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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
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 8086 recommendations about 8086 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]
Steve C left this review about The White Lion
The entrance of the White Lion leads to a front bar area with an L-shaped bar on the rear wall and bench seating under the windows across the front wall and up the left under the ‘Cider Board’ that is a large chalk board that takes up the entire left hand wall. Listed on here are 6 traditional ciders, 4 fruity ciders and 2 perries. The red tiled floor runs throughout the pub and to the left of the bar counter is a ‘Cask Board’ on a old exposed brick chimney that covers a burner below. Tindall Brewery’s Black Gold Stout, Glamorgan Brewing’s Hancock HB, Mobberly’s Bunji, Rooster’s Brewing’s YPA and Elmtree Beer’s Golden Ale were the listed cask beers. There was at least one hand pump unused so even with this list the pub wasn’t operating at full capacity. To the left of this chimney breast is a doorway to the back bar, and a few more tables and chairs that are faced by a small L-shaped section of the bar counter. Through to the right rear access is gained to a large open plan area with bar billiards at the rear and a sparse mix of standard furniture and armchairs at the front. This area is mostly standing room. Next to a fish tank on the left wall is a hatch through to the bar for service. Down the right side of the pub is a thin outside seating / smoking area.
The service in here was extremely friendly from the young lady behind the bar, and who doesn’t like a bit of low volume drum and bass early on a Friday afternoon! I would certainly visit here again, although I’d be a bit disappointed if it was busy and I couldn’t stand in the bar because I much preferred this area to the rest of the pub.
On 25th April 2023
- rating: 8
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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 _
