The Wiveton Bell Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food certainly lives up to the price tag! The ribs I could have eaten with a spoon they were so tender."
• "Delicious food, extremely helpful staff and beautiful surroundings."
• "Excellent food and service and great atmosphere."
• "Fabulous food as always."
• "The food is good and the staff friendly and efficient."
• "Superb food in lovely settings."
• "The Brancaster mussels were delicious. The burgers were homemade and was succulent with morish chips."

Cons:

• "Very over priced, not value for money. Will not be returning."
• "£19 for a small chicken salad is ridiculous! £24 for a sliver of sea bass with hard potatoes and watery greens is also a scam."
• "Last Sunday not good bland food sticky table asked for table to be wiped."
• "Given the cost of the roast dinner I have to say that the roast belly pork was very badly cooked and very over priced."
• "Overpriced, mediocre food- nothing special and very poor value."
• "The roast beef was very tough. The roast potatoes were leathery and vegetables were nothing special."
• "Meal was pretty poor the marrow burger was so incredibly dry and well done."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were attentive and lovely."
• "Excellent service from Kevin and meal from Jamie."
• "The staff were welcoming and attentive."
• "The staff are professional but also down to earth which gives you such a great atmosphere."
• "We were looked after brilliantly by the friendly and attentive staff."
• "Staff attentive and service fantastic."
• "The service was very friendly and made the whole experience very enjoyable."

Cons:

• "Food was good but the service was 'distracted' i.e. the waitress forgot to bring half of the drinks, offered the desert menu but didn't bring it and then didn't bring the bill."
• "Our plates were whipped away as we were taking our last mouthful, seemingly in an attempt to move us on as quickly as possible."
• "45 minutes late being seating, lots of meals unavailable, the yorkshire puddings were dreadful and the soft drinks went off."
• "We got seated, but was a while being asked if we wanted a drink."
• "The service was incredibly slow throughout."
• "Service wasn’t great all round unfortunately from the greeting at the door through to paying the bill."
• "Very over priced, service slow."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "We felt the food was worth the cost."
• "For what you get, reasonably priced too!"
• "A lovely modern rustic pub serving locally sourced food at reasonable prices."
• "Prices are 10-20% more than in average pubs but the quality 3x BETTER!!! Food totally worth the price in size and the service quick!"
• "Overall a very enjoyable experience, a lovely atmosphere with tasty and not pretentious food at a very decent price for the quality you get!"
• "2 Mains + 2 Pints = £43, that's not expensive for good food and service."
• "The food was incredible and very reasonably priced."

Cons:

• "Poor quality rooms at extortionate prices."
• "Did not sample desserts as greatly over priced."
• "Very dissapointed with the sunday roast."
• "The dessert was a let down."
• "I thought that a tiny bowl of olives & 2 slices of bread was overpriced at £6 as a 'nibble' / starter."
• "The food is massively overpriced and below average."
• "The food tasted ok but the portion size was small, four of us left hungry after paying for a rather expensive weak excuse of a roast!"

Ambiance and Setting

Pros:

• "On arriving the place looks great! Ordered our food, Then went to sit outside, shortly after we were told that we had to eat inside which was a shame as it was a beautiful day."
• "It is a characterful traditional pub with attentive staff."
• "Dog friendly in the bar area. Lovely beer garden."
• "A lovely modern rustic pub serving locally sourced food at reasonable prices."
• "Doesn't seem to have declined after the previous owners retired and sold it on to a larger company."
• "The pub indoors was incredibly well kept."
• "The pub has an incredibly relaxed outdoor seating area."

Cons:

• "No heating as described- electric plug in heater- I was cold in the morning with no dressing gown eating my breakfast sat in the window!"
• "As the bulk of parking is a short walk and off site I would recommend making the 3 spaces available on site Blue badge holders accessible parking."
• "Note the parking is across the green not in front of the restaurant - not signposted so double check."
• "The 3 parking spaces were all full and the surrounding roads are very narrow so it's impossible to park close."
• "Only hiccup was we didn’t see the field carpark which was located across the road behind a hedge but soon sorted…"
• "Car park weird, needs more lighting particularly as very rough underfoot."
• "Vastly over rated food and overpriced; seating arrangements were not good."

Accommodation

Pros:

• "Rooms are fairly large."
• "We ch3cked in quickly and were shown to our rather stunning room, the Starlight."
• "Bedroom was spotless, well furnished, and comfortable."
• "My room was lovely, the amenities were nice and the breakfast was the perfect surprise."
• "Wonderful experience, amazing room, underfloor heating (needed in May this year) comfortable cosy bed and breakfast in bed for a change!!"
• "The room and bathroom were beautiful, the bed was really comfortable."
• "The library room was perfectly set out and just where we needed to be to have a relaxing stay."