de cervezas es lo que me hará volver: algunas botellas / latas belgas excelentes, así como 3 o 4 Real Ales. ¡Podría ser la combinación perfecta! Volveremos. Y muypronto.

Superb food and CAMRA recommended

A very small pub has 3 real ales including Oakham JHB