tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70442116882692849072024-03-13T03:28:51.366+00:00The Roast InspectorFry Up Inspectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00897629969087026075noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044211688269284907.post-73223178540749341842017-12-20T18:58:00.000+00:002017-12-20T18:58:37.782+00:00The Red Lion - Norwich<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sunday - 12.00pm till 5.00pm</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> A large group of us were meeting up for lunch and The Red Lion on Bishopgate seemed like a good option. They were able to reserve tables for a large group and offer a vegetarian and vegan option.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They're dog friendly and even brought along a small plate of meat at the end for Pixie, a canine member of our group.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The table was spacious and the tree made it feel festive.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With thirty of us there we had no end of things to talk about. Had the conversation run dry though there were plenty of boardgames available to play.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You purchase carvery tickets at the bar at a cost of £8.95 for a main course or £13 for main course and a pudding. I also noticed that kids eat free (carvery only) with a paying adult.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's the only carvery I've ever encountered where you don't serve yourself. I was slightly confused as to why but found the answer on their facebook page, according to them the reason is "</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class=" UFICommentActorAndBody"><span><span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody"><span>We like to ensure our food is protected from people who may cough sneeze touch or pick at it while it is uncovered". To be honest I'm always really greedy at carverys so this was at least going to save me the pain of feeling so full up that I might explode!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The pork was ok but a bit dry so I soaked it in apple sauce.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Upon entering </b>- I've generally always sat outside The Red Lion during the summer months enjoying a cold pint beside the river so for me sitting inside was a first today. It was certainly nice and warm and the interior is very traditional. The pub offers a good selection of local ales and even served chilli pickled eggs behind the bar. It's dog friendly and kids eat free with a paying adult so it's quite an appealing option for families and dog owners. The carvery is available on Sundays, just buy a ticket at the bar and hand it in at the food counter when you're ready to eat. Just beside the food counter is where you can find gravy, cutlery, sauces and condiments. The staff serve the food so just tell them what you would like on your plate. As a venue for such a large group of us it seemed like a good choice to me. <b>7/10</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Service </b>- We spent a good few hours here so were served by nearly all the different staff. The young ladies serving behind the bar seemed helpful and efficient whenever we needed anything. My wife asked about the vegan option and was told somebody would come over to tell her when it was ready. We ordered drinks and bought the food tickets, a bit later as promised somebody came over to tell us when the nut roast was ready. At the food counter we were asked what we would like on the plate and the food was served in front of us. Somebody on our table mentioned stuffing which led to a few raised eyebrows as the rest of us didn't have any, a quick enquiry at the food counter resulted in some being bought over a bit later. We had finished our meal when it arrived but still had our plates on the table so tucked in. The lady bringing it over asked if we would like any extra roast potatoes or Yorkshire puddings too, a wonderful offer and appreciated by everyone at the table. She later brought over a small plate of meat for Pixie the dog, a lovely gesture which Pixie clearly appreciated! <b>8/10</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Contents </b>- Pork, stuffing, roast potatoes, new potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, cauliflower cheese, swede, carrots, cabbage, peas and gravy. <b>9/10</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>The food </b>- The pork was quite nice but a bit dry, luckily the apple sauce added some moisture though. Some crackling would have been nice, there was some there but I forgot to specify that I wanted any though. At the heart of a good roast dinner is decent roast potatoes and these were magnificent! Nice and big with really crispy edges and soft fluffy centres. Equally excellent were the Yorkshire puddings, a good mix of textures with crispiness outside and squidgy inside. I do love cauliflower cheese with a roast dinner and here it was delicious in a good cheese sauce with a brown crispy topping. All the vegetables were cooked for just the right amount of time and the stuffing was pretty good. The ginger and treacle tart didn't disappoint, dense and sticky with plenty of flavour. Nice work Lester, a pretty impressive Sunday roast! <b>7/10</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Overall </b>- A couple of weeks ago I spent £25 for three courses at The Golden Star so I was interested to see how two courses here compared at roughly half the price. Having experienced both I think The Red Lion deal (although not a Christmas menu) was far better value for money. I had no problem with the fact the carvery wasn't self service, it's probably a better idea really as I always over eat when it is self service. The staff looked after our group well, catered for dietary requirements, and clearly made Pixie the dog feel welcome. My wife was equally impressed as I was and we'd most definitely return here for a Sunday roast again in the future. Thanks to Michelle for organising the event and Lester and the team for making it enjoyable and delicious. <b>7.5/10 </b></span></div>
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Fry Up Inspectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00897629969087026075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044211688269284907.post-80518729706013140262017-12-11T17:59:00.002+00:002017-12-11T18:47:19.632+00:00The Golden Star - Norwich<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Christmas menu review</span></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">57 Colegate</span></span></div>
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nightime inspection was a first for me, as was a Christmas dinner
inspection. The Golden Star on Colegate was lit up nicely in the
darkness when we arrived.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We'd been here before for breakfast in 2014, you can read the breakfast review <a href="https://fryupsgoodornot.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/golden-star-norwich.html">here</a>. It's certainly a really cosy and traditional pub so it seemed like a good place to enjoy a Christmas meal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There's the main room out the front and this smaller room out the back where our table was reserved.</span></div>
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promised my wife there would be Christmas crackers and breathed a huge
sigh of relief when I spotted them on the table. She was struggling to
understand why the two course Christmas menu cost £22.50 and the two
course Sunday lunch cost £12.95, my only answer was that there would be
Christmas crackers!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At least if the Christmas cracker jokes didn't entertain us there was a selection of board games nearby.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ok, time to get the party started!</span></div>
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Christmas hats on we checked out the contents of the crackers. I really
struggled with the charade but quite enjoyed the challenge!</span></div>
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wife was happy to go for two courses but I persuaded her to go for all
three courses in the end. The Golden Star had thought about vegetarians
and vegans too when planning their Christmas menu.</span></div>
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no wine connoisseurs so we ordered the cheapest bottle of white on the
menu at £12.90. It seemed like a reasonable price to us and tasted ok so
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I chose the duck rillettes, potted confit duck leg served with toasted sourdough bread and plum chutney.</span></div>
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tender and moist duck leg tasted so good I could have happily eaten it
all straight out of the pot. There were other items on the plate though
so I resisted the urge and set about combining the flavours.</span></div>
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roast potatoes, roasted root vegetables and gravy. It was exactly as
described on the menu but I felt a tad disappointed to be eating a
Christmas dinner without stuffing or sprouts.</span></div>
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both had Christmas pudding for dessert, a vegan version was available
for my wife. We both agreed it stole the show and was definitely the
highlight of the meal. I didn't see any redcurrants as stated on the
menu but the pudding was rich and delicious, coated in brandy butter
which had us literally scraping the plate at the end. </span></div>
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love Christmas food and nothing quite beats a good Christmas dinner. On
the way home from the city a few weeks back I spotted the Christmas
menu outside The Golden Star, I decided it might be a nice thing to do
with my wife. To be honest though she took some convincing as the price
tag of a Christmas meal seemed to be almost double that of a Sunday
lunch. In the end though sheer persuasion and the fact that The Golden
Star were offering vegan options sealed the deal so we booked a table
for two...</span></div>
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- The Golden Star has a homely and traditional interior with heaps of
character. It was nice and warm when we arrived and there was a hive of
activity at the bar. There are two main rooms here, one at the front
where the main bar is and another along the side with a smaller bar. We
would be sitting in the side room which suited us as it seemed quite
cosy in there. Our table was all set up with cutlery wrapped in a
festive serviette, a candle giving a warm glow and a pair of Christmas
crackers. An excellent place to enjoy a Christmas meal I felt. <b>9/10</b></span></div>
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We received a warm welcome and was offered drinks before being shown to
our table. All of our food choices had been pre-ordered so we enjoyed a
few glasses of wine whilst waiting for the different courses to arrive.
