Vernon Arms in North Norfolk

Great find! Perfect pub lunch with the ideal authentic charm of a local pub. Worth the drive and would highly recommend.

Milly accommodated us for Sunday lunch at very short notice- 4 adults, 3 toddlers and 1 Springer - and the experience was a delight. Thank you. Robert

Great food, excellent service and superb beer.

We love the Vernon Arms. They are extremely kind and accommodating to families as well as dogs, and the atmosphere is relaxed and happy. The burgers are sublime - and the food is fresh and comes in good time. Thank you

Friendly staff, varied menu, food very good. Quick booking experience via email, very quick response.

Great meal. Crab salad & Scampi. Charlie the waiter a delightful young man & brilliant service well done!

Update 2024. No change. It's still awesome and reliably tasty food with great service. Recommend. They deal well with dietary requirements and are absolutely fine about it if you're too full for dessert. The service here is warm, considerate and friendly every time. The food is authentically homecooked fayre, the right sized portions, flavoursome, perfectly prepared and not too expensive. Decor is tastefully traditional, with an open fire surrounded by chesterfields and live flame candles on every table lending to the welcoming environment. Somehow the Vernon Arms is managing cleverly to please football fans, drinkers and restaurant goers, without anyone impinging on each other and there is a great atmosphere of people relaxing in comfort. Highly recommend this very well run place and will be back time and again.

Arrived early before kitchen was open at 12noon. My friend and I were greeted with a smile and offered a drink before kitchen opened. Both had just a sarnie and beer, but it was fresh and tasty. The restaurant took dogs which was fab as we had 3 with us. Would recommend a visit if your up in the Cromer, Norfolk area

Went with our 10 month old son and they couldn't have been more accommodating. Really warm welcome, exceptionally friendly staff and great food. Would definitely go back!

Popped in as we were passing. Lovely food and decent portions. Staff helpful and friendly. Thank you.

Lovely meals had a lovely afternoon

Really nice ,friendly pub. Recommend it. Went two days in 4 days. Would go back.

Good food and service. The staff were very friendly 😀

Basic wholesome food, with good fresh ingredients. Never disappointed.

What a great find. Amazing food, helpful and friendly staff, and great kids menu. They squeezed us in (2 adults, 2 kids and a dog) as we had not booked and could not be more helpful. Just wish we had found this place at the beginning of our holiday rather than the end

Food is great never had a bad meal great service well recommended ,great atmosphere lovely country pub great choice of drinks,friendly and very reasonable priced.

Great staff and food. Decent menu and kids menu. Nice beer garden. Car park is small so you may need to park on a nearby street.

Superb food, great service and lovely atmosphere. Really lovely village pub could t fault it. We had our 2 well behaved dogs who were made welcome too.

Friendly welcome for us & our dogs, picturesque setting, off the beaten track gem. We both had the homemade burgers, I had a French Connection & my husband the Chilli, they came with chips & coleslaw, all freshly made & delicious! No pictures as we devoured them 😎 Followed by very very good ice cream. If you are enjoying the Norfolk coast make this a destination for lunch or dinner, you will be very glad you did.

Absolutely lovely food you won't be disappointed

Very average pub grub, cheesecake didn’t come with cream or ice cream, but was very nice all the same. But main meal (sunday lunch) was bang average. Great staff very friendly and prompt service.

Good pub, excellent beer, delicious food (esp. the pork). Good for dining with its own areas but also has the feel of a proper pub, we always try to have lunch here when in Norfolk

Cannot fault the meal, the service, the cleanliness, the ambience. Just superb. I had the mushroom starter and then the pie. I couldn’t manage it all, but what I ate was just magnificent. The other diners had onion soup and the pork. All were full of praise for their food. The service was impeccable and with a smile. We would heartily recommend

Popped in today for lunch whilst on holiday . Had been for a very long walk and we were ravenous . From the moment we entered we were greeted so warmly . Fuss made of the dog as well . We shared some pulled pork nachos ( delicious ) . Husband had scampi and they happily changed his mushy peas for something else . I had a pie and vegetables . Absolutely superb pie so tasty and vegetables cooked to perfection ( not soggy like lots of pub veg ) . Thoroughly enjoyed our food . We were only disappointed we were full up and couldn’t manage a desert as they sounded delicious ! Charlie who served us needs a mention as he was brilliant . We would definitely return if in the area again . Such a warm friendly pub with great staff and scrumptious food . Highly recommend .

