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

Another superb meal with brilliant staff and service in a lovely atmosphere

Visited for Sunday lunch. We have been before & this time was still a pleasure. A warm greeting & it continued with the knowledgable professional staff. Their attentiveness throughout the meal, the delivering to the table those little extras of canapés & warm fresh rolls not requested… gratis..such a simple but lovely touch. The meal was lovely, I had the chicken & it was so tender, others had the pork equally as tender with a touch of crackling.I could go on but nothing disappointed. All with a lovely warm ambiance to sit unhurried to enjoy.

We were lucky enough to have our wedding reception here last month. It was an absolutely wonderful experience. Chef Chris and manager Katie were fantastic, working with us to get everything exactly the way we wanted it - even drawing an incredible bespoke welcome scene on their blackboard! The food was perfect, and vegan and non-vegan guests alike were astounded by how delicious it was. My new husband and I even went back a few weeks later to relive the menu! Thank you so much from all of our for making the evening so special ❤️

A Roasting Good Time This little pub is a hidden gem. Their roast dinner is the stuff of legends. The meat is cooked to perfection, the veggies are spot on, and the Yorkshire pudding is fluffy and golden. The gravy? Divine. If you're a fan of a good roast, this is the place to be.

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.

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.

Very good for snacks, cakes, scones, rolls etc. The soup was lovely and nicely presented. Service is quick and staff are always polite and helpful.

Don't take cards and takes 30 mins just to get chips in an empty takeaway!

Overall a pleasant stay. The reception was well presented and there was a pleasant smell. Our room was lovely, spacious clean and excellent value. Would I stay here again ? Yes 👍

We ate olives and nuts as nibbles - that were beautiful! Some of the nuts for example were roasted and coated hazelnuts, so so flavoursome! We then had the pre meal dishes they give out that included some homemade crisps with an amazing garlic oil and pepper hummus - absolutely delicious. For our starters we both had the mushroom fricasse - again absolutely divine and extremely memorable, with so much flavour! For our mains, I had the aubergine risotto (I'm not a vegetarian but love a risotto) and it was also... absolutely wonderful!! My husband had the venison which was delicious too and so well made. For dessert, we shared the lavender and honey parfait - one of the most delicious desserts I've ever eaten! This meal was up there with one of our favourite from restaurants across the world, and if we're ever in the area again, we will be revisiting this exceptional restaurant. Staff were also extremely kind and attentive, and we felt relaxed from the moment we arrived. Thank god we found you! :)

A little gem on the outskirts of Norwich. A traditional pub with a variety of food offerings on different nights. Thai Mondays Curry night Thursday and the Sunday Roasts

Friendly staff. Nice coffee and yummy scone.

Ordered a hot chocolate. Barista get a jug from the side of the till reheats it almost to boiling point (I'm also a barista btw) puts it in the cup and ask if I want sprinkles, I cannot believe she actually reheats warm milk left on the side. If I get food poisoning I know where I got it from. Only 2 people working, a guy at the till and a lady at the coffee machine. I understand they are understaffed but like, you should know how much milk you need and rinse your jug off milk every time... Not returning!

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