The Ram at Tivetshall

The Ram (restaurant) was not having its best night last night and they will need to improve or we won't be returning. Firstly, one of the things wasn't available and the waiter who came back to tell me didn't bring a menu so I could reconsider. He then brought the menu when I asked. We ordered some wine with our main meals which only came about halfway through - and the waiter (a different one) had to come back and check which wine we had ordered because he had forgotten. Then I needed to ask for a steak knife for one of our party because the pork loin couldn't be cut with a dinner knife. My meal was supposed to have hasselback potatoes, but they were just new potatoes with a few slits in the top and hadn't even been roasted as far as I could tell, or maybe for five mins after boiling? I noticed that the people next to us ordered steak but were given no steak knives and the gentleman had to get up and go and ask for them. On the other side of us people sent back their dessert because it was cold. The waiting seemed to be run by gen Z. Not that I've got anything against them, and well done them for having jobs, but perhaps they needed more training or assistance from the older lady who was also around. Goodness knows who was in the kitchen on a Saturday night! Maybe that was sixth formers too?

A very Beige roast and simply unacceptably slow service. Booked table. Arrived on time. Seated. Simply not enough staff. Food arrived 55 mins after sitting down. Beige. Many items lukewarm. Pork slippery. Gravy tasted like coal tar soap. Cauliflower cheese sent back - cream / cheese was off. Then we were billed with three drinks we didn’t order. The kind Waitress who was trying to be on top of everything was very apologetic. She just knew that it was just not good enough - particularly at similar prices to much better places, in better places. By the way, the roast beef looked tempting on the menu but we couldn’t have it. By 2pm they had run out. One star for providing an overflow car park.

We arrived Sunday afternoon and had previously booked a table for Sunday lunch , just as well for the restaurant was very busy .Lovely roast lunch with generous portions and very friendly service . Had the full English for breakfast and have to say it was one of the best breakfast I have had in a long while . My wife and I both agreed what a super breakfast we had , every item tasty and perfectly cooked . We booked a table for dinner and I had the pork belly and my wife had the lamb . Enough to say it was perfectly cooked and delicious and we sent our compliments to the Cheff . Our room was at the back overlooking the garden . It was a good size room offering good amenities, tea and coffee making facilities, biscuits, good size tv , wi fi and a hair dryer . It was a particularly warm night and to our delight found a 12” desk fan to keep us cool . We had one small issue with our room and it was swiftly handled by Victoria and her team , well done all . To sum up we had a lovely stay with excellent food and very friendly staff . A big thanks to all the staff for making this a delightful stay . Needless to say we will be returning again soon .