Always made very welcome beer and food 1st class.

A lovely village pub with fantastic food and friendly staff. The Mrs had French Onion Soup to start, it was very popular. I tried some and it was delicious. I had Stilton Mushrooms, also delicious. We then went on to Chilli which the Mrs said was the best she’d had eating out anywhere. I had the Aberdeen Angus 10oz Ribeye in Garlic Butter which melted in the mouth. Done just as I ordered. Unfortunately we didn’t have room to try desert as we had already been a bit greedy earlier in the day. Would definitely recommend to go there and would be more than happy to return if we are in the area again.

Just popped in for a couple of beers friendly staff and atmosphere

We booked here for an evening meal and were very pleased we did. Had a table for 3 and went straight to mains. All 3 of us enjoyed our food, Black Tan pie, veggie curry and a pork steak. Decent portions and well cooked, so 3 happy customers.

Had lunch one day and dinner another during our stay in Norfolk . Very generous portions for the meals and cooked to perfection. Nice outdoor space. Very popular pub.

Nice traditional country pub in great village location. Great food (esp beef and ale pie), friendly service. Pre-requested “Happy Birthday” candle remembered and arrived complete with singing waiters!

Lovely pub, relaxed atmosphere, good vibes, great food.

Wow can't express how this place goes above and beyond to look after new and local customers. The food is so tasty cooked to perfection and staff are amazing 👏 🤩 a lady who looked after us on our first visit made sure to make our toddler feel so special and even brought out her pudding with sprinkles as requested 🥺 to have yummy food and staff that made sure you had best experience can't say wow enough five star place definitely will return without any question! Best place to eat in norfolk 🤗

Very nice country pub the menu was so good it was hard to choose a meal but going on what I ordered they all must have been delicious. The staff made it for us though, they couldn't do enough for us and if your down these parts I strongly recommend you give it try.

I had the Salmon and vegetables and it was lovely .

We have visited the Vernon Arms a few times for a drink but this was the first time we have had food there. The Sunday roast was delicious and the hazelnut and chocolate bread and butter pudding was to die for. The landlady and her staff were really friendly and helpful.

A proper pub. We stopped by for a mid-afternoon pint whilst trying to walk off some of our excessive lunch at The Suffield. A smattering of locals were propping up the bar on a Monday, the fire was blazing, it was comfortable and there was a good range of ale on handpull. All very satisfying.

Four of us had an excellent Sunday lunch . My gf diet was well catered for . The food was exceptional . A birthday was celebrated with the friendly , efficient staff singing . Thank you to them all , I hope to be back .

Food was great and service was really good. 100% would recommend 👌

My mum and I love coming here for a good honest roast. Beautiful in a sweet village.

The food is excellent. The staff are brilliant. The place is well run it is a very nice place to visit. Me and the wife loved it 😊😊

Great Beer and cider. Friendly helpful staff. Great food. Good prices. We will be returning.

Fabulous place Excellent food and exceptional friendly service. Please go and enjoy 😉

The Vernon is a great pub, the staff are all lovely and very helpful. There is a good variety on the menu, quite reasonable. I really cannot fault this pub in any way. Roaring fire in main room . 10/10 in my books.

Small car park but was there early. Opening time was at 12.00 but doors not open till 12.05. Then staff wasn't even ready for customers. Once sorted the barman was polite and helpful. Didn't take long for service of food to arrive. Food was good but a little pricy. Therefore for me, is a one off and another reviewed restaurant.

