Broadland
The Bucks Arms

The Bucks Arms

The Buckinghamshire Arms, NR11 6NF, Broadland, United Kingdom

Pubs • Full • Cafés • Steak


"Upon arrival we were shown to our room which was very pleasant. The snug was very snug which seemed more of a meeting point for gossiping staff behind the bar and their friends. The meal was nice enough albeit almost thrown onto the table in a rush, the service was appalling. Very slow, our bottle of wine sat on the bar for ages with no sign of staff aware of it, eventually we took it ourselves. We asked for a port twice to go with our cheese but finished the cheese before the staff even got their act together to take the bottle from the shelf (we cancelled the port). We were not approached again for coffee or anything else, we left the restaurant and retired to our room. The staff seemed to be drifting around in the three separate restaurant rooms with no clear idea of who was doing what. The management was very poor. I wouldn’t say they were under staffed just poorly managed. The bedroom was very noisy from the bar downstairs, scraping tables and chairs in the afternoon through to late evening. We made a coffee in the room to find there wasn’t any sugar and no means of getting any unless we dressed ourselves again the go to the bar. Breakfast was poor, very dry toast, sloppy undercooked boiled egg and the garden breakfast which claimed to have halloumi cheese was substituted with a rather nasty looking black pudding. All in all a very disappointing visit and an expensive one at that."

Pausa Cafe

Pausa Cafe

Sprowston Retail Park, Broadland, United Kingdom

Coffee • Drinks • Cheese • Sandwiches


"The tables were not clean and albeit 'some ' tables were 'eventually ' being cleared they were not being wiped and remnants of food and stains remained on many of them. I watched a staff member clear some of the tables (not all) but not once did he wipe them clean. I queried this with him stating that we had been there for 40 minutes and the same dirty tables remained unwiped. There were still trays of dirty crockery on some tables which had been there for a long time. I also pointed this out to him. It looked so shoddy and dirty and not nice to see for new Customers arriving at the Restaurant to eat drink. His excuse was that there were some clean tables left for people to sit at (amongst all the dirty ones) and that they would be finishing service soon anyhow. I pointed out that there were still more people coming in and queuing and that we had sat there for 40 minutes without seeing the tables being wiped once during that time. I expressed my concerns re cleanliness especially as we ourselves are trying to be so cautious during these Covid times. It was not nice to sit amongst the mess! He went away came out from the kitchen again obviously trying to prove a point that he had 'no intention whatsoever ' of doing anything about wiping the tables. His attitude was rude and very discourteous. We decided to leave without purchasing anything else. Before leaving, I told him that I would be writing a review .... his response was 'that 's fine '! He just did not care! We did go downstairs to report this to a member of the management team before leaving the store. The Manager expressed his concern and stated that he would be following this up with the staff member. I hope he did does. For us, it will be a 'no return ' as cleanliness (and staff rudeness) is definitely an issue. I suggest all Customers look out for this should they eat drink here in the future."

Mcdonald's Restaurants

Mcdonald's Restaurants

70/72 Boundary Road, Broadland, United Kingdom

Cheese • Chicken • Burgers • Fast Food


"I am not a connoisseur of fast food, as I generally do not like to go to McDonald's because there is no food that would be natural there, butI was very surprised how the service works, I was very much surprised how elderly women treated me who worked with clients, they did everything possible to ensure that clients received all possible help, support and attention. Disinfection was constantly taking place. Where to get up and where you can get your order I was also surprised How quickly we were served because I specially ordered several types of hamburgers in order to see how quickly it will be done we were served within 5-7 minutes it was great because I was really hungry We were going about business all day and decided to go to this McDonald's restaurant so Magdonal's I bet five if I could put 10 Because for me in general it matters a lot How the service works and how people work in this restaurant with clients it costs me a lot also noticed that young guys constantly came and constantly there were people who took the orderThis means that you can also order food. If you do not want to leave the house, there are also places near this building where you can drive up by car and pick up your order. you see what exactly you want to pay with a card That is, you do not need anywhere to stand in line and you will be given a check by which you can receive what you ordered because all this is done in a computer and all this is done so that people do not wait and people did not have more questions at the checkout, so it is very convenient, it is very fast, so thanks to the administration and thanks to those people, especially those women who stood at the entrance and constantly communicated constantly smiled and were very friendly customers, I was very pleased. and I was also very amused by the little toy, I will give it to my brother, we named it Tobby!!!"

Biddy's Tea Room

Biddy's Tea Room

Aylsham Town Centre, Broadland, United Kingdom

Tea • Cafés • Coffee • Cheese


"Our daughter bought us a voucher for afternoon Tea which we were very much looking forward to. We chose to go to the Aylsham venue rather than Norwich so that we could enjoy a visit to the town both before and after the event. Our time was booked for 12.00noon. We were shown to our table, everything was explained and we were invited to look at the beautiful selection of cakes,scones,teas and coffees available. The choice of sandwiches and various bread options..... So far so good. The place was busy but not crowded. My wife and I were really enjoying our food in a quaint little place..... However one of the waitresses said three times to us that they could provide boxes for anything we wanted to take home if we couldnt manage to eat it straight away.....! It got to 1.20 pm and we were just about to start to eat the final tier of what looked like delicious cake when the same waitress came to our table and said..... The next people were here and could we please consider finishing up to vacate the table ! At no time were we told that there was a time limit ,never mind a 90 minute time limit to enjoy our otherwise lovely afternoon tea. I have since checked out the website and to my knowledge there is nothing on there to say that the clock is being watched and a fast food mentality is enforced upon customers. I make a point of writing this review as a warning to others so that they can get a starting and leaving time agreed before the drive over 40 miles as we did to visit this place."