Restaurants near Houghton Hall

It was mine and my partners first time after months of driving past and saying we would love to come and dine in. From the moment we stepped in the door we were seen by members of staff who made sure we were okay while we waited to be seated. The experience was lovely, the decor, the music, the vibe felt amazing and comfortable. It was our first date in 2 years and we are soo glad we came to experience the ffolkes. The food was exceptional, everything cooked perfectly, seasoned well and presented beautifully. Our waiter Alex was amazing, he made us feel comfortable, was polite, happy and was such a genuinely nice guy which made our experience even better. We loved every second of our visit and can't wait to come back soon. 10/10 for everything and a special thank you to Alex for making the dining experience that little more special.

Food was very good served in a timely manner especially as it was valentines day and very busy. Staff were very pleasant any helpful, would eat there again.

We enjoyed a beautiful Valentine’s Day dinner at NEST Farmhouse — oysters with sparkling rose wine, Chalkstream smoked trout with homemade pumpernickel bread, whole brill with charred kale, a side order of sweetheart cabbage and apple rhubarb crumble for dessert. It was all beautifully prepared and presented and completely delicious. Our only gripe is that the local rose wine, Cobble Hill, is no longer available by the glass and price has skyrocketed to £66 a bottle! That’s really quite steep, though we understand this is the producer’s price increase rather than NEST’s.

A lovely Valentines Day lunch. Very,very good service as always. Table with a great view over the marshes. No Bacardi stocked so my wife chose water. The Brancaster Brewery Oystercatcher was a lovely brew! We had oysters first then mussels then a pud. Oysters good but not as big or well presented as previous visits to be rated excellent. Mussels were also good but not excellent. Good quantity and fries kindly substituted for focaccia but size and cookedness (?) of the mussels varied. Excellent effort for a busy Valentines Day lunch service!!! Local real ale at £5/pint and a service charge of 10% seemed very reasonable indeed.

Fabulous place to have lunch and I’ll definitely come back for dinner. Caitlin and Bradley were excellent, friendly and fun members of staff. Made you feel very welcome. Very dog friendly. Would highly recommend.