Anna Sewell House - Norfolk Restaurant

The Most Charming Restaurant in Norfolk!

The Restaurant

Small, but perfectly formed! The restaurant will seat a maximum of 20 lucky diners, seated at tables of 2 or 4. The house also has a first floor bar, reached by a doll's house staircase, where you can enjoy an aperitif or coffee.

Open for lunch from 12.30 pm Wednesday, Thursday & Friday.

Dinner from 6.30 pm Wednesday to Saturday.

In 2008 plans are to open for Sunday Lunch, with two sittings at 12.30 pm and
2.00 pm.

There is a free car park on Church Plain.

History

Built in 1620, Anna Sewell House is one of the most historic buildings in Norfolk. The birthplace of the authoress of Black Beauty, this delightful cottage was a museum until the late 70's. At one stage plans were afoot to dismantle it brick by brick and ship it to the USA. Fortunately, permission was refused and it has most recently been used as a tea-room. In October 2007 Richard Hughes purchased the lease and set about refurbishing the building.

The Food

Under the direction of Head Chef Julia Hetherton, the menu will offer four starters, four main courses and four desserts, at a fixed price of £29.95. All the produce will be locally sourced, and the menu will be changed monthly and posted on this web site. There will be a small wine list of unusual, great value bottles from EDP columnist Keith Reeves of Weavers Way Wine.

Julia has been at The Lavender House for two years, is the holder of the Young Chef of the Year 2006 award, and has had work experience with Raymond Blanc at Le Manoir aux Quat Saisons and the Connaught, and was winner of Hoste Arms Craft Student of the Year 2006. Julia was born at the James Paget but spent her youth in Zimbabwe, before returning to Norfolk to study at the Hotel School, Norwich.

Richard Hughes Restaurants Ltd

Richard Hughes is Proprietor of The Lavender House at Brundall. The Restaurant and Cookery School is listed in the Michelin Guide Good Food Guide with two AA Rosettes, and it has been established as one of the county's finest dining venues for the last five years. www.thelavenderhouse.co.uk

Richard began his career some 30 years ago at The Imperial Hotel on Great Yarmouth seafront, so the opening of Anna Sewell House is something of a homecoming! Richard is also a partner in The Pigs: a classic English pub at Edgefield, Holt, which he opened in 2006 with Iain Wilson of Byfords of Holt. www.thepigs.org.uk