What a great lunch. We shared a deep fried Brie starter - there was plenty for both of us. My wife had pork steak with Stilton and red onion topping and I had the Vernon Arms Black and Tan pie - beef and Guinness - both served with lovely freshly cooked vegetables. Although the pie didn’t have a pastry bottom it wasn’t ‘casserole with an added pastry lid’ - the yummy short crust pastry was sealed and cooked on the dish. Great choice of beer and wine. Overall a great experience

Good food good selection of real Ale's

Enjoyed a great celebration meal. Pies are fantastic but an extra slice of toast with the pate would have made a nicer balance. Would certainly go again

We had a lovely meal with our friends the service was very good and we would go again this pub was recommended by our family 😊

Good beer, wide ranging pub menu with lunch time options.

lovely place, good beer and friendly staff

Nice friendly pub with good food.

Nice little pub. Good atmosphere and staff. Fire was lovely and welcoming on a cold day. Loved the roast potatoes.

Fabulous place. I love going in here! Gorgeous fire, friendly staff, and relaxed ambience

This is a hidden gem tucked away in a little village not far from the coast. It's a homely pub with real character and very welcoming. We booked ahead and glad we did as it was busy. The menu is wide and varied but not too much so and contains lots of good home cooked type food. It was delicious, decent sized portions but not enormous 👍. The service was very friendly as were the staff. Check it out, you'll not be disappointed.

Great place for food and atmosphere lovely staff.

Lively pub, good friendly , comfortable ambience and excellent Sunday roast.

This is a lovely old English pub with a roaring wood fire, welcoming staff and a very good restaurant serving classic, good, pub food. There is free parking outside and overspill parking in the Village Hall car park opposite. Our food was very good, although not cheap for rural pub fare, and the waitress was attentive and friendly. We enjoyed our evening out at the Vernon Arms and would certainly eat here again.

Fantastic food, very friendly staff. Big open fire very welcoming on a wet, cold and windy day. Very dog friendly too. Loved it. 100% recommend!!

Great food and beer chicken pie was delicious Served with fresh vegetables.

Had a meal here while visiting the area for an extended weekend. Nice atmosphere, friendly welcome and good food.

Great pub good food friendly atmosphere

Had a lovely meal with friends at Vernon Arms. Warm, cosy pub with welcoming atmosphere. Staff were very attentive. Enjoyed listening to the folk singers there, too. My only tiny criticism is the limited vegetarian choices.

Fabulous pub with great atmosphere, excellent quality food and very friendly staff. Has a good choice of local ales and also very dog friendly. Couldn't fault a thing and will definitely return.

Lovely food, excellent choices. Good service.

Excellent Sunday lunch , great roast beef , everything lovely & fresh . Delicious treacle tart Exceptional service , very friendly . Will definitely return

There were 6 of us including two young ones. We were welcomed and quickly down our table and then the usual request for drinks. Our order was taken and at about 7 our food arrived. The meat and ale pie was sensational! The staff were good and could not have been more helpful but it took longer than I expected for the food to arrive. The Bailey's cheesecake was brilliant. The place was heaving and very popular the food was really good. I had the chickpea curry and it was nowhere near as good as the pies. It's worth the wait and we are going again.

What a fantastic pub! We had dinner as a group of friends whilst on a mini break. Food was outstanding. Service was great, a couple of glitches with our meals but it was a busy Saturday evening. Desserts on the house for the whole party was offered as an apology for mistakes but we were all too full to accept the generous gesture. Just the kind of pub we all wish was around the corner.

