Address: 6 High St, Ringstead, Hunstanton PE36 5JU, United Kingdom
Phone: +441485525264
Rating: 4.5
based on 181 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"The food has to be the best around this part of the Norfolk coast, it was quality and they should be aiming for a star."
"The dinner was beautifully presented and tasted delicious."
"The food was excellent and range of locally brewed ales and selection of 70 gins was outstanding."
"Food amazing, service outstanding and atmosphere fantastic."
"The food was excellent, especially the cheese soufflé, but generally everything was delicious and really well cooked."
"Food here is absolutely amazing, every dish we have ever tried is always so well balanced, rich and packed with flavour."
"The cooking was skilfully done with every element to a dish well balanced and perfectly crafted."
Cons:
"The chicken burger I ordered at £18.00 was about as appetising as a cold big mac no side salad just a burger."
"A car crash of a dining experience. Fresh vegetables seem to be hard to source."
"Fish over cooked, chips over cooked, tartare sauce lacked ingredients."
"The food was poor... dry and over done as if it had been sat under the heat lamps for an age."
"The food in the restaurant was really disappointing. We were informed that the butcher hadn't been and that there were a number of items not available or were substituted."
"The fish was honestly completely tasteless, the lamb was ok but too salty, the pasta for the kids was dripping in tomato sauce."
"Very disappointed with the food, lobster was over cooked, steak very tough, clams very bland with at least 10 of them empty shells."
Service
Pros:
"Potentially the most helpful owners I've come across."
"All the staff there are very good at there jobs and friendly."
"The staff were all friendly and did the right amount of checking on us."
"Staff were very accommodating, even though they were about to finish service."
"The staff were very attentive and friendly."
"Fantastic, friendly service, and top quality food."
"Service was excellent and the staff very friendly and welcoming."
Cons:
"I had a complaint about my drink:- a schweppes orange juice, it tasted rather strange in my opinion."
"Unprofessional. Very disappointing. We went there after a friend's recommendation. We arrived by half six in the evening and asked for drinks and the menu."
"We were then told that we wouldn't be allowed to eat by a young lady with an iPad and no interpersonal skills. Stunningly bad customer service."
"It was really difficult to get eye contact with staff and they were not very attentive."
"We did have an encounter with one of the men who staffed the restaurant and he was bizarrely hostile, rude and sarcastic."
"Service was poor (stand-off-ish staff who lacked professionalism)."
"Greeting by a very polite and helpful bar lady who contrasted noticeably with her bearded colleague who could definitely could do with a lesson or two in customer service! - very abrupt and dismissive."
Ambience & Decor
Pros:
"Excellent food, excellent service and lovely, cosy decor."
"Good outside area with a contemporary relaxed vibe."
"The place itself is spectacular."
"The perfect winter pub to go and sit next to the fire and enjoy their selection of wines."
"The inside decor was cosy, but bright and cheery."
"Lovely old pub with surprisingly extensive restaurant and outdoor spaces, comfortable seating and a cosy atmosphere."
"A great ambience inside and out, with lovely comfortable leather armchairs and furniture, all beautifully put together."
Cons:
"Sadly a picturesque pub has been turned into a Harvester outlet on any ring road in Nottingham or Leicester."
"The sad thing is the interior is very dark and gloomy which is a shame."
"But our room was very noise, with music from the bar n restaurant reaching our room from 8am - 11pm or after."
"The place has lost its cool vibe a lick of paint and a few more tables and chairs and raised prices limited menu don't cut it."
"Quirky venue, dark inside, what was being hidden."
Value for Money
Pros:
"For what it was, great value for money too!"
"Not cheap but all very good value for a very good time!"
"Very reasonable prices for the quality too."
"One of the nicest pubs you will visit... and inexpensive!"
"All four of us commented on how good the food and service was and how reasonably priced it was."
"The food is good and reasonably priced."
"Reasonable prices."
Cons:
"More expensive than London prices."
"Desserts were small and over priced."
"If anything, it is a touch too expensive for what it is."
"Food was good but the price was high (top end gastropub prices), probably about £1-2 per course extra to what I would expect to pay."
"Other meals had were not very warm and overpriced."
Accommodation
Pros:
"The room was beautiful and the complimentary G&T a very welcome touch."
"Our room, (The Warren) was beautifully decorated and thoughtfully included the following: two sample bottles of The Gin Trap’s own gin, two cans of tonic water (different flavours), locally roasted and ground coffee with a small cafetière and a kettle, a large glass bottle of water, several varieties of tea, fine bed linen for the incredibly comfortable super king-sized bed, two cotton bathrobes, a hair dryer, a huge bathroom with a waterfall shower and a wooden bench for seating, a heated rail for thick and luxurious bath towels, dog friendly carpeting, and a private, enclosed patio."
"We stayed at the stables and it was absolutely perfect."
"The cottage itself was very stylishly furnished - with a great little kitchen, comfortable snug lounge, sitting area, loo and patio downstairs and then two cosy bedrooms, a balcony and bathroom (with powerful shower) upstairs."
"We stayed at the gin trap for three nights 5th 6th and 7th in the Brockman room which exceeded our expectations very large bedroom and bathroom and extremely comfortable."
"Stayed for Xmas break. Absolutely fantastic time. Atmosphere, attention to detail and food quality all made the break brilliant."
"The room we had was superb - lovely décor and separate bathroom with stand-alone bath."
Cons:
"Mirror too high in the toilet for a wheelchair user and the seat was loose."
"Would have like a mat in the shower tray as we both found it very slippery and a rug by the bed was curling up at the edge making it an accident waiting to happen!"
Accessibility & Family-Friendliness
Pros:
"Accessible toilet ✅"
"Great for kids (including an amazing play area) despite being a grown-up restaurant/pub."
"This is a dog friendly establishment and there are toys and a soft play area for toddlers in the rear garden."
"The entire venue is dog-friendly and you know they genuinely mean that as dogs are welcomed in the rooms and bar and in one separate area of the restaurant."
"Great choice of drinks and a fabulous children's play area will definitely visit again."
Cons:
"Didn't appear to be disabled parking spaces and the car park is fairly deep gravel."
"Firstly a warning for all family's with small children, the PLAYGROUND HAS GONE as of 18/06/2022, not closed or being Refurbished, completely removed."