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The Fat Cat, Norwich
Norwich
NR2 4NA
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The Fat Cat Pub
Return of the HATCH!
The Fat Cat BEER HATCH will be open 11am - 4pm NEW YEARS EVE (as the pub is closed as usual).… https://t.co/0lK2b7gRQl
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Reviews of The Fat Cat (Average Rating: 9 of 10) see review guidelines
Old Boots left this review about The Fat Cat
Probably the other most famous pub in Norwich after the Murderers, however a bit of a walk from the centre. Twelve hand pumps, four of their own brews and a wide ranging selection of others from Yorkshire to the Isle of Man to Essex. Three T-bars provide keg choices but only a few taps have anything approaching national brands. More cask beers are available on gravity dispense. It’s a beer lovers pub. There’s Belgian bottles and 17 ciders if beer isn’t your thing plus the usual spirits. Being a corner pub it’s basically L shaped with a multiplicity of little seating areas divided off with old windows in wooden dividers. The decor is a profusion of whisky jugs, bottles, brewery ads and pub signs. One wall is devoted to the awards won in the past. If drinking with friends or just an alcoholic two pint jugs are available at a 10% or so discount.
On 21st April 2024
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Fat Cat
Long overdue revisit, my first for 15 years, and this is what I wrote last time: "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." No reason to change any of that, and I'll just note my Norwich Bitter from the eponymous brewery was as excellent as I expected.
On 13th May 2023
- rating: 9
[User has posted 8117 recommendations about 8117 pubs]
Steve of N21 left this review about The Fat Cat
First time to visit this institution and it did not disappoint. Excellent traditional multi roomed internal layout with every surface festooned with pub and brewing memorabilia. I especially liked the historical pub signs being used as space dividers.
Real ales available were as described by Steve below and the Fat Cat Milk Stout was a nice drop. But as well as the ales there were 16 keg beers on offer, but the majority of these were fairly standard and the only interesting craft options came from Beavertown and Magic Rock.
One wall is dedicated to the numerous awards CAMRA has granted this pub over the years and the superior beer line up does attract the stereotype CAMRA member which, despite the organisation’s best efforts over recent years, does mean it attracts a predominantly hirsute portly male crowd, but largely being one of these I fitted in nicely.
It’s hard to find fault with this one, especially with regards to the pub ambiance and the beer range, and the only gripe I could find was also the same as Steve below, that the pork pies on offer were fairly mediocre mass produced ones. If they provided home made pies akin to those we enjoyed in the Duke of Wellington later on the crawl, there really would be no reason to leave this pub.
On 27th April 2023
- rating: 9
[User has posted 2111 recommendations about 1992 pubs]
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- Accommodation : No last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : Yes - round the side tho more of a smoking shelter - last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- 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 : No last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Function Room : Yes last updated 12 September 2021 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : No 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 _