Went here for dinner with my partner... the title says it all... Fabulous. Really good food, the starters are fantastic, we had the fish platter and the Stilton Mushroom... The Beef and Ale pie is to die for. Excellent service, excellent food and a fantastic atmosphere made for a really lovely evening. I thoroughly recommend the Vernon Aems

Cosy pub and very busy for a mid week evening. Need to book. Good menu with plenty of options at reasonable prices. Husband had the salmon with lovely fresh vegetables. I had the light bite sea food and added chips and coleslaw. Nice to have food options that are freshly cooked and not just high carbs from a frozen food bag. We couldn’t manage dessert but options were good and looking at what others were eating, they were very popular. Excellent service. Friendly and unobtrusive. Would definitely go again when in the area.

Absolutely brilliant service and excellent food quality 👌 👏

Very nice local place! Worth visiting it. The food was amazingly good and fresh ☺️

We have been coming here for years. Proper Norfolk pub, excellent customer service and attention to detail. Just love it, keep it up😁 we will keep coming back.

12 of us visited this lovely pub as part of my Mothers 80th Birthday celebrations. What a great find. Food was delicious and reasonably priced and lovely, attentive staff. Such a shame it is a 2 and half hour drive away from home as would definitely return.

Fabulous pub, super dog friendly. Very welcoming. Thoroughly recommend the Black and Tan pie and the Sunday Roast. Thank you for making us feel welcomed.

Having looked at the reviews we ordered the black and tan steak pie we were not disappointed, there was excellent service from start to finish and the staff were so friendly

I cannot recommend this place enough! Food, service, atmosphere, everything was absolutely spot on. Thanks guys for a great dining experience!

The Chef knows how to cook a good steak, excellent service by the girls and the desert 😋

Absolutely lovely. Will be back.

Fabulous home cooked food, try to visit whenever we are staying locally.

I booked here after searching for dog friendly, gluten free friendly and good food. Focussing on the good stuff, booking confirmed both dogs and GF accommodated. Very friendly on arrival. Very lovely building and interior. The dog friendly area was lovely. On the menu dishes were identified with GFA which meant ‘Gluten Free or Adaptable’ with a good choice. We ordered 3 roast dinners. My GFA beef and Yorkshire pudding arrived without the Yorkshire. After checking it transpires that to meet GFA the Yorkshire pudding was simply removed. No other option. I was told I could have the YP with gluten if I wanted it… When we ordered desserts I checked first confirmed that the GFA fruit fool and crumble was in face just the fruit fool. When we shared our reasonable feedback about the interpretation of GFA, the lady listened but made no comment or acknowledgement. She didn’t actually seem concerned either way although friendly enough. The meals themselves were reasonable, the meat good quality. The gravy was lovely. Overall I thought the food was expensive for a pleasant enough but not fabulous Sunday roast. I would not return as a GF diner. It seems like a small thing but GF adaption being equal to just leaving out parts of the dish that have gluten in them doesn’t feel very welcoming. Do go there for pleasant regular food, a lovely setting, (overall) friendly staff and dog friendly indoor eating. I have marked down on value for money, and for the GFA experience. Take away the GF stuff and it’s 4 stars.

This village hostelry caters for locals and guests alike. There was a thriving bar and games area, as well as a candle-lit restaurant area. The menu has all the pub classics you’d expect … we had pulled pork nachos to start and beef ‘n’ ale pie for main. Both were tasty, the beef was melt in your mouth tender and plenty of it. Service was efficient and fast, just how we like it. Prices are reasonable for the quality of food served and service provided.

Friendly and welcoming to visitors

Excellent food and friendly staff

My wife and I have been to the Vernon Arms several times, for meals and drinks, so it seemed an obvious venue when her parents were staying with us. The phone booking was efficient, with useful advice on parking to use the rear entrance across the patio. Despite the busy Friday night (it's clearly a popular bar), our table in the rear room was ready on arrival. The service was politely attentive and quick, with food arriving hot just at the right moment. I opted for my favourite (and the server's) of beef and Guinness pie with mixed vegetables and new potatoes, my wife tried, and loved, the chilli burger and chips. I said to the server afterwards I was pleased not to have asked for English mustard as it gave me the chance to savour the delicious gravy and tender (perfectly cooked, the server agreed) beef. The meal was so good, one scoop of vanilla, chocolate and honeycomb ice cream was a perfect end for my wife and I. it's always wonderful to find somewhere good that maintains its standards; the Vernon Arms is one of those places, which we'll look forward to taking more friends and family to.

