White Hart at Roydon in South Norfolk

My perants dined at the whiteheart last night to celebrate their 58th wedding anniversary they were expecting good things, as they always remembered it to be, But sadly they left very disappointed. They ordered scampi and chips and hunter chicken, plates were cold and there must of been half a bag of peas on the plate, and unfortunately the food was shockingly bland and lacked flavour and the presentation lacked skills and effort. Lastly they booked this in advance and got sat bar side on the table near the fire that they failed to keep a light resulting in a very drafty experience. It's a shame to write this, as they have always loved this pub and it was a special night and they were sadly let down and feel the need to express this dissatisfaction in the hope for drastic improvement to be made.

Always busy so speaks for itself. Really need to book whether lunchtime or evening. Excellent food and service 👌 Definitely worth a visit.

Great lunchtime venue with an excellent choice of food.

Excellent food Decent portion size Giid choices on menu

Great meal as usual. Warm and welcoming. Been back to the Harte for lunch Feb 2025. Was greatly impressed with the staff. The quality of food was excellent and the price is still reasonable. Made another 2 bookings.

Lovely place to dine, quiet and cosy. All the meals we ordered were brilliant. Piping hot and a full plate too. If I could give more stars I would.

Excellent a great experience food wonderful

Haven't been here for a long time, had a fantastic meal. Would definitely recommend.

Came for birthday meal with friends.. Had starter main and dessert .. Absolutely lovely couldn’t fault any of it !

Lovely tasty meal. Warm and cosy near the log burner.

I hosted a party of seven today for lunch and the food was absolutely delicious with very good portions. Emma's Sticky Toffee Pudding - second to none!!!

Food is always excellent and fresh and service is friendly. Love the notes on the menu telling you what items are DF and GF too.

Lovely meal and friendly staff. Best meal we’ve had out for ages! Thank you and well done we thoroughly enjoyed it!

We was recommend this pub by a local. To begin with we felt like we were not welcomed in by the staff. The woman serving us was rude and abrupt, we were rushed to get our drinks order in before we even sat down at the table as they said we’re busy and they needed the table in two hours however there was only 3 tables of people in there. The lady was taking our drinks order before we even sat down. We were not asked about allergies. I asked for a cheese burger, and her answer afterwards was “and” each time to add my sides. My friend asked for no tomatoes, yet the food came with them. I would not recommend this place at all, the atmosphere made us want to cancel our orders and leave. We asked for the bill and sat there waiting for 20 minutes and was completely ignored so we had to go to the bar to pay despite them rushing us.

Very disappointed and I ordered tortellini and had ravioli in a sloppy greasy sauce! A real shame.

Excellent evening. Staff were extremely efficient Great food Highly recommended.

An absolutely beautiful meal , lovely fresh vegetables, totally recommend

This pub is much improved on several years ago. Hadn’t been for several years and have started to go again. Not sure what’s different but the food and service has definitely improved and we are finding ourselves going more and more. They are currently getting it right

Really inviting atmosphere, friendly staff and great food. Very reasonably priced for the portion sizes too!

Best menu in the area for my taste.

Wait staff were brash and rude. Asked for a straw, didn't get one, Wasn't explained there was a lunch menu or what differences there are in the main or lunch menu. Empty plates sat in front of us for 30 minutes. Asked for a dessert menu, never arrived. Food was okay, service was some of the worst I've received. Won't be returning though it's apparent we wasn't welcome in the first place

We always go here when we are in Norfolk, it's a great place. Lovely food, polite and attentive staff and cute pub vibes. Welcoming in both summer and winter. Plus, it's so well priced. Word of advice, book to avoid disappointment.

Good food great staff great atmosphere.

Spotless. Will come again.everything was wonderful.

