I've lived just down the road from The Norfolk Arms for almost a year now and had had no idea that it was both a really good pub and a really good eating pub (recommended by Time Out). The pub is handsome in that very fine way that late C19 London pubs are: iron pillars, big, etched windows, lots of fine detailing and a great sense of space (with no fug of smoke here). I was there with a big group catching up together over Sunday lunch and it said much for the relaxed service and attitude of the pub that they were quite happy for us to occupy a big table for more than five and a half hours! The food was all super competent; not cheap or overly ambitious, but decently sourced ingredients and plenty of tastiness to everything that I tried (the bread was very good indeed). I had a vegetable mezze plate which consisted of houmous, babaghanoush, carrot salad, chillis, vine leaves, marinated peppers and baby pickled onions. It turned out to be a perfect dish to nibble on whilst drinking some cava, catching up with friends and stealing their roast potatoes.
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