The best restaurants serving British food in Cromwells South Norfolk East of England

A Christmas meal for 5 with drinks at nearly £180 was very disappointing! The fish main course was meagre. We were hoping seperate veg would arrive but didn't. The roast beef also lacked veg. One meal was luke warm, but was reheated for us. Desserts nice but crumble served in a glass pot with jug of custard .. cannot eat it from a glass pot.. please be practical! Staff were friendly and polite and cannot fault service. But having spent the most we have ever spent on a meal out, (and for us it was a lot of money!) to come home hungry, disappointed and slightly embarrassed having treated parents to meal, quite frankly feel like wasted a lot of money. Such a shame as previous visits have been fine. Sorry to leave a review like this but still in shock what we got for our money!

Having looked at several offerings in the Wymondham area we settled on the Boars for our club Xmas dinner . Many members expressed an interest in a meal out but in the end were not tempted by the menu and price so only 9 of us met to enjoy festive fun .For starters the mushrooms on toast were enjoyed but the croquettes were dull and disappointing and the cured trout tartare with bearnaise sauce was really disappointing and quite difficult to eat as the “sauce” was solidified warmed butter - greasy and unpleasant. The main courses were lacking in sufficient and varied vegetables ( only Brussels with the Xmas dinner ) and nothing extra served with the other main courses and several dinners thought their Turkey tasted fishy . The only nod to a Christmas meal was a Santa hat for each dinner. On reflection eating from the main menu would have been a better choice than opting for the Xmas offering

What can I say, due to the pub we was in deciding to close the kitchen as they was too busy. My wife decided to give the railway a call but not expecting to get in. Well they managed to fit us in at the last minute. The pub was very nice and clean, and cannot fault the staff for their service. The food was well presented and tasted lovely, we will most definitely be going back in the future.