The Fat Cat, Norwich

A perfect pub selling perfect beer in perfect condition. This is the pinnacle of pubs and is the standard that all other pubs should be judged against. Fantastic chioce of beers!

Easily my favourite pub in the world! So many happy nights and days in here and it always seems warm and cosy, due to the decor and no doubt, the huge array of Ales in stock. A pork and pickle pie with mustard, at dinner, goes down a treat too! Looking forward to visiting it and the Duke of Connaught, soon, during the Beer festival week.

The Fat Cat is a Victorian building with a large, open plan, but sectioned off interior.It has seating on the pavement outside. Internally, it is what I would call a tradional, old fashioned boozer. There is pub related ephemera on the walls, plus 'antique' adverts and Watneys memorabilia. It is renowned for its cobs and rolls at lunchtime, but unfortunately, they had sold the last ones just before I got there. The service was very friendly and the clientele was mixed and friendly. There were 12 real ales on handpull and a further 15 on gravity. Then there were the 'foreign' beers... I sampled, shall we say, a number of beers, one of which was a Mild. The Fat Cat beers were delicious and the handpull for the Wild Cat made an amusing 'meoiw' sound when pulled. This was unintentional and amused the barmaid when it was pointed out. Unfortunately, I cannot remember the beers that were on and I would not like to spoil the surprise for you. Just roll up and drink. Parking is at a premium though, as Mrs Staal found when she drove out of Norwich from her shopping trip to pick me up. She had to stop in someone's alleyway till I could stagger out to meet her. Fat Cat is an amazing pub where it is the beer that is king and not the food. Highly recommended!