This is a pub with a great setting on the banks of the River Ouse a few miles outside Norwich. You can walk there along the Wherryman's Way (long distance footpath) or drive - there's a car park -, or take your boat (!) and moor alongside. It's a bit out of the way, so no trains or buses.
It was a Bank Holiday and, as so often in Britain on those rare sunny days, we had to queue for a long time only to be told the food would take up to an hour to prepare, as "most dishes are freshly prepared". Hmm. Should be worth the wait, then.
There were five vegetarian alternatives, which is unusual enough for a "proper" restaurant, let alone a public house, so we decided to go for it. I had the canneloni, with chips and a salad, and my partner had the chilli wrap, which was specifically advertised as being "home made". It didn't take as long as an hour in the end, or maybe sitting by the river with a glass of cool, sweet cider helped to make the time pass - I don't know. The food was good, just the right amount of it (I often find there's too much): though neither of us particularly wanted a dessert, we could have chosen from such staples as tiramasu, banoffee pie, chocolate fudge cake etc. The prices were reasonable too: ours, including drinks, came to £23.
We would definitely consider going there again, but maybe not on a Bank Holiday!
Tuesday 28 May 2013
Sunday 3 March 2013
Pulse, Norwich
This is somewhere I've been a few times, as it's central and unlike many restaurants you can guarantee more than one vegetarian dish on the menu - as it's totally vegetarian!
This place is open all day and evening too, and going in the daytime gives the most choice, as they then serve lighter meals such as sandwiches, as well as dinners. There's a specials board and a good choice of juices. Less so of desserts: the one on the specials board had been crossed out when we arrived at about 7pm, and there were about four or five other choices available on the menu, including ice-cream. Many savoury dishes were spicy, which is a bit tough if that's not your thing, and quite a few were cheese-based, which is a bit disappointing for a specialist vegetarian cafe: we get enough of that sort of thing in the mainstream. I would like to see a wider range of protein types.
Having said that, the food is usually good quality and my pizza was very nice. My partner's plate looked pretty full too with plenty of vegetable accompaniments.
The pudding wasn't my favourite: advertised as a chocolate brownie, it was a bit like eating papier mache flavoured with cocoa, but the chocolate sauce with it was lovely.
As I said, we often go there, as the opening hours are convenient and the food reasonably priced and usually good.
This place is open all day and evening too, and going in the daytime gives the most choice, as they then serve lighter meals such as sandwiches, as well as dinners. There's a specials board and a good choice of juices. Less so of desserts: the one on the specials board had been crossed out when we arrived at about 7pm, and there were about four or five other choices available on the menu, including ice-cream. Many savoury dishes were spicy, which is a bit tough if that's not your thing, and quite a few were cheese-based, which is a bit disappointing for a specialist vegetarian cafe: we get enough of that sort of thing in the mainstream. I would like to see a wider range of protein types.
Having said that, the food is usually good quality and my pizza was very nice. My partner's plate looked pretty full too with plenty of vegetable accompaniments.
The pudding wasn't my favourite: advertised as a chocolate brownie, it was a bit like eating papier mache flavoured with cocoa, but the chocolate sauce with it was lovely.
As I said, we often go there, as the opening hours are convenient and the food reasonably priced and usually good.
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