The best restaurants in Stoke Holy Cross South Norfolk East of England

I think this is probably a lovely restaurant if you are NOT a vegan.... they did, to their credit, make me 3 vegan courses but they were little disappointing (eg a very nice saffron risotto that came with ... nothing at all! no veg, no side salad....and at £26 I would have expected a little more). My partner, who eats meat, did far better than I did and thought it was fantastic.

I have to say this was the best meal we have had in a long time! We had a three course Al a carte meal and with every course ,the food hit the taste buds! The venue both inside and out is stunning. It was busy but not noisy, felt very calm and relaxing. The staff were so very friendly and helpful. We live the other side of Norwich, so not been before but will definitely have to find another reason for going back and maybe trying some of the other menus!

We enjoyed an excellent meal, choosing from a varied menu. The restaurant was warm, and inviting - a lovely space. The staff were friendly and attentive and we felt the food was of very good value. We will return.

Absolutely exceptional. Great setting, very relaxed experience with absolutely stunning food. Did not disappoint in any way shape or form. I would thoroughly recommend this to anyone looking for a special meal to enjoy and would suggest you go as soon as you can! This is up there with the best restaurants in all of Norfolk, if not the UK.

The food and service was good. Police and Friendly staff accommodated our request to sit outside. Unfortunately the building itself requires urgent attention. Lots of mouldy surfaces in several areas,needs a deep clean.

We called in here for coffee and cake on the way home from a garden centre where we gave up waiting in the cafe. This cafe was delightful. Friendly welcome, very clean toilet, good selection of homemade cakes. There was a painting class in progress so we sat in the shop with lots of lovely things to look at. We usually avoid cafetière coffee because of the sludge but we were very pleased with this coffee - lovely and clear and excellent flavour and much cheaper than espresso machine coffee usually is. It was a horrid wet and windy day but Willow really cheered me up. We will come again.

Excellent lunch comprising generous bowl of soup and variety of breads in a light contemporary space. A great way to complete a guided tour of the cathedral thanks to Caroline.

Excellent food and best prices around

Booked a 4 poster room for an eye watering price of around 350 a night, was greeted with rude staff it was a very special occasion for me and my wife which the staff were very much aware, made things difficult at check in. Then was showed to our very dated room that felt dirty the bathroom was average, normal bath and shower combo. Not what I'd expect for 300 plus a night. Then spent the whole night cold as the radiator didn't seem to be working and listening to people bang on the walls due to paintings being outside our room in corridor and what can only be described as a herd of elephants above us from around 430am onwards ruining any chance of a good night's sleep. To top it off we then went to breakfast was shown to our table we then went to join the que for buffet style breakfast to then come back to our table to find the staff had put another couple on our table and we were given a half cleaned one as a result. All in all shocking experience for the money Used to be a lovely place to go with a high standard but it seems to have really gone down hill since we last stayed there

A fabulous place for a special occasion, by no means cheap but a wonderful menu with great service . Can highly recommend the Brancaster mussels with nduja sauce to start, simply amazing ! My steak was cooked as I asked and came with lots of accompaniments. The only let down was my dessert of which was very small and didn’t really taste of much but all in all a fantastic experience.

Good food, good beer and nice surroundings. Very enjoyable.

Terrific cafe with indoor, outdoor, and upstairs seating. Reasonably priced too. Plenty of choice, including vegetarian, with counter service and hot meals (filled jacket potatoes, etc) brought to your table.

A huge thanks to Emily at the Harford Bridge Costa who helped me out when I had a dizzy spell and got my coffee for me. I also saw her helping a family with young children and one had spilt their drink everywhere, she was very calm and kind. These things make all the difference. I'm fairly regular and I've always found the staff to be helpful but this was above and beyond

One of the worst experiences I have had in a restaurant ever! Took ages to receive both starters and mains, with at least a 45 minute gap in between them… which went very slowly as I couldn’t get the awful potted crab taste out of my mouth for the entire time. When asked if they had any gluten free bread, we were met with a “maybe” and then they never mentioned it again. As mentioned, potted crab for starter was definitely out of a can, and the chips that came with my steak were 100% McCains oven chips. I don’t mind McCains, but nearly £40 for that and an overcooked “rare” steak, quite frankly my love for them goes out the window. However, it does provide quite good entertainment watching staff constantly apologising for 1 hour waits, with them seeming to think that dumping a bread roll on any aggravated table sorts out the matter… the only saving grace there was Evie, one of the waitresses, of whom appeared to be sent to any of those aggravated tables to make them laugh a little - only staff member with personality. So shout out to Evie, as I doubt the restaurant would have lasted long without her. £105 in total for 2 people, 2 courses, and quite frankly, I think my tortoise has had better meals.

Having been Brasted’s devotees, this was our first visit to the restaurant at Caistor Hall and it was excellent. The whole building has been refurbished and now looks modern and welcoming. The room housing the restaurant under previous ownership was cold and underwhelming but is now a fine place to eat The menu essentially is the Brasted’s three course fine dining restaurant with good choices, good portion sizes and exceedingly well cooked. Many aspects set Brasted’s apart but one of them is the professionalism of the waiters and waitresses. Very well trained and very much appreciated. Would that other establishments aiming to operate in the fine dining arena got this important aspect right Nice to have comfortable lounges for a pre dinner drink and very nice to know that Caistor Hall is being well run and fulfilling its potential - we look forward to the result of the new extension works. Strongly recommended - best place to go