The Unthank Arms, Norwich - pub details
Address: 149 Newmarket Street, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 2DR [map] [gmap]
Tel: 01603 631557
Norwich (1.3 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served, Real ale
Pub suggested by John on 2 Oct 2004
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> Current user rating: 4.4/10 (rated by 9 users)
> Local guides: Norwich pub guide, Norfolk pub guide
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user reviews of the Unthank Arms, Norwich
please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
| The Unthank Arms is essentially a city centre pub that has been mysteriously farted out into the narrow passages of the suburban Golden Triangle. It doesn’t, admittedly, have an army of loyal Chavs or cover itself in fluorescent chalk adverts (i.e. “Nine pints for one”, “Wonderbras flash at the CCTV for a free burger” and so forth), but it does have a depressingly forced interior, complete with wanky fittings and a general air of gastro-pub blandness (shiny bar, regulation dark wooden furniture, cheapish carpet etc). Worse still the UA goes down that reprehensible path of attempting to conjure character by cramping itself to exploding point with misplaced oldie wall paintings/hangings/nick knacks that result in a bit of unpleasant jarring on the frontal lobes. Still, underneath this unappealing surface, there does lurk some commendable substance and quality. The upstairs restaurant section is slightly less of a pain on the eyes and furthermore serves up some very decent food from a well priced and fairly extensive menu. The tap selection is in keeping with Norwich’s well deserved reputation for choice, and certainly I can concur with lovesong and anon that the Unthank Bitter is an enjoyably distinctive tipple. Finally, the clientele tends to be a decent mix of locals and students, even though the latter can become annoying when they start to dominate in numbers during the summer months. I wouldn’t therefore list the UA for a pub crawl or climb mountains to get there, but there is enough quality, especially on the food front to make this a bearable, if not flawless, pub to visit. 6/10 pgazz - 13 Apr 2006 10:11 |
| The Unthank Bitter is courage best! thank god i asked, they only had one decent real ale on draught apart from that, agree with the pretentious comment above, think this pub is more food orientated than beer lovesong - 23 May 2005 16:29 |
| Great pub with fantastic food. I had saudage and mash, normally this arrives in other pubs iwth no slad and no veg, swede, carrots, looks and courgettes., a gret meal, £10 a fair price. matthew everington - 27 Apr 2005 10:38 |
| Trendy if a little pretentious but well worth putting on your golden triangle pub crawl list anonymous - 20 Apr 2005 17:35 |
| Well worth a visit. Try their own Unthank Bitter. John - 26 Oct 2004 00:59 |
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