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The White Lion, Norwich
Norwich
NR3 3AQ
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The White Lion
Looking forward to trying this. We will keep you posted for when it goes on serve. https://t.co/SDcGKZqcwS
2:53 PM May 9th 2019 from Facebook
Reviews of The White Lion (Average Rating: 8½ of 10) see review guidelines
Old Boots left this review about The White Lion
A white painted detached pub, a slightly odd shape inside, three bars but don’t use the door in the entrance porch to one of them, turn left into an old fashioned tap room. Here it’s quarry tiles and wooden benches, un-upholstered but with thin cushions, brown painted and kitchen tables. Clear windows down one side and the counter down most of the other, the end wall has a big blackboard listing a dozen ciders and perrys as befits a CAMRA Cider & Perry pub of the year 2023 finalist. It also illustrates cider making and brewing. Another smaller blackboard lists the cask beers. Eight pulls and a T-bar of nationals stand on the counter, a good selection of strengths and styles mostly local but a Roosters and a Vocation had made the trip south before me. The only decor other than the blackboards are a couple of photos and a collection of CAMRA awards.
The other bar is reached by a corridor behind the shared servery and there’s a snug on the way, the other bar has a bar billiards table and there’s an outside area as well. Well worth the stagger out from the centre.
On 21st April 2024
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[User has posted 3269 recommendations about 2978 pubs]
Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The White Lion
Unaccountably, my first visit to this Camra award-winning pub, and it didn't disappoint. Pleasingly traditional interior featuring the main bar, a side room with the bar billiards table and a plainer rear room. We found five of the eight handpumps in use, with a pair of Norfolk beers - Tindall's Black Gold (£2.30, half) and Elmtree's Golden - an three from further afield. Also has a reputation for its extensive range of draught ciders and perries.
On 13th May 2023
- rating: 8
[User has posted 8117 recommendations about 8117 pubs]
Steve of N21 left this review about The White Lion
This was the next stop on our Norwich crawl after the Fat Cat and therefore had the unenviable position of being after the Lord Mayors show. But it stands up very well and I thought it was a very good pub and wasn’t totally surprised to learn later on our crawl, from a local CAMRA branch member we bumped into, that the White Lion has been voted the Norwich Branch Pub of the Year and City Pub of the Year for 2023.
A wonderful warm welcome as described below and a fantastic traditional multi room interior, and any pub that has a room containing both a bar billiards table and a tropical fish tank score’s highly from me.
Good range of ales as also described below, but this pub also does a cracking range of 12 real perrys and ciders from the cellar room, that are advertised on a large chalk board mural at the end of the smaller main bar room.
On 28th April 2023
- rating: 8
[User has posted 2110 recommendations about 1992 pubs]
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- Accommodation : No last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : Yes last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : Yes - September - last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : No last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Darts : Yes last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Function Room : No last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Live Music : No last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Micropub : No last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- WiFi : Yes last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
