For beer choice this pub cannot be beaten, 31 or draught & gravity as well as a great number of ciders (I'm not a cider drinker myself but good on them for taking it so seriously) likewise the quality which I've never found to be less than excellent. It can be hard to get a seat unless you turn up really early but no real ale or cider lover can afford to miss this gem of a pubin here on fri 6th dec 13,part of the marzipan haters tour, elgoods north brink porter,followed by marmalade cat, both astonishing, set up for a good day after that. still a terrific, friendly pub with great beer.
Traditional ale house, worth a visit if you're in the area. Plenty of ales both on handpump and gravity.

Very pleasant traditional beer drinker's pub, with good quality local beers (e.g. Grain) and lots of comfortable seating. Traditional local, worth a visit on a pub crawl or if in the area.Probbaly the first ever real ale pub I went into in Norwich many years ago when I first visited the City (remember the days of Watneys?) Small front bar leads into a much larger back room complete with bar billiard table. Small courtyard but no seating outside. Great range of beers - mostly local - from either handpump or gravity. Chatted to some friendly locals and some helpers at the CAMRA AGM which was in town that weekend. They appeared to think this was the best in the city and who am I to disagree! Don't miss it.

Very good pub indeed. 9 cask ales available, pleasant location by the river. Shame they don't do food in an evening and the wifi wasn't working but that's me being a bit picky I suppose! Overall, well worth a visit, by far the best pub I've come across in that part of Norwich.A gem of a pub. I visited it for the first time last week and it was so good we returned today (I live in Herts). Worth travelling for. Really difficult not to give this excellent pub 10/10.

Visited today for lunch with a lady friend. As suggested by other contributors, a very comfortable pub in a great location (a pity the sun was not shining or we might have been tempted to sit outside on terrace).

Tried the Wolf Gold Jackal and the Hare and Hedgehog, both in good condition.

The food was of a very high quality, I had the Beef Stew, my partner the Salmon Fishcakes.

Beer and food served by two very attentive barmaids.

A near perfect afternoon was topped off with a couple of hands of crib with two regulars. I would probably still be there now if I didn't have a train to catch.

I will certainly return.

The service at the bar may be polite, but don’t be surprised when the wrong food order is brought to your table because the manager has given your meals to the wrong table that arrived after you.
To top it off the burgers will be dry and if you can find any member of staff that can actually identify anything off the menu then your lucky.
a Lloyds number 1 in a modern area of bars,restaurants and clubs, 2 minutes from the rail station.big bar overlooking the river,had a good breakfast in here today.only 5 real ales with guest from woodfordes and wolf.how people can drink at 10 am I will never know,i hope.Agree with previous review that only five beers to choose from is very poor for a 'spoons' pub.
Take away the usual Greene King crap and only Nelson's Revenge and Golden Jackal were worth having.
Six banks of shiny pipes dispensing lager got more priority.

Improvement in food (not that that is hard to do).
Two steaks, two ribs, four drinks and a bottle of wine all for £34 - can't be bad.

Watch the sun go down over Norwich market after an oyster or two at the market stall outside. Great pub.
19:00 Ordered a pint of Lacons Encore. It was as cloudy as soup. I asked to exchange it and then the argument started. "It's fresh on", "It's supposed to look like that", "It's from a new local brewery you may not be familiar with it". I told him I had been round the brewery and met the brewer but that cut no ice. It was getting quite heated before he gave in and gave me a different pint. I would have demanded a refund and walked out but my wife had got her drink. Luckily Norwich is blessed with a choice of good pubs so I won't need to darken these doors again.This pub is now run by the people who also have the nearby Birdcage pub (on Pottergate) and they have done a very good job in getting it up and going again. It is now a very pleasant and welcoming hostelry with some well kept real ales and appears to be thriving - long may it continue. It is set in an ideal location overlooking City Hall and the market. I shall be putting in a regular appearance.

Had a good range of interesting beers, plus certainly an interesting bar & room layout. However, did I like it - not really, just a feeling.I called in with my wife and step-daughter this afternoon for a bite to eat. The food arrived after twenty-five minutes: my bacon and brie baguette was lukewarm, with the brie barely grilled; my wife's stew was hot but tasteless and the mashed potato was cold. In fairness, my stepdaughter's toastie was okay, the beer was fine and the barman offered me a drink on the house, but by then we'd had enough. Wouldn't go back.Good range of beers, in good condition, and a good pub food menu.

Rambling pub with quite a good atmosphere, very convenient for the shops. I'll be back next time I'm in town.