This is a lovely little pub in Roydon. There is a huge menu with lots to choose from. The staff are so friendly and nice. They are always working hard and will help with any questions you might have. The beer battered mushrooms and garlic sauce were delicious. Hot but cooked just right. The steak and kidney pie was great. The chips were really nice🥰 The Scottish salmon was really nice and the veg and drinks were lovely. I didn't have enough space for dessert, but the list was extensive. They have an amazing beer garden and a nice dining place. I highly recommend it here for a pint or food.

First time myself and wife visiting sat in garden and had a lovely meal will definitely come back thank you 👍

Good service. Good choice of food. Garden not like the photos but nice

Really lovely pub that does great food, friendly and perfect service too. I've been there a few times and it's been fabulous every time.

Repeat visitors to Roydon White Hart. Really enjoyed our meal. Will definately be coming back.

Nice service and good choice on menu. Ideal place for a meal out with friends and family

Lotus club meeting there always great

Superb village pub with a lovely child friendly beer garden. Support it if you're in the area, you won't be disappointed.

Great food, good value for money, huge portions, very friendly happy pub. A group of 8, highly recommended.

Visited for Sunday lunch with family, all four of us had the SundayRoast. Excellent value for money, generous portions, service was excellent👍

Great experience. Welcomed at the door. We were quite early but owner took us to our table as it was vacant. Owner and Staff answered my numerous questions regarding ingredients as I have many intolerances. Everyone was so very nice. We had Sunday roast, absolutely delicious. Highly recommend. Venue, staff ambience and last but by no means least. Food!

Great food had steak and ale pie new potatoes veg it was delicious wife had lasagna chips and salad ate all lasagna to many chips had to leave some

Food is really good.Very large portions. Unfortunately our waiter was really miserable. Needs some serious customer service training.

Lovely pub, great food. Most staff very pleasant but our waitress behaved as if she didn't want to be there. Didn't smile once or interact with customers. Shame as everything else was excellent.

Absolutely brilliant, very well run and well worth a visit

Food great, the last two times we have been there there has been no Bacardi even though there was a bottle on the optic was empty. Unfortunately my whole table were Bacardi drinkers so won’t be returning. Being disappointed the first time with no Bacardi we thought we would try you again but again no Bacardi.

Haven’t been here for a long time. Great menu, really lovely decor and very efficient service. I had the seafood platter & it was really tasty.

Tried to pop in last night for a pint with a friend and my brother. We were ignored at the bar then rudely spoken to by a man, stating that we could only stay for one pint before they close, even though on google it states that they close at 11pm and we arrived at 8:30. The atmosphere was un-enjoyable and the rudeness from the staff was abrupt, so we took our custom elsewhere - this isn’t the first time it has happened, tried to give the benefit of the doubt but will not be returning.

I enjoyed my meal very much, wife less so. We arrived 2 hours early and they were unphased and hugely accommodating. Not expensive and well worth a visit.

Great food great service never had a bad meal at this venue well done management staff and top chefs full marks excellent

Lovely home made food served by friendly staff. Good range of starter,.mains and desserts with specials.

An incredibly proud and friendly chef. Explained and recommended best choices. The result was four empty plates!

Good food but atmosphere was very loud and service was a bit slow.

Called in on the off chance on our way home. Lovely food especially the beef and ale pie and desserts to die for. Service very attentive, will definitely make a special trip next time

Excellent meal, cheery service ...you won't go hungry!!!

High quality food. Lovely restaurant

The go to place in this area. Always lovely staff, food and so enjoyable.

The White Hart was recommended to me, and oh my! What a lovely little gem.

Spent the day at Bressingham steam museum and needed a meal to finish the day. White Hart was perfect. There was 11 of us that arrived unannounced on a Sunday evening. They managed to move some tables around to fit us in plus a couple of push chairs. The restaurant was warm and inviting. A fair number of options in the children’s menu and a festive menu. The food arrived promptly and nearly everyone was very happy with their meals (my daughter did not like her lasagne but she is fussy). Overall the pub was great and deserved full 5 stars can’t recommend enough. We will definitely eat here again, when in the area.

