The best restaurants in Mancroft Norwich East of England

Starbucks is Starbucks, or so I thought. Friendly enough staff and service when ordering. However menu lacked decaf tea. And after taking my name, my name was not called when my order was ready. Caramel short bread, seemed to just be a slab of chocolate, with bread crumbs glued on with caramel. Was reasonable quiet when we entered, but steadily became harder to make conversation over the noise of music which seemed to keep getting turned up.

Since I’ve ordered I’ve seen people come in, order, get served, finish their food, leave and I still haven’t got my food. Got a starter bout half an hour ago so should be good👍

Unsafe steps as there is no sign. This is due to me tripping over the ledge of the mat onto the cobblestone last Wednesday. Food is good.

What a disappointment! Chilli calamari came with a shop bought chilli sauce, gyozas were burnt and the chicken wings with 'Cookmama' sauce tasted of nothing. My main was tasty but the other 3 mains, which were all meant to be different, had the same overcooked and fatty meat. When we asked what the 'all meats' dishes contained the waiter couldn't actually tell us. Rice looked like it came out of a microwaveable packet. We asked for a side dish of yams that never arrived. We ordered a bottle of red wine (from a selection of 3). When the waiter finally brought it across he had brought a bottle that had already been opened and was only half full! He asked if that would be ok - obviously not, so we asked for another bottle of red and he brought one that wasn't even on the wine list. He gave us 4 glasses that did not match even though there were matching ones sitting on the bar. Then he walked away and left us waiting for a corkscrew which we eventually had to ask for. Main dishes were brought out without the starters being cleared so we had to help clear them. When we asked for the bill we were presented with the card machine but no itemised bill. Having looked forward to this experience we were all incredibly disappointed. Came home and had cheese on toast.....

Gorgeous fresh food and friendly staff. Will be back!!! The coleslaw was utterly delicious and the service time was incredibly swift.

Delicious food my favourite place to stop by whenever I'm hungry great helpful and understanding staff. The main guy always knows what I want to eat as I'm a regular customer xx

Dreadful and overpriced burger, £15 for burger chips extra for £6 so together £20 plus. Expecting a big burger for that price and it was like something off the savers menu at McDonald’s. The chips were truffle chips couldn’t taste even a hint of truffle, no grated Parmesan for example just a plate chips. My sister had the steak salad, the steak was inedible and like leather. We had to send it back, salad was going brown. Very rarely bother leaving reviews I just vote with my feet and don’t go back but in this instance the food was so poor and over priced. Save your money and go to Weatherspoons where the food is better and less than half the price. Sorry very poor all round, wouldn’t ever use OTB again

Authentic burger restaurant in Norwich, Delicious food, cooked fresh to order. Exceptional service, Manager was so friendly & genuinely interested in conversation. Top marks all round ( ps bring back the mushroom sauce 😊 )

really great tucked away place fantastic leather seats great after a long distance don't take your wristwatch

Stopped of for a light lunch and a couple of drinks whilst out on a days boating trip. I wasn’t expecting too much as I’ve been here before, but any hopes of an improvement were dashed as soon as we arrived. We moored the boat and made our way to the front door where we were greeted by the smell of sewage. As the weather was so nice we had already decided we would sit outside, but the smell meant we had to be selective about which table was far enough away from the stench. Once inside we ordered our drinks and although the selection of drinks was fine, the hospitality from the bar staff wasn’t. So miserable an unwelcoming. We ordered our food which was delivered to our table in a reasonable time but when we asked for cutlery we were to it was inside and we had to get it ourselves. The waitress obviously went to the same charm school as the bartender. The food was no better than the sandwich you would get from a supermarket with a few crisps and a green leaf as a side salad. The leaf was joined by two slivers of onion and one wafer thin slice of tomato but there was no dressing, leaving it dry, bland and tasteless. We had one more drink and in total sat outside for about an hour and a half. During the whole time nothing was cleared from ours is adjoining tables, despite the staff inside standing idly. The condiments which you have to collect yourself were standard sauces etc. all of which should be refrigerated after opening, these were left out inside and outside in 27 degrees heat. Maybe a little food hygiene training required. I recommend the owner takes himself and his staff for lunch The Heron pub in Stowebribge. There you are assured of a warm welcome, great service and a selection of light lunches which are I a different league to what we experienced at The Ship. Won’t be back.

