Best kept secret in the area. This 16th century pub/restaurant is run by a lovely couple (Dave and…read moreJackie) who make you feel welcome every visit. My wife and I have been coming here for nearly three years now and the food is still the best around. Sometimes you may have to wait due to everything being cooked fresh to order but it is well worth the wait. Look out for the specials board which has some of the unusual dishes not normally seen in other restaurants.

Don't be put off by the lighting, the food is great (amazing fish and chips), the beer is too, and…read moreit has a genuine pub atmosphere that I wish we had back home. Virtually everyone that comes through the door is a local, and they gather for a couple of pints and a game of darts or three. To top it off, the prices are more than fair - we'll be stopping in again as soon as we're in town again.

The best pub bar none in North Norfolk, very friendly bar staff , great selection of beers and…read morespirits, only serve a Sunday roast which is banging and the also encourage to bring you own food or a takeaway all other times and the best thing is a pint of fishing boat real ale is only £3,

The Fishing Boat is a busy pub with a beautiful old English style country garden at the rear with…read morelive music on Sunday afternoons. The pub itself has a selection of four real ales and I counted 36 different whisky's, the food on offer is of exceptional quality and value meaning you have to get there early to get a table. Bingo and a pub quiz on Monday nights is also very popular with locals as well as visitors. The pub also offers free wi-fi and free pool, well behaved dogs are always welcome. All in all a very friendly popular pub!

Great location with large lay area. Good Sunday roast. Heavy in well cooked vegitables. Possibly…read morethe best family bar/ restaurant in Overstrand. Lots of staff all very helpful.

I really like the collection of locally made gins. Food was delicious, especially the crab cakes…read more The place was busy, but we were able to eat at a table in the bar area.

What a cheerful little place. Plenty of odd corners, inside and out; friendly staff; the simple…read morebaguette lunch we had was most acceptable. Open all day for food, which makes it very useful if we need somewhere to go and stay for ages!

Cool little stop with great coffee and great service. I recommend you stop in if in the area. I may…read moretry the food here on my way back from the coast.

Me and my partner managed to discover this gem of a pub by randomly choosing somewhere close on the…read moresat nav whilst we were away for my 30th birthday. The pub is beautiful and cosy, the landlady was kind and cheerful and the food.....oh god, the food! We both had a starter of pigeon, not something you usually see on a pub menu and it was superbly cooked and tasted amazing. For my main I chose the steak burger with chips and onion rings, the burger was big, flavoursome and juicy and the touch I like is that the tomato ketchup on table was all homemade, not from a bottle! We will certainly come back to this awesome place if we are ever near the area again because it was outstanding!!

amazing restaurant and bar establishment, absolutely delicious food. I have been back many times…read moreand the standards is always high. The staff are really friendly and efficient and the prices are fair as well. Great for anniversary dinners or special occasions

Our night started off good until this band came along the music slwas good but the lady could not…read moresing. Then we order out food and drink our drinks come out super fast then some of our food came out but they have forgot to make mine in then end the food was great! Lets just hope they have no more hiccups!

This pub is one of a dying breed for real ale connoisseurs. Casks of the brown stuff are lined up…read moreon the bar, served very fresh and the local Woodfordes brews are sublime. Try the Wherry and then have another. Great traditional pub food is served well but as a previous reviews says, it does get busy at peak times and the staff remain friendly.

This is one of my favourite pubs in Norfolk, located in the charming village of Stiffkey on the…read moremain A149 just to the east of Wells. This pub is a joy to visit anytime of the year but does get busy in the summer as it is the only pub in the village. There used to be 3 at one time but they all closed down, only a lot of effort from the locals ensured that the Red Lion reopened and it has probably never been so popular. I found this pub by chance driving along the coast road some years ago and have been back many times since. It has that old world charm and has one of my favourite beers straight out of the barrel usually, Wherry as well as other local real ales on hand pump, (the way it should be) like Nelsons revenge. The food served here is all homemade and I have never had a bad meal, there is also a childrens menu so obviously famillies are welcome not like in the fake Irish bar O'Neills which are adults only, but they only tell you that after taking your money. In the main part of the pub there are not 1 but 3 real fires which are a real joy in the winter months. The pub has been extended and has additional space to the back, partly in their conservatory and partly in another extension. There is also seating outside. From the main bars there are lovely views across the stream and the fields beyond. They have this year added accomadation by way of a number of self catering chalets which all have the views you get from the pub. I have always had a warm welcome when visiting this pub and the locals are friendly as well. I can't rate this pub highly enough. Well worth stopping off if you are in the area or well worth a detour if you're not!!

Excellent food and terrific service! More so for being a village pub that is nearly in the middle…read moreof nowhere. Me and two colleagues took a local's recommendation on excellent restaurants in the area and took a taxi out to the Recruiting Sergeant. Standard beers on offer, but the dinner menu was a very wide variety of local foods and interesting mains. If the waitress hadn't come, we'd probably still be trying to decide on meals. In the end, a cajun-marinated ribeye steak with ceasar salad, the seafood tapas (as a main) and baked fish of some sort. Check the pictures. It's a good thing we were warned to avoid starters unless we were really hungry, because there was a lot of food on these plates and we ate ALL of it. My steak was cooked perfectly and the nice tapas platter looked heavenly while my friend with the fish nearly liked the plate clean. We chose to skip desserts and finished off our beers. Which is not to say that the desserts didn't look tempting, we just didn't have room. Fabulous service, really good food, a decent price. What more can you ask for? We'll be back! Notes. No wi-fi. Really large beer garden in the back looked comfy for a sunny day.

Amazing pub food!!!…read more Sunday roasts were absolutely amazing - some of the best I've ever had. Thick moist tasty lamb and pork roast slices, great Yorkshire puddings and really generous portions! Puddings were great too - especially the cheesecakes! Nice beer garden at the back too