Tremendous beer selection at this quintessential back street boozer. It is a lovely looking place…read morewith so many beers that it was past the point where it is worth counting them! Shame they had run out of cheese for the cheese plate!

Decent pub its a gay/straight pub last time i looked but pretty relaxed and cool,fairly good…read moreselection of ales and beers.

A great pub with an excellent variety of real ales and a knowledgeable landlord. Also has a good…read moremenu for those wishing to eat as well.

One of the best pubs in the area. A must for real ale fans.read more

I had heard many good things about this pub before finally walking through the door one Sunday…read moreevening for a pint. The first thing that struck me was the amazing range of beverages displayed on the board above the bar - how can one choose? The crowd this particular evening was about 60 strong, the atmosphere was jovial - unoccupied seats were nonexistent. I manoeuvred through the heaving mass and into the small gap between two punters to place my order at the bar - a gypsy-like barmaid appeared to take my order. Sullen faced and visibly disinterested she grunted in my direction, I took this as my cue to request my desired frothy. "A pint of La Chouffe please" I asked. The response I got back from her was drenched in a thick Norfolk accent, unintelligible to anyone other than her ilk. After twice excusing myself and asking her to repeat her response I gathered that she was telling me that the La Chouffe was off. I went for the Budvar instead, it was served in a straight non branded pint (as was every other drink being drank in the bar). The Budvar was refreshingly cold and tasted brewery fresh. I looked in vain for a free seat inside, but after getting a nostril full of the vomit-like smell at the back of the pub near the toilets I was happy to venture outside and perch at one of the tables. Due to living in close proximity I have been back a few more times sampling many of the stouts on gravity which seem to change quite frequently. The range of beers continue to impress, but the staff continue to disappoint. If they could put some focus on to improving their customer service for anyone who isn't a known customer and also liberally apply some Febreze to the floors this place could live up to its reputation. There is a sense that the owner/staff are resting on their laurels. Watch out, the competition is surely coming.

You know it has to be good pub to thrive outside the centre of town, off the main street on a…read morerelatively quiet road. This is a generally a busy, noisy placein fact I want to break out the adjective raucous to describe this one. Yet at the same time we were able to find a seat in a quieter room over to the right. I had a couple of their quality beers, namely the Hell Cat and the Marmalade Cat. I was also very pleased to see them selling rolls on the bar. They were at such a reasonable price that we bought some to take with us for later in the day!

A cozy boozer. Nice range of Miltons on cask, plus a few guests. Friendly and inviting barmaid…read more Good value. Nicely conditioned ales. Low-key, old school vibe. Definitely worth a stop if you are in Norwich.

Fantastic pub with great ales, great ciders and amazing food. Friendly staff and a welcoming…read moreatmosphere!

This pub has a lovely garden, the most tranquil setting for a slow pint. Amazing place for the…read moresummer months! Pub is of the Grain brewery and offers the full range of their beers. I had the mathmatically invalid 3.1.6. It was a nice beer, but not an amazing one.

Was almost going to give this pub a five star still not sure why I have not . Grain brewery beers…read morenicely kept , pub is cosy clean and yet has a modern feel . I think it might be a little posh for me :)

The Alex is a great local, stocking 3-4 well kept real ales, with a cosy atmosphere which makes it…read morea nice calm place to grab a pint. They also serve some nice food at around 4-6 quid a plate, with some interesting dishes in there. It's refreshing to see a pub doing food and not completely altering the layout and feel of the place; the Alex is still a pub, it just happens to do food too. It has a dart board and pool table, as well as a cool little jukebox and a plethora of different board games. It's telling that the local university games club comes and plays their games at the Alex; the tables are a good size and the landlord clearly goes out of his way to accomodate everyone. It's a well loved place, deservedly so, well worth a visit.

A low-key backstreet boozer. Snooker. Barman who seems like he could have been the barman here for…read moreat least 30 years. Nice range of sessionable ales on cask. Good value. Eclectic bric a brac on display - football trophies, beer ephemera, photos, event posters. This would be such a wonderful local. If you are making your way out to Fat Cat, pop in here for at least a quick half.

If anyone wants to visit a traditional British pub that has no pretensions but offers good real ale…read moreat a reasonable price this is the place to go . It's practically what I would class as your local but it's just outside the city centre and it's probably has been here as long as the city judging by some of the beams . Don't expect jazzy or classy or crafty but theres a bit of folksy . It's just a good old fashioned pub .

i'm surprised to see the low rating for this place - I thought it was excellent. The beer range is…read moregood compared to an average pub but admittedly probably only average for ale-mad Norwich. Still, it's well-kept and one of the ales on tap really hit the spot for me. Staff were friendly and quick to serve. It's got an ace up its sleeve too - it shares its premises with a superb burrito business, which can be ordered and consumed in the pub. The American waiter told us it was the best burrito in Norwich and I can believe that, it'd be competitive in London. And finally... the background music rocks. Like power ballad, Journey, Whitesnake, Meatloaf (!), rocks. In all - most certainly worth visiting for quality beer, food... and air guitar practice.

Craft beer pub with an open plan beer Keller type of feel but I have seen it done better . still it…read morehas a good range of beers though a little pricey .also fancies itself as a gin palace