We are fairly regular theatre-goers and our favourite venue is the Theatre Royal in Norwich. We always try and make it an "occasion" and will often invite friends along as our guests to help add something extra special to what is always a pleasurable afternoon or evening out. One thing we always try to do is to eat before the show at the Prelude Restaurant inside the theatre itself. After all, it is so convenient! Now, we have always enjoyed our visits to Prelude and we know that we will always be warmly welcomed; that out table will be ready; that the food will be delicious and beautifully prepared; that the wine list will be full of tempting and exquisite bottles to suit all tastes; that the service will be very professional and gracious and that we will always enjoy the experience. Now, it will already be obvious that we are fans of Prelude. However, I am prompted to write a long-overdue review following our recent visit to the matinee of "Girl on a Train" on 8th February. As I have said earlier, we know that the food will be delicious, but on our last visit, it was beyond delicious! We have enjoyed so many meals in the Prelude before, but those presented to us on our last visit were beyond compare! The short redhead relished her chicken cacciatore and I was blown away by the superb grilled haddock (How do you get so much flavour onto one plate)?! We have enjoyed some great dishes in the past, but that was the best meal I have ever had there! We also know that the staff are always on-point and take great care to ensure that our visits are so special, but during this last visit it seemed that the levels of professionalism, courtesy and attention to detail had been turned up to the very max! We took great pleasure in thanking Abbi, or waitress and her colleague who looked after us (sorry, young man, but we have forgotten your name) that we were (are) so grateful for making us feel very special indeed. Well done and thank you to all the team at Prelude! See you again soon!!

Ordered on Just Eat and was missing half of our food, called the establishment 3 times before they finally answered. When they answered they were rude and started speaking in another language, they then hung up without helping us with the food they never gave us. We tried contacting them again and they never picked up. We never received the rest of our food and the food we did receive was poor quality for the prices we paid, it’s not worth eating here.

Six of us sought a better than average restaurant in southeast Connecticut near Lisbon, Baltic, and Hanover. Prime82 stood out as the only Google search result with table clothes. Prior reviews were all over the place--some great, some negative--and most old. We decided to give it a go, and generally were pleased. Some reviews say the place has an 80's vibe. Those were probably written by diners too young to remember the 70's. Yes, aesthetically the place is a "throwback," but nostalgia has a place in this world. We had an appetizer that promoted itself as "fondue." It was really very good. Entirely worthwhile, but no, it's NOT fondue--not even close. The other appetizers we tried were also tasty and reasonably priced to boot. I had a Delmonico steak, rare. I was raised on Texas cooking and know prime beef when I have it. The steak was properly cooked and adequate tasting, but hardly the best Delmonico I've ever had. I'm not a USDA inspector, so it's just my opinion but the steak seemed to me to be a very good choice, but not really prime. Frankly, I'd prefer a smaller cut of higher quality beef. The secret to a really good steak, is to buy a really good steak. Four ounces of real prime beef, makes a much better meal than 10 ounces of even the best choice. My wife had a burger that she described as terrible. That seems to validate the opinion of some earlier reviewers of this restaurant. It's quite possible that one's impression is highly influenced by what was ordered. This is not a place to count on a nice dessert. The choices are VERY limited. If you happen to like cheesecake, the bite of the Boston cheesecake I tried was very good. Bottom line, the total bill, appetizers, main courses, wine, and coffee was quite reasonable. Certainly, the food, service, and price tag of Prime82 is competitive with similar better than average eateries in Eastern Connecticut. We had a good time. It's worth a stop.

Anyone wanting to order from this place take a step back and listen to this. Abysmal service food wasn’t even edible and the environment of a wet towel.Place should be shut down.

Lovely dog friendly cafe and bakery with lots of appetising pastries, cakes and bread available at the counter. Really enjoyed the mushrooms of toast and Red Thai Chicken soup (ultimate winter warmer!) and the friendly staff. Well worth a visit if you are in Norwich. Seek it out!