We love this place. Proper country pub. But more than that it has fantastic food, excellent drinks and amazing service. Book to avoid disappointment!

Great food but slow service. Long waiting times for our meal and not allowed dessert because they needed the table back!!! Shocking service!!! Had to get up to order more drinks and get menu!

if your hungry order the mixed grille! lovely pub,great food,drink and atmosphere

Lovely cosy pub been goin there for years,gud service the food is so gud,only thing I will say is it's a shame that they have stopped doin the sweet potatoe fries,but apart from that excellent..

Always have great food here and friendly staff.

Absolutely brilliant throughly recommended

Served us 10 today, 12th November, great service, superb food, and VFM...well worth the spends..

After an error on their behalf they quickly amended it and a pleasant time was had...Recommended

I had a lovely meal with family and friends. All of us were catered for very efficiently in a warm friendly atmosphere. Food was great! I would definitely recommend!

Had a lovely meal here, and recommend the Steak and Ale pie, with the choice of shortcrust or puff pastry.

Great pub lovely food with log burner, if it had been later than 12 Saturday, would have had to book. It was very accommodating as we hadn't.

It's so refreshing to find a pub with easy access, good parking, nice atmosphere, pleasant staff, reasonably priced food available almost all day, and clean facilities. We will definitely go back 😊

Best local pub for miles! Great quality and variety of food on offer, particularly good vegetarian options. Always fresh and hot food. Drinks choices have been good with lots of options. The recent pale ale swap wasn’t to my tasting but you can’t win them all. The garden and outdoor seating is very generous, but will get full on a busy day. Kids climbing frame, swings and trampoline on offer. Plenty of parking round the back. The staff are all very friendly and try to keep on top of service, with the preference being service away from the bar (even for drinks at busy times) which some people don’t like. But it keeps their bar area clear and quiet for those sitting nearby which makes sense.

While driving saw this little pub and thought let's stop for lunch, the young girl who saw us to our table was very friendly and helpful, but the older lady who took our order was the opposite no smile asked my wife what her order was my wife choose a meal that came with a dip as standard the woman said did she want the dip to which mywife replied what's my chooses the lady replied yes or no my wife not quite understanding why as it comes with the meal thinking there must be a choose as why would you ask by now the lady becomes a little bit annoyed and snaps do you want the dip or not to which my wife Says if it comes with the meal why would I not, when the food arrived it was nice, so to sum up food good , location good,bar lady not so

Great meals and drinks , recommend the pie 🥧

Can't fault it, everything tip top, food, service ,choice ,atmosphere, everything a good pub/restaurant should be Prices average, portions large, good choice of beers etc. Friendly Family run establishment Not our first visit, always good, will try to visit more often Book a table as always busy

Absolutely loved it food was good and a lot of it.

Lovely country pub,good food Adam's 🍺 beer,very busy for a Wednesday night.Enjoyed it all.

We didn't feel special, just another customer! A little disappointed with the food although portions were good and hot. No sauces offered, although when we asked they were delivered. We were seated next to the entrance, a bit dim and very noisy with people coming and going. Roast dinners were a little bland with obviously machine sliced beef and pork..bit like school😟

Food and beer was really nice, very filling

Lovely food and atmosphere. Very attentive staff.

Lovely pub restaurant, on a Monday it was very busy so worth booking. Food was extremely tasty and presented well. The lunchtime menu was cheaper than the main menu although most dishes were on it but slightly smaller portions. The choice of potatoes were good, I had the herb ones which were yummy 😋 and the pie was very tasty too. Good value and great service, overall an excellent lunch! Only problem is I'm still full 😂 lucky I had the smaller portion!! 😋

Had a lovely family meal here, great portion sizes. Food was delicious and friendly staff.

Great choice of Amazing and delicious food. Lovely welcoming staff and a friendly atmosphere all round. We'll definitely return 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Well cooked food , lovely service, but been a couple of times now and feel they need to change the menu or have a couple of chef's speacil

Lovely pub in a great location. Grumpy barmaid didn't make us feel to welcome( any one can have a bad day???) Was the food bad? No. I don't aim to put people off, they shouldn't be but if I was the landlord I would be taking a hard look at the quality of the food served.