We were asked if everything was ok during the meal and again at the end
so there was plenty of opportunity to raise any concerns. The staff
seemed keen to please and the courses arrived at just the right time. <b>9/10</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Type of roast </b>- Ready served on the plate, no shared veg dilemmas here<b>.</b></span></div>
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A hat, small gifts (a tape measure and card trick) and a joke which
also featured trivia and a guessing game. It kept us entertained for a
while! <b>7/10 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">Starter</span>: </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Potted confit duck leg served with toasted sourdough bread and plum chutney.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">Main</span>: </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Roast
Norfolk turkey served with pigs in blankets, roast potatoes, roasted
root vegetables (carrot, swede and parsnip) and gravy.</span></span></div>
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decent combination of ingredients but some stuffing would have been
nice and the Christmas pudding didn't appear to include redcurrants as
stated on the menu. <b>7/10</b></span></div>
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Nice to see them served on the plate but not really enough and a bigger
selection would have been nice. For me a few sprouts make a Christmas
dinner. <b>4/10</b></span></div>
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Each course was presented well and the main and dessert were both
piping hot. The lambs lettuce (or it could have been watercress) worked
well on the starter but seemed slightly out of place on the mains. <b>8/10</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">Starter</span>: Tender duck served with a stunning plum chutney, I thoroughly enjoyed this over the warm toasted sourdough, a great starter! </span></div>
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The Norfolk turkey served here wasn't too dry and covered in cranberry
sauce was a real joy to eat. The pigs in blankets were pretty nice and
the roast potatoes large and crispy on the outside. The roasted root
vegetables were cut into small chunks, they tasted ok but the veg side
of things was a bit disappointing to be honest. </span></div>
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Desserts are usually my least favourite course but on this occasion the
Christmas pudding covered in brandy butter was my highlight of the
entire meal. I don't recall ever eating such a rich and delicious
Christmas pudding as this one and the brandy butter melted over it
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an impressive starter, a slightly limited main course that lacked a few
of my favourite Christmas dinner items and a surprise victory with the
dessert. <b>8/10</b></span></div>
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gravy was spot on, a good consistency and really rich in flavour. The
cranberry sauce was excellent too and there was plenty of it which was a
bonus. <b>9/10</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">Main</span>: </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Butternut squash and pistachio loaf served with roast potatoes, roasted root vegetables and gravy.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Anyway enough of that nonsense... The crackers were great, loved the crackers. A tape measure and playing cards. Not bad. The inspector wore his hat with aplomb, this is how much he was trying to prove it was not a rip off to pay double for pub food in December. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The tart which was not a tart but a pie as far as I could see was cold but gets a point for having mushrooms in, not sure if it was meant to be cold. The main course was good, too small compared to a usual pub roast dinner though. Lush roasties and veg. A wider variety would've been usual but they were done well. The vegan option was a of tube of orange sludge with little flavour.. am I selling it? Not sure if there were actually pistachio's in it but there seemed no sign as far as taste was concerned. Perhaps it was just too refined for me. I wouldn't go here again for vegan fayre when there are so many better options in Norwich but if you have a small appetite it could be for you.</span><br />
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The three course meal cost £25 per person. It was a great meal but afterwards I could understand my wife's initial
concern over price. It seemed really expensive compared to going for a
Sunday roast yet apart from a Christmas cracker everything seemed pretty
much the same to us except the main was a bit smaller. Many places are
charging a similar price though and I can only imagine it's because it's
a Christmas menu there's a premium to pay. The total cost of the meal
including the bottle of wine came to £62.90 and although we left feeling
adequately full up I could have eaten much more. This did have an
advantage in the end though as not feeling totally stuffed we went onto
gigs at The Birdcage and Waterfront afterwards. <b>4/10</b></span></div>
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A warm welcome and cosy environment to enjoy a Christmas meal and it
certainly felt Christmassy inside. The food tasted great and each course
arrived at just the right time allowing a pause between courses. The
starter and dessert were the highlights for me and although the main was
enjoyable it didn't quite feel like Christmas dinner without stuffing
or sprouts, that's just my personal preference though. The only thing I
didn't quite understand was the price when compared to the Sunday lunch
menu. I think next time I'd go along for a two course Sunday lunch
saving £10 and hope that turkey was on the menu.<b> 7/10</b></span>Fry Up Inspectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00897629969087026075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044211688269284907.post-51098263835995670392016-12-01T16:38:00.000+00:002016-12-01T16:38:56.449+00:00Temple Bar - Norwich<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Temple Bar is said by many to serve Norwich's best Sunday Roast, my wife and I decided to go and check it out for ourselves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Sunday roast menu looked impressive and offered a good vegetarian option too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After an unexpected and incredibly frustrating wait of 70 minutes the food finally arrived at the table. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The turkey was really juicy and delicious, the roast potatoes tasted great but were undercooked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For so long now my wife and I have wanted to try the Sunday roast at Temple Bar. On the occasions we'd attempted it in the past though there has been no empty tables so we've ended up going somewhere else, clearly a very popular place! We'd been here for breakfast back in 2015, you can read that review <a href="http://fryupsgoodornot.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/clover-canteen-temple-bar-norwich.html">here</a>. Anyway, we'd walked into the city to do some shopping and my wife suggested going somewhere for lunch, I didn't need much persuading! We almost went into <a href="http://roastinspector.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/the-sir-garnet-norwich.html">The Sir Garnet</a> but resisted the urge as I'd already reviewed their Sunday roast last year. Instead we decided to once more attempt to get a table at Temple Bar and as luck would have it there was an empty table in the small room where the pool table is located...