Quick info
About Friends Bistro
Friends Bistro is a bistro on Overstrand Road in Cromer that runs as a coffee shop, restaurant, and pub, with food made to order and an enclosed outdoor seating area. Dogs are welcome inside. The menu ranges from crab linguine and Ragu Tagliatelle to haddock and chips, a cote de boeuf, and a fish fingers ciabatta with fries. Tables can be booked ahead, including online, and the room also takes walk-ins through the day. The format works for coffee stops, casual lunches, and longer evening meals under one roof, with seating out front for warmer days.
Good to know
- ReservationsAccepts reservations
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, restroom, seating
- Good for kidsGood for kids · High chairs · Kids' menu
- DietaryVegan options · Vegetarian options
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Menu & Prices
26 dishes- Catch Of The Day
- Handmade Beef Burger
- Portobello Burger
- Crab Tagliatelle
- Italian Meatball Tagliatelle
- Grilled Bavette
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention fish fingers ciabatta, ragu tagliatelle, crab linguine and haddock and chips.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention fish fingers ciabatta, ragu tagliatelle, crab linguine and haddock and chips.
Customer Review Summary
Diners single out the food as the chief draw, naming the Ragu Tagliatelle, crab linguine, haddock and chips, and cote de boeuf as standouts. Several also praise the warm, attentive staff and the concept of employing adults with special needs, with one diner noting birthday decorations added to the visit. A few suggest booking ahead.
Customer Review Summary
Diners single out the food as the chief draw, naming the Ragu Tagliatelle, crab linguine, haddock and chips, and cote de boeuf as standouts. Several also praise the warm, attentive staff and the concept of employing adults with special needs, with one diner noting birthday decorations added to the visit. A few suggest booking ahead.
Featured reviews
- Chris Miller
“This is one of those finds that make you week. It's a place we like to go to when in Cromer. The food is done to order, there's a good drink selection and the staff are fantastic. There is an outdoor seating area for those warm days but as it's enclosed it's not draughty.”
- David Grady
“Well what a lovely find, great food here, fish fingers chiabata was great and served with fries. This place is a bit of a Swiss Army knife, part coffee shop, part restaurant, part pub. The great thing is they employ a community of adults with complex and special needs, which was really great.”
- SC M
“So glad we found this little place. Booked a table ahead for an evening meal. I was craving some pasta (real lack of Italian restaurants in Norfolk!) I wasn’t disappointed. I had the Ragu Tagliatelle and it was delicious. 😋 My husband, the crab linguine and although very filling, he insisted on finishing it, because it was sooo nice! Our son had the haddock and chips, which was huge and very tasty. Would definitely recommend a visit to the Friends Bistro 👍🏻”
- Danny Simpson
“very good service my parents and i enjoyed our meals”
- Lisa Mann
“What an amazing little find, off the beaten track, but food amazing, service great. Bookend online and mentioned it was my birthday, and had birthday banners and birthday confetti on the table. Make the effort to go here, the ethos behind it is also amazing.”
Highlights
- Great coffee
- Great dessert
- Popular for lunch
- Popular for dinner
- Popular for solo dining
- Healthy options
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Accepts reservations
- Outdoor seating
- Dogs allowed
- Takeout
- Dine-in
Show more amenities
- Good for kids
- Vegan options
- Bar onsite
- Cozy
- Onsite services
- Beer
- Offerings· 8
- Alcohol
- Coffee
- Hard liquor
- Healthy options
- Quick bite
- Small plates
- Vegetarian options
- Wine
- Popular for· 1
- Solo dining
- Planning· 1
- Dinner reservations recommended
- Dining options· 6
- Brunch
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Dessert
- Seating
- Table service
- Facilities· 1
- Restroom
- Family-friendly· 2
- High chairs
- Kids' menu
- Highlights· 2
- Great coffee
- Great dessert
- Atmosphere· 1
- Casual
- Crowd· 2
- Groups
- Tourists
- Accessibility· 2
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
- Pet-friendly· 2
- Dogs allowed inside
- Dogs allowed outside
Location
Restaurants near Friends Bistro
- Gibson's4.84520.1 mi£10–50Vegan optionsVegetarian optionsWheelchair accessible
scotch egg, sticky toffee pudding, yorkshire pudding
- 0.1 mi£20–30Wheelchair accessibleReservations
hidden service charge on bill, card machine screen tilted away, overcharging on card payments
- Browne's On Bond Street4.83460.1 mi£10–20Outdoor seatingVegan optionsVegetarian options
homemade quiche, lamb kofta, crab salad
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friends BistroOutdoor seating · Vegan options · Vegetarian options | 4.9128 | — | £1–40 | fish fingers ciabatta, ragu tagliatelle, crab linguine |
| Gibson'sVegan options · Vegetarian options · Wheelchair accessible | 4.8452 | 0.1 mi | £10–50 | scotch egg, sticky toffee pudding, yorkshire pudding |
| Cromer Tandoori RestaurantWheelchair accessible · Reservations | 3.9245 | 0.1 mi | £20–30 | hidden service charge on bill, card machine screen tilted away, overcharging on card payments |
| Browne's On Bond StreetOutdoor seating · Vegan options · Vegetarian options | 4.8346 | 0.1 mi | £10–20 | homemade quiche, lamb kofta, crab salad |
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