Reviews of Artisan Bistro. (Coffee Shop) in Norwich (Norfolk).

Artisan Bistro

217 Reviews

104 Comments

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Artisan Café Alby Crafts & Gardens, Cromer Rd, Norwich NR11 7QE

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Information of Artisan Bistro, Coffee shop in Norwich (Norfolk)

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This business has received very good reviews from their customers, so probably it’s a place you should try if you are looking for this kind of services.

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Reviews of Artisan Bistro

J. N.

One of my favourite places to go for a bite to eat whether it's just a cake or a lovely meal! Staff are amazing, food is so good you will not be disappointed! An absolute hidden gem!

M. H.

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M. R.

Beautiful venue, friendly and efficient staff, excellent food. We were also joined by 4 peacocks which was amazing

K. A.

Afternoon Tea wasn't as expected . Very dry bread and unsure of fillings. Offered onion rings goujons mozzarella sticks n scampi very odd not to my friends choices and seemed skimpy on cakes. Disappointing for 15.95 per head it looked like the cakes were all bought in cheap supermarket quality and it was such a shame as there homemade cakes looked delicious but not on as samples. Only one drink too extra drinks cost more. Delightful staff n venue otherwise won't be endulging in this again.

M. S.

Spent Friday evening with local band, back trackin, bbq and great company. More turned up than expected so latecomers might have missed the great food. Lovely night with pals in great setting on summer evening.

C. N.

A lovely little place to eat. A nice selection of food and fairly priced. We had the fish finger flatbread and the seafood flatbread. Both were great. Staff were friendly.

M. L.

We had a meat flatbread and a hasselback potato with salmon and prawns main course for lunch followed by a malteser caramel slice and a flapjack, abslolutely superb food all round and friendly, efficient service. Thoroughly recommended. Dog friendly too.

C. H.

Lovely hot chocolate.

K. S.

Really delicious food, great service and beautiful location. We'll definitely be visiting again!

J. H.

Beautiful place, the friendliest staff made us feel so welcome. Delicious cake and coffee ☕️🍰

T. F.

A delightful discovery. Just popped in for a coffee and was tempted to a fruit scone, delicious. Will return soon to sample a breakfast.

L. B.

Excellent customer service, friendly and helpful, great food selection, burger was very tasty and topped it with an egg. Lasagna was a good size portion, fresh with a great taste. Nice scones and carrot cake. Lovely surroundings and garden.

B. E.

Friendly service, reasonable coffee and great cake. Was a bit disappointed though that they now want £2.50 to walk around the garden. Needed to walk off that cake but £5 for 2 of us for 10 minutes in the garden seemed rather expensive.

C. R.

This is a hidden gem a real find. A delightful cafe with a great atmosphere and very friendly staff and a lovely selection to choose from. The cheese scones with a cheese tweal are sublime especially if they are slightly warmed. Check it out you won't be disappointed plus for a small fee there's 4acres of gardens to explore with the peacocks!

M. R.

Friendly staff, nice decor and amazing cakes and blondies.

G. R.

Super café yummy food and amazing customer service keep up the good work :)

C. C.

Very nicely presented cheese scone, with cheese toile(?) And coffee. Busy, friendly, well spaced tables and lots of choice.

N. T.

Beautiful place, excellent food and great crafty studios. Booked for all my breakfasts whilst camping nearby.

R. K.

Great place, home cooked food, really friendly staff.

C. V.

Great little find. Nice tea and selection of cakes etc.

N. B.

Amazing place! Brilliant service! Creative and tasty food! Interesting art on the wall and a real slice of what is good about Norfolk today. A good choice on the menu and everything is prepared with care. Loved the shops that are on the same site and well worth a visit.

T. B.

Called in the other day, as usual met by pleasant friendly staff and was shown to a table, within a few minutes our order was taken and as expected with fresh food we waited about 7 to 8 minutes for it to be served to table. I had the quiche and my wife had the crispy chicken, we both enjoyed our lunches. Well worth the visit, we dine here about once a month.

D. N.

Excellent Beef curry and Katsu with chicken always good food at a reasonable price.

L. H.

The gluten free artisan sandwich was exceptional, initially I thought £11 was expensive but when it arrived it was bursting full of fresh high quality ingredients and worth every penny. A flavour sensation of chicken thigh, halloumi, avocado, sun dried tomatoes, sweet chilli jam… absolutely delicious. I’m normally fobbed of with tiny slices of dry gluten free bread, a shadow of the real thing… not here! A high quality hand sliced door step cut gluten free loaf awaited. Bravo! Lovely setting, beautifully decorated and very friendly and helpful service. Literally can’t fault it, will be back.

