The Old Bank Snettisham Review
Beautiful Norfolk! We love visiting or staying on the Norfolk coast and enjoying all the fresh, delicious food that it has to offer. Our latest visit was to the Old Bank in Snettisham, a cosy Bistro offering a delicious tasting and a la carte menu.
Featured in the Michelin and the Good Food Guide, the Old Bank is family owned and run by Aga and Lewis King. We love to try as much as possible from the menu when eating out, so went for the tasting menu option. The menu is priced very reasonably at £55 per person.
Bread and amuse-bouche:
We get started with some freshly baked sourdough bread served with butter. As a bread fan, I always look forward to this during a meal and this lived up to expectations. Fabulously warm and crusty.
The bread was enjoyed alongside a silky, feather-light cauliflower velouté and some crisp pork nuggets. Full of flavour and a great start to a great meal.
Haddock:
Next, smoked haddock served with Jerusalem artichoke, pickled apple and a smoked mussel bisque. Topped with artichoke crisps, this was a tasty dish.
Leeks:
This photograph does not do this pretty dish justice. A light goats cheese mousse with chargrilled leeks, confit new potato, and black winter truffle. Topped with some handmade potato crisps. Rich and absolutely delicious.
Halibut:
This was my favourite dish from an excellent bunch. A hunk of pan roasted halibut served with roscoff onion, butternut squash puree, a chunky king oyster mushroom, hispi cabbage and a sherry sauce. FABULOUS.
Lamb:
Our super-tasty meat course was a loin of Norfolk lamb served with roasted cauliflower, pommes puree and sprouts which were cooked with bacon lardons. A rich lamb sauce completed this comforting plate of food.
White chocolate:
Our first dessert (yes we had two!) was a silky white chocolate and Brillat Savarin cheesecake. The Brillat Savarin cheese gave a light but super creamy texture. Served alongside is a fresh yoghurt sorbet with both Earl Grey prune and Clementine gels. Lip-licking deliciousness!
Honey Parfait:
Finally, we end with all of my top dessert flavours in one rich and delicious dish. A smooth honey parfait with crunchy peanuts, sweet caramel, and aerated chocolate. What a fabulous end to a fabulous menu.
The Old Bank:
We were so pleased to have squeezed in our visit to this wonderful bistro before the county went into another lockdown. A real quality restaurant, the food was so tasty and generous. We will most definitely return to as soon as we can.
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Wow! All the food looks mouthwatering! Whenever we visit the area we will make sure to visit this Bistro. Thanks for sharing such a detailed post.
It sounds like each dish is well balanced with a great mix of flavours. I think it’s quite well priced too.
omg everything looks so so delicious!!! It must have been an amazing experience to try this out!
That looks like a wonderful place to check out. It sounds delicious and like it is in the perfect location.
Looks like such a great place to check out. What a delicious menu…everything looks and sounds delish!
This menu contains food that looks as beautiful as they look delicious. If I am ever up that way, I shall definitely add it to my must-do list!
This restaurant will always be a great choice for diners, especially for dinner dates. All of the food looks fantastic!
WOW some really yummy looking food.
This food really looks wonderful. We rarely eat out anymore, but I love the idea of a bistro like this. Norfolk is such a lovely part of the UK
We love visiting Snettisham. I haven’t had a meal that good-looking in a very long time. We will have to look this up for our next visit.
That lamb dish looks so delicious! How delicate.
With dessert looking that good, we’d have had two too. Yum. Thanks for sharing the pics.
This place looks amazing! Looks like an intimate dinner.
Each course looks so delicious. Would love to dine at this restaurant.
All of these dishes look like masterpieces! I would love to try any of them and definitley all of them. Thank you for sharing your review with us as I will for sure check this place out when I am there 😉