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The Fat Cat

49 West End Street
Norwich
NR2 4NA

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Phone: Search Yell

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Average Rating: 10 average rating

What a great place - tucked away in an outer Norwich side street, but a 'must' for any real ale drinker visiting the area. Fantastic choice of beer on handpump and direct from the barrels in the back room. Nice friendly atmosphere too. (NB - Review dates from February 2008.)

Reviewed by Just a quick pint, then I'm off on 7^th March 2010 - 9 star rating

[User has posted 695 recommendations]

Pubs do not come any better than the Flabby tabby - it is a beer drinkers paradise.

Reviewed by Adam Grint on 19^th January 2009 - 10 star rating

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I made a specific effort to find the Cat whilst on a recent trip to Norwich to see if the place can live up to some of the hyper recommendations and I must say I was far from disappointed. The beer selection is an Ale drinkers paradise with more pumps (12 I think) than an evening can entertain and further barrels piled up in a cellar room behind the bar (visible through a bottle laden window at the side). Add in a mass of continental draught beers and bottles, ciders and perries and it is not hard to see the place has such a reputation. A helpful “menu” guides you through all that is on offer and even the most novice Ale drinker will easily find something to suit their taste. I tried at least 5 different beers (I only had 2 hours) including 3 of the in house brews and the quality was second to none. And since some people are never satisfied, they do Carlsberg as well!

As for the pub itself, the interior is a rambling mixture of rooms with brick, wood and tiled flooring and a cornucopia of old adverts, pub pictures, brewery tools, jugs, bottles, barrels, brewery mirrors and pub signs presumably rescued from local hostelries and lovingly restored into the treasured works of art they are. There are several, snugs, recesses and screened off areas and even when busy (I was here on a Friday evening) there seems to be a corner somewhere to find some seating. A separate TV room keeps the sport fans happy whilst the rest can enjoy their pints in relative peace.

I am so glad this is not my local. I would never leave.

Reviewed by Roger Button on 10^th April 2008 - 10 star rating

[User has posted 488 recommendations]

awesome range of real ales, a magnet for drinkers with taste!

Reviewed by shaun taylor on 27^th October 2007 - 10 star rating

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