Cromer, British, Traditional Restaurant Guide

“Set in the deer-filled grounds of a stately home” and owned by Chelsea art dealer Ivor Braka, this much commented-on pub-with-rooms “shows more contemporary art on its walls than the average West End gallery” (Tracey Emin, Lucian Freud, Damien Hirst, Anthony Caro and co.). Mark Hix alumni Stuart & Simone Tattersall oversee the victuals: mostly “meat and game from local estates” (“some cooked on the open fire”), but the “broad and inventive” menu isn’t just for carnivores. “Top Menu Tip – the whole shared-chicken Sunday Roast is beautifully done and excellent value”.

This “thoroughly reliable pub” is “just a short stroll from the coast” with views across the salt marshes. “Everything works well despite the casual, almost laid-back approach”, while “the imaginative menu is definitely a notch above the pub norm”.