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Bright paint job, boxing pics removed from the wall after all these years, candles on the tables and empty at 10 pm on a Friday. Why change something that works. Rose and Freemasons from now on l think. Shame really.
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Batemans pub that looks quite small from the outside, but stretches back and into an outdoor area at the rear, allowing plenty of drinking space. The beer selection is good - Batemans XB, Dark Mild, Salem Porter & XXXB, Titanic Maiden Voyage, Beeston Worth The Wait, Oakham Happy Yeaster, Oldershaw Heavenly Blonde, Hopback Summer Lightning & Castle Rock Harvest Pale. No real cider was on offer during our brief visit. But it appears that Westons Old Rosie is normally on. Will have to return for a longer session here sometime in the future.
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discovered this one as needs must rather than intentionally........it was lthe ord mayors precession 2008 and we were on the bus going into city centre the very long and slow way round as a result. I had already 'broke the seal' and as the bus approached this gaff i reached for the stop button and we piled off into the boozer. a good choice if i say so myself, a pub thats still a pub with a great atmosphere, and oranjeboom on tap!!! (didnt know they still made it!) a good find and will use again when in the area.
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Superb atmosphere. Cracking ale selection. Also, the staff is knowledgeable and personable.
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After a very steep climb up from the football ground, we found this pub and I'm glad we persisted - it was excellent with good Bateman's beers and some interesting guest ales (we all enjoyed the very aptly names "Worth the Wait"). Friendly and efficient staff and a nice atmosphere. Good little pub - to be recommended.
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Viewed BITE before visiting and I was correct to do so. Friendly helpfull staff, good selection of real ales and a good atmosphere. Only ten minutes walk from the city centre and well worth the trek as the beers were varied and excellent. Def worth a visit.
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A pub for grown ups - thank God they still exist! Great range of ales, very friendly and helpful staff, lots to look at on the walls! Super pub, just as a pub should be!
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Always good beer, this time including Hopback Summer Lightning and Buffy's Norwegian Blue (plus a few others).
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Best pub in norwich. I always pop in when in the area and the wonderful pint of the local castle rock was spot on. Its a shame I dont live closer
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First visit for nearly a year. Nothing changes; still excellent choice of ales, friendly staff. Recommended
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Arguably one of the top three Pubs in Norwich with a superbly kept selction ogf about 15 Real ales. The fact that this is a Batesmans owned Pub does not detract from the fact that two thirds of the ales are from breweries all over the country such as Hop Back, Castle Rock and Skinners when I visited. Staff are friendly and the Pub itself is spacious with a patio for smokers and outside drinkers as well as a conservatory. Highly recommended and if you fancy visiting another Pub afterwards, it only ten minutes from the Trafford Arms
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Late review from October, and I have to agree this is one of the best in Norwich for atmosphere and beer quality. Enjoyed our beers from Wolf and Beeston breweries.
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Possibly the best pub in Norwich, if not certainly one of the top 5. Consistently blindingly good beer, top service, inexpensive and you can bring in your own grub. Wish I lived nearer than I do, but then I'd be very poor and weigh a lot more than I do!
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A proper beer-drinkers pub - it might do food as well, but who cares when you've got a choice of 12 real ales? Several Bateman's beers on, but also many from small local breweries (including a very nice pint of Winter's Mild). Thoroughly recommended.
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I've been going in here for years now, mainly on evenings when Norwich are at home, and I'm pleased to report that on my latest visit (Wed 190908) nothing has changed - in other words the ale is still zinging (I had Oulton Nautilus and Wolf Coyote), you can still take your chips in, service is still excellent (even though the pub was packed) and overall it's still one of the top ale houses in Norwich which, as we all know, is no mean feat.
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The Kings Arms still manages to be one of the best beer pubs in the city. Although it's now owned by Bateman's (so has to stock their beers), there is always a good selection of constantly changing guest beers. You'll find Adnams Bitter and Hopback Summer Lightming and a Wolf beer on all the time, Castlerock Harvest Pale is available much of the time (as it's so popular) but the other 4 or 5 beers could be from almost anywhere (sometimes local, often not). And in the evening you can bring in food from the nearby takeaway food outlets! It's one pub I try to visit at least once a week (not easy in a city with so much choice).
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There's so many nice things about this pub - a great choice of good quality beers, a pleasant, cosy atmosphere (no jukebox or fruit machines) and excellent food. However, I have one major grumble - they can be over-zealous in clearing the pub at closing time. On a couple of occasions this winter they've used the extremely annoying tactic of opening the doors and letting the ice-cold air blown in from outside, in the hope it'll make you hurry your last pint. I find this very irritating - particularly if you're sat at the bar, just yards from the doors. A simple "drink up gentleman, please" would suffice. If anyone from the pub reads this review, please stop doing this - it's guaranteed to cheese off even loyal regulars!
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Another excellent Norwich pub. Many hand pumped ales possibly 12. I am afraid no notes or phone reminders on this pub so I will definitely be back to review again. I know they had a TV with the well known Satellite broadcaster who provides sport. I believe good value food was also available.
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A good selection of ales greeted us on entering this pub, and we selected a Tindalls beer as we don�t often see it. A lovely conservatory area looking out into an outside seating area.
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Two years on from my last post. The excellent well kept ales do change regularly and are always spot on. It is still very friendly with always someone to talk to which is not that easy to come by in Norfolk. My earlier concerns of becoming a tied house and limiting choice were wrong. You will always find a Batemans beer on along side a wide choice from far and near. No machines or music which a god send. Sports are shown which adds to the atmospher. Michaela and Rik have done an excellent job in a pub I can not find fault with. A must for anyone.
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This is a lovely traditional style pub with no fuit machines and no jukebox. It does, however, show Skysports, but never in an intrusive way. It always serves a good range of real ale kept in excellent condition. The staff are friendly and welcoming as well, and the pub has a nice cosy atmosphere about it, so what more could you wish for in a pub?
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Possibly the nicest pub in Norwich. Wide range of SIBA real ales in excellent condition, which is constantly changing. Very pleasant bar staff and a great Sunday roast. Has a no smoking conservatory type bar. Can be noisy before a Norwich City home game. By all means try the Freemason's arms opposite for a smaller but different range of beers, also in good condition, but the pub is not as pleasant as the Kings Arms - so you'll be back. Bateman's deserve top marks for operating a tied house in this fashion.
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Is This really a Batemans pub? Only 3 very good ones when I went and 10 others!Best black sheep this side of Masham.. This pub has everything you want in a proper pub excellent beer, great good value for money grub(try the cheese and bacon burgers worth the wait).No noisy juke boxes or chavs playing games!! It is a Norwich pub at its best.. If you venture over the road you will soon be back !!! I was thankfully .. Keep it up K.A
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Around 12 beers always available including a mild and a porter or stout. Can get a bit full sometimes. Sadly has now become a Batemans pub so sometimes at least 5 beers are now from Batemans. 70% of the time it's Batemans mild which I like but I do like a change like it used to.
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