G. J.

Great customer service, great food Very efficient staff, polite, cheerful, fun, confident managers who guide the running with a helpful hand and smile.

D. L.

Lovely surroundings, lovely cafe with a superb selection of cakes, nice food and great drinks selection

j. l.

Amazing food, my vegetable soup was heaven in a bowl, beautiful decor inside, really friendly staff and the prices were more than reasonable, I'd happily have paid more for the quality

L. S.

The food is perfect and the staff are always so kind and lovely.

A. S.

Love this cafe, food is amazing and the staff are so welcoming. A gem of a find within walking distance from the campsite next door. Had a delightful afternoon tea earlier this month and we treated ourselves to a return visit for breakfast this weekend. Best veggie breakfast ever the grilled halloumi and sweet potato rosti were delicious. Will definitely be back. We sat indoors - such a pretty little place.

p. b.

Popped in for breakfast. Good experience. Seems very popular. Try the upstairs for more room. Tables and comfy sofas available. Very attentive staff - Lee - who whizzed around making sure everyone was happy. Full English Breakfast @ 10.95 was very well cooked, tasty and nicely presented. Family friendly and pleasant surroundings made this a great pit stop. Good mobile signal but WiFi not currently available so use a Kindle or pre-downloaded material if you want to read. I will return definitely.

L. B.

Went the other day late on Saturday and the staff were amazing, welcoming and friendly and funny. They made our post Blickling walk lovely and warm, a good end to a lovely autumn day. Thanks guys xx

P. R.

Great café set within a picturesque coastal/farm landscape. Excellent staff combined with a beautiful selection of cakes, and a gorgeous breakfast menu to cater for all.

D. Y.

Wow! This Cafe, situated at Alby Crafts gets better and better. The owner has done a brilliant job with the furnishings, the bright, efficient and friendly staff and most of all - the food and coffee. Each meal we've had there has been very good and the fish and chips were the BEST we've ever had!!

N. L.

I'm reluctant to give a good review as I'd like to keep this place to myself!! 🤣. Always friendly, bend over backwards for customers especially if you have food intolerances like I do. Gluten free cake is stunning. Actually all their food is stunning. Can't recommend highly enough. We have missed coming here over lockdown.

A. B.

Just Cheong out reviews and wanted somewhere new to go, this place ticked the boxes. Great atmosphere, great food and service thanks

C. R.

Attractive building housing the cafe with craft/ art shops adjacent. Lovely ambience with attentive staff and good food. Visited for breakfast will definitely return for cake which looked amazing and to sample the lunch menu.

N. W.

What can I say? Coffee is brilliant, best for miles around. Lovely cakes and savoury food. A place just have to visit.

G. G.

Visited yesterday. Never been before. The staff were very friendly. Safe, covid aware, lots of room in and out. Cheese scone to die for .Best I've ever had ever had . Bacon sandwich was a door step size with side salad.Will definitely visit again.

I. D.

Lovely atmosphere, very attentive staff. We had sandwich platter. Simple but delicious. Came with fries salad and slaw.

S. T.

Great cafe and many interesting places to see

T. P.

Arrived late in the day so not alot of choice cake wise but what we had was lovely, raspberry ripple sponge cake, delicious, loved the quirky cow milk jugs too

C. T.

Been going to the Artisan for a long time and everything is always good

C. H.

Amazing cakes, great service, surrounded by beautiful crafts & surroundings

A. B.

Good service and ambience. Helpful staff and lovely cup of tea!

K. L.

Lovely atmosphere... But £22 for a couple of sandwiches, 3 onion rings and some luke warm chips to share wasn't great!

N. L.

Definitely worth more than 5 stars, stopped here today (Sunday) for a mooch about. We were greeted by friendly and attentive staff and clean and well decorated surroundings. We ordered food, I had the seafood flatbreat, it was delicious, the accompanying fries in a bucket perfect! Not the cheapest of places but you don't expect it would be but in my opinion well worth it. I hate places that charge a lot and fail to deliver in quality, quantity and staff friendliness. Keep up the good work everyone, thank you very much, hope to see you again soon.

G. M.

Had a lovely coffee and cake here this morning. The staff were very kind and friendly. Highly recommended.

J. D.

The food was amazing and extremely well presented. Great service and cleanliness and very friendly, caring staff.

A. W.

Good quality food. Superb waitresses who really make you feel welcome. Advise booking at busy times.

R. W.

Food is great and the staff couldn't be better. Go there regularly and they haven't let me down yet. And they've got free roming peacocks!