Excellent food, extremely generous portions!

Lovely food. Great that is so close. Friendly, helpful staff

A great village pub with a nice garden or if the weather is poor, you can sit inside and just relax without being squeezed in amongst the masses..... Prices are competitive. Clean and well maintain. Staff are friendly and helpful. A mixed selection of drinks, nice to see not dominated by a ridiculous amount of different gins.

Food was a little pricier than expected at first, then when it arrived I understood why it was priced as it was. Absolutely delicious and so filling

First visit to this pub with friends and loved it. Delicious food. Attentive but not invasive service. Lovely cosy atmosphere with seating outside if required with a small but lovely garden area.

Fantastic place. Lovely atmosphere, good food .

Just got home from having a amazing meal at the white Hart, in Roydon, highly recommend 100+stars, food was amazing, and excellent portions, service was spot on, lovely friendly staff, all in all a very enjoyable evening.

You used to be able to pay for your own food & drink on the bill very easily but they have just implemented a new till system that won’t allow that, so if there is 7 of you, you need to work out with pens and paper and calculator, who has had what…. A real pain and liable to mistakes when you go to pay your part of bill. Come back old till system please, as new system is putting one off eating here.

Just had a lovely lunch for family of 5. Definitely book - we were first in just after midday, but every table occupied by 1pm. Good sign. Really good portion sizes, and we picked the lighter lunch dishes. Recommend East Coast fish pie, if you're OK with pastry lid, rather than full pie! 😋Nice decor with oiled beams and wood burner to take off the chill. Good service with short wait. Chips could have had a touch longer - bit anaemic, hence no 5's.

Great food and plenty of it too. You won't leave here feeling short changed. Something for everyone! Lovely garden outside too. Great staff and service! Well worth a visit!

Came here for the first time this afternoon and will 100% be back. Everyone was really friendly. Service was quick. Food was bloody lovely! Massive portions and really fresh. Loved it!

White Hart, exceptional food, drinks and desserts, I do pop in there from time to time with my wife and children, You need to be aware if You wanna table especially on a weekend You'll have to book it. They are always busy there 🙂 and really his says a lot about place. It really well organised and staff always helpful and patient.

Excellent food, friendly staff and cold beer. Definitely worth a stop for happy toddlers, Mums and Grandads.

Food was excellent. Huge portions. Staff were friendly and prices reasonable. Would definitely go back.

Excellent food at reasonable prices. Very friendly and helpful staff. Super atmosphere.

Lovely food friendly staff nice atmosphere.

Inside, outside and covered area eating/drinking areas. Staff are welcoming and give a good service. My wife and I decided to check it out today as we plan to take a group there next Saturday. We had no booking but it wasn’t a problem although I suspect that may be different come Sunday lunchtime. My wife had the fish pie and spent as much time telling how good it was as she did eating it. I had the Steak pie and have to say it was as good as any I’ve had. Very happy to recommend.

Squeezed us in on Saturday. 17.45 hrs. Fabulous food, fabulous service,piping hot, clean,great atmosphere. Please do not change a thing. Have worked in the trade for a long time and you have the correct recipes both in the kitchen and front of house.We will be back. Ian and Sharon in front of the bar.

Difficult to rate, I sent my meal back as it was lukewarm, however it was dealt with without question with the meal being replaced. However whilst apologetic I was not offered any price reduction, so I don't feel my rating of three stars is unreasonable.

Eat here for the first time today. Staff were really friendly. Very accommodating to our group, 6 adults, 1 child, 2 babies. The food was amazing. Each of the three different mains that we ordered between us were on point. Loads of food. Came away stuffed. Well worth the £15-20 (mains).

Charming pub with lovely atmosphere. The menu caters for all with the food itself great value for money. Staff extremely helpful.