Address: Main Road, Brancaster Staithe, King's Lynn PE31 8BJ, United Kingdom
Phone: +441485210314
Rating: 4.5
based on 235 reviews.
Service
Pros:
"Food really great and very quick service!"
"Staff were extremely friendly."
"Staff are helpful and polite."
"The staff were very friendly and attentive despite how busy they were."
"The service couldn't have been better, even to finding us a larger table when one was vacated."
"Really friendly staff, fabulous food and a good selection of drinks."
"Staff were great, really friendly, well versed and struck home on social distancing with a one way system in place which was brilliant."
Cons:
"VERY laid back approach to service."
"Staff aren’t friendly, didn’t ask if everything was ok and often just left you sat their waiting for ages when it wasn’t even busy."
"Waitress could have been a little more smiley."
"Seemingly unhappy bar staff were a small let down, leading to difficult interactions at the bar."
"Although service was very slow...waited 35 minutes just to get a member of staff to take our food order."
"The food was good but the service was very slow."
"Unfortunately upon booking they failed to inform us that they did not accept cash, so upon arrival we didn't get through the door."
Food Quality
Pros:
"Food was delivered quick and tasted good."
"The steak was perfectly cooked with very little fat and plenty of flavour, perfect."
"Good food, although not the most incredible I've ever had."
"The food was delicious, and the staff were very friendly and attentive despite how busy they were."
"Mussels were delicious and the way they should be."
"Had simple fish and chips but it tased superb."
"The pizzas, burgers, and curry are all very good."
Cons:
"Prawn and chilli tagliatelli... There were few very small prawns which looked as if they had been thrown in as an afterthought."
"The pasta was undercooked, not al dente which would have been fine, but simply underdone and therefore was dry and had a 'pasty' taste."
"Food is a bit overpriced and average."
"The spicy prawn pasta was a complete let down, for £16.50 it is tasteless."
"Food was disgusting, small horrid pizza with no cheese for £13, pulled pork burger came with 5 chips."
"Fish cake special heavily deep fried with no trace of fish for £18."
"The whitebait had a twangy after taste, the steak was awful, burnt on the outside but rare in the middle and extremely chewy, peas had a pasty taste to them."
Ambiance & Location
Pros:
"Stones throw away from the beach also."
"Lovely fires to sit near in the winter and massive garden in the summer - perfect all year round."
"A lively, friendly coastal pub. Great for kids - the playground garden was packed this evening."
"Really lovely welcoming pub."
"Lovely pub with great service and great food."
"Nice atmosphere and ideal for families."
"A wonderful family (and dog) friendly pub."
Cons:
"It was a little lacking in atmosphere in the area we were sat and initially we were a little disappointed."
"Back room has atmosphere of a canteen."
"The tables however, are slightly close together, which makes an almost crowded atmosphere."
"This year we were put in a small side room with no decorations/ no fire (it was very cold didn’t take coats off) and no other people so zero vibe."
"The place seems to have surfed the wave of good looks and reviews and is in need of a little investment to make it look a little less tired in certain areas."
"Tables needed cleaning as I went to sit down and ketchup was all over benches outside."
"There were several tables free but we were brought to one next to the food chalets."
Value for Money
Pros:
"Decent ale selection,wines not bad either. Food is reasonably priced with seafood predominating."
"The food was good and reasonably priced but we were a little disappointed that they didn’t have much in the way of ‘traditional’ pub food - i.e. no pie choice."
"Overall great pub and reasonably priced drinks."
"Good menu choices and not as expensive as other posher pubs in the area."
"This is a reasonably priced venue too."
"The menu is a bit more extensive than other local pubs and certainly more reasonably priced."
"Excellent food at reasonable prices."
Cons:
"Food was delivered quick and tasted good. Unfortunately the menu was very small and didn't contain very many vegetarian options."
"Popped in for a drink after walk but pricey Guinness and pint of cider shandy 8.50."
"Food is a bit overpriced and average."
"My husband had the mussels which were very pricey for a relatively small portion."
"I do feel the drinks were extortionate - a bottle of Appletise £3, pint of coke £3.80, and a pint of bitter £5.70 (dearer than wine)."
"It’s very expensive for shocking food."
"Only 3 stars as they are a card only pub, which in my opinion is so restrictive."