Chapelfield north, Norwich Chapelfield gardens, Norwich NR2 1NY England, England
Visited on 2/10/23, in my 19 years ive never seen my father so ecstatic about a restaurant. We all loved the music choice and atmosphere, and the restaurant is very well situated in the peaceful chapelfield Park. The waiters were very friendly and helpful and the food was beyond fault. Can certainly say that this will be a go to whenever we're in norwich.
(PS yes, the dirty fries are definitely worth the money)
We went to Hoveton Hall Garden on a rainy day. We stopped at the cafe twice. Once for drinks and then for lunch. The fish finger sandwiches were great. We had toasted banana bread with honey and a brownie. Both were fantastic. Both members of staff were lovely and really helpful. The barn was lovely and warm with the log burner. Many thanks for great service.
Couldn’t rate the staff more highly . We had brought family for a walk by the lake and a sausage sandwich lunch. Was initially told we had arrived to late for sausages as the cafe had moved to a different lunchtime menu , but when saying we had come especially for the sausages they said no problem and fresh sausages for 5 were cooked just for us . Super tasty as usual .
went to my favourite eating place in Waltham Abbey for my 75th Birthday Bash. 12 of us ate mains and desserts. They have alcoholic drinks as well as shakes, coffees and teas, Smoothies and tinned drinks, also ice cream.
We had a wonderful time, good food, good service and good friends - what more could you want?
107 Shipfield, Norwich, NR3 4DT, United Kingdom, England
A gem of a takeaway to find in such unlikely surroundings.
The most amazing hand made spring rolls (and i speak as a S R enthusiast!)
Other dishes tasty, original and generous with meat, prawns etc
Prices among the cheapest.
I’ve previously raved about this small coffee shop cum cafe but, disappointingly, I didn’t enjoy the food on our recent visit. We were a family group of five, three of whom had the tuna ciabatta melt which, they said, was very good. However, my grandson’s squash and spinach soup lacked any taste of squash (I tasted the soup) and, actually, with its very dark green colour, I didn’t think the soup looked appealing either. Spinach has such a strong taste and, if it’s being used alongside other vegetables in soup-making, the amount needs to be proportionate to the other ingredients. Unfortunately, the spinach was overpowering and totally drowned out any flavour from the squash.
I ordered a home-baked, warm asparagus, spinach, tomato and cheese tart which I can only describe as dire. The pastry was soggy, so I only ate the middle of the tart and left the pastry, whilst the accompanying salad was tiny and boring beyond belief, with just a few leaves, a couple of pieces of tomato and a few bits of cucumber. The salad actually resembled nothing more than a garnish, with a bit of dressing on top, and, at £12, the meal was poor quality and even poorer value for money.
The lattes were excellent and my son-in-law enjoyed his Terry’s orange flavoured hot chocolate but there wasn’t a great choice of cakes to go with our drinks so none of us bothered.
In terms of the food, there doesn’t appear to be an actual kitchen, just a section within the cafe where a member of staff was preparing the orders. I’d never previously noticed before that there wasn’t a kitchen here so not sure if this is a change. However, only having a microwave and no oven would explain why I had a tart with soggy pastry!
Regrettably, I can’t even say that the staff were brilliant. We were mainly served by one staff member who I can only describe as surly looking, leading me to want to repeat a childhood phrase my mum used to say when I was being grumpy, ‘if you smile, your face will crack!’. A second member of staff, though, was so different and really nice. I’d have been happy to have given some honest feedback at the time but, unfortunately, nobody asked if we’d enjoyed our meal. I can say, now though, that my meal was extremely poor and, with a bill of £65 for our group, it wasn’t cheap. Finishing on a positive note, the toilets were clean.
Why anyone would choose to call a cafe Tickety Boo is beyond me but the food is good and you don't eat the name! Very strange and off-putting style where they take your money before you eat - which meant we didn't order any cake after our meal as we couldn't be bothered to queue and pay all over again. None of the diners I've seen in here look like the type that would run off without paying! Despite this the food really was excellent and I will be back for more.