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Norfolk Arms, Stockport
Marple Bridge
Postal town: Stockport
SK6 5DS
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 8 of 10) see review guidelines
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Alex P left this review about Norfolk Arms
A great pub, community owned with excellent beer and food. Great selection of local real ales and decent continental lagers. Ideal for a drink or a bite to eat after walking in Marple Bridge. Dog friendly too so take your four legged friend to nearby Brabyns Park (free car parking btw) and then head to the pub for refreshments.
On 22nd April 2023
- rating: 8
[User has posted 3 recommendations about 3 pubs]
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Ian Mapp left this review about Norfolk Arms
Very pleasantly surprised by this pub - having no preconceived expectations, other than it wasn't in the Good Beer Guide. I planned to bus it up to Spring Gardens after getting a much needed lunch following a superb 8 mile walk.
Initial impressions - were good. Solid looking externally, lowish ceiling internally - all family orientated dining.
Then my eyes turned to the bar and the signage, where a lot of unusual german keg fonts and metallic signs boasting belgian krieks. Didnt see a menu - but I am assuming that they have Belgian Bottles.
Four cask on and I went for a lesser spotted Landlord Knowle Spring. The friendly staff pointed out that the lines had been cleaned and the barrel just changed. It was pin sharp.
Then my lunch was delivered and they have done a fine job of turning a roast pork sandwich into a work of art. It was the two strips of crackling that did it.
Excellent visit.
On 20th February 2023
- rating: 8
[User has posted 1344 recommendations about 1330 pubs]
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Will Larter left this review about Norfolk Arms
I was looking forward to coming here, as the building is a handsome one, but having taken a photo of the front in the sunshine that had replaced the earlier overcast, I found that the front door had a notice saying that it was "exit only" - but this could only be seen by pushing open the door! I muttered something appropriate and went to look for the side door. In a less good mood than before, my reaction to some of the wood described by the previous reviewer was that it would have been better added to the fire - especially the broken chair that was hanging on the wall as though it were a piece of sculpture.
There were five hand pumps (and a dozen keg fonts) on the solid and attractive wooden bar, and I made the mistake of choosing the beer with the least flashy pump clip; in fact it was so dull that I'm still not sure what it was called, the words Poynton Brewery at the top and Bitter 4.2% at the bottom being the only ones to stand out. In retrospect, it is clear that no one has been drinking this beer, because it was cloudy and borderline off; if it was ever bitter, it must have stopped being so several days before my visit.
At this point the background music changed from generic 70s hits to Paul McCartney singing something about Mulligan's Tyres, with bagpipe accompaniment. I drank up the last of the slops and left. A shame, because on another day this could have been quite a pleasant pub visit.
On 14th January 2022
- rating: 4
[User has posted 3748 recommendations about 3484 pubs]
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ROB Camra left this review about Norfolk Arms
Just across the road from The Midland and a complete contrast. Heavy wood features everywhere here. Chunky wooden bar, tables and chairs downstairs and a real fire going in the hearth and a piano near the bar. Upstairs is a further room which is quite impressive, there's a wall full of Top Of The Pops album covers and loads of bric-a-brac. There's also a huge roll down screen, so I'm guessing this is where they show the live sport. The ceiling is covered in pumpclips. 5 handpumps on the bar, all on, with a choice of 4 light beers and 1 dark. I had a pint of Moorhouses Scaredy Cat as I hadn't had it before which was in very good nick. There's a large beer garden to the left of the entrance which looks very pleasant even though it's on the very busy A626. Very good background music in the pub Stevie Wonder, Prince, Crusaders etc. I really liked it in here and if I ever get Ms Camra to travel over I know she'd love it.
On 1st April 2020
- rating: 9
[User has posted 3224 recommendations about 3135 pubs]
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Peter Rydings left this review about Norfolk Arms
Called in here after going into the Midland across the road here Again very nice pub had a big open fire burning had a very good pint of Lancaster Red will call back
On 15th October 2013
- rating: 10
[User has posted 948 recommendations about 917 pubs]