The Ostrich Pub at Castle Acre Reviews Summary

Category: Pub King's Lynn

Address: Stocks Green, Castle Acre, King's Lynn PE32 2AE, United Kingdom

Phone: +441553611006

Rating: 4.2
based on 143 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Both the mains and the desserts were perfect. Really good home-cooked food."
  • "Really enjoyed the traditional shepherds pie with chunks of lamb and not mince."
  • "The wine list is incredible and the food was delicious!"
  • "A Sunday lunch which was incredible."
  • "Food was pretty amazing."
  • "They serve delicious food and will adapt for food intolerances wherever possible."
  • "The Tacos are out of this world."

Cons:

  • "Kids meals all came with undercooked chips, with soggy outsides and raw potato inners."
  • "Awful experience, food was very poor."
  • "Food though is often below expected."
  • "Unfortunately the food was a little disappointing."
  • "The food is lacklustre."
  • "Food quality poor."
  • "£18 for a tasteless, watery curry with warmed up packet rice, and a stale naan bread."

Staff and Service

Pros:

  • "The Staff were incredibly friendly, the landlord was very friendly and even offered for us to move tables to be more comfortable!"
  • "Good atmosphere and friendly staff make this a place to visit."
  • "Friendly greeting and service."
  • "Great staff. Very friendly and bubbly."
  • "Service is fantastic, Joanne is the perfect publican."
  • "The staff were really friendly and helpful."
  • "Very welcoming hostess and team."

Cons:

  • "Staff are friendly... but not competent."
  • "Over all I feel like the service was poor and the staff didn’t seemed to bother to check on their customers."
  • "Once we had finished it took ages before they cleared the table and they were not what I would call busy."
  • "Throughout it seemed that the staff weren't too interested in customers, and the bar was empty quite a lot."
  • "The staff seemed very stressed out and were not able to offer a good service."
  • "Not the best welcome when we walked in the bar."
  • "The next morning, I mentioned it to the manger on duty, to my surprise he wasn't remotely interested, nor offered any apology for the disturbance."

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

  • "The interior has a very traditional feel with a wide selection of beers and spirits."
  • "Interior is very shabby sheek and there's a real effort to balance the old with the new."
  • "Lovely pub in a beautiful village."
  • "The actual room was v good, clean and tidy."
  • "The rooms themselves are very clean, spacious and tastefully decorated."
  • "Lovely peaceful characterful old pub in a charming rural village setting."
  • "Such an amazing traditional pub to walk into, with modern services and friendly staff."

Cons:

  • "The restaurant was cold and overcrowded."
  • "A lovely old pub in a very historic Norfolk village, but because of its age it is not really Wheelchair friendly."
  • "But interior decor and lighting needs work to improve atmosphere."
  • "The rooms are immaculate and very comfortable."
  • "The recent refurbishment has turned a great rustic pub into something that feels like a suburban wine bar."
  • "A hotch potch of decor greets you and we didn't feel particularly welcome."
  • "The Wooden Floors above didn't help!"

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "Fairly exciting menu, reasonable prices for well flavoured small sized dishes."
  • "Reasonable prices."
  • "The food in this period of inflation, was reasonable."
  • "The price was reasonable."
  • "And not too dear."
  • "Excellent home cooked food - good quality ingredients; wide range of choices."
  • "Menu regularly changes, have been around probably 4 times across seasons and they always have something fun/new."

Cons:

  • "The bar is well stocked and a wide if somewhat price heavy food menu."
  • "Shocked at the price - a pint of Ruddles Smooth and an orange juice for £8.30!"
  • "The value is not great, price doesn’t match the execution."
  • "Food very over priced and served in horrible plastic trays with even worse wooden knives and forks which were of hardly any use."
  • "Prices are high but food is great."
  • "The place is on the expensive side."
  • "Just had a lovely lunch today served with a medium glass of chardonnay. When the bill arrived... to discover that a medium glass of chardonnay was £11.30, I was gobsmacked for the want of a better word."

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