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Finished off our Norwich crawl here , excellent place to do so. Filled up rapidly as the match had just finished. As others have said start or finish your day here for sure.
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Buzzing place with brilliant beers
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Visited this pub over the weekend on a football tour. Great range of beers brewed on site at their own Chalk Hill brewery. My favourite was the Gold @ 4.3 %. Very drinkable on a warm summers afternoon.
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Like others have already commented an excellent pub close to the train station. This is the brewery tap for Chalk Hill. I have visited this pub many times and a visit to Norwich would not be complete if this is not included. I reviewed this pub last year but stupidly included the web site and it was removed. No flash pump clips here, Chalk Hill beers do not need any help to sell their beer. Only time for one pint here last night and went for the excellent Flintknapper's mild again.
The Coach and Horses does not have a pool table, juke box or fruit machines. It does however have a TV for the football and is not on all the time. I have sampled their food on previous visits and there is a blackboard to your right as you arrive. On it all the daily special dishes are listed. Quite a number will be sold out if you arrive later in the day. The pub believes in serving you the full pint and always in out size lined glasses.
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Had some spare minutes waiting at the station so took a quick walk up Thorpe Road to this interesting brew-pub. Had a nice pint of their Flintknapper's mild (quite strong at 5%) before dashing back to catch my train. Glad I made the effort - it finished off my visit to Norwich very nicely.
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A large room with massive bar area, and lots of handpumps dispensing their own Chalk Hill beers and guests. Comfy seating. Enjoyed the beer, particularly a new one for me, the Chalk Hill Gold. Always on my itinary when I visit Norwich.
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Fantastic pub... very close to the station. Hadn't visited for a few years but ate (and drank) there one evening last week. Good, reasonably priced, food and great beer. Six beers on offer as I recall - all from the on-site Chalk Hill Brewery. They were very good, well kept and distinctly different from each other. Well worth a visit and handy if you've got a wait for your next train.
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Visited on the 11th of April and find it by chance cycling back to the train station. What a find! What lovely beer and the stout was particularly memorable.The staff were so nice and helpful.Wish I could have stayed longer but a train back to London was waiting but next time I'm in Norwich I will be back.
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Really nice pub with an adjoining brewery (Chalk Hill). They had I think 5 Chalk Hill beers on tap - the CHB was very tasty. The pub was deservedly popular, with a good crowd around the outside tables on a warm evening. And I love the signs - Drinking Consultants!!
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Just a short walk from both rail station and football ground. I don't expect you'll prise Delia Smith away from the Directors' lounge to come here but I expect it's popular with beer loving footy fans. If you're looking for the sort of variety found in a number of centre pubs, you'll be disappointed but there is a choice of Chalk Hill beers brewed on the premises to compensate and reasonably priced too. Plenty of space at the front for alfresco drinking.
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Site of another heated exchange between gentle giant Phillips and lifelong Spurs fan Greaves, this is a choice drinking hole offering a range of tasty in-house ales and unremarkable food in a smoke filled environment. Recommended for the welcome sight of Canaries fans drowning their sorrows. Also good for rugby if you don't mind hearing girlfriends twittering on about something they do not understand.
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All I want after a fitful connection journey or a long haul slog is a nice decent pint in an environment that has a smidgen of character, a trace of a tap choice and the slightest hint of a good atmosphere. I mean I`m not asking for a pair of Pamela Andersons panties with every £5 purchase - I just want a pleasant unwinding experience. Instead, like everyone else who uses the railways regularly, I`m more often that not treated to indoor or close by railway station pubs that are bland, small, usually grotty, overpriced and sport a drink selection so minute you have to squint to be able to see it. Maybe its just me, but I can almost feel these kind of places laughing from behind their money pots, safe in the knowledge that tossers like me cant be arsed to walk any further for a decent drink.
Its therefore a joy when even a slightly above average pub breaks the mould, which the Coach & Horse certainly does. This might be because it doesn’t have to rely on commuter cash solely, as its location along what is essentially a backroad away from the station means that it has a steady local clientele that probably encourages its wide drink selection and classic old boozer feel. The prices too are relatively reasonable, the staff always friendly and its slight pitch away from the city means that it is never too crowded though neither is it ever dead.
It does have its flaws – the food selection is pretty restricted, strangely overpriced and to be perfectly honest only marginally edible. And while the atmosphere and décor is fairly good, there isnt anything that’s going to grab you by the jaffers and make you think “wow, this is brilliant”.
Still its good enough for a 7/10, and if you are in Norwich with a few hours to waste before your next stop off, this is a pretty good option.
pgazz - 26 May 2005 16:44 |
This is the brewery tap for the Chalk Hill Brewery (visable at the back of the pub) they had four of their beers on when i visited, very friendly largish pub with decent food
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Went here the day before a game - so it was not as busy as match days. Food was good and the Beers were excellent - Tap is a very drinkable session ale!
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Made us very welcome. Difficult to get served on Match days though as the coach park is just across the way.
John - 25 Oct 2004 23:42 |
Beers brewed here so they are fine. Food limited but OK for ballast for the beer. Blackboard in the Gents if you feel the need for graffiti.
Gerard - 26 Sep 2004 18:35 |
fantastic beer... great food.. relaxed atmosphere... friendly bar staff and footy
chris - 17 May 2004 17:45 |
great pub
trill - 16 Mar 2004 18:38 |
This pub has some great real ales as the Chalk Hill Micro Brewery is out the back. Food is great, cooked from fresh. It is cosy and welcoming.
Simon - 27 Sep 2003 22:47 |