R. B.

Warm welcome generous servings and engaging helpful staff. Always an enjoyable experience that makes you want to come back.

A.

Loads of parking. Great staff and an amazing burger. One of my wife's favourite places to eat. Will definitely be returning.

R. G.

Popped to have brunch today. Staff very friendly and service was good.

M. F.

Had a delightful lunch with my mum who came for a visit. Great customer service and very tasty meal. Will go again.

N. V.

Quite possibly one of the best sandwiches you'll ever have! A nice 'door step' of the kind you see very rarely nowadays, packed with great filling combinations and at an excellent price. Ask about kids options and the chef will come and create one. We've been coming here for a number of years now and have seen several owners come and go. The current owners of the business opened this iteration at the start of February but has to be one the best. Alby Craft Centre is a destination in its own right benefitting from a cafe on the premises. The Artisan Cafe certainly 'levels' thing up and is a place to visit or stop off for in its own right.

F. S.

Found this gem a few weeks ago. After living in the area all my life I can't believe I didn't know this place was here! Amazing breakfast, definitely the best in North Norfolk

A. F.

We are on holiday in Norfolk and visited the Artisan Cafe. Everything about it is fantastic, the venue, the welcome, the service, the menu, the food. If you are anywhere near, you must visit.

M. P.

Very friendly staff who can't do enough for you,

F. B.

Very tasty seafood flatbread thingie! And of course extremely sinful cakes....

J. B.

Lovely breakfast, very nice friendly helpful staff. Would recommend 😁

M. W.

Gorgeous lunch in a lovely, interesting place. Well worth a visit for quality, environment and service.

k. p.

Lovely place for a cake n coffee or a nice lunch in beautiful surroundings, peacocks on show and lots of artisan craft shops on site, a must visit

N. B.

Nice environment, very accommodating staff and lovely food. Would recommend the Whitebait.

J. L.

Limited veggie options but very good food. Highly recommended

t. W.

Very covid aware. Good procedures in place.

k. b.

Very nice coffee/chai and cakes. Friendly atmosphere

A. M.

Lovely location, great food, excellent staff. Highly recommended!

G. H.

One of my favourite cafes - excellent food and lovely service.

R. R.

What a great find, delicious lunch and friendly service I can't wait to return!

S. H.

Great food and service

j. p.

The seafood platter was absolutely amazing. So much flavour and so so fresh.

M. M.

Lovely food. Great atmosphere very friendly service

K. T.

Excellent service, good coffee and buns. Try the scones.

C. W.

Very good food friendly staff and nice location.

G. W.

Lovely place, very friendly and great food

D. B. (.

Good choice of food/drinks and very friendly staff 👍

J. M.

Always a warm welcome and simply amazing food and coffee.

A. M.

Excellent food, lovely surrounding, highly recommended

S. D.

Friendly staff. Dog friendly and of course the food is great. Vegetarian as well if that's what you like

J. P.

Lovely café very good covid precautions. Lovely staff great decor

J. M.

Tip top big breakfasts with quality ingredients !

I. W.

Amazing food, service and value for money!

D. W.

Always a warm welcome and great food

R. S.

Nice coffee snd cheese scones with a cheese wafer in (nice touch).

D. W.

Proper artisan food, tasty and traditional with their own twist.

D. K.

Lovely food and staff.

C. H.

Wonderful...lovely food and staff

I. K.

All very nice.

M. N.

Excellent service and food was amazing

J. A.

What a truly terrific breakfast. The flavour was sublime. Hot plate, hot food great value for money! Also tried one of the sausage rolls, scrumptious! My mum said to die for! Will definitely be returning!

A. M.

Delicious cake's, yummmmmmy

C. G.

Beautiful homemade cakes.

s. d.

Excellent

D. G.

Nice breakfast

C. R.

Very expensive

D. M.

Always lovely here. Dog friendly, lovely atmosphere. Very polite staff and most importantly, great food

K. C.

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J. C.

An absolute gem of a place! Staff are so friendly in this warm and welcoming cafe. Lee served me today and was so friendly and looked after me really well. Another member of staff (didn’t catch her name) came up and asked if I wanted another drink and she knew exactly what I’d had before even though she hadn’t served me. So attentive. Food is delicious, beautifully presented and very reasonably priced. Great vegetarian and vegan options. And they don’t stop serving at 3pm on a Sunday like so many other places do. Very clean and comfortable with outside seating also. Always greeted with a smile, which is most definitely what we need more of in today’s world. There are lovely craft shops just outside too, (and crafting areas but not yet been to those) and lovely gardens to walk around. Well worth a visit. 😊

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