Hermitage Restaurant, Acle - GOLD STAR
Locally owned and using fresh local fish from Lowestoft, Wells-on-Sea and Morston this popular award-winning restaurant specialises in fish, shell fish and a speciality steak menu. Moor up by the restaurant just 400 metres away, open for lunch and dinner.
• T: Acle – 01493 750310
• E: info@thehermitageltd.co.uk
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www.thehermitageltd.co.uk The Lavender House - GOLD star
The Lavender House definitely deserves its reputation as one of Norfolk’s best restaurants with consistently good service, an inviting atmosphere and excellent cuisine. This popular place has two AA Rosettes and has won all sorts of awards and accolades including being named by The Times newspaper as one of the top ten most romantic restaurants in the country. Located in Brundall – moor up on the river and take a short walk!
Broad House (hotel) – GOLD star
The restaurant at Broad House is open to non-residents so if you are not staying at the hotel, don’t miss a great opportunity to try some truly delicious food. The menu is exciting, the food locally sourced and the dining options range from picnics in their extensive gardens, to lunch in the bar, afternoon tea on the terrace or dinner in the restaurant.
BeWILDerwood (attraction)
There are 2 lovely little spots in BeWILDerwood where you can buy and eat your lunch. The food is locally sourced where possible and the menu offers baked potatoes with fillings, very impressive hot dogs, sandwiches, children’s meals and ice-creams. It is all reasonably priced but note you have to pay to get into BeWILDerwood, so you would only eat here if you were visiting for the day!
Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden (attraction)
Fairhaven has the award winning Kingfisher tea room which specialises in catering for vegetarians, coeliacs and diabetics. The food is cooked to order and wherever possible uses fresh local produce including Ronaldo's Ices, Broadland ham and a selection of home-grown fruit and vegetables.You do not have to pay entry into Fairhaven if you are just visiting their tea rooms.
Wroxham Barns (attraction)
Wroxham Barns’ beautiful converted barns are home to a great range of crafts, tempting shops and their award-winning restaurant café. Serving delicious home-cooked food throughout the day. You can have breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea, or coffee and cake at any time!
Hotel Wroxham (hotel)
Dine alfresco on our south facing terrace on the banks of the River Bure in the heart of the Norfolk Broads. Enjoy a delicious carvery or a superb bar snack with a great selection of real ales and bottles of wine.
Every year independent assessors visit anonymously and eat at all the pubs, cafes and restaurants in the area and grade them carefully, working to national guidelines. The best are awarded the Broads quality charter, and there are gold awards up for grabs too! Pick up a copy of the Eating Out in the Broads guide at one of the tourist information centres.
For more options about where to eat and drink use our Eating Out search directory.
Download a copy of the 2010 'Enjoy the Broads' guide