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Good bar staff excellent waiting times for food and drinks, affordable pricing on drinks food and rooms. Good management

Had afternoon tea with 3 good friends. I’m Coeliac so need gluten free - that was noted when the booking was made. The table was dressed beautifully with ‘old fashioned’ china. Seating is comfortable. The aftn tea arrived on attractive cake stands. Mine was slightly different as I’d requested gluten free. The selection of food was amazing! Mini Prawn cocktails, well filled sandwiches on tasty bread. Coronation wraps. An excellent cake selection. The warm fruit scones were delicious - including my gluten free one & very friendly staff. My first visit to The Guinea in Moggerhanger & it won’t be the last!

Perfectly lovely meal at Jimmy’s Barn. The food was fresh, flavorful, and well presented. The atmosphere was so lovely outside, the staff were helpful and fixed a mistake in our order quickly. Service was quick even though the restaurant was packed. Lots of choice for meat eaters and vegetarians!

Drove quite a long way to visit the place on a nice busy Saturday. Arrived to it being closed despite saying open on Google. Disappointed.

We visited The Black Lion several years ago before it fell on hard times. We were thrilled to see the place had re-opened and we have now been back 3 or 4 times, but our patience is now spent. Just to say that the restaurant ambience, food & service were really very good. This is a 'pub with rooms' that we all want to appreciate.The concept is good and is being well executed by the current owners. But...... The bar experience was/is, horrendous. This is exclusively as a consequence of the behaviour of a small group of clientele who seem to base themselves at the end of the bar and who appear to be incapable of uttering more than two words without the use of a profanity. The Black Lion is a hotel and a restaurant pitching itself as a respectable mid market establishment. Its parent is the well regarded Carpenters Arms in Wighton. It must therefore manage and protect its customer experience in line with its own expectations and indeed, its own reputation. Nobody has any objection to people having a good time and I am not suggesting that these folks behaved in a threatening or intimidating manner, but there is a line between having a good time and offensive behaviour. Little Walsingham is not a rock & roll village. Its residents are primarily families, the aged and the religious, its tourism likewise. Therefore, if we are looking to socialise and relax, in mixed company, having to endure such a torrent of coarse language is unacceptable.and it really is constant. No let up. The 'F' word is simply normal and loud language. Quite incredibly the 'C' word makes frequent appearances. Until such time as the owners put an end to such behaviour, frankly it's not worth having to run the gauntlet of discomfort to spend time & money in a place that appears to hold such little respect for its other guests. And that is a real shame because the Black Lion really should be the village pub that every village wants.

Just a lite bite but excellent choices and good beers. service was very good and staff polite and knowledgeable spot on plenty of space inside on a warm sunny day

Typical UK pub, average food served in a fast food style. Friendly staff and a lovely setting. However the food is just average, manly deep fried and not presented any better than a home cook.

A superb 2 night stay on a half board basis. The hosts Neil and Gill, as well as all the staff, were most welcoming. Our room, No. 4, was spotlessly clean and very comfortable. You could not fault the food. It was tasty, served piping hot when needed to be and nicely presented. We will return.

Sunday lunch had the beef very tough and sliced in strips. Vegetables under whelming, carrots, peas, plain cauliflower and broccoli just loaded up with roast potatoes to look like a plate full. Desserts weren’t much better panna cotta way too thick! Only saving grace was excellent service won’t be going back in a hurry!

The good wasn't great, the burgers were overcooked, and the chips were far too salty for us to eat. We had to ask to order, and throughout the meal, we weren't asked if we wanted more drinks, nor was we asked if everything was okay, until the end of the meal.

Friendly staff, good lunchtime menu and good choice of drinks. Outside seating is near Bishopsgate Bridge over the river Wensum and Mousehold Heath in the distance. We then walked along the river making a lovely afternoon.

They decided to bar me and my cousin due to that I was slurring my words and couldn’t stand straight. Once proven that I have a speech impediment and was standing still they couldn’t back there claims and barred me and my cousin, one was wearing a body cam and was only I pointed out that that they have to inform me that they’re recording they did so. I felt discriminated considering I was only had one drink before being cut of and once defended myself they were obligated to remove me from the premises and barred. I was so upset with the ordeal I just left but they second guess their decision and was making acuses to cut me off.

Having visited this pub for many many years each time I come I am left feeling a bit less satisfied. It is hard to find a good pub with good simple pub food done well and they are trying to go more up market, leaving behind the people that travel for their food and atmosphere. Portions have gone through shrinkflation, I get that times are hard and prices have to go up but £16 for scampi that’s lost a quarter of the portion it used to be is hard to revisit (and I’m being generous) and also £15 for some of the baguettes offered at lunch is quite steep, and these prices for food that just isn’t as good anymore, we used to be wowed. Unfortunately I think we will be moving on from this once great value and tasty spot. Such a shame.

We are locals and this is our favourite pub. We moved to Suffolk 5 years ago and they have always made us feel so welcome. All the staff work so hard and are so friendly .The home cooked food is gorgeous and always so fresh. The pan fried chicken is absolutely amazing. They also host charity nights which are great fun. If you want a cosy friendly Suffolk pub with superb food, give The Golden Key a try .

Called in here with a friend a few months ago and everything was fine. When we returned on our next visit, they were closing, even though it was only 4pm and closing time was advertised as 5pm. The third visit, they were open, but there was only one miserable member of staff serving. She was more interested in mopping the floor (which I think should be done after closing) She seemed displeased to have customers and practically threw our order on the table, nearly shattering the glass top. I have never seen anyone so miserable. Customer service should always be friendly and with a smile, but if she cannot manage that, then she should get a job elsewhere, there is no excuse ! On leaving, I paid the bill, whilst she was on the phone, and she barked out '' mind the floor'' We shall not be returning thank you !.