The Buckinghamshire Arms, Blickling

Popped in this afternoon for lunch. Absolutely freezing inside with no heating. Within seconds of arriving we managed to over hear the landlady telling a delivery driver off for delivering and a representative from North Norfolk council that he as too early for the meeting. The chap only wanted to sit inside out of the pouring rain. She sounded like a demented fishwife.
Despite this, we ordered lunch, or at least tried to. Our drinks order was taken and we were told to go to the snug to order food. In the snug we were told to go back to the table. Once food was ordered a trip to the gents was needed. To our shock they are outside, resembling something of a 1950s brick privy.
Back into the restaurant and the cold really started to kick in. Noses running and half an hour after our order had been taken there was no sign of the food. We offered to pay for our drinks and leave but food promptly then arrived. Sadly with no apology, although that did come later when we paid.
The food was edible but nothing special, and certainly not worth the wait.
My advice, stick to the cafe in Blickling Hall.

25 Apr 2012 19:14