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Upon entering </b>- I generally avoid pubs playing sports on big screens but was prepared to make an exception here as so many people had told me they serve the best Sunday Roast in Norwich. Three things pleasantly surprised me as we walked in, there was an empty table for us to sit at, the TV was muted and the place had been decorated since my last visit and looked so much better. There was a menu on the bar offering an impressive selection of Sunday roast options as well as desserts. We placed our order, paid and collected our drinks at the bar and sat down. The food, cutlery and sauces were all brought to the table much later. There's also the main room which I can't really comment on as I've never spent any time in it, the smaller room we were sat in seemed like a fairly nice place to eat in though. <b>5/10</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Service </b>- We placed our order at the bar at 1.36pm, I wouldn't usually remember such a detail but the photos for the review keep a record of the time. The lady behind the bar seemed really friendly, she took our order, we paid and then sat down with our drinks. We enjoyed our drinks and chatted but after 50 minutes thought it a bit strange that no cutlery had arrived at the table. After 55 minutes my wife went to find out why the food hadn't arrived yet, by this point we were starting to feel quite annoyed. We were told the food was on its way and should be with us in 5 to 10 minutes. After 15 minutes we decided to cut our losses and enquire about a refund, at this point the food was finally arriving. Everything was on the table at 2.46, 70 minutes after we'd ordered it. Ok, so sometimes places do get really busy but surely it's better to warn customers of any potential delays when taking their order or at least apologise for the delay. Keeping customers informed and offering an apology does go a long way, sadly it wasn't the case here though. <b>2/10</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Contents </b>- Turkey, roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, cauliflower cheese, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, leeks, red cabbage jam, parsnip, beans<b> </b>and gravy. <b>9/10</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>The food </b>- The turkey was really moist and delicious, perfect with the cranberry sauce. I'd specifically chosen turkey today to make up for not getting it on Christmas Day and I thoroughly enjoyed it! The Yorkshire pudding was excellent with a nice crispy edge and softer towards the centre. All of the vegetables looked really nice but the broccoli and cauliflower were very undercooked. My wife's favourite ever dish is cauliflower cheese and here it disappointed, we couldn't taste the cheese and the florets were crunchy. The main disappointment though was the roast potatoes, they tasted really good but were way too firm and not crispy enough on the outside. A few aspects of this roast were excellent but sadly it was a bit let down by undercooked roast potatoes, broccoli and cauliflower. <b>6/10</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It's a very traditional pub that has remained the same for decades.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There wasn't a
veggie roast on offer here but they were happy to swap the meat for a
veggie burger, it wasn't ideal but it was the best offer we'd had all
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It was a wet and grey Sunday afternoon<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">,</span> we decided to head into the city to for a Sunday roast. We had planned to go to The Reindeer on Dereham Road but they were fully booked, instead we headed to Temple Bar but it was the same story there too. We were cold,
wet and determined so we tried The Coach and horses on Beth<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e</span>l Street
but they were closed. The Walnut Tree Shades didn't serve a Sunday roast
and The Woolpack had only nut roast left. It was just at the point of giving up that my wife suggested we tried The Murderers on Timber Hill... </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Upon entering </b>- Having spent many afternoons drinking in <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T</span>he Murderers <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in the p<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ast</span></span> I still reme<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">mbered it well<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> so</span> it was quite nice to see as we entered that nothing at all had changed in over <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">10</span> years! The interior is very traditional <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">with thick wooden tables, exposed brickwork and heaps of character. Th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ere are menus on each of the numbered tables<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">,</span> place your order and pay at the bar giving them your table number. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The food is brought over when its ready along with cutlery an<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d sauces. It's a nice relaxing environment with background music being played at ju<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">st the right level which means you can easily chat over your lunch<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> without having to shout.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b> 8/10</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Service </b>- <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We were welcomed with a smile and the lady <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">serving us <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">did all she could to accom<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">odate us. There wasn't a veggie roast on the menu but she told us that a veggie burger could be added ins<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">tead of the meat. No<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t the most exciting of veggie options but having trekked around Norwich looking for somewhere to eat we were glad to have finally found somewhere so <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">we <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">decide<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d to stay.</span></span> The chap who brought the fo<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">od o<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ver was <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">really friendly <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">too, he offered us sauces and later returned to check everything was ok. <b>9/10</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Type of roast </b>- Ready served </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Meats available </b>- Beef </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b> </b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Contents<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- Roast beef, roast potatoes, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Y</span>orkshire pudding, carrots, brocc<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">oli<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and cauliflower. <b>5/<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">10</span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Vegetable portions</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> - 3 roast potatoes and a reasonable serving of vegetables are already served on the plat<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e. <b>6/10</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Presentation </b>- <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Just like the pub it was served in this roast dinner looked traditional, no stacked meats <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and served on a plate rather than a plank<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>7/10</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>The food </b>- The roast beef was well done and<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">slightly</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">chewy</span>, it tasted ok though. The roast potatoes <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">looked a bit like the</span> frozen <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">variety<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> (<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm not sure if they were or not</span>) but</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">they tasted <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nice <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">so I was happy enough. The Yorkshire pudding was dense in texture, it <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">tasted <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">very cakey and was incredibly filling<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, I <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">quite</span> enjoyed it though. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> vegetables were fairly standard<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> with a reasonable texture and quite nice taste.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b> 5/10</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Gravy and sauces </b>- A nice rich gravy <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">which was served over the food. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There may have <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">been horseradish sauce <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">too, I <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">forgot to ask. <b>7/10</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In November 2014 I visited The Earlham Arms in Norwich for the first time and enjoyed a great breakfast, you can read about that <a href="http://fryupsgoodornot.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/the-earlham-arms-norwich.html">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This was the reason for our visit, I'd heard good things about their Sunday roast.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was fully booked but we were offered a place at the bar tables.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There didn't appear to be a Sunday roast menu anywhere so we asked what was available. Place your order and pay at the bar, the food is brought over when it's ready.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Salt and pepper is already on the table, cutlery wrapped in a napkin is brought over.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I went for my usual Sunday lunch tipple, a pint of Guinness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I chose roast pork and my wife went for nut roast.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I was delighted to see such a huge slab of pork!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I love crackling and this sight I will always remember, what a beautiful moment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The thick slab of pork tasted amazing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Yorkshire pudding soaked up the rich tasty gravy nicely.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The large roast potatoes were delicious with a nice crispy edge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A root veg selection consisting of swede, parsnips and carrots.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I nice big heap of kale.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Upon entering </b>- The Earlham Arms has a large dining room as well as plenty of tables around the bar. There are also some bar tables with stools to sit at when they are fully booked, this is where we sat and it seemed like a good enough spot. There are menus on the table but there didn't appear to be a Sunday roast menu, if you ask at the bar they will tell you what is available. Place your order and pay at the bar, everything is brought over when it's ready. There's salt and pepper already on the table, sauces and cutlery are brought over before the food arrives. Free wifi is available and if you want to bring your dog along then no problem, it's dog friendly. A blackboard saying what's available and how much the Sunday roast costs would have been nice It was certainly a great place to spend some time enjoying a pint or two and a nice roast dinner. <b>8/10</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Presentation </b>- The food arrived on a nice big plate, the veg sat together on one side of the plate, in the centre the potatoes and across the other side the Yorkshire<b> </b>pudding. The thing that really caught my eye though was the giant slab of roast pork coated in crackling that lay across the top. It all looked really impressive and I had a feeling that I was about to eat something really special. <b>9/10</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>The food </b>- The thick slab of roast pork was amazing, I felt like I was in hog roast heaven. The juicy meat fell apart with ease as I cut through it and it tasted superb. The thick crackling that coated the meat was equally as stunning. I had difficulty slicing through the crackling so ate it in quite large lumps, the conversation was limited between my wife and I as I chewed away on it but what a delicious moment it was. I've eaten roast pork many times before but eating roast pork at The Earlham Arms takes it to a new level! The make or break item of any roast dinner is a decent roast potato and the chef here had nailed it nicely. Really big and tasty roast potatoes with a soft fluffy centre and golden crispy edge, perfect. The Yorkshire pudding was a nice size with a fairly good texture, softer at the bottom and crunchy at the top. I really like kale so was delighted with the generous serving given here, really fresh and nicely cooked. The mix of root veg was delicious and complimented the rest of the meal nicely, carrots, swede and parsnips. I'm a big fan of parsnips, they're always welcome on my roast dinner anytime. This was a really enjoyable roast and one I will always remember because of that stunning chunk of pork. <b>9/10</b></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sunday lunch menu served between 12pm and 5pm</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Back in August 2014 I visited The Rivergarden for breakfast (read that review <a href="http://fryupsgoodornot.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/river-garden-norwich.html">here</a>) which was delicious! They no longer serve breakfast but trying their Sunday lunch seemed like a great reason to return again.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Up to three courses are available on the Sunday menu, it all sounded delicious but we were just having the main course today. I'd been thinking about turkey all week with it being only a week away until Christmas so was delighted to see it on the menu, cauliflower cheese caught my eye too, love it!