I HAVE BEEN HOLIDAYING IN NORFOLK FOR 12 YEARS-MY WIFE INTRODUCED ME TO THE FABULOUS HILL HOUSE-ALTHOUGH I LIVE IN SHEFFIELD THE HILL HOUSE IS NOW MY REGULAR LOCAL (174 MILES FROM MY HOUSE!!)
THE FOOD AND BEER IS ALWAYS GOOD AND THE WELCOME IS ALWAYS WARM-CLIVE AND SUE AND THE REST OF THE FAMILY AND STAFF DO THEIR VERY BEST TO KEEP A GOOD HOUSE AND DO IT VERY WELL-THIS SORT OF PUB IS UNFORTUNATELY A DYING BREED-KEEP IT UP CLIVE AND SUE
THE CARVERY AT THE BACK OF THE PUB IS EXCELLENT AND THE ANNUAL SUMMER SOLSTICE BEER FESTIVAL IS THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE YEAR-SEE YOU ALL THERE IN JUNE Read some really positive reviews about this place and was looking forward to frequenting this place every evening during my recent holiday in Happisburgh. However, after my first visit, I didn't feel comfortable going back. The locals were rowdy and one particular bloke liked making me feel awkward about asking him to move each time I needed to get to the bar. If I hadn't been with my wife I would have invited him outside after his third attempt to threaten me. The pint I had was ok though....Close to the church and not far from the famous lighthouse the Hill House is a fine village local serving very good home cooked food (proper stuff) and good beer. The WHerry I tried was excellent, nice outside areas for sunshine sipping, try it sooner rather than later, with the way the coastal erosion is going around this area it will soon be on the beach!

Excellent beer - the Oakham Green Devil was fantastic, as was their own Stout Cat. Great choice of beer on sale and a good relaxed atmosphere.We visited Norwich whilst in the area attending the Peterborough Beer Festival. The idea was to do a few pubs in the city. We never made it out of the Fat Cat! that says it all....As ever well up to standard. Have had the Fat cat Bitter (£2.30) last couple of times I have been in and it's really quite a reasonable pint. And of course there circa 20+ others to choose from. All those we sampled - and we did sample a few - were in excellent nick. An absolute must.

Ahh, that's I struggled to find this pub - hope BITE people sort this out :-)) Physically it was 600 metres from my hotel and well worth the (short) walk. Beers on handpull & gravity - the Fat Cat Mild 4.3% was £3.10 and the Porter 4.9% £3.20. Nice beer - local as well as further away guests, nice prices, nice pub - similar in layout to the brewery tap. Wonderful.Nicely refurbished a la fat cat with an excellent range of ales. Colin has brought us yet another real ale mecca. A definate must.Now the Fat Cat and Canary, Colin Keatleys latest project, just like the other Fat Cat in Norwich the walls are crammed with breweryana, and 17 to 18 real ales are available on draft or from the barrel. No food other than bar snacks, outside drinking areas to the front and rear, top marks all round.

Great pub with olde worlde feel and inglenook fireplace. More modern conservatory bit out the back with pool table. 6 Norwich Bear beers on and the Legend and Pooh Bear were imbibed - both at £3.20/pint. Didn't think the beers tested my taste buds enough, wanted something that would fight back. Plenty of viewing screens to watch footy and stuff - managed to see Arsenal v Everton & a youth final between Norwich and Nottingham Forest.Many positive attributes to this pub - well-appointed, staff friendly, loads of interesting beers including five from Norwich Bear. The position up from the station makes this the ideal first or last bar on a visit to the city. Well worth locatingCalled in for a quick one before catching the train - ten minutes walk from the station.

A good selection of well-kept ales - 4 from Norwich Bear together with guests. Quiet in the early evening, but nevertheless a good feel about the place.

Good old fashioned pub by the cathedral and very much in keeping with it's surroundings re the stone walls - I missed it walking down Bishopgate one evening. Likes to advertise it's good beer ceredentials with plaques of various awards won including Cask Marque. 5 ales were on and the Woodforde Sundew was very good, it was also the most expensive pint of my 5 days in Norwich at £3.70/pint, in the other pubs it was nearer £3.20/pint. Worth a visit for the interior, food and beer - just make sure it's not your round.Anonymous who states, "This is possibly the best pub in Norfolk. Service was excellent and the other clientele were pleasant. Good ambience." You are the landlady. Ha ha. Caught you.
Meeting in Norwich today only had time for one pint before catching the train, more's the pity.
Lovely little pub nice pint of Reedham. I shall return.

Sat outside on a warm end-of April day with a pint of Beeston beer (very drinkable) and watched the world go by. It's very handy for the shops and the castle and makes for a great escape from both! Basically two pubs in one - so go and find out the history for yourself. They do food and coffee so that suited us all. Local beers apart from Doom Bar (why would you want a national brand Cornish beer in Norwich when there are so many good local breweries??) Anyway, this is well worth a visit.It's a pub with a bit of history and a pleasant old-fashioned interior despite the obvious alterations/modernisations over the years. Even for a (small) city centre £3.40 for an OK pint of Wherry did seem a little steep to me, though.called in this pub on a day out from gt yarmouth. Wide range of real ales, good food, friendly bar staff and a great history of murders. Mancunian.

Called in for a quick pint and breakfast last Thursday - the food was as good as I have had in any Wetherspoon's, and the beer (Woodforde's Once Bittern) was £2.09 and very nice. The staff were very friendly and pleasant, but then again the place was relatively quiet. One or two lone Ruddles drinkers were beginning to assemble by 9.45 a.m. but by the time I left the only disturbance had been caused by a rather loud and posh-sounding young woman with 2 small kids who were allowed to run around squawking and take over the area of the pub where I was sitting. Otherwise, everything fine. Clean and civilised, decent ale at £1.99 a pint. As far as Wetherspoon pubs go, this is one of the better ones, and certainly far better than the busy one by the riverside. Watched part of the European GP on a big screen with the sound turned down.Yes, some foul-mouthed pissed elderly-chav-type locals in evidence but the beer was fine (pint of Loddon for £1.99) and the food (not sampled) looked good. Since we never intended going here in the first place, this is a reasonable Wetherspoons and seems a perfectly good place to stop off for a pint as long as you are not offended by foul language.

As we were staying at The Maids Head Hotel it seemed proper to walk across the road for a pint(or two) in this pub. Good mix of customers of all ages and a good range of local beers (I had a St.Peters brew) Busy and chatty by not overpowering - we liked it! Was just opening when I passed last Thursday, but I was heading elsewhere. Certainly on my list for a future occasion - it looks worth a visit and is in the 2013 Good Beer Guide.Was going to call here yesterday evening but, despite a banner proclaiming its participation in the present (City of Ale) festivities, it appeared very closed, especially in view of the board inside the window with "CLOSED" in large chalked letters. So went in the Glasshouse across the road, where the beer was fine as well as cheap.

Started to use this pub more and more, now that the live music is back and when i last popped in they had 4 real ales on.
A major improvement on the last management, it even smells and looks clean now !!
Definately worth going in on music nights !!Recently taken over by a manager that has an interest in ALL live music. Now serving 3 Real Ales, all local and a handpull cider to come in the new year. Give it a try now that the dodgy clientele has been moved on !!Where have all the live bands gone?

Bring back the excellent live music!