Morston Restaurant Guide

“The star dishes are all about locally sourced seafood, which is superbly presented” and goes “beyond run-of-the-mill choices” at this consistently well-regarded outfit – a “very good example of the quality of restaurants on the North Norfolk coast”. As one of its band of fans puts it, founder “Angela Long and her late husband Richard developed a loyal following” who, even to this day, “love the care and attention that’s given to each dish”.

This boozer-with-rooms prospecting the village green was taken over by the Chestnut Group in 2022 and its general success is reflected by the good volume of feedback it inspires. Reports remain a little split on its virtues though. Most accounts do proclaim some “very decent” and “interesting” pub food, along with the “friendly welcome”. Its ratings are held back, though, by a minority who find the menu style restrictive, or who feel it’s “not as good as it was”.

“An unpretentious, well-run pub: long may it never change!” – “informal, laid-back but efficient staff”, “good gastropub food” and a “cosy ambience” make a meal here “a thoroughly relaxing and enjoyable experience”, with “the option for outside eating overlooking the salt marshes in better weather”.

With a “lovely setting at any time of the day”, this quayside hotel and restaurant has sweeping views across the estuary and salt marshes to the National Trust-owned Blakeney Point. “Non-residents are welcome at the restaurant”, whose “very relaxed” atmosphere backdrops some “delicious” food, be it a hearty English breakfast or the daily table d’hôte. It’s particularly “good for a quiet mid-week lunch out of season when there are not too many guests around”.

Handsome Edwardian pub-with-rooms overlooking Cleys saltmarshes, which makes the most of a “nice local atmosphere” and a dining room that offers “good basics with some nice surprises”, at “a very reasonable price”. Top Menu Tip – “one of the best pub burgers in Norfolk”.