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Upon entering </b>- The Rivergarden as the name suggests has a river that runs beside its stunning garden at the rear. As it was a bit chilly we didn't venture out there today though, instead we had reserved a table inside. The interior is warm and welcoming with a number of different areas to choose from, the first thing you see is the bar by the main entrance. Just beside this is really cosy looking area with an open fire, board games and armchairs. Beyond the bar is where we sat at a nice big table facing another beautiful fireplace, just beyond that and down some steps is the dining area beside the windows that look out to the garden. Our table was beautifully laid with a selection of glasses, cutlery, condiments and a reserved sign made using scrabble letters. Once seated we were given menus and shown the Sunday menu blackboard, we were able to order drinks at the table and simply paid at the bar on the way out. A very straightforward ordering process with everything you need on the table in a stunning environment, excellent! <b>9/10</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Service </b>- We were greeted with a smile, shown to our table<b> </b>and told that somebody would come along shortly to take our drinks order. Whilst ordering drinks we were given menus to choose from, we decided what we all wanted quite quickly and placed our order. Wine glasses which we didn't need were taken away from the table to give us more space and we were offered a bottle of water for the table. The food all arrived together which is always nice when there's a group of you eating, we requested some cranberry sauce and settled in to the meal. We paid at the bar on the way out and was made to feel welcome throughout the meal, all the staff here were really friendly and efficient. <b>9/10</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Contents </b>- Roast Norfolk turkey, pigs in blankets, stuffing, roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, cauliflower cheese, carrots, parsnips, onions and jus. <b>8/10</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Sir Garnet can be found beside Norwich Market, a stunning building with great views.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Everything on the menu sounded delicious, we just went for the main course though.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We sat on the ground floor <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">with a</span> great view of City Hall in the distance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There's more seating upstairs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wood panelled walls and stunning views right across the market place towards Guildhall can be found on the first floor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I couldn't decide between these two lagers, we were kindly offered a taster of each.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We were given some cutlery, salt, pepper and an order number at the bar. We enjoyed a drink whilst waiting for the food to arrive, I can highly recommend the Adnams Jack Brand dry hopped <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">l</span>ager (a nice grapefruit kick) and also the Camden Hells Lager.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The food arrived looking impressive and delicious, it was piping hot and ready served on the plate which was a huge bonus.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I went for the turkey roast, I couldn't wait until Christmas!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There was cranberry sauce and plenty of gravy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Nice thick slices of tender and tasty turkey.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Yorkshire pudding was huge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They tasted great with a nice crispy edge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Upon entering </b>- This quaint medieval building has heaps of character with its creaky floor and exposed beams. There's a bar and some tables on the ground floor, head up the stairs for even more tables and stunning views across the market. There's a fairly big outside seating area too, perfect for the warmer months. The first thing I noticed was how relaxing and peaceful it was inside, for me a must when eating out. There were menus on each table, once you've decided simply place your order and pay at the bar. You're given a pint glass containing your order number on a wooden spoon, salt, pepper and cutlery. Certainly a really nice place to enjoy food and somewhere you can easily chat, we really liked it. <b>8/10</b></span></span></span></div>
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Fry Up Inspectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00897629969087026075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044211688269284907.post-10682539429356428892015-11-03T18:29:00.000+00:002015-11-03T18:29:34.626+00:00The White Lion - Norwich<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sunday roast served from midday until they sell out so get there early!</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">With so many recommendations for their Sunday lunch I couldn't resist visiting The White Lion on Oak Street.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This homemade horseradish cream was to die for, easily the best I'd ever had the pleasure of eating! Thick and creamy with the chunky strands of horseradish giving it a nice hot kick, perfect with the brisket.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Upon entering </b>- The White Lion has a stunning traditional interior with chunky wooden tables, tiled floors and exposed beams. The pub is divided into three separate rooms with a central bar that can be accessed from all the areas. The front room has heaps of natural light, stools at the bar and nice big tables. The room at the rear is much darker and has more tables, a sofa and a coffee table. The room at the side offers more seating and a bar billiards table. We were drawn to the well lit front area as taking photos in a good light was essential. The Sunday roast was chalked up on a blackboard and kept very simple, a meat option, veggie option and dessert. Place your order and pay at the bar, cutlery and sauces arrive first and not long after that the food arrives. It was really nice to enjoy a Sunday roast in such a peaceful and relaxing environment with no music blaring out in the background. I could chat with my wife and not have to shout to be heard, this is my kind of pub on a Sunday afternoon. <b>9/10</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The food </b>- The slow cooked brisket was really tender and tore apart beautifully. It tasted amazing and melted in <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the</span> mouth. Laying on top of the brisket was a delicious wild mushroom stuffing with a nice coarse texture. The roast potatoes were crispy on the outside with a soft centre, a proper roast potato and a good size too. The Yorkshire pudding was really big, tasted fantastic and had an excellent texture throughout. The veg were all cooked perfectly and consisted of butter softened cabbage, carrots and parsnips. A hugely enjoyable Sunday roast that couldn't have been any better, perfect! <b>10/10</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The roast pork arrived over the roast potatoes and topped with some parsnips and crackling. The Yorkshire pudding looked overcooked but was a decent enough size.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I hadn't been out on a roast inspection since February 2013 when I visited The Cottage on Silver Road. With the cold nights drawing in and the topic of roast dinners cropping up recently I decided to dust down this derelict sub blog and go out for a Sunday Roast. <a href="http://fryupsgoodornot.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/the-sergeant-sausage-selection.html">Sergeant Sausage</a> had recently visited The Stanley on Magdalen Road and told me he'd had a cracking roast so I decided to head there myself with my wife, The Roast Inspector is back!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Cottage can be found on Silver Road off Barrack Street.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Inside it is quite spacious with a beer garden to the rear.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> It is very traditional with plenty of board games and real ales available.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It has been over 5 months since I have been out for a roast dinner and this section of the blog was gathering dust. We were originally hoping to go to The Cottage for a fry up but discovered they were available on Saturdays only, it was Sunday so why not go and have a roast dinner there instead we thought...