We booked as always (they are quite popular!) and as always, the staff are warm and welcoming. We had mains and desserts, everything we ordered was great! My wife enjoyed her salmon, my daughter finished off her pasta (very generous portion for kid menu) and then proceeded onto my fluffy chips (I had one of their 🍔 😋) Time from ordering to food was amazing though we were early eaters, even so the place was busy but atmosphere was warm, pleasant without the decibel level of most pubs/restaurants. We’ve been coming for a few years now and each time we are always pleased with the level of service (and relieved that they haven’t changed) Prices reflect the quality of their product, no doubt we will be back again. But book ahead!

Great pub. The guys that work their are polite and professional. Must visit

We've eaten here and also some of the famous places close by. This is our favourite. Great food, great staff and a genuinely welcoming vibe. Our favourite place to eat in the area.

On holiday and went to the Vernon Arms,friendly staff,excellent food, amazing atmosphere and a folk band playing. Win win win. Thank you Vernon Arms

Fitted us in at very short notice, lovely food, friendly and prompt service, unexpected musical entertainment

On holiday and found this little gem lovely traditional pub such friendly staff and food excellent (home made burgers and chili con carne were delicious) dog friendly went out of their way to accommodate our 3 dogs definitely going back 👍

We visited on the off chance they could fit us in for dinner which they did. The food was very good and we had more than enough. I had the garlic chicken my husband had pork and the garlic bread was delicious. We were so full we couldn’t eat any pudding. The staff were lovely and served us promptly we were not kept waiting long. That is the good part now the not so good part of the visit. I am disabled and all in all the pub/restaurant is quite accessible for an old building. The problem came when I used the accessible toilet. I went to wash my hands and there was no hand wash in the dispenser it was empty. I went next door to the ladies toilet to use the hand wash in there . On the shelves they had lovely hand wash and hand cream in fact they had 2 of each . These were much nicer than than hospital style dispenser that was in the accessible toilet. ( and they were full) Why doesn’t the accessible toilet have the same nicer hand wash as the ‘ normal’ toilets. People with disabilities like to use nice products too. I will say the accessible toilet was better than a lot I’ve been in and wasn’t used as storage for cleaning products but it would have been a nice touch to have the nicer hand wash and hand cream in there too along with sanitizer. I did mention it to a member of staff as I left so I hope next time I go , as I will because the food was so good, that they have thought to do this.

Ate in there and the 4 meals were fantastic. I would say the steak and ale pie was one of the best I have tasted.

Had steak and the pie both Great,staff excellent.

Lovely pub, delicious food and friendly staff. Dog friendly too 😊

A great experience highly recommended Great friendly atmosphere excellent food a pleasant pleasure will returning soon

With one exception of the fact that it took 45 minutes from main course to arrive having had no starters, the experience here was excellent. The food was amazing at reasonable prices, particularly for the light bites lunch, menu, where you could have a sandwich...

Lovely staff, good food. The salmon and mushroom stroganoff was beautiful. No kids running around! What more can you ask for.

Excellent food great service second to non. Must go place

A popular local pub with a good atmosphere and solid British pub food. The Guinness steak and ale pie was full of meat and was let down only by the crust which probably ought to be made of 'puff' pastry. Nevertheless, the pie was tasty and the mushy peas were a great addition. Lots of local ales available in this popular meeting place. Service was great. Friendly and knowledgeable.

An amazing find! Lovely traditional pub atmosphere, staff were all friendly and polite and the food was delicious. Proper hearty pub grub. We’re very glad we found this gem!