The Lodge Hotel & Bar Reviews Summary

Accommodation

Pros:

• "The rooms are clean tidy and spacious with some having recent updates making the stay better than before."
• "Rooms incredibly spacious and comfortable!"
• "Stayed here in the 'Garden Shed', one of the hotels four courtyard rooms. Absolutely lovely room, spotlessly clean."
• "Room was lovely, bed very comfortable."
• "Rooms are all lovely and so comfortable."
• "Sea views over Old Hunstanton rooftops from 'The Attic' suite I was staying in. Lovely."
• "The lodge is also very close to the beach and well located for seeing the picturesque villages of north Norfolk."

Cons:

• "Beware room 6 which has several kitchen extractors which are noisy all night."
• "Could do with some lighting in the rear carpark, it was pitch black."
• "Standard room only £140 which is disappointing as the room was cramped and small and could do with some maintenance, also the tv would loose signal."
• "The room was incredibly hot...The radiators were on. The majority of us spent the night after the meal outside as it was too hot to enjoy the dance floor."
• "It lost one star just because there was no aircon in the room."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "All food very good, & an enjoyable night had by our party."
• "The food was very well presented and very tasty."
• "Fabulous food - I had a sweet potato pakora as a starter, followed by an excellent red snapper tikka."
• "The pork belly, rib eye steak, seafood linguine and Mediterranean and goats cheese pizza are highly recommended."
• "We particularly enjoyed the roast Norfolk chicken and BBQ ribs, which were well proportioned and absolutely delicious."
• "Food was fabulous. Especially the ribs starter, lamb hock main and as for the sticky toffee pudding highly recommend."
• "The food was excellent every night."

Cons:

• "Very rude staff desert came out cold to then be re heated in microwave."
• "The lamb dish was well presented but lacked in flavour."
• "The food was expensive for what we were given and wasn't nice to eat it didn't taste nice and the chips tasted like fish when ordered with a burger."
• "Unfortunately this time got disappointed, I don't know what's happened, but food taste was much less than good."
• "Food was bearable, I have been before and it’s been amazing but recently the food hasn’t been the greatest, especially for the price."
• "Two vegetarian main courses were either not cooked enough (rubbery aubergine) and just a mickey take in portion size for the chick pea and spinach pie."
• "The burger was inedible you could tell the patty was cooked/microwaved from frozen and was disgusting."

Service

Pros:

• "Well looked after with friendly staff and good food."
• "The staff were very welcoming, there is a lovely warm atmosphere."
• "Staff were very welcoming and extremely friendly!"
• "Service slick and friendly."
• "Good service."
• "Staff are very friendly and readily available when you need them."
• "The staff worked very hard to accommodate and I would not fault their service."

Cons:

• "We were ignored at our table whilst others were served."
• "The kitchen staff also confused our order with other tables which delayed our food coming out."
• "Dreadful service - food okay but attitude of most staff leaves a lot to be desired."
• "Despite 6 staff in attendance, service was dreadful."
• "Service although pleasant was slow."
• "The service was very slow."
• "Service needs improvement please."

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "A nice place just really well done, with new beer garden and conservatory extension just added."
• "Only spent the afternoon (a few hours) in the garden but it was a lovely atmosphere."
• "Decorated really well and makes you feel very welcome."
• "We were there in the gorgeous 'conservatory' with beautiful decorations and trees, lively and warm."
• "The environment was lovely."
• "This is a beautiful place."
• "Can't believe I haven't been here before! Gorgeous decor, lovely outdoor area, stunning food and great selection of drinks."

Cons:

• "A little too bright for my liking."
• "Music was annoying to say the least."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The prices are high at this hotel which gives an aura of quality."
• "Fantastic Sunday Roast and great drinks; dog friendly too!"
• "Amazing place with excellent food and also quite reasonably priced."
• "Found this very good value."
• "Good drinks menu at fair prices."
• "Prices too are good for what you get."
• "The DBB option is extremely good value, especially with the food being so delicious."

Cons:

• "It charges moderately high prices for the area and we expected better."
• "Tried to charge £56.70 for 6 drinks."
• "They have increased the price on some items drastically."
• "The food was expensive for what we were given."
• "Desert to be honest was just overpriced for something bought in and commercially produced."
• "4 stars for food. 1 star for value for money."