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Upon entering </b>- Inside it is a very traditional pub with a bar in the centre and plenty of tables to choose from. At the rear is a decent sized beer garden that looked good to sit in during the warmer months. Lots of pictures, trinkets and photos can be found on the walls along with a good selection of board games stacked on a shelf. It was nice and warm with a welcoming feel, a really nice place to sit and spend some time in. Ask at the bar what roast are available, place your order and pay. Once you are seated cutlery, sauces and eventually the food will be bought over to your table. <b>8/10</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Contents</b> - Turkey and cranberry sauce, roast potatoes, new potato, stuffing ball, yorkshire pudding, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, cabbage and gravy. <b>8/10</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Presentation </b>- On the main plate a huge island of meat was surrounded by a sea of gravy, surrounding the island sat the potatoes and stuffing ball and giant yorkshire pudding. In the vegetable dish everything sat neatly huddled together and the sauces sat in their little sections with the spoons all facing exactly the same way. Everything looked fantastic and cooked nicely, it was time to tuck in! <b>9/10</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>The food </b>- Chunky slices of delicious and moist turkey breast with a tasty stuffing ball. The roast potatoes were crispy on the outside with a soft and fluffy centre, the boiled new potato was perfectly cooked with a great taste. The yorkshire pudding was excellent with a decent crunch and nice soft bottom edge. All the vegetables that arrived in the bowl were perfectly cooked, full of colour and tasted great. <b>8/10</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Value for money </b>- All the roast dinners cost £6.95 which is a great price considering how nice they are and you won't leave still feeling hungry. <b>8/10</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Wig & Pen can be found a few minutes walk away from Tombland on St Martin's Palace Plain.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Inside is very traditional.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Quite expensive but worth it as the food here is great.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is how my roast beef dinner arrived, plenty of potatoes and 2 large yorkshire puddings.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Upon entering </b>- Inside the pub is very traditional with wooden tables and chairs, exposed beams and various beer related memorabilia on display. Outside there is a large seating area with parasols which is perfect in the warmer weather. There is a bar in the centre of the pub with menus displaying roast dinners available, place your order and pay at the bar. You will be given an order number to place on your table and the staff will bring cutlery, sauces and when it is ready, your food. <b>8/10</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Service </b>- The staff working here were friendly, helpful and extremely efficient. They were more than happy to serve one dinner with extra roast potatoes and yorkshire puddings with vegetables to a vegetarian who wasn't keen on nut roast. Extra ketchup was bought to us when we requested it and they asked if we would like any horseradish sauce for the beef. During the meal they popped over to check everything was ok. <b>9/10</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Contents </b>- Roast beef and horseradish sauce, roast potatoes, yorkshire puddings, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots and gravy. <b>7/10</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Presentation </b>- The meat, roast potatoes and yorkshire puddings were layed out on the plate really nicely in a sea of rich gravy. The vegetables and gravy boat were also presented well. <b>8/10</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>The food </b>- The roast beef was medium cooked with a great texture and flavour. The yorkshire puddings were spot on with a slightly crispy outer edge and soft inside. The roast potatoes were fantastic, fluffy inside with a nicely browned outside, a bit more crispiness would have been nice though. The carrrots, broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage all tasted great but were slightly undercooked. <b>7/10</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Gravy & sauces </b>- The gravy was thick and full of flavour, 2 gravy boats docked at our table ensuring there was plenty to go round the 3 of us. Horseradish sauce was bought to the table in a small pot, it was just the right amount and seemed like a fairly standard horseradish sauce. Ketchup was served in sachets, I am not too keen on sachets as they contain so little and take ages to open when you are adding at least 4 to your dinner. <b>7/10</b></span></div>
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Inside it is traditional and welcoming, a great place to be.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 100%;">It has been nearly 5 months since my last update to this blog and I was all set to meet up with friends for a roast at a Norwich pub, the night before it had snowed quite heavily which meant we couldn't make it. The following weekend I was still thinking "roast dinner" so keen to add something to the blog I went along to a favourite cafe of mine that I knew also did a Sunday roast...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 100%;"><b>Upon entering </b>- The Street Cafe is somewhere I have been many times and it grows on me more each time I visit. Inside it is traditional, well laid out, warm, welcoming, clean and has a great atmosphere. There is a full waitress service so simply take a seat and somebody will soon be along to give you a menu and take care of you. There is a toilet at the back of the cafe by the counter, I mention this as many cafe's surprisingly don't always have one. The gingham table cloths are a nice touch as are the fresh flowers on each table. This place is everything a decent cafe should be. <b>9/10</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 100%;"><b>Service </b>- The waitress service here is fantastic, they are consistently friendly, efficient and helpful. First they bring you a menu and later come along to take your order, next drinks and cutlery arrive followed by condiments and finally the food. They always ask if everything is ok and the bill arrives at the end with a mint. <b>9/10</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 100%;"><b>Type of roast </b>- Ready served</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 100%;"><b>Meat available </b>- Lamb, beef and pork.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 100%;"><b>Contents</b> - Roast lamb, chiplolatas, stuffing, roast potatoes, new potatoes, yorkshire pudding, roast parsnip, cauliflower, carrots, broccoli, cabbage, green beans and gravy. <b>9/10</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 100%;"><b>Vegetable portions</b> - I was delighted when the veg arrived on the plate, there was a great selection and a good amount of each. 5 good sized roast potatoes and 2 new potatoes kept me happy enough. <b>9/10</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 100%;"><b>Presentation </b>- At the centre of the plate sat the huge yorkshire pudding towering above everything else around it. It eclipsed the stuffing ball to the north of the plate but didn't manage to hide the chunks of roast lamb that lay out towards the east of the plate where chiploatas were docked in the rich sea of gravy. To the south was the mountainous roast potato region and to the west the neatly stacked vegetables city. When the plate was put in front of me I was blown away it looked amazing! <b>9/10</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 100%;"><b>The food </b>- Really tasty and thick chunks of roast lamb, possibly a fraction over done but still well nice. Good quality chipolatas, the stuffing ball was nice but a bit hard. A homemade yorkshire pudding that had both elements of soft and crispy. Perfect roast potatoes, crispy and delicious as was the parsnip. All the vegetables were cooked to perfection which is always a must with any roast dinner. <b>8/10</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 100%;"><b>Gravy & sauces</b> - The gravy was on the food when it arrived and was spot on, rich, tasty and thick, plenty of it too. The mint sauce was fairly standard and although not much was initially bought to the table the waitress was more than happy to bring more along. <b>8/10</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><b>Value for money </b>- The standard roast seemed like good value at £6.95 but for just £1 more you can get the large roast which comes on an oval plate with an extra chipolata, potatoes and veg at £7.95. Whatever size you go for you won't be disappointed, there is plenty on the plate and it tastes delicious! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial";"><b>9/10</b> </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 100%;"><b>Overall </b>- Excellent food, great service and good value for money. This place is a must if you want a home cooked roast but don't fancy cooking it or washing up afterwards. Be warned though you may end up washing up afterwards if you don't have cash on you, they don't accept cards which resulted in us not being able to leave a tip as we just had enough cash on us to cover the bill. This is a place where you will want to tip the great service and food though and it is without a doubt one of the best roast dinners I have eaten in a long time! <b>9/10</b></span></div>
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Fry Up Inspectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00897629969087026075noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044211688269284907.post-88697223770351189372011-09-17T14:36:00.000+01:002012-02-05T17:21:16.270+00:00The Whiffler (Wetherspoons) - Norwich<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Boundary Road</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Norwich</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Norfolk</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">NR6 5JB</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/home/pubs/the-whiffler">Website</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBeqq08F7jK6sZoO0Xn4QKCX3PyHSZkJZWjWkNoZLVSnsvLOw4xEUsErjZNVsnhpAxsyrIfkOxe8VWLtkmRadKHc9Tk2uTpDXAEt0TqP4EHTwwDEAh6eVyO0w7bL45AVOKuJvzwNHhjQ/s1600/IMG_2642.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBeqq08F7jK6sZoO0Xn4QKCX3PyHSZkJZWjWkNoZLVSnsvLOw4xEUsErjZNVsnhpAxsyrIfkOxe8VWLtkmRadKHc9Tk2uTpDXAEt0TqP4EHTwwDEAh6eVyO0w7bL45AVOKuJvzwNHhjQ/s400/IMG_2642.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653322667305636210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Wanna eat roast dinner everyday?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LUsPl_6ZOPAxBZlk7aLxFsbG8cpGEJCjWKHClM9GuC3q_EoJGnoBOX7EeDjPefYP1lVAMIzsCkINuhpqxakX4zVPDHir8wjv7i-tuRrrnAiBDOHXLyU4h6wBuh1MabQW6HqAyxeruh0/s1600/IMG_2643.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LUsPl_6ZOPAxBZlk7aLxFsbG8cpGEJCjWKHClM9GuC3q_EoJGnoBOX7EeDjPefYP1lVAMIzsCkINuhpqxakX4zVPDHir8wjv7i-tuRrrnAiBDOHXLyU4h6wBuh1MabQW6HqAyxeruh0/s400/IMG_2643.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653322544947296194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Typical Wetherspoons interior.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgfziz-RzbWuR9wioy-GLExMpTgRfCeT9tICimYpHpfFDwz732mzrkcVyETTE-fFaHnXvxAwO8BoN14i2cj_ww0YDqjZJXURERlei4m7DCat46IpRhUZyxKPHbeOVGIKb9rxeeh3wygs/s1600/IMG_2644.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgfziz-RzbWuR9wioy-GLExMpTgRfCeT9tICimYpHpfFDwz732mzrkcVyETTE-fFaHnXvxAwO8BoN14i2cj_ww0YDqjZJXURERlei4m7DCat46IpRhUZyxKPHbeOVGIKb9rxeeh3wygs/s400/IMG_2644.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653322408647354274" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Plenty of condiments and sauces are available in satchets.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ5iu-o55yw68wZQnU4jJtdJpCKdtr6bT8lQVd5ypZJ8MFAWdfirYhaIWUnvmDji0JPYqbqkK0fFnPUJfg0wFObLkOA4f1QHJQbbfHLqJ0lqgg4ZwctGnKTRxebrNTF1MKSBp7f31Vx8w/s1600/IMG_2645.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ5iu-o55yw68wZQnU4jJtdJpCKdtr6bT8lQVd5ypZJ8MFAWdfirYhaIWUnvmDji0JPYqbqkK0fFnPUJfg0wFObLkOA4f1QHJQbbfHLqJ0lqgg4ZwctGnKTRxebrNTF1MKSBp7f31Vx8w/s400/IMG_2645.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653322277528491234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Great presentation and extra gravy but...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7j8XYXDJ0dDDpI9T3r4YtEizyZWsHXcg3auWn1tKPjsTL9oKew1no9ee40WTQARemuj1j3JDS_CM9UIyl5j6OwDNBnVoLngAHu01BHDaMQZcnG0RwS8wo9NiAfwt4Il15N5ghdhdP2A/s1600/IMG_2646.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7j8XYXDJ0dDDpI9T3r4YtEizyZWsHXcg3auWn1tKPjsTL9oKew1no9ee40WTQARemuj1j3JDS_CM9UIyl5j6OwDNBnVoLngAHu01BHDaMQZcnG0RwS8wo9NiAfwt4Il15N5ghdhdP2A/s400/IMG_2646.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653322145773143282" /></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Upon closer inspection I soon realised it was all a bit overcooked and dry.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Nearly 2 months after setting up this page I can finally update it, I thought updates would be more regular but I have been focusing more on fry ups. Anyway, I didn't think there would be much chance of a roast on a Saturday as parked up in The Whiffler car park but to my surprise they were offering a "roast of the day" so in I went..</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Upon entering </b>- The Whiffler is like most Wetherspoon establishments, always busy due to cheap prices with plenty of places to sit. Each table has a mass of menu's covering food, breakfast, wine and drinks. Find yourself a table, decide what you want, remember your table number and order at the bar. Remember sauces which can be found in baskets on a table by the bar and the cutlery will arrive with your food. <b>6/10</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Service </b>- The person taking my order and chap bringing the food over where both friendly and efficient. <b>7/10</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Type of roast </b>- Ready served.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Meat available </b>- Chicken or beef.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Contents </b>- Half a roast chicken, 5 roast potatoes, 1 yorkshire pudding, carrots, broccoli & gravy. <b>6/10</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Vegetable portions </b>- Served on the plate so no worries about the dreaded shared plate scenario of not getting your fair share or 2 of you getting the same size portion as the individual sitting opposite. 5 potatoes seemed like a fair amount but just carrots and broccoli seemed a bit minimal to me. <b>5/10</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Presentation </b>- The high point of this roast dinner was how it looked when it arrived. <b>8/10</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>The food </b>- The roast chicken tasted ok but was way too dry, the potatoes were not roasted but deep fried and tasted quite nice. The yorkshire pudding was also over cooked and very difficult to cut causing a small earthquake on the plate when the knife finally made it through. Both the carrots and broccoli had sat too long and become rubbery. <b>4/10</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Gravy & sauces </b>- The gravy was quite nice and served separately in a boat. Sauces to go with all the meats on offer where available in satchets. <b>7/10</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Veggie option </b>- Portobello mushroom, chickpea and pumpkin seed roast with potatoes and veg for £6.10.