The best restaurants in St Benet North Norfolk East of England

We had a cream tea ,two doggie ice creams in the courtyard delicious. Also purchased a couple of bits and pieces in the sale, make up bag and door stop. Such good value. Popped into deli tea shop further down the road more expensive but I don’t think any better. Very dog friendly could do with fresh water in the courtyard tiny niggle. I’m use they would have replaced the water if I’d asked. Love the place think it’s great would call again if ever in the area.

We read the excellent reviews but our meal was disappointing. Dressed Cromer crab starter was delicious but my skate was overcooked till it was crispy on both sides. Portions were large and veg were lovely but boiled potatoes were underdone. Not the outstanding meal we had expected. The service team were excellent on a very quiet night.

We picked up a meal deal in the early morning then had lunch there later. Friendly staff and good food. Very well priced. The sandwiches on granary bread were stuffed full of filling and the bread was fresh, soft and just gorgeous. The lentil and bacon soup was wonderful too. Highly recommended. Support small local businesses and give the expensive pubs a miss. 😊

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.

On a Broads boating holiday, we were moored at Gayes Staithe, in need of some odds and sods. The walk into the village from there takes around 15-20 mins, but much quicker if you're moored at Neatishead. It's a cracking little shop, with all the essentials you're likely to need - the basic groceries, ciggies & drinks etc, as well as some nice Norfolk-themed gifts - I brought back some jam and a scented candle as a thankyou to my neighbours who have been feeding the cat for the last week. Things were sensibly priced, not a tourist trap cash grab! The lady serving was very friendly too. As an added bonus, the White Horse pub is just opposite, so we stopped in for a much needed refuelling before the walk back to the boat. No doubt we'll be back for next year's Broads holiday. - Sherz, Linz and Joe the greyhound x

My Wife and I went for a drink of tea I ended up having a Breakfast Muffin my Wife had Toted teacake. The Muffin was absolutely delicious would recommend this, it is not a small snack.The eating area was nice and clean staff were very friendly. Definitely be revisiting.

The new inn absolutely saved us! After a terrible experience down the road at the swan inn, the staff here managed to squeeze 4 of us in for a Mother’s Day meal when they were jam packed! The food was great and drink selection excellent. The staff were really nice and had personalities nothing too corporate and boring but still professional! We had never been to the area but if we had known about this place would have booked it first over the other. Luckily our boat trip took us by and we remembered the name!

The staff as friendly but they always seemed to get confused about the orders. I ordered steaks and then they gave me the wrong ones and forgot half of the items that were on the menu on my plate. My steak was sirloin but it was like chewing on gum. My ordered a hot chocolate and ask for marshmallows and cream. It didn’t come with any. I won’t be going again. Sorry for the price it’s not worth it

Went for a meal with friends yesterday and Wow, everything was hot, service was great 2 had steaks that were cooked to perfection, atmosphere lovely, so nice to see the chef asking if all was ok 😃

Fantastic family meal we were booked in for a family meal a large table of 15 we were served by Sophie who made us feel at ease nothing was too much trouble the food was lovely and the pub atmosphere was great an all round lovely experience with amazing service and food

Quirky little cafe/shop. Very small inside seating area, also sells stuff through hatch onto pathway. Good tea and coffee, tasty bacon bap, friendly owner.

What a fabulous place!! Situated right on the waterfront of the River Bure, where you can watch the comings and goings of all the boats and their occupants, most of whom know what they're doing, but some beer swilling oiks are absolutely clueless in the art of sailing and boat craft in general but seem hellbent on causing as much carnage as they can!! It's very comical to watch, and in the Swan inn you're in the perfect place to do so. The property itself is wonderful, genuinely old with loads of character, and the food is amazing, plentiful portions and of very good quality. We arrived almost at the end of lunch service after a boat trip on the Broads, but were greeted with warmth and cheer, offered a seat overlooking the river, and enjoyed a very fine, if belated lunch, which was demolished with gusto. Well worth a visit when in Horning. There are other hostelries in the village so it would be unfair to attempt to compare the Swan with the others, but our experience here was VERY favourable!!

We had our second visit here today as thought maybe the first time was just a bad day, based on the reviews on here but we will never go again. It’s a huge pub and it has a playground, great moorings but that’s as far as I can go with positives. Inside it’s dusty, dated, cheap, not over friendly, the food is such poor quality that we left most of what we had and didn’t bother with the “free” ice cream for the kids either. It is so expensive for what you get, in our opinion. Even our 4 and 7 year olds wouldn’t eat their meals. But the table next to us was heard saying “this is so good” to each other. Sadly not for us.

Very tasty, just what I needed from a Chinese takeaway.