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Value for money </b>- £6.10 is a good price for a nice roast but not when it is all overcooked so.. <b>4/10</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Overall </b>- I have been to Sunday Club at Wetherspoons on a number of occasions and have had some decent roast dinners but on this occasion although it looked good when it arrived it turned out to be a bit of an overcooked let down. <b>5/10</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div>Fry Up Inspectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00897629969087026075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044211688269284907.post-46436986483479850752011-07-26T16:13:00.000+01:002012-02-05T17:22:00.658+00:00Time to look at the roast dinner.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">So why the roast dinner?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">For over a year now I have been busy searching for the <a href="http://fryupsgoodornot.blogspot.com/">perfect fry up experience</a> and although I have come close the search still continues. Along the way though I had been thinking about other food experiences and wondered what to write about next. It is really strange going into any eating establishment these days as I always feel the urge to take a few photos and memorise certain aspects of the meal. People have suggested a number of foods that I could look at next but none more so than the experience of going out for a roast dinner. I have found myself going for a roast dinner a couple of times a month now and I enjoy doing so but there are some aspects of it that drive me crazy, none more so than the vegetable portion gamble which I talk about below. The time has come to search for the perfect roast experience, but what I am I looking for? Well the layout will be similar to the fry up inspector format but with a few additions and the categories will be...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><b>Upon entering </b>- What is the place like inside? Was there a decent car park? Was the menu easy to find? Did you get a table straight away? Was awful pan pipe music being played in the background?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><b>Service </b>- How well did the staff do at taking your order? How long did you wait? Was the cutlery clean? Did you get served by someone with a face like a slapped arse? Did somebody ask how the food was when you had a mouthful of food?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><b>Type of roast </b>- Carvery or ready served.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><b>Meat available </b>- What are the choice of meats on offer?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><b>Contents </b>- What was on the plate?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Vegetable portions </b>- Often two people sitting together will get exactly the same size bowl of vegetables as </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">a person sitting on there own meaning the only way of getting a proper portion of veg would be to order and sit separately which would be crazy. This is unfair and happens a lot so in this category I will look at how fair each establishment is at giving people a proper portion of vegetables per person.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><b>Presentation </b>- How well was everything placed on the plate? If it was a carvery how did the help yourself area look?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><b>The food </b>- Here I will look at how everything tasted and how well or undercooked it was, also quality of food and method of cooking.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><b>Gravy and sauces </b>- Was there enough gravy and how good were the sauces?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><b>Veggie option </b>- What was the veggie option and how much did it cost? I'm afraid as i am not vegetarian it is highly unlikely I will be able to comment on a veggie roast but anyone wishing to can contact me on fryupinspector@hotmail.co.uk</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><b>Value for money </b>- Was it worth what you paid?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><b>Overall </b>- A summery of the whole experience and a final score out of 10.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Recently I have been to 3 really good places for a roast on a Sunday, this was before I thought about the roast inspector so I don't remember enough detail to do a proper write up on each. I will try and return in the future so I can though, anyway these places were...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">The Old Ram Coaching Inn</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Ipswich Road (A140)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Norfolk </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">NR15 2DE</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.oldramcoachinginnpub.co.uk/">Website</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5azI6eAvkyhDm4iMy755BrDhl6QNa8JRnFSp5HzVcDPCq93HKMRZXgdtKJk1U0a8q_0X1TPjlqYplqqBgvH6DA_72Bn-jFK7BjlETVwyL7shl8W1JUc96pOZBKCtNjfytgMMu2k3r9P8/s1600/IMG_1368.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5azI6eAvkyhDm4iMy755BrDhl6QNa8JRnFSp5HzVcDPCq93HKMRZXgdtKJk1U0a8q_0X1TPjlqYplqqBgvH6DA_72Bn-jFK7BjlETVwyL7shl8W1JUc96pOZBKCtNjfytgMMu2k3r9P8/s400/IMG_1368.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633684896833151586" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The roast cost £8.95 and was very good, particularly the roast beef. </div><div style="text-align: center;">£10.95 will buy you the "Sunday best" a bit of each meat with an extra yorkshire pudding.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Ketts Tavern</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">25 Kett's Hill</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Norwich</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Nr1 4EX</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6nVGHteC2VoNdpg44YlUVAOfjQ5Crsc760pE-c4kOebAhfqwVcscNibjveIHdCubbHmZreCtqUeJp5ku3gJyqHEnGhyphenhyphenbIxURZbHuhBbQ7y8W5a0AY1-Sx1TlTYo2q8XSC26Qryh0jECg/s1600/IMG_1442.JPG" style="font-size: medium; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6nVGHteC2VoNdpg44YlUVAOfjQ5Crsc760pE-c4kOebAhfqwVcscNibjveIHdCubbHmZreCtqUeJp5ku3gJyqHEnGhyphenhyphenbIxURZbHuhBbQ7y8W5a0AY1-Sx1TlTYo2q8XSC26Qryh0jECg/s400/IMG_1442.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633683154381234706" /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">I forget the exact price but about £7-8 and by far the best yet! Everything on the plate tasted amazing and it was nice to get different veg and homemade, slightly herby yorkshires, the meat was perfect and almost melted in your mouth. Will never forget thinking we were leaving out of the front door and almost walking into the cleaning cupboard, a tad embarrassing as everyone watched us do it!</span></div><div style="font-size: medium; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">The Reindeer</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">10 Dereham Road</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">Norwich</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">NR2 4AY</span></div><div style="font-size: medium; text-align: center; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJmnaEQCfVACORp4g8VVrpOCuOTZ6BGXqZPs8ZuMsyjnopAuV3XZz1SgKOZwBQpgYcOHD-fQBjZgZhVdFlpJczTOXgwa4wSLW7RS-WZH3MXJCRAFd_9eEbICCbWEJLeUvTj698O93iCk/s1600/IMG_1781.JPG" style="font-size: medium; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJmnaEQCfVACORp4g8VVrpOCuOTZ6BGXqZPs8ZuMsyjnopAuV3XZz1SgKOZwBQpgYcOHD-fQBjZgZhVdFlpJczTOXgwa4wSLW7RS-WZH3MXJCRAFd_9eEbICCbWEJLeUvTj698O93iCk/s400/IMG_1781.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633682838607342898" /></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Excellent value for money at £7 and lots of food for your money. Everything tasted really nice, I have a feeling the potatoes may have been deep fried but who really cares when they tasted so good, top notch parsnips and amazing lamb with pork stuffing.</span></div></div>Fry Up Inspectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00897629969087026